The New York Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1871, Page 6

e NEW. YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY; 1872» —— gee onan tema en —— 5 Richarda, the of gang of five negroes Ly who erea Coton Lyles, of Auburn, was ay le | ex on the 12th of August ‘ast, ‘The rope is the Bame one Used ON the OCcALyon of Richard's ex- Goution, and was made at Bal¥imore for the execu- fon of Collins, in that city, Yuta commutation of Bentence prevented its use Oa that occasion. THK BXYCUTION took place in the jail yard, enclosed by a board fence about twelve feet high, The jail, situated in THREE EXECUTIONS IN ONE DAY A WOWAN ON THE SCAFFOLD. Hanging of John Howard, the Murderer. & FIENDISH CRIME EXPIATED. EXECUTION OF MARY WALLIS. my, stantially wut, two stories high, wih an entrance and passage mM a cells or rooms on either side. At precisely ten miagntes past twelve o'clock Father MeDonatd ‘aime Out of Hho ivont door of the jail with a cracitx in his hand, followed was creased In x gown of white cambric and black cap. Her arms were pinioned, but ehe waiked vp the steps of the scaiuid Linly, althouga she was gas sted by Shertiy Frazer and Deputy Sheri? Cator, as also Father Dwyer. ON THR SCArroLD. She was scated in a chalr opposite the fatal she gazed with a vacant stare on the crowds of men. ana boys Who were couected on the fence and the wagons aud carts outside, AS soon as the priests iad finished the service Father McDonald turned = the ery ae mpage pie By ee “This girl bas notin to Ba 10 Ws The Child Potsoner’s Life—A Slave Girls | se . Rout peters ne cl nappy dean” Phe Havy--iier Father a Condemned Murderer } shoriff then called on Reg beg ape safeaas r vi did prompuy: an a The Condemned Viewlog Her Own Grave— | b iy temper vouny ‘acu! lowering the biack Crowds of Marylanders to Witmess Hor | oj) por ieet were bem; bi loved by Be uty Sheruf Dying Agouies. | Catoer, both of whom immediately left the plavorm and entered the jati. THe PALL INTO ETERNITY. At twenty miiutes pasi twelve e’clock the rope ordiug the prop which hel@ the trap was cat and i Wiha thug, the aticndayt priests betug the yes oa the platiorm and eng in earnest WASHINGTON, Feb, 10,1871. | Mary Wailfs, a colored servant girl, was haug to- | @ay at Upper Marlboro, Prince George's, Md. Her | guy) crime was potsoning an infant nine months old be- | oe . ol only longing to the fainily of Albert M. Read, a clerk in | Diy Mesh TE tohed her arms hikile ahi there the Treasury Department. Last summor Mr. Real Wasa ‘slight shrug of the shoulders, but beyond removed his family from Washington to the resl- | tuat ——— _ emia eget ag reear vite, | 1" breath and all wi » the body al- @ence of Mr. B. D. Fabian, near Beltville. | ii ved co remam tweilty minutes and was thon Md. On Saturday, July 2, Mary Wallls, emp'oscd jowered and placed i & respectable pme coilin, asa domestic in the house of Mr. Fabian, was ce- np with white cambric, and Siggy ag are - pate = ihe srave ready dug, adjoining that of Nimro tected in the act of appropriating to ber ownuse | Ricnarda ‘This ix the second execution of f woInat some clothing belonging to Mrs. Read's chid’s | in siarlboro, the tirst mstance beg that of a servant nurse, aud being charged with the theft became | woman of tie late Or. Jona H. Bayne, about tweniy- very snilen aud threatening in her maaner. Mrs. | = raion May Walls sely the rue pea a that Fadian was informed of the facts, and told | Mary that on the joilowing day. For the rematnder of the day and evening she continned sullen and abstracted, @ii the nurse seemed to be the particular abject of she would have to leave tho honse | PXZOUTMON oF JOLT M A Negro Fiend=Terrible Ovtrago Upon an her hatred. She had, it seemed, taken a strong ais | Laure aldeae Ug oa) fod ‘ be" oe i Uke to the nurse from the Ume she came inte the it hn ae tse oe 122i pp ace Mia Con:evscd—Fartice Vindicated. house, and being detected in the attempt to . t ti alti Monit She wah discctel ¢O. ball sane he wen | | Since the day of Barvara Fritehic's fag daunting to feed the child, if necessary, during the | ™ the face of ratapaut rebellton, aud the time wiea night, and a small boy who Was employed about the | WA's tude alarms resounded through the streets of place saw her take some powder Icom a dotile ana | tls quiet piace, there has been go occurrence that piace it m the milk. has occasioned half so much excitement as the oxe- in to-day of the colored man, Jolin Martin. THIS POWDER WAS STRYCHNINE. | rus online of which Re cn ena aaa The theory developed at the trial was that sno | THe eftae of wich he was convicted was so HORRIBLY APPALLING placed it in the milk, expecting that the nurse would i b ; taste it first, and, if that failed, and the potsen ine | 118 ae ee ear sa ye coeiia nas ts fured or killed the child, the nurse wonki de chanzed | onete cas i borane ene ue peaige peas With the deed; so that in either case she wouid have | Of Past barbaric ages, 8, Meqneuey. ob. ite, FREDERICK, MQ,, Feb, 10, 1871, her revenge. As usual, on the family retiring the | ctr vies epg aa B sage ied malik was set in a convenlent place, See dager ola agit 4 abe push the punishment to tae uimoss one o'clock Sunday morning the child’s | erving awakened Mrs, Read, and Mr. Read gave the htthe one some of the milk, of wuich 1% toek but | ttle, Mr, Read found that the mtlk was bitter, and | caling the atiention of Mrs, Fabian to it, she tasted | tt, as did Read, and suspected that something | rel a unusuai had been mixed with it, ‘Their suspreions ORE TR MENON OL: Biry -yents, end were soon confirmed, sor the child, afer posta whiasieena a0-Aqose | ADVANCED AGE OF EIGHTY-THRER about half an hour, died. The lady was also taken | W2e0 tie outrage was committed, John was with ent pains. Dr. Belt was summoned at once | DOT in that neignborhoed aud Kaew the old iady and tried to save the life of the clilld, wut contd not, | #3 Well #s adog of hia character could, He was and on examining the milk he at once detected | Well nown as a hardeued wretch, and ona served strychnine im exient of the loss. His victim was en aged white woman, Mrs. Murzaret Bateher, wiio lived with her 2d Rusband in @ litle but im the Mount ft distiict of Lhis county, about ive mailies from ys She had lived there and in the adjolaing Juquiries were immediateiy | VO “Tmsin the pententiary in expiation ef minor made as to who could have put tae poi \ crimes, The Butcher family were exceedingly poor m the milk," and it was ascortaiued that | 204 Telled mainiy for thelr support oa the generosity @ small quantity of sirycinine ad been | 4 Marcied daughter m Baiumore. Mr. Batcher broughi to the house for the purpose of kiting | Wa shmost Fats, and the boy employed in the house said that OMB: UMPSHD AMD {HABE TBARS OLD he had geen tie girl Mar the , #00 for years had been paralyzed to such an extent bottie. She was therefore detained in the louse | M8! be could nog move his Mmbs, coukl not speak Uniil the matter could be investicuted. An mquest | @WibIy, And, Ia short, Was perfectly helpless. On was when a verdict in accordanee wua | tHe Morning of the 6th of April, 1870, while the old the S was rendered. The accused was | COU) le were asleep, Jobn Martin entered their house present af the inquest and sirenuousty donied , #4 made Bis way to thelr bedroom, Ars. Butcher Daving any hend in the business, notwithstanding | W#s awakened by the noise of his entrance and at- BLE Was Cloeely questioned; but subsequently sue | Mpled to rise, Lab John sprang forward, canght udimitted that she did por the poison in the milk, so } Ber by the