The New York Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1869, Page 5

» THE COURTS. Condemned Property—Business in the United States Cireult Court—Alleged Conspiracy to Defraud the Govern- ment—The Case of General Butler and the Twiges Swords— Mercantile Paper. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Condemned Property. Betore Judge Blatchtord. The following described property was condemned by default:—The United States vs. one sull, 4c, found at the saloon No. 145 Bowery; 2,000 cigars, Sound at Liberty street; fitteen voxes, found at No. 448 Water street; twelve boxes, found at No. 75 Ful- ton street; twenty-five boxes of snuff in bottles, Jound at No. 104 Pearl street; forty-seven half boxes mavutactured tobacco, found at No, 80 Front street; five barrels of distilled spirits, found at No. 44 West Sevenwenth street, Important Distillery Case. The United States vs. The Distillery of Jon H. Steer, West Seventeenth s(reet.—The premises were seized on the 4th of June, 1867, on the ground that there was doable the quantity of grain and fer tation that the books set forth. ‘The trial, wh for the forfeiture of the premises, hay nov con- eladed. UNITED STATES GIRGUIT COURT. Business of the Past Year. Bamuel Nelson, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Presiding Justice of the Court, x During the year 1869 there have been commenced jn the common law brauch of this court 161 suits, exclusive of cages under tue Internal [evenue laws and against the Collector of the Port lor alleged ilegat exaction of duties, dn the equity branch 221 suits were commenced, 413 heard on motious for injunctions, winety-6ix granted and five demurred, in admiralty on appeal from the District Court twenty-seven cases were brought and seven heard and decided; nine uppeals were taken to the Supreme ourt of the United States, In the criminal branch elghty-eight tmdictments were iound and twenty-elgut heard and dispose of. During he year Judge Nelson was sitting in the Supreme Court of the United sSrates in January, February, March, October, Novemberand December, and in this district in Apr During Judge Neison’s, absence from this district the court was heid by Judges Blatchford and Benedict. In the United States Commissioners’ Court Ken- neih G, White, Richard E. Stilwell and John A, Shields, United States Commissioners for the dls- trict, Have issued durtng the year 1509 163 Warrauts jor various oences, ¥iz.:—\1olaling neutrality, per- Jury, DOb paying special tax, removing whiskey toa place other than a bonded warehouse, opening and embezzling letters, robbing on shipboard, cruel and wntsual punishment, making and passing counter- fell mone), &e.. & number Of Which Were sent tu the Grand Jury abd disposed of ou trial. URITED STATES COMMISS ONERS’ COUAT. Counterfeiting Case. Belore Couaissioner Shields, The United Siates blared A, Dubeil.—Vhe de- * fondant was charged th passing a counterieit y dollar bill on Aaron Frank on the 14th inst. bere being no evide the complaint Mat the deiendant intended to delradd, he Was dis- charged. The Aliened Conspiracy to Geverniment, the Unitek Stal vs. George Hofinan, David Aicdersdorf, Philip Liedersdory and Henry steaker.—Warrants were yesterday tasued for the arresi of the above named defendants on the afidayit of Jubus Raymond, who testiied that in September, 1868, he was part owner of a disitliery at Nos, 102 and 104 Hester stre: tat the distillery was then running in the name of Yavid Eran, who was not the owner of any part thereim, but was simply em- Ployed at $100 # Week; Uhav the real owners oesides she witness were George Holtman, David Lieders- dort, Philip Liedersdorl and Hepry Steaker; that Hofman nad the whole management of the con- ; the distillery Was rap unui the latter part of miber, 1868; witness believed that large quanti- ties of spirits were uUlicitiy conveyed into a com- pounding house adjoming, which had been hired by Hiottwan and Liedersdorf, and was run ia the name of Joseph Hottman, the spirits being conveyed to the compounding room through an india rubber hose; 31 Was afterwards put in packages and stamped as compounded spirits aud sold, some to a Mr. Web- ater, rectiier, on Monroe sireet, aud flity bariein were solu to a Mr. Eisig. Witness saw in one week 110 hogsheads of molasses go into said distillery, and sew during the same week go out only fifteen or sixteen barrels of spirits, while ne observed gomy out from the compounding room each day from Jorty vo lity barrels of spirits. Witness farther states that he was informed by George Hofman tuat In order to prevent the seizure and contiscauon ot ihe goods sent out from the compounding fouse he (Hoffman) was supplied with bills by one b. Schwan (who had 4 distillery on West Thirty-sixtn sirevt, and a compounding boase oa West Tbirty- weventh strect), to show uUiat the goods were tax pad and all right; that in the dis- Ullery, near = tne — turns was a pump nowinally used for wate, but really used m convey- ing spirits to the basement of tie compounding house. Through tho hose referred to, owing Jeak in the pump, the spirits Uius being conve away In the Might at one tine took fire and burned the engineer of the distiliery so severely that he was taken to Retlevue Hospital, where he Was confined for some Months, and that he was paid by Hoffman do Keep stil about the wai David Evian made an afidavit corroborating that of the previous witness, It appears that Marsh Harlowe despate! Rome of his ablesit deputies Co capture the alle delinquents, A vigorous search Was made for iben, buc without success. The aanouncement of their arrest and admission to batl inade ja some of the evening papers was enurely without foundation, while wt wil doubtless have Wie effect of frustrating the eas of justice. Defraud =the SUPERIOR COURT—SPEGIAL TERM. The Arrest of General Batler. Before Judge Freedman. Rowena Laurence vs. Benjamin F, Butler.—The ac- tion ts brought to recover the Twiggs swords and other property seized by General Butler in New Or- Jeans, An order of arrest was issued against Gene rai Butler aud & motion was now made bo vacate Lhe samme on the ground that the seiztre Was made Wi der the orders Of Lae governinent aud Wat tuere Was ho conversion. ‘The Court reserved its decision. The Kelectic Assecintion Motion for Subsiiius | tion of Attorneys. mn he Matter af (he Eclectic Association, —This was an application by the present receiver to substioure an attorney on bis behalf in a number of suits coih- menced in this court, 1t Beems that a receiver of the association bad-been appoiuted in a creditor's suit on January 30, 1569, who had been removed by we Court on the application of the wustees for ihe bondholders, and another substituted on June 8 1869, The order of removal appombing a ‘referee Was to examine the receivers accounts and (by a further order made on the application of the attorney for the receiver) to compute the amount due to such attyrney (or his services. 