The New York Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1870, Page 5

THE COURTS. Zuportant Proceedings in the Courts ‘Westerday. The Raid on tho Brokers—Farther Pay- ment of Penalties — Sub-Treasury Frands—A Gunpowder Explosion— Murder Case in the General Ses- sions—Mrs. Utt on Trial for Her Hife—Address of Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Tweed. OMTED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ couAT, Retuiling Liquor Without a License. Before Commissioner Shieide, She United States vs. M. J. Coffee.—The defend- ans in this case was yesterday arrested on @ warrant qeharging him with selling and retailing Mquors without paying the usual license provided therefor by law. Bati was given in $500 to appear on Monday wext for examination, The defendant was then dis frou custody, ‘Whe Hoffman Distillery Care. Phe United States vs. Hofman and Others.—The examination m this case, which has now occupied see Commissioners’ Court sor several days and which wag adjourned over from Friday last to yester- @ay was further adjourned till this morning at eleven o'clock, in consequence of & proteeat sal engagement of Mr. Josepn Hell, counsel for fendanta, ‘The Raid on the Brokers—Voluntary Pay- ment ef Penalties, United States Oommissioner Shields has had the q@Pestion of the liability of brokers for the payment fa tax on thelr whole businesa transacted by them fer solne tlme before him. As already reported in he HeaaLp, a large vamber of the brokers of the @@ty accepting Commissiouer Delano’s solution of the vexed qifesttonas the right one, paid in the va- rious BMOUULS of penalty. attached to thelr names, Durtog yesterday Messrs. Joseph Bell and Ethan Alen, counsel for the brokers, have, on the pars of Various clients, also accepted the mevitabie and paid ‘the several penalties aflxed to the names of tne firms during the pendency of the controversy, RE action of the revenue officers with regard to @ levy OF o pemendenl of one cent upon all eapital actively shyng in HusIness has had a Marvolious effect upon the arties §eoming within (he meaning of the act. There is not doubt (or if @ doubt did exist the brokers @ught at least to get the beneMt of it) that they themselves, one and. all, would from the Qrst have willingly paid the tax bad it not been a mooted question a3 to whether they were liable or Bot, That question once settted and penalties Prag sb rear of the same during the ex- @ coniroveray being made Known, the brokers are readily coming forward and paying the penaliics and making returne of the amount of capl- Operated on by thew for future taxation. One firm qemeraay paid @ penalty of $800, the highest levied, general ran being $400 and $200. ‘The Alloged Sub-'Treasury Frauds, Betore Commissioner Osborn, ‘Yhe case in which Henry A, Alien, keeper-of the Suv-Treasury building in thia city, is charged with naying defrauded the government by means of false vouchers, has been pending before the Commissioner for several weeks, with no Other result than a series mmments. District Attorney Jackson yester- asked that the whole case be indefinitely post- med, weaning that tie government has inconti- ently failed to make @ case against the accused, SUPREME COUAT;-GENERAL TERM. AKoged Fraudulent Concealment a9 to Terrie torial Extent. Before Judges Ingraham, Barnard and Brady. George N. Titus, Respondent, vs, George Brisbane, Appellant.This was an appeal from a judgment of foreclosure and sale of premises in Irving place, ren- dered on the report of a referee, The action was brought for a foreclosure of a mortgage ot $15,000, Made by the defendant to the plaintiff? upon ‘the house and lot in Irving place, a8 part of the con- sideration of the sale by piaintur to defendant of the premises In the spring of 1865, the saie being for The defendant, in his answer, sets up an alleged fraudulea: concealment by the plaintiff trom him of The actual territorial extent of the premises sold, and that thereby the defendant was deceived as to guch territorial extent, aud was led to believe that the premises extended back from Irving p! ive feet further than they realy did. He also allege damage to the amount of $10,000, which he set up as acounter claim. ‘Ive plaintia dented all fraud or concealinent, and contended that when the defend- ant made the final casn payment, $6,260, took his d@ecds and delivered the mortgage m suit he weil kuew the exact territorial lmtis of tne premises. The actiou was referred w a referee, who found in favor of the piainwd, from which decision the de- fendant now appealed. The Court med the judgment, &mportant Question of Partnership—The Right of a Firm to Its Own Property. Tracey R, Edson, Appellant, vs. the American Bank Note Company, Respondent, and the American Bank Note company, Respondent, vs. Tracey R. BAson, Appellant,—This was an appeal from two Judgments of a referes. The first of the actions was brought by the appcUant to recover for the use ofa certain ink Known as the ‘‘green tint’ in the print- fing of United States legal tender notes ana bank and other notes between 1863 and 1864. The second of the actiohs was brought by the company to recover from the appellant moneys recegved by him from the company for the use Of the tint in question prior to Apri, 1363, It was set forth tpat in 1857 Edson jufred’ the property in question by “purchase and that it was subsequently brought into requisi- tien by the firm with which he was connected, ne being paid a stipulated sum for its use. April, 1868, the several firms and todividuals @pgaged in Dank note printing, including Kdson’s Brm, entered mto articles of association for the pur- Pose of consolidating the business and organized the American Bauk Note Company. Edson claimed that when the company was formed the ink iu question was his sole property. But his right to compensation was in 1660 questioned and brought before the board of directors and finally the ques’ ‘was tried before a referee, ‘The American Bank Note Company iu their auswer to the complaint in he fal action and in their compiaint in the second claim that whatever right the piainti® had to make or use the green tintin the business of bank note printing was transferred to them and they became ‘its exclusive posseasors by virtue Of certain articies Of association under wiich the organization was effected. The sctions were tried at the same time ana upon the reports of the referee juagments were entered dismissing the complaint in the frst action ‘with cosis and tu favor of he plaintiff in the secoud Sor $54,411 02 besides costs, Appeal is now made @gainst both jadgmenta. ‘The arguments of counsel commenced yesterday and have not concluded. SUPREME COURT—Ci Decisions. By Judge Cardozo, Retcherter vs, Schemloh.