throat, threw her buck om the bed, and that the nurse mijant be charged wiih tie marder of | teliimg her to ife still or he wouid Kull her, committed the ella, 2 » of the litle one Was brongat | ene of those terrible outrages on her aged person 40 Washingion on the foilowir which horrify civilized men, and which shocked the wok piace trom the resides titans. . r4 Mr. W. Moran, Ko. 941 4 avenue, | hetpless old man lying by her side so that he died a ‘Nhe accused was taken to Marl ov tue Monday | shert tine afterwards. The shock was so great to bim Toliowing the murder. | that he pariialiy recovered the use of his arms and August last. She | threw them over towards Joun and his wife, maw- yus lercounsel bling at the same time as weli a3 he couid an appeal * a hoe, 2 for merey; but the deud paid uo heed to lus supplt- ‘the smai! boy alluded | €2ti0as, aud, chokiag the old lady mto submission, , ANA he testified posi- | again repeated the terrivic act. It was dark; so Be eaeaeeaeee irae aOR | dark that Airs Bucher, whose eyesight at any rate accused was given tu tie in‘ant and | W45 hot perfect, could noi distinguish the features C nluons followed. He deseribed the symptons, | of the brate. Although her hearing was slightiy im- and Doctors Antise! aud Uartigan testitled that they | paired by age his threats of murder were toned #0 the | gi that ste had no difficulty in recognizing bis heid, day, and the fur R TRIAL nd 25h umue! H. Brenuioi George itor, itn took piace on the 24th was assigned Judge s by the court; Jug the bencd, and Mr torney wa 2 pritiel Uvely to Laving see, from the bore. red by th Were those of poison. Ur, Antisel saia he kad made | hemical analysis of a rtiiou «of auik ad nistered and detec “2 A (imautity | voice, We remained over her prostrate forin of strychuine tu te pro rtion of hall @ rain te the | ee! u my ounce. He beheved the chit dies fron ue effects | TF Afteen minutes, and thea, his hellish of strychnive, aud this theory was corroborated by | Passion satlaced, he left hor, The vld Dr. Hartigai of gull y Was found, and the woman arose, ana through the weary hours | was sen > be exeonied, In December oh rr 7 hovernor Bowie signed the death’ warrant, desig. | which followed until daylight cowerea trembling 1 | bating the day of execuiien, Mary Watls | im tue corner of her room, fearing the return of the was RETRY AL oat } beast and listentag with wringing neart to the mean- deionging to the aie Richard D.’Hall, om whose | Bless Imumbliugs of her hus)and, who, thoroughly Place, near Good Luck, about five miles east of Belt- | Mightened, had reiapsed into the childlike nelpless- ville, she Was raised, and ber life was spent in the | "ess Oi his paralyzed condition. Ail the ensuing country, Most of st In ine neighborhood where | day sue sat fearing to open the doors or windows of whe committed the erme for winch she | her gloomy hut aud too riuch exhausted even to at- has paid the penaity of death, After | tempt toprepare food. The oniy visitor during the the war she was employed as oa honse | Gay was an old colored woman, to whom Mrs, Servant at various residences tn the neigiborhood ; butcher related the tale of her saffering, and who of Beltvilie. Arier her incarceration she did not | a once suggested that a compiatnt agaimst the per- exhibit much coucern as to ber fate, It 18 supposed | petvator of the outrage ought to be made. So that she had, up to a few days pasi, a firm convic- | Slmple-minded and decrepit was Mrs, Butcher tion that the Governor would commute her sextence, | ia" the Idea of appealing to the authorities and therefore did not exhibit so much concern ag | ed not occurred to her, and probably would not af sie otberwise Would have done. As a clujd she | Some one else had not suggested it. The next was day, April 8, & magistrat calied, who issued a ‘arrant for Jonn's av ‘These are, in brief, the GIVEN TO PITS OF SULLENNESS | When she grew up they were not so irequent, but y i were more threatening in their character. Her | trial, Which followed atthe September term of the trifling conduct i the court room ming ine | Criminal Court m ints city. The law of the State digerence to her faic Jed to the belief that sie was | Providesasa punishment for crimes of this class either an imbecile or was insane, and beuce a | elghieen yeais’ imprisonment or the death penalty, recommendation for mercy which was presented by | The Court, ng discretionary power, decided to the jury. After the triai she was remanded to jail, ; loflct the iatter, and pronouiiced sentence upon and still continued to wear tne same unconcerned | Martin 1a November last. Applications were imme- appearance and the { diately made to Governor Lowie for a commutation BELIEK IN HER INSANITY of the sentence and for a pardon, on the ground of fained ground so ranidiy thata petition was drawn | insaficiency of the evidence; but tiey preved un- UP, Circulated and Signed by numbers of the best | #Vatling, aud on the 10th of January citizens of tie county, and presented to Governor THE DEATH WARNANY WAS READ TO IDL Bowie last week, for cowmutation of her senience | in his cell tn the county jail here, ihe execution to imprisonment in the peiitentiary for life, ypou | Was Ce for to-day. Jt 1s charged by Martin's the ground 1 ine jury | which eon- | {sends that bis color had much to do wiih nis con- victed” her be! her ‘not theroughiy | Viction; butt find that there were four radicals on and recommended — her tm | the jury before which he was tried and that the se x | timcnt of the better classes of both races is that he deserved hanging. The condemned man’s conduct in prison has been influenced to 4 great exient by the hopes of a pardon, au acted with reckle a | spiritual or bodily welfare, pole! that imprisonment would thereiore be the punishment 1 Governor informed Aix. Bre! 8 on Wednesday last, by iette (his petition with the counter net citizens, setting forth that she 1s Jnst the insane, being bright and intelligent, tt maliciousiy | !owever, succeed ced, and he wes therefore sutistied that the | mind of jusiice demanded the enioreement of | and the sentence. He therefore deciined to accede | bo the request. tht Frazier, abowt one o’ciock te Attorney had werghe: i t Nr, Suulley, In impressing on his siuggioh is danger of his situation, kK he made a {uh pro- retigion. Since then he has y docile, bas spent much of his time ta the impe: last of the saine day on which this communication was sng hymns and preparing to meet his received by Mr. Brent, pro mI her ceil and da; youve colored girl, to whom he the Governor's refusal to interfere, Tha) reid, visiied iim, and later in a mce to ue state of | te day, wen le heard the sounds of the workmen's pved vielen lant spirit 3, 88 Well guarus at the ja‘, Seemed to Inckne strongiy to the opinion that the prisoner was nor of sound r n appeals to the Governor On tue otler hand, Ur the jati, says that sh Saws ind bammers preparing his sca/fold, he ri quested to be jook ut them. In compli . vied {to an tow OL Which 1 M he jati yard, including the 6 did not evince tne slightest tw acauning it thoroughly, turued to his f low prison- a tion, and that in his op body. She onee rewarked to aly body could bring her out on tie 4 rope aroun! her nec wor Bat she subsequently 1: Ing tbe did not mean to examplo—tako home to themselves, profit by it wre any- | and become men. jn pisin end sunple words ad puta | be seid that «il uriveu into his scatield “would be one into taeir hearts unless they became converted, us he velleved he had been.” ng thaé remark by say- | PRAYED AND SANG ake ner own Life. Her | With