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8 THE COURTS. COURT OF BYER AND TERMINER. The Second Avenue Arson Case—Trin! of Joho Kane for Murdev- Before Judge miler. ‘The court mot at eleven o'clock and proceeded at once to the selection of the four additional jurors required for the trial of this case, The prisoner's counsel exer- eisod the privilege of peremptory challenge to the Tuliest extent, whilo many of those summoned vw apt as jurors who answered to their names were found incompetent, apon oxainiuetion, from various causes, 80 that some delay necowarily took place in consequence, The end was, howovor, reached, whon the following Jury was worn —Horace Meteall, 60 Seventh street; Thomas M, Denon, corner of Bowery and Fourth streot; Albert W. Palmer, 73 West Tonth street; George B, Oberheiser, 16 Bybib aveave; James A, Wardrop, 10734 Division streot; Walter F, Bartlett, 818 Broadway; Walter &, Baldwin, 188 South street;’ David D. A, Wortendyke, 29 4. West Nineteenth stroet; Willian Kemp, 73 Water sircot; >” Wiliam M. Smoiteo, 103 West Forty-first street; George A. Thiohenor, 106 John street, and Lyman Taylor, Jz., ‘Tenth avenue, ‘The case for the prosecution was then opened by Atsistant Disiriet Attorney Hutchings, who addressed tho Jury substantially as follows ;— Ghniiewkx— As the junior counsel, being associated in » this cazo with the learned and able Attorney General of ‘tho State, B. f, Martindale, who appears at the request ef the District Attorney prosecuting oflloer on behalf of the People, the duty devolves upon me of presenting {0 you a summary statement of issues involved {n this case, and of the matiers of fact apd ‘inference, which in the process of thie investigation you will be allied upon to determine. Om the night of the 12th of December last a fire occurred on the northwest corner of Ywirty-frst stroet and Second avenue, and. spreading with frightful and almost miraculous rapidity, aodn completed the destruction of the building there lo- cated, In that fire, or rather because of injuries received therefrom, perished Mrs. Mary Sandford, ber three children ‘and her sister. The Grand Jury at tho February term of this court indicted John Kane, the prisoner at the bar, for the crime of arson in the first degree, in haying st fire to the bnildings above do- soribed, and involving the accusation of murder, in that he thereby occasioned the death of Mra Sandford. Upon that indictment, at that term of this court, Jonn e was tried, when tho jury failing to agreo upon a Verdict, the prosecution, because of the magnitude of the crime, and its prevalence in this community, con- siderod it their duty to ask for a pow trial, and thus you are now called upon to inquire into the circumstances ef the offence alleged against the prisoner, when it will be your duty, if the evideace presented to you creates a eonviction upon your minds of the guilt of the accused, to return a verdict im accordance there- with. Tbe loarned counsel then proceeded to define ‘the crime of arson in the irst degree, in its legal signifi- cation, as the wilful setting fire to buildings in which thore are persons inmates at the time, who loge their ves in conxequent destruction of the same, and is therefore tantamount to murder, the punishment being the same here, It is not necessary that there should be an intention to take life, nor would any attempt be made by the prosecution to prove such intent, it being the rule of ww that whoever attempts the commission @f tho orime of arson assumes the responsibility of the resuite naturally following his act, and shail be held to @B accountability proportioned to these results, After reserence to ihe possible motives that might influence the prisoner in wetting tire wo bis place and to ‘the character of the evidence about to be presented, which would be both positive and circumstantial, Mr. Butobings closed with an appeal to the jury to weigh earefully in their minds the testimony of the several ‘witnesses to be called, Lo give it dispassionate considera- fern by J in the fall knowledge of the consequences that might follow their verdict, either in permitting Mary Sandford to go unavenged, or, in depriving John Kane of Mio, to render true judgment betore God. A model of the premises destroyed by fire was on the tadlo, in front of counsel, being used to enable the jury, ‘the betier to understand portions of the testimony. James T. Brady and ex-Judge Thompson appeared for the defence. David Sandford was the first witness called, and, being sworn, teat fed as followa:—I occupied front rooms on Thirty-first sireet, in house corner of Thirty-first street ‘and Second avenue, over hall door, third floor, on nicht ef fire; bad two rooms; Mr. Kane occupied front rooms em Second avenue; my wife and sister-in-law lived with me; 1 leaved the rooms from Mr. Kane; remember _ might of fire—(date admitted by defence)—mysolf, wife ‘and two of my children were in the bedroom at the time @f the fire; my wife notified me; I looked out of the kitchen window and saw flames coming from basement ; dreesed and ran to the attic to see if the ladder was se- @ure; returned took the oldest child, telling the ethers to follow; when I reached the foot of the ladder I ‘went to a window and broke it in to let in air; then ommenced the ascension; threw the child I'carried on the roof, and then turned to assist my sister-in-law, who Bad also a child in her arms, and then assisted my wife, ‘who bad the baby; they were then assisted through the wext house to the street, and have not seen them since; wy wife's name was Marv Sandford; was awakened near twelve o'clock by the child crying: got up, but re- turned to bed; afterwards the first impression I had ‘was a noise as ‘of cattle going through the street; my ‘whie said it was a fire; saw flames issue from the door ‘and window lending into an areaway on Thirty- Gret street side (model of premises here exhibited to Jary to explain the point of observation); it was. more smoke than flames; there was a great doal of smoke in the haji; met one of the Webb family, who lived up stairs, in the hall, who said the step ladder was safe; Deliove my wite was burned; did not see any of my family since that night but one little boy; was pros- trated because of injuries, myself; saw Sheehan making fp endeavor to get a ladder up to my room, but it was too short ; I had the oldest girl, Martha, in my arms; m wife had the youngest ; saw several persons on the roof, Dut was so blinded by smoke that I could not recognize thom; descended into the street by the assistance of a man ib citizen's dress; remained on the pavement be- Dow untii my feet were frozen; then went toa drag store, and from there was taken to the hospital: I could not have gone down stairs when I camo oui of my room Croes-examined —Did not hear any one cry fire until after I opened the window; noticea a strong smell of a suffocating nature, like varnish; cannot say that it emolt like kerosene; heard a heavy sound before I got up, the indder was not fastened above; it was after I bad been to try this, that I saw Sheehan trying to put up @ ladder; heard several voices saying, eseape by the scuttle; there