The New York Herald Newspaper, April 1, 1871, Page 8

i Pe peer 8 —_. THE COURTS, ‘The April Term of the United States Circuit Court—Bankruptoy Proceedings—Charge of Detaining Letters—The Polics Justiceship Wranglo—A Marshal's Levy—Decisions: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Taxation of Undivided Gaias of Corporations Authority of Insurance Ageuta to Make \pe- elal Controcis, Wasntnctoy, March 31, 1871. No. 122, C, Bratna d, voliect-r, de. vs, Henry &. Hubdvard.—Error to the Supreme Court of Errors @f the State of Connecticut, During the vear 1664 two joint s'ock corporations located In Connecticut, ef whieh the defendant in error 3s & stockuvlder, Raving made a cerialn amount of money veyoud thei: expenses, applied the surplus m payiug debts fmeurred in previous years, avd im purchasing Taw matesiai, wachiuery and real esiate necessary fo the Management of their Dusiness; and alver @sbursiug for such purposes, divided the balance Alweng thelr stuckhiowiers, ihe defendant in error makie Teburn oF tes dividends as part of 18 income, bat the answer ined (itt He Was, in aidition, | able to pay an income tax on such a proporuon of tae ehuire amount made, Wituoul deducing such expend jure, as us stuck bore tu the wiele capital, This quescion was preseuted to the Court below, aud the judzment was ior Ue slocknolder, Wio sued to feocover the amount pad, having paid it auder pro- fest, The government brings the case here, ssist- —first, Wal auder the act of July, 1:66, ie action % Darred, aud secudd, bial Lue TAX Was legally Cx- Acie, 4648 Said Lal by & true construction of te Meernal revenue acts the iutenuon appears tu tax he dividual garus and prods made by all corpo- Fatious, 4s Weil us Uiose Waich ure divkied among She stockholuers. ‘The deiemuant in error maiutains that tue expenditures so mage vy the corporations ‘Were not gains and proats, umd were not, therefore Mavie iv ve taxed, No, 120, The Hartford Fire Insurance Company vs, Bihan Spencer and Galen Spencer.—Error to the Circuit Court for Indiana, This was anu action upon @ policy of Lisurance issued by the company in No ‘vember, 1807, lor one yeur-and renewed and contun- ‘Wed in force by a new Coutruct for ove year from its expiration, At the time the policy was taken out, | s cluumed by the insured, they asked Of the agent @ud obtuined permission Lo retain on sale ceriain Keus of gunpowder then umoug their goods, and | Uiat (his fact was Known to the company before the | renewai and extension of the policy. Li i aiso ale leged that ihe sume ageut subsequently insured the | aries La another coupsuy lor a Jurther sum and at (hat lack Was also kuown Co the Company belore tke renewal aud extension of te poucy, The @ourt charged the jury that if these facts were found by thea then the provisions of tue policy against keeping guupowder on sale and Qgainst the goods beige also insured in other com- guses, jated us a deieuce to the action, und the ured were entitied to recover on their poucy. The verdict and judgment were accordingly tor the fusured: aud te company bring this writ maintain- Ww that the charge was error. and that the com- Pay shoud not ve heid to have notice 0: wie facts alleged, Leciuse they were known to the agent. Agevts, it is said should Lot be alowed for their own | Gain to make new coutracts tor the company. ‘The Policy Was Lic law of Lue contact, and its terms. Could pot be chauged by the acts or words of the Qgent. in this case the agent acted for two cou- pames, ana he should not be held ‘0 bind the com. panies as io Dob.ce, except us lv Luvse acts done for eacu. No. 127, Dunlof (tat. rs, Buntz.—Error of the Cir- cuit Court tor the District of Louisiana. This was an action torecover certain lauds in the parish of Ascension, La., which had been sold at sherii”s Sale to satisfy a judment, on the ground that the sale Was vou for itregularities, and upon the further allegation that the Marsial shoud have fo.lowed the mode of procecdings of Wwe state Couris im suci cane, the United States Circuit Court having adopted that us Ge rule, the questions are locai and uni poriaut. lee UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. The April term of this court will commence on Monday next, betore Judge Woodrum. The Grand Jury came ito court yesterday morming and handed iu @ number of indictments, among them being one azainst Jonu Kankin for passing a twenty @oliar couuterien bil, aud auother agaiust Antouio Peuleuer lor waving In his possession an altered United States voud, Tne Grand Jury were dis- charged for the term, the Court thanking them tor the atienlon Uiey Lad puld to Lue discharge of their Mts. UNTED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. ‘The following is the caleudar of involuntary cases a bankrujtcy to be disposed of by Judge Blatehiord this moralng:— 2992, James Ollivell et al. vs. Stephen Cornwell, 20¥0, Frederick Andrew Mouvre, 2002. W. Mi. 1CCLe B01. George I. Bb Siucon Leland, Charies Leiand and Warren Leiand, #02. Sauuel Bou. ys. Sau 3003, LM, G. Ely et al. vs. David Kempner. CASES FOR ARGUMENT. 29. In re Charies A. Morford, bankrupt. 1862, in re Abragam ©. Mince aad overt Prince, ar., bansrupts. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ CIUAT. Charge of Detcininz Letters. Before Commisstouer Shiels, The United States vs. T. H. Bryant.—The defend- ant is master of the American ship Isaac Rich. A fetier had been entrusted to bum at a port in Dutch Guinea to deliver at the Post OMice of New York when his vessel should arrive at the latter place, and the government claimed that Mr. Bryant had hegiecied to deliver the letier to the Post OMice, as be was vound to do under Wwe jaw oi Congress. The evivence clearly Suowed that Mr. Bryaut was not in fault, aud the Disirict Attoruey coascuted to his discharge. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. The Wransle Over the Police Justiceship in the Yorkville Police Court. Letore Judze Curdozo. * @he People ex rel. Masterson vs. Coulter and The People ex rel, Murray vs. Cout‘er,—Tuis case, which has been before the courts to an ad nauseum ex- tent, involving a dispute between John 8S, Master- gon, Henry D. Murray and James E. Coulter as to which is entitled to discharge the functions of police Magistrate in the Fourth Pistrict or Yorkville Police Court, was up again yesterday, and gave the lav yers for the respective combatants aa opportunity to re- gew their extended legal arguments on the sutyect. As is well Kuown, Mr. Coulter prima facte has the daside track, tie Voard of Canvassers having Q@warded to him the certificste of election. After the contestants for the seat instituted legal Proceedings, Which was doue in the name of the | Attorney Generai in the nature of a quo war- Fauto, atuotion was made to consolidate ihe two ions and try them coujoiutly. Couusel for air, astersoD, and as tepreseating the Atioraey Geverai, appeared on this mution aud stupuisted that Ubts suit might be consolidated with the ower. At this time counsel for Mr, Murray, however, was Hot preset, and mM regard to His