4t appeared that the first receiver had collected $5,002 62 belonging to the association, and bad, alier paying some debts, pald over the entire balance, amounting to over $5,000, to his attorney tor lus fees and disbursements from January v0 to June 8, 1869. ‘That this attorney, besides other ver- vices, had commenced 120 1 papers vo » Of Willen some fir aud likely 60 be abortly reacted Jor trial, in each of which he claitned be was entivied to receive the taxable costs aud a counsel [ce Defore any one could be mubstituied in his place. ‘The funds, whatever had come into the anus of the present receiver ana the tota: amognt ot the lees claimed, considerably exceeded the Whole amount of asscts Coil by his predecessor, Counsel on yenaif of the motion contended that there was no deposition to preveut the abvorney tor whe recelver irom receiving all that wits due hut; but that We present receiver was without funds, Wat the pending reference was the only proper method of determining the amount due him, as the question could not be decided on iaotwon, ‘That the cases In question Were about being reache Wus hecessury that some step siould be t A. J. Vanderpool and George W. pkwood, In Opposition, contended that whe former receiver lavy- ing agreed to pay the costs and a counsel fee in exct euse the Court was bound to order that amount tw be patd as @ condition precedeni to may BudstiLution being nade, Judge Freedman made an order referring the mat- ter to A. J. Smmuti, w deteriaine the amount due bite uttorney for the former receiver for services m toe acuions brought tn this court, such reterence to pro- ceed on tWo days’ notice, On tie Coming In Oi such report and the paying or securing of the amount (ii any} reported to be due, iet such attorney as the present receiver shall designate oe appointed as plaintifs atcorney in said actions; juriuer procecd- ings in satd aetions by ine former receiver or tis 'y being stayed until the coming In of sald George W. Wingate for the motion; A.J. Vander: pool ahd George W. Lock Wood Opposed COWMON PLEAS—GENERAL TESOL Lmpertaut to Travellers-Liability of Sterm. bout Owners=Opinion of Jndae Daly, Macklin vs. The New Jersey Sleamboai Com. Pany.--The pluintis, 1a August, 1805, baving some ‘ days before bought his ticket and engaged & state- room On board the steamboat St. John, took a small valixe aboard with him to his stateroom, locked the door, came back to say goodby to his sister, and re- turning, a few minutes later, found his valise gone, On the trial the defendants msisted thar they had placed everywhere about = the boat notices to passengers that Uley must leave their baggage tm the baggage room, and had even placed p ersons on the stairs leading to the state rooms to notify the passengers of this rule. The plaintiff denicd that he had seen any such notice , or been notified in any way not to place his baggage im the stateroom, The case went vo tha jury and the Jury found for the plains. The ae- fendants appealed and are now beaten on appeal, the Court holding that te defendants are liable as common carriers for their passengers’ baggage, and though they have the right to make reasonable regu- lations they must bring such regulanons to the knowledge of the passenger to become a delence, and that a regulation preventing passengers trom retaining with tuem arlicies of dally use Would hut be-reasonable, Judge Daly, in rendering decision, said a carrier of passengers had @ right Lo establish any reasonable regulations which he imght consider necessary to secure the safety of the bauguge of his passeugers, and if the passenger knew of the regulations and hts bay was logt through his own neglect or refusal w cowply With them the carrier was Dot responsibie, ‘the passenger bad engaged @ siaveroom several days before, and upon the day in quesuon he went Lo the office upon the boat, got the key of the stace- room and paid his tare. ‘The contract for his passage was thereiore complete, and the carriage and sale keeping of his baggage were, on the part of the de- fendant, a duty iciient to the contract, The taking of his valise with him into the stateroom was not such a taking of it into bisown exclusive custody aud guardianship a8 to absolve the carrier trom any duty, liability or obligation respect- Ing it. Alter reviewing the evidence 1m the case and citing Varlous cases vearmmg upon the subject. Judge Daly concluded an elaborate decision by stating that Where @ passenger pays, in addition, jor a separate or private room, or, a8 it 1s called, a slateroom, in these boats, he does so v0 gel greater and better accommodamons and jor the privacy aud security which it affords. Lf he bas simply with him a Valse and small portable articles comng under the denomination of light baggage, as it may ve carried in the hand, and from its limited size usually admits of little else than the Clothing and arucles required for prescat use, he has the right, Where such 1s the general character of its contents, to take it with him ito the champer provided for im ana where he 18 to pass the nigot, and, having placed it there and locked the door, the opiigation 1s upon the carrier to see that his property 1s not purtotned or stolen, Auy regu. lation, the effect of which would be to prevent him irom domg this, would be unreasonable. It i8 essential to the traveller's convenience and comfort, and the law would not descend inv the particularity Of insisting tat ne should opea the vailse, and, tuking out of it exactly what was reqai- site for the ni, lock itup and then take Ww and deposit it in the baggage room for safe keeping, li might put him to considerable imconvenience if he bad to do this, and in this case the passenger had reely tine to do it, for he put the valise in the ate room and left for five minutes to bid his sister goouby and when he returned it was gone. In fact iv disappeared so quickly as scarcely to afford hin ume even to see and reud the rules and regulations alleged to have been posted up, with whica he w: required to conform. Judgment should be affirmed. Judge Brady concurred iu the above decision. — + COURT CF COMMON PLEAS—GENERAL TEAM. Mercantile Papers—An Intersting Question, Before Judges Daly and Brady, The Park National bank vs, The Fourth National Ban This was an action to recover moneys paid by the plaintiffs to the defendants on a dyaft on plaintiiis, in which the name of the drawer had been originally genuine, but was then erased aud forged and the amountof the draft was altered and the ees changed. On demurrer Judge Barrett reid the complaint good, and an appeal was taken from his decision, Judge Brady holds thatif the signa- ture alone bad been forged the drawers would have been bound to know it, and, under the circum- siances, Hable; but the rule did not extend to for- weries in the body of the draft, and so concurs with the court below. duage Daly doed not concur with Judge Brady en- tirely; but to avowt a deaaiock—Judge Larrett lay- ing retired—yieids, reserving bis mght to dssent wien the case cowes up again. COUNT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. An Afflicted KieptomaniacmA Straight Back Down of a Mother's Love=Miscelianeous Casen. Belore Judge Kelly. A FEMALE MEDICAL DOUTOR. Mrs, Horanta Kelly, widow of Dr. Kelly, who for- meriy resided at the corder of Elizabeth street, and who tas, it is beheved, parsued her medical studies, and, it