The New York Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1871, Page 7

PLOCE-WEATS HOMICIDE, Conclusion of the State’s Evidence, A COMPLETE ISieny OP TIE CASE. Testimony tor the Pri- soner Commenced, Frepenick, Md., April 13, 1871, ‘The third cay of the trial of Murrison Crawford Slock, ior ihe murder of Colonel W. W. McKalg for the seduction of mia sister was resumed ths | Morning at pine o'clock. The vrisoner was brought | ’m by the Sherif a few minutes after mine, aud was accompanied by his aged mother and father, who took seats near him. If thore had been inicrest felt in the triat before, there was really excitement to-day. Long before the hour designated for the meeting of the court every ayallavie spe wherein a human being could H be crowded was filed. Within the bar were no tess | than fifty attorneys, from Washington, Battiinore geud other localities, among woom were gentlemen Fepresentng some of the Macst tegad talent im the | country, Several members of Congress, and otver geutiemen high m political end soztal station, also occupied seats wi'liin the bac. Immediately ater the court assembled Indge Moulsby, Chiel Justice, said Uiat ihey were ready to Proceel with the cause, aud direcved tue prosecu- tion Wo call 1's witnesses. T. Cook Hughey was called, but a lengthy examl- Pation und cress-examunation develuped no fact, save that he inet Bi on the MORNING OF THE MURDER, and he had on aa overcout and had both hands in the pockets; that when they met Block took out his jeft band to shake hands, instead of his right. After the examination of Uns witness was con- eluded, Attorney General Isaac D. Jones, of Mary- land, stated that the prosecution would now close its case, and would oply intreduce testimony for the parpose Ol revUtling eVideuce tulroducea by the de- fence, Mr. A. K, Syester satd that. as the prosecution had | DOW civsed Cieir case it becume bis duty Wo make | tne OPENING STATEMENT BOR THE DEFENCE. Be sai ‘The transaction ont of Ww: grew occurred in Aliegban ‘one bundrea m an ‘AD yet We {l..d OU, se.VeR con ToULed by you, As those to pase between the Stute and the ile v. the prisouer-etrangers {0 hit aud to bis wituessas, srnat the trial of Zucts where they arise ts one of the creat ent securities Lo the lives, lNbersies and vsiases of the people"? fea great truth shat was declared centuries ago in tne iace dai ihal irsusedanss enatoe oF nowne mndsonareesion, Cie Ftar Chamver of england, and itis weeply embedded In the earts und aiections of all’ who value the righis aud hverties Of the people. It eiands incoroorated to-day In the present constitution of | our State, +8 it has stood for pear a century in all Its several Constitutions, uniaoved amid the Uuctuasion of puwer, un- changed amid the changes xn revolutions of have marked the history of this State from it dation. ‘The piitoner HAS SERN DRAGGED AWAT from the face of the conununity before which he has gone tn ‘@nd out from his earliest boyhood without reproach, We nas been turn from those who wnderstood aud appre- elaied the high character he so early won amocg them, wth his wi ch the indictment fn this care county, alaryiaud, more taan | om here. or A hin here to dex ‘Dut muat die. pay, whether ft clare by your verai Geoten your verdict wha dvoueluie baat y , while Lie dew are yet fresh upou his brow, In tue solemn gi Jence of the giave, Or rtall agaia restore hig to the hive of marci wneas, houor avd respectabitity upon whfeh be had entered, and return him once more to the ariow and a tions of bis wreiched (ath broken mother--what ever may be the ent of Jet it ever be remem: bered that Harrivon 0. Block never shunned the face of hi Deaple, never shrank trom an investisation of th tion et the place where it erose, but iat be une be na bere by this prowcut on to ake his chances for justice aud for his jive béevore #transers, ‘Thr eircunstunces that ied to the oscurrence for which the Ones 18 Lere to answer with his life are the most dis- sing and the very daddest that cau be imactued, In order iwily to undevstand them it will be necessary to go back a few years prior to the parvictiar matter we are lu quiring into. Tn ict the prisoner, then a mere boy, not seventeen years of ace, left his home und became a so.dier iu the ranks uf the Bourhéra army. Hits family consisted only of his father aad mother and one sister, Myra i, Block, uot tien over twenty years of ie deceased, William McKalg. war also a soldier in the ame service: sud tyoa tie close of the war, ia 185, thene two, wih others, retamed to teefr homes th Camceriand, re Hut the fortunes and worldly expectations of these two, to which they returocd, were as Widely diflerent ws the pows. Mokaly retarved to the bosom of an opuie i powertiti fawiuy, ana dlock to tLe arms of one straiened in for tune and almost wholly without means, Finding ali the avenues of Wade already flied in his native town, and being obiiged to de aor or a livellhoo accordingly took service a few weeks ater he returned hu {a a cOrpaol engineers for gervice wider Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico. Here he r until the death of Maxnni ian, which put an cod to that eaployiment, and be retuine umberiand in Jue, Le, He