The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1869, Page 10

10 THE SCAFFOLD Wwo Exceutions in Pennsylvania Wosterday. Execution of John Fields at Willamsport. WIiLLIAMsPort, Pa., Dec. 7, 1869, ‘The crime of murder # always calculated to ken feelings of horror aud Canse a shock to the natbilittes, But notwithstanding its enor mity and the severe penalty of the law tt seems that terrible tragedies, ,involving the most shoo seones of blood, @ alarmingly on the increas: Phe death penalty is elways unpleasant to contem- plate, however ving of y ment the culprit may be ina morel sense; but while the law refliftins ate book it must be enforced when crimes committed, It ls one of the great of t safeguards of Phe erime for.w Wie to-lay, at Wi in the ner of 1s Comr brutality and sbseluto without a 1 Ki John Fie! in-law, li Both wer born in the 16ti of No betas of Bris alter Lycomur rocious r coolness, $ almost DS AND WIS VI Matthews were brothers. rv of ; Fields ha Fet men by birth the 29th of Mat , four girls and He was yassionate man, cruel and over- Dearing and ¥ 1 upon as dangerous by his neighbors and shunned as much as possible, He ‘Was very industrio’ owever, and worked hard to Acqutre a little home for himself aad family. Matthews hada fi within a mie anda Balf of where Fields lived. Neither of them were him, “Why don't yor shoot him? Heszing this, Pieids rushes toward the Doetor with tis axe drawn in a my manuer. Secing tha} mischief was intended, tue Doctor was 00 be was unarmed. Fields be, him rapidly, ap- parently determined to kit him if posstbie. At this critical juncture the Justtce, who Was also unarme: rasped@ stone and threw tt violently at Fields, Fonanately for the Doctor, it strack his bloodthirsty pursuer and arrested his farther progress just as he Was Within six feet of Bim and in the act of hurling the axe atter him. Officer Gray, though badly ent in the head and shoulder and bisediag proiusely, managed to get over a fence and reach another at the road, where he fell {rom exbansuion and 1083 of blood. Bis come rades now came to his assistance, heiped him over the fence and led him down the road tn the direction of theit carriage. On reaching it aud before the Doctor could dress his wounda he was 1a a famtiug condition again. Some time was consumed in dressing the wound and preparing to take him home, As they were passing down the road and but 9 short distance rom the house they heard some one yelling at them, On looking in tae direction bf the noise they dis- covered Fields at work ploughing ina field. He ap- poared defiant. Gray was taken home and suffered ior a jong time from the wound in the head. Al- though able to go about and attend to business the wound is not enurely healed yet. ECOND ATEMPY TO ARREST OIM—UR PLIES. Before the close of the day on wineh Gray attempted to arrest him, and came 80 near losing his own Iife, @ party of tive or six men, heavily were dispatched to secure him if possibie. arefully, but iailed to © alarmed in the mean- he woods, They described the ng & sickening appearance and resembling a ou’ hop more than anytitug ols@ of the blood whicti had been shed. able to secure the crtarinal they gathered ed axe used in the murderous covered with ctorved b:vod. and Wan hairs adtiertng to it, aiford- up the assaults, had a number of b ing positive evidence of the murderous Work it had 1 Lie Hands of a desperate and powerful doad It y aiso secured the hat worn by Matthews, ic yasiying wiere le firat fell, and was satu- ed with his blood. It suowed the fearful cut le by the sharp srcel of the axe a3 it went crash- througa bis skull mto the bral INSUMAY CUNDUCE AND MOL L SORROW. Mrs. Fields, as might naturally be expected, was well nigh overwhe med by the dreadful tragedy that had occurred in her presenve. Her brother suicken down by the hands of her own husband and weltering lie struggled desperately, bat was overpow thrown down and secared. Ag ne to wi he was carried W tae jaul, heavily ironed, and lock up. Doring this exciting moment his wife and children Were in the court house. Although they had no agency in his attempt to escape, the incident was @ me aucholy one for them, u& their cup of misery Was fuil to overflowing. SECOND ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE. Fields was suil resolved upon taking his own life, And again set about devising @ plan to accomplish it, Everything, it was supposed, had been care(uliy removed irom his cell; out On looking about he discovered atowel, That night, the 30tu of August, 1969, just after bs attempt to ran away, he took the towel aud, wrapping It 7 daar about nis neck, attempted to straugie almeaels gasping noise oa his part attracted the atiention of the keeper, Who Tusbed into bis ceil and reseued him, Thus for tho third ume he was disappointed, The dreaied fola must be faced, Uvernity could only be reacu in p legitimate and logal way. END OF THE TRIAL, Tho end of the irial was reached August 51, 1909. After listening to @ careful aud elaborate et Irom the Judue the jury recired, and after a sence of about four hours returned with a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, During tue delivery of the verdict he Natened with sloical difference, beeen Moving @wusvie of Lis Mace, He was then removml to jai to await bis seu- tence. On the 4th of September he was brought before tho Vouct 10 receive lt Lis Honor, Judgo Gambie, asked him if he had anything to say, “tle made a rambimg speech, denying tat he committed the murder intenuoually, Tae Judge then, in a very so.cuin and inpressive Meaner, pronounced sentence of Geata upon him. Duriug 11s delivery he seened to be visibly affected, and responded with a be “amen? to tue invocavion of the Judge for merc. his soul, He then took leave of the Qourt, his coun- sal and a few friends, when he was remanded back to jal to awatt the fluai day, ‘Ibe death Warrant, dxing the time for the execu- tion on tiie 7th Of Decow ver, 1569, Wag received fraia Governor Goary and read to hin on the 9th of No- vember, Arter the reading he waa informed hy tuo aernf that there was ho Lupe Of reprieve or pardon, and tug ould st youl preparing for eberaliy. He received the hews calwly and resigaedly, . As 133 spiritual adviser he choso the Rev, Dr. Paret, an ipiscopalian clergyman, Who dovoted unremitting Attention Lo hia, Visiting is cell almost every day. He s,eat bis whe in religious dovotions and pro- Jessed to having made his peace with God wud the opposite side of the streot, when he was ca’ me a in lis blood at the door of tneir humbie home, her culldren almost distracted wita terror and unabie to clearly comprehend way such a terribje calamity had come Upon Wem, Was enough to not only over- wheim but appail the stoutest heart. To tte wite, moter and sister it was indeed an agonizing scene, and ler feelings of grief on the oecasion can be bet- te jagined (han described, he lefi the scene of blood and accompanied her brother to is home to ald all she could in adminis- sful as farmers, although they worked early in the spring of 189, secured @ contract to supply the ratiroad company ‘with ties, for which they were to receive a stipulated price. Fields did most of the hauuog and Matthews collected the pay. About the middle May Fields sent Is wife to coliect his portion ef the money from her Drotues, who, itis alleged, seut word that he would @ome over and setile, On the afternoon of the 1sth of May, 1869, agrecably to promise, be came over to Fields’ house. They met apparently in a triendly Manner and commenced talking over their business, Mrs, Fields, who was present engaged iu her house- hold duties, did not observe anything unusual in Shoir conduct towards each other, After talking for some time Ficids suddemy became terribly enraged, and in the twinklug of an eye seized a double- bitted axe and struck Matthews a@ fearful blow on the bead before he was aware, almost, of avy lin- pendi anger. The blow cam¢ with such tre- Mendous force that he was felled lixe an ox, AT OE! OF BLOOD So sudden a pected was the fatal tragedy ®nacied that M founded, and cou! ‘what had been dor of her brother, and @ terrible wound in torush out of tue how @ neight Her exciam eome out, { 'y dum- che pr ¢ blood howin . Bavesman immediate’ wounded man, who ¥ a dying condition. 8 co 3 almost unp: Circupstances, was quict pgiaioes for vig set about caring for the paring 1 or wile =) Noticing his ‘stugu #9. vering © bis Wants. That night, it is alleged, ner brasil husoand forced two of his little girls, aged eight and ten years respectively, to travei through the woods at miduight to carry & message for her to come ho ime. FLIGHT OF THE MURDERER. After his murderous assault on the oMcer Fields began to reflect over what he had done and te real- ize his true condition, aga, with that Jear which always takes possession of the guilty mind, he fed to the woods, a fugitive irom jostice. As he rushed mto the gioomy forest and skulked in the dark ravines of Laat inountainoas region what must have been his thoughis?—his hands dripping with the blood of bis fedow man, the oiflcers of jusiice in pur- suit of him, his wife bending over the prosirate form of her dying brother, his children walling for their parenis and wouderiug in the simplicity of their Innocence why such toiags had occurred. If he possessed ove single emouon of pity or one throb of true manly sentiment, his conscience must have upbraided nim for the terrible crime he had com- inittea, in the deep, solemn gloom of the night, with noth- ing around him but tae whispering trees, as their branches were stirred by the passing breeze, and tue 1 Old rocks raising themselves like stern senti- 3 to guard the weird spirits of the night, he must the remorse of a guilty conscience aud iaily ed the magnitude of his dark and bloody crime. Or did he thing bimsolf alone in those dark ree esses Of t trating glance notatam and saut ous from the pene- {fim who rules tae universe and of man? man of ungovernable passion, ana ange tuathe was cruel and “frequently — yented A naturally brat a dumb | aulnals, rage by beating and maiming them in vage and barbarous manver when dis- A at it actions. OM one occasion ft ts represented that he beat an ox terribly, aud when, from ti slenc* of his blows, it sank down unavie to move, he straw around Its body and set tire ined to make it move or be Oo stated that he did on e bis strength and gratify avaze v y uwisting of the tailsor his en When they ed to move to suit nim, and then them withthe dismembered portions of their bodie y 1d seem almost cicated by respectable “@arked to him, “On, J did you do sor’® Flos shot lanting } On hearmg this ¥ tif they left thel. Aas. 001," rran Weto 13 ¢. Work “be 7 nor offered z man, covered his comprehend his 2 and feebly tof this’? His nin some twelve Matihews then “Oh, ny Fielis, 3 » exclalined, “Oh, is he dead This pitiful exclamation attracted the atten- tion of Fieids—who stili remammed in the house and Who was the cause of this terrible calamity—and he came to te door again and savagely called to his 0 Was mouraing xen brovl me in, you bloo George Matthews said, or l’il chop your bloody head ou! It may be proper connection that @ll these terfibie thr ¢ embr in the sworn oy of Bateswan on the trial, and are quoied WS REMOVED TO HIS HOME. roctons threata and In’ Undete: was suspecte from Towanda, bout m the woods 4 miserable, on, and inquired where bewildered did uot bouts, although be was near his unformed be pushed on rapidiy, thome, e given that he had been ere soun on the alert to arrest cht six men, all heavily armed, ap- 14 house and Isy concealed till’ day W | To Tar ConnrsroNDENT y Iu the morning they rapped at tue Lich Was Opened by one Of his children, and rhing that he was fnside word was sent for to come outor they would bura the baiiding, Was informed tuat resistance was useless, a3 armed and determined to take him. minutes he mace his appearance, and as ged from the door be bared his breast and ‘Shoot; Lam’ afraid of a regiment!” He was informed th: did not intend to"hart him, but ne must consider himself uncer arrest and go with th On looking around he recogatzed one of bis acauaintan when he sang ¢ “Hello, Jack, Walch of you ts z to hung we? He was again i that ne must go with them, when he co! ned that hts feet were sore hin i eonduct of Fie man did not for one ess wan, but aided, as up the done, preparat Temove tiim to home, Which was ab 3 distant, A wagon having been secured, efully placed on it and taken home to die. Whey arrived about eight o'clock tn the eve’ Mrs. Fields accompanied them but her husband re- mained belud. THE PHYSICIAN ARRIV WOUND. Aa they lived ina sparsely settled partion of the Brie ‘and no physician bemg within some twenty CRIPTION OF THE Jes, 10 Was Keven o'clock tie Next inoralug b r. Ly patforing frou ony, on th Ait Inches found Mauhews ‘a his sworn tegti- i, about five and a neing at the frontal bone, running t e left parietal bone, and tending buck to the occipital bone in tue back of Piestona On introducing a probe the wound was found to he one and a half inches deep and cut Phrough the dura mater and also the pia mater futo by substance of tie br The iCision was four nd Ahall inches above ti temporal bone be. DEATH OF MATT! pe When the physician e*amined tire w atisfled it would prove fatal. ver , however, hat was possivle was done for him. He lingered faniil the 31st of May, 1869, When he died, having sare vived the fearful stroke just two weeks. During thia time his sufferings were tutense. He was thirty-six ears old at the time of nts death and left a wife aud ree children When tie uofortanate man.was taken home he ‘Was able to converse at intervals, and informed Jus. tice Bodine that Fields etrucé him wiih the axe and then exclaimed, “Uh, my poor wife and children)” Mra. Matinews.in her evideuce says that her hus- band was only gone from homie about one hour whe he was returned mortally wounded, and on seeing her he said that he shouid die, and said, “fhe Lord have mercy on my poor soul!” Rousing nimseif again he said to her, “Oh, Avnie, if you had been mt he would beve Kilied you, too. Jack butchered je. FIRST ATTEMPT TO ARREST THE MURDERER. The news of the terribie crime spread rapidly through the country, and preparations were at once Made to arrest the murderer, Samnel Bodine, a duatice of the Peace, living at the ratiroad station of that name, verbally instructed Charles Gray, a con- Gavle, to arrest him at ali hazards. The next morning after the murder the consta' accompatiied by tue Justice ana Dr. KB. Lyon, r red to Field’s house. On their arrival tiey met im nearthe door, He scarcely noticed them, and immediately entered the house, ‘The officer closely followed lum, while the others remained outside in the road, Ou entering the officer found him seated on & low stool, looking morose and savage. He approac.ed, and, gently tapping him on the shoul- id, “Youare my prisoner.’ Field suddenly ping an axe it his hand, and flercely exe! ‘By , Vo your man!’ As he drew the axe the ofMicer linmediately sprang back, at the game time trying to ward oi the blow aimed at him by his powerful antagonist; but he was not quick ough, and the descending axe struck him on the prod @ frightful wound, two inches and ® hail jong, exposing the brain for an inch and g@half, Ashe tarned to rush out of the house the reek ack him again, tis time on the suoul- jer, carting the boue. A BEVERELY WOUNDED OFricer. ‘The first intimation the outside pariica had of the ond tragedy being enacted was a cry for help ‘om the oficer, He was observed reeiing out of the door with tue blood streaming from his head, plosely follawed by Fields with ihe axe drawn ju his fang. Observing his great peril the Doctor cried to nd the ea LAR ATIONS. und he was and directed his little boy to mitch up the ox cart and haul him to the ratlroad station, The cart was got in readiness. It was a two-wheeled aifair, w: out any box, nothing but a few boards and straw sit on. When everytning was in readiness, } moanted the cart and, surrounded by his captor, leit his home for the last time, apparently uucoa- cerned about Ins fate, a hardened, depraved and desperate man. Passing a netgibor’4 house he called out to himif he didn’t think he had a nice guard, and asked atady if she woulda’t come and Take a ride with him ta his carriage, On the way to (he station tre mromed his captors that he intended to kill Matthews and that he wo have killed Constable Gray if he nad not parrie: blow with bis arr He also informed them tha wanted to Kili Dr, Lyon, in due seagon the station was reached—tl arrived—he Was putadoard and carried to Williams- , the county town, where he was put in jail aud securely locked up for trial, COMMENCEMENT OF THE THAL. Jelds remained a close prisoner in the jail until the 26th of Angust, when the time for bis trial tue the rain hoped jor divine grace. HE EXECUTION, John Fields was executed to-day. Me spent al- Most the euuire nigal walking his cell and praying. Doctors Paret and Steck, Episcopalian muuisvers, were With lim and conducted the religious exercises up to five minutes to tweive o'clock, When the Serf entered the cell and informed him that he Was ready ia execute the law Fields expressed his Teadiness to follow him, He was cool, calm and collected. At one o'clock the procession started for the scat- fold, Atfour minutes past ohne the scaffold was reached and ascended, ‘the crimmal was seated aud the death warrant wag read to him by the Sher- ur. Hisspiritug advisers then resumed the exer- cises. He occasiouuliy responded. When the word gwen Was pronounced the Sieril touched the drop and Fields was usuered into eiernity at eight min- utes past ong. Fieds never straggied or moved a muscle, his neck being broken by the fail. At twenty-two min- utes past two the body was cut down and placed 1a the collin. His tongue protruded from the mouth and a little biood oozed therefrom, He never de- nied nis guilt. Dr. Paret, Fields’ chief spiritual adviser, furnishes the following statement of the condition of the crulaal— ReEorTory oF Contest Cuvron,; AMGPORT, Dec. 7, 1869. var New Yori Hpraup — Tn anawer to your request for information concerning Join is I am at liberty to give but few words, I have good Teason to believe that ho has given me bis entire consdeuce. He has made no special confession, bus at all thnes has fuil acknowledged the killing of Matthews, pleading only that it was done in the swtden rage of a farlous anzer and without deliberaia intention, He has seemed fully to realize the ates of his crime in the aight of God; has given Limself Since his trial almost entirely to prayer and prayerful thoughts, aud has seemed to be deepiy aud r Gent, out witha vary qulelly and hutaoly, 89 ils own limits me to tais brief statement. TLLLAgL Anumber of spectators had clumped onthe jail Walls just as the criminal reached ine scaffold, when the Sherif ordered them to be driven awny. Ficids remarked to his spiritual adviser, “Never anind them, Doctor. Read @ psulin.’”? These are the only words he spoke audibly on the seaffold, His body Was buried tails evening im the ola cemetery. 3 Exeention of Z. T. TMockiaberry at Butler Particulars of the Crime—Confession of the Murderer—Sceues Attending the Exccution. Pirrseure, Dec. 7, 1869, Zachary Taylor Hockinberry, the murderer of Miss Annie McCandless, of Butler, Penusylvania, sucfered the extreme penalty of the law to-day by hanging, and isnow before a mightier tribunal than any be- fore which he was takeu on earth, Tho bisiory of the crime Js told in the following ¥ ‘ESSION OF 1 NBERRY. was tirteen years I went to live with George MoVandless, who is ré ther; Ilived with rewards Went lo Work Dauiel Graham and worked for him about two aha. Some tue ago I wrote down on the chief clrcumstances of my life and the re- and was printed in the about five year Hout, ow I wish ali to be known, and Leball speak about’ Chea sn2tly, but before T pain ou { will state wie » Went to work C m. Mr, Mo(and rod nad two ecapartl oldest 3° at home, the betng | Nancy Aun, Some time before i leit Mr. McCand- less’3 I got a thought th I would take @ chance and way. disigure face in some That. thought and wish nag caused a great of trouble In different ways, of which Iam sorry for. What put the thought 1a my head | canuot positively say, but asl think about the past it 18 now wy belief that before I left McCandicss’a I atin ® OOK called the “History of the World’? an or girl who some persons for some disfigured her face, Wien [ got this 1 had no wish for to marry Annie, re were no persons paying any attentions The motive is mdistinct aud confused in my mind, bat it ts my belief that 1 thought if she aistigured she would not get marriod atany time. From the time I got this thougnt it Wes ib ny mind nearly atl the time, and at last be- caine my imtention that I would never see her mar- ried to anower person, and I think I toid her so, or at least she understood so; but I never asked her to marry me, nor made any proposals to her, anything more than sie one time said “she never would Tcould onty have been certain haye saved a great deat of troubie, twas my wish for to distigare her it caused a deal of