is said, Surgical practices, among her own sex when that sex was in an interesting condition, Was charged with shoplifting at Macy’s dry goods store, corner of ourteenth street and Sixth avenue. Mrs. Kelly had not suficiently mastered the dlag- nosis of her own disease to prevent it leading ber into trouble, At the extremity of her fingers there was an itching for her neigh- bor’s goods, and the disease was particularly active if she happened to be in & ary goods store. A few days agu she was at Macy's, and this Klepionmnia assumed a violent form; her fingers became contracted over a small parcel of preuy Christina gilts, and there was uo relaxing until they were safely depostied in the capacious pockets of her person, Again and again was she visited with outpreaks of tus malady. until finally it attracted the attention of str. Macy, Who beaevolently con- signed her to the care of a police olicer. She was brought up for treatment at this court, and Judge Kelly told her that ne must rewiand her unui Thursday, in order that a careful consideration might be given to her case, and she shonld have the benefit on Thursday of the best remedies Uiat medi- jurisprudence could devise. A MOTHERS LOVE WORN OUT AT LAST. Thomas Fitzpatrick, a hard, vicions. rongh iook- Ing, Wie loafer, Was Charged with offence, he puy for humanity, very rare, that of beating hia own mother on four diferent occasions. Mrs. fitzpat- rick, like ah other good mothers, was forbearing to thegiast; she supported this good for nothing, ne’er do Well son in idichess until she could do it nu longe! ‘Then he became very rough, and alter repeated for- givenesses she Was obliged to have tum arrested, Judye Kelly said thet he sould fave the benefit of ali the law could give him, which was aix montis? imprisonment in the Penttennary, MISCELLANEOUS CASES. James Dunn, a notorions pickpocket, with picking the pocket of a jady im Waslungton Market, was senten to four months’ wnprisou- ment in ibe Penitentiary. Mary Mcintyre, who had pieked up @ stranger from Montana and taken from his fiuger while in her room @ ring that he valued at enghiy dollars, was sent to the Penttennhary for four youths, John Williams, & well Known market uel, charged with stealing a tub of batter from Messrs. Sraith & Evatt, sent to the Penitentiary jor SIX months and fined Atty doilars, Margaret Buchanen, charged with stealing & shawt trom a young lady named Mary Morris, wile Mi wheeling # perambulator, Was sent to the F tary Jor four mouths. COUNT CALENDARS—THIS. DAY, cEME COURT—SPECIAL TermM.—Refore Jndge Court opens half-past ten o'clock A, 4, 86, 1:99, 186, 188, 194, 211, 216, 4, 10, 58, 117, 132, 140, 154, 166, 171, 177, 170, 102, 21a, charged » Nos. 100, 102, ‘215, 222, 164, 20s. PREMK COURT—CHAMBERS.—Held by sudge Bar- hard. Cali of calendar at twelve o'clock M.—Nos. 107, 214. 6, 238, 230, 240, 241, 245, & Court—fRtAL TenM.--Part 1.--Before Call of calendar at ten A, M.—Nos. 4766, 4767, 4788, 4769, 4770, Part 2—Before Judge Al- ATL, 472A, 4624, 4026, 6602, 4058. THE REAL MURDER CASE, The Motion te Amend the Error Book, As usual the fact that the Real case was to come up yesterdavin the General Term of the Supreme Court attracted a large aud {nterested congregation. The Judges on the bench were Clerke (presiding), Sutherland and Cardozo, and the matter came up on a motion to amend what Is known as the error book, by adding an exception to it. it appeared that on the trial a witness named Real was asked by the counse| for the prosecution tf he had ever beeu in- carcerated in the State Prison, The question was objected to: by the counsel for the prisoner; bus the Court permitted the interrogation, informing the wiiness, however, that he was not bound to answer. The witness replied in the aMrmative. To this rmling there appeared no exception in the error book; but mater was argued on the motion tor anew 1, a8 If it had actually been excepted to, Judge Clerke retased to consider this objection, as It Was not properly before the Court by exception. Ata subsequent period of the day a motion was insert th strict Attorney Garvin sald he had aeen the stenograpber who had taken botes in tie case and who assured hun he had no record of such an excep. tou. A sew days afier, however, the stenographer came to nm and informed him that alter making @ careful examination of his notes he found that the excoption had been made, He (the District Attor- ney) had no doubt that the inistake of the stenogra- pier was entirely through inadvertence, as he had a bigh opinion of his integrity. After soine further aiscussion the hearing of the case was adjourned till to-morrow, when the ste- nograpber will be examined, The Attorney General of Jowa decides that the legai word “male includes female; that therefore a temaie is a male, and that Mass Julie Addington i entitled to the office of Superintendent of Common Selook, to which she tas been elected, ‘NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECKM NEW YORK CITY. Our Shipping Interests—An OW Trick in Trade—Recovery of Stolen Bonds—The Claflin Difficulty—Burglaries and Till Tapping—A Snicide Re- ported by the Police—Mis- cellaneous Hems. ‘The followiyg record will show the changes in the temperature of the weather for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hud- Du’s pharmacy, Hrxaco Building, roadway, cor- ner of Ann street:— 1868, 1868, 1863, + 8 62 sees 40 46 40 43 ; a 43 Average temperature yesterday 46, “Gate Average temperature for corresponding last year. The Board of Assistant Aldermen met yesterday afternoon, but as there were not a sufficient num- ber of inember present to adopt “general orders” a motion to adjourn till this (Wednesday) afternoon, at two o'clock, Was made and carried. ‘The report of the arrest of David Josephs, of Cin- chunati, who was brought to this city from Cincir- nati, on the requisition of several of his creditors, was erroneous, so far as Claflin & Co, were con- cerned, Their loss ix him Was only $4,400, instead of $60,000, as reported, ‘The relatives of Patrick Clark (an account of whose sudden death appeared in the HeraLp of Monday) deny the statement.that Mr. Clark at the time of bis death was intoxicated. They claim that he was @& young man of good charad#r and morat habits, put Was uMicied with «disease of the he: by whica disease he was carried oif, A banquet will be given in this city to John Mar- tin, Me Irish patriot, some day next week, The affair was originated by a number of prominent gen- tlemen in this city—principaily Irishmen—who ten- dered the honor to Mr. Martin in @ very complime: tory letter to him. Mayor Hali, Peter B. Sweeny, Kt. 1, Connolly and others are among the number. A gentleman, who has the habit of writing a letter to his (rieads once in awhile and then putting it in one of the station boxes, complains that the Post Oitice Department does not provide enough accom- modation for the public in the matter of boxes. He says that in attempting to matla letter on Sunday night at the Spring street office he found the outside box 80 gorged With letters that in withdrawing his own he withdrew several others, which Le was able wreluro only wiih great diticulty, A joint committee of the New York Association for tue Kestoration of whe American Shipping In- terests held a regular weekly meeting last evening at No. 200 Lewis street, Daniel Coger in the chair, at which steps were taken, preparatory to calling @ jmonster meeting Of the various tmecianics who ure suflering from the depressed condition of our com- merce, Wo consider measures for their reliel 1 meeting will be held at the Cooper lustitute at a carly day, to be advertised in the public press, following gentlemen were present:—1. v. ¥ velt, L. A. Smith, Richard Poulon, EB. 4 Daniel Coger, James oss, L. IL Pool NusyelJ, and Charles Heaton, secreiary. 