them for a few moments and then returned ro iritual peels have been uded to vy Key, | ls cell. His appearance in prison was that of a ‘athers Dwyer and MeDonait, of the Catholic | sluggish, stolid man and mdieated a life devoted to church, in charge of that cirevit, woo have fre. | the grattfeation of beastly passions. He was not quently visited her since senteuce was passed. She, | Very dark, but its thick lps and heavy eyebrows however, paid but little attention to them, at first | denoted pure Africa blood. He waa only twenty laterrupiing the xhortations by Iaaghing and j years old, but looked to be at least thirty. In con- singing. but recently Fle seemed to gain a realizing | Versation with those who approuched him after his sense of her terrible postion, aud was quiet and jon he Was exceedingiy respectrul and very attentive. but betrayed the ignorauce of a ‘corn field } da in his inanuer of speech. Up to a late hour yesterday refused ali food brough.to ler, and ate | Uils morning he refused to allow @ confession of iia mowing at at during the day. Fathers McDonald | fuilt to be inade peblie, although ne had privately and Dwyer, of the Curimeiite ord TRE DOOMED WOMAN oh hy confided jt tothe keeping of tne Rev, Mr. Smiley, the entire day, i m nation, | uoder an injunction of inviolable secrecy, whicl ‘They are about the ouly visitor had OSTIRS De gould only pe removed with bis mother’s death, el micarveration, #3 Rone of b tves or iileads | That have culled on her. Last night ste slept very well, | having retired carly, and arose Wis mornlug about {wa Stx o'clock and ate & hearty breakfast. Very soom | I was born in Fredertek county, Md. Fob. 14, 1850. Twas theveafter Father Meponaid calied and remained | rated with «il the attention my crandmothe: with her until ibe fatal moment. B ayned ny = t yee ree sree are ae x “ao about + pinecene Fearn hor father has been arrested at Beitsville, and is Pend arn. gc iF GOK try to do good. Up now in the Balumore jail under sentence of death | fe EA ta knee eS RLSOF Witel I was punished by’ tho (or murder committed in tust city. sne occupied | was that I took a pair of pants Lolomaug to a rene te ihe same cell from which Richards enierged to the | county. ‘Lhe x why T did it, he owed mn seaffold, and from graled windows could | pay we. Twas ioned t after witch i was “ PRIVATE CONFESSION 28 foilows:— jaan fa this down on thy raved of tio five Treated f i Hye ‘mutderera, “ adjoming, the last une Teaspa 4a. ofter for HT own to taki whien. Richards, - = ‘ave was ‘nod tn this jail for a lays, eftcr “ bards, her own ra LAM OVILTY OF THE CoaMR ned Wo awalt i the execution of thé sentence of | which I am confined for, Tam sorry i did it and it brought ela. The gallows is he pame on whieh Nivired | ms to what fas. I bellore that God bax nad suse pow the upper end of the town, is anew brick build. | the centro acd | the doomed woman, who | Noose, and as the priests read the Geparting prayers | veen | ers and admonished them to pay heed 10 his ; a me for it Thope others will not do as T pty: pardoned Tn conversation with Mr. Rachus, one of irtt- ual advisers, who Wrote at ints dictation ore- going confeseion, he gave the following account of the commission of the crime;— ning of the orfme I loft home about seven o'clock, Ware Mn doin Deer's house ‘hat mighty “Afterwards f weet | to Mrs, Butcher's, I got Into tae house by ellmbing up tho | wail to the window. My mother and ail were ut home wien | Tlcit, co caras Lkuow. My cother thought T was gone io | bed. Twas there when she got up next Inorning, ant abe | | wanally went to bed withont any hgnt, and often when I | h bed would retire without saying anything to me, | W eft home I had uo particular place to go to. | | Another confession, prepared by Martin’s comnsel, | | also ai his dictation, about four weeks ago, bat bcea | made public, Th Which he denies the accenmplisie Meat Dat hot the xitempt Of the crime, ‘Phe vovexo- | ing stacements, however, Were made after his een | | version aud Whoa he had become convinced that a pardon or commutation of bis sentence was linpos- silt, ANd Lhoy ave RmdoUdted!y correct, as they cor | voborate Mr& Butcher's testumony. | He made, through Mr, Racnus, alt the necessary arranye- | ments tor the Inverment of his body and wrote 1 quent jecicrs to te friends, selecting trom anwong them his pall-bearers and expressing a wi at | the eighty-eighth Psaim might be read at bis grave | thes moraing. At the request of the Rey, Dr. itm- {| mer he prepared a stateuent to be read by that gen- ; Homan On the gatiows, ta which he mado 4 full con- | fesston apd relieved Dr. Smuley from farther secrecy | regaruing i's previous statements, PRUPARING FOR HS DOOM. ile spent the ours vetween daylight and the exe- cution int pray and singing, and his voice was clear. Wheo the turakey brought of which he partook sparingly, he | four head is blossomiog for ie i | grave. as furrowed your cheeks, Meet me | tn heaven.’ Subsequently De. Hummer impressed | upon iim the fact that au acknowidgement of the | Jusiice of his senicnce was equivalent .o an adnis- | sion in detail o} Mixa, Butcher's testimony, He re- | plied that he Kaew if and the! tt was all right, asked that he should be allowed froin that time fur | Ward bo spend is me in prayer, Al precively one o'clock Sheriy bartgis appeared at the cell door | with the but DREAD SUMMONS OF DEATH. John arose {rou his knecs and allowed his arms to be paioned and the rope adjusted about lus neck | | Without imaraar, Wher this bad been completed | he started for the door, and with a firm step passed through tne gloomy corridors, out of the Jali into | tice yard, and up the steps to the gallows. ON THE GALLOWS. ‘rhe platform was twenty fect high, the drop repe four and a ball lon; After a prayer by Dr. Humber and the singing of a psalm, in witleb tatier donna did he stepped forward and in a | tremalousjyoice si ¢ WORDS OF JOHN MARITN. you arg gathered to-aee ‘he Inst of me, sea thu trees und house-tope filled wit poopie T hope you all wilt take warning from this | yere exeoniton aad take warning by me, and don’t yall on | this gaLows itkel have done. I havea bome in heaven where conuregations never break up and Sabbaths have ao ead. Friends In the sound of my voice, take warning and | meet me in heaven, ‘ During tue prayer he kneeled, with his head rest- ing on the raiimg of the scaifold, and for the trst Ume exiibited @ nervous trepidation, His fists were clutched cenunlalvely at times, and then ree laxed suidenly, He was finally assisted to lis fect ana placed over the drop, The knot was adjusted under his chin so that when be jel 15 jerked around to ihe side of ais neck under hisear, The ciergy- | men lefc him with thetr benedictions. The Sherif j started down sta.rs aad kicked tie block from un- dex the drop, and John Marun WUNG OPF INTO ETERNITY, i His neck was broken by the fall, aud he struggica for a few momeuts only, but was evidently scuseiess | from: tue insiaut the rope jerked (ie knot against his ear. The body remained suspended for twenty inunutes, When iife was pronounced extinct. It was then cat down and delivered to his iriends, The iurukey, Whose head is blossoming for the grave, and@ who is @ man of experience in such mauers, Tremaraed that it was “ihe prettiest execution ne ever had seen,” EXLCOLION C! JOIN HOWARD. j The Mardorer of Captain Henry Miller Pays the Penalty of Tiis Crime~Contession of the Calpric, CUMBERLAND, Md., Feb, 10, 1871. Shortly after noon to-day Johu Howard, alias John Evans, alias “Shorty” Evans, anas John Lewis, malty ef the law at the Alms