remained Out a i be obtatiou employs b ployers, Jost bis situasion, umberland ome tive in toe exrly part of 1 67, Again he ieft Cumber- | fand for the West, ani again recnrued 1 Sepvember, 1809. Atthis Ume, throtigh the iniuence of frienas, be oblalued employment in tue Frankl engaged in min- Ing, where be remained fn ervision of the business entrusted to bint uni Uctor occurrences that form the sabject of your in and isi, when the quiry haypened, UF SURRENDERED HIMSTER to the Sheri of Allegheny county. lie bas been tn contine- ment from that day to this. ‘Lshouid bere state that daring the whole period of his con- finement lils relations with the company he served were in no respect cept 8 far ae his personal attention to the ai to his hands was concerned. Tle stil | eon: wo sigan aud endorse men's anu roils connected with the japervision in prison. wpethe spritng and summer of 1858, as Thave statou, Block was in Mexico. ‘ William McKalg was la Cumberland—a gentieman of pow- erful persoc, he wecvasary papers, atate- aruuent under his OF UNCOMMON APPRARANCE and élegant accomplishments, ile knew Myra Block, the Sister of the prisouer, ‘rom her childhood, He lett her for the war a mere cui ¢; he retarued to finu her just on the verge of | woinanboos, with wil its (ur visions and bright prospects be- Tore her, He found ger in the very “mora and liquid dew: of life, when comagious blastments are most imminent, and geeing this young and coniding porl, remarkabie for ace | sprightly iemper, and cist {for the strength and | lish of ber tn aia upon ber character, no | leimish upon les the pride and avlace of her parents, he then concetved the*) sinful, hideous and unholy passion whieh terminated in ber | ruin anit jexerfiaule aud uuutteradie wretcbeduess of her parents aud brother. il be proves to you th t McKalg was constant and tis in hile attentions to ly, frequently with her lic, and at ali times was with her, an accepted and leman. These aitentions were never once 6 pacenta or any over reluttve of the Caiily to been dithonoravie, aud lie was tuerefore received at ail Himes upon terms OF UNHERBLTATING OONTIDENCR, the contidence aud hoxptialidies of these p wrotchedness, and ‘of this dabappy girl, to 1K ASD PEAGPUL RUIN, ttime forth, She was but the mere wud very suave OC bis passions and iusts. Ho was sur of ber movements, and her fears of expo- cad of revelations enabled Lim to bold that ise it with RAMOMSELESS ORURUTY. He determined that she should remain bia—to gratity his passion and minisier to bis depraved inat. de held ber tast ju bis remorselese gragp, detertoined tat nothing should withiraw ler from hls power uacil autiated with ins unholy Jndulgeace. Ta lit own good Une he saw proper to tirow her back on the bosom of her faintly, to be scorued by herseit and sovtety and shuaned by the word, So inordinate had bee: is passion and go determined was he in holding on to the absolute power be knew he held over her that when Erasinus Thomas, * gentwman of high character, OFFRRED HER HIS MAND in honorable marriage, MeKaiy, with the knowledge that ft was Mr, Thomne’ purpose to remove to the far West with his Anvended bride, di at to him the dreadful w fact that Le bai seduced aud rained her in the iw world. In October, 1868, McKaig married a Miss Hughes, of Jo ferson county, Va. But bia eriamal intercourse with tala unhappy girl continued, His marriage had no power to chuck oF comple ure avd th power aud KRIDLR WG LIOENTIONSNESS, Ho stil hved with the wretched aad wodene victim of his Jost untli the spring of 1870, when there was born to her body the chud which (his day Vears his Image ou its, tofant face, wo plain and unmiaatable that there is no rovm for doubt, Up to that time Mckalg on all pavite occaslons aad before the face of the community held this trembling, rained girl ‘forth as virtaons, aud accrediied her as © worthy tne #0. | cleiy-of the pure and blameless in life, the occasion of | Lis return home with his young wile # brilijant aad } FARUTONAGLE TROEPTION and costly entertainment was given at his father's house, ‘And there this wreione a0 invited and honor t very ovenslon Mow aig, betore the whole com- his arm and escorted her to the rerreshment Tou ther ways paid her marked attention, Duy ng al) this ime Craw.ord Block ren ved im atter and rofound ignorance of tae ruin of his sister, and the shame uat had fasieo oa his mi His employments and engage ments were miles away, and be reached nia home onty onve in two or three weeks, and then only for a brief Inter when he caine to share with his mother, whom he ever loved | wiih unexampled tendervess, part of its sewty earnings and savings, Indeed it was not until the vigilant eye of the er discovered the situation of her daughter that oue | thought of auade of susploion ever crowet ber mind, Then | for the ‘rat time did these STUNNED AND STRIOKTN PARTNTS aqven Imagine the possibility of the shame of thelr only, their daring cl ter, Ad into their bleeding hearts alone did that agonize. i Wretched giri pour, little be little, the ory o. her wrongs and ran. very precantioa waa takow | y the parenta to couceal the dishonor of their hutal'e oame vom the world, and to aave ant ehield thelr