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THE COURTS. Areon on the High Seas—Important Bankruptcy Decision—The Hogan Will Case—An Old Di- voreo Suit—A Life Insurance Cass—Hash, Not Hacheesh—A Landlord and Tenant Squabble— Business at tho Court of Goaneral Sessioas — Decisions. UNITED STATES SUPREME COUNT. Priority of Government Over Other Creditors of Nati 1 Banks. WASHINGTON, March 9, 1871, No. 106. Case, Recelver, and Hurlourd, Comptrob der Of the Currency, vs, A. Terrti et al.—Appeal from te Circuit Court for the District of Loulsiana.—This case originated in the government taking posses- sion of the First National Bank of New Orleans, for causes specified in the Currency act, claiming the whole amount of its assets tosatisly debts aue from the Bank and Its president to the Unned States, the greater part of which was claimed under an assign- ment frem May, the president, made to secure the government against losses made by his defalca- tion as Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans. The agent of the government also procured trom Mr. lay his check for a balance due him on the books o! the bank, and, as alleged, belug in control of the funds, caused them to be applicd toward ite payment, so far as the, went. The other creditors insisted that, conceding that May had alance due him, he must rank as them- aayes,. and had no preference over them, and that the government in taking his check became entitled only to the extent May would have been and had no vetter claim. It was also argued that the government agent exceeded his authority in giving pu to May over any depositor of the jank. The United States could come in only 43 an ordixary creditor, and are subject to all the defences which the bank might have made against May. The United States are preferred only to the extent of their redemption of the circulation of the bank under the act, and after the issue is redeemed the balaice of the assets of msolvent banks organized under it must be proportionately divided on ail such claims ag have been presented and proved. It was not de- ied, however, that the government has a privilege upon the money held by it as security for govern- ment funds de ted with the bank to the extent of such deposits, but no further, The governm:nt in- slats that under the act of 1797, as coustrued by the Plahoas authorities, there 18 no reason why the ‘ited States are not entitled to priority of payment debts due it from national banks as well as from other individuals and corporations. The decision below was adverse to the government and the case came here for review, No. 106, Steamship Fannie and Owners v. Schooner Eilen Forrester and Owners—Appeal from the Circuit Conrt for the vistrict of Maryland.— ‘This ia a cause of collision on the Chesapeake Bay. ‘The bow of the schooner being crushed and the craft sinking, the crew having barely time to escape in a Lo eatbses steamship did not stop, hail the schooner or offer any assistance, as alleged, but continued on her course to Baltimore and made no report of the circumstance. The decree below was against the grey and she brings the case here, contenaing t the schooner deviated irom her course, contrary t the rules of navigation, and that this fault of hers Waa the proximate and only cause of the collision, The epee. deny the fault and assert the rule that % was the steamslip’s business to keep out of the aye UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COUAT. Arson on the Hizh Seas—The Burning of the Ship Robert Edwards. Before Judge Woodrutt. The United States vs, Uharles Perdue, Chartes Meredith and Frederick Allen—Inaicted for burn- ing the American ship Robert Edwards on the high feas, on the 20th of June last, was continued yester- day morning. The examination of witnesses for the prosecution was resumed. ‘Ihe first witness called was Deputy Marshal Allen, who testified that he had effected the arrest of the prisoners in this districts MOTION TO QUASH THE INDICTMENT, ‘Counsel for the prisoners then moved to have the indictment against the prisoners quashed on the fol- lowing grounds:— Firs(—Because it is not sustained by the evidence, Denied. Second—To discharge Meredith because there is ne S| 10 eectootad ell Sgt confession to prove a cor rc —To rule all the confessions of the prisoners out of the case as irrelevant, on the ground that they were not voluntarily made. Denied in nw proved. Denied. | "777" "ram, af THE DEFENCE, | 0.4! — Mr. Benjamin F,, Russel rsceeded to open the wtb for the deien<e, He mute a lengthy address § the ‘ty, in which he held to the theory that the ship had been fired by accident and that the confes- ions of the men wefe not to be relied upon, as they faa been procured in an illegal manner. Counsel spoke of the total lack of motive on tue part of the risoners to fire the ship, They all had an interest is the voyage, and such 9n act as is charged against them would affect themselves more than any one else concerned. Beside this consideration the jury should remember that by firing the ship the men were jeopardizing their lives, ‘They were on the open sca, 600 miles from the nearest point of land, and by destroying their ship they were rushing to sure destruction. ‘That puch an act should be tommitted by reasonable be- ings was impossible. Counsel dwelt upon the evi- fence. of Duncan, which he thought unworthy of elie! THE TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE. Edwin B. Lockwood was the first witness called, Re testtficd he at present resided tn Williamsburg; he was one of the crew on the last voyage of the Robert Edwards; the day the fire was discovered witness was lying on the hatch, and was one of the first to see the smoke: he gave the alarm, and called allthe men from the forecastle; the next day he heard the first mate accuse some of the men of set- ting fire to the ship; the mate accused in turn the entire crew, and at the same time would strike the men with & rope-end or a handspike; the crew were always badly treated; the ‘oficers beat them unmercifully; the mate and cap- tain accused Perdue, but the prisoner denied it; witness never saw Perdue cry when tho captatn Bpoke to him; when the captain spoke to him he pela a Ree to his head and caught him by the '; Perdue and Meredith were on the haten with bth C88 ak the smoke was first seen; Duncan had ere. Cross-examined by the District Attorney—I re- eelved fo money from Duncan since his arrest; ré- Gelved somé money from Perdue; about fifty dotlara, Julius J, Spinger, ppnecnet in Ludlow street Jail, next called and examined relative to the con- eenntlona he bad had in the Jail with the accused, but they proved nothing, eocree Hall, also cenfined in Ludlow street Jail, testified that he heard Duncan say his shipmates were not guilt ; he also asked if he was going to speak against his shipmates, and Duncan replied, +" won? 4, Out T am going to free myself and get a posl- “Uriah J. Mosly, John Ely and several others were led relative {o the prisoners’ characters, all of which were pronounced good, lagon L. Kelton was called by the government in oo and pronounced Ed. Lockwocd an invete- a > At this