—Inagment for piatnti. Saina B. Had vs. Eliza Alvord.—Motion for at- tachment denied. No costs, Elttott C, Cowdin vs. C. K. Smtth.—Jadgment for plaintiff on demurrer, with leave to defendant to answer in twenty days, on payment of costs, potaed, fang vs, 4. S Heath.—Now receiver ap- nted. wh on Schmidt ws, Theodore Schraidt,—Order granted, in the Matter of the Petition af the Miller Estate, — Application refused, SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 1. Enjuries by « Gunpowder Explosion—Were the Agents of the Defendant Guilty of Negligence ¢ Before Judge Jones. Rudolph Furth, Jr, an Infant, dy Rudolph Furth, ar, 7. Guardian, vs. Thomas Foster.—The com- Plaint Jn this action alleges that the defendant, on or about the 3d of November, 1866, had on his pre- mises, No. 700 Second avenue, corner of Thirty-eighth wtreet, a large quantity of gunpowder, which he di- rected his servanis to remove. On the day specified the process of removal went on through Thirty-sev- enih street, when, through the alleged negligence and carelessness of the defendant's servants, @ large portion of the gunpowder was scattered tn sev- ai eral places along tho street; that the plain- tr in this case, who {3 only fourteen years old, im consequence of the guapowder having become iguited by contact with a small fire in the said street, was severely burned and in- jured by the explosion of the combustidie material To an extent as to greatiy disfigare hk and impair bis health. ‘“he answer sets up negligence and care- lessness on tie part of the platntif, and deniod that any blame Was to be attached to the defendant or his agents, On the trial the testimony on behalf of the platinum went to show that the gunpowder was Geposited in a rusty can which had two holes in it. The defendant proved that he placed the can in the hands of @ man named Monahan, with directions to take it and throw it in the river; that thecan was broken in the cart while being conveyed to the riv @ portion of the powder scattered around, and th: number of boys picked it up and caused’ fta igni- aon by going too uear the fre which was burning in Yhe sirect, thereby causing the injuries com- Pialned of. Jndge Jowes wok the case from the jury and NEW YORK H#RALD, TUBSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1870—TRIPLE SHERT. to dtam' grams aaah wok — SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM. “Dest Thou Art and Unto Dust Shalt Thea Retars.” Before Judge Freeaman and a Jury. @atharine Kranz, Adminiswratriz, v8, Gtorge Koch e+ al.—The plaintiff in thie action Gaims that her husband, while engaged m carrying sawdust from defendant’s sawmill, baad occasion to pass through an Lapp. , On Doth sides of which was wr she lea a lerge of mah Wood, which Talon uum toa a) him to sun ap extent that he died in two days after, OW BeeKs to re- cover $5,000 damages, ‘Ihe defendants claim that it was not through any negligence or carelessness on Owing’ta'e severe trees, by whiga: ihe? level ot tas whico 8 ground. on which the tiniter rested was alfected, oawslng it bo fall down. ‘Phe jury brought in a verdict of $2,000 for plaintiff, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Alleged Breach of Contract. Before Juage Barbour. The Chapman Slate Company ve. John Galt,—The Plaintifie claim that at the defendanvs request they @elivered to him a quantity of slaté which amounted to $1,407, which amoant defendant refuses to Gn khe proune aber the slate waa of an interior ‘dual tty, that the conti Was conseqnently violates by the defendant, Defendant 2 that the plaintiff were to furuigh him-with a class gate, and thas they were to sel) it of New York but him, h in one Eee ale im, he to avt as their gole agent in this State. Por the treaeh of contreet and the damages Piaintigs now aeck to recover $10,000, @ case came roe es to strike out the answer aa shown, w! mouon was denied py the Court, By Judge’ Barbour. Ann Hardnet, v3, MoPherson Smith 6 al.—Mowon for new trial dented, with costs. r B, Waterbury vg. Clifton Botton et al.—Motion granted. Price J, Potter vs, Joseph A. Miller,—Same, Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Company vs, James Carpenter.—Extra allowance of twenty-five bart Duckheer W. White et al.- vs. George W. — Motion denied, et L, & Hall vs, A. 7. Britten.—Motton dis- misse The Chapman Slate Company vs, John Galt.— Motion denied, with ten dollars costs. Second National Bank of Chicago va, Minott M. ‘Siluiiman,— Motion granted. Samuel Berg vs, Isidor Btuscover.—Motion dis- Diswing com) it gtanted, with ten doliars costa, unless plaintif proceeds without delay vo try the jagues beiore the reieree. COMMON PLEAS~SPECIAL TERM. Deciaions. By Jadge Daly. Gitizan vs, Spout.—Hee opmion. Barncieugh 8. James Poolman,—Mottwn fer receiver granted. Bovee vs, Norvel et at. By Jud; ‘an Brunt, Kiefer v8. Thomnas.—! jon,granted, Order to be settled on notice, Hulyer vs, Ros .—Motion denied, with ten dollars coats to abide event. By Judge Loew. Coleman vs. Whie.—Motion for reference denied. Ph ogi v8. Goedecke.—Motion denied, without COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Trial of Ellen Rebecca Utt for the Alleged Murder of Thomas H. Barrett—Opening of Aasistant District Attorney Tweed—Testi- mony for tho Prosecation. Before Gunning S. Bedford, Jr., City Judge. After some preliminary business was transacted Ellen Rebecca Utt (wno had @ nursing infant) was arraigned on the charge of murder in causing the death of Thomas H. Barrett. Assistant District At- torneys Tweed anda Fellows appeared for the people and Mr. Charics 8. Spencer defended the prisoner. About an hour was spent in empanellinga jury, after which Mr. Tweed opened the case for the pros- ecution by giving a clear, interesting statement of the facts which the prosecution expected to prove Mr. ‘Lweed said:— May 37 PLEASE THR COURT—GENTLEMEN OF THE Juny—You have been empanelled and sworn as Jurors, and it Row becomes my duty, aa associate prosecuting oMicer, to preseut to you for your con- siderauion the case of The People vs. Ellen Rebecca Utt, the prisoner at the bar, who was arrested on the 12h day of September last, charged With inflicting a Stab wound on the person of ‘Thomas H, Barrett. ‘The affray occurred on the day of the arrest, and tite day following, September.14, Barrett died from the edtects of the Woudd, and, a3 We charge, received by him at ihe hands of Ukis prigoner. ‘The prisoner was detained in custody on the fladings and recommen- dation Of the Corouer’s jury, and on the 12th day of Noveuber was indicted by the Grand Jury for the commission of the crime for which she 1s now on trial—murder. ‘The morai deMnition of that fearful word “murder” is patent tous all. ‘The legal and statutory dednition is as follows:—*The killing of a human being