were several men with Sheehan. Deposition of Charlies H. Ludiam, physician of Belle- ‘yuo Hospital, testifying that Mary Sandford died from ‘the offect of burns, was then handed in and read. Julius Konixer, being next sworn, testified :—I lived in Becond avenue, No. 563, corner Thirtyslirst street, ou December 12 last; occupied corner basement in front; Kept a barber shop; leased it from Mr. Hodis; on the night of 12th December, 1866, went to bed at ten @’clock; at twenty minutes past twelve was awakened by my wife; saw a Ore through a window looking into Back collar: took my two children to endeavor to eacape, ‘when n sergeant of police came, who asked me where the fre was, and I said in the basement; my was destroyed ; I lost about $1,000; was not insured; know Mr. Kane aud Sheehan; saw Sheehan that night tn the doorway of the store as he was locking or uniock- 4g the door; 1 went round to the Thirty-tirst street en- ; did ‘not see a ladder there; had @ conversation with Kane about my lease; he made an offer to me to give it up; a difficulty grew up betweon us on that ac- eount, which resulted that I sued him. Crose-examnined—Kane came into possession of the ‘Premises Apri! 1, 1866; I then leased from him, that ia I him my reat, fourteen doliars per month; Kane ‘ted to close the entrance to my place on Secend ave- with Kane " [ 13 iHE srt i i j | Han hit Prd covered with a yellow curtain; when Leaw him at the store ide, he Bot eee bim again that flames coming out of cellar j did not emeli anything next called and sworn, tosti- : H FE tet i z i! i >F3 Ep a i 9 deye i ra Doms I from 1 ye together at ; came Limerick with Kave as barkeeper in tho place corner of RAirap: iret pot Lm Second avenue; the building wasmot then 1; hewas preparing to engage in the mean, ’be tae te Say we. bee per sheath ‘board ; the liquors were purchased Mr. Slleock, aud delivered ie the later part of April; they consisied of mine barrels bourbon, of the stock of liquors and cigate was ; the ale was replenished once by a hogs. bead: fve gallons of hisekberry brandy and some syrup ‘were also added; at the time of the fire the stock was an: ae table stood back were accustomed to close the store from about qne 10 two o'clock; on the night of the fire Kane told me to clove abut baif-pas eleven ; 1 did 60; thie had no bappened vetore, i wae about eleven o'clock whon Kave gave me these directions; be wae Pretty drunk ai the time, he very soon after went ap stairs; I immediately proceeded to put up the ‘ebutters; Kane came down stairs in about balf en hour: the stairs were at tbe rear of the store: be had ne boots on and was ip his ebirt sleeves; be said to me, “Dam: y as re; NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY stairs; he satd nothing to me, ‘bot wont up stains; 1 wont back im the storo to wait umiil he got to bed; iny room wagon the third floor; we kept ale, liquor and wood in the cellar; there were about eleven or twelve barrels im the cellar; there were various kinds of hquor kept up stairs at the bar; there was some paint, oll and wall paper placed in the cellar the day previous to the lire; 1 don’t know what part; there was @ passageway leading to Thirty first street from the cellar; the door was nailed up the night before the fre; on my way up stairs, after had gone up, I found smoke in the hallway, and had to go into the street; I then took @ ladder and placed it on the Thirty-first stroot side to try and get the Citti family out; 1 went to the Second avenue door after that; the Citti family were all vaved; I saw Kane in Thirty-first street about an hour anda half afterwards; he wore a light overcoat, and was fully dressed ; he told me not to say anything about having seen him go into the cellar, and the next day, at the Fire Marshal’s office, not to say anything about him, and I told him I would not; I did not want to see bim injured; at the time of the fire we had on hand four barrels of bourbon, and two others from which fifteen or twenty gallons been taken out, about twenty gallons of gin, about two or threo galions of common be- ‘ween forty and fifty gallons of what we called Seoteh whisk (Scotch whiskey mixed with spirits), four ions Jamaica rum, two hogsheads of ale, about fifteen gallons of port wine, a few gallons of blackberry brandy, a couple of gallons Rane and two or three gallons of Stoughton bitters, about 2,000 cigars; busineaphad boon very dull; Kat ‘on two or three occasions stated that he was 8 got the Place—tl rry he hat it did not pay; be would like & sell for $21,000; he gaid last fall he would like to get a place down town; have heard Kane say that he would like to bave the barber out; he told one Zipperly that if he cvald make a bargain with the barber to bim out he would pay him for hia troubley tis was about the latter part of the summer; I am at present under indictment for the crime of arson in this connection; Kane has visited me in prison; he came to see me about two weeks after the tire, and told me to be easy ia my mind—that he would see the District Attorney and get me out, Cross-examined—I came here in custody; I was be- tween ten and eleven when I came here; my uncle and aunt paid my over here; I have been in the flouse of Detention three months and twenty three days; Mrs, Duchesne visited me while 1 was in the ‘Tombs, gbut have not seen her since I left there; I was @ Coroner's jury; 1 was committed alter the the Corover’s jury; my motive was to screen Kane; I thought there wasa likelihood of his being arrested; had no supposition when Mr, Kane went into the cellar that he was doing wrong; when I went to the Coroner’s office I suspected Kano of having set fire to the place Kane asked me not to say anything beforo Fire sarshal Baker or any inquest I might go before respecting his going into the cellar; the morning we went to the in- quest he said to say to the jury that the business was good and that the stock was worth $4,500; I did so; he ‘offered me no reward; I did not expoct anything for mysell. ‘ormer deposition of witness before the Coroner's Jury was then read by Mr. Brady to exbibit the discrep- ancy between his testimony then and now, The court then adjourned to ten o’clock this morning. MARINE COURT. A Receipt not Absolute Proof of Payment. Before Judge Grose. William T. Harmar vs, Samuel Beck and Henry J. Jordan,—The plaintif brought this action for the re- covery of the eum of $275, claimed to be due to him for services rendered in cleaning and arranging models, manakins and specimens contained in the New York Museum of Anatomy on Broadway. The defence set forth accord and satisfaction and introduced a receipt signed by plaintiff acknowledging payment in full. The plain- tiff admitted 1m evidence the giving of the receipt, but claimed that only Aird payment was made at the time of Teceipting, and that the amount for which suit was Drought was still due and had never been paid, although & demand had been made, and that when he gave the receipt signed in full it was an errorof memory. After a short retirement the jury found a verdict for the plain- tiff for the full amount claimed. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. “ Before Judge Russel. The trial of Hugh McCloskey, charged with being con- cerned in robbing Edward M. Banks upon the night of the 1st of Jast December, as the corner of Thirty-third street and Second avenue, was resumed yesterday, when ‘the Court assembled. Two witnesses swore that the accused was in a bar room, playing cards with them, a block from the place where the larceny was committed at the ume testified to the complainant. The jury, after a few moments’ delil Fendered a verdict of bot A George W, Smith, indicted for bu: in the third pleaded to an to commit that offence, On The age ‘of the 3d inst. the dining saloon of Albert S. Lane, in Seventh street, was bui iously entered, and crockery was broken and r ‘was sent to the State prison Henry aGordon, charged with stealing, on the 17th instant, a gold watch, val the Property of Michael ne 3, attempt al grand Fenitent for one yea ‘Samuel L. Davis, degree, pleaded guilty to an attempt at that crime in the third degree. e dwelling house of Daniel D. Brown. No, 45 Laurens street was entered and a trunk contain- ing $500 stolen, it was alleged, by the prisoner. He was sent to the State in ior five years, William Murphy and John Geraghty pleaded guilty to ‘an attempt at grand larceny. were charged with paving stolem, on the Oth of A valued at $96, the property ot berry street, Murphy was reman COURT CALENDAR THIS DAY. Sorrea Court—Circurt,—Part 1—Oyer and Termi- nef. —No civil caiondar, Part 2—Calendar unchanged. Svrsewe CourtT—SreciaL Trru.—Nos. 195, 131, 132, 156, 196, 201, 129, 210, 190, 216, 219, 183, 69, 192, 206, 220, 126, 140, 222, 224. Surerue Count—Cuaunees,—Noa, 48, 62 Call com- mences at No. 35. Svrenion Court—TraL Tsra.—Part 1—Nos. $241, 8227, 2615, 3199, 3165, 3169, 2325, 3111, 3095, 2929, 3157, suit, S114, 1668, a ae ‘2656, ' 8808, Fite $222, 2004, Sisé Sid, 128, 3036, 8238, 3242, 3244. cs Seay at Common Piras—TRiaL TerM.—Part 1—Nos. 534, 595, 484, 684, 717, 672, 533, 856, 621, 652, 647, 646, 695, 690. Part 2"Nos. 495, 1242, 289, 696, 186, ' 663, 722) 608, 708, 295, 702, 664, 386, 400, 563. kT, BRooKLYN.—Nos. 55, 17, 73, 61, 52. ” Sessions, BROOKLYN.—The People against of bigamy ; Paul Count Wm. T. Handy, indicted on the eb: Skeban, manslaughter; Michael Devine, grand larceny; Wm. Cox, homicide in the degree of homicide; James Dowling. assault and and riot; Wm. McCauley, assault aud battery; Peter Keinor, assault and battery. BROOKLYN COURTS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—EASTERN DISTRICT. An Interesting North River Collision Case— Decision of Judge Bonedict. The Hoboken Land and Improvement Company ee, the Steamboat Cayuga, &c.—Besxrvict, J.—This is. a case of collision, The libellanis are the owners of the Hoboken ferrydoat James Watt, who proceed against the Hudson river towboat Cayuga to recover for injuries received by the ferryboat on the 13th of June, 1866 The place of the collision was near the middie of the Hudson river, about opposite Robinson street. The tide wasebb, The weather was clear, and the time was about four o'clock in the afternoon. The course of the Cayuga had been from her berth, at the foot of Desbrosses street, on the New York side, down to Hubert street, when she rounded up the river, expecting to pick up a boat there; but the boat being unable to get out, the Cayuga again rounded out and down the river on ber way to the Bat- tery, © make up her tow. after, heading down, she came in contact with the ferry’ whieb was proceed ing upon one of her regular trips Hoboken to New York, striking the larboard quarter of the ferryboat some ten of fifteen feet from the stern. The claim on the tt ot Go rem that when she rounded out and wn from Hubert street the ferry boat was farther up the river and going at a greater speed than the Cayug: ‘that the ferry came down upon the Cayuga’s star- beard quarter and then straightened down upon = course parallel with that of the Cayuga and about two lengths outside of her; that this course wos held by the ferry Dost uptil her stern was even With the Cayuga’s bow, when she sheered sharp to east across the course of the latter, and so close that there was not time for the Cay aga to reverse ber engine or swing to west, and conse- aS ‘Vessels came in contact. On the part of the Ty it is claimed that the two vessels were ap- roach ing Upon converging lines, the ferry boat crossing Trem Hoboken and the Cayuga heading for the Jorsey side just below Jersey City; that toe ferry boat was, at the outset, further down the river than the Cayngn and that the latter was goi ferry boat held a foot a the faster of the two; that the it course, headed for about the and, as she was outside of and fre Hate close proximity, an@ it was manifest when the Cayuga thus started up that at the best she must shave the ferryboat very closely. The two vossels were by this movement brought into dangerous proximity, and the attempting the manceuvre must be beld responsiple for the failure to successfully - ye at. Furthermore, the statement of the pilot of the Cayura is that he made no effort ai all to swing DiS bow to west when the of collision becaine immi- pent, akuough the ferryboat was moving past his bow, and although a 3" of ten or fifteen feet would have carried him clear, excuse of the pilot for this ine ‘action 18 that at would bave required two full turns of the wheel to swing the bow of the Cayuga ten fect, and ‘that there was not time to make these turns if such be the fact with regard to this boat it makes clearly manifest the impropriety of starting her engine when within any short distauce of a'vessel ahead. if suca be not the fact it was an additional fault in the pilot not to attempt to shift hia wheel; while if, ag is staled by some of the witnesses, he did sluuft his wheel and was swin- ing to west at the bow, the Ve denial of the fact by the pilot caste doubt upon the claimant’s theory of the case, resting so largely, as it upon his testimony, My conclusion, therefore, is that the collision in question was caused by the fault of the and that the hdellants are entitled to recover of her the amount of their loss, Let a decree be entered accordingly, with an order of reference to ascertain the amount. For hbeilanis, Messrs. Fuller and Abbew; for claim- ‘ants, Mr. C, Vansantyoord, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT--EASTERN DISTRICT. Another Action for the Condemnation of a Distillery. Before Judge Benedict and a jury. ‘The United States vz, Fificen Mash Tubs and Other Prop- erty.