stage of the proceedings Mr. 1ra D. Warren, @asociate counsel, proceede’ to Sam up the testl- pe for the defencé, He reviewed the evi- mee with considerable ability, and argued a the men were innocent, He brought pier QGiscrepancies in the evidence fia showed that many of the statements of the wit- were inconsistent, He then spoke with great upon the character of the confessions made en, and endeavored ¥ show that in every nce they were coerced. fn relation to the tes- ony of Duncan, who turned State's evidence, counsel mee he came upon the stand with a rope und neck. If he testified against his fellow ho would be released, but if he told the th me released them he would have been iudicted pon gonfessions he had made. He contended that the acceptance of Duncan’s testimony Placed a Reena ODOM ee CMAN TS 7 sof rege, then proceeded to charge the ‘ithout corroboration of the timony of Duncan, the infermer, they should not Gnd the prigoners guilty. With regard to the con- feesion of the prisoners, gs testified to, if that cons fession Ninel aS nay confession it was the first and strongest of all testimeny. If that confession ‘was involuntary and the result of violence or threats or future favor, then it was uo testimony at all, The jury ee retired. - THE JURY QUESTIONS TO TAR COURT, — ». fre jars were out about an hour, when Judge ‘oodruff resumed fils seat on the bench and in- formed counsel that the jury ceaiten to prepound a question to him which he would only bear in the presence of counsel] of the prisoners, Tho jury were then ordgred into court, whén Budge Woodruf, addressing them, satd:— GENTLEMEN—{ have recetved the following ques- tion from your foreman, 1 desire that tt should be Suswrerea ipopen court, and T have called you here » The question 1s whether you cannot dis- minate between the prisoners in rendering your verdict. The answer of the Court is, ‘Yes; for all he purposes of tho trial ts ag to each of ie Acctise to each severally. If you are Batistied beyond a reasonable doubt by the evidence of the guilt of ove or more, und you are not so satis- Decl in regard to (le gull of one or more, you will Bo leclaré by your yoraict.’? che tury again retired and remained fn consultas 2 VOU! halfpast six o'clock, when taey returned court amd gave thy "Wo fina Perdne gu and secommend him to j, and we ta Meredith and Allen guilty as acces hy ee gre the Jact and also recommend Hidgd Woot ram stated they would have to be Accson LW) 2ORTA LO SS last Wo prisoners, as. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1871—TRIPLE SHEK. ‘there was no such count in the indictment as an ace cessory. ‘The in was again dismissed to deliberate, When the jury hed retired Judge Woodruff eare- fully examined the indictwent and discovered that its construction would allow the jury a greater latl- tude in finding a verdict than was at first thonght. ‘The jury was accordingly brought back to the court room, and iis Henor mstructed them that uney could find that either one or all of the prisoners ‘were guilty of setting fire to and burning the ship, or With setting five with latent to burn, ‘The case was thon recomumitted to the jury, note withstanding the fact that the first verdict against Perdue had been recorded, The jury yeturned at half-past nine o'clock and rendered a verilict of guilly against Charles Perdue, with @ recommendation to merey, but in relation to the ¢ ther prisoners they stated they were unable to agree, Tho verdict against Perdue was recorded and the jury discharged from further consideration ‘of the case. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Important Decision in Bankruptcy—What Constitutes a False and Fictitious Debt. Before Judge Blatchford, Tn the Matter of C, Croydon Oleutt, a Bankrup.— There are two specifications of objection to the bankrupt’s discharge in this case:—First, that he has admitted a false and fraudulent debt in favor of Alva Olarke, his father-in-law, against the estate; second, that having knowledge that Alva Clarke haa proved a false and fictitious debt against his estate, he did not disclose the same to his assignee tn this matter one month after such knowledge. I tind no evidence that Clarke has provea any debt whatever against the bankrupt; tberefore the second ground above named fails, As 0 the first round, what is meant by einen a debt? How docs a bankrupt admit a debt? Can a debt which is not proven be said to be ad- mitted? Jn the present case, which is a voluntary one, the bankrapt has put a debt due to Ularke in the list of debts due by the bankrupt in the schedule sapended lus petition, ‘The twenty-ninth section vovides that no discharge shall be granted if the nkrupt has admitted a false or fictitious debt agaist the estate, or if, naving knowledge that an: erson bas proved such false or fictitious debt, has not disclosed the same to his assignee within one month after such knowledge. In none of the English statuies i3 it made a ground for refusing discharge that the bankrupt had admitte & false or fictittous debt against his estate, as distinguished from the suppression by the bankrupt of knowledge that false or fic- tiuens debt has been proven against his estate. ‘The United States Bankruptcy act of 1841 (5 U.S. Statutes at Large, 443)—That section provided that ifa bankrupt should in the proceedings under that act adinit a false or fictitious debt against his estate he should not be entitled to a discharge or a certiti- cate thereof. The failure of the bankrupt to diselose to the ce Knowledge that a false and fictitious debt had mM proved against his estate was not made by the act of 1841 a ground for refusing 4 is- charge, except as it might have been regarded as the admisston of a false or fictitious debt against his estate. The literal provision in the fourth section of the act of 1841 was:—‘If any such bankrupt shall in the proceedings under this act admit a false or fictitious debt against his estate he shall not be entitled to any such discharge or ¢ertificate.”? In this case the bankrupt sets forth in the schedule to his petitien, which was a volun- tary one, the debt in savor of Vlarke, which 13 alleged to be a false and fictitious debt. if it was a false and fictitious debt the so setting it forth was an admission of it against the estate which would bar a discharge, But the burden of proof 1s on the objecting creditors to show that the debt was false and fictitious, ‘The very proof they have furnished on the subject is the examination of the bankrupt himseif, and | think they have failed to substantiate the allegation, A discharge is therefore granted, SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT. Summing Up in the Hogan Wil! Case. Before Judge Sutherland. Sarah C. Hatch va, Clara M. Peugnet.