suit no argur Could be made. ‘The stipulation in tie Masterson gull Was subsequently disuvewed by the Atiorney Genera! aud the suit ordered tw ve dixcont.nued, and ub oruer t) 1his elfect was entered and costs of the suit tendered, but which was refused. On part Of Judge Coulter the motion was renewed for con- g@olidation, and that “the order discontinuing the Masterson suit be vacated. it was insisted ter tne Motion that @ sult of this character having once been commenced by the Attorney General he could Hot discoptinus it, but must coutinue it to its judicial determination; and, further, that as the 4mony would be substantialy the same in both cases, and giveu by the same Witnesses, that it was the besi the two should be consoudated. In opyesition to te motion 1¢ Was urged that the Attorney General, by the code, had tue power to decide Whetuer be Would or would not bring a suit of this Character and (iat this power included the rigit to discontiuue a suit if he thought it advisable fo Uo 80; (hat the Goptrol of Uns kind of suits had been taken away irom the Court, making the Atiorney General judge in the matter tion was wade in bad faito, 19 order tu enabie Mr. Coulter, by the douyle sits and the © oud of doubt they would raise, to keep hinvell in bis present jace. In reply W tus it Was urged tuat giving the Atiorney General the discretion referred to was an donovation on the common law aud required very stich coustruction, The discretion of the Court Was persovaiiy @ jodical discretion and free from the mfuences of politics and should be kept 80. ‘The Court reserved ils decioivn. SUPERIO? COUAT—TAIAL TERM—PART 2. Suit for Damares and Disagreement of Jury. Before Judge Vao Brunt. James H, Mositian vs, Charles Knor,—n this suit, @he (ull parucuars of which were publisne) in yes terda;’s He#aLy, and which was an action lo cover $20,000 dawages for alleged furcibie eect the jury were unable 'o agree, The jury were out ub rr a i bem@ declared impussibie for thew wages, they were discnaryed. . SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Devistons. By Judge Jones. Teabella f, Pranci vs, Wiitam 0. Pranct.—Refer- ruered. jesander Cnderhit os, John C, Lyst.—Order Sreoimon Backman ps. Wiliam B Dinsmore— ame, . | and present Secretary of the Department of Docks. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1871—TRIPL® SHEET. Joseph Parks sr. wy, svames rursel.—came in both suite, ‘Aaron Doda, et ak, vs, Charles 7. Stethem.— James Patterson vs, Charles T. Stethetm.—Same. Phillip L, Freeman vs, Jultus Ruthman,—Same, Margaret Sersleman rs, William Sanger,—Same, award T, Christianson vs, Robert Wert,—keler- ence ordered, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM--PABT |. A Marshal’s Levy. Before Judge Loew. Sohroeder va. Thompson and Murphy..—The plain- Uff in this action claimed that he purchased a auor store and restaurant in Pearl street from a man by the name of Hermann Doyer, and that a day or two after Thompson seized the property under an execu- tion In favor of Murphy against one Kramer, Piaintut ciaimed that he bought the property, while | defendant maintained that he did not, and that no | change of property had taken place, and that Krainer was the real owner, Murphy tarther Pleaded that he ne’ auinorized Thompson to seize the property, @ Jury found @ verdict for | defendant, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—<PECIAL TEAM. Decisions. By Judge Robinson. Slatterly vs, Couiler.—Motion denied, with ten dol- lara costs, Harrisson va, Van Cott,—Motion for examination | of creditor ef judgment debtor denied, aud order | discharged, with Costs, 1 Johnson 18 Ackerson.—Motion denied, with ten doilars costs, By Judge Larremore, IN EQUITY. Fisk el af, vs. Schensjieid.—Jnugment for plaintif, anid reference ordered to take proof of damages. Borger vs, Thornion.—Judgwent for pla vith Scnmeiger vs. Harnish.—Judgment jor plaintul for $472 50. SURRIGATE’S COURT. ‘The WHI of the Late John Laurie. | Before Surrogate Hutchings. *John Laurie, formerly an old bachelor merchant of this city, recently did in London, England, leav- i Ing the nice little *“wina/ali’ of $100,000 to Mr. John G. Kane, a well known resident of New York, | Mr. Kane was no reiative of the deceased, but Mr. | | Laure nad tong been an intimate friend of bs | Jamily, and, out of personal regard for Mr. Kane, | leit him the’above sam. Yeste:day moruiag the will Was offered tor probate. Mr, Kane, attended by h.s counsel, Mr, Gerard, was in Court and applied tor a commission to issue to Londva to examine the Wit- | Desses to the will, Surrogate Hutchings granted ‘the applicauon. BROOKLYN COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Micit Distilling. Before Commissioner Jones. Yesterday afternoon the revenue officers seized an iiilcit stil in Degraw street, near Van Brunt. Sub- sequently Deputy Marshal De Clue arrested one John | Fox on a@ charge of having worked the sull. The | accused was taken before Commussioner Jones and held Ww answer. A Tobacco Dealer in Troub'e. Owen O’Mallev was before the Commissioner yes. terday om the charge of having sold tobacco williout py the special tax required by law. He was | eid LO wWaIL Lue action Of the Grand Jury. SUPREME COUBT—SPECIAL TERM. A Pavement Row. Before Judge Gilbert. Horace Waters and others mae application for | an Injuaction to prevent the collection of the assess- menia flor Nicolson pave:nent on Pierrepont sireet, | The case came on yesterday, when Mr. Willlain M. Evarts appeared for the property owners, and argued that the Water Board did not comp!y with the statute tu advertising for bids Iur the work. Nr. | Evarts cuniended that the Board tad no right whar | ever 10 lay that pavement or ang other contrary to , the wisbes of the owuers ou the line of the work. Mr. Van Cott, for the city, coutended that the Board bad proceeded in accordance with the statutes, Decision reserved. COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR, ALBANY, March 31, 1871. The following is the Court oi Appeais caieudar for | April 3:—Nos, 175, 148, 182, 151, 171, 28, 534, 178, | INSURANCE INNOVATION. Special Meeting of the Board of Underwrir- ers—Three Bills in the Legislature Con. sidered—An Attompt at Albany te Kevolu tionize the Insurance Busineas—Resolutioi of Quiet Defiasce—The Changes the Bills Wouid Effegr. Tue New York Board of Fire Underwriters held a | special mecting yesterday afternoon at their rooms, 196 Broadway, Henry A. Oakley, presideut, in the chair, and William W, Henshaw, secretary. ; More convertible bons of the company, they con- | believe, that Gould and Fisk and their coniederates, ; Issued au order for an injuuction, which isin the | Of Satu defenaanis, or either of them, in respect to | vided for in said stipu.ation, so Lied nezein us atore- THE BRIE RAILWAY LITIGATION An Injunction Granted Restraining the Issue of Convertible Bonds. .The Receivership of the Eng- lish Stock. In the United States Ciroult Court yesterday, be- fore Judge Blatchford, the case of Heath and Rapheel, the Engiish shareholders, against James