trouble by the circumstances which it caused. ‘These circumstances I some time ago care- fully wrote down on paver and was printed, waich L need not speak about new in pariicuiar. HE ATTEMPTS TO ROB A STORE IN BUTLER, About tho first of November, 1865, 1 went away from MeCand/ess’ and said | would try and get some piace and learn a trade; when | left'l went to But- ler; about the middie of the night [ tried tor to got into Mr. Dufloy’e store; I went to the front door and tried for to get oat a panel bat did not succeed; then i went to a door that went into the cellar; It was not very strong and I got tt open and went ton patr of Statra and went up to a door which went ito the storeroom; tie door was fastened with a holt. Lhad novking with me but a pocketknife, can- dle and some matches, Tit the candic, an@witn the knafe cut by the bolt. and burned tt gome with the candie til it came open, 1 then wentin the store- arrived. Whea brought into court that day by the Sheri@ he was coarsely dressed in check shirt, dar without vest or coat, and nis feet were ea- In carpet aiippers without stockings, he had no counsel the Court Mrected two emi- nent lawyers to defend hiia—Mr. W. 4, Armstrong and Genevai Robert Fiemming. M ume was consumed m empaneliiog a jury. When the trial commenced his distingaisned counsel made a strong defence, putting In @ plea that his ungovernabie temper Was the effect of @ sunstroke received a few years ago; bat i goon became apparent from the testimony that be was guilty and deserved the severest punisument known to the law. Aef TO COMMIT SUICIDE, i hardened prisonér foon be- hat there was no hope for im, and the idea of taking his own life and cheating the gallows now took possession of his mind. Some time during the might of the 26th of August, 1869, While alone in his cell, be sought to destroy him- Wrenching @ siali tron staple from the wall, i Bet ved to hold the water pipe, he used it as 40 instrament to open a vein m his wrist. A Ince- Tated wound was made and the biood flowed freeiy, aud as his gulity life was slowly ebbing away he inoved about the cell, bespattering the floor and walls with i. Abdout break of day the his blo jailer heard ilar noiwe in hig ceil, and on going to the cause found him lying In a@_ pool of od, apparentiy ite expausied, The room p ented @ revolting and sickeuing appoarance, and : i resembled a butcher shop more than @ prison cell. ‘The alarm was at ones given and assistance procured. Tne wound im hia Wrist Was bound up and restoratives administered, He soon revived, and on the assembling of tne court he waa conducted there, chongh rather weak and a , pee iy Le J 3 blood, faviug fal end hia ie by bi = selyed to make an attempt to get ae Sourt ie attendants and rush into the river and drown him- self. On the s0th of Augus’, as be was being brought oat of the court house to be taken to jail, about one O'clock, and just as he stepped on the pavement, he summoned all his strength ond broke away from’ his attendants and ran like @deer. Tho atreota were crowded with people and hundreds more were tsau- ing from the court honse, A shout at once went ap, “Hields has cacaped 1” " Soerlf Pratt rashed forward, and, seeing his prisoner dashing across the street, his’ firat impulse was tofre athim, In pops gered to draw bia pie tol, owing to the confuston and his own excitement, it was P pnt A discharged before he got it faiviy out of his pocket, the ball passing through his ow arm, @ short distance: below the elbow, producing a flesh wound. Fortunately no one was injured But himsel!, and hig Wound was not serious, thé meantime the prisguer had pearly reached room. | was not in very long till some one came to the front door, and, I thought, unlocked tne door, J thea thought some one knew there was some one m the store. Ttien went out the way I got in, and thence to the main street, When I got on the main street the person at the door told me to stop. I did not. He then ran after me, and I ran down tue sireet and went to get over a gate, but as ij ran and got on the gate it fell down aud L fell over. Tue man, wh or he was, did not foliow any further, HE TAKES TO THR HIGH ROAD, BUL 18 NOY suc. CESSFUL. Ithen went on towards Franklin, Tintended to get into work there, Got there the next evening, but l did not get any work there, Jiutended tien for to try and get some place and learn atrade, 1 then jeft Frankiim, intending to go to Butler—imight wet a place there to learn # trade, ASI was going wwarls Buller there was @ person who wisied me to work for him that winter, Went to work for hin, siaying avout @roonth, Then went bac. to George McCandless’ aad staid with him througa the winter. In the spring, about the ist of Aprii, 1868, L went to work for Daniel Graham, So in ail I scald with Mr. McCandless five years. The most particular circumstances which Occurred, and the result they caused, L at another time stated and was made known, and need not now speak about, which oocurred when I was at Graham’s; but, as [ before stated, there were a few other circumstances which I would speak about, but which are of another na- tore, which I wil now state. They are such as these, As Mr, Graham's house 1s on whe Frankl road, which goes to Pittsburg, there was peddlers who went once a week to Pittsburg With @ wagon; some of them wonld be going home abont the last of the week; the last summer t was with Mr, Graham J thonghe f would watch and some ‘me when some of tue peddiers would be going home I would stop them on the road with a pistol for to make them give me what money they had; I would have @ cloth over my face witha hole for to see through and be by the roadatic when hogs would come up; I watebed some two or three times for some of them when they would be going home, but they went along generally two late after dark; there was one who k waa wateli- ing for; he went aiong in the forenoon; 1 wi Py the roadside watculng for nim, Lut as he came up T was afraid to stop him then; i was by the roadside be- hind a tree when he went past; I belleve he saw me, for ne kept looking back, aud | believe he afterwards bald Do BAW BOMe One, THE MURDER OF MISS M'CANDLERS. ‘Those circumstances which i wrote down before, and was printed in the papers I need not state now, except the one, 80 88 for to bring out what I wish for to speak gbout, That cir. cumstance was caused by the same thought that caused the others and ail the trouble; a J before sad aud dg wav which thought up stairs; the gua ‘with powder and a in paper and put them been‘some of tho si: Anule acress the face In such a Way as to. distigare her; this oné thought wasin my mind from tne time I left McCandless’ and caused different occur- rences totake place. I think 1¢ was on Thurs- day uight, Biter dark, the Ist of October, I got the gua out withoutany of the Grahams knowing and took 16 to the barn, On Friday night, ¥ thi there was pretcbing at the Baptist meeting house, went away in the evening, and said | was going to churea; Went to the barn and gos the gun; when IL went down the road about a quarter of a mile my