—Judge Pierrepont concluded his summing up to the Court and jury yesterday afternoon on behalf of the plaintiff. It was listened. to With profound interest by all in the large court room, which was more crowded than ‘usual, Many persons standing tn the aisles for want ofseats, He said, in substance, that he had a theory in regard to this case, and it was that, soon after Dr. Hogan’s death, Mrs, Peugaet, then Miss Clara Hogan, found her sister Sarah and her hus- band, Mr, Hatch, in her way. That it was neceg sary she should get them out of the nouse after Dr, Hogan's death. That after Mr. and Mré, Hatch left the house she took possession of Mra, Hogan and mduced her to make u will in her fayor, Dr. phenes being one of the witnesses by which sh was left all ner mother’s property, to the exclusio! of her sisters. She then married Dr. Peugnet and took her mother to Fordham, where the latter re- mained until sbe died, in 1867, and all br time wi under the influence of the defendant, Clara Peug- net, and Dr. Peugn>t, who was Mra, flogan’s attend- ing physician. Mrs. Hatch did not see her mother for two years after she went to Fordham to liye, wae an eres mp yee met socidentally he city, and aftey coping, aud until hee death, ghg WAS uton bs bot auectionate terms wer mother. During the two years that Hogan did not see Mra. Hatch Mrs. Hogan sent secretly little presents to her and her children through her servants, but instructed them not to let Mrs Peugnet or Dr. Peugnet know she had sent gifts. He contended that Mrs. Pengnet exercised the atest control over her mother, and that Dr. Peugnet used his influence to keep her from living in the city with her aaughter, Mrs. Hatch, telling Mrs. Hogan that the gas and Croton water would not agree with her, and that they then in- duced her to make another will in 1895, leaving ail her estate to Mrs. Pengnet, with a legacy to her husband, Stull Mr, and Mrs, Peugnet were not sat- ished. But ten or twelve days before her deatl they caused Mra, Hogan to make a deed of all her property to her daughter Clara, Dr, Peugnet’s wife. ‘This deed was made by Dr. Peugnet’s lawyer, at only proved ana recorded after her death. This will Was read at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, iv Seventeenth street, Mrs, Hatch being told to be present to bear it read, though her name was not mentioned in it, The exist- ence of the deed, made so soon before her mother’s death, giving all tne property to her sister, Mrs, Peugnet, was not spoken of at that reading, though kuown to Dr. Peugnet and his wife at the time. Judge Pierrepont continued at length, giving all the circumstances of Mrs. Hogan’s affection for her daughter Sarah, saying she had been her mother’s little housekeeper since she was fifteen years of age, Mrs, Hogan’s health having been decicate and feeble for years, He said there never was a plainer case, and closed with an affecting appeal to the jury to do justice and divide the property fairly between the sisters, as the law would have divided it had there been no will or deed in existence, which, in this case, he charged were procured through influence exercised over a lady sixty years of age-by her daughter, Mrs, Peugnet, and Dr. Peugnet, her husband, the latter being Mrs. Hogan's physiclan, Counsel for the defendant followed with f. lengthy rejoinder combating the theory of Judge Pierrepont. He urged that for some time previous to Mre. Ho- gan’s death an _uniriendly feeling existea between her and tie plaintif, causing her name to be omitted in the will, and that she disposed of ner property in @ Way to suit herself, which she bad a perfect right to do, On both sides all the resources of le; Mrs. learning bearing oa the poinisat {ssue, all the skill of foren- sic eloquence and all the strategy of pathetic ad- dress to the jury were duly invoked and exhausted to compass a verdict for their Feapactive clients, Judge Sutherland will charge the jury thig morn: SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, Decisions. By Judge Cardozo, Montross vs. Rice.—Motion denied, Stockwell vs, Bates.—Attachment vacated, Crane et al. vs, Wedd et al.—Motion granted. Wallace vs, Leary.—Tho security is not sufficients further undertaking may be given, Weymouth vs. Dimock,.—Memorandum for coun- sel. Sathinger et al, vs. Goldstetn.—Reterence ordered, con ngs Commings—Memorandum for counsel, ae Bueling vs. King.—Motion denied. Paut et al, vs, Prager et al.—Motions denied, Ceronacher vs Dietrich.—Motion denied, Smith vs, The Trow & Smith Manufacturing Cole pany.—Memorandum for counsel, 4 By Judge Barnard, Kinsey vesLeggel et ai.—Motlon grafted, Wis vs, O'Favlon,—Same, SUPERIGR COURT—SPECIAL TERM, An Old Divorce Suit and the Penalty of Prog. perity in Business, Before Judge Barbour, = * Jane % Halstead vs, David P, Halstead.—An order was granted in this case directing the defend- ant to pay the plaintif, in addition to the sum due her under a previous decree of the Conrt, five nuns dred dollars within twenty days, and also increasin; the alimony from twenty-five dollars seml-annuail: to two hundred and ‘fifty dollars; and, besides, granting the plainti ten dollars costs of the mo tion, These parties were divorced twenty-tive years ago, at which time the plain had a handsome income from her separate property, His affairs were not prosperous then, but the tide of fortune has turned in his favor since, and hence the grants ing of this order. Decisions. By Judge Jones, Eitea, Homtoich vg. Henry Py Bostwick.—Order ranted, s . ,! Phebe Ann Glover vs. Willem F, Glovér.—Samb, The Bamingham iron Foundry vs, Henry Dé Casse.—Same, Dantel It, Brooks vs. Bernard Katz.—Same, John F, Doetiner vs, John Luman,.—Same, Frederick Terhune vs. George Butler,—Same, Witiam Hartman v& Charles A, ClarkyRefe- rence ordered. Gertrude Berdt vs. Alexander Berdt.—Same, By Judge Barbour, Mary Ponlin va. Te Broadway ana NUE BW ONG COPAY ie CASE FOES Sere 1 dye COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—THIAL TEAM—PART I. Interesting Life Insurance Case—The Widow of Major Foote in Courts Before Judge Loew. Revecea L, Foote us. The Aina Life Insurance Com- pany of Hartford, Conn.—Tms case Is of & some- what interesting character, inasmuch as some of the parties interested are well known to the public. The laintitt—an interesting-looking lady and widow of Major Alfred Foote, son of ex-Judge Foote—sues the defendants for $25,000 on a policy of life insurance taken out by her husband. Major Foote served with distinction in our late rebellion, and three of his brothers lost their lives in the cause of the Union, The defence set up by the insurance company 19 frand, misrepresentation and misconduct of the wravest Character on the part of the deceased Major, ‘The case was commenced yesterday alternoon, and will be resumed to-day, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SENERAL TERM. Decisions. By Chief Justice ©. P, Daly and Justices Larremere and J. F, Daly. Zwelg vs, Gross,—Judgonient reversed, Schraum vs. Bamberger.—Judgment affirmed. The Forty-second Street and Grand Street Ratl- road Company va, Funizer.—Appeal dismissed with- out costs, Lesser vs. Ely,—Judgment reversed, MARINE COURT—PART I. Im the Wrong Box. Before Judge Gross, Gardner vs, Welsh.