house grounds, near this place, for the murder of ; Captain Henry Miller, of the canal boat H. Fall on the morning of the 17th of August last. ‘ue ‘ crime was cominiited on board of Captain Miller's | boat, tnen lying near Gld Town, Md., abont eleven | miles below Cumberland, and occasioned the wildest excitement in the community, and especially among the thousands of canal boatmen con- giezated in this vicinily during the busy monta of August, Rough and hardened as these boatmen ugsvalily are by thelr maunor of life and surroandings, and accu-tomed as they Were 10 the scenes of riot and bloodshed frequent | among nenof this class ta ¢vyery section of the country, yet the crime of murder is of compara- tively rare occurrence, aud the guilyy parties meet | with the most bitter denunctation from their com- rades, The murder of Captain Miller has been re- garded were as a cold-bisoded and dastardly out- rage. the circumstances of the ailely was obtained enly from the murderer himseif aude colored man named Johnsen, they bemg the | only witnesses of the bloody deed. TUS MURDER Howard's first connection with the boat was in the | capacity of bowsman. Milier ts represented to have been very beisterous and abusive toward both How- ard and the colored man Johason, Howard, who Was a tan of very strong passions, was not disposed | to submit to tie continued abuse of his employer, and frequently retaliated in kind, resulting in a bit- | ter enmity between the two men. On the night prior to the murder high words nad passed, and an hour or more before the fatal deed was com- mitted another quarrel occurred, m which it is alleged the Captain was extremely abu- elve, althongh no blows were given. after the altercation Howard weut into the hay house, hear the bow of the boat, where he met the colored man and declared his determination to no longer submit to the abuse of his superior; and, further, endeavored to persuade Johnson to joln hia in his Plan to murder the Captain. Thedreadfal details of the conversation of these men, sitting there in the dense darkness, both realizing in all its bitterness the continual ill-ireatment to which they were sub- jected and cherishing that stroag spirit of resent- nent which forms @ part of the nature of us all, Will never be Known in full, Its only known that Howard represented to the negro that they could easily secure their vevenge, as | the Captain was without assistance, and could thea effect their escape, However, it appears that the courage of the negro was nnequal fo the occasion, and in a few minutes the plotting Was disturbed by the appearance of the Captain, who ordered the negro to attend to the muics. Return- | ing, shorlly afterward, the Captain approached Howard, and observing that he was preparing to go Py eatied hin Not 4 b—n, aud told him he empioyed him, not to sleep, but to attend to hia | werk. Howard replled in angry terms that he Would leave in the morning. <Aiter some further harsh language Miller turned sod waiked toward the stern of the boat. Sere el | a mo- his ment, probably to summon all cour- age jor the occasion ratier than to meditate 1 crime he Was abont to comin Boward's vevengeful eyes followed the Captaln’s form throu darkness. Then, stooping, he Q of oak wood about two feeb in ‘ale und ring at each end preader”), and stealthily vtaking bim with a few feet | of the stera he raised its weapon and, with a remark to the cilect that he would break his skull, | strack him | {upon tie f | | ARPUL BLOW oF at ouce sank” to IMs knees, uspocting that ie was eudeavertng io & haichet lying near, as a repeated the W, With fm. | ‘the Wounded man fell over upon ine ; | deck und icebly caited, | . “HOLY 1 I and then became wicons standing within a few feet of hut was too hoi ror-steieken t | When M) 8 and the blo deep gashes boars” ¢ negro was | at thy tian | | rom the ecrimsoning — the | iu oa tittle rivuler, |. ‘. Toward seen prelended the enor. | Gaviag tor a moment upon tie Ns victita he dropped his weapon | and atteragicd to jump fron the boat ; ho canal. ie sed lis footing, u at dinally strug. to the bank however, and \ led to tire bi and from vi Returning 2 iW moments Maier to the tuwpaul le Kieard goine one spprowiing, and hang the per | gon discovered that i was th gro. Who, | In answer to bl inquires od that he dared nol stay on the oat, fearing ther | he wonld be charged with the erme, Howard led | him to belteve that this would b ie Case, and con- vinced bin that the better eon ould be for both of them to stay teyerher and deny ail anowledge of the crime. After waauering for a winie in the woods in the surrounding counny they ventured futo Ommberiand, but upon hearing tay they were smspected, ieft and went into te aadjoluing county, A pursnit Was orgauied ana both “were bs | near Oleay Bpring and taken to tie Wash! ington | County Jail, Subsequently tioy were removed to the jail at Cumberland, and were both indicted and their trial set for the October term of the court. Upon the promise that a nollepros, would be entered in its ase, Jonson turned Vbiled States evidence. Persons in the Helgaborhvod of the 2 Of Lue murder discovered Miler apout cigit A. M., dud he was nmedately | | Hounced tht deatn was caused by the blows, | conditto to speak uuderstandingly when ne made accusing one of the foury. Ne th ‘shea to the fields i) conveyed toa house near by and saniianee pate at Her wad deast unconscious at time and spoke but once er twice, in one instance fuily implicating Howard and exonerating the negro from any complicity in the aduir. Ho. survived une til mpe A.M. Thursday, and was buried on the aiteruooa of the ioilowing diy. THE TRIAL which was quite brief, developed no facts of im) ance etuer Luan those given above. ‘The testimony of tne physicians who made the post-mortem examination showed that the deceased had received Wounds on the rigit side of tae head, fracturing the skull, Upon opempg tho bead tt was found was riven asunder, there being tve distinct cracks and the temple boue being shattered, Much con- gealed blood warnoticed, and the opinton was ies i counsel sor the ucensed endeavored to prove by the testimony of the physicians that Mier was not ina Howard, but without the statement tmplicatin: to throw discredit on aval, Dney also atvermptes the statements of the uegro Johnson, but his tes! mony Was so clear and positive that they met with little or no success. After deliberating but a short Ume the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder tM the first degree, and Howard was seutenced to be hanged at such time aa the Governor of Maryland might designate. ‘Tne death warrant, boarhig ine Fiuuature of tie Governor and the broad seal of the State of Maryland, was received here two or three Weeks since, It designated the 10th inst. as the date of Ube execution, and the authorities early com- inenced inaking the necessary preparations. SKKTCM OF THE MURDERER, John Howard was born in Georgia tn 1842, and while yet a youth Ui8 parenis removed to New York, in early life he enjoyed Jew advantages for acquir- lug uO euucation, mastering only the tirst elements of reaaing and writing, Upon tho breaking: the jac né jolned a New York regi) eat and went to the fiela; but sabsequent y deseried and enlisied Ith the navy, Where he comated until mustered out 19 1806, Retnrnlog New York city, he fell Inty the company of thieves and roughs the most degraded classes, who icd him into commitment of varions crimes. He was dotected tn an attempt at burgiary, arrested, tried and con. victed, and Was sent to Sing Sing, where he served his full term. While in prison tt