with- out the authority of law;” and is divided into three classca—firat, woen perpetrated from a premedi- tated design to effect the death of tia persoh killed, or of any human being; second, when perpetrated by apy act tmminently dangerous to’ owers, and evincing @ depravea mind, regardless of haman life, although witlrout any premeditated design to effect the death of any articular individual; third, When perpetrated without any dtzign to effect death by @ person engaged in the commission of any felony. It 18 unnecessary for me, gentlemen, tomake any remarks regarding the elewents of law essential to perlect the crimeof murder, Xouare we solejudges Of the facts in the case, and his Honor will, in nis charge to you at the conclusion of the case, when all the evidence pro audcon has been submitted, Make such application of the law, i his usual clear and able manner, a6 the facts disclosed by the evi- dence of the Witnesses may warrant. And now, gentlemen, I will narrate to you,as clearly as the evidence in. my possession will permit, the sub- stance of the facts we intend to prove in this unfor- vunate case. This prisoner had been, aud was at the time of the commission of the crime named in the indictment, Uving with William Barretr, a brother of the eronsed, 5a, bis mistress. On the latn day of September, 1869, the prothers William aud fhomas Sarrevt, and their aister, Mrs. Dunn, attended the funérai of their father, accompanied. by tne prisoner and her sister. On leaving the cemetery after the interment it waa proposed by William Barrett that the women should occupy one coach and “precede the men to the city, in order to ec supper for them at his house, No, 170 West roadway. The proposition was accepted, and Mrs. Dunn and Ellen Ute rode to the city together and ar- Tived st Willtam’s house abont seven F. Mt. Atabout eight P. M. William, Thomas and John Harrett arrived at tho house, and the party partgbk of the Teireshments that had been prey tor them. After supper Mrs, Dunn invited Willam end Joun Barrett to accompany her to her hi but did not inciude the de 1n her invitation, who, appa- rently feeling slighted at this neglect, made some remark displeasing to Mra. Dunn, who cold tim not to speak #o—that such was not agrecable to her, or words to $i effect; but disregarding her request, Thomas continued™his re- marks, until Mra. Dunn, becoming exasperated, struek him on the face with her parasol, At this Thomas said, “Oh, you eres woman.” Mrs. Dunn then struck hima a second, tine, when he srose ana took hold of ker arms. iiam them came forward and asked Thomas wnat he meant, to which re plied, “Oh, can whip you any day.” AtthigElien ‘Utt, the prisoner at the bar, who previous to had taken no part whatever in the altercation, and who Up to this time was in no way, shape or manner con- nected with the affair, excisimed, ‘‘Well, if you can whip bim Ican whip you," and eft the room, re- turning in afew moments having in her hands a large stick of wood, Mrs. Dunn, becoming appre- Hensive, and fearing that Elien by her interference Would make matters worse, than they really were, took tho stick from her and laid it on a table, at the same time advising her not to interf Wiham and Thomas would settle the matter in a few minutes. But it seems at this moment ax if all the fiends of the infernal region had deen let loose and taken in of that woman, for mark What follows. After the stick had deen taken trom her she went into an adjoming roomwas seen to raise the hid of @ trunk and take something frou 1t. She returned to the room in whicn the parties were, and before Her murderous design was suspected, without Just caifse or provocation, and witnout apy fear of danger on her part--for mind you, gen- Uemen, sne was in wo way connectad with the dis- sy! between William Thomas—Ellen Rebecca ist cruelly, Wantoniy ana deliberately pinnged that fatal guife up to the niltin the body of Thomas H. Barrett. On recetving the wound he cried, ‘‘Murder | murder! { am stabbed!’ His brother Wilitam rusned from the house in search of a physician; but before he returned oMcer Farrell, who was on duty in that neighborhood, had been called in, and foun: this prisoner struggiing to tree herself from the hold of the unfortunate man she had so cruelly wounded. The oMcer took her in charge, and the wounded man started to accom: oa Rye to the police atation in order to make a chatge against Ellen. On arriving at the corner of Beach street he became so exhausted from the effects of his wound that be was unable to proceed further, and im a weakened and exhausted state sank to the sidewalk. He was then immediate!; conveyed to Bellevue Hospital, where ne received, such medical and surgical attention as that well known and ably conducted institution alone could owfer; but their efforts were of no avail; he was be- yond.the aid of human axill, and on the day follow- ing his admission to the hospital, being conscious of the fact that his le waa of but few Fours! dura- tion, an ante-mortem inquisition was held by the Coroner, and in bis statement, while the cold sweat of death was rapidly gathering on his brow, he swore most solemnly, in presence of the Almighty and in the most poaaee mianger, that he received the fatal wound at the hands of Ellen Utt, without any just cause OF provocation on his part. I will not make any further remarks ip reference to that statement at present, ecuting officers Of tum court 10 see the prompt, able auo manner in whica you aud your ir jorors na the various chi pre- Of a and worda of tongue oF ‘The saddest are these, “ it have been 1” In this case, gentiemen, if we succeed in proving sucha state of facto wa i have sumed to you, then i qust you will permit no untoward sympatny to ,take Possession Of your minds pecanse | the inoner 18a Woman, "Lis true the name of woman One for which we are Ccoupeiled, Dot only by nat- ‘ural incimation, but also the dictates of our poe. o, Tegard with the greatest Jove and esteem. ‘Tt ia with ue a haliowed name, for it conveys to us BWeet Fecollection Of happy days, wi ree Guter'worla, we gauncted in Joyous give around toe iF world, y ous glee around footstool of 8 beloved woman—our motuer, Bat, gentiemen, when 4 fellow creature, woman though sue may be, casts aside her womanliood and yeoomes so fend-like and regardiess of the sanctity of Jaws, both human and divine, ag to bathe her bands in the hife-biood of a feriuw , wnOwd NOG the same pamshment be meted out to her as would be were the omender a man? Snail it be sald be- cause a terrible crime bas been committed by a woman that that woman shail be suffered by our courts, im this euligntened je and clviled community, to offend agamat the laws of God and man with impunity? God forbia that such @ sentiment