—The plaintiff, carman ot Hunt & Haviland, went. in October last to defen- dant’s store for the purpose of reclaiming a box be- longing to his employers sent there by mistake, He states that a barrel was delivered to him and placed on his cart by defendant's order, but that after- wards he erdered his men to remove it and take it Into the store (as defeudant’s counsel contended, be- cause he doubted the carman’s authority to receiv @ it); that he, plaintiff, objected to its being taken from his wagon and resisted the attempt, and in the scuille he was choked by defendant's employés, his clothes torn and his finger broken. He admitted, on cross-examimation, that the defendant did not per> sonally lay hands on him, and only ordered his men to remove the barrel, Damages were laid at $1,000, Complaint dismissed. Decisions. By Judge Curtis, Myers vs, Boyden.—Judgment for plaintiff, Price vs, Boulton,—Judgment for plaintit, Straus vs, Neschke.—Judgment for plaintitt, Brodens vs, Wish.—Judgment for plaintim, Myers vs, Bernhann,—Decision reserved. By Judge Gross, Terhune vs. Knapp.—Judgment for plainti@ for $80 50, costs and allowance, Roth vs. Quinn.—Jndgment for plaintut, Murphu vs, Buckury.—Dismissed. Merrill vs, Eaton.—Judgment for plaintiff for $490 54, costs and allowance, Baylis vs. Lauer.—Judgment for plaintiff for $502 66, costs and allowance. By Judge Tracy. Princtney vs, Baker,.—Judgment for plaintiff fer Brougn vs, Campbdell.—IJudgment for plaintifr for y MARINE COURT—PART 2. A Hash Case. Before Judge Curtis. Anne Eliza Harris vs, Leopold Benheimer.—This was, as stated by one of the court officers, an aris- tocratic hash case. The plaintiff sought to recover from the defendant $225, which she alleged to be due her for rent and board from the 24th of October ‘until November, 1870, Mrs. Harris keeps a boarding house in Thirtieth street, between Fifth anda Madi- gon avenues, and the defendant engaged, as alleged, ber rooms and made arrangements fer board for the season, mutually understood to mean until une 1stof May. Mr. Benheimer, owing to diMiculties in the sanitary arrangements of the concern too much for his olfactorles, and certain sileged irregularities in the matter of hash, took up his bed and walked, Hence the indignation and the action of Mrs, Hare ris. The case was argued at considerable length, and when the learned counsel had tumbled over all the authorities on law and hash Judge Curtis raised @ point of precedence which had the effect of send- ing both the counsel engegen deep inte their coat collars and adjourning the trial to a future day. SIXTH DISTRICT COURT, Important to Landlords and Tenants, tee poise Judge Lane. Farbtsher vs, MoGovern.—In April, 1870, the d@+ fendant hired a floor in a house belonging to platne tiffat forty dollars per month, On the ist of June he moved out, plaintiff notifying him that he should bold nun zosponatle fo She FANE Re nissan a Yerused ue premises, bat was Uhable to let them until the 1st of September, and then At a reduced rental. Sult was brought to recover the full amount of rent ior the time the premises were vacant, for the cost of reletting and for the deficiency up to the time action was commenced, Counsei for the plain- uit claimed that the law created a tenancy until the Ist of May next ensuing, unless some other time was specified, and that the releasing of the premises by the landlord was for the benefit of the tenant and did not terminate his lability for rent. ‘The Court awarded the plaintiy judgment for the full amount claimed, with costs, COURT OF GENCAAL SESSIONS. Before Gunning S. Bedford, City Judge, A PROFESSIONAL BURGLAR CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Henry Simpson, who was indicted for attempting to burglariously exter the liquor store of Edward Hare, No, 104 avenue C, on the 24th of February, pleaded guilty, Judge Bedford—Simpson, how many times haye you been in the State Prison? Prisoner—Once. Judge Bedfora—For what? Prisoner—For burglary. Juage Bedford—You are here again for burglary caught in the act, with skeleton keys in your pos- session, at one o’clock In the morning, attempting to pick’a lock, You are sent to the State Prison for two years and four months, ANOTHER CASE OF BURGLARY. Frank Connelly, who Was jointly indicted with Richard Fleming, was tried and convicted of burg- lary. On the 20th of February, about noon, Connelly was caught by officer Dunn in an occupied dwelling house in East Feurteenth street, and Was preparing to remove @ boiler which was detached from te jj : Bie ‘ste flatly contradicted the positive state> ent Oi the ofticers mevnen the jury found Connelly gullty his counsel asked ume to show big previous good character by Mdavits, ” Judge Bedford said:—This young Man has added wilful perjury to the crime of burglary, and such men gain nothing in tnis court by such conduct, Tsuaif send Dim to the State Prison for two years, BOY BURGLARS AT THE BAR. Patrick Ryap, James Ryan and John Flynn, re. spectively aged seven, eight and nine years—mere clildren—were placed at the bar charged with bur- glary. There was one redecming feature in the casé—viz., that no revojvers, Bowie knives or pon- derous burgiai's’ implements were found upon their persons wien arrested, Thetr counsel, who was also exceedingly youthful and of very Small stuure, reminding oue, however, of Dr, Watts’ couplet— Were I 0 tall to reach the pole, Or grasp the ocean with a span, T mast be mensured by my soul; The mind's the standard of the man, The young lawyer salu that the mothers of the “purglars” were in court, and@ if his Honer would consent to discharge them the boys weuld be taken home. Judge Bedford discharged the little rogues and gave them to tbeir mothers, suggesting that they shonla be well whipped for their crime. Mr. Fellows said, that is right,ybut what will Mr, Hummell, their lawyer, do? Judge Bedford—Let him look on during the chas- tisement. HOW A SAUSAGE MAKER IDENTIFIES HIS PORK. Joseph Schneider was placed on trial charged with burglary. From the testimony it appeared that on the night of the sth of Fepruary a basement in 242 Sixth street, occupied by Heary Dieffenbacn a3 @ pork aud sausage shop, was broken open and a few chunks of salt pork and sausages stolen, At midnight an officer arrested the accused, who had salt pork in his possession, which was subsequently identified by the cem- plainapt. Judge Bedford asked the Gerinan sausage man turer and merchant how he identified the pork, The Teutonic buteher replied—"l know my cutting; J always cut “Hi. D.” ou the bottom of every plece of pork. The jury deliverated for along while, and, being unaple (0 agree, ae b doe ge from “the ther consideration of the case. aoe Reus facetiously observed that it might be interesting to Know whether the sait pork or the sausage Meat caused the disagreement among the rye A are theré weré eight Jurors in favor of his acquittal, and the prisoner having proved geod character, Judge Bedford discharged Schneldgte BURG = GLARY, John Murraw@pras tried and convicted Of bur. glariously cntel ng the premises 40 Broadway on the night of the 2ist of February and stealing fifteen bottles of champagne gnd three coats, the property of Andrew J. Bache. An oficerfeund the prisoner In the place with the three coats upon his person, Judge Bedrora seyt him 49 the Stato Prison fox ono Sh ic YARCENY FROM THe rensow, > ‘William McCarthy, who stole four dellars in frace tional currency from John Sheehan on the 26tu of February, pleaded guuty aud was sent to the ptaie Prisoa ior one years COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY srreamg “yRT—CuauBEas—Held by Jydge Gar 4070.