errlag and fuinad chile from the acorn and contempt of the community. The eitect of th dread(al disclosure or mother t8 beyond nil description, She is a lnty of xu wud finiaved @ducation, of Fetinement ated vub leuial acter, keealy and paintuily alive to the honor bility of hex litte faraily, “Todeet, Ike a wy derstanding and strony Ranse as she Is, #10 cared for wivate and heypless in thy THR OVERWITELMING OATAMTEY that dashed ey mp of iife with bicter and suronted all its kh unalterable gloom and irredeenabie wretchedners, Day att he Fauk ander the hoavy bi den and gave way Wader the Unendurable minery Of ber situa on. ‘The no jess wretehed father wae anmumaied to the contem- ati iait aNd misery which reduced him. ie and (reazy. kverythine around bia pespoke ater aod irretrievable rath. His came wad hin Houck, the ONLY hinge thet remained ty him, w | belle! and conviction thas lus steady bant, | lithe did that broad man think that the frail boy he was pur- } that traced witain the Jegat gommentartes. Such a law, gea- t NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 1871.—QUADRU PLE SHEET, gene, while everything. srognd iim wag bot a memoria! fhare, lis whesinking and fatiog Lecore hun, fer dishovored, soornest and « from che fa world; bis home. shunbed by ths pire and blatneiess ia life ; his very hame bat the byword of the PEPRAVEP ANY TIOFN TIONS, to be pronounced with scorn and contempt tn Places ani all the low places a: the Tand, the sta Of she riva'd jest aud the low bern Tt was while laboring un er inuences tenipted to kive you but # fulat outline, and oa ness vud distraction by the sonténplation of m and of whieh be wasa nid bourly apectator--t) won under suet indueuces and ed to viwit the author of all (hie rain ounce whic 1 lake occ no time, Bo consulations curd hen dail and woe with that here HE MOST RICHY DPSERVED, and which the common and universal sense of Most at ¥ ans Fighteously approve, He had a didienity with Me<aig la themonth of June, 1870, chal War nok severe y Injured, He wae soon on the sireets ayalo rece! ving the congratuations and koucyed oun ch and GREAT FAMILY CSFLOBNOR can always command, no maiter to what extent the char- acter may be depraved; while tue poor, scorned, ruined vic~ to. of his passion wnd' lat wat down, clothed with the gar ment of wretchedness, and ber bereaved and helpless parents mincled thelr tears and Korcows unseen, uneared, dupitied and wncomtorted by thase Who but lately delighted to accept their hospitalives, ‘After tue occurrence in Juno MeKaig's whole manner and relations to the,family be hav so fearfully wronged changed. | He then came forward and open y denied having seduced tie Riri; declare) that she had been wWagrefore, trom her earliest xirlhood, aprostitate, We have reason to know that those who have in charye bigname are here 1. this prosecution to atternpt to sit>w her cMuraster for aepravity, gui t and aharne, woleh Doble they, 48 well a» he, hed forth to the world ab a tit ussociete for the vircuous and the pare of heart. Nor did the vengeance of McKaig stop with siuuply branding the GIRL UP MAD RUINED as an outcast from oli decency; he went tarther, Conscious of Lis own auperior physical prowess, and glorving in IR Quick eye, uupyply him. with dnuntiess courage and unerring alm woul large advantages in any description of eacounter he might provoke, ue determined to ‘orce a bloody and ceadiy lysue Upon both the fatuer and ron of this nafortansts girl. ile hnmediate'y began to browbvat aid insuit this boy upon all. | occasions when opportunity offered. We wil show vor, gentiemen, tuat he armed itnself and went armed with the | express purpose of killing Mock at the tirat ovportuntty; that when he was killed be bad on his person no less than 4WO HX-LARREL REVOLVERS, allloaded, and we expect, gentlemen of the jury, to show you that ii wax Mo Kaig's Intention to provoke an attack that he might ki Harrison lock. On several occasions, pentie- men, ‘ee will prove to you that MoKale would go out of hie way to offer uo insuit'to this prisoner, and we expect to shiiw you that on the morning of the shooting, when lock t McKaly snd crosse:l over the street to the aide where be he mate up hia mind that the time ‘aig was going to force him to defend his : , tint IC he had not been suppited ing pistol Bock would himself have been ‘A 100DY CORPSE from the effects of that meeting, We expect to be able to suow that MeKalzwas the firs. to make the attack, Ab! suing tor bis life would prowa the winner of the stake that he himsel€ had laid. That boy had stood unmoved mid the shocs of battle, and been calm and compored anid the roar 0¢ artillery and the clash of nnmketry, aud to a grent bar vest of deat he had also been a spectator. Driveu to a DEFENOK OF Hig OWN LIFR, he was too »rave @ man to shirk the responsibility, and in the fight he had not provoked he proved the better mun, Gentlemen, cur friends on the other sive bave said much about the dezrces of murder; with those distinctious you have Hotaing to lo, | This yong man ts eituer gully or not ality. You must say either that his life sball be taken or that he siall be restored to his family and friends fully purged of the crime