ls unuerstood that he manifested a strong desire to reform his charac. ter and lead a better iife, and even pzolossed reli gion and becazne @ member of the prison church. After the expiration oj his term of imprisonment he Continued for some ume to bear an excellent charac. ter and endeavored to obtain a living by bLonest la- bor; but dually he commenced drink ig to excess, his good resolutions were forgotten, associations with ms oid comrades were re-established, and from that time his course was downward. orn ing implicated In some violation of the laws in New York, he started off through the country, working here aud there, until he finaily reached Caumberiand, weere he shipped on board Captnia Miller's boat. Daring his trial and since his couviciion Howard general 4 matntained @ stoleal demeanor. He ex- pressed his deep regret thot he had committed the ccd, but claims that it was done while Le was In stale of Fage amounting almost to frenzy, produced by the coutinued brutality and il-treatinent of his victim, Within the past week he has eaten his meal has slept reguiarly, He has bad the almost daily sttendance of clergymen of the churches of this town, and these gentiemen report that he has frequently stated that he has proved ior (he mercy of God, ahd that he bas gen- eraily manifesied a sincere spirit of repentance. HOWARD'S DYING CONFESSION, ‘he following is the confession of Howard referred toubove. It will be observed thas his siatements in ‘once tothe murder vary somewhat from the facts adduced during the tigh— I was born in Augusta, Ga, on the Lith of May, 1842. My father owned a jarge saw mill and other propesty; in fact, was well off. When I was a boy I spent most tay dine around my father's sawmill playing with boys of my own size. When Thad reached the ace o: scventcen years I went to work for my fnther in the mill. worked thus sorte ueven years, © * it When I reached the quarrel with s young fel Hor nineteen T had a ay Own size, The idle Jing, and lie began to abuse me, He eiruck me, Thada kuife ip my lat ‘ia termeda tobacco kmfe—co I piled it out hrough the ianselca of the arm, I then ran of some mioad, who helps me up a ; e orew a knife, and al pocket. and to the woods large tree, ® ined the rest of the day aud whole of ‘the mult, My father then discovered where I was, and came ailer me and made me retura home. My faihor compromise! the matter for me atthe time, Some cays after the occurence tirst narvated 1 was out gannin alone, when T met the father of the percon whom 1 ha He compelted me to go home with him, and fastened me ty ing room and threaiened to hang me. I was vreaily (right: ened, but my fother came over and I wasreleased, ‘the whole thing was dove merely to genre me, broke out my father’s sympathies ‘were with ‘the people of tho Nozth. The troops of tas con- cceracy burned down his house and aiterwards h ‘he family catterc:t up what we bad left and weat to New York city. 1 leit the Sonin to avoid being drafted into the Southernarmy. After we reached Now York. m; father opened a stove Blore. but not succeeding very well 12 that ho bought out an establisument for the sale of furni- ture, I_acting fn the enpacity of salesman. Afver living in New Youl: some thme I got intoa rather rough crowd of men, When the war drank oi » gambled and contracted bad habits yen eraiiy. OAREEB One day T waa crinaing fi . a “crackaman, Charies —-— by naine, caine to me ahd told me that he had y Job put up and wanted meto kelp him thronga wih it. I was considerably under the influence of liquor at the time and aevented. He then explained to me what be wanted done, Ho told me that he knew of a house on Third avenue where we could "make a raise.” A youag man living there was to be married in afew days and tad new clothes, &y in bis trank, and also. several bundred “dullars 10 money, We’ got into o street car and went up to ave a look at i.e inouse, The “erackimaa™ pre pored that we. eh enter the hocse that night, After inspe premises and surroundings we left an elu ne out two o'clock in the morning. I was furnished with a pair of "ni and wert up to the front door of the ho fonnit the ke easily turned it with the aid ot te “nipps, ren m6 2 description of the Inside arranzemeuis of the Tov lront door, went up stairs and opened the door atthe head of the steps. I uncovered a dark lan- torn that 1 had provided mysolf with aad looked around, There was a bed in the room, occaplel by to young men. A pair of partaoon was Langitg ou a chal “sounded? the ania ant got two dollars in money ana gold watch, I then looked arouad for the trunk Sharlle —— had spoken of, I saw it fa the corner of the I went up to ft and found it locked, I started to haul ft across the floor, wheu the noise partialiy awakened one of the occupants of the bed, I drew a billy that 1 had with ue, 60 that 1 I was discovered I could sllence him, He merely turned over and continued his deep sleep, I then shouldered the traok and carried it to the froat door to my pal, who bad been on the lookout for the “cops.” Currie and myself carried the trunk to # vacant lot tat was near and I broke {t open with the aid of a stone, We found in the trunk two suits of eloth- ing, a pair of patent leather boots, &c., and $250 ft We divided We money nad put tre cloth I then determined to go back to the ho: panion tried to dissuade me from doing 60, He, however, azveed to accompany me and we went, back. houso for the second time. This time the mother of the in money. on over our others. Suto the room eccupled by Youngman who bad been rabbed. 1. got. her paeketboo Coulaining sixteen dotiarsy and a gold watch. ‘These two articles I’ took out of her dress pocket, 1 looked in the Daren and saw a dressing case. It was not locked and from {tI got another cold watch. I thon started down stairs and was Just leaving the hall when I met a colored girl, It was, then just mbout daylight, and came’ to the house to wash, as I atterward learned. She sald “Good mornlog!" and | resurned her salutation snd passed out of the door, I rejoined Charlie and we went over on the Bow- ery and took the cars for up town, The watches and cloth- Ing wo took to the pawnbroker’s and “shoved” them up. jome three months a'ter the robbery above mentioned was gommitted I was drinking in the samé seloon where Charlie had told me of the job he had put up, There were rome fif- teen of us assembled at the place to witness a dog fight. I had iifty dollars staked on the fight, ‘The dog that T had put By movey on got the oiber dog by the ” fore on the Jog, when tue parties. who hac hi other ‘dog wished to stop the fight. I Jumped taside the ring, when 2 man kaocked me outside tho ratiing agatu; 1 got tp aud he drew hig revolver. I also drew, Loth dred. He missed me, bat the ball from my pistol took. effect In his thigh. My friends paid the doctor who attended tue wounded man, and the matter was hushed up. Tstaid about the saloon all that day and about dusk I was surprised tosee the colored giri whom I had met coming out of the house that Thad robbed, walk in. Sue enme up tote and asked for ten dollars, which {refused to give ier. She went out ani returned in a short time accompanied by a poleeman, and the owner of the atoien trunk. “cop” attemp tet to arrest me. T knocked him down with a billy and jumpe out of the window, carrying tho whole gash with me. Iwas badly cut about the face aud hands. Iran op, however, but was 820n cangit and carried to the station hotwe. ‘They also d the whole party m the saloon, and we were soon to- n the station house. Soune of the prisoners arerapted "me. My trieuds interfered aud we linda general 1 as pot, hint. My bail "was ined at 00, which 1 did aot givo.” My trial som came off, Charlie -—— stuck to me aud swore to an alibi, but it was no we; the jury found me guilty. When the Judge hadine brought up for sentence revera! girla in the court room suld it was @ Vity thet sich a nice, Iniocent-tooktng young man should be Sent to prison, Iygell tuat toy wero rather aoft to take me for an “ingocent.” ‘The Judge then told me to siand up, and sald, “I eentence you to two years and —" @ then ‘stopped for a moment—“and six niontbs." I sald, “J am much obliged to you, Judge.” 