3 Yesterday afternoon a despatch reached the Cor- oners’ ofice from Paice Headquarters, stating that @ man named Devoe had committed suicide at No. 531 Bighthavenue. The frat vame of the unforiu- nate indiviaua! was not given in the despatch, nether did it contain a singie pariicular as to the mauuer in Which the decased nasvened his exit trom this troublesome World or tue Cause Which prompted his sell-execution, These blind despaiches are of very little use to the Coroners, Who desire full par- tictdars betore startmg out on their in tours, and for members of the pre! early information, they are of vo pract ‘She police sergeants are paid well ior their services, aud wey are expected lo telegraph im full all uapor faut istormation Which may come to ther Kuow- Tedge. aie iti POLICE INTELL NC. On the night of the 25th the store of O. B, McLean, No. 83 Pine street, was entered by burglars, who stole thirty-two boxes of Uled, ana on proceeang outside took @ truck with which to carry away ther plunder, The total value of the property stolen is put at $1,000, William Weinberg, a Spanish negro, charges that on Monday nignt he occupied a bed at No. 40 Wooster street with two colored femuies, named Mary John- son and Mary Simmons, who stole twenty dollars in money from him, They were arrested by oiticer Finiay, of the Eigth precinct, and yesterday cow- mitted by Justice Dodge to answer, Detective Rielly, of the Fitteenth precinct, yester- day afiernoon arraigned a carpenter, nineteen years of age, named Charles French, before Justice budge, at Jefferson Market, upon complaint of Christopher Graham, of No, 716 Kast Futy-seveath street, charged With stealing a watch from him im November last vained at sixty dollars. He adinlited tue charge and Was comtuitted to answer, Captain Davis, of the Tenth precinct, had a visitor ou Monday night in the person of a small boy, who presented hun with a package and disappeared. On opening it he discovered rolted np inside of a news- paper about $6,000 in stolen bonds. Aa examing- Uon sbLowed Uhat they were Worthless and are @ por- ton of the prececds Of @ rovuery committed fifteen years ago. They were sent to the Centrar Police Ditice. On Sanday night an officer of the Sixth precinct atrested aman named Mulligan, in Baxter street, having im his possession a tub of butter, On taking him to the station house, as it was suspected be haa stolen tt, a dealer at No, 62 James street, named Fallon, clatmed tne butter, and stated be bad sent Mulligan owt fo sei it An examination of the con- tents by Captain Jourdan discovered that the tup contaued ten pounds Of puter on the lop and about Sixty Pounds of sand below. Officer Garrett, of the Fifteenth precinct, yester- day morning arraigned before Justice Dodge, at Jefferson Market, a young man giving his name as Joln Smith, twenty years of age, And residence at vig Greeve street, charged with burglariously enter- ing the unoccupied house No, 46 West Nintin street, on Monday night, by means of forcing open one of the panels to tne basement door, He + remanded vo the station house to enable the oMcer to find the owner of the building. Joln Ryan, a boy, elghteen years of age, residing at 450 Broome street, about twelve o'clock on Mon- day night, entered the distillery of,Lynen, Brother & Co., at 66 Thompson street, and tapped the ui) of forty-four dollars in money. When arrested by onicer Brothers, of the Eighth precinct, twenty-five doilars of the money was found in his possession, He admitted the cuarge, and upon a complaint being referred against fim by one of the firm, before justice Douge, yesterday, he was committed to auswer. A POLICEMAN A LA BONNER, How Lager Beer Men are “Beaten”—Three Minutes on the Road, Au tutormal complaint bas reached the Police Commissioners to the effect that a poor man, named MoGuire, residing oo the corner of First avenue and ‘Twenty-third etreet, has been victimized by a police oMcer, The informant gives some facts that, if true, showd resuitin the discipline of another police oiicer, Ho states (hat on the 10th of November au Highteenth precmet roundsaman announced a rate, as follow! Qearernce nee eeetVe et OWE e at MOLOTE PELE EOD bb bet oD > RAPE LE, 3 AN ABDALLAH MARE. 3 Fifteen hands bigh, six y 0 rotted inside 3 three mi 3 fo np Rare Murr 1, 3 At A, LANL'S, Ni hth avenue, 3 Tick ‘The roundsman avd a number of lus oMcers went to the saloon Keepers, who for fear of incurring the MilwULof the force, took Uckets, which realized the policeman neariy The raifie came off as an- nouneeil, and the ymare, which is worth $150, was,won by Megaire, who was compelled to pay twenty-five dollars for drinks for tie crowd. The following morning be went for the mare, found her non est, and be learned the last seen of her was under the ribvons of the roundsinan and a police chum on the Bloomingdale road, MoGuire ts ‘ont one horse, $160, and twenty-five dollars for arinks—total $176, The matter has become such @ scandal m the ward that the victims of the Avdailal mare raMe have re- kolved to hold & meeting and give ex pression to their feelings. The following notice was . consequentty posted up tn the saloons of the ward yesteruay:— Noviee—A mesting of the Abdallah warriors will be held at No, avi Firat avenue, on Saturday evening, at eight o'clock All warriors willing wad unfortunaie enough to join this bri- gade, will report puneiualiy, order WY URED Liss GRANT, Brigadier. OLD Sait Roweson, Secretary. Until a formal complaint im made by Mr. McGuire, the winner of the a@uial, ie commissioners ean tke no action. self adinitted having administered four THE BOND FORGERY CA Crom-Examination of Johnson—Another Ad- Journment. Jerome Bradiey was yesterday brought up on remand before Judge Hogan, at the Tombs Police Court, on the charge of forgery. Mr. Jerome Ruck, who appearea with Mr. W. F. Howe for the defence, addressed the Court on behalf of the prisOser, urging that the evidence of forgery was not sulicient to justify the committal of Bradley. ‘The motion was dismissed, Barton M. Johnson was Uien cross-examined by Mr. Howe:—I am a prisoner in the City Prison, on the charge Of stealing the bonds in question; these bonds are the ponds which Mr. Bradley is cuarged with forging; I have had no promise, directly or in- directly, Of being released from custody if I gave evidence Of forgery against Bradley; 1 do not expect tmatif | give testimony against Brodiey Il ahall be released from the charge of larceny; I have never been told any such thing or to that