should be sanctioned by you; for should At be, wirat earthiy protection can there be for a man who has been s0 uulortunate as to incur the dis- bap magihe of an Ellen Utt? Ge your verdict what it may Jen Utt must and will bear 10 her grave the terrible and remorseiul recollections of the jear{ul scene tn ‘Which ahe was #o guilty a particrpant at 170 West Broadway on the night of September 12, 1869, Gentlemen, t will not detain you or the court with farther remarks 1n te opening of unis cage, My turther connection witu it will oniy be of a pazstve nature. My associate, Colone! Feliows, will, ou my conclusion, take charge of and protect the interesia of the puvilc at large, In conclusion permit gentiemen, to entreat your undivided aud earn attention to the evidence in this case aa it will be the eye-witmesses to the cutire transaction, who yee ‘On the stand on the part of the prose- ‘THE TRSTIMONY. Mary Ann Dunn (a widow and the sister of the Geceased) was tne frst witness examined for the people, She tostified that after returning from the faneral of her father on Sunday, September 132, 1860, she accepted an invitation of the ae, togo to supper at her house, No. 170 est Broad- ; ber brother William iived with Rebecca; the . her sister, the witness and her sister rode a's coach to the nouse; about au hour and a hail after Tomas, William aud John Barrett arrived at the ni Rouse; the latter was not ber brother; her brothe® Tom made a profane remark, and tue witness struck him with ® parasol on the’ face; Wilham Barrets came over and said, “om, witat ie the matier with your” he t hold of the wituess and said, can lick you evewy day In the week;” then the prisoner said, “If you can lick him I can Ick you?’ the wit- ess Bu) that she meant it for Tom; the next thing the wituess saw was a bazel stick-in her hand; thentjoindy ana Wiliam Barrett. and. the deceased were sianding by the door; the witness took tho atick out of her hand and jaid it on the table; then the prisoner went into the’bedrcom, came out and &pproached the door, and soon efter sue heard Tow exclaim, ‘Murder! I am stabbed; the prisoner staggered over the sofa, ber hand came up and the witness saw Ube knife in her Nand; the witness ex- clatmaed,-‘My God shave you katlea nim” tue prisoner said, “No,” and she looked as if she was crazy; it was a bowie knife; there had been no quarrel between the deceased and mer before that; the ue- ceased was taken to the hospital that nign¢ and the witness saw him mext day add had a cohyversation with him. ‘The counsel objected to the introduction of the oying declaration of the deceased, on the ground that it was not shown that all hope of living ‘was gone, His Honor careiuliy read the deposition taken by the Coroner and ruled that the dying ae- claration of the deceased in this case'was inadinis- sible, because at the time he said he had a slight hope of recovery. irs. Dunn was submitted to a searching and lengthy cross-examination, from which it appeared that the meu bad been drinking on their way back from Calvary Cemetery. The eXpression whicti her brother made use of was—‘‘You can all go to hell for pli thay I care,” . Barrett was called and sworn. Mr. Spencer ob) vo be testilyiug, and proceeded to examine the witness preliminarily. He testified that he livea with the prisoner two years; introdaced her to others as his wife, and that the child ta court was bis. The counsel maintained that by the laws of the State of New York the witness was to all intents and parposes the husbaud of the prisoner and could not be sworn iM this case. A. subsequent examina- won df Barrett developed the fact that on the 14th of June, 1863, he was mal ina church in Duane street to Honora Buckiey, and left ber twenty-four Dours after and had not seen her since. Mr. Spencer consented to his giving his account of the affair, which he proceeded to do, which was sub- stan tally the same as the statement of the previous witness. He said ne saw the prisoner go to the bedroom, open the trunk and take the knife out; she came out of the bedroom, and the witness Barrett “glung?’ her across the room, saying, ‘God d—n your soul, what do you mean?” and his brother sung out, “Bill, 1am stabbed;’ she was then about four feet from the deceased. aint te a teen arial aioe an Len Ct a been drinking » good deal on that day, and that a few days alter the opty gave birth to the child that he had # quarrel with the deceased in an adjoining room, and that be had been arrested for Qusauit and battery, John Barrett, who was no relative, gave his ver- ston of the affair, and said that the deceased halloocd “murder” before the prisoner struck him; that after- Wards she made punch at him, aud saw blade coming out of the wound; he saw the knife in in Her bahd aod deard the déceased halioo “imur- Officer Farre}l testified that he arrested the prison- sidewaik in Canai street, whea tue de- stabbed him; he was taken to the station house and then to me hospital. Cross-examined—There was biood on her nand; she said that the knife had been torn from her, an that his friends had stabved him and ran away; tue knife was not found, and none of ais friends*came ta inquire atter the aece: Mr. Fellows read Dr. Lagovs testimony, from td it apy je that a wound ihe Hien sched omen of Batrett,fcausing iteraal hemorrhage, which resulted in death. This closed the case for the prosecution, after which Mr, Spencer opened for the defence, Codecs that his theory would be that the Lurretts inficte this stabbing in a drunken quarrel and tried to lay the crime upon his client. case Will be finished to-day. The following ts the calenoar for to-day:--The People vs. Ellen Rebecca Uett, murder; Same Lydia Ann Griffin, murder; Same va, Thomas Con- noily, robbery; Same vs. Israei Fisher, subornation of perjury; Same vs. William Krowl, burglary; fate ‘vs. Moses Sickles, grand larceny; Same vs. Joan Cullen, petit larceny. COURT CALENDARS—-THIS DAT. ONire> Starnes DISTRICY COURT—ADMIRALTY CauRNnaR.—Before Judge Blatchfora.No. 242, James T. Wright vs. Steamboat State of Maine; 180, John M, Handy ve. Steamer Ftanconia; 158, Robert B. Campbell vs. Steamtug: Richard Doane; 34, W. HB. Tapscott va, Steamboat G. B. Starouck; 169, James Mott vs, Foie oA B, gnats 03, J. Johnson et al, ve, Schooner J. M. oman 179, James Mott vs. Steamboat Mount Washington; ‘162, Robert Aker et al. ve. Tug O. er; Jol Foiey vs. Schooner Isabeila; 177, Jonn va. Schooner A, W. Thompson. ‘ SUPREME COoURT—GRNEKAL TRRM.—Non-cnumer- oor thn, 8 Me Ssh oo 100 01, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 11 eat, 112, 113, 114, 116, tt, 30h . SuPReEME COURT—CHAMBB! ‘Reserved Ca ytny 9, 10, 32, 34, 35, 43, 44, 48, 57, 58, 66, 80, 87, 06, 101, 102, 108.” Call No, 12%, ScrrRioR COURT~TRIAL TERM,— 1.