Fisk, Jr., tho Erie Railway Company and others, the defendants filed a stipulation m which, after de- claring that they bad no intention of issuing auv sent to the issuing of an injunction restraining them from issuing any such stock, The terms of the stip- ulation are substantially embraced tn the order made by Judge Blatchford, which we print ip full below, ‘The motion for the tujunction was based upon the atidavit of Mr, Join Swan, of London, the English agent of Hearn and Raphael. Is this affidavit Mr. Swan states that he believes that Fisk, Gould and the Erie Raitway Company are about to issue more con- verlible bonds and seli the same at a low price in the market, to the great injury and detrimen: of the company and the stockholders, Mr. an saya that he 14 informed and beheves that persons well known as the accustomedbrox ers of said Gould and Fisk, aid whose operations are understood to be in their account, are, and for some time past have been seliers in market of so-called “calls” for fu- ture delivery of the railway stock at a very low price, which calls entitle the holder thereof to de- | mand such delivery from the maker or tssuer of such | calls, and from this circumstance and the past course of said Gould ond Fisk and their contederates in respect of issuing stock of the Erie Railway Com- pany, he hai good reason for beieving, and uoes | unless restrained by mjunction, will, within a short ume, make further issue of new stuck of the Erie Railway, without the assent of the existing stock- | holders, aad not only will there be waste and loss H cousequent upon the low price at which they must | be issued, but there is every reason to believe that the money aciually received will be wasted and | Traudulently disposed of in the manner in which tney have fraudulently disposed of the proceeas of otuer issues by them of large amounts of the stock of said company, as set forth in the bill of complaint. Upon the aupulation and affidavit referred to, and also upon the motion of Southmayd, Kvarts and Choate, counsel for plainuits, Judge Blutchiord foliowing termis:— THE ORDER. Upon reading the biii of complaint in this sutt anc the verlication thercof heretofore fled in the Court, and also upon reading the aidavit of Joho | Swan and the notice 0! motion for issuing an in) uuc- loa to tue effect heremafter ordered, together with due notice 0: the service Of Said notice and 4 copy of | said aMidavit ou tie defeidauts’ solicitors, and tne Suid deiendants now appearing in open court by | counsel and tiling a@ stipulation in this suit, where- by, though out admittiug any, but, on the contrary, coniroverting ali the ailegations contained in the vill } Of Compiaint or afidavils bereiu fled, bui, pever- theiess, uisclaimiug any tatention of issuing trovertible bunds, the sali deiendants consent that hi injunclion issue in Lhis Cause In accordance with the terms of the complainants notice of motion tWeretor, and with certain reservauons aud provis- |‘jons tu respect to a futere motion tor tue continu- ance of said lojuuction and tae rigats of said de fen dants upon ind in respect to said motion for con- Uuuance waen made. ow, on motion of LEvarts, Southmayd and Cheate, solicitors for the plaintiffs, 1 ts oracred tuat au injunction issue On this Cause, restraining the saul Gould und Fisk aud the Erie Kailway Com. | pany, and all its officers, directors, mavazers and agents, from making, issuing, negotaing or | aeivering any bvoads or obligations oi tne | sad krie Rallway Company, purporting afer = upon =the hoider of such | Obilgation any right or priviiege of convert. | ing Ue saine into stock of said company, or uf re- | ceiving aby such stock in exchange tuerefor, and likewise ‘rom issuing, Vedat | in circwation, de- liveriug, or in any way alding in giving currency to any stuck or cerulcates purporting to be lor stock ol the said, the Erie Kailway Company, otherwise than upon the sarrender and Canceiation of geauine ceriiiicates 0: DoW existing suares Of sLock of said company, Wich, upon the 22d day of Nore, ult, were siauding registered upon its bouks, upon transier of such sock ia tue usual manuer, Wituout | prejudice, however, to any of the riguts on the part Suid in unction, or Its coutinuance rede LO prom said. THE INJUNCTION. € The injunction has been 1-sued and a copy of it served upon the defeudants. THE REUEIVERSH(? OF THE ENGLISH STOCK, The reference belore Mr. Kenneth G. Waite, the Masier, as to the (0,000 shares of Erie stock claimed to be the property of Heath and Raplacl, the Eng- Mr, OAKLEY opened the meoiung by explaining why it was he nad called the Board tegether. ‘There | were three bills now before the Legisiature which Were entirely prejudicial to the interests of the in- sured community, and he felt certain tnat these bi if passed, would not prove beneticiai in any way. The bills to which he referred were No. 625, introduced by Mr. Bunce; No. 624 by Mr, Alvord; No. 104 by Mr. Burns. Tne first of these provides that it snall make a reducuon im the amount to be paid for the Joss originally insured, on the ground that the build- ing or property bad been insured jor an amount excecding Its actual value, The second provides that the amount writien iu the policy agains: the amount lost shall in all cases be taken as prima facie evidence of the damage sustained, ‘The third provides that all fre and marine insurance compa- nies siall IMPROVE THE CHIROGRAPHY on the face of the policy with type and letter not not be lawful for any fire insurance company to | i Jess tp size than that asually known as small pica. | The first of these bills, No. 625, would, if passed, have simply tne effect of necessitat.ng: companies not to avail themseives of well settled well defined principles of law, wherein disputed claims vetween tne companics aud the insured have been adjudicated and permanently dis- | glass I posed of beyond a question. By tais new iexyslation it 18 proposed Lo remove the restrictions of the past and to change the onus of proof, in case of loss, from — the Insured to the company, Section 2 of tais vi providing that the smount writen in the policy against the awount lost shall in all cases ve taken as prima jacie evidence of the dautmage sustained, would siunply require each company w have ao ageat in thattown of tiat Stae in whieh property Was about to be iasured in order to appraise sald property; aud this, it is neediess to say, tarowlag the onus of proof on the company, as it does, would be preposterous, The secony bill referred to, wale it assumes CO permit thar property mugat be insured beyoud its value preveats ihe company afterward from following up the risk by it assumed, and thus opens the way to endless frauds. The third Dil, wuich Would require, in case pica type were nut used on the face of the policy, wai tue com) aay which did not do so should pay, in case 0: 103s, vae- third more than the juli amount speciued, 1s samp,y absurd aud aims at manifest lujusuce, eral inembers then adiressed the meetim; among ‘hem being Mesers, John F. ope, Kdmuud Driggs, Nathan ©. Ely, D. A. Heald, EB. B. Feliows, Jawes M. Rankin, J. Et. Pinckiey and others, All the speakers were unanimous tu opposition to tue Spirit Of the bills above rei o. The following preambie aud resolution, presented by Mr. Hope, were then read and adopwed:— Whereas there are now before the Lezis ature of thi Various measures relating Wo the suuject of ure hu 28 being Assemviy bilis Nos. 104, 624, 625, une of wien prot vides for such ‘orms and filtiag’ up of policies as wit prove in many Jastances impossible of accouilaament and in all cases emvarrassing and expensive, without rn iKuer Wo the compauies or to their which provides for auch a prince! c'aims (or losses by fire wa Wii! ead ilirectiy to Crease tue crime of arsun and Lo foster au | promote [raud aud another of whieh pro: ld Preliminary vo the right of transactiog Vusiness jn the State ¥ companies charvered by other Siates of the Union, ai. of Whose property i within reach of the tate ourts of the country; tense & measure wrong i Inellicient ior secur to dinatuish 1 claim uneieas ie de pervisory tr Je FeCIpro: tem, either to | the companies of this ntate ing thelr Cun # Jor security 1a spouu ing them unable to ncet an extraoruinary claim iu any piace With prowptness, of of driving tiem out vi other States alto- | getuer Wo the detriment of their customers as weil ax ot teu | Belves, an Whereas the effect of ali such iaws, nithongh their mere | Immediate and tempor induence is upon t is 1), tue end Lo tncrease loevitavly and largely for {owuriug and therevy to dainsge the grea! commuuity of the int ‘with @ proportionate increase of pront to the | companies and Whereas it m the basiness of the community, through | legisiation and otuerwise, to make the cost oi Insuring as grratoras email a@ they cucose and as (ne circummances stated plainiy the coaseyuences of any proposed action Ling the vusiness; therefore Resoived, That tiie Board deciwes vo do anything m the premises than to declare that the mexsures au: terred to are caicuiaied only 10 embarrass the iradnac the business, to extend fraud and to make ineurai contly to property holders, The report of the Committee on Laws and Legisia- tion was then Hy! Kf Mr. Pinckuey aud Te- ceived, after whic te adjourned, . | yesterday morning; bul it went over tll Mouday by | Agreement Oo; counsel, Who had over eagugewents. | Detter chiidven; we ean traia them beter; we can marry oeller or not wary ut ail Men have dove all they can, and” there | hail or creation, | | TIONS. ud the duty of the compauies is Jscharged when | She beleved that meu are just as bad as women; | | (| should. vote they would be lish shareholders, and which shaves are alleged to be im (he custody or under the contrel of Mr. James | H, Colemau, the heceiver appointed vy the State Court, had ven fixed for an adougned Nearug | WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE, The Weekly Crow of the Hens=—The Women Siill Plucky—Who Is To Blame? The New York Woman’s Suffrage Society heida lively meeting yesterday afternoon, at their rooms, 4 corner of Broadway and Sixteenth street, quite a | large number of iadies being in attendance, with Mrs. Lozier, M. D., inthe chair. Miss Howard read @ paper in which she discussed the responsibilities of wowen in regard to “tl ils that permeate the social life of America,” and the effecis of the bal- lot in removing suid evils, She said that if woman had lived up to the light that has been given her she couid have been to-day upon a higher plane. The old sayiug that a woman is at the vot. tom of every miscuief has often mach truth tn it, What do we see in our own homes? Everywhere woman tempting down instead of leading up. “How came you to be a drunkard?” asked a city | missionary of a young man. “Tae first ever took,” answered he, “wag {given to me by my mother at my father’s table.) It was remarked by the Gucients that the mother stamps the character of the cudd. This 18 true, and few women reaiize how much they tufuence their children before bruh. the fue ladyism of our American women stands tn the way of their ‘doug their duty to children, Boys Cannot respect ther moiers; there. fore the great evil of Auerica, DISOBEDIENCE TO PARENTS, IS PREVALENT. What effect wiil the vallot have in remedyiug these eviis? Ail the faults of women resuit’ frou tue narrowness of their vision If wowen had more responsibility they would be better heip. meets, Women would not give up everstiing ior power, as men do, in political life; for their moral ure is BUOner aud purer. Give her tuom tor | amuiuon, room to gain wealth, and ele would Vecome the dis enser of biessings. Why does sue triguiph in youthtat ms, in THE CONQUES? OF HEARTS? Because here lies her Celd of action, Enlarge this ) flela and women’s soul will be proportionately en- larged. Women must vote that they m able to earn money in a (ree feid with men; for money lies at the button of ail. It Will uot ve very tong before this power wil ve in women’s nanids, Tue centre of sociai influence is woman, and she must ve awakened through the oallot. the baliot Wil bring wit it the necessity of thought and action, Let woman vote und this will give her cule ture. Begin with culture and you touch ine circumference and not tie centre. The ott of the Fulrage societics suould be, “in essentials, unity; ‘nm aiserence, charity.” Why should Mra, Livermore nd fauit with Mra, Woodhull, or vice versa? Nor Heel we lovk tov closely to the private life of tue ivocates of this measure, Do men working tn & at Cause stop to inquire abuut the private cuarac- ¥ of each other? Mrs. Hallock doubted that. ADAM TEMPTED EVE, She believed that men tempt women as often as Women tempt men. sve beleved that men and Woes suvuid beip each other, and tuduence each | other 10r goud. Tue only © for the present | sovtal diMecuiues Is in woman, We can have be 4 nothing elt ior them to do but to cali m our aid. | Sie thought that women were needed as police as sistants in the police @:ations to inquire wo whe couvition oF the women brought there. diany women are taken lo tuese stations Who need Wwe sympathy and “2 ol women, Granted that men Gre not ail that they shuuld be, yettuey are only We want the other hali. Miss Bariow said she had visited a great many Prisous, and she taoagnt there ougnt to be WOMBN IN THE BUARD OF CHARITIRS AND CORREC- no better and nO Worse, Mrs. Locier thougut that politics now are a mere | Struggie for power, he believed that if women more conscientious, A oud Mau can’t give a sausfactory account to God Who dogs not do his duty at the electuuons. She be- eved thas political science should be raagh! w tue schoolboys. She used io read the Declarativn of i to Wer pupils; but aluce aye found | Thursday ngat lie at Bellevue Hospital, ‘that it meant men who are “born free’? she hadn’s Tread it muon. ‘Mrs, Blake found fault with the daily papers for the woman question. She sai that no Non-voter could be appointed as Commissioner of Charines and ( jons, and compured the cha- racter and fitness of some of the Commissioners vo such women as Mrs. Lozier: some of them being “newspaper hacks,” with no suitable qualifications for the place. Dr. Marvin lala down the p1 ition that neither men nor women are good; as iar as the ballot is useiul toward making tbem good it 1s desirable. THE BROWN BUTCHERY. eeennnonnnereen weed Oficial Investigation—The Cherry Street Mar- dor—Wi'sen Committed to the Tembs to Answer a Charge of Murder. Coroner Keenan yesterday held an inquest at the Fourth preciuct station house on the vody of Thomas Brown, the sailor who was stabbed to the heart on Thursday afternoon while at the salior’s boarding house of William Maitland, No, 29 Cheity street, bya knife m the hands of Frank Wilson, aiso a seaman, as previously described in the HERALD. Wiliam Maltiand, who is unlavorably known as the keeper of a seaman's boarding house, deposed that he had known deceased for about ten years; ne ‘was a quiet, sover man; knew the prisoner, who | Was quarrelsome; between two aud three o'clock on Thursday afternoon they were sitting outside the door with three or four other men; they were wait- ing for another man, an‘l expected to sali avout three Brolook ets the men there and subse;ueutly learned jt BROWN HAD BEEN KILLED, John Gilder, a sexman, who arrived from San Francisco on the 29th altima, was in the hallway at ‘Qu Cherry streeton ‘ibursday aiteruoou, and there saw deckased aud the prisoner; the Litier came out of the sitting room, while they were in the hallway saw deceased }utt the prisoner inthe uead and af terwaris saw him sirike the prisoner on the jaw With his fst; both of the viows were alight; ‘the prisuuer Went out without domyg anytimg and sat on # bench at the oataide of tne door; deceased aud te Witness remained in the doorway; all remained hon about fiieen minutes, when the prisouer cau ou his seat and faced the witness: and deceased; the iatter siood stili aad the orisouer, @3 00n as Ne reached deceased, wade # mOtOn Wit his band ae (f aAtableng deccased; saW a Weapod then, but When Wuson took Dis tiaid Away Baw THE KNIPB STICKING IN THE GREAST of decease-(; the witness took Loid of the knife and drew it out; 1 was preity well in, the blade was More than baif its length in; deceased cried out | | “Din gone,” and walkel tnio ihe sitting room; the Witness ihen went to the sidewaix and found the prisoner siauding ten or fifteen ject trom tue duor; took hold of iim and led hun up stans and a Oilicer came and took him in charze; prisoner Was Intoxicated but thing the deceased was sober. William Munioe, a 8¢ testifled that he heard a, | the deceased tell (he prisuner thai ne Was, PUTTING ON TOO MANY ALR, and that he woul “puta hea!” on nun before he Was aboard the ship loriy-eight hours; prisouer walked out, followed by deceased; heard sume noise, and in about filleen minutes deceased entered the house and icii on the floor, kaying, “i'm gone.” dames McOue, an oiiicer of the Fourth preemet, testiied to aresting the priser, who, on veing tola ihat Brown was dead, replied, “2il'swing tor i, | guess,” Woosier Beach, M. D., made a post-mortem ex- aminavion on the body of feceased, anil found that the steel pussed through the leit nog aad penetrated the heart. ‘The wouud was the cause of death, ‘This concluded the testimony, and the Coroner gave the case to the jury, Wuo Lound a veruic ugainst Wilson, Coroner Keenan committed him to the Tombs to await bis triai. He 1s tweniy-seven years of age, and bas heen in France. examinauion the accused said, “1 don’t remeumber stabbing deceased.” THE REPUTED RAILROAD ROBBERS. Ante-Mortem Statewm of Oue of tl Wounded Men—His Precarious Condith ‘The two young men of bad antecedents shot In the vicimity of a freight train at Dobbs’ Ferry on Their names are Join McCormack and Bryan Kava- nagh. The former ts @ stout built youth of nineteen, wita @ strong but somewhat pleasing face He was in prison about a year ago on suspicion of murdering a German in Tenth avenue, but was released witieut trial He ts wounded in the back, on the left shoulder, and isin a lair way to recover, His wile, a preity looking, fragile girl, of not more than seventecn, was by bis bevside through the greater part of yesterday, He | slated Lo &@ HeRaLv reporter that ou Tuursday HE HIRED A LOAT, in company with Bryan kugauagh, the other wounded maa, a d tw says, be knew but litue.§ Lhe iutention was to row up tO East idaversiraw, on the tiudsou river. They were drukiug on board, aud when they came to Hastings le aud Kavauagn leit the boat aud pro- ceeded on foot toward Dobbs’ Ferry, with the intention of resting = uners for the night Wheu near te iatter piace a freight tram came up and stopped. They ai nis time were in the woods, uear the track, when they heard a suot red, alter which @ voice criea out, be "LL BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT." ard other shots fired. The aud he fell, gov up again and ran, aud iu ieli, this ime on the railroad track, Uificer Scanuell ran up to him and clubbed tim, He was finaiy assisted tuto te cars and orought to New York. tie Shooung nearer than ten yards to the fieigut tual, BE HAD NO PISTOL, The other man, Kavanagh, was i a very low con- dition, aud Was NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE out the night, Corouer Acenan accordingly took his ante-ocrtem statement, He is a young man of twenty-four ana of slight build, His wound is very Serious, tue ball having struck bin on tue felt side of the back, between the bith and sixth ribs and avout five incies frum the dural coum, The bail has passed almost through the trunk and 1s lodged near We ribs in fiout. Tne daugerous slave of Luc patient preciuJed a more accaraie tu- vestigation. le Was so feeble that he was uoavie Wo speak avove a Wilsper, and only BETWEEN GAS!S AND GROANS. A little brother stood by bis bed erying piteously UNU! ne Was Warned (0 retire while the Cucouer took the wounued mau’s deposiLon, it was of course meagre, Out corroborated, on all particulars, the Btaluinent maue by Dis comrade in trouule, POLICE INSPECTION. Review of the Force—The Superintendent and His Men. The annurl inspection of the Metropolitan Police force was cumimenced yesterday, when tne off pla- toons passed iu review beiure the appomved inspectors. Im accordance with a general order issued by the Superinterdent the platoons from the different preciucts marched to nead- quarters, headed by their captains. From an early hour Mulverry street ior two blocks from tue Ceutral vitice WAS LINED ON BOrit §\DES by the men waiting to .