effect; | testified against Bradicy because | wanted the truth told about these matters; | have no enmity against Brad- ley; Lhave & mouve, which is of vindicating myself, of course; | was first arrested as regards these bonds on the 29th or 30th of October by Faricy; | had adificuity about some bonds prior to Farley arresdng me; it was about the 24th or 25th; tose bonds Were a portion of these in question; Ldid not consider it au arrest; | went to Captain Garland’s police station avout some bonds | had negotiated; 1 went With Mr. Hand; 1 then went to the Tombs Court with Captain Garland, and was taken before Alderman Coman; it was decided that I should take up the bonds about one o’clock the next day; no- ting Was said to the Court about Bradley; } told Captain Garland about Bradley; I negotiated those bonds {for Bradley; Bradiey gave me one of those bonds, and he directed Clarke to give me the others in No. T Nassau street; he gave me the two others, aud that was one of the'three that I redeemed; I did not negotiate the bonds a second time; after I had redeemed them I gave them back to Bradley; they came Into Iny possession again, but 1 did not nego- tuate them a second time; 1 gave the four of them to Mr. Cheeseley for the purpose of raising @ loan for Mr. Bradley; this was before my arrest by Farley; it was given to me by Bradley for Mr, Cheeseiey for lhe express DUraee of negotiation; Mr, Bradley gave me $700, and Mr, Clarke gave me $300, which he said Bradley had ordered him io give me; that was what | made of the transaction; 1t dia not strike me as being likely to be a dishonest transaction; it oc- curred to me that the signature of Caleb Kk. Ham- phrey on the bonds was a forgery, after I was arrested. By Johnson's counsel—It was occasioned by my seeing in the newspapers something about forgery of ube State bonds in the Manhatuah Bank; had no doubt that the writing is Bradiey’s; Bradley fur- nished the money to redeem these bonds, and when tney were redeemed Bradicy locked them up in his safe, By the Court—It was at Mr. John W. Hand’s re quest | went lo the station hous On the application of Bradiey’s counsel the far- ther hearmg Was adjourned uuu! Thursday, at two o'clock, When itis promised tat the defence shall be closed. THE CARNIVAL OF CRIME. Burglary and Murder in Central New York— An Old Man’s Brave Defence, {From tie Utica (N. Y,) Herald, Dec. 27.) On ‘thursday night &@ most brutal outrage was per- petrated near Clinton, which resulted m the death ol Mr. James LD. Stebbins on Saturday evening. Mr, stebbins passed his eightieth birthday in September last, Hus life-iong residence has been on the farin where he was born, about one inile cast of the vil- lage of Clinton, on what is known as the Hill road, He was generally respected, and so far as he knew had not an enemy in the world, On Thursday mht of last week, about half past eleven, after tie family had ail retired, Nis residence was entered by two burglars, ‘The entrance was effecied through a window on the west side of the house. ‘the villams passed through the pacior aud front hail to the sleeping apartment of a niece of Mr. Stebbms, who was ils housekeeper. Startied by the noise and by the light from the bullseye of a dark lantern, the housekeeper started up in bed, when the Man with the lantern said, ‘Be quiet, Woman, and you will not be burt.’ He with the lautera thea — pas on through the kitchen towards Mr. Stebbins’ sleeping room. ‘The housexeeper thinks that for an instant both men were goue from tue room, and that during that Ume Mr. Stepbins came to her door and asked “\\ ho are these meu in the house?” but ia almost the same lustant she remembers tat one of the men was guarding her, while the one with the light was struggling with Mr. stebbins in the kitchen. Frow the appearances jound afterward 1 13 thought that one of the men remained by the housekeeper and that tbe other One passea directly to the Kitepen, where he was met by the old gentleman, or into his sleeplug room, to be griven out. ‘The main giruggie evidently occurred im the kitchen, Mr. DVINnS siways Cal Tied # Very long sta’ to assist him tn walking, aud for atl his age made a vigorous defeuse with that weapon. He leit marks on the walls and furniture that iudicate ro feeble biows, although the longi of his stick made it unwieldy, and be fought ithe dark, ‘Tue man who first engaged him was soon obligea vo call his comrade in to his aid, and the bousekeeper at once ran up stairs to arouse a man, hired to work upon the place, Who slept in the upper part of the house. Beiore the man got to the scene tne miscreants had e ped, leaving the old: man speechless and al- most unconscious Upon the floor, Blood on the oor and on the window through which they escaped gave evidence that at least one of them was woftnded, ‘Ibe hired man at once calied up the son of deceased, Mr. dgM. Stebbins, who lives a few rods irom his fatuer’s house, and he hastened to the scene, The mwh was at once sent lor a doctor, aud while returning with him met tree persons in a cutter, ‘Two of these wore women’s dresses} put as one of them was driving and both appearea mascu- tine it is thought they were burglars. Mr, steovins did not speak from the time when found on ihe Kitchen floor until his death, which occurred at nine o’ciock on Suturday evening. He seeuis 10 have ced from the result of the shock 10 lis nervous system rather than from Ui ult of blows, ‘rhe assaniting party left behind them in the house actisel, suct as Is used With a turning lathe, Lhey were tracked irom the house to Kuiov’s ore bed, Where au overcoat was found. ‘The clisel was two and a half inches wide, with a carved edge, and was identified by parties near Oriskany Creek having: been ftormeriy used in the Chair sactory there. It had been injured im some Way and cast aside as useless, it was remembered that a man named Sweeny, who had been a painter at the factory, tlaished his work there about the time the chisel was last seen, and his character was thought to be sucit as to render hun liable to suspicion, He resided pear the foot of College Hii, and (hirer an oficer and fread of the deceased proceeded. They Jound bim at home with lus wife. A fresa cot over one eye be expiained as having been received Thursday evening while he was cutting kindling wood. While he was conversing with fis visitors his wife asked thein about the burgiary at Mr. Stebbins’ house and tarned very pale. His actions, the cut over hus and the fact that he had vbeea employed ac the Jactory from Which the chisel was taken led to his arrest on suspic! ou. ‘The overcoat found in the ore bed was identified as belonwing Lo a man named Kush, who with his tater lives and Keeps a grocery on the canal, ni Harvmg- ton's Mills, He, two, 18 und arrest. ‘Tbursday uight, it will be remembered, two burglaries were committed fa Clayvilie. Perhaps one party was re- sponsiole for all that night's work. At ail events the affair will be thoroughly sifted, and it is Lo be hoped tbe gulity will be punished. THE CASE OF OR. SCHOEPPE. Letters from the Doctor and His Father, The following isa Jetter from the father of Dr. Scnoeppe J have heard with deep indignation of the attacks Which the enemies or my son, Dr. Paul Schoepy bave made upon him and me by publicity aud pri- yately misrepresenting the canses of my leaving Caritsle. In view of (he grave consequences of the deliberate lie that I, as the father of Paul Schoeppe, had left my owa son to the mercy of lites accusers, thus ae that { too, deemed fim guilty of the most heinons crime of which iie 15 accused, T hereby solemnly and publicly declare all such accusations to. be utterly false. 