—This is an action, similar to many others which have been and are to be tried in this court, for the con- demnation of property seized by the government for alleged violation of the Revenue law, The claimant in this case is one Martin Shea, whose distillery, at the cor- ner of Richard and-Commerce streets, South Brooklyn, was seized by Inspector Jewett on the 29th of March Iast, on the charge that the revenue tiad been defrauded, inasmuch as six or eight tubs of “mash” were found on hand, while no entry therefor was made upon the book. Inspector Donaldson, who accompanied Jewett, testided that a portion of the “mash” found was trom five to seven days old, and from the quantity there he esti- mated that the quantity of molasses used was about mineteen hundred gallons, Mr. Carr, a distiller, was ex- amined on behalf of the prosecution as to the quantity of molasses required to make certain quantities of rum, &c, Inspector Jowots was called to the stand and testified to his having made the seizure and the quantity of **mash” he found on the premises—about 13,500 gal- lons; he saw a number of men there, and asked as to where the book of the establishment was, hut they re- lied that they did not know; witness then went up to Biren store, but he had gone to Montreal; on return- ing to the distillery Jewett entered the office and there found the book (produced in court) on the floor under ‘desk; he was told that nothing had been done in the distillery for six weeks previous to that time by & young man whom he met there; witness said to him alverwards that ne would seize the place for ‘various reasons,”’ when the man asked what coufd bo done about the matter; witness told him to go to the District Attorney’s office. The testimony for the government having been closed, Mr. William H. Holtis, counsel tor jmant, opened the case for the defence, At the conclusion of his remarks, the court adjourned untii to-day, at twelve o'clock. For tho United States, District Attorney Tracy; for claimant, William H. Hollis, CiTY COURT. Alleged Brench of Agreement. Before Judge Thompson, George A. Reed vs. Charles L. Colby et al.—On the 14th of May, 1965, the plaintiff in this action was employed by the defendants, who are engaged in the shipping and commission business, to go to a branch house in Savan- nab, Ga,, as their chief and confidential clerk, it being agreed that he should receive a salary of $1,500 per year and a commiseion of three per cent on all the busi- nossa transacted by him on their account in excess of $50,000, The plaintiff claimed that the profits that year thus made amounted to $100,179; that he received only $1,845, and that bv the agreement there is now due him the sum of $2,840 with interest. He therefore sued to recover this amount, The defence set. up was that the agreement made was pot such as is claimed by plain- uff; that they agreed to allow him $1,500 a year asa salary, and ® percentage (n0 amount stated) on the profits of business transacted by him on their account in excess of $60,000. ‘this business, however, that year did ngt realize over $50.000, and they therefore claimed that he was not entitied to any commission fees. THE BRODKLYN ASSASSINATION, Farther Particulars—Alicged Confession of the Perpetrator—The Vic! Still Alive. In a reported conversation with William Skidmore, the man arrested for the shooting of William Bishop Carr, ‘on Gold street, on Tuesday morning. with one of the deputy shoriffa at the jail, it is asserted the prisoner admitted that he bad shot Carr. He claimed, however, that he mistook him for anoiber person, who had ‘threatened his life, and for whom he was in waiti! when Mr. Carr came aloug. It was not until the tat missile bad been fired that he a bis friend, such being the term he applied in alluding to his vic- tm, At this juncture he was compelled to run away, as ho beard the officer approaching. He acknowledged baving looked tn at Mosscrop’s saloon while Carr was in there, and gave as his reason for wearing false whis- kers the fact that he had made many enomies for him- self in that neighborhood while attached to the police force three years ago, and that the whiskers which he wore served as an admirabse disguise. The skeleton keys found on him he said he had been in the habit of carrying in bis pocket since he took them froma borglar that ho arrested some years ago. No explanation was given as to how he came by the airgun. He ex- pressed the wish that the shot fired by oflicer Nash had killed him, which he would have preferred to his pres- ent incarceration. Skidmore resided in Flushing avenue, near Broadway, where bis children now are, He talked freely, desired to seo his children, and was very anxious that the official with whom he conversed should carefully keep his ser- geant’s certificate, through which he hoped to prove satisfactorily his previous good character. The incon- gruities of his statements are singular, to say the least, #0 far as concerns his disavowal of any intention to as- sault Mr, Carr, when the circumstances attending hie previous bearing in banging around Mosecrop’s sxloon daring the stay of that gentleman are taken into con- sideration; and then that he should fail to re- cognize lym when within bat a few feet of the spot where he was standing The presumption is that he saw Carr was about to leave the saloon for his house, and, laboring under the impression that he had money about him, he took up his position at the corner of Gold and Johnson streets, where he expected him to Skidmore, it is said, was aware of the fact that the ‘son of Mr. Carr bada day or two previously returned from Havana, Cuba, where be amassed a large sum of money in the sale of the “returning ball." of which his father was the inventor, The old gentleman, feeling rather elated at his recent success, had been spendin: his money rather pone | at certain places, and it i theory which finds considerable credence that the latter circumstance excited the cupidity ef the prisoner, who to find a considerable sum on his victim. p to a late hour last evening Mr. Carr was still alive, h totally unconscious. No hopes were entertained for his recovery by the physicians im attendance, It is pace by a number of citizens, and a subscription has 4 started for that purpose, to present officers Dyer apd Nash, who made the arrest, with a suiiable testigo- nial for their vigilance and promptitude. THE NEW FIRE COMMISSIONERS, The Fire Commissioners, as at present organized and ‘working, seem fully alive to the necessity of remedying the evils which but too manifestly characterized the old administration, and which not only incurred public cen- sure but brought the whole matter of the Fire Depart- ment before the Legislature last winter. President Shaler is ogee yt to infuse a —— Ren the Gopartment, #0 far as promptness eciplne are concerned, and the cases of disobedience neglect of daty which have up for official invest: have been acted y with the scrut and vigilant justice ‘at army court martial. Order No, 1 has already made ite ap} , Tociting in gazette like stvie the offenders’ names, oflences and tences. This and similar future documents, if there should arise any far- jad necessity for hoe | J ph tin a throughout e department asa publication and warni: wnst the ‘Violation of the rules. going’ The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held yesterday, bat no important business was transacted, ‘A new bell was ordered for Union tower, and a commu- nication was received from merchants doing business in the lower = of Broadway, —s une rd for the apt, efficient seryices of the department in the late ty ‘at No, 73 of that thoroughfare. Since the new Commissioners came {nto office—their terms commenced on the lst iost,—they have met every day for the transaction of business and to pat machinery of the department in speedy running