whereof he stands charged. ‘Taey have, entivmen, cited several passages Crom the Inw books, Thera Fitten law, a8 unalterable as that of the Medes and that ta legiviy traced upon your hearts aad upon mine, aid {8 a8 essential to the ‘conduct of suctety as en, hax agreat bearing upon this cage, as you will seo when we offer our testimony. While this statement was boing delivered the sileuce maintained in the court room WAS REALLY PAINUL, segs afew were moved to tears by the terrible plato Lawreuce Wilson, Chariea Medora, Enos Davis and Willian Wolf were then caliea and examined, and as the facts sworn io by each were materiaily the same, I will give the testimony of one, as sworn to, from which it will be seen that a new phase of the case nas been presentea:— Enou Davis testified that he lived in Cumberland for a tong tine; knew MeKaig and knows Block; «aw them on the morning of the mur net MeKaig on the north side of the bridge that crosues Will's creck; spoke, to bim 94 he passed him; looked after him; saw him change his cane from his richt to bis left hand; saw him put his right hand bebind him and puil out KOMPTHING THAT GLISTENFD ; Saw Block coming up the street on the opposite side; saw MeKale cross over and saw the shooting; saw Mekaig throw up his Hanus after the first shot und le’ eune drop from his eit hand. Both Wolf and Medora swore that they naw McKatz have a pistol in his hand and drop {t in the street alter the first abot struck nm. Medora swore that after the death of McKalg he buckled @ belt from around him, and on that belt was an empty hoister. @ cross-examination did not disturb the testimony as given. The evidence to be given to-morrow will be intensely in- teresting. it is expected that the sister of the prsoner, for wiose sake this dificulty took place, will be upon the stand. A large number of witnesses and others arrived to-night, THE CRITTENDEN HOMICIDE. Continnation of the Defence—Mrs. Fair Sull on the Stand, San Fraycisco, April 7, 1871. ‘The examination of Mrs. Fair was concluded yes- terday. Although her evidence was itcresting there was nothing of a very startling character about it, It develops put little more than was already Known of the existing relations between herself and Crittenden, The usual crowd was present, of course. The people composing it are evidently determined to see the end of the trial. Outsiders, however, are getting tired; and it 1s the evident desire to nave the sinale of a story, so dis- | graceful to all concerned, at the earliest possiote moment, MRS, FAIR ON THR STAND, ‘To Mr. Campleil—At the time I cut the halyaras in Virginia City did not tave a pistol; did not exhibit ove; may have threatened to use one; never shot at Coionel Fair when living with him; oever suot at iim while living at Truckee; never Knew @ woman by the name of Mary Johnson that I'ean re- member; never attempted to shoot at him inher presence; Lstated the frst night 1 was at the Occidental Hotel L hata room up stirs; the second day I came down stairs and took a room opposite to Mrs. Crittenden's; several times I was aware of Mis going’ to bls room up stairs; don’t Know how long he remained; only know where “he slept from what he told me; he was alone with me in my room up to eleven o'clock at melt; after | was sick be caine ints ve room ; igo Mra, Crittenden; Mr, and Mre, Crittenden never roomed together at my hotise; she had % Foom if may house in Virginia City for « week be was in the house at the same time, but noticed that he never remained with her aiter nine o'clock P, M. that and T admitted him; he or she would make a (uss; she came to my room after of me to give her roonts inisted on having his rooms treat her andne gave them up to her; he begged of ine to nd To which I di: ir. Quint—This letter (handed me now) was written by ‘aden and received by me not a week later, I thinigy In New Qrieans when I reotived the 3u nece of paper (band me now) was received in that letter, © calens ‘Mrs, Fair (to Judge Quinn )—Donit let them read this watfl they produce the copy of the letler (letter of February % handed to witness] ; this {# also in Mr, Crittenden’s handwrie ing, aud received by mo in New Orleans; I received it through Lees & Waller, New York; received this letter also while in New Orleans;’ he sent ene more by the cars ana the other overland through Lees & Waller: the doubie Letter was received throngh Lees & Waller t marked exhibit ; te letter (slate, New Orleans, February 13, 18?) now be written by me; the envelope was also ad- drosned by mest. was sont by me to Mr. ‘Crittenden; there wan one letter that I wrote which I did not sead (or two or three weeks alter I wrote it (sobbing); L think this was sent letrer [ | by me alter it was written, ‘The lewer of Febrnary i 28, had reference to the matter contained in the letter of May 1, 1869, Mr. Cook now oifered in evidence the letter of February 1%, | 69, Mr. Campbell ob {ected to the letter as being immaterial and not having the remotest bearing on the tseue. (The witness turas ber face to the wall, weeping; Dr. Trask gova to her. ‘Mr. Cook also offered tn the same connection a letter writ. ten by Mr. Crittenden May 8, 1569, Mr. Campbeil objected to ft as betng