1 leit Carlisie to accept the call of tue Kvangelical Lutheran congregation, Mon- treal, inade to me belore the trial, vecause I felt unavie to discharge the duties of & Caristian minis: ter in acity Where my son had been falsely con- Victed of a crime of which he Is innocent. With re- gard to the Will of Miss Sunnecke L can only repeat te declaration made by me Ww weiting about tures montis ago to Judge Graham, m Carlisie, m respons@to tis remarks avout the genumeness of the will, remarks which were alike unwarranted and totally unworthy of an impartial judg hat Miss Stinnecke did, yr my presence, subscrive her name to te document, and that l. with my own hands, signed wy Lame to it, without Knowing at the time the contents of the will. ‘This I deciare for the Vindication of trath and jnstice and to repel wil wicked and dalicious landers, F. SUHORPPE, Kvangelical Licheran Minister, MOSTHEAL, Dec. 20, 196. The following letter froin tie condemned has alvo been published ARLISLE PRISON, Di ‘To THE Eprvors or tHe Age. The Keeqing Telegraph of the 2ud printed the following despatoh from Cariisie:- * * © * itis but just to state that the Commonwealth's officers suy that, In the eveut of a new trial beg granted, chey will produce some additional testimony whioh wal prove his (my) guilt beyond doubt, It is ramored that a witness will ve put on the stand Who will testify that Schoeppe him uses ot Cadi - 4, 18H), prussic acid (6 Miss Stinnecke."? . 4 I hereby declare that L never said such a thing to way person, If any person pretonds that) had done so le is a shameless jar. And, secondly, | hereby declare that Miss Stin- neckeé never gol ene drop of prassic acid from me, You would oviige me very mach if you, for the sake of right aud justice, would be kind enough to pub- high this short veply of tine in your distinguished paper. | have no other weapons to fight against such banetul msiuuations aad tes Of ity persecutors: san my word, P, SOUORRIE, at, D. ————— NT BER 29, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. A DRAMA OFF THE STAGE, THE LINGARD-DUNNING INFELICITY. Arrest of Lingard Yesterday Morning— Lingard and His Wife Kiss and Make Up Before Jim Jubilee, Jr., and Again Renew the Fight—Re- markable Developments—A Habeas Corpus Served Upon Him to Give Up His Children. ‘The HeRaLp of yesterday Morning contained an account of the appearance of Alice Needham, some- Umes Known as Alice Dunning ana at others as the wile of W. H, Lingard, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, where she preferred a complaint agamat her husand, William H, Needham, who, she states, 1s sometimes called Lingard, charging that on Sunday night, while ab tie Coleman House, Broadway, he was very abusive, calling her a “dirty strumpet,”” and threatening to blow her brains out wich are- volver. A warraut Was issued and placed in the hands of officer Brennan, of the Court squad, who was unable to find the protean actor until yesterday morning, and then at the headquarters of Jus wife, corner Of Eighth avenue and Twenty-fourth street. The officer had called at whe latter place about eleven o'clock in the morning for the purpose of consult- ing with Mrs. Lingard im reference to the best course to pursue in the matter, aud while patiently waiting her decision the object of his search entered and was quichly made @ prisoner, A COUNTER THREAT, Summoning a carrmge and accompanied by a friend, ta the custody of officer Brennan, he ordered the Jehu to drive to the court room corner of Tenth street and Greenwich avenue, where the trio arrived about twelve o’ciock, Lingard being ornamented witha small leather satchel, somewhat resembling a@ canteen, which was suspended by his side by a conveniently arranged leather strap. He was es- corted before Justice Dodge, who read to him the complaint made against him by ls wife, which he declared was false in (oto, and deatred to have a warrant issued for her arrest, alleging that on the night of the 22d instant, while at the Grand Opera House, she presented a revolver at his head and threatened to blow his brains out. Justice Dodge refused to grant a warrant until the case pending against him had been disposed of, and allowed uu to go on his parole until tree o’clock lu the atter- noon, when he promised to return and answer the charge pending against tin. A KISS OF RECONCILIATION. 1 While on the way to the court Lingard imlormed an officer that ls wife and himself had “kissd” be- fore Jim Jubilee, Jr., at the Grand Opera House Mon- day night and made up, but on their way home she had again assaulted him aud abused him with ner tongue in @ manner that he could not easily forget. A short time after Lingard had left the court his wife put in an appearance. She was informed the case had been adjourned until three in the afternoon, aud instructed to be present at that hour with wit- nesses. THE RENI REE, About haif-past tree, Lingard, attended by his broiher-in-law, Benjamin Dunutog, the party who accompanied him in the morning, pul nan appear. ance, and stated he was ready to proceed with the case, Shortly after his wife, accompanied py ter sister, Miss Dickey Needham, and her waiting maid, swept into the court room. grand style, making a maguiticent display of her Jewetled bracelets, which caused the Jonngers op the bench to rest their eyes and fixedly stare at her as she marched past the prison pew through the fith and dirt to the exami Dation room in the rear, A few minutes before four Justice Dodge. accom. panied by his clerk, took bis seat preparatory for the investigation, CG. S, Spencer, who appeared for Mrs. Lingard, informing her husband that he had either a right to waive an examination and have the case tried before the Special Sessions wm fail or give a bond to keep the peace. Mr. Lingard, in an ex- cited manner, rose and stated to the Court that he had no counsel and desired none, that he should conduct the defence himself and couried an examina- tion, The complainant was the first witness placed on tie stand, and testided as follows: — WHAT ALICE TESTIFIED TO. On Sunday morning, the 261n imst., at the Colenuum House, Mr. Lingard got on bis Knees and threatened to blow my brains out; he has not choked me, but 5 —esceenamennnasittinccenill Lingara to accompany him to the theatre; he was drunk; never saw him so before, ‘The prisoner and the counsel for the prosecution here stated they had no further witnesses to exam- ine, when Justice Dodge asked Lingard If ne desired to go on the stand bimsel! and testify, to which he replied, “Certainly, most religiously Tdo.” CAPTAIN JINKS’ '? TESTIMONY, He stated that on the morning of the 22d Inst. his wue left the house alone, refusing to let