order. An investigation bas been made into the tault defects and abuses of the former administration, an pa Eo for their correction, They have visited the different engine houses to make themselves au courant of the exact state of afairs, While the Us Was ‘all that could be desired and the condition of the houses the discipline of the men bad been maly impaired by the disagreements and conflicting administration of the previous Board. Among the re- forms which the new Board bas instituted is the sub- stitution of ® badge for the uniform of the Commission- ere, Again, future appointments of officers im the department will be from among the privates, and got from outside political favorites—a practice which ‘will give the working members an incentive to the effi. cient discharge of their d There will, moreover, be 8 strict enforcement of the oo rules, so that under partment promises great GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT, ‘We lears from the Lafayette (Indiana) Courier that Weeeeteeee hr ste sa Tanne ‘al ran the Republic Morthera and Oestral Indiana at that city. An ‘Will be formed on the 2d, in true eol- ier style, and continue until the eveniog of the 4th, One thousand tents baye been secured by the committee baving the matter in charge, with infantry, who may nah to participate, It is contemplated to form for the ‘occasion at least one battery, ope squadron of cavalry and a regiment of infantry. General Milroy will prob: Se iee cacene and General Logan of Gen- Palmer is expected vo deliver the oration, THE CORIELL MURDER. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER, NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. Trial of Bridget Dergan for the Alleged Mur- der of Mrs. Mary m Coriell, The trial of Bridget Dergan for the alleged murder of ‘Mrs, Mary Elien Coriell was resumed yesterday morning in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, New Brunswick, N. J, before Judge Peter Vredenbergh, The interest in the proceedings continues unabated. ‘TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION. Matilda Sneddiker sworn and examined—I resided in Newmarket on the 25th day of February last, and on that day, about half-past two in the afternoon, was at Dr. Coriell’s houge, and left a few minutes before five; she probably dressod herself while I ‘was there, and was dressed in a black rep dress (dress pro- duced); that 1s not the dress; it is the one I saw on her body when sho was dead; when I left she was cheerful, and I never ‘saw her dead body on the bed at Mr, Hillyer’s; when I left Dr. Coriell’s he was preparing to go out; Bridget and the baby were there; the Doctor sent Ellen (I don’t think her name is Doyle) for Asa Bush to the Post Office to come up and hitch up his horse; Asa carries the mail; Mrs. Coriell was seeding raisins with a knife; (knife pro- duced) that is the knife; I have seen it before, but I cannot say it was bent; Iwent to Hillyer’s and went into the room to see Mrs, Coriell; examined her, and helped to close her eyes; Iwas excited; I do not re- member the time; it wastboforo daylight; it was prob- ably about two o’clock; sent for assistance, and was about laying her out when I was told nothing could be done until after the Coroner's inquest (witness on being shown a striped calico dross said that was the one ‘Mrs, Coriell had on when dead); the dress was wet and bloody ; it was torn at one shoulder, and part of it was ‘burned, as was also part of her flannel petticoat; it was said she was shot through the heart, and I opened her dress to see if that were 80; there were wounds upon her head; her clothes were not removed until she was for burial; the body was removed to the Doc- *s; we washed and dressed her; it took two or three hours to do it, sbe was in such a condition; her bair was matted with blood avd feathers; a bunch of hair came outon the right side where the wounds wero; nothing but the hair come off; it combed out; it was quite a little bunch; there was a burn on her forchead, and one band had a iittle burn on it; that was the right hand, the wounded one; she had’ on a finnnel skirt; and a pair of drawers (drawers produced); I have seen these before; they are the ons they were very wet; there was blood and water on them; they were torn in one place, I think; they are in the same condition now as when I gaw them first, only they are not wet (drawers offered in evidence); spe also bad on a mushn chemise; it was very wet, and there were blood and water on it is about im the same condition as when we took it off; we bad to tear it some; I tore tt right down the back. By the Court—It was as bloody as it is now when we took it off her, oply it js dry; there were cuts with a* knife or scissors in it, but we did not make any of the cuts; Mra, Coriell had on woolien stockings; we mado no cuts with a scissors or knife in the dress;1 do not remember that we did; 1 do not remember that there was any occasion to make cuts in the dress; Ellen lives at Mr. Vail’s, at Greenbush. Cross-examined—When I went to Dr, Coriell’s, at half-past two o’clock in the afternoon cf the of February, Leredl or i — ee: she hom] 1 ; 1 as er e ironed eeinee ; Hin Gorielt told her that she need not iron, and said, “I willdo them, ma’am;’’ I think Mrs. Coriell told me that she had assisted her in the wasbing; whenever I went to see Mrs. Coriell lalways saw that Bri ‘was a quiet, peaceable girl; Sira. Coriell told me before she died that Bridget was a quiet, well conducied girl, but that she could not afford to pay her eight dollars a month when there was so little for her to do; she only complained that she was not tidy; I think she told me tbat Bridget was to leave the next day, and that she had been washing up her clothes Preparing to go; I cannot tell that the knifo I eaw Mra. Corlell seeding ratsing with is different from the one produced; it 18 an eld worn out knife. Mra, Phosbe Nelson deposed that she lived at New- market, the township of Piscataway, county of Middle- sex; resided there on the 25th of Fel last; was roused by a cry of Gre, and soon after went over to Mr. described the appearance of Mra. Cor- herclothes; witness unhooked two front of the dross to gee if there was where it bad been wrung; (skirt produced) that is the skirt; it is dirtier now and more wrinkled; the skirt that we sed at that day was torn down on the ot; and cused me of murder; it made me mad, and I won't teil;” Tsard, “If you know, Bridget, you ought to teil ;”? there were four of us ladies in the room, and we all asked ber to tell; two detectives were in the next room and heard the conversation. By the Court—She did not tell me anything about Mra, Coriell; she @aid, “You all think I done it—is not that enough ?”’ we said we thought she would not do it, Mrs, Coricll having been so kind to her when she was sick; she said both the Doctor and Mra, Coriell bad been kind to her; we examined her clothes; there were three ents ou her left band; she said sho got them wash- ing; there was a bruise on her breast; she said the cow had kicked her there, and that the Doctor would say so; Asa Bush said the cow had kicked her there; the cuts appeared to me to have been done with a knife; at the ume we examined lier it was four o’clock in the after- noon of the 26th of February. ‘ Cross-examined—I had been frequently at Dr. Coriell’s house; I do not recollect having seen Bridget until afver the murder; there were three ladies and myself examin- ing Bridget; there were two detectives there, and there might have beon a third; we did not examine Bridcet’s @rees particularly, as we did not expect to be called on as witnesses ; there were no cuts on Bridget’s face, neck orarms; she had three or four waists on; Mr. Tis- worth, the constable, and the detectives told us to nine her; we did not examfue hor as if we know she did the deed, bat we told her that if she knew she ought to tell; at one time she looked as if she were going to tell; she said that if the Doctor was in she would reli him; ‘she made no objection to our examining ber dres®, To the Attorney General—She had on several walste, three or four, and as many oid skirts. To Mr. Adrian—I do not think it was very cold that day: it did not freeze; am not positive whether the day was cloudy or brignt. Mrs, C. E. Grinel identified the dress she eaw on Mrs, Coriell’s body; there were several gasbes in the shoulder of the dre-8; did not make any cuts in it; about six o'clock in the morning went to the sitting room where Mrs. Coriell's body was; blood and water issued from her shoes; Bridget was in the kitchen, at a table be- tween two windows, washing a towel, one end of which was } a8 witness entered, the girl, who bad been facing her, turned round; witness said, “This ts dread- ful, is it not?” she said, “Yes; abe ead she had been siting between the table aud the dour with the baby; I said, ‘You went out of that door;” she said, “Yos;" Uhat is the west door of the kitchen; that was all the conversation I bad with her, and { then went home, ‘ro the Court—I saw no blood on the towel. To the District Attorney—I was at the Doctor's when the body was brought over from pg, a the drawers, the dress and the chemi-e were lly torn; I think ‘there were cuts or stabs oa the dress, By the Court—I did not nonce im the bedroom that the pillows and bolsters had been cut, (The witness roceeded to describe the wounds on Mrs. Corieli’s per- gon.) There were three gesbes on the right hand; feathers were attached to the gashes; sbe had to steep the hand ina washbow) to get the feathers from the wounds; there were six wounds on tne head; in wash- ing the hair a portion of {t, about as little floger, came out with @ portion of ski deen removed by one of the gashes; there were twenty-seven gashes in all (not counting the wounds on the band), seven of them on the iy; there were scratches innumerable; I shoald say there were a Gozon attempts to cut her throai; there were wounds on nee bet and siaes ; eee crane oo he ja an inch long, though not straight, another higher up, near the bowels; her right limd was black and blue; both her arms were bruised; there was a wound on the fleshy part of the left shoulder, and a piece of flesh, about an inch and a balf, torn out; near this wound there was a gash about two and a half inches long; her ht ear was cut; the day she was buried we discovered # light wounds on the back of the neck, extending down the spine; there were about tygnty or twenty-four of them; they appeared to have been made with tbe point of a knife, and were cut into the ekin, Dr. ‘baries H. Stiliman examnned—I live at Plainfeld, four miles from Newmarket; saw the body of Mra, Co- riell between eight and nine o'clock the morning after she died ; messare came to me to say that Mrs, Coriell was murdered; found her body in Mra. Hillyer’s; ehe was ina back bedroom, lying on the bed, dead; Dr. Decker and Mr. Martin were with me; made ag exami- mation of the body; found a large number of superficial wounds on the bead, jeft shoulder and right hand; these wounds were pot very deep; some appeared as if made with a sharp instrument, some with a duil in- strament and some with a crude mstrument; there were wounds on the right band, incised ‘wounds, as if made with a sharp instrament; there was @ cut across the hand severing the forefinger at the third Joint; Fang ts procnevd oy on the right hand; they ‘wore clean cuts Y & sharp instrument; - ing the knife through the hand would ‘wounds, and it whould be difficutt to de way ie that MAY 23, 1867.-rRIPLE SHEET. & dozen contused wot as if made with the dull edge of @ chisel; those wore all tho wounds I noticed at the time, her person being so much covered with blood ; there were black and blue spots on the fore arin; these must have been caused by injury before death; such swellings neverztake place after death; there were other numerous marks, which might bere PPR ae gape cnn glee en Ra rds Th two near the groin, each about an inch in length; one was gn one side and one on the other; I think it both were made by the instrument that produced the others; I believe Mrs. Coriell died from hemorrage, produced by those wounds; I judge ¢o from the perfectly bloodiess condition of her body; I saw that no attempt had been made to violate her person; I noticed that there was an impression of ‘nder the left ear; the marks wore well marked, and T copied them carefully with ink; (im- pressions: pyrene I believe the im ps to be accurate; Ihave been practising as a physician twenty- seven years, and I have practised dentistry; the marks of the teeth om the body were red; you could not make 4 red stain on the body after death; the contused wounds on the arm might have been produced shortly before death; the left cheek* was considerably bruised and swollen; a blow from a chair, weapon, club or fist would produce that, ound. ‘To the Court— jugular vein wastorn open; it was not a clean cut, aa by The Atiorney General offered the drawing of the im- a E & > Lory in evidence, lis yr jewell deposed tnat he had practised medi- cine and dentistry. in New Brunswick for besecn my “a years; two weeks ago he got up a cast resembling the mouth of the prisoner (produces it); he made an im- pression from her upper jaw; no two jaws are alike that have ever geen; there is an irrpgularity in the circle and jcvel of the teeth; it is a rather marrow jaw (impres- sion or marks mado by Dr. Stillman banded to witness); have seen this before; there are four teeth on the cast that fit the marks; that fact can be made evident hy exhibition: the circle of the cast corresponds exactly with the impression of tie teeth taken by Dr. Stillman ; there might be two casts Ike this, but I have ne experience, ever seen another equal to it; the sion fitted the teeth, Cross-oxamined—I took this impression on soft wax; tt is of the upper jaw; in mastication the lower jaw only moves. Q. In working an entry into a soft material ‘will it not necessarily move on all sides pressed? A. It will move on all sides pressed until the teeth enter; there is a tin put into the mouth to keep the wax from moving. Q. In taking impression of teeth don’t you again and again renew the impression? A. That is in reference to the roof of the mouth, on which there is more.or less flesb, but not with regard to the teeth, which are firm, If the wax were of unequal con- sistency