— Nos. 55, 67, 59, 61, T1, 79, 82, 84, 100, 104, 109, 115, 122, 138, 165, 167, 171, 178. Cour? or COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TeRM—Part 1— Held by Judge Loew.—Nos. 677, 636, 346, 847, 632, 487, 529, 720, 473, 788, 828, 829, 830, Court or CoMMON P —GENERAL TeRM—Held by Judge Daly, —: 42, C4, 7, 20, 49, 54, 68, 67, od, 92, 93. MARINE art 1—Held by Judge Gross,— Nos. 5190, 6311, i 9, 6330, 5333, 5101, 5346, 4347, 5348, 5349, 6207, 5370, 5: 1, 5873, 5874, 6375, BROOKLYN COURTS. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Libel Saits Agniust 2 Newspaper. Before Judge Pratt. John Percy vs, George C. Bennett and Bernard Peters,—The platntil 1s @ lawyer and sues the de- fendants, who are proprictors of the Brooklyn Times newepaper, for alleged Itbel, There are six suits against the defendauts, who moved a short time since to have the summons set aside, Judge Pratt yesterday rendered a decision denying the motion, With ted dollars costs, Defendants waived any irregularity by procuring an extension of time, The Proposed Storage Reservoir, An application was made by Corporation Counsel DeWitt, to have Messrs, Jno. H. Prentice, Robert In- graham and Isaac Yan Anden appointed commis- sjoners to estimate the value of land to be taken for ie proposed storage reservoir at Hempstead, fudge Pratt granted the metion, and yesterlay the order granting the application was filed by Mr. Johnson, Assistant Corporation Counsel, CITY COURT. Alleged Fraudulent Representations. Before Judge McCue, John Neidtinger vs, Henry A, Jones—Tho plaine Uf brought sult to recover $5,000, which sum he al- leged he lost by representations of defendant in re- rd to a silver mining company in Idaho, of which he latter was President, Plaimuiff said he invested to the amount of $5,000 in the speculation, and that the stock proved to be utterly worthless, Tne case has been on trial for several days and was published in the HERALD of Tuesday. The jury retired yester- day afternoon, ana, after being out for several hours, were unable te agree upon a verdict, BROOKLYN COURT CALENDARS, Supreme Court—CincuiT.—Nos, 132, 158, 159 to 178 inclusive, 181 to 197 inclusive, 200 8, 103, 117% city CourT.—Parts 1 and 2.—Held by Judges McCue and Neilson.—Nos, 113, 129, 148, 49, 111, 115, 117, 155, 166, 167, 194, 215, 228, '224. "Part 3.—Held by Judge Thompson.—Special Term.—Equity. 1» 20! THE SHYSTER CRUSADE. The Alleged “Skinner? of Two Sailors In= dicted by the Grand Jury—Judge Bedford Commits Him Until He Finds Bail—A Breeze Among the Tombs Lawyers. The proceedings of the General Sessions were ep, livened yesterday by an episode growing out of a charge made by two sailors, named Arusen and Tinkham, who stated in open court that they paid a lawyer named E. J. Anderson twenty-five dollars to defend them upon a charge of larceny, but who falled to look after their interests after pocketing the fee. Judge Bedford's recent charge to the Grand Jury, in reference to the swindling operations of a set of men who practice in the criminal courts of this city, degrading thelr profession by using im- Proper mans to extort money from parties charged with crime, securing often iarge fees by persuading their victims that they have “influence with the presiding judges,” hag cregtet a great sensation, and is already producing a beneficial result. The Grand Jury acted promptly upon the instructions of the Court an@ found two bills against a lawyer named E, J. Anderson, Bes fore the Grand Jury brought in these indictments the party tnus charged, and who occupied a seat within the bar, rose and asked permission of his Honor to make @ motion. apie Be iford—Is it in reference to a case on the calender to-day ? Mr. Anderson—No, sir, Judge Beaford—I will not allow you to practise in this court, make @ motion or try a case until our character has been vindicated and the Grand pa ae reer upon smog hia posts lerson then resumed his sea! aE INDICTMENT. In the afternoon the Grand Jury bronght In a batch of indictments, and among the bills was one against fi. J, Anderson, and Judge Bedford - once issued his warrant for the arrest of the party. The Order was placed in the hands of Captain McClos- key, bate the expiration of an hour, brought the alleged offender int court. Coionel Fellows satd:~The indictment which has oe tm brought det age ne ded J. ees id to which lefendant Pleated, 18 the tlrer qt be fou bal sociation here, pias f aden a Short statute making the offence with which this party stands charged a mis- demeanor, The question as to what disposition shall be made of the party now In the custody of the court is @ matter purely discretionary with your Honor, and J submit it to you. Judge Bedford—There ‘are two indictments, are th nf bot + ‘olonel Fellows Judge Bedford E, J. Anderson—Not guilty to both. Judge Bedford—You will have to find ball jn $2,500 on each indictment, or ate be committed, ‘The lawyer not being ble to furnish the requisite ‘wo indictments, amount of hail, he was plaved in custody. Now that the Grand Jury have acted so promptly abcn the suggestions made by lus Honor when ho charged them, would it not be well for them to pursue their investigations into the manner in Which prisoners are “interviewed? by the “learned connsel,” who live, move and have their being in the Tombs, who generally use such means in ob- taining their retaining fees as would entitle them to Mark ‘Waln’s appellation—‘‘solicitors by the high- Subjoined is the indictment against Anderson:— City and Cowity of New York, +s:—The jurors of the people of the State of New York, in and for the Body of the city and county of New York, upon their onth, present that Edward J, Anderson, inte of tho Firat ward of the city of New York, in the county of New York aforesaid, he, the said Edward’ J. Anderson, belug an attorney and ‘counsel of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and as such counsellor and atiorney cntitled to practise in tho fereral courts of sald State, on the 26th of February, in the year of our Lord, 1871, at the ward, city and county aforesaid, with force and arms, wilfully, unlawfully, fraudiiently and’ with intent to deceive one John Arugon, who was then and there under arrest for a felony, to wit the crime of grand larceny, by obtaining from him, the said John Aruson, his signature to a certain instrument and writing to draw the pay, wages and moneys then and there due the sald John Arison by ihe master, the ehip or vessel called the Pride of thé and pretending that he. the would, a8 auch attorney and coun- sellor, defend the vaid John Aruson for tue said felony at whatever conrt the said Jobn Aruson should be sent for trial, whereas, in truth and in fact, the sald Edward J. Anderson, as such counsellor and attorney, did not appear and defend the said John Aruson on his trial on sald charge of grand larceny, agatnst the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace of the people of the State of New Yori and their dignity. 