him go with ber or explain where she was going; the cause of my using indecent language Was because 1 was drunk; 1 drank # quart of sherry; called hera strum- pet; said, “i'll blow your brains out aad mine too;’” t was on account of her conduct; I said to her, be- cause she refused toleave New York to fulfl her engagements, ‘Ihere’s a tempter hanging over your head, Alice; it is gold, tt Isn't my conduct,” the remark | made about biowing her brains out was mere side talk; 1} never had a pistol in my life, on Sin waee or of it; am not such @ blackguard ae at. Cross-examined—Am living at the Coleman House; Mra. Lingard left me last punday; my children are one year and eight wonths old and two and one-half years, both girls; { nave not retained my wife's wardrobe; will give her clothes up to her; I give her $150 a week for pocket money; Wiliam Needham ta my legitimate name. A TOUCHING SCENR. By Mr. Spencer—*Will you give up your chil- dren’? ‘The prisoner considered for a Moment, and reply- ing “that’s a hard question tor @ parent to answer,” burst mto tears, while the bard-hearted, cruel woman sat by a3 uncoacerned as the chair she was sitting upon, Whatever may be Lingard’s faults, if he has any, he has great affection for ms children, who seemed to occupy his mind during the greater portion of the examination. After he had become somewhat composed Mrs. Lingard’s counsel served a writ of habeas corpus upon the prisoner fromm Judge Loew, urging him to produce the children before him in the Court of Common Pleas at ten o'clock on Friday morning. At the conclusion of the testimony Justice Dodge allowed Lingard to become lis own bondsman in the sum of $100 to keep the peace for Le space of si months. THE STATE PRISONS. An Advance Chapter from Governor Hoff man’s Message—Prison Management, Past and Present—Facts and Sug- gestions of the New York Prison Association—Re- forms Needed and Recommended. The New York Prison Assoctation ts an old ana noble organization. Its efforts are directed towards the reclamation of the pariahs of society, and through its humble instrumentality hundreds of men, women and youth of buth sexes have been res- cued from lives of crime and set upon the road to houest industry and good citizenship. The assocta- tion numbers among its tmembers and directors some of the wealthiest and best of our citizens. Ite agent is Mr. Abrahain Beales, whose labors for more j than Uurty years in benalf of prisoners, outcasts from society, have not been without a ricn reward. Very great improvements have been introduced into the prisons of this and the New ngland and Western States throngh his instrumentahty. But owing wo the hold which politicians have upon every department of government in this State, the asso- ciation has pot been able to elect all that it aims for here. Last year it sent an interesting sketch of prison work and prison discipline to Governor Hoffuian, together with suggestions for the management of our State crimtnei mstitu- tions. But the documeut arrived too lave to be i corporated in lis auiual message to the Leg slatare. ‘This year the Governor assed the association for a siimiiar report, and a comunitree of 1t3 memvers, Con- sistung of dudge J. W. Edmonds, chatrman; John H. Amh ular ‘Yousey, J. Hl. Titus, R. M. Havens, B.C. Wines, M, D.; J- Stanton Gould, and D, B, St Join Roosa, was appointed to prepare the same. ‘That document is now tn the hands of tie printers and will be sent to Albany in Ume. In this report or piea for prison reform the assoct- ation, through Its comuiittee, say that previous tothe year 1844 no inducements toward good conduct were held out to prisouera., The whip was constantly held over (heir heads, aud the tortures of the shower bath, the crucifix, solitary continement and other forms of telined cruelty were depended upon v0 either Kil or cure. They invariably did the former. Yhe association, while noc for @ moment desirmg to restore these species of punishments in ali their former seriousness, has, bevertueless, grave doubts whether or not the opposite mode of treatment has not Jed to laxity in te discipline of the State prisons, The numerous attacks made upon the keepers In Auburp apd Uunton prisons, and the more recent revolt and aticiupted escape of 600 con- Vicls In Sing Sing, dave convimced the association that extremes of severity und indulgence are alike evil and to be deprecated. ‘Yhe introduciion of libraries and mental pastimes Ino the State prisons ius been accompiisbed by and through the miluence of this association, and during the past twenty-live yours $15,025 las been @x- pended for reading mater for the convicts, But, strange to say, tuere 1s not @ single library in any tried to, wy sister preventing hin; he choked her; on the day in ouestion L went out @ couple of for @ Walk, ab which he was very much disp when J came back found he had been sherry. ‘The defendant stated, before he commenced to cross-examine his wife, that he had two children and would vindicate his character, no matcer at what sucrifice, at the same ume addressing the (oi- Jowing remark to her:— “My children are over ray head, Al protect them,” LINGARD'S ADDRESS. He further stavod it had been currently ported tn this city and Boston that Fisk lad Mrs. Lingard away from him; that an article had peared iu a moraing paper to thac effect, and th suit for divorce was now pending between them, which was false; he bad visited the office of the paper in company with his wile and demanded a re- traction, which was published, One day his sister- dn-law, brother-in-law, wie and himsell propo: go to the circus: he went sie woul not; ine others went had been gone # short time tus wife went out without an explanation; after her departure he sett down hearted, sent for a plot of sherry, drauk ut, felt worse and drank another pints when his sister and brother returned they found him lying im bed drank, with the pillow wet with Wears, ON account of fis Wife's freaiment of nim; tn the evening hs brother-in-law started) with tray Co the theatre, When he Was so unsieady (hat he mthe gutter: a large crowd collected round; he got to the theatre he was so drunk he could bot appear on the tage until they had dosed bint with drugs, &¢., to kt tum quiet, ASAD STORY. Saw his wife on the stage; asked ber fo be kind to iui: she was very cold and avoided him; he vistted her in the dress! aud said, pointing wo the walting maid, » it is that woman who lax poisoned your mind against me;” his wile de pistol and, pointing it at him, exclatmed, - By JH shoot you;”’ Gs wife, he sald, had uot slept wilt | him for the iast four or five nights. ! “LEAVE THE BABIES WITR MR." { weut into her bedroom on Sanday morning; she was in bed, T took ter band and begged ter lo listen to me; asked ber if 1 did not look like griev- jug. She said she did not know. | took her hand and tried to Kiss her, but she would nor let me. told her to go, but leave the babies with me. 5 sald “By G—, if you say much you shall not se Them again; Pil take them with me; when | want the children Vil have them.’