would there not, then, be a difference in the impression? A. If the tecth entered the wax an accn- rate impression would be made. Q. Suppose you take wax of one consistency to-day and make an impression from it, and other wax to-morrow and take another im yn from that, would there be any difference? A. It must be accurate as tar as it goes; I made an effort to take an impression of tho upper and under jaw of the mor; I took it with the fingers, but it got bent as I was taking the impression oat of her mouth. Q Can you tell the difference be- tween where there is an equabie impression and where ‘there is not an equable impression? A. No; it might be accurate or inaccurate, more or les3; Bridget ex- pressed no unwilfingness in my presence to have the cast of her teeth taken; there is no difference that I know in the size of one side of the jaw from the other; an impression may be made by the upper teeth without using the lower ones. Q. If the bite was near the cheek, would not the impression be made from the upper and lower teeth? A. Yes, if there was nothing to pre- vent the impression; the power jn biting comes from the lower jaw. The mould and impression of the teeth wore both offered in evidence, and both objected to by counsel for the prisoner. The Court admitied them in evidence. Dr. Dayton Decker examined.—He deposed that he had asked Bridget if she was Dr. Corlell’s servant girl; asked her if she knew anything about the occurrence; she did not seem disposed to answer; she said two men came there about halt-past ten o’clock; she said Mrs, Coriell let them in ty the setting room door; then ‘asked her if she noticed them particularly; she sald she saw one of. them; asked her to deecnbe Mim; she said he was a large man with dark whiskers; she eald she was in the kitchen when she saw bim, and that the other man stood at the door; she said Mrs. Coriell wanted her to go call tbe doctor; asked make any attack on Mrs. Coriell; she said not that she know of; she sald she took the child out; abe left Mra, Coriell in that situation, doing in the kitchen at that late houi; she ‘Mra, Coriell felt uneasy and wanted her to sit up with ber; asked her if ehe coutd recognize the mon; she did notsay; she turned away from me excited; after making those inquiries, witness went and saw the body at Hillyer’s; looked aty it aud told them not to disturb the body as there must be a coroner’s exa- mitation; Dr, Stiliman and 1 that the wounds were inflicted with a knife, and I told bim to co beget for a knife; (knife I think this knife produce the wounds; I shold think the knife in its won condition would ace the Jacerated wounds; asked the defendant wo bit Mra, Coriell; she turned away from mof and said nothing; asked her again who bit Mra. Coriell; asked her to tell if she knew; sho moved away; a third’ time asked her who bit that poor woman; she maid nothing. Not cross-examined. My Josiah H. DeWitt, oxamined—Vlive in East Orange, in the county of Essex; I was im New York on the 25th of February last, and I stopped that night at_my father-to- law’s, Mr. Moss’s, ia Newmarket; next morning heard of the occurrence; went to look for tracks on the snow, as the impression was then that the deed had been com. mitted by burglars; found no tracks but those in the regular course; at the loot of the stairs leading from Bridget’s room @ calico dress; the sleeves wore torn out, and there was one breadth out of the left side; there was a spot on it that I took to be blood; there is a spot on the inside of the upper part of the dress that I took to be blood; continuing the search, I went to a bench near the oven and found a child’s flan- ge ge a a gh ood npon - so ‘ child’s . oi wn with a upon it, but it ‘was not 60 clistinct ‘as upon the skirt: these articles were on a wooden bench ina tub; there was no water in the tub; in the kitchen I picked up a crash towel; one-half ‘of it was clean and the rest was balf dry, and it seemed as if it had been dipped in blood, and had a bloody, dingy appearance; found a broom with ‘on the handle in an indentation; it appeared as if the handle had been drawn prema gs @ cloth and blood wiped off; atthe Coroner's jury I eaw the defendant, and wheo Bridget was told to hold ber bands up I saw that there were some clean cuts on her band; she threw her thamb over them to conceal them ; there was a piece of skin off her lip, and as the water oozed out she would put out her tongue every twenty seconds or so and lick it; I also noticed that there was a scratch on the side of her face, Cross-examiped—The first thing I found was tho calico dress; I will not swear tbat the marks I saw on it waa ; L cannot swear that the child's dress produced is the one that I banded to the Coroner's juay; I judged there was blood upon tt from its ral 58 think Mr. Martin and Mr. Bush were about at the time; T cannot swear positively that it was blood that was upon the towel; it hed been picked up; there was no effort at concealment; the idea struck me that the cut on her lip was fresh; I did mot examino it ype he did not baye any conversation with her; itis poseil that ‘some other matter besides biood caused the stains on the calico and towel, Issac Hiliyer deposed that he lived in Newmarket, next door Dr, jell; was home on the evening of the 25th of February last; was awakeved by bie wife that night, between twelve and one o'clock; she said there had been murder at Dr. Coriell's house; looked towards the doctor's bouse and saw nothing; it was dark; told my wife she must be mistaken; she bad heard crick of achild and pounding; heard a bei! ring, and soon after Mr Little came for a light; witness gave it to bim; Mr. Little said thero been trouble at Dr. Corioll’s; followed him out, and met him soon after bringing out the body; the wituess described the efforta be made to at out the fire in Mrs. Corieli’s room; he stumbled over e crib in the bedroom; the crib had been aGre. but it ‘Was put out; water was then thrown into the bedroom; did not smell kerosene: picked “4 & child's flannel per- ticoas and laid it on the in the sitting room ; there was what I thought to be biood upon it; the spot ‘was abont the waist of the petticoat; (petticoat pro- duced); I think the stain was lower down on the petti- coat | saw; the stain was very like the one on the petti- coat produced. Cross examined—I am a near neighbor of Dr. Coriell’s ; nover saw Bridget before in my life. Catherine Lawrence examined—I resided on the 26th of February at Newmarket; at balf-past three in the afternoon of the 26th at Dr. Coriell’s; went up stairs 19 the doctor's house, in the northeast room. and there we went to examine Bridget’s 3, I looked at her and examined her; saw cuts on hand; she had three or four cats; saw no other marks about ber it examined a White skirt; Asa Bush brought it jo, I think; I noticed a spot ip the skirt Bad been washed and the rest smoothly ironed: Tasked her if it was her skirt and ebe said jit was; asked ber if she who did the di sod she asked her if she would tell me who did it; she eald she ‘would pot, that there was a gentleman who made her so mad in the morning that she would be bang before s! told; she said she would