1 ieft the room laught ing; [ thought Le would give me five years sure. THE FINALE. The drop fell at hati His neck Was broken, an 08, Ried ee twelve o'clock P. M, he ditd with bata slight Btruggle- The execution took place one nile from the city, Whither he was escorted .by a detachment of State iitida aud followed by several thousand a persons, On the scafiold he made a rambling speech, Witnesses Agatist him with per- iea to his spiritual adviser, and sald he was @ Carisiian ‘ated that Howard was in- ade his speech, ‘or having to edable him to keepup. The loxicated when he been admins crowd Was ord The IE STREET SU.CIIE. The case of the unfortunate young man, George W. Wittenberg, who upon jast Tuesday night com- | Taitted sntcue at tue house of ill repute No, 165 tree Greene strect, was investigated yesterday by Coro. ner Young at the City iia. From the evidence of the father of the deceased aud Kate Reynolds, the degraged girl, in tie presence of whom he had destroyed his life, it was elictted that he had lett Mis home, No. 150 York street, Jersey City, with We stated purpose of attending a ball in Now vik, ud that tusieaa of doing so had gone to the ho refi ile siot limself, Here, after remain- jug tor some time, he taxed Kate with “going back ob him,’ aad became so augry as to cause her to Jeave the room. Afer quitting tie room he called out tat i ste did not return he would shoot him sell. She had just placed her foot upon the acorstll {a returoing when deceased shot himeelf in the right tempie. After the reading of the medical testimony 4S to the cause of death the case was referred to the Jury, Who rendered # verdict tn accordance with the evideuce, James Gallagher, an Irish Jeborer, forty-Ave years cf age, dled in vellevue Hospital on Thursday night. On Tuesday last an ofiicer of the Thirty-first pre- cinet found deceased on the Konlevard, Central Park, In @n insensible conditton, suftering from frac- ture of the skull or other mjurles received in some luanner unknown. Coroner Young is now searching for evidence in the case, aud a8 soon as it 13 Ob- tained he will endeavor to clear up tho mystery. ‘The residence of deceased dad not appear. Bold and Dashing Counter Charge by a Young of Itle developed tn divorce guits, 1 very rarely hap- ; Pens that one presenting more strangely curious feriares comes vere our courts than one coming yesterday before Judge Barnard, of the Supreme | Court. It took all day to get through the voluml- nous mass of affidavits and other papers lutroduced | on beth sides, and stoning to ments of . opposing eounsel. strange phautasies of a dreain, | “DIVORCE SUIT EXTRAORDINARY. An Impecunions Female Music Teacher on the Matrimonial War Path. Memphian Millionnaire—Sirategio Struggle for the finowa of Wer on One Side and Equally Earnest Combat tor a Peaceful Armistice on the Other—Interest- ing Proceedings Before Judge Barnard in the ‘Supreme Court, Chambers, Strangely curtons as often are tue peculiar phases | the argu- More like the more like the witd tmagininaa of ah overwrought brain, more like the creations of fancy in {ts most erratio mood | of fight, seems the confusing web of counter alle- gations interwoven in the uiaes of muterial tus Presented than a plain recitai of actual events. Strippod of its legal verbosities und the bewildering Tedandancy. of its long arawn out aMdavits, the Whole story ts very easily and quickly told. The firs: step to make the matter clear is vo desoripe the Darties to the suit. MISS LIZZIE OMARLYS, In 1861 there was in the town of Inka, Miss. a young lady of great personal beauty and accom- plishments known as Miss Lizzie Charles, She was engaged as teacher in a female seminary. Her supe- rior mteliigence and pleasing mauners made her a General favorite, Her mother had died several Years before. Her father was an oilicer in the Con- federate service. He had been a large planter and wealthy, bnt the vicissitudes o/ the war had speedtiy bereit nim of his property, His danghter Lizzie, who had received @ fair education, resorted to teaching a8 @ means of support. The summer of 1864 finds her in this city employed as music teacher nd copyist, Bere she became acquainted wiih HUGH LAWSON BRINKLEY, Mr. Briukley, who is now oul; twenty-eight years | of age, belongs to one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Teunessee. His father is Robert O. Brink- ley, President of the Memphis and Little Rock Rail- Toad, aud lives in Memphis. Young Brinkley has aiways lived upon his tathér, and his allowance has been exceedingiy liberal. Upon his father’s death, however, through provisions of the will of a relative, he comes in possession of an estate worth a million fnd a haif of dollars. To good looks he adds rejaed culture and the manners of a well-bred geutieman. Passing over much that ts Lnmaterial, we come to the alleged MARRIAGE OF THE TWO, | The papers on the plaintit’s sie—Mrs. Mugh Lawson Brinkley, as she msists on the right to call herself—were first read. First im order was her petttion, upon which the hearing yesterday was pased. ‘Tis petition asks for @ lumited dtvorce from her husband and maintenance, and ts based upun the allegation of alleged desertion. She says they were married on June 14, 1864, at the house: ol a Mrs. Beamis, im Twenty-third — street, in this city, There was “no metriage ceremovuy performed. It was simpiy a contract between the two tobecome man and wife and live together as such. Her husband insisted on no ceremony, as he wished to keep ‘the marriage a secret from his father, who Was anxious he showd marry a rich young lady in Alabama, and he was afraid tf the marriage came to ils father’s Knowledge that he would cut tim off from his ai- lowances. He said he would take her to bo his wife and she sald she would take him to be her husband. After this ceremony, | ifsuch it may be called, she satd to nim, “Now, Hugh, I want you to take ua solemn oath that you understand you are married,’’ and he answered, “As J hope to mect my mother tn Heaven I regard | this agreement as a marriage.’ The next day Le | purchased a Fay gold oe} and pnt it on her fla- ger. ‘this matter of the so-called marriage explained, she goes on With HER STORY OF THEIL MARRIED LIVE. After stzying a couple of days at tho private house in Twenty-third street, they teok up their quarters at the St. James ,Hotel where they remained some Ume, aud then went to Mra. Lawrence's fastionauie boarding louse, in Filtee! Street, and sa! quently tothe equally fastionabie poarding house kept then by Mrs. Bianehara, in AL all these places they went by the names of Mr. and Mrs, AWs0u, he object Being 10 the marriage Wom the knowledge of her husband's father, Back to the Si James, then a& boarding nowse kept by Mrs. Lewis in Thirtictn street. A year passed, ani In June, 1805, they started on a travelling trip, gomg fl i Fails and thence to St. Louis and Viekspurg, and winding up the trip at Mewphis. While at Memphis the elder ;Air, Brinkley heard of their marriage, she | going there by her husband's name, and at ber hus- | Vand’s curnest request she left him and came on to New York. The separation was only | brief, as her husbandt gs0on followed after her, and on his arrival here tuey took rooms atthe Alpemarie, At ts last hotel Mr. Brinkley | went by his own name and she as Sfrs, Lawson, but | their rooms were contiguous. Getting tired of this | nomaic and boarding house life, they were about negotiating for the purchase of a dwelling, with view of going to housekeeping, wnen the old man came on from Memphis and did bis utmost to get her to jJeave her busvand, offering ber $1,000 in gold, cash down, and an annuity if she would go to Hurope und stay there. She refused all such negotlations, and her husband went home with his father and she went to New Orieans, Sie had not been long in the latter city before her hus- band telegrapher to her to come to Louiayliie, which She did, aud where he met uer and took her on to Memphis. She remained there nutil March 22, 1869, | when her husbana, after detrauding her out of $1,000 worth of furniture, desortea her. Up fo this tine, she avers in her affidavit, | her husband was always kind and affec- Uonate to her, aud treated her a3 his wife, and on | Many occasions introdueed her as such to his ac- | i 2 uaintances and friends, Following the reading of the petition setting forth the above facta was read her compiaint, “sn ge additionally wat she is at present arosident of New York and whoily without the means of support, Succeeding this waa « for midable budget of aitidavi Mrs, Beamis avers that she told ner four days before her marriage that she was about TO BE MARRIED, and would require another room than ehe was then | occupying for herself and ius | Mrs. Lame- | reaux, a boarder in tho house, said she was intro- duced to tue defendant as tie’ plaitif’s husband, _ Kane, who did her washing, says in her ait. davit t at the plaintiif told her that she was to be married upon a certain day, and must have her clothes washed aud done up for that day, wlihont | fail. Mrs. Blauchard testified that iney lved as ME. AND MES. LAWSON in her house for two months. Ho had been away several days, 2nd one night came in very iate, and @ new servant girl, not knowipg him, told hun, ‘upon his inquiry for Mrs, Lawson, that he could not ce her; tiut slic had gone to bed, fe said, “SHE 13 MY WIPE,” and she, overhearing the conversation, told the servant it was all right. Edward C. Boughton states that he and his family, embracing several grown vp daught boarded at the St. Janes at the same time as nd Mis. Law: son, and associated intimately wi! mn, Supposing | them to be than and wife. Mrs, Boughton, whose affidavil also appears, said he always spoke of her as his wifo, and the only fault she ever Knew of him Anding with her was promenading in the public Ualls and going to masquerades. Dr. Alexander Mott stated that ne attended the Plainud during sickness; he supposed thelr bames to be Mr. and drs, Lawson watt! defendant told him | bis real naiae, and said that he assumed another | name in order to | CONCPAL 103 MARGIAGH PROM HIS FATHER. Mr. Whittemore, of the Whittemore Honse, in Merphis, states that in 1868 both parties boarded at his hovel and that the defenaant ever spoke of her £3 his wife, More affidavits Jolowed from nm chanis, mlluners, dressmakers and tradesmen gene rally in Mempius, averring that sue went by his hoon fud that he palit herbuls, Here ends her atory. i THE OTARK 81D" OF THR STORY, After pationtiy listening to the long recilal of the PlaintiMs case, the Judge stratgntencd himself back to listen to the statement of tne other side, ‘tuo | Counsel for the defendant opened with reading a Yecord of proceedings taken before Chancellor Morgan, in tho Court’ or Chancery of Teuness before Whom proceedings were instiouted in the | early part of lust year for divorce and alimony, In- | corporated atuong those papers were @ decision of | | the Chancellor and decree of the Court denying the application and dismissing the Suit. After these were read @ aimber of afidavits. ist was that of the defendant, starung off with « denfal of any | contract of inarriage ever having been entered Into between Nimself and the plainiid, He recited at length their rovings about frem one hotel and board- ing house to others, and that he reported her as ins Wile simpiy to secure good quarters and disarm Bius- picton, WNotwithstanding unis she was frequentiy driven away from the various places at which thoy stopped. He says he bas expended over $25,000 tn money upon her, besides large sums for diamonds and otherjewelry, Frequently, when she was absent, from him, she would go to hotels and represent her- self. as a rich Southern widow. The next most important affidavit was that of Qlarence C, Sunt, commission merchant of Mempiis. ‘Thla gentieman states that he kuew the plainug | RAL Most Unuappy to-nishh = | guard againet disast ; Wigand’s falr daugu Sal Defore she became aoqnainted with the de- her to him with the it, and ye Tarra yay The unde ba und ‘with voung Brinckley was to recipro- te i iutreducing him to a celevrated actrese. In is aMdavit were embodied the following letters, written to him by the plaintitf apout this ume:— ¢ you leave for Memphis in the morning, Am porry'l did nat eco youts say good! ie Ae elle doubttean, De ninny years ere we meet zyain, Asa request, Clarence, do not mention to any one what you know of my it}on. Say that I told you was married, and that Thad gone to ropa. You will do this for me, will you not? It ir desire to keep my poritlon from belug known South, as cara te make ikmy home, ant Tdread aprihing of 4 ‘ou’ will remember this, Gi sake be cautious iaatie ke . Sinith and tell__him to write me, I will write hia before: gavage. Burope. L think will leave am afew weeks. Write me wacn you Foach howe, Mi BaruBDAY, Nov. — ase A box at Winler Garden for neat Wednes:ny nist. Tam charmed with Hugh, Will introdiey perhaps Th afternoon to Mrs. Woods. Wid lot you kuow with cextainty Weduesday night, L in haste, Bo very careful what you cay to Hugh about mo, Aw n gen- tlermay you are bound never to betray to any one what bee passed between you and I, | ask of you to awoar jo bim there hag Deen no intimacy between ua, Deetroy t Taunspay Nrawe, Belleve me, doar Clarence, you have all mpeliy. I was $0 {a bopea! you would be ale to come to tne to-aigit, and now fear yo are w iC so T hope you will ‘conde in Mr, Henry an et no come to you. No ane will, tend you as I would. 