irrelevant. His Honor reads letters ana said be could mot see that thad any bearing on the letter of May 1, and the letier of Mr. Crit tenden's was not ip reply tothe one he received from Mrs, Fair datea May 1, 1869, Mr. Cook claimed that all the letters written by a party on the same abject shod be admitted, mad the prossculion not allowed to select only one letter. The Leet pls hagh i f airs. Fair does not referto the matter at all, unless they corresponded in hieroglypuics, hare: Fair “Judge, cant tell you one ihing Pete Judge -Noz 1 doit want to hear, Mr. Gooks Never min‘, Mra Pale, nies Fale age Learity, and cals Sudge Quint t» como to ce HsCo0k here read portions of Ma, Fate's letter, dated ay ‘ivdge (to Mra, Patr, who was engaged in conversation with Judge Quint)—Don't speak so loud that the jury can hear you. ) tars. Falr—T did mean that the jury should hear It. Mr. Oook here handed another lei > nescion wth that dated MAT 1 crenacbapgedoeptg Court—I ‘see no reason for changing ‘My ruling. Objection Note an exception. ir. Cook offers two leiters, 8, Objected to an being irrelevant, and sustained. m ler them fn connection with the lett yolfered, and alvo separately, Objected to and was. ruling excepted to, Mr. Coox—Mrs, Fair, E will ask von as to whether the letter ot February, and sais to bave been written In January, ferred to the subjeckmatter contained in the letter of Jan- wary 1? Mrs. Pair-Tt did entirety. Mr. Alexander Campbell counso! for the prosecution, w then sworn-—Think looked through all letiers in envelop 1é67; did not find letter referred to by witue mong the letters In the box; T have not examin all; in going through L thought 1 would find the letier; have made no special senreb for it, Mra, Fair—he wtter was written either in the Iaat of Jans wary or first of February; it Was immediately after my ar rival in New Orleans, Mr. Campbell renttred Tam pertectly sattefled the letter fa notin the Dox; fonnd uniformly, the endoraement on each pactage to be correct; and the other payers 1 tind are of an * older gate; am therefore satiated tbat i i# not im the box. Mr. Cook—We now offer to show the contents of the letter | writen in Februa CObjerted to and sustained.) Mr. Cook—We wish to #how it fave fall explanation of the exter ot May 1, and gave hiwevery particuiar adverted to ia tive letter, ) ‘aeqn ‘ed with gamon Critteuden [was jiviug in Virginia City ; have the mo; It is dated December 18, 1885 Metter banat 8 tm A at. Mie! Fair-The letter wae « Crlendly one (letter offered in evidence and npjeoted to). Fair~Chuve aireaty stated that Mr: Crittenden dit nitit be bis famtiy y give to bin; that in poverty, and not have that ag M morning ‘oom; he ocenpled the room all and I oeoupied mine; an T would rather go with bin an exense any longer; If of the sbooting ft was in my Jolotng ming the night previon Certain of that; neard my leit den wcrived i New Orleans in dane A conversation with him on (he sub, State what it wae. Oojected to, Mr. Cook-—It fe subsequent to the letter, aud we Tight to the Conversation at any race, ‘he Court admtttard the evidence, Witness **.-04 (0 hitm (his business matter; T cot Robert Mitabell to go 49 the weurt acd see ebyat ike divorve 1 aut oateriiay; Mr. ter } do tiot propow n Vob came tome and 130%, uae thy fold Mr, Critter d a ira rel wy C niga ened when Shear. o! etter ely gremt core not to be kuowa as a told ma pot to be knows as en was io Now Orleans whea ve, Oriiten’ Mrs. Graicen; found Sir. Gra’ Lirst arrived, ant 1 did not want it to Grajoan was uot Mia lair; wrote a letter to Tony Graicen waen I heard 0 the negiect of the lawyers; went urst to Mea, Mount, who ts Mr, 's wits Re-erons-exat t know that Judge Datngerfeld Was calle? Upon to periurn tie marriage ceremony bolween myself and Colonel Fair, but tha: he rectised because 1 was then a macricy ‘olone? Kulr never communicated that to me: wrote to Touy Gruicen that | was corny to have ‘Tom Graicen arrested for bigemy uness be proved that be was ignorant of the matter ast but been; 1 wished him to ww he bad beea married twice since the time | supposed we ore divorced; did not expect Tony would communica with Tom; Tony waa shen to ‘Texas; wrote because i knew that he woal't so control ‘Tom as not to come to see me i be comiuntoaied with him; when 4 left tom uraicen went to alawyer, but not for a divoree; if he wanted to sue fora alvor @ could not do #o If he cid not teil # falrehoo |; after Lilet Tom Gratcen mate the appication for a df-cres; | stated I was divorced, and Lam, the very uentleman | went ¢ Liett Orleans was afterwarga Mr. rt " r have notecen James Crittenden #ince he gins City; bave not seen biin since that I recoliec Temember ever baring passed him on tue street; have never met him on the streets ; dit not eee bit. In the diding room ia Virginia City; bia tuther ouce toid me he thought Jimmy was ry because T chi not ue letter; don't look at every leman [ meet on th ; at would have ai T had fitenden ana not reco: (ambing): never called bia xnyibiog, but Jtinmy_in bie pre: sence; his (ther alwa; called him Jimmy, aud 1, being an cher person than hi ‘ot think it impolite to do #o; tirst diacove this divorce soon after my arrival