rose got to bleeding; I then went back, put the gun in the barn aad went into the hotise. Some of ine Graiams asked me why [did not goto church; I said because my nose got to Dieeding. The next nigat, the gd” of October, I went away in tho evening, and said I was going to churen, There was church at the Baptist meeting house; the meeting house 18 about a imile from Grabam’s house, Whea I went out of the house I went to te bara and got the gun; went aowa through Ne Craham’s meadow, then through Jacob Campbell's meadow, then on a road whlch goes up past McCandless’ house. When 1 got on the roa t went up past John Stolan’s house, and thea past where Olver Prior used to live, aud thea to George MoUanaiess’ house, vi I heard some one ¢ got over the Tence and weat below the road, Tue person was Isaac Brannan: About this time I be- hove I heard some one talsing outside of the house and saw alight. The persons who were talking out. side of the house soon went tm, I then went down to the house and looked in a window. Before this awhile the moon arose and was siin- jog bright. When 1 looked in tie window they were Cras supper. I saw Annte. bhe was ane with the leit side of her face to the window. When Isaw her sitting a3 she was 1 then thougut I had as good a chance us L could get. That { could disfigure her as I wished, | then fired through the window, so as, I thought, to shoot her across the face. then left, As was goiie away I heard a noise like chatrs being moved ina hurry, and like some one might have fallen to the floor. When I got down to Graham’s [ got the gun put away without them kuowing it, That nignt, atter { got to ved, 1 heard Mr. Grahnm talking to ‘some one outside of thy house. Soon after, and before I .lad got to steep, I beard Mr, Graham coming up stairs. When he came up he told me that Annie McCandless was shot dead. I do not know hardly what I said, for] had an idea taat 1 had missed her altogether when 1 shot through the window. That nignt when I went away from McCandless’ house I went to Graham’s throngh the woods, When was going I was afraid that I might bave more than disigured her when I thoyunt of the noise like some one falling to the floor, yet I could not think after having it in my mind go long only to disdgure here The next day (which was Sunday) 1 was arrested. On the 19tn of April, 1803, my trial commenced, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty in the first degree, ‘There 1s another circumstance which I wil relate, tor I wish all to be known:-~ mina Zilla McCandless is a cousin of Annie; in the winter of 1868 Eiama Zilla got married; one evening I heard she was to be mairied next day; heard 60 by @ person who came from there; 1 expected some one would take Anuie over in a@ sleigu; the next mornivg of the Cay she was married I went away from Graham’s a8 early as 1 could; went over night to George McCandless’ house, on @ road which any one would have to take to go to where Emma Zilia McCandless’ father lived; when I got on the road nigh to George McCandiess’ I waited for to see if any one would come to Mc- Candless’, for l expected Annie might go over to where Emma Zilia's father lived withsome one. I inteaded if go for to mest them on the road and stop them, I had @ pistol with me, and | intended for to make them go back. I had no idea who would take her over, bat { thought some one might. I waited some ume, but saw no one. Some time through the day 1 went to George McCandiess’, but they aid not know Biama Zilla was going to ve married that day. Annie was in the house, so I had all my troubie ior nothing; yeb lwas glad enough things were 80, : M8 ONCE RESOLVED TO COMMIT SUICIDE, Ibeueve that is all I know 1 particular, except one th ch Twili speak about, watch shows the weak nature of man. 1 belteve it was the itrst suinmer { worked for Mr. Graham. for some reason I felt down hearted and meiancholy. One day | felt as if L would ratuer be dead than living. I was out making a ditch tor some water to run in; J was working with a spade; when I was workin broke the spade; 1 then felt s0 bi about how things was and how much _ bother I caused that { amtended for to kill my- self and also for to kill Annie McCandless, i intended for to get @ revolver and then for to shoot her and then for to shoot my- self, Lwentone day ior to get @ revolver but did notgetone. The thought allerwards went cut of iy tama, and as T said before after my trial tho jury revurued @ verdict of guilty in the first degrec.” On the lun of September, 180%, Iwas senteaced to death, and Rs I said before and shall tor to tell the truth, Luever fired that shot with the intention jor to kill Annie McCandless, nor I could not say other. Wise wita @ certain knowiedge of eternity betore et for on the 10th Of bis Month, November, 1869, heard the death warrant from the Governor We all taust dig Box ume, sooner or later, Life is uncer- taib and death is sure. May al forgive me who I have wronged, aud i would ask the prayers of all good peopic, and may Gou forgive me, ‘Tavse .who have been friends tome 1 thang. May they rem know that T thank them for the ktneane ag. Y ain’ Gory for" That tie { caused so much trouble, but it was not my ifitention for td Kill Annie McCandless, I am sorry. Iwisht bad never seea tie ght of this world, to be a troudle to myself and others, This is uow all L have for to say. WIS LAST NIGHT AND MORNING ON EARTU The time fixed for the execution of Hockinberry was between ten and three o'clock to-day, It took place in the jail yard, sarrounded by bigh walla, and looked gloomy and delapidated enough. The convict bad, apparantly, few fears of death and betvayed litde anxiety ag this his last day oa earth approaced. M2 retired eariy last night after preparing a statement to be published afier wie execution, Ho slept soundly uuu about three o'clock this morning, when he awoke and rose from his bed and paced up aad down the ceil, his hands behind his back, evidently deep 1a meditation and seeming for the first time impressed with @ sense of the awful doom that awaited him. Aller some time spent im this way he Sat down aud wrote several short borg g oe rer tions of the gy Wore Ainoug tn ‘0 Charles Aeeinckst and ret tieas Otoko. berry then retired and slept until awakened by Sheriff Thompson, wWio Informed him that Kev. Charles Moran was Waiting to be admitted, He arose, dreased himself with scrupulous care, and upon the entrance of the minisver, received nim atiection- ately, remarking that ue was well aware how near deaiti was. ‘ile two engaged in prayer for some time, the doomed man appearing in excellent spirits and prepared to meet the dr fate that awaited id VISITS OP ACQUAINTANCES. Hockinherry ate breakiast.spacingly. After taking it, several persons, among whom were Assistant District Attoraey Kiddie and his counsel, with severa: friends, were allowed to converse short time with bim and bid a figal adieu, The condemned man seemed consid>rabiy depressed after thelr departure, ann persisted in rewinding tie minister that his intention was not to murder the victim, but merely