8, B, GARVIN, Distriet Attorney, The other indictment 1s similar to the ALE. THE REA SUICIDT, Suicide of Mr. Hea=Business Troubles the Cause of the Rash Deed. Coroner Keenan yesterday held an inquest in the case of Mr. David F. Rea, the wealthy plumber, lato of No. 17 Jay street, who committed suicide by cute ting lis throat in consequence of a misunder- standing with his partner and wife in regard to the division of some real estate. Below will be found a brief synopsis of the testimony adduced, Mr. Hugh 8 Pollock deposed that deceased was his partner in the plumbing business at No. 17 Jay street, and had so been for twenty-nine years; on Monday last deceased and Mrs. Pollock were in the office talking about business, when Rea became ex+ cited and leaving the room ran up stairs; he came down again in a few moments and soon remarked, “I won't sign it; [have a razor and will cut my throat; Mr. Pollock, seeing & razor in his right hand, sprang and caught Rea with the view of wresting the weapon from him; they had a strug. gle, when Rea remarked that he loved Mr. and Mrs. Pollock; deceased broke away and, running across the room, DREW THE RAZOR ACROSS HIS THROAT, from which the blood flowed freely; sent for a doc. tor and other help, which came at once, Mra. Adelia B. Pollock testified that on Monday last she was talking with deceased about the divi- elon ef some real estate belonging to the firm; a con- tract had been drawn up and signed by witnesses, and everything Was thought quite satisfactory to Mr, Rea, who had seemed a xious to page| TIS SHARR OF THE PROPERTY INTO CAST, mn Monday aftervoon, however, deceased, in taiking to Mrs. Pollock, became excited and said he would not have the pEgperty. and, drawing a razer, cut his throat, as stated by Mr. Pollock, Detective Field, of the Fifth precinct, saw dé. ceased £00n after the occurrence and asked who did it; ne replied, “I cut my throat and want to die.”? This closed the case, and the jury rendered @ vers dict in accordance with the foregoing facts. ‘The brother of deceased and other relatives were present at the investigation, and a lawyer was also in attendance to look after their tuterests, ELECTION AFFRAY IN ILLINOIS, A Barroom Fight in Aurora—Two Men Killed and Two Mortally Wounded. CHICAGO, March 9, 1871. A desperate affray took place on Monday night in Alderman Bevins’ saloon, at Aurora, Iil., between two brothers named Slattery and Jonn Ashford (an old man) and his son, One of the Slatterys and the old maf were killed outright, the others are not ¢x- pected to recover. The fight took place at the close of the election held on Monday, ayy When the tour epgaged Ware Oxia BRICKS. A THREATENED BRICK FAMINE. Strike for Increased Charges by the Hudson River Brick Boatmon—The Hodcarriors’ Friends Become Their Foo;—The Bakod | Clay Inierest in a Ferment. Having a strike on Nand seems as necessary now to | & trade as a national debt to a first class Power. The bigger the strike the more the trade thinks of itself; just as the biarsted Hinglishman, like the frog In the fable, swella himself Out to the proportions of his typical ball when he ponders with pride over the | hecatomb of millions sterling which represent tue cost of British glory for the past hundred and fifty years, From Orispins to coat miners, from stone masons to tailors’ cutters, the trades in turn have | asserted their individuality by going on strikes; and NOW IT 18 BRICKS: To complicate the matter it is not the brickmakers Who have struck. Those pcaceful creatures pursue their calling by the banks of the Hudson, peusively shaping the Haverstraw mud into those hard- cornered cubes which the lusty Milesiang will bear hodwise up the scaffoldings of Gotham to form the brick fronts of the poorer classes, or the casket which shoddy will pretenticusly veneer with half an inch of brown stone, Penslye, in truth, are these brickmakers, When a speculative mind among them allows his imagination to turn on the chimera of advanced wages, a monitor from the silent past brings before his eye the picture of the dret brick strike on record, when tho ISRABLITES IN THE naan oP THE HEATHEN EGY?- A struck for straw, This consoles him, and he takes up another lump of mud with a sigh of thankfulness that the modern Moses 1s near cnough in Chatham Btreet, and that Jf he be a punster he can joke about Haverstraw, NEITHER 38 IT THE BRICKLAYERS, These gentry have not lately struck, half a brick | the pric 5 be iro ttt terms. One dealer in Hoboken nm this morning. They most; they’ fight u#, though, Tey Mostly way : EPORTER—What Is the strength of your assocla- tlon? Bacon—About one hundred boat owners—that covers about seventy-five boats. There ave in all about a hundred and flity to the trade, and they keep coming 0 our society every day, | We carry four or five 08 On each hoat, so you see there are about seven hundred men I tie carrying trade altogether, ‘The reporter called on some of the brick dealerson the North ri side who looked on the atiempted unlading tax AN EXTORTION, They did not think that the boat owners were tou well paid, bnt consider it as unprecedented that a slupowner should charge a merchant for noloading lls vessel. One dealer stated that when he required i) the bricks lald more than oue hundred long he was | in the habit of PAYING FOR AN EXTRA MAND. Now they retused to unload atall, Some of the smalier dealers night be compelled to buy bricks at demanded, because they could not watts but the mace of the dealers, apprehending a long winter, had laid in STOCK ENOUGH UNTIL APRIL, “If the boatmen want increased protits,”? be con- tinued, * let them getdt from the brickmakers, who pay the freight as it 1s, and leave them to settle it through the regular trade channels with us, The fact is, they think we want to buy brick and that we must ‘cave in.’ They?ll find their mistake.”’ ‘Thus stands the latest trade squabbie, and com- fort may be taken irom the fact that a brick famine 4n the present dulness of real estate does nos threaten any very serious consequences, : rman aromas DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. Meeting of che Boxurd of Comitesioncrs, Tbe regular weekly meeting of the Commissioner@ of Docks was held yesterday at their otfces, Broad. way, corner of Leonard street, There was a full attendance of the Board, with tae Prestdent, Come missioner John T. Agnew, inthe chair. The minutes of the previous mecting were read by the seeretary, Mr, James G, Kane, and adopted nem. con, Report of committees being next in order the Hxedutive Committee recommended that the report from th Department of Public Works, in reference to the ml, ing up of watey front at pler 27 North river, be placed. on file, In relation to a communication from Comp. troller Richard B, Connolly stating that several suite had been brought against the city in consequence of vessels on the North river being damaged by. striking against certain blocks on the pier at Fiftye serving the wildest ef them at present when they desire the amusement, Be it known, then, that the trouble les with the men who go down to Manhattan