—Be- fore Judge McCunn,—Nos. 1077, 803, 721, 1227, 133, 132, 509, 1298, 1247, 163, 106, 23, 212, 1085, 4298, ‘1221, 1561, Part 2—Before Judge Freeaman.—Nos, 3620, 1584 800, 494, 1508, $72, 1004, O04, 175% 1164, Yee, Maxine ‘Cote ‘RIAL TERM.—Part 1,—Before Motion, s508, 4780, 80, 4598, 4527, doth, 4080. A710, . ion. 27, Side, aia, 4108, 10, 11,12, 3%, ‘Pare 2-—Borore Judge Curtis.—Now. 82, 4660, 4680, 4798, 4758, 4773, 4510, A717, 4838, 4068, Was, dodo, 70,88, $9, 00, 1, 9% BROOKLYN COURTS. + SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT. An Erle Litigation. Before Judge Gilbert. Francis Kowtng vs, John 4. Riston.—Plaintif brought sult to recover some real estate in West- chester county, together with the sum of $1,100, from the defendant, on the following allegations:— Un the 14th of August, 1863, John B. Haskin con- veyed to him @ certain piece of property in West- chester county. The defendant, who is a stock broker, doing business in New York, between the ‘20th day of Jung, 1900, and the 2th day of the follow. | sneem, boughs and pONd wtOGK ‘ae the request of the plainttt?, and aiso. him some money. He Ei? socks ad gun rim aa igh roqvor, 8 and g ry collateral security piainuil conveyed the Westchester propery to deiendunt, who was to Land i back Wo ud, free of encuimbrance, whenever plaints Account was closed, Bubsequent to the conveyance Of the Grogan defendant furnmbed plainull an ac- count of abi the siock and transéctions undes- taken on tus bohaif, and intimated thas the account ‘Was correct, excups one them; that 500 skares Erie, coglnen the an ue tho Consent of the plaintin cirected hundred: shares of o’dlock cail of the open board, was 88%, and im cousequence where aug lecting to do 1s a balance of sa tce Thowing lum by defendant, which he has Feiliwed to pay, and the sult was therefore brought 4 Fecover that amount, Mads over as coliateral. plalntudl was indented 10 him in tie sun of tranaacled tbor with the real entuve fendant $6,724 90 On accountof business whion be had for lun, which ha@ amounted to $523,000, and that the trani win Ergon tho 23th of November had. deen u! ‘ch at the request of we plaintit. Piaknuil demied having acquiesced tn the purchase, and evitence wus introduced to show that (he shares had been purobased fora Mr. Oowler. ‘The case la net yes coneluded. RINGS COUNTY COURT OF Sessions. Arraignmecuts aud Plona—A Variety of Orimes and Criminals, wefore Juage Troy. ‘The fottowing namea offenders against the law Were arraigned before Judge Troy in the Oourt of Sessions yesterday:—Joun McOarty, bargiary; Jon Wregiey, attempted _burlary, _ pleaded not guilty; James Farrel, darceny, not gays Thomas Dorveray, larceny, not guitty: ‘Lomas Kennedy, larceny, not qui James Gre- gory, larceny, not guilty; Edward Scott, larceny, not fui; J. G. Williamson, embezziemens, wot guilty; illiam Brown, indecent exposure, not guilty; Wii- Ham Smite, larceny, not ginity; Benjamm Smith, ‘ceny, not gimity; Willlam Haus, larceny, not ulty; Walter Boerum, lurceny, not guilty; Hugh anon, larceny, not guilty; Patrick Nolan, larceny, not guuty; Thomas Buckley, larceny, mot guilty; William Buckley, larceny, not guilty; Harriet Gro- gan, larceny, not guilty; J. MeDermoit, larceny, not uilty; Owen Denevan, Tarceny, not guilly; Annie igi, larceny, uot guilty; Heury Ligdale, larceny, mob guilty; Kobert Kilisou, assault with intent’ to Kil, pleaded uot guiliy. They were rewanded for tentence. MUNICIPAL. The Olty Fathers in Full Bhast. Improvements to be Made on the Square-— Shanties to be Removed—The Con- crete—Gassing Throngh the City — Dribbling Awn- ings—Minor Affairs, ‘The senior “pardners” in the business of manag- ing-the city, and Known by the name and title of the |+ Board of Aldermen, assembled yesterday, pursnant to adjournment, im the aldermanic Chamber. The indefatigable president was in Qin place, the clerks and avtendants were on hand, the board was largely Tepresented and the lobby was crowded to suffoca- tion. The chamoer, hotwithstanding all these things, seemed rather dank. True, the weather was murky, and that might have caused the darkness, but there was evidently some ovher reason for the inordinate gloom. When the roll was called the mystery was explained; for Alderman Barker did not answer to the call, aud {t was the absence of his shining soll- vaire that made the room seem dark, Besides Alder- mao Barker the only absentee was Alderman Scan - nel. The usual preliminaries having beca disposed of the Board lost no time in getting to work. The members wete apparently anxious to do any amount of business, except Mr. John Williams, who was over apxious to know who the HgwaLD reporter ‘Was and to avoid the spirit of Seger. which seemed tw hang over him, and which was mado, perbaps, more @isagreeably prominent by the favor of bad “gegers’”? in which some of “the gang’’ were luxu- riating in the ball outside the doors of the chamber. When business was fairly commenced @ large num- ber of the usual style of papers were handed to and laid over or appropriately referred. Among the papers presented was one by Alderman NcKiever, in relation to ‘THE CONCRETE MAKRWS SHEDS IN TOMPKINS SQUARE, in which it was stated that the owners of some concrete pavement patent nad workshops in the square, The sbops, aitnongh in the square were evidently mot “ou the square,” and Alderman MeKiever, showing a disposition to do “the square toing”’ by the residents of hts district, proposed to bring the concreqists ‘up with @ round warn, He ollered & resolution directing the Street Commis- sioner to cause the owuers Of the nuiganees to re- Move their uusightiy and odoriferous shanties aud appurtenances Yorinwith, and aathorizing the Street Commissioner, in case the ‘‘paviers” shouia neglect or refuse to do as they were bid, to remove the obstructions and dispose of the material to pay the expense of the removal. The resoiution Was Unanimously adopved; but Alderman MoKiever could not stop at that, but insisted on sssoring those around Bim that “rhe thing is a perfect nuisance.” He showed pretty piainiy that he meant to have the nulsance abated, and was acvised by the glerical-looking Alderman Croker to “Go for Bim, Reuben; go for bun.” AN INVITE was received from the Richard B. Copnolly Asaocia- ton to the Aldermen, asking their presenee at the coterie to be held this evening atthe Academy of Music, Severai of the good looking meinbers of the association were preyent, and when the announce- ment was made that the myitation would be ac- piaced on iile Mr. George Hickey, the new Superintendent of Markets, smiled courpia- cently towards nis friends, McGowan, trom Judge Bixby’s court, and Alderman O’Brien, snd shortly afterwardsretired. The GENERAL ORDERS were then taken up and gone through with