td disfigure herin auch ® manner as to render marrage with another impossible. He rallied again, how. ever, and expressed a wish to Sherif Thompson to be executed at eleven o’ciock a3 the suspenss caused @ continual agony, The hour set apart by tne Sheriff was three o’clock in the afternoon, allowing the convict the longest time franted him by him who signed the death warrant, The Sheriff hesitated, but upon being pressed, acceded to the request ana commenced making preparations, THE EXROUTION. Accordingly, at the hour named, the Sherif an- nounced that everything in readiness, The nands of Hockinberry were then bound and he was conducted to the geafold. A- brief prayer wes offered up after the rope was amtixed to his neck. Hoe seemed for an instant to falter, but quickly recovered his composure. ‘iho signal was given and the spirit of the murderer {aged tac of the murdered in the presence of God, . a PERSONAL MOVLMENTS. “Boz” is only fifty-seven, Tennyeon has seen sixty winrera. A Mr. Charles Sumner hag just been appoluted Postmaster at Sclinyier, Colfax county, Nebraska. The nun Barbara Ubryk, of Cracow celebrity, nas heen removed permanently to am asylum for the incurable insane, Abyssiniana yenerate the late Theodorus as a saint, and miuke a Mecca of his grave, wiere numerous Tairacies are said to bo performed, . B. Haywood, whose wife was drowned at Oakland, Cal, by the fall of a ferry gangway, has sued tho ferry company 125,000 damages. Mr, Peabody's brother, *hephews and nieces, ro- siding at Zanesville, Ohio, have left for the Nast, to aitend the funeral of their distinguished relative, ‘Tho Bmperor Alexander hag tasued a ukaso which accords to Schamy! and his heirs male, in line di+ rect, hereditary nobility In the Muscovite empire, Queen Victoria has consented that a certain num. ber of of Hagtish oficers can enter the service of the Shah of Persia for the purpose of reorganizing bis ariny. ‘ Mra, A. N. St. Clalr arrived at St. Joseph, the soth wit,, on her travels through the nico and across the Continent in her own carriage, hav- lng completed a eer, of 12,000 miles, 4,000 01 = which were made in her own carriago, visiting all o1 Califoraia, Oregon, Washington Territory and Bri tiah Columbia, Her danghter, who projeqied this Journey, died in Sait Lake In January lagly NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. Condemned Property. The Untted States vs, Nine Barrels. and Three Kegs Distilled Spirtts.—The property was found at No. 60 Harrison street, and no claimants appearing it was ordered to be condemned, * The Untted States vs. Two Packages Distilled Spir- tts or Callornia Brandy.—In this case the property was discovered at No, 118 Chambers street, Con- demned, The Untted States vs, Nineteen Packages Distilles Spirtts.—This property was found ab No, 68 Cort~ Jandt street, and no claimants appearing tb was con- demned, Assistant District Attorney Limerson repre. senting the goverument, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. The Alleged Whiskey Frauds. Before Commissioner Shields, The United States vs. E, B, Ketlogg.—tho examl- nation iu this case, tu which the defendant is charged with carrying on the business of a distiller with- out paying the tax required by law, was resumed yesterday. E. J. Korp, deputy collector, testifed that ho visited the defendant's establishment at No. 60 West street several times; saw a sign over the door denot- ing that the deiendant was a@ liquor deaier and rec- iter. 3 Nicholas Babcock testified that he was a gauger; assisted in gauging tie liquor there; 1b wes rectified Spirits; BAW 4 Case of brandy on the prewises with. out a stamp On it, Francis Flay was next examined, and stated, he worked as an engineer tor Kelivgg for five months, worked tor nim eight or nine years at the premises on avenue A; Kellogg kept a distillery there; saw Water aud spirits duped i ihe cisterna and saw spirits come out, Spencer Kiroy, clerk im the assessors office de- posed that he examined the books and found that the still at No. 60 West street was not registered, ‘The case was then reported to the cullector, Tas closed the evidence for the government. iuichaei Kane, on behalf of the defence, stated that he superintended the business for Keliogg at avenue A; knew the stock at tue premises in West street witness made the wine; there was uo fermeniutio! if there had been any fermentation w would hav spoiled it; there never was any Wine put into ine BU to his knowledge. George Jordan, bookkeeper, corroborated the tes- timony of the previous witness to ihe eifect that there never had been any wine put into the BLill; Kelas told Duignan never to do anything contrary We The further hearing of the case was then adjourned ull to-morrow. Thé Alloged Tobacco Frauds. The Untted States vs, Cullman, Lippeman, Buck- ner and Munday.—The defendants, charged with not paying the duty required by law upon large quantities of tobacco, were held to await the action of the Grand Jury. SUPEBIOR COUNT—GENERAL TERM. Interesting Ejectment Case. Before Chief Justice Barbour and Judges McCunn and Jones, Samuel B, Nowlan vs. John B. Trevor and James B. Colgate.—Tho plaintiff, a civil engincer, had offices in defendants’ building, 47: Wall street. De- fendanis requiring possession of these oflices on 4th of September, 1868, without any previous warning notified plaintiff he must leave the premises that day, and that unless he consented to do so they would immediately throw nis library, instru. ments and effects upon the sidewalk, Plain- tur in vain remonstrated with defendants on the harshness and tllezality of their proceedings. ‘They remained inexoravie, and piainti’s valuable efects were removed amid a drenching rain. For this unjustifiable proceeding the plaintit?, by Matthew McMahon, hits attorney, commenced a suit for dam- ages, in which the referee awarded him $2,000, and plainti# in July last entered judgment against de- Jendants for $2,504, for costs and damages. The defendants, dissatisiied with this judgment, inoved before Justice McCunn Jor a new tial. ‘ti3 motion was promptly dented. Defendants then appealed to the General ‘Term—Justices Barvour, Monell and Freedman—that tribunal decided that the jadgmenc of the referee was most righteous and ailirmed it ‘with costs. SUPERIOR COURT. Interesting Suit Acninst the City—Pcter B. Sweeny, Comptroller Connolly and Qihers Brought [Before the Superior Court—Intes resting to Taxpayers Generally. R J. Bennett vs The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaty of the City af New York; The Board of Supervisors of the County of New York; Richard B. Connolly, Comptroller af the City of New York; Peter B. Sweeny, Chamberlain; Eiwara Jones, William C, Rogers and Jay J. Jone The following is the complaint of the plaintiff in a suit agaist the defendants just entered in the Superior Court:— The piaintif, by Samuel Schidrowitz, her attorney, on her own behalf, as well as on behalf of alother oluizen taxpayers similarly taterested, alleges aad Buows to his courtz— Ts em First—That the platntif fs a taxpayer and owner