in New my nephew told me avout ft; when the divorce was spoke to Colonel Fair and told bim to attend w the roperiv; did not know What was necessary about itt dig not have aay iden of a decree of divoree; brought me some pavers alter the Snyder div res. tenden brought me the papers in New Orleans; Low. Mr. Campbell asked the witness to produce them {fn court at its next seseton, Witiess resuined—Tlad letters from the iawyers; think a aummona was served on we; think they sent me some pa pers; Lhaatbem ia my trunk tu Virgtaia Cay, but mother urnt them tp; think Colonel Fatr received the papers; don't know whether I showed Mr, thodes any papers or not; Gave ernor Foote showet ine how to write a leiter in reply to Nr. Henning, who was Mr, Gratcen'’s lawyers Mr, Henning w not in New Orleans when I was there last; Mr, Crittenden ga me ail the papers aoon after hie eane to New Or.eans; | uever looked over t Negaktd) he told me to put them in my trank; the letters explain avout thia very matter; Ieaid Mr, Cook has papers explauatory of it; Mr, Cook never bad those papers, To Mr. Cook—Mr. Crafcen made the appitcation for di- voree on the ground that Tloit him, Mr, Cook—-Did you introduce the matter of Gratoen frat with a smile)? No matter about that, Mrs, Fair—Tho summons was sent to me, I think, ta "7, onjy 4 few months acter I came here. Atten minutes past twelve o'clock the examina tion of Mrs, Fair was concluded, JouN Prick, Remo in San Francisoo ; have been resiiting hero xix years: my occupation ‘8 that of walter; lust November was a waiter at Marchaud’s; bat been there at that tine eighteen months , (hat place Is corner of Bush and Dupont; know Mra, Fair; knew Mr, Crittenden In iis hitetime; Mr. Crittenden used to dine there mout every day; sometimes he eaue with time Ixaw them there was the Sunday be- t was about six, M., for dinner; they had A private room lip Ftairs, engaged by Mz. Crittenden before. hand; they had been there about two weeks before that; don't know how olteu they came; the iast ume I saw him with Mrs. Fair an themady accompanied them; don't know who ft was; sometimes Mr. Crittencen came alone; the first time Mrs. Fair came abo was with her dai he was there all the time when she came to her mea w her daughter there once; Mr. Critteatten wan there on that occaston ; that vas two oF three montis beiore hie deatu—perbaps more. R. LOYD ‘Testified—I am a pracifsiny attorney; know Mra. Fawr by ; know Mr, Crittenden; snw them together on one ov- never saw them more than once; saw them at Gunsis restaurant, on Bush street. about half-past af evening; think ft was two days before the shooting: ti tativvant fe bslcthe nize of the court room; twenty twenty-five peopie were taking dinner there; think 1 Faw ther lady there, alk; don't know whether the restauraut aa been broken up At ball-past twelve o'clock the Court took a recess, Afternoon Session. At two o'clock the Court reassembled, wituess called was raed me ‘him een James © Tne first seven or eight years; [am aw wurant, on Commercial street; have been there about weven vears} was there in November last; knew Mr. Crittenden a ilttie more than a year, ani have known Mrs. Fair by sluht about ayoar; know of thelr having takea meals at the restaurant as far back ae etght or ten months; leuraet that Mr. Critten- den was shot by reading it jn the papers; I saw them at tho regiauont @ month or two betore that; thoy took breakfast, Inned or dinner, just as you choose to call it; dinner is not ready before four o'clock; they were there during recuiar dinner hours ; I don't. know how often—three or four times, more or less—can't xay; 1 don’t recallect whether I saw them there as late ax seven oF eight K tn the evening. DAVID FRIEDEION testified—I have acen the defendant, but am not personally acquainte e frat time 1 aaw her was a few mights be! nden was shot, in G about six o’clocs; I saw a gentieman there, but « him; [ was told it wag Mr, Crittendeu; the room was full; every seat was occupied. MALOUS RB, MAYER Francisco afnce 1881; T knew dia San often pant Bevel o'clock; M Was with me, and i caled his attenvon to were arm fn arma; this was about a week or ten days the shooting of ALF. Crittenden. K, J. BUOKLRY. Thave been in San Francisco, oil and on, since 1850; Tam an actor at the California theatre; did not kaow Mr. © tonden and don't know Mrs, Fale; saw them “ovether on the evening spoken of by Mr, Mayer; he pointed ther E me ana eaid, “There airs. Fair und Lawyer Oritt den" this Was a few days belore the shouting. L DELOS F, HOWE T knew Mr. Crittenten {a his lifetime; have known Mra, Fair by sight for about a year; bave seen them toxetucr twice in the Kearny a.rect cara; che urst time was three or four moniha before the shooting; the inst time two or three moutls; don't recoll three Limes; am not posiuve. DR, LETTERMAN, Mr, Cook—Doctor, have you heard the evidence of Mrs. Fair in this ease Witnese—Mustof it; also that of Dr, Track and Dr. Ly- ford, most of tt. Mr Oook~ I wish to ask yon a question, Doctor, but do not answer it until you have permission (rom the Court, Do you thing the perasn! of the correspondence beiween the de- feudant and Mr. Crittenden, {rom the tne they were dirs: ac- quainted to the time of his Geach, would be usefni to medical tea jn formmng an opiaion us ‘to the conaition of the de- fendant's mind io substance, the same question which was pro- Be. Urort wot ot the stand, and which waa the Court. objected and the Court sustained the onjec- ‘or defence excepted. think, your Honor, we are entitled to an an- tion, Mt. Cook— swer. ‘The Court—The same quostion has been up before and passed upon, Mr. Cook Not in the same form. ‘The prosecution have been wiiowed to prove several couversations bewween the de- fant and the deceased, and I thin\ letters are much better evidence than words, witch may be impertectly remembered. When a person writes w lever ivis done coolly and d liber ately; the words are there and there can be no mistake, I > introduce the letters as evidence now. T want the wil to examine them first as an experi, and then I will argue their admissibility as evidenc Judge Quint satd the issue was the question as to the ranity of the defendant at the tine she corajtted the act of whica she sed, To ascertuin this ali thé occurrences of her hich can be reached, may be brought up ana proved, ean even prove the insaniiy of her fatier, mother, brother, uncle or any blood rejation. Would not this corre: spondence, running through a long series of vears, from 1-85 wethe time or the shooting. the Tetters written careculiy and deviberately, tend to elnct late the condition of her mmd¥ it was the very best of evidence, and medical experts were on- titled to receive it, < The letters in question were then read by Mr. Cook and passed over to Mr. Campbell, who aiso read (hem, and ob- jected to each one as he cnished ite pe Sixty-eiht let- tire were read in all, which occupied the time till Live o'clock, Mir. Cook then suggesied an adjournment, but the Court thonght ie had vetter co on for halt an hour longer, ‘Mr. Cook--Your Houor, £1 was in good bealsa { would be perfectly willing to ran all ment ‘tho Court—The jury are after this we must have eve Mr. Cook. -I aim sure 4 can ‘euing sessions, Ihave to work at home in the case ax weil as here, i ‘The Court—Well, Lam going to try this case tf the Contra Costa term goes over if fk takes all summimer, Me, Cook—That’s just what we want, ‘A few minutes past five the court adjourned ull o'clock tiie mor Nov THAT MAN. During the examination of the letters 9 gentleman came tuto court and negiected to remove his he “Take off your at, sir’? stouted the bailiil, Mra, Pi Stevens, Who Was sitting within ranze of the otfender, thinking she was the man addressed, instantly fi 107 her “snoo-tly,”? ran her fingers through her hypeviaus, and looked at che Court with a startled alr, a# ulough she expected another twenty-live dollar fine; bat sie resumed tier p city ou seemg the smiles of those who had wit- nessed the niovement. sions to be discharged, and SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 18° Yesterday there was a falilng off in the Inter attached to the trial. The whole day was consumed in reading letters, The coming week will probably conclude the case, ANd nO One Will bo sorry Lor Lt. ‘At the opening of the Fifteenth District Court yesterday morning Mr. Cook, counsei for the devence, took ‘his seat, upened the tin. box contaiuing te, letters written | by ra. Fair to. Mr. A. P. Crittenton, and, monvting sca, me. commenced perusing’ them, | staring e one numbered sixty nine. As fast as Mr. ovk devoured their Conteats | the were banded to Mr. Campbell, who, atter perasing, hanied them to his Honor, with "We objeet, on the ground that they are tacom. vetent'and irreievant.” "The Judge also read the letters and fied then away. Ib wasa very monotonous day, aud the trial is now Laat losing iis interest, The commuanky begin to teal that they bave been severely aillicced, and they now only aw alt the decision of the twelva men who have the case in Charge. The ietter reading continued watt! Hoon, when the ‘court adjourned till wo o’eloek. ALTERNOON GTRSION, M. the court reassembled and the wor r's love lesiors was reaamed, This ep when tie court was At two o'clock of reading Mra. F. tinued Uli twealy minutes to six o ordered adjourned until thia mornin JOVOR DWINRLLE'S REMARKS, Judgo Dewineile stated, at t that he had read 208 of the letter: had been submitted aod that he wi Whicn ne would defer examining unt to-day. He dered that the court be adjourned, Turning to the said that he had received a note from ane of them tbeing allowed to, ave to their private ardahip upon them, He bad also receive Tn making an ci anieation to the same et y be kept be wield be aed order that they be kept together during thi upon the advice of those who fw rience 1n criminal cases. Ho did not charge the pry OF devence with ft, but he knew that thers were thore who Would not hesitate to use mean to influence a jury, avd he Gesired, In taking the order thatbe bad, tht they ahouid hot be annoyed be attch people, He had not intended to dex prive them. of seeing theif employes or clerks in regard lo thetr busi tere. He again cantiongd them in regard wo thele di atthe eonrt then aournedte THE BTRONG- MINDED. . ation of tuirieen atrong-toinged women “Saiirage Assoctation in court during the