In lively style. The papers adopted were as follows:—Grant- ing permission to the property owners on Seventy- sixth street, between ison and Futh avenues, to regulate, grade, &c., that portion of the street at their own expense, under the direction of the city authorities; to curb aod gutter and ae and iay gas mains and erect gas lamps and cause the same bo be liguted in Seventy-second street, between Second and Third avenues; to regulate and grade Ninetieth street, from Broadway to Kieventh avenue; to piace @ gas lawp in frontof the Episcopal church in Thirty- first sweet, near Second avenue; to pave with f gian pavement Forty-second street, from Tenth a1 ue to Hudson river, ead Forty-sixth street, from enue to Hudson river; directing the clerk to the usual number of manuais for 1870; to provide the police jnstices with appropri- ale badges and staves Of office; directing the Str Commissioner to have the lamps in Fompxins equar aced distance of not more than art; donating $6,000 to the pollttan Hontwopathic Dispensary; authorizing the clerk to appoint anotirer assistant, and directing the Comptrolier to purchase the premises adjoming the Fourth precinct station house in Oak street, so as to provide additiong! accommodation for oMicera and prisoners. This iast mentioned subject will n0¢ Dave been accomplished before it was needed, how- ever #00 the purchase may be made, A paper Was received from she Board of assistant Aldermen in regard to an amendment of an exist- ing ordinance in relation to awnings. The paper was referred to the Commitiee on Law, after which the Board adjourned to Monday next, at two P. M. Board of Assistant Aldermen, The Board met yesterday afternoon, the Presicent, Mr. Reilly, presiding. GUTTERS TO BE ATTACHED TO AWNINGS. After the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved a resolution was adopted amending section thirty-two, chapter twonty four of the ordinances of 1866, directing that after the ist of Maron each awning co one-half or leas of ‘the sidewalk shali have a gutter attached for the Nays of conducting the water. The pepaity at- hed to anon-compliance With this'provision is Ove dollars for each day. Thore being no general orders ready for adoption, ‘the Board adjourned till Thursday. Covosiabo AS A FARMING CoUNTRY.—Governor McCoox,)1n bis message to the Legisiature of Volu- Fado Territory, is very enthusiastic in his anticipa- Wons of the futare of at Territory. He says thavite ng. interests conativute the present of Colorado, ie Colorado fature wiil rest upon eg country, 8 time, which 1s sure to come, when lo will be one of the best stock het Staresin the Union. The gr: jant an Dutritions, aud the winters are so mild as to make sheltoror hay quite unnecessary. ‘This is certainly not the Colorado which people in the East have aup- se waa to be found ia the West. itis one vastly tier in ail that is essential to pationa) vrosperity And local greawess, NEW YORK CITY. The Bowery Stabbing Case—Phat Fire Alarm — Another Pauper Dies in CeQ—Union of Wax-Ends—Piea- yune Embezalement—Felon!- ow Assagits and Minor News Items. ‘The foltowtng reoord witli show the changes fn the tom perature of the weather for the past twenty-four Dours in comparison with the corresponding day of tast your, as Indicated by the thermometer ab Harmacy, HeraLp Building, Broadway Hudnave corner of atreet:— 1869. 1970, » 40 8 . al 68 40 bs 4 cy Average Lemperature yesterday, oy 199K Average \emperature for corresponding dave bast year... ‘The Asaociation for the Prevention of Gambling Jost year expended $18,160. The number of persons reported as frequenting yerrovrs A houses was 763, and the number of pisces closed throagh the instru. mentality of the association was 230, The valance of funds on hand 16 $300, , Superintendent Ohapin, of the Metropolitan Fire Alarm Telegraph, reports that thejmistake in send- ing out tbe alarm for fire at fifteen minutes after mine o'clock Sunday evening arose trom the opera- tor in charge ut the head ofice reading “Caroline street? for ‘-Oarhwle street” (as went in). The simi- larity of the names was the only exense for the error, aud the matter was prompuy investigated by the Board of Commissioners, A meeting of the wholeszle boot and shoe dealers and manufacturers of New York and vicinity wok place yesterday at the Astor Flouse to form a trade Qulon, Much enthusiasm was manifested, and Many speakers belonging to the trade gpoke in favor of such a movement and none opposed it, A committee of ven on permanenforganization was ap- pointed, Who are to report on the Sist inet. Stepuen Tyats presided at the meeting and James RB. Hedges acted ay secretary. ‘The marriage of JoQn J. Morse and Miss Roraite F, Davia, which took piace tast evening in the Trin- ity Methodist Episcopal church, ‘fnirty-fourth street, near Kighth avenue, was a very pleasant affair. The bride was dressed in lavender und port lace and the groom i fuilbiack. The rites were performed vy C. ‘D. Vox, pastor of the church. Among those present were Messrs. Morse & Hedges, of Fulton strevt; Mra. Hiram Calkins, the Misses Williams, of Forty-ninth street, and many others. ‘The happy pair Isave for ‘the national capital in this morntng’s train. The boy, John Moore, alleged to have been dan- gerously stabbed in the side by Antonio Como, the Chinaman, in front of No. 33 Bowery, scemed to be domg well at Believue yesterday, snd, judging from appearances, may recover from the effocts of the wound, His ante-mortem statewent was not taken, ag no legal binding force attaches to such an indict- ment unless the wounded party himself believes he 1# about to die. Many such statements, however, are taken for the purpose of securing an arrest of liberating @ prisouer on ball, as the cuse may be. On yesterday morning Willlam H. Peck, thirty two years of age, and a native of this country, was taken to the Franklin street police station on the charge of being an habitual drunkard. He was Nes In Acoil and made as comiortabie as possi- le, but yesterday morhing tue doorman found mia Ww be dead. Uoroner Fiyno was notified to hold an inquest on the body. Deceased had frends, but they refused to take charge of the body, which was accordingly sent to. the Morgue for burial at the patie expense. Deceased had been a bariender, ut lost Ms position, and his resources becomiug exbausted his former friends abandoned him. On # bright Sunday followed a most disagreeable Monday. Rain and a heavy fog were the rule for yesterday—and especially the fog. Such a fog on the rivers around New York has not been seen for years. Persons who have been on the Newfoundland banks declared tha$ even there, in that proverbially fogay heighborhood, nor even in London itself, the mother country of foga, couid that on the New York