of pro- perty in the city of New York, and resident of said city, Sevond—That the taxes levied and assessed by the ty 3 $e pity of New fia Hoard of Supervisors of thé coMhty of New York upon the 1 and personal property of the citizens and taxpayers of city lor several years past have been uagriauy heavy and excessive, and the amount for the coming Year, ag estl- mated and bef awl to be reyuired, will exhibit sti! a more enormous and burdensome increase, Luird—That by reason of the corrupt and illegal acta of some of the said deteadan‘s in aquanderdiag the public mo- ney in the manner bereluafier siated and in various other Waya the taxes of the auld clty ara annually {ncroasing to an alarming degree, the effect of which bas already been to ia- duces large bnmbgr of persons doing and transacting bast ness in said city to remove out of the limits thereo! t> avold the onerous and fnoreasing taxes annually Imposed upon tho property owners of said clty. a Richard B. Connolly; is the Fourti—That the defendant Comptroller of the city of New York and the chief ojlcer of nias such hay an. the department of finance of sald city, thorliy by the charter of safd city to’ settie ant adjust all claims against the corporation of ‘said city. the defendant, Peter B. Sweeny, 1s the Charaber- N r of the ba- belonging to a Ww vork and the obter 0 Féception and payment of mouey: the treasury of sald city, and as such bas authority to pay all warranta drawn on said treasury by sald Coraptroiler, Siath—That the defendants, Edward Joues, William 0. Rogers and Jay Jarvis Jones are copartners im business as printers and stationers ta eaid city, under the two several ames and styles of 15. Jones & Co. aud W. O. Rowers & Cor. Ahi that as such copartners they aid, duri: yf ounee times, Go and perform certain work and labor, ‘urn! if ana deliver certain ls and merchandise to and for the usg and beuelt of the agtd Jorporation of the city of New York, "8 Fy os a) > * -- seoexth—That in the months of Octoher and November, 1888, the defendant, Richard It, Connolly, audited aid allowed, aud tho defendant, Peter 8. Sweeney, paid from the eity treasury a certain claim of Edward Jones & Co. against the said city and county of New York for printing, Lc., amount. ing to about $285,000; thal, as this plalnti@ {x'informed and beiloves, of this mmonut the sum of 1200.00) was illegally and fraudulently andited, allowed and pald, no consideration neretor ever having been received by the said city and county igith—Thas there are now pending before the suid Comp: troller for adjustment and payment out of the city treasury: certain claims of £2. Jones « Co, and W. ©. Rogers & Co., and ried as arrearages for the yeur 1835, amount. aintiit te informed and believés, to the enormous 0, of whlch amonnt, as this plainttif is informed Se sum of Cg a) Ms Shorea changed. for Me iading, paper, ster ing. jogriphing an of @ certain booky ented. “Manta ot cin w.¥ork, 1°65," and this plaiutlif e} exorbitant and a fraud upon taxpayers of the cliy and county of New Yori in this, that whereas 15,000 copies of the said book were ordered to be feet and furnished for distribution by a reavintion witopted ¥ the Common Councti of saidetty on the ifth March, 1868, the sald defendante, Edward Jones, Wiliam ©. Rogers and Jay Jarvis Jones, did print aud furnish for distribution only 10,000 copies thereof, and that the said Bilis and claims now F ty Richard B. Connolly, Comptroller as nent for 15000 copies’ as having beew furnished, inthThis plaintif further says on information and be- lief that in the amount of Raye above mentioned there ts charged the sam of over (340,000 for the pretended publication of acertain book eucitiod “Laws of State of Now York Telating to the City of New York,” or that effect, nnd com: monly known ag “i\offmants Digest of Clty Laws," which naid publication was ordered in Ii printed in 1866 and paid for in 1887, and it is now sought to charge for and collect the above mentioned sum of over $40,000 for anotuer pretended edition of said digest by ilegally, faudulentiy anit corruptly xemoving the tie paces of some’ few copies left over and fa aseasion of thesaid 1. Jones .y With the trprint Ed- ‘ard Jones Co. printers to the corporation, and dated 1866, and ‘altering the imprint to E. Jones & Co, and the ' date thus creatin the Jmpression ° that a 5 Ss. was not reasonably worth the sum of fifty dollaras whereas this plaintiff shows that the charces in the aatd bills or claims of the oaid Edward Jones, William Ss Hogern & Jay Jarvis Jones, now tying before tie Fuld Richie B Connolly, Compiralier, ne Bforesald, Ie made for over 40,000 for 5,000 copies of Ba ‘as having been print nd published in 1668. ‘ai MS Obi Tenth—That thoro are many other fraudulent clatms and charges made aod contained jn the sald bills, no before th x Sige Richard B, Connolly. sald aforer: bills of similar defendant, Richard B, were ordi wero the said Peter 1, Bweeny, as ‘such City Chambor- Iain fn the montha of October and November, 1854, anon: Jag to about the enm of of which amount this pete ig) that the mum of about $007 was uttert, Traaduient, and this pialotiif charges that the sum of abow 880,00) of the remaining #165,000 was also utterly frauduien' and that the fair aud honest charge in such bills was more than $90,000 or $85,0.1 Hievonth—That there ts danger that the anld Richard 13. Qon- nolly, aa anid Comptrolier, may settle and adjust sach fra Jent claima and bilis Aieainat the city of N mentioned for @7W,000 or thereabout Perr B. Bweeny, Wilts, treasury of ie nae ju ton he: “all oth 9 and Gon monaity of Sota da ‘ork, first al ud iat the mata Sham i e8, Su ‘of anid conti troiler of sald city, and Peter i, said city, thelr counsellors, atto tnd eagh and avery of them be firalned from auditing, allowing, Ray tof, Jones « Co. 2 See arefat nee or ‘Jay pena or tis many bara dedgeeet ana oanet ee camet COURT GALENOARS—THlS DAY, Surreme Count—Crrovir.—Part 1,—Before Sutherland, Court opens - 1285, $93, 1857, 1783, ee Tavis 190 1681, 1465, 687; 1537, 625, 89, es 1778, 1779, 1 Surreme Courr—Cmouit,—Part 2,—Adjourned ‘Thursday, 9th inst. Surkese Count—Crampens,—Held by Judge Bare Bard. Cail of calendar at twelve M.—Nos, ie a 100, 102, 100, 114, 120, 121, 123, 131, 137, 162, Oailt5a 4. ah ae SuPREME CourT—Omampens,—Notice,—All issuée filed atcer Saturday wall be placed on the third Mone day’s caleudar of December, — SuekEMe Coont—Sprcian Term.—Before Judge Catdozo, Court opensathait-past ten A. M.—The ene tire calendar will be called through, Cases may be ses down for any day during the ensuing week onlye The clerk of this court reauests the lawyer" Loom his special calendar by mistake to return the’ and receive another instead, Superior Court—THaL Tenm.—Part 1.— Judge Monell, Court opens at eleven A. M.—N¢ 688, 803, 3520, 733, 1005,.1083, 1079, 1083, 1051, 1 1097, 1099, 951, 1139, 1.45, Part 2—Before J Tous, "Ido0, Yao donee 1itgy 2620, “ga, Ao00y 00, 12 1 50, ( 1416, 1418, 1488, 1010, 1453, . Marine Covrr--teran Team—Part 1.—Before Judue Curtiss. Catl of calendar at ten A. M.