tell at the day of pres- uf “> 238 nO, it must be Asa; she femained there ‘and then asked ber if there was any money she @ud that if Anne wanted monoy, to Whore the burean was; she knife, aod Briaget enid that thas have ‘le’s obila; wtated = caused by of Aprit a skirt not hers; or known + what had, she did not know but sho might; = said that on one when she Was in one of those tis Corll comfag into the room at tho: tiste took seen: coming in room at the time ception to it; Dr. Coriell said that he did it to —— how the girl was; witness asked Bridget if Dr, and Mrs, Coriell lived happily together, ‘The Attorney General said he did not want that con- versation, and the witness did not give it. After some further examination of witness the = adjourned at six o'clock to ten o’clook this morn- "ANOTHER KENNEDY CANARD. The Lager Beer Dealers and the Law-—They Will Not Open Next Sunday—A Legal Revolution {to be Obtained at the Polls, &c. It would seem, judging from the results of a special inquiry made among the lager beer dealers of this city and Brooklyn yesterday, ‘that the rumor which exten- sively prevailed in police circles on Tuesday to the éffect ‘that the dealers were determined tofkeep open house next Sunday, in defiance of the Excise law, had no foundation in truth. That the rumor was believed not only by the controlling powers in the various police precincts, but also, although reluctantly, a large portion’ of the law-abiding community— aby no means unw part of whieh the German lagor beer dealers have ever been classed—there oan be no question, when once it is taken into that it had become day before yesterday on the east ai a choice titbit of oxtraordinary intelligence, roportions as it passed from mouth to mouth, and reg- Rered all the more offictal by the ominous of policemen, who were asked as to what they knew about the matter. ‘he Germans contend, and appearances go to sustain their view of the case, that the only cause which can have led certain officials, who seem to be all thi can by the fugenious knitting together of astow ing oocurrences that are certain to be. of tentous existence at no distant future, to tho derangement of all peace and to give currency to the Sunday oneeing. report, unanimity which provails among the Germans matter of showlug by every means in their watipathy to tho Sosaee clause of the Excl the sentiments they have given expression to of their meetings. ey allege that the fact that they as class have joined bands in an anti-Excise brotherhood, it were, regardless of past political affiliations, to ha the irksome law repealed or modified by showing vote at the fall elections against its advoeates, bas had a very irritating effect on the not very patien' ture the “little man with the gold-headed cane” who holds forth in Mulberry street; and be, they say, not met i Perea ® aH the anticipated defeat of those who keep his lips tight glued to the party pap bowl, from the contents of w! he thrives more autocratic and insolent every cay of his unnatural life, has determined to head them off by inducing the community to believe that he is neasly breaking his supervising heart in preparing to overcome the riotous proceedings of the anti-Excisers. His first effort in this charitable line, they contend, was the —— report” of was to have mocked things fusion a few Sundays ago, but didn’ last the spreading of the rumor that those fally keeping open house next Sunday, and tifying to the Board of Exolee thor unquali ness to go out of the liquor business altogether Rioy, 2 ug good money for their licenses as a free to the Com- mission, Notwithstanding all attempts have been made to incite public feeling against thom, as @ class, not only the lager beer, but the liquor dealers affirm that they are a8 aseyer to continue their lawful anti-Excise agitation, and te band together for, as they term it, their own and families’ benefit and wellare, and wil not be jaitinigages by any threats or intimidations, come from w! source they may, 80 as they infringe upon nolaw and violate not their ’ rights to live in turbed peace and quiet. NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. - Hudson City. q Tre Graxp Juny Dmcnarcen.—On Tuesday afternoon session they brought in the unasual number of ninety~ one bills, According to custom, they rie ofa sumptuous dinner at Allen’s ‘Hotel in the where, at the close of the entertainment, speeches were made before the party se] the county officers who were present were Sheriff Mere, seles, Surrogate O'Neill and Joba Garrick, 4 ri Tuesday night for the purpose of electing delegates to the State Convention to be held at Trenton next Tuesdsy week. Several resoiutions were adopted declaring the night of every citizen to the franchise, and pledglag the ng to labor henceforth unwi all distinctions ballot box be abolished. Three delegates from each of ‘the four wards were then elected, after which the mest- roed. adhe Newark. Essex County Covrrs.—In the Essex County Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday, John Huyler was found guilty of highway robbery. The evidence showed that Huyler, as he was riding to Newark on the night of the 4th of April, overtook Thomas O'Reilley, and invited the latter to take a ride. The two took several drinks on the way, and finally stopped at a saloon on Railroad avenue. When O'Reilly lott the place he and robbed he of his Railroad at the Cross Roads, on Monday last, was run over bf ow J tram and inetantly killed, granted, Deceased about thirteen years of age, dam is now down. Itis remarked that the freshet hap ‘Bot risen to such a height for several years Tronton. Incr Distu.ation.—Vogel and Trabeld, charged with illicit distillation and fraudulent removal of whis- key, were sentenced yesterday to pay a fine of $400, James J, Madden, accused of a similar offence, and ee oven a oe alec cau ie co wan declare cate 7 vgrintipaetamanmapeemesiets SALE OF GOVERNMENT STOREHOUSES. ‘Yesterday afternoon a number of capitalists gathered at the Atlantic Dook, Brooklyn, to bid upon the three large brick storehouses, belonging to the government, which were advertised to be sold at public auction by Messrs, Lawrence & Folke. The terms of the sale, as stated by the auotioncer, were one-fourth cash, the bal- ‘ance in thirty, sixty and ninety days, the Secretary of the Treasui see of any bd ep the rhe 7 pase spon Go comsee $15,000 on is purchase, WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCE. ‘Tur Tannyrows Inconroration Scumun.—The echeme to incorporate the village of Tarrytown, which for « few weeks past, judging from the silence maintained in ‘action in the matter, Four Crmpam Brrres wr 4 Man Doo at Yornens,— ‘While @ biack and tan torrier, owned by a Mr. Willis, was eS cae a at the foot of Mate street, ‘onkers, a few evenings since, it was suddenly seized with a ft and dashed ap the fireot at the top of fis speed, and at every obstacle whiob bappened in ite Way, finally renning foal of » number of obildre four of who iy, 2 evildren are Kraft, Granton Two Hubbard and Benson, we attacked by the infuriated animal, but fortanately hort, Mr. Keley flnaliy succeeded + the dog, near (be aqaedacs bridge, with »