¢@ exainmed, Inside the butluing the oflcers Whose duty it became to pass JQugmMentou tie appearance vi the men Were carly at chew tS, ABS Every preparauon Was made for @ thorough and searcuing inspection, Heretolore the yeariy exXauination of the police tovk place iu an open square, alter which they were marches past tue Ceu.ral Oiice to be reviewed; but Superintendent Keiso very justly thinks tuat the headquarters of police is THE PROPER PLACE for all guch examinations, aud accordingly issued an order that t¢ should take piace there. Every effurt is veing made by the Superintendent to eevaie we discipune oi tie iorce under his command to the hi, hes: standard; and, while the appearan:e of the mea aod their bearing In pubite 18 the Object of ate teution for Lue present, a most thorough system of =e has been iustituied vy Superintendent keiso TO MAKE THR MORALE of the force superior to tiat of any civie gnard in the work, Mr. Kelso evidently has the right idea, backed by au ambition Which must support hin in attaining the object he so laudably seexe after, By begtaning With the of cers and bringing them up to the desired level it will be 4 move casy and surer task to cicvate the men aud give them a@ gust and true conception of their duty and position’ towards the public. this much needed THAIMING AND REPORW will bring about results which pen clase of peopie will hait with satisfaction, ama will give the pubile a confidence im the security of their jucerests Wiich they bave not eujoyed ior years, Each platoon, a9 1 inarcued 10 the place of imspection under the command of the captain, embraced ihe sergeants, trolmen and doormen, Exemptions, ii Was no excuse from the ispection; every man, in fact, irom the seperiuiendent dowa to le youngest patrolman ou the force, passed nn- der the searching eve of Captain muny were tne twistings of countenance as the ore ders Came—iiew Coat, eee belt, new pants, belt aud cord und tassel, ‘uey evidently felt a new wer Wud at WOrk. Precautions were taken that no man was in- fu his format | other mea, of whom. he | ide denies being at auy time previous to | | t } SPOUTING SPIRITUALISTS. Celebration cf the Anniversary of the Advent of the Ism. Addresses by Judge Edmonds, Dr. Hallock and Others. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a choice crowd of strons-mine’ women and weak-minded men assembled at Apollo Hall, Twenty-eghth strect and Broadway, to celebrate the twenty-third anni- versary in the visible “flesh of modern spirituailsm. ‘The men all wore long hair and the women all wore short hair; and all were pale aud thin enough to encourage a bzilef in the antagonism of spirit to matter. One very curious feature, howcver, was to be noticed as distinguishing the feminine part of | the audience. In Spite of the prejudice reported to exist among THE AMAZONS OF THE DAY against curls and well mate boots and elegantly fitting gloves, all the ladies present were attired in the height of fashion and certainly evinced an appe- tite for the vanities of the world, the fesh and the | devil, At two o'clock, the meeting having been called to order, the learned Judge Edmonis was cailed to the chair and delivered the following address ina sepulchral tone of voice, waich elicited frequent applause trom the 800 or 1,000 spectators who hail gathered together within the frescoed walls of Apoilo Hal. He began by tracing the bistory of Spiritualism through the Zoroasteiian »@3 and con- Upued:— Occasinalt made borg, in Jobn George Fox, amo! the Catholic twenty-three Years another wi and yeneral visitation from the spirit world has been made mantiest among ne. Within that short period tts spread abroad over the earch has beeu un- paralleled by ning known in history. It has made its appearance in every and ©, ong all peo; showing itself in every calling, anil aiec:ing by its iniiuence every form of social lite. Yet re assured and fully be- mong men. It 1 onward still, moving by the operation of its most powerful inatra- ment, that “namely, of the privaie circle, where two or thie: ‘are gathered together in Lis name. At ts uncler mi circims.ances, and when we are assembled to comme:noraie ‘an event so pregnant with gooi or evil to man, that it be- comes us (0 ask, “What are lc with this, Which ta 80 palpavly in our very midst that even the bitud mist ree, the deaf mast hear and the most incredulons cannot safely deny? What in the emer, ency, ts our duty to ourselves, to our fellow men ani to our Gor 2 ‘The physicx) manifestations which once so powerfully ex- chet our wonder have at entuely departed from among us, Tueir office was to esta lish the reality of aspirit MWe aan the fact of a communion with tt. That office with ns bas been pert»rmed. That work i dune ani henceiorth tie wee, Dut Lo our intellects and our ich God has given us and to the At once the attribute aud the badge wiich He has in us, ‘simpie, Tt ts wot! in inmortality Out duty is plain and to digest and to comprehend the revelations which are profiered to us, of the existence Of the fucure life; to recelve ples which ure to tit us for that | source 0: happiness or otherwise to us; to learn from the Divine source thas opened to us the tue destiny of man, and then to co ‘the great traths to our fellow men as freely as n_iver forcing them 1e freedom of for ourselves, What, at those principies ? What that esti: htime and researcu are necessary to each une for OL thts probierw. ywever, has been revesled to enaliens to may shy, tut that Life isan amcniting one on which we ene ter at ouce on leavl g the earth, and in which it Is our des: ves. nen that prinetple pre- , wanting, les been ra- Yeaied to us: and prominent aiid ai) its acc t sacri- fice of self, which even in this ie 8 @ mont cerlain cement of happiness, Oh, that you could besold that scene! Its a lov You would then realize the import of these wonls, once spoken in such a scene irom the spirits to man on the Kise thea, Uh, man Lazarun! and come corih, from the graye into which Ixnorance and ou Wale forth in theimaye of ‘Ivins aya yy the Immortal spark which is from the eternal sun. Come trom the dark tomb to walcb you have consigned yourseli, ‘come to the arms of the brightand pure whicl arc out Biretched to em>race you. And, oh | could you but know the tri’) of you could cast through heaven's vast mat. Sponse; coud yon but hear the shouts of rejoleing that would hail your reply; could you but kuow te happin you would confer on the countess mnnitituies above ¥ who have mourued your darkness and woo wouid hail y Ascent (rom {ts gioom, you wou.d not pause fn yous effort to share it or repel the Saviour wir tans again comes to re- deem you. +01 fs love, and to be with Him and of Hin Love ust be the breath of your nu-triis, the iifebluud of your art, the very spit 4 joy which by your te- 1b OF your ealstence, me to teach o weak and erring man, to lift 1¢ desradationfuto which his material propensities im and draw bim nigher auto God. In that love, Jo man’s capacity (0 understand aud appreciate it, he wii find at once his Kedeemer and Saviour. Whether it be spoke through mortal lips of throngh hys vast creation it ia stil (uit mighty to triumph over ain and death, ail powersul to save, all conquering tor man, “This 1 the lesson which the bright hosts of heaven are uring 1a auch xlorious streams of light on denighted maa, ‘he hour has uay of his redemption ts nigh, and agains: ite adve vail, Heaver ugh ie mighiy mansions, rejoices In songs of pratse y ts joy ‘visited your hearte and soon shail it apreas aliroa, lufusing into the hearts of mankind the knowiedce of H's love, that man, aim- ing at His purity, may bask jn ts