1 ghall be most anxions tilt hear trom you. Do not decelve me, fi soo you. I would rather every ono anoald know our sion than not with you. way you ve Kind nota of test ntzht, my distrust Te-yout come read BY Licart you would know Liat [acted from a sincere com of daly tm releasing you. I feared you wished to retract what you had anid to bie, and Tow beg of yoa let nob thos for yi nor have away, but all for your ness. If yout wish ft you are still free, but not for all t world, Lfove you, Clarance, L T sha xe Fou tommorrow night, belleethg you ve It wi expoct you Hil I see you to-morrow. Sub Si heat bowel ee mi "j ‘The affidavit of the father of young. Brinckley set forth that his son told that ne had forme: hs con. nection with the plaintiff solely at the advice of hig Physician. Ho told lis son the remedy was rather expeusive, and that he had better drop it. rest of the 4 scout recites bis introduc! to the plainti; ow she advocated love with start vehemence, dnd utterly ree jected bis proposition to givo ner 36,000 ‘a aun seilie an annuity upon her owd go to Exrope. Dr. White and John M. Lee tesutled to their efforts to effect a settlement with her. Tho litter, who ts an uncle of y Brinckiey, oifered to pay her himself $1,000 a for ten years, but she insisted upon $2,500 a ir, and tie negotiations there stopped, The remainder of the affidavits set up mainly thet the piatnt never pretended to be married unti bringing the sult in ‘Tennesses, and that the wnole proceedings Were instituted solely by mercouary motives. Over an hour was cousumed by the counsel In argument, Mr. A.B. Brown, who ved for the inintil, insisted that tie suit was rightly instituted Bere, and that the application for altmony shouwid be granted, a9 his client was now in a starving condl- Uon. He strenuonsly urged the valtalty of the mar- riage. Mr. Authon, for the defendant, claimed, frst, that the plaintit was a non-resident of tue State, and could not, therefore, bring tie sult hove; secondly, that the question of aitmony is niready res adjudicate, and thirdly, that the prepone devance of afildavits were in favor of the defendant. The Judge took the papers and promised to give his decision as soon as he had waded through them, @ matter of at least three Weeks? Invor. AMUSEMENTS. ni it ‘Yo-DAy's MATINERS are varied enough to suit any theatre goer. helieu? at Boowh’s, “Saratega’t at Daly’s boudoir, the operatic carnival at the Grand Opera Honse, “Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady” and “Used Up” at Wailack’s, “G. L. Richelled Fox" at the Olympic, uted Down" at Lina Ede wus, “Black Crook” ac Niblo’s, *lranchon’ at tn ‘Theatre Frangats, “Pocahontas,” with Brougham’s_ Powhatan, at tho Parx, Brooklyn, and = “4 Hands" at Wood's are the leading attractions, Matte nées WHI also be given at the Lowery, Wooley’s, Glove, Comique, Bryant's, Circus, Apolio Hall, A&so- ciation Hall and Steinway Hall. At the lust men- tioned place Marie Krebs gives a plano rectia. Makig SEEBACH.—Tiis distinguished artist ap pears to-night at the Siadt theatre as Katchen von Heilbronn, in the charming comedy of that name. it wilt be the drst performance of the play in thi county, SUAKSPEARIAN READINGS.—A thoroughly tntels lectual treat is in store for those who wil attend Miss Glyn’s course of Shakspearlan Readings at the Union League theatre, commencing Mon evening next with “Macbeth.” Her ne yolee expressive countenonce, wich have wou for her such a wide reputation in Eogland, will be appre- in this comfortabio*and charming place of atmment, WERY THEATRE —ANNUAG BENEFIT OF Mra. We G, doNES.—This lady i1as no rival in popularity of peast side. ‘fhe uumerous patrons of Mr. Fre 5 theatre have long ago crowned her thew reigns ing javortte, ‘There 13 not an actress on tie metro polltan stage at preseut Who can lay claim to a more Varied and extensive experience, Old iheatie will remember her as ieacting lady at the Cual 8 street theatre when; Henry Wallack, his son, J. Watlack, James Lingard and A. W. Youug were in company. Attic New and Olu Bowery teatrea 2 has for years past occupied the same posith and ume has deait gevily with her, to j the factiiny with which even now site ean play aay Macbeth, @ chambermaid io a comedy, tracted heroine of ® sensational drama and a fairy in a pantomime on tae samo evening. Her annual benefit 1s elways a subdstactial one, f the east-siders then (urn out en imasse, Last nignl ‘the bill was made up of “second Love,” “Eve Saw,” “The Brigands” ania little operetta in which Rollid toward, Oberist and Siarges, of the San Francisco Minstrels, took part. ‘Phe Gdndsteiaire played Elinor Mowbray m the first of thes ' GLOsE—"TOE Grex NER.”—Josh Hart, pro- Nluag by the excitement avout the Irish exiles, prompuy Langs out the green banner on the outer wails of the Globe, and on one of its poles 100, and With the assistance of Miss Bessie Sudlow and & Jarge and varied assortment of patriotic peasantry, ruthless redcoats, an irish harp and Hibernia her- self, has contrived to piace on tus stage a Fenlan drama which must please the most eutiustastic of the sous of Erlu. The terrifte combat which takes place in it, and the final apotheosis, are managed in the best sensational and spectacular style. esides Uns picture of the emerald there ts an olto bitl of be- wildering variety, in which “Justice en tte Half Shell,” prismatic fountains, gymnasts and pyramtas of chairs and glass bottles take part. The logitinate resuit of such a bill is arush for seats every even- ing, @ smiling treasurer aud @ contented mavager. Comique—“‘Tor.”"—This is, mdeed, a very ciever pantomime, the best inthe Lauris’ budget, and the Mmanoggement of tiis house have decked it ont in al the motley finery tt is capable of, Mlle. Laurt ise very eagaging Columbtne, and tho doubie sailor's hornpipe which she dances with Jahn Lanrt is nightly encored, A very pretty ballet—“ruc Brie ganVs Daughter?—and some daring feats on the ‘wapezc by the Leopolds precede the pantomime, ‘Thesetrapeze perforinances seem to have t2kca hol of the managers of variety theatres, and, in view 0. extreme) x that dangerous character, we do not suillclent precautions are adopted te BRYANT'S.—"COCO,, THR MONKEY OF TUB PE 1yop."’—There are many varieties of the avove-men- tioned animal, but Littie Mac’s, at the Bryant temple of fun, 1s of the side-spiitting order. ‘Then tuere is the “prigands," a mozt cones funny travestie on Offenbach’s oy whieh bids fair fo 1un the en- tie season, What with the festive Daa, the syiphelike Nelso Se;mour, the — nimble-footed » Reed, and the sige, par excellence, Little Mae, there 1s taleut enough in the company to Jurnish amusement for the million, The youl quin- tet is also of @ superior erder and makes tie first part of the programme very interesting, business ia very good this Week at this estadlishinent. SAN FRANCISCO MtNSTRELS.—The burlesque on the opera of “Les Brigands” at this house monopolizes the princlpdl part of the bill. It 18 one of the clover. stand most laughable performances that ever the minstrel boards witnessed, Rollin Howard ts the Wamboid the blood-thirsty ud, Billy Birch aud Charley Backus two comical carbtnecrs. ‘Tho last two aye very funny, and in make up aad drill are immense, he Latch Church Round the Corner” is Wambold's newest dali 'uMALE “MINSTRELS,—Tony has nize in Uiesé fair representatives of ydow. Ho brings them all out this week in a mic sketch called “She femaie Highwaymen,” in Witleh thoy swagger, rob, shoot and make love in w ‘siyle that would make their Broadway brethren, Les Brigands,” stare, Thea Tony sings a score or 80 of songs, buricsques “Richeliou,” takes a trip to Purope and intratnces Kittie O'Neil, an ttalian suseuse, In her grand pas de fig. Ther 2 few ant seals to be found here aver eight P. 31. THE CASE OF M13. GERTRUDE SLANES, To via Epiror ov ia PERALDI= Allow me, through your paper, to express my gratitude to yourself and te the good people of tnls clly who have so warmiy responded to tho state- Toeat made tn the HERALD of the 7th Inst. avout the usfortunate condition of myself and my five chil. aren. Mrs, De Alduma, the wife of the Oulan eneral Agent ta this country, and ethers of my country. mon; the Rey, J. de valma, pastor of the Onban Episcopal church of this city, who on two former ‘sions has assisted me with eatables ai i coal 430 come to my ad. My distress has beem nT ed x tho present, My inost hearty tisuks, and of my chiidren, to the geod and xcnerous ls who havo visited and helped the poor in thelr " of Heed la this hospitable Jand, Youra, very A GERTRUDE SLANUS, tt never aa se request of Sole é TR nite " e poor Gertrule, written the above letter tu Juugiish.G. A.) hay pe eate! And all my necessities have peon 0 racy