Island in ships having CARGOES OF BRICKS ON BOARD. Their branch of industry was probably net known to the world, and a strike was the last resort by which the dwellers of earth should be made aware of thetr brickbearing capacity. The bricks for the New York market are mostly manufactured at Haver- straw, about forty-five miles up the blue waters of the Hudson. Some idea of the extent of tue demand for the article will be gleaned from the fact that there are manufactured at this and other points on the noble stream over FOUR HUNDRED MILLIONS OF BRICKS annually, The mode of coaveyance to the island is entirely by water, in all sorts of vessels, from sloops to schooners, and Jatterly they have used large barges, which are towed down and up the stream, The capacity of these vessels runs from twenty-five thou- sand—which is a small sioop load—up te as much as sixty-elght shousand on the schooners. The barges will take down from one hunared to one hundred and fifty thousand, The carrying wade ts open during NINE OR TEN MONTHS of the year, according to the severiiy of the winter, the ice being the only barrier, The trade begins sometime in March, or, at furthest, at the beginning of April, and is carried on generally until Christmas. Immediately before the closing of the river the brick dealers of the city LAY IN A WINTER SUPPLY, and wait patiently for the spring. The blaf boat captains meanwhile lay up their vessels at Haver. straw and brood over thelr wrongs. ‘They believed for two years past that enough of the world’s goods did not come to them, when their important service e ea was taken into account; in a word, 5 THEIR PROFITS WERE TOO SMALL. For the first winter they gazed upon the ice-bound surface of the river without any idea presentin, itself which vont, prove & panacea to thei! Straitened purses. Not so with the winter just now furling up its sombre canopy and stealing silently away. They pondered over the question of labor and capital, and, hke the impact of a brickbat on the nasal organ, the Idea of a strike made golden stars dance before their eyes. To form an associa- tion was the next step, aud on the 12th of last danuary the ~-="* “HUDBON RIVER BRICK BOATMEN’S ninth street the committee recommended that these BLOCKS AT FIFTY-NINTH STREET BE REMOVED, and bids advertised for to carry the removai into effect, General McCiellan’s proposal to build a plier at the foot of Fifty-ninth street, North river, wag ordered to be placed on file, action on the matter having already been taken by the Board. A states ment in reference to THE MANURE DUMPING NUISANCE on the open lots between Forty-third and Forty- fourth streets, East river, and which the Hoard of Health has ordered to be removed, was stated to have been referred to that body. Permission was granted to parties on piers Nos, 8 and 4, Novth river, to construct oMces on wheels there, Th» Mctropolt: tan Steamship Company recetved @ similar pers mission for pier No. 11. A resolution, introduced by Commissioner Wood, for leave to extend pier No. 117, East river, 80 as to allow Way passengers land from the Harlem boats, was referred to thi Executive Committee. The object of this resolution was to give LANDING FACILITIES T0 THE HOUSE OF REFUGE. The following matters were also referred to the executive CREE aR ae Ser to build a pier at ‘Twenty sixth street, North river, dvu feet long by forty feet deep, at ah estimated cost of $14,000; te construct a buiknead at private cost between Sixticth and Sixty-second streets, North river, to receive filling, alsoa dumping dock at the foot o! Fifty-ninth street; the bulkhead between Forty-fift! and Forty-sixth streets, Bust river, reported by Superintendent Finley to be in a dangerous and dilipidated state; to bulld up vier 17 East mver; ta ‘ive spies and build a platform at ‘Thirty. ninth and Fortieth streets, North rivers Mr. I’. A. South- ward offering to sell water front ana bulkhead om North river, between Franklin and North Moore streets; Superintendent Keyser, complaining of the Department of Parks dumping gravel ov pler al 133d street, North river, and leaving in the of the merchandise landed there, and recommending instead that tie piers at Seventy-ninth and 138 sireets be giveu over tothe gravel men; recomé mending removal of smith's shop on bulkhead bee tween piers Nos. 3 and 4 North river, Commissioner Wood then jntreduced the following resolution, which Was adopled:— f Resolved, That the inspector of district No. 2, North river, be instructed to remove, platform, and shed erected by Cor: Delius Stockman at pier 27 North river, Alteratious and improvements were ordered at ‘Thirty-seventh street, North river, A series of re« ports on the conditions of Bust river plers were read, when the Board went into executive session, association sprang into life full lan and armed, as Minerva came from the brain of Jupiter. In order fully to understand their case 1t will be necessary to siate the way in Which ts @ud chi are dl. vided. The brickmakers place the sale of their “bricks in the hands of commission agents in sew York, who sell them to the large dealeYs in building materials here. These latter in turn dispose of them to the builders. When adealer requires a cargo of brick—say fifty thousand—he proceeds to THE BRICK MARKET, at tne foot of West Eleventh strect, on the North | river, The yessels containing the bricks are brought down the Hudson and anchored at the pier | there, and the dealer buys the cargo, say at the present market price, ten dollars a thousand, or A CENT PER BRICK. The sale being concluded, the vessel 1s brought to the dealer’s Whaif and discharged of her cargo. The shipowner’s charge for freightage was, under | the old arrangement, $1 60 per thousand, aud In- | cluded the labor of PILING THE BRICKS upon the wharf. This 'ge 13 borne by the briek- maker, Now the boatmen’s Association considered that the work of pee the brick was something | which should be paid lor extra, and hence came tie following resolutions :— Resolved, That every member of this association shall re- quire the brick buyer to furnish men to pile or store the brick at hia own expense or pay tho captains of versels for doing e same. Resolved, That the lowest price that members of this 1 fociation can accept for the piling of bricks shall be us fol- lows: SCALE OF PRICES, From front of dock, (rom 1 to 100 long, 21 high, 20 cepts 1,000; from 1 te 150 tong, 21 high, 25 vents per 1,000 ; from er to 200 long, 21 high, 50 ceuts per 1,000; trom 1 to 260 long, 2 high, 3 cents per 1,000. Where a atage is necessary for piling them higher than 21 ten cents additional per thousand shall be charged, ‘These resolutions take effect March 1, 1871. In the scale of prices the terms ‘tong’ and “high” will be understood as implying the length so many bricks back from the front of the wharf, fifty being the average length and twenty-one the usual height, On our estimate of a fifty thousand cargo this would ean MCAD |, TAX OF TEN DOLLARS ON THE BUYER. So matters stood until Thursday, the 2d inst., when the Boatmen’s Association issued the following clncher:— Resolved, That no master of a vessel, who