rivers of yesterday be excelled. Ferries were much de- layed, and the Jim Jupilee, Jr.’4, new ferrynoats on the Twenty-third street line were stopped altogether long before eveming. Work on the new Post Ofice proceeds slowly. Unly 120 men aro at work at present, ineluding laborera, mechinists aud masons. The jatter are engaged, by the aid of derricks, iu setting the few remaining unmense piers. The slowness of tue work is partly due to the dimculty felis in si ng roper transportation for the grauiie, but un: Because the original appropriation is nearly ex- hausted. Itis not generally known that tue stone employed in the foundation for the pillars of the new Post OMice in the City Hall Park of New York Was obtamed in Bergen,,yet such 1s me fact. In ex- cavating the Hudson avenue sewer ac the junctton of Palisade avenue the contractors, Mesara, Keoncy & Van Horn, had to cut tarough solid rock to the depth of seventeen feet, and thesestone quarried out was carted over to New York for the purpose aforesaid. POLICE iSTELLIGENCE, Ano Flow, & waitress in a saloon at No, 192 Chat. ham atreet, was robbed on Saturday of $825 by a man named Richard Oonnolly—no relation to the respected Comptroiler of tilst name, Richard was cominitted so answer by Judge Dowling. Peter Burke, James J. Parker and Michael Ferney wore arrested yesterday by officer J. M. Dorsey for breaking into a basement estore at 149 Chatham street and stealing a small amount of jewelry. They were brought before Judge Dowling and committed to answer. W. B. Carr was in @ saioon at No. 148 Chatham street, on Saturday night, when he was joined by two men, nained Thomas Jones and James MeGiune, who got into conversation with nim and stole his watch. th men were brought befbre Justice Dowling yesterday and comutitied to saswer. Hermann Schwartz,-a carmanin the employ of Nehemiab Ward, of 77 Murray atreet, waa charged before Judge Dowling yesterday with collecting from Miss Jeonle Rutter tweive doliars due to his emp/oyer for merchandise delivered to this lady and appropriating the game to his own use, Schwartz ‘Was committed to ansy OMcer Goeside, of the Second District Court squad, yesterday afternoon arraiguea Charles Eager before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, upon complaint of Jonn Waters, of NO. 7 Gay street, charged with kicking his son Frank, aged seven years, on Satur- day last, breaging his left leg, A certificate from the attending physician states the youth will be unable to leave the hogse under forty days, and is at present confined to his bed. The accused denied the charge, but was comunitted to await the resalt of the injuries. A man named Jobn McGreevy was yenterday ar- raigned before Justice Scott, at,Essex Market Police Court, charged by his wife, Mary McGreevy, with making an attempt upon her life, The parties live at 618 Ninth street, and it appearw that on Saturday evening John became, on some account, very much exasperated with his wife. Heseized a razor and rushing upon her threatened to cut her throat, In the struggle whicb ensued the razor in the hands of the husband indicted a severe cat upon the wilc'’s arm. Justice Scott held the man (0 answer at Geno- ral Sessions in default of $1,400 bail. Frederick Baumann, residing at No, 630 Fast Twelfth street, appeared before Justice Scott and charged Charles Hassall with stablying him inthe head with akpife. Saumann’s head was bound up and plastered mn three diferent places. ‘The parties reside in the same house, and in the course of a am- culty Hassall, as alleged, drew a knife tn order to get rid of Banmann ia tho quarrel. Hassall denies having infiicied the wounds, and states that in the course of the melée somebody else aid the stabbing. Justice Scott leid the wan in $1,000 ball to answer. Michael] Oppenheim, of No. 40 East Fifty. eighth street, yesterday appeared before Jus. tice Scott at Essex Market Police Court and charged James Johnson with picking bis pocket of aaliver watch, valued at forty dollars, Mr, Op. penheim stated that, between five and six o'clock, he was riding up bome, in Second avenue car No. When the cur was turning + out of peas bat eo three “ae es on tho platform an wan pressing 3 him, one of them taking hold vor his vest, [n @ few minutes one of the men gave a signal and the three left the car, When they went away ee found that he had lost bis watch. On Sunday he Went to the Tenth precinct station house and was where shown @ number of photographa of thieves, and at once recognized that of a man named James Johnson as the iikeness of the men who pressed against ois vest, The man Was arrested, identified and taken to court. When arraigned before Juatice ‘Scott he pleaded not gutity, but was beld to answer. A respectably Gressed man, named John G, Gleason, Was arrested by Captain Jourdan, of the Sixth precinct, charged with obtaining a horse, Weeou ond barners from ex-United States Marshal Robert Marray, 441 West Twenty-second street, Mr, Murray states that Gleason camo to him apd bo thas L-} wanted to he wanted it for Mr. a! Grace church; that Brown te ry in the world, and he was anxious horse, Wagon’ snd harness for nis use. Believing this statement he let Gleason have the above jor Brown's the winter, Murray | reserving the right to use the eal When he wished. He desired Gleasqa afterwards © bring tho horse over for Murray io use, but Glea- gon sald the horse had been stk, but that the horse Was “getting along finely.” Murray suspected some- suing Wrong, aud found from inquiries Gleason had sold the proverty ‘or $275, the actual value belng about $800, Gleason was brought before Jud: “= gag Tombs yesterday, who committed him to THE LOVERS’ VENDETTA, The Patient in the Hospital and the Prisoners in the Cells. The Mysterions Widow Lady—Almost Ane other Deathbed Marriage Scene—The Marriage Postponed and Why— Condition of Balasky—Biddle and the Detained © Fee male Witnesses. Adars, deep, tmpenetradle undercurrent of an- enviable mysterious life lies hidden m the present entanglements interweaving themselves about wie Biddledalasky shooting affair, with an erveloping veil of shadowy mist that prommes, for some time atleast, to be neither lifted or rent asunder, When all the facts come to be publicly Known, if they ever do, wich does not now seem ac all probable, there is, from the present confused show of bve- wildering circumstances, pretty sare tndication of another ipstazice in the long list of proofs of troth bejeg stranger than fiction, The sXooting —the telegraph despatch, and, almost on the swift wings of the latter—tne speedy arrrval in the city from arural towa of @ young and beantiful lady in widow's weeds—tho frantic apced in a close carriage to Bellovue Hospital, where the victim of the shooting lay—tne