—N 4182, 3500, 4240, 416], ‘S005, 4196, 4211, 4251, 4451, 445%, 4457, 420y," 4262," Part 1.—Berore Jad Aiker. Call ot calendar at ten A. M.—No3, § sane ri 4357, S040, 4153, 4968, 4390, 4431, 40105 nai, 4008. . OoURT OP GENERAT, Sxsstons.—Bofore Recorder Hackett, Court opens dteieven A. M.—Tho People vs. William Lyons, robbery; Same vs. Julius Gateaw and Alexander Civard, robbery; Same vs. Themag Bigley, felonious assauit aud battery; a MS ys 4 ‘Thomas O'Brien, felouions assault and bart vs. Jaines Wilson aud ‘Thomas McDonald, bu Same vs. Robert Gusta, burgiary; Same vs. Jackson, grand laveeay; Same vs. Patrick, bigamy. . O1FY INTELLIGENCE. RA o Tae WRATHER YESTERDAY.—The following recor® will show the cvanges in the temperature for thé past twenty-four honrs in comparison with the core responding day of last year, aa indicated: by thé thermometer at Hudaut’s puarmacy, BBRALD Builds ing, corner of Aun sireet:— ‘ 1868, 188% 20 «8P, 2 6 Average temperatore yesterday. noon DIG Average temperature for corresponding date last Yar... eeeceve soave ABE Finst or THE SEASON.—There will be skatiig t= day, witn a band of musio in attendance and water under the Ice, at the Rink, corner of avenue and Forty-sixth street, SocraBLE EnTERTAINMENT.—James G. Clark, the popular ballad composer and singer and author of “Leona,”’ gave au entertainment last evening befor alarge and appreciative audience at the Institute, Laight streot, Desr SEA SouNDINGS.—This evening the York Soctety of Engineers will discuss the subject of deep sea sounding devices at the room of the Geee graphical Society, Cooper Building. Admissiog WES. ALLEN IN THE BOWERY.—Captain Copeland, drill officer at the Central OMee, reports meeting the escaped convict, Wesley Allen, in tho Bo It terday, but did uot arrest uim as Westley did no} wear the weil known patca over one of his eyes. Fink Ants.—Thomas Thompson, who recentlp died in Soston, teft & large property, including paintings valued at half a million dollars. ‘The late ter formed the largest colection 1a America, Is if understood they have been sold and will soon be brought to New Yors, Ten cars will be required {98 their shipment, Omi Deap.—Serzeant MoGiven, of tue Beveme teenth precinct, yesterday reported to the Coroners? Office the death of Adolph Gtlman, a child two years f age, whose parents live at No, 401 Sixth frome causes unknown. The child died on evening, and why the fact had not been sooner re> ported does notappear, Coroner Flynn has chargé of the case ana will make an investigation to-day. “Curese Hr.’—It is reported bya number of reputable merchants in this city that a nian repres senting himself as accredited from the well known firm o7 A, Poullain & Go., of Georgia, is going the rowads of the wholesale houses ouying goods and ordering them sent to Poullain & Co, He bas suce ceeded in obtaining good-sized bills rrom several houses, but he makes ar mistake by spel the name ol his principals “Poullaine,” 4 ’ Suppen Dxatus.—Yesterday mornmg about seven o'clock, & man, whose name 1s unknown, wag found ina dying condition, corner of Laight and Greenwich street, by officer Corwin, of tho Fifth preeinet, and expired in a few moments afterwards. The body was taken to the Leonard street pollo @ station, when Coroner Keenan was called to hold an inquest. Deceased was about. twentye eight yoarg of age, five feet. eight, ieheg fieignth, fair complexion and brown hair. Hie worea brown coat, gray vest and pants and a soldier's blouse, ‘tue remains were sent to the Morgue walt identificati Mrs, Bridget Kidin, forty-elght years of age and & native of Ireland, who had been of intemperate habits, died suddeniy on Monday night at her reale dence, No, 554 Eleveuth avenue. Coroner Schirmer was called to hold an inquest on the body. ~ Frederick Menke, a German, thirty-seven years, 2 ave, fell in & fitin the basement of premiges 1 Thompson street aud expired shortly aiterwardss Coroner Keenan was called to hold an inqnest om the body. Deceased having no relatives or friends to defray the funeral expenses his body was sent to the Morgue and will be buried at the public xe pense, Martha Smith, a woman forty-five years &, age, died suddenly at 428 Hast Eleventh sireet. Coroner Keenan was notified to hold an inquest on the bodye Philip Fitzpatrick, about forty-five years of age, empioyed as driver oa the Tenth avenao line of on died suddenly early yesteraay afternoon, directh: after eating his ainuor. ‘Tae remains were taken to the Twenty-second precinct station house, ghenee they were removed to bis late residence, No. 21 West Fitiy-first street. Disease of the heart is ber heved to bave been the cause of death. Fiynn will hold an inquest on the body, iS pe ES POLICE INTELLIGENCE, ALLEGHD LARCENY OF MoNEY.—Detective Evans, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, yesterday arraigned before Justice Dodge, at Jefferson Market, a young man, nineteen years of age, named Benjamin Fe King, residing a No, 281 West ‘Twenty: fire, seroety upon complaint 0! narew pol p! pdell, a ua of Kast Thirty-second street, charged with $196 in money from lim on Saturday Jase Temanded to the station house until m Tne ENVELOPE GAME AGAIN—A Mr, Willlany Lewis, newly arrived in the city, but who says he has travelied pretty nearly all over the world, was attracted to 179 Broadway, yesterday, and while there jomed several gentlemen he found there in the envelope game und various card tricks, Ho wag uiteaatalye swindled out of $225, ana, idl samen to lose his moncy so rapidly without having hig ree venge, he gave ono of tie parties, Mr. Charios Smith, into custody, Smith was taken before Judge Dowl- ing at the Tombs and temporarily answer, Hicuway Ronsery.—Michael Harney, a sailor, was brought before Judge Dowling y A charged with stealing from Hugh McGraa seven dollars. McGrau said he was drinking with the Prisoner and two other men not in custoay, and he iked them the road to the Cather . They Onrered to see him tnere, and they eae iin in aa opposite direction to the ferry—a considerable dis- tance from the ferry. They knocked him down and grabbed hold of his turoat and then robbed him. He was able to secure Harney. He gave hii tO Cute tody, and Judge Dowling e HunTiNGs Oats ~Maggio Mahar, 6 young woman of Celtic extraction, appeared at Jefferson Market, before Justice Dodge, against ® young thn named Patrick T. Tracey, whom, she alleged,’ unceremont. ously entered her bedroom a@t three O'clock yesters a orning, and sho thought he ‘thee for the Fen ark, atau ce ge as to what he ne ue he at that unseasonabie hour. “houting 7 He was sent down at te" atuon vo Lune “rate! in Getwale of $000 Dall 19R hia Kavare good behaviour, OBTAINING GOODS UNDER Fatse Pr —Mr. Leopold Lazarns, a young man who {s only anew in the art of larceny, jadging from tne very little game he has been playing, was brought before Judge Dowling, at the Tombs, yesterday, with obtaining twenty-two dc worth of shirts from Mr. Adolph Omer, No, 11 in ‘the tence that he had been sent: them rds arrested, but he Was COMMMIItOd to BUS WOls