is a member of this association, go 1s will allow his vessel to leave the market un- id, with the understanding that the buver the terms sect forth ‘n those resolutions iy sociation January 10, 1871, relative to the piling of brie! , and shouli the buyer recede from the ar- Tangement after the vessel arrives at his wharf, and requice the captain to pile the cargo at hia own expense, the master of eneh vessel Will cause ber to be brought back’ to the mar- Ket, or at such place as he may deem best to his inverest, and lay there until the terms of those resolutions are complied LEWIS BRADBURY, President, with, JouN Connry, Secretary. ‘Thus armed the first cargo descended the river and arrived at the foot of West Eleventh street. Since then boats have been arriving, and at present the water vicinity of the pier is crowded with boats laden with brick. the buyers kicked and THE TRADE IS AT A STANDSTILE. A TIERALD reporter visited the ‘market’? Wednes- day morning, and, crossing the mud of West street, ee hs slippery way to theend of the pier at West Eleventh street. He noticed a few thousand bricks pled on the dock, but no one seemed taking a professional interest in them. At the extremity of the wharf was piled a heap of ashes aud other rub- bish, and on this were gathecrea A MOTLEY GROUP of about eight persons, four men of river boat cap. | tain order and four roughly clad youths of fifteen, | who ie, ened open-mouthed to the conversation which fo1owed, . ReEPoRTER—Bricks? Fixst Carratn (wearing a fur cap and long over- coat)—Yes, thousands of them. ‘, Rerorten—I understand there is a “strike on | witu the Hudsen River Brick Boatmen’s Assocta- tion, Is Mr, Lewis Bradbury or any gentleman of your committee here who can give the HERALD some information of your object? First CarTatN—Bacon! (This was addressed to & man with a fur cap, a red fringe beard and a par- | ticularly river captain look about him. He was ‘whitting @ piece of woud, and winked knowingly at the speaker). BavoN—Here’s the trouble. We're making GazaS NOCHING LIKE A FAIR LIVING, and our delay at the wharves is the cause of it, If we want to get a tide back sometimes we have to lire extra men—aud thav’s four doliars a day—to “pile” the brick. Rerorrer—Where are the wharves you mostly have to deliver the brick? First Captaty—They're all round the Island, Some are over on the Jersey side, some in Brooklyn, The dealer buys here, and then we take ie Nc to thelr wharves and “pile? it on thé docks Reronrer—Your grievance is having to empty your vessels? Bacon (philosophically)—Having TO “PILE” IT FOR NOTHING. I see you have onr resolutions, Wel the dealers haven't got much wharf front, as 9 rue, ant they want it piled as far back as possible, Lua iucuns extra work for us and no extra pur. ' ReEPORTER—You mean to fight it out. } Firs? CAPTAIN—Yes, sir. ' REPORTER—What are your prospects? First Caprars—We believe that we HOLD THE WINNING CARD; §W Want We puck, and we Won't give ew 4 itis hardly necessary to say that | in THE CLARKE MALPRACTICE case, The Plot Thickens~Arrest of Mrs. Miller= She fg Sent to the Tombs-Blooly Gar- ments Discovered=Partial Identification of the Prisoner. The case of malpractice at the Dey Street House, resulting in the death of Mrs, Agnes Clarke, late of No, 133 Clinton place, seems to gain In lmportance as the investigation proceeds, and suspicion against Mrs. Dr. Margaret A, Miller increases as the read acts of the case are developed, SEARCHING THE APARTMENTS OP DECEASED. Yesterday morning Deputy Coroner Wooster Beach, M. D., examined the apartments receutiy oceapied by deceased in Clinton place, and found there- in @ number of bloody gorments—cioths, &c,—which, evidently, she nad used before going to Mra, Dr. Miller for treatment. Dr. Beach took charge of them for future inspection, in case it should become necessary. Mrs. Miller stated to Coroner Keenan two or three days since that she had never seen deceased up to the time she called at her office, in the hotel, for treatment; but facta were deyeleped yesterday which tend to show that her statement was incorrect, Mrs. Clarke, as is well known, was a fashionable dressmaker, and did business for many very respectable ladies living in Clinton place and other sections of the city. Among the patrons of deceased was Mrs. Lind wife of Wilham F, Lindsay, M. D., living at 216 Bleecker street, and abeut two months ago, while she was in the room of deceased, saw th ‘A STRANGE WOMAN DRESSED IN GRAY CLOTHES, and was told by acceased that she was alady for whom she had made a dress a few months previ- ously. This lady ond Mrs. Clarke on that occasion enterea & private room, and remained away for twenty or thirty minutes, From the description Mrs. Lindsay received of Mrs. Miller she believes she is the Woman whom she met on that occasion, receiving this Information Coroner Keenan caused the ARREST OF MRS. MILLER, and confronted her with Mrs, Lindsay, at the Cor- oner’s office, The laiter would not say positively that the prisoner was the person she saw at the house of deceased, but firmly believes that she 1s, MORB PROOF, In order, if possible, to strengthen the identifica. tion Dr. Beach accompanied Mrs. Lindsay to the house of the accused, and there, in searching the wardrobe, found @ gray suit which Mrs. Lindsay wag almost positive was the one worn by the prisoner, who {ga reguiar gradnate of the Eclectic Medie: College of this city, and has her diploma in proof of har professional standing. On the accumulated testimony Coroner Keenan thought himself justified COMMITTING THE ACCUSED to the Tombs, and accordingly sent her there to await the resulr of an investigation which has been named for next Monday morning at eleven O'clock, MRS. MOLLE WAS SURPRISED i at her arrest, but on being informed that she m go to the Tombs for 2 few days at least, she almost broke down. Mrs. Miller, however, seems to enter- tain hopes that she will be able to extricate herself from the unpleasant «ilemmagin which the death of Mrs. Clarke has piaced her. She 1s about forty years of age, well educated, and a woman of good ad: dress and Sine conversational powers, REAL ESTATE MATTERS, ‘The Exchange Rooms yesterday were filled with @ crowd ijore anxlous to discover by the character of the bidding the prevailing tone of the market than to purchase, Bidging was somewhat spirited for we parcels offeftd. The following are the par. uculars:— a RY JANT! No, 120 South Wasbington ntory brick house, 75 feet J.D, ANMEKOH.. weiss No. 53 West 2th sty’ lot Sails, a stono house, n. 8., 100 ft.e, of Stl a did of.. ‘ KER, WILKINS AND CO. w. corner of llth st. |. MILLER. nare, lot 25x109, and dye d te 0 four story brown withdrawn om i a Oe on ak ‘wo lots and threo s' brick storeg, @. Tr detiway, feet a, Of Franklin sk, x80, to G Roseniela.. ++ M5100 INDIARS ON THE WAR PATH. oe , There Is an Indien voservation &t Monta: , Long Island. »pled by several of the red ficed tribe, The ligien ty concerning the title to the lands, ry-sLx-elghtieths of the reservation was st, cep i ty ion hye vi lus unnovation of thetr ri and © Waites Wrest thelr reservation fyom pr wey a by seyaueed, for ¢