Impatient haste to his bedside and at once demanding that a minister We sent for aod that they ne inarried immediately, have served to vest the case with more than ordinary interest, and in the cloeing scenes of an expectant death-bed marnage, make ita second in the series of MoFar Jand-Richardson tragedies, ‘The following are all the new facta in the case, and as they are very few are quickiy toid:— “Lam a widow lady, aud aManced to Mr, Balaaky,’? exclaimed the strange lady visitor to the Warden of Bellevue Hospital on her arrival there, ‘and wish to be shown to his beside,” “Certainly,” replied the afabie Warden of the Hos- pital, and she was at once conducted to the ward Where Buiasky lies, “Ol, you are going to die,” @he skrieked out, hur- Tying up and tirowing her arms about his neck. “We must be married at once. Send fora minuter immediately.” “When I sent that telegraphic measage to you,'? exclatued Balasky, iu feeble accents, “1 thoughs I had but a few hours to live. I am s9 much beiter than { expected that don’t believe my wound will prove fatal, We wiil get married when 1 get well,” “Let it be bow,” she breed. “16 won't do,” insisted Balusky; “‘they will make @ second Richardson case of it abd put us in the pic- vortal bapers.’: “But, then, you'll marry me’ *The momiout I begin to get worse, if I do, and certainly within two weeks at longest; but not now. ~ The lady at jepazh acquiescea in his wishes and thus tie Case stands. If Baiasky lives and continues to grow better they are to be married 11 the early part of next mone. Meanume, witu true womanly devotion, she remains constantly at his bedside, lis /aituful nurse and attendant. “Wuat do you think of your patient?’ Dr. Sayres asked ver yesierday in the presence of a HBkaLD reporter. “ele 1g getting along finely, Doctor. hopes of lum. Waa do you tutnk 1’? think ag you do,” he auswered. etl glad. Do at you can for him.'* will. The doctor examined the wound and, on measuring the aistances irom the nippies said the ball went tn just ove quarver of an tach below Where Kichardson was slot. die thea added that some niveen years 4go he attended @ mau Shot in the same piace who was now living aod as well and hear-y as be ever Was iG uis life—a statement that had # most percep- tuble exhilaraung effect on both the wounded man aud the iady attending upon him. The wound has not been proved siuce balasky was cowuitted to the hospital, and the locality of ie ball ls as yet un- known. He very casy and suffers no pain. ‘The lady 18 Very rélicent, and retuses Lo tell her name or give any particulars regarding herself, Sue simpiy says thal she Is a Widow aud engaged to be married to Buiasky, an engagement of severul montns’ standing. She bas every appearance of being of the highest respectability, aud inher deportiment aud Dearing ts ladyiike and refined. She dresses in Diack, wears a wale and chain, and her otuer jewelry, though ele pie aud unostentatious. ihe stories in yesterday's papers, though so pointedly affecting the moral character of her aianced, do not seem to have prejudiced her in the least against him. Wita the persistent and strangely infatuated devotion of woman she clings to him through evil as well ag good repo Alter jooking on the above picture we wifi look on auother, The scene le the Fiiteenih precinct head quarters, wher¢ ul, detained as witnesses, are kept the two sisters, Fannie Raymond and Emma Knick- erbocker, late mistresses of Balasky and Bidale, Three months ago the latier womau—a girl, rather, for sho 18 only sixteen years uid—says she was seduced by Balasky under proimise of marriage. She expressed great affection for him up to the ume of her hearing of tho ap} 8 of the strange widow. She vow denounces liu in tne bitterest terms—sucu terms us ouly ® woman scorned can use—and tac mae ar ve Be game story oO! al as that heretofore pul lished in the Hrnarp. a Buldie, who is wilt in the City Prison, lkewise sticks to his original statement. In tue meaatiine the most damaging stories are bemg put in circuia- tion regarding the antecedent history of both Biddle and Baiasky. Lhave great A Chance for a Smart Detect! New Yous, Jan. 17, 1870. To THe EprTon oF TRE HERALD;— Seeing you notice in your valued journal a swindle by means of & bogus telegram, I hasten to inform you of similar swindle practised upon a lady in Forty-first street, which suould @nd would have been noticed before had not pressiug business inter+ fered. ‘The telegram used was as followa:— Boston, Dec. 2, 1869. To —-, &0.—Youvwill please call at the Merchants’ Bank, peutditowof (hs telegram ‘Do'p0t fail to cal, and sole jon of rt call, reece oe VANES, No. dl State street, Boston. Charges $2 4. The lady re peated, nist t@ take the above to the gentieman’s office, bul ne refused, ree, B ‘that the charges would be doubled by so doing. this the charges were paid and the fraud not aheoveret ening. Uli the envelope was 5%. Nicholas ecial.?? By giving this @ place in your vained paper many lJadies, not skUled 1m Dusiness affairs, may be fo: armed, being forewaraed, aud tne swindie ‘* nip) an the bud.’ ‘The swindler in this instance is evidently the sa! who perpetrated the swindle on Saturday, which is above referred to, The signature to the despatch was the same, the amount of charges was $2 94 also, and the same bank was named, and the fact ‘that this Sempaich bears date December 21, whfte tne other Was a: January 16, shows that the scoun- Greliy author Bas b. Could any Getective View” this iellow? THE “NINETEEN MILLION DOLLARS HEIAESS.” Britis Consvha New Yorx, Jan 1i, i To ray Eprron or rum Hera: My attention has been called to a paragraph in the Troy Times, of the 15th instant, repubiished in yese terday’s edition of the HERALD, entitied “A Nine. teen Million Heiress,” in which It 1s stated that Misg Gray, @ Fort Eaward milliner, had become the for- tunate heiress of $19,000,000, of which she bad ra+ ceived an instalment Of $5,000,000 from vhe British Consul in New York, and thas ‘on Tuesday last she received @ despatch from the Consul sunduncing that the money awaited her order, aud on the fvle lowing, day are left Fos 5 Edward for New York, rett was over x ‘The'statement that Miss Gray received any such despatch from me, and that she Sonseg neat ro money ip @ isa pani fabrication, I have neither received from Misa ray nor have 1 paid to ber any money whateve! andimay add that I have no knowledge pear money having been left to herin Eogiand. P.4 oma circumstances which have lately been brough | oor Notice | have reason to a Lo ee ire ue meat a this story may be made the rooney ea rating for nearly @ month. © arrangements to “inter. suspecting persous, and for shia | ‘uest the favor of your giving publicity to thls letter, bs 1 eA LALD, de i Ik QouAuly