? TI went down on my knees and asked ber if we should not be friends as betore, She replied, “No. I.then, in the heat of passion, said “By G—, Pil blow your brains out.” q. by Lingard to his wife—Dia you notsay you woulda not go with me, that you had been oifered $500 per week to stay in New York? (Objected to.) Q. Did you or did'you not promise me berore Mr, Fisk, in his Ere ofice, iast night, aiter conversing | aa hour, to make @ reconciliation, after which { | Kissed you, and you were to go ior your clovhes to return with mer A. [ would like very much to say and 1 will | Ws Q. Didn't T kiss you last night? A. Yes, by fore q. Have you ever spoken fiithy iauguage to me ? A. Lhave, and will aguin Uf L get a chance. Q. Did you ever cast tie a bloody outsider A, No. y. Did you ever cull me & thief and jiag? A. 1 uid, last night. Q. Did you ever, while in bed, because T would not kiss you, put your dagers to my throatand byte tay | lips¥ A. NO. TUE WAITING MAID'S STORY. i zie MeCafferty, tie waiting raid, was next nm the stand wad Cestided that aie resided eu 1 twenty-lourtn | street, Her evidence corroborated that of Mrs. Lun yard’s in reference to the assault. Q. by Lingard—Dide't | call you “a gteurapet" ne stead of my wife? A. If you bad, Mr. Lingard, t should have struck you.” q. Do you know Bea flarris? A, 1 do, | “DLORBY? DUNNING. Harriet or “Dickey” Dinning, a sister of Mrs, Lingard, was next calied aud testifiod tat sbe wa aged In bho suine business as her sister; Liat she Was preseat at the time Lingard tad lis tands on her sisters throat; hat le called ver a dirty, 10h. strampet; when he pub bis hand oi her virowtt pated em Of aud he chatened me. (. by Liogard—“sid J nurt you, Dickey!” J wot away tou quick. THR OTHRR DUNNING. Benjamin Dinning was here called by Mr. Lingard to prove Uiat he Was drunk, aad Ms actions were on | account of bis wife's conduct. Le testided as foliows:—Mr. Lingard is my brother-in-law, I resige with him at the Coleman House; | was there when the row took place; I heard Lingard say,s “Ehere's the door, Al; leave me the Misa bt placed ug at the corner of Kughen A. Not | | prisou mm the State aud very few books. There 1s, 1m fact, notuing to show tor this expenditure of money, The prison chaplains 14 most cases had the disposi- ton of tiese lunds, bat whe her through wisappro- 1 Snlgeie or theft: by the prisoners of the books after they had beeu purchased 1c is OW almost tui possible to ascertain. The teachers in Sing Sing are paid $1,500 a year to teach merely the rudttacats of Engiisu education ; but this duty 18 fulfilled by their gtving one hour's time twice each week to Instructiou of the prisoners wis. Chat is 104 hours’ tine and labor at hour—rather good pay for smi service, y sluiemtent Of these abuses is sulicient wo suggest Une renedy. The contract system is one of the greatest swindles that was ever foisted upon the state. itis worse than it is positively evil in its mifinences. The convicts who work tor contractors, knowing that it is optional With Them to do Little or much for them, usnaily exact sums of morey for their labor, and with (he same they procure not only necessaries but luxuries, togeter with abundance of mnmoral picthves and literature without restraint trom the prison authorities, Whose salaries have tnereased be- tween Che years 1547 and Lse¥ [rom 226,000 Co $90,000 per auntim, Winle the prisoners, and, of course, the prison duces, fave mcreasca ouly titty per ceat. The as8-oclation recunmmmends a permanent com- mitves, to whom shail be referred all applications Aud, petitions [oF comNMiation of sentences, may- much as great didicuity is sometimes experienced in aaltninisteriag Justice lo prisoners im Cus paracular. Phere is ab preseiy in Sing Sing a burgiar who has been senleuced UO seven years each upon two m- dictinents, aud the authorities donot know whether to accord ty biG Cie commutation at once upon tourteen years or upon seven years’ time. Three id @ ll mouths per year is We average reduction yor good benavior; but # siugle fault will offset all past uprighiness, even theugl the compieuon of the conviet’s fer should not be more than a month dis- tant Out of 1.125 prisoners released from Stuy Stag Jast year elghty-two ject ou expired sentences, wile 929 obtained herr Itberty by commutation, Idio!s are sometimes detuned for three months in colis before any action Is taken im thetr cases, But, inasmuch a3 “Jdtois are not sentenced to the State Prison, we question arises, how come they within us grani Walla’ is there not some punishment meted out there whicl produces idiocy or insanity and which ougut to be corrected? The comunittee leave thisto be mmphed. But their numerons sai gesuons, based upon weil-authenticated facts, cans not fail to attract the ‘ful utiemnion of every mieniver of the Legisiature: rhe overcrowding of prisoners in cells is one of the worst leatures of prison life, Laat spring there were 2,865 convicts accommodated in 2,840 cells, and jater In the summer there were eighty more prison- ers there than ceils. The waste of money and ma- vernal in the State prisons 1s almost fabulous. During tne last five yours $4500.00 has been appropriated for the support of the prigons, and, nobwithstandlng. the meowe from convict labor, the deficiency has steadily moreased every year since 1847, For Sing Sing the figures show thac in that year there were convicts In (bat institution, for Whose suppor’ State Comptrotier lad to draw his warrant for $4.07 above the appropriations and receipts, Last r the pamber gf prisoners was 2.881, aouble, While tue deiiclency amounted to gud, 734—sixty fold move, AL tue meeting of the association on Monday the | report Was Unanimously adopted, the substance of wurch We give aoove, SWE HUDSON RIVER RAILADAD RODAERES. ‘The HERALD of yesterday contained exciusive de. tails of a system of robberies perpetrated upon the above raliroad company, ayd the arrest and admis- sion to bau! of Max Stilfer, as the principal, iv was beiteved. Max sold a large portion of the goods that Cale into ls possession to Hofman & Williama, in Canal sireet, Who were not knowing to the robberies, iiis if & wholesale firm, Who, Im turn, disposed of pleces to retailers, Lesterday detectives Mur- piy and MeConnell, Mahood ad ka succeeded mm recovering about 300 yards of waterproof, so sold by Hoffman & Wilhams, as followa:—At M, Doyle's, 10 grand siveet, five pieces, of 161 yards; at D. B. (i Clarke's, 576 Taird avenue, thirty yards; Mrs. Cohen, 384g Grand strect, 224 yatda; D. B, Devols, 289 Grand street, rds; ‘Thomas Canili, 742 Bow- hd ery, 29% yards; A. Talty, 423 Grand street, 4 \¢ yards; ‘T. Weiden, 744 Third avenue, 36 yards; H. FE. Wilcox, Brooklyn, 265, yards; Mr. Philips, at Paterson, N, 4., 814 yards; A. D. Hull, Third avenue, 30 yards, Ail these dealers came into possession of the prop- erty ingood fauh. The parcels a Portion of a babies”; he sad if sie undertook to take lis babies {yom bin he would blow her brains ont; there was bad language used beiweon them; don’t remember what; did oot see fim take her by the throat; Ltely the Coleaan House ou the wight of the aad last. with, quantity siolan from the cars in from the shipping house at No, 165 Church tomer at Utica, It quantity of other valuable fabries recovered.