glorious light forever and ever.” ‘Thus has the spirit worid spoken to And when that work tuus commenced among fully performed; when we come i know. ax w fa the Ife iuto which we are to pase [roi centive to \irtne and purity can be cow nation of nd ae in this our daily li when we know of coming chanjes in climate, temperatu or, indeed, In any of our conditions, we ‘are itnpelle to’ make’ due preparation for them, 0 shall we then, knowing the iife to come. only prepare for it, and thus be impelles by the most powerful 0: motives among morals to obey that greatest and most intlexfole command to work out our own salvation, and realize not ony that every broken law (s always its own avenger, but that obedience 10 the law of God 18 tie only passport to happiness, Judge Ed:nunaa, having conciuded his address, proceeded to midicé upon the audieuce two spiritual communications irom James 7. Brady aud tne Judge's deceased wife, That from Mr. Prady was ineffably stupid and displayed very palpabiy the ue- terioration in intelect’ produced by vegetat: upon the celestial steppes. Ceriainly if Mr. Braay had been in the Mesh he wouid never, with a due regard for the literary sensib lities of his readers, have ificted such ® Ussue of nonsense as the Judge presented to his auslicace as his composition, and as to the letter from the Judye's wife, connabial partiality coald alone explain his toierauion of tt. The Jucze, immediately after duishing lis oration, vacated the chair and deparied, Dr. HALLOCK then took tue chair and told the dience that they would observe that this was a ried and somewhat protracted session, aud there- fore each speaker showid ve as brief as possivie. Fifteen minutes, he thongut, was a fair aliowance Jor each orator. To desceud from the sublime to the ridiovlous, he—yes, he— was there, aud he would like to tuke fi teen minutes to cluctdate his ideas. ‘The object they were thereto commemorate was famiilar to most ofthem. Modern spiritnalism—its newness—con- sisted In its scientific aspects at present. What was remarkable was the use of an alphabet which, so far it aflected ‘THB NOTIONS OF SPIRITS, occurred for the first te twenty-three years ago, Prior ‘o that people haa shrunk from spirits, or had looked upon their existence asa superstivion, but twenty-three years ago tus thing Wok on @ new aspect and challenged the attention of the world. Itcame in a way in harmony with the genius of the century—it came using an alphabet; it cane appealing w the intellect; — it come to every man who saw it, apd it came a8 a great emanecipaiton, relieving trem from the fear of death; aud it cane, too, ata time when the reser. voirs in which people drew ineir hope for the tuture Were fast runaing dry, The ‘urther we got trom the epoch of Jesus the weaker and weaker grew our faich in the realities of spirit life, owing to the attacks of physical acienc Renan—a very clever young Jew—patronized Christ, and had said that medical selence conld tell THE MALADY THAT INSPIRED JESUS and made the fortune of Manomet. And when we looked at this—in the fave of fthe waning ages—what was there leit for rational beings to believe iny In the face of this Was not spiritualism necessary, UD- Jess we were to lose all hope. What else was there leit to meet the scepticisin that was settling down On fhe land like a pall? Mrs. Wiibour, Mr. and Mrs. Davia, Dr. Fairfleld auc Dr. Powel also addressed the meeung. In the evening the reunion touk a saltatory form, and nti) a Jate hour the believers in Mra. Woodhall as the next President of tie United States twisted aud rotated and whirled in toe mazy dance. ‘A JAILBINO’S LUCK. He is Disc! Long isl wi Acolared man named Benjamin Stecle was re- peland, und | cently discharged irom State Prison, He had been & thief in the suburbs, and knew something of Long Isiand’s geography, He made bis way to Port Washington, and there became the guest of Lewis Townsen). He pretended two be in search of work, cled in any ualfurm not his own, and any case | and said he had & promise oi @ situation in & few Of attempted evasion Was Wade the -uirject of a sper cial report, kvery possibie effort 1s veing made to weed vut DISCORDANT AND DISTURBING ELEMENTS and to ist a hw lucky accid+nt occurred at the opening of the spection, Au officer was taken sutdenly il in the Tauks and fellas if he was dead. ‘hey carried bin into the pressroom and sent tn search of 8 surgeon, Dut none could be found in the buliding. Dr. Waite, woo snould have been ou duty, was no- where near the premises, aad only arrived whea he had been bef sce for year are puid for medical attendance, aud ft seems too bad that such attendance suould not be when jt is Wanted, ane and inielitvent sprit among | by the police in their contact With the public. An ons | ¢j Ten thousaad doliars & | alle; days. OD Thursday night, when Townsead returned from work, he jound tis Wite anu thelr loager siss- ing. They eloped 4urtog the « wok $100 with them, went to Manhasset, and (uence to New ork me ad, ‘Towusend ts leit in possession of seven ren, NOT A CASE OF ARSON. William Herman, who was arrested on Thursday afternoon on complaint of Christopher Svott, of 305 Third avenue, Whose lager beer saloon, It was attempted to set fire by the Fire Marsnal, ne disc there | guilt veing insumctent, Ta fact, It waa show! entirely im wi axcidental ught Ore THE SLEEPY HOLLOW ATROCITY, . Continuation of the Buckhoutl Murder Trial. The Prosecution Rest The:r Case—Opening of the Defence—How the Prisoner Appeared After the Tragedy—Ho Suspects the Chastity of His Wife— Testimony in Behalf of the Prisoner’s Insanity. ‘The trial of Isaac V. W. Buckhont, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, at White Plains, Westoh county, was continued yrsterday before Justi Joseph F. Barnard, County Judge Robert and tne Justices of Sessions, As the case pi the interest felt by the ciuzens im its astow and borrivle detatis appears to. augment, daily, pete, evidenced by the large numbers—including q sexes—which eagerly occupy every available space’ in the court room, ' After presenung @ formidable array of sestimony, ‘against the prisoner on the previous day, the prose=; cution submitted the aMluavit of Dr. James W. ner, who was first calied,in aiter the murders who examined the bodies of BUCKHOUT’s VICTIMS, Alfred Rendall and Louisa Bucxhout, wife of thd prisoner, Dr. Scribner was placed on the stand yesterday and testified that some ef the sho& shown him were extracted irom the fare of U! Rendall and others were fvnud on the floor; mine did not take any shot irom the body oa Rendall. } ‘The prosecution here reste}, and Francis Larkin proceeded to open tue case for the defence, Having’ briedy alluded to the evidences adiuced for the:peoq ple, he expressed the utmost coufldence that the de« feuce of insanity wouid be logically demonstrated to the entire salisiaction of tie jury. TESTIMONY FOR CiB DEFRNCB, Ira Miller, having been cailed for ihe defence, teste titted:—I have lived Sivepy Hollew for i tweuty years, and have kuvwo buckhout fer than tweive years; he came (0 tur house on Jt 1, 19703 it Was abouL tweive o'clock; he came the road in bis smirt siceves und hw on the back of his head, aid said he had killed Churiey tcndall; he ared wild und exciied; took him into jouse and put lui ou the sofa; when he said ne killed Chariey Rendail, 1 would not believe hii when tie added: ‘it 18 too true, poor fellows” bh@’ said he had made aa accaagement to meet mother and wisued me to drive nia there; I too! him to ‘Tarrytown aud delivered him lato we Lody of Constable Lawreuce, Who put him in & care Tage and drove him to the county jail; saw wrcype 3 hout on Tuesday alter Chrisiinas, be compiained not iceling well, audgaid he bad DRANK & GOD DEAL 5 and had eaten more than he ougut to have done; he Was very nervous. Crossexamination—Did you say to Caleb Hortom that when the prisoner came to your house, immes Guetely Aner the murder, ue sail, “i nave Killed them all.” A. ido not recollect having said 80. Q Did you state to asa Voian that gi said, “Take me to jail; I’m afraid they will lync! me: A. I do not think Tever said so, Here counsel for Se prisoner endeavored to the testimony given by Lue witness at ihe Coroner’ inquest, for the purpose oi showiag tnat there had been no variation in the evidence of the wi but the Court ruled against ft. [ra Augustus Muller, son of the last witn tested to baving seen the accusel, on the day tue murder, running towards his father’s house with his head hanging dowa and his arms swing- Ing; @ls0 beard Buckuout say that be had KILLED CHARLEY KENDALL; while being taken to ‘Tarrytown the prisoner re Matuied sient, only askiny once or twice “how we would get there;’ he acted im ap irra! manner, Kovert Young testifled to having been at th house of Ira Miller wuen Buckhout arrived there o1 the day of the murder; he spose Ww the prisouer an eudeavored to attract bly acieution, but the lattes did not appear to know hun; Kucklout’s eves wel bloodshot and wild, and iooked diiereativ fro. What the witness had ever seen hun before; prisoner if he was going to be TAKEN TO HIS MOTHER, adding that he had an engageweut with her at half¢ bast oue o'clock; he had no cvat ou, } r—Buckhouv’s motuer had been dead ume avout two years, Mrs. Esther A. Miller, wife of Ira Miller, raved the testimony of the ioregoing witnesses as the wild appearance of the accused wnen he camt tw her husband's house on the day of the murd his coniession tuat he had killed Ci kendall, and also tesided to Bucghout’ face and arms bemg very red at tume; witness asked tin wiy he had kill Charles Renuall, aud ue repited, “They had trou! him so)’ Ner prover-iu-law ivit the house tuced, and having proceeded to the residence of accused, returned, saying Buckiout had not kLled one, but three; the prisouer looked wild his eyes Were glaring; witness lad never seen Appear so strangely belore. Cross-examined by Mr. Clinton—Did not see Buc! hout runoing towards the louse; should think thag ruoning a great deal would make a person’s face Ted; never saw any other person after they had KILLED A T1UMAN BEING; do not think I was excited aiter hearing what Bact hout had done; perhaps 1 may have been excited ta some extent, y Did you not state at the trial last year that ‘Were not in the least degree excited? A. 1 do not recollect. q. And did you not sav that qou were ‘as cool that occasion a3 you are now *” A. | cannot recollect having said 80. Willett C, Brown, having been sw testified — was living about Way vetween Pleasant and sing Sing in 186; was living on @ farm; fainily was composed of mysel!, wife and mother: 1a addition to farming We carried on the bi of carpet Weaving; on April 17, 186%, Buckhout cam to my house in the eveaing and usked me i could stay awhue, as HR HAD NO HOME; J asked him what was the matter, and he said had leit the Hollow as things Were’ not going on Bult him; baving Known him from boyiood I con: sented to nis slaying @t my house; next morai he went into the ot and sat down on @ swne f several hours; he wished we to give alm some that would stealy his = mini went on to __ sta that Buckhout’s conduct was very strange, evinced in various Ways during the four weeks remained at the house of the witness, which he mately leit in ihe night time, witiout pottiylag one of his intention, On one occasion buckn asked the witness to shave hi, saying he alraid he migut CUT His THROAT if he undertook to shave himseif; the witness that his (Buck fout’s mate with other men, and ab tu same time ime toned ihe name of a party wno jad boarded wil him; tue witness having signited his disbeltet tis assertion Buckhout replied that he had heal his wue and the man in a roc hess askea lim why he did noi go in ive said ne Bu) posed the door was locked aut that “be did ni wish to disturb them, as he inteuded to leave house altogether.” A severe cross-examination »v District At Dvkman reveaied several discrepancies in tne test! mony of the last witness as compared with th given by him on the first trial, which would tend weaken the force of his ev. deuce. At four o’clock the court adjourned until Mond: morning. ) md when the w: SHANNON VS. SMITH. A Verdant Stamfordian—How Country Ladied Lose Their Money in New York—dunger’s Cravings Not Satisfied—Tuat Romani Povketbook. t Mrs. Nancy Smith, @ fashionably attired lady, re¢; siding at Stamford, Conn., created quite a stir af the Tombs Police Court yesterday afternoon, Mrad Smith arrived in New York eurly in the mornings” ‘with a friend, for the purpose of making spring: purchases, and came, therefore, having pocketvook well loaded.’ Aller completing ber Di gains she thought she would like to fake # dinner that old rendezvous Fuitou Markel, and accoral slic determined to indulge tn oysters. But an in dent Occurred to prevent this pieasute, As om Smith was standing, purse in hand, near tae Fulto ferry, @ young man Dumed James Shannon dash up to her SEIZED THE POCKETBOOK, containing abvut twenty-two dollars, or whatev rematned after the “shopping” had been done, an ran otf, In turning into South street the tht passed the pocketbook away to @ “paly” aud as Matter of course When he Was taken It Was non No sooner had the thief started to run than Smith aud her friend commences running aiso; the; kept #0 Close W bln titel Luey Were up with b almost a8 soon fs an officer of the Twenty-fow precinct who had heard the a’arm and secured an. “L don’t believe iva grey he could have the money away,” said the iogec, “for L was to him all the Time; at really is quite incredible. Must have seen it. But there, there’s no Kuowin how many theves he had with hun. New Yot must be @ terrible place, He came up and took ee of hand Aang a Mae pecssintar’ g ike. i thes particular twice before been lost, and each time restoi again. Ouce it was taken from Mra smiih on railroad car, vul, owing to the Vigilemce of the ductor, the ‘thief gave it back. At another time was dropped On the sidewaik in @ street in ford, but some one took compassion on it and ga it to its owner. Shanuon is held in default of bat, Victim is detained im the civ Bedi iy the Speatal Reasi0n