Strange as it may seom, several of ai the aterner be ayinpatiiy, ity, that takes tiem there, ‘#DUSINES. eof these wonen on Thickiay was unable to find a va cant chair, aid nue aeated hersel? Wihout ceremony on We arm of 1 Jed by a gentiemas, who preferred so re Main seated hmpelt. Cradualy suo wedged bereell bewween he arm and the geuilemed, antl he Boady slolded to the There was a di from the Woman alternoon # were very in conversi 1 Niantaropby, oF But they chjcy knowa tant dire | ot that f saw them together more than | reseing invitation and gat my, on In enon ONEes. so get t ‘article wh Jen.ightea thein fu the case. iy the trinl » crows of nupy the A aoe that e able to plex out of the gang all the ra in the eity, Whoo the court room is opened they crowd in ikea drov? ef cattle, and fieht and you! Hie eais and dogs for a goou place te ape and hear, They tation themselves fn the hall and on the stairs in order to have ie prieoner, and this shay do every ay. ihe mach dil everycody votes the largest portion of that ceowd & decided nulsance thut 0 be abated, LITERATURE. Critictams on Sew Books. THE NATIONAL AND PRIVATE ALABAMA CLAIMS AND THEIR VINAL AND AMICAPLE SeTrLeMeyt, By Charles C. Beaman, Jr. Washington, D. C, It 1g amusing to read Mr. Beaman’s apology tn his ‘Om AOD preface for what he fears may seem the crudeness | of his arrangement of the matertal he has now given to the pabiic, Would that all book-makers Jabored under tne hike conscientious fear of being obscure! But never was an apology less necessary, for this isa work—wo speak froma large experl ence of “blue books’? and Congressional reporis— Which oucht to be held up asa model of coherent arrangement, of exact and vigorous E£uglish and of fair controversial statement. It bears ti npress alike asa whole and in each tadividual page ot & clear, orderly auc imparttol intellect, This book alms, though the author 13 too modest to say 80, at beiag a complete review of the origin, extent, nature and history of the Alabama claims, together with afull presentation of the national atutude taken by the two countries at the varlous epochs of its diplomatic discussion. It therefore consists largely of extracts from the published cor- respondence, but these are neatly and artistically fittea in with each other by a process of linerary mo- saic and are converted into digestie reading. The amount of labor in doing this—and tn doing this so well—imust have been prodigions, The prospect, whieh the autnor must have cheerfully embraced, of a solid two or three months’ work over Mr, Seward’s handred and odd volumes of despatches would have driven a man of ordinary tndastry to suicid mr, Beaman has had exceptional advantages tor making his book really valuable, Me was for sev. eral years clerk of the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions, and was also believed to have acted ag a sort of voluuteer secretary to Senator Sumner. Owing to these affiliations, perhaps, his book is here and there faintly Unged with extreme views, But (hese places are few and far between, and the main argu. ment ls almost judicial ta its imparuaiity. Having shown that by mutual consent the Ala- bama clains—which now also, by consent, include all depredations by Coniederate vessels in which Britis subjects bave been implicated—are to be seitied upon the basis of the moral responsibility of Great Britala for the losses incurred and not upon precedents, Mr. Beaman proves that the rec nivon of the rebels as belligerent, was shamefully precipitate. When this was prociaimed the war had not seriously began between the government and the contedera there had not been a single batuie nor even a combat, save the isolated attack on Fort Sumter. Lord Russell himself admitted this in a ietter of the 1st June—seventeon days after the proclamation—in whicn be says that “her Ma Jjesiy’s government ae desirous of preserviag the strictest neutruilty in the contest which appears to be immiment between the United States and the so- Styied onfederate States.” Indeed, this ts beyond dispute, just as it 1s also beyond dispute that Great Bruain was tempted to issue the prociamation by the bait held out by the Tebel comumisstoners that | Southern tadependence would throw their whole import trade in‘o the hands of Great Britain, Mr. Beaman shows at length that the effect of the pro- clamaiion was to legalize privatecring by British- Coniederate cruisers, and supports this position by irrefragable and numerons testimony. The circumstances attending the tssue and the fruitful results of the proclamation of the 1th May taus disposed of, te Look gives ail the facts touching the buildingf equipping, escape, armiag and reception tu British ports of the in, th Alabama, th» Georgia and the Shenandoah, all of which were built and equipped in Aieronce in ota the one Fattish ports, Tuere is a certain euch case, but sach diuference never af common mark of all—that Great Britain ts havie for | what they have doue, And it is also clear that this Mabitity exteads to the work of cruisers escap- ing trom ports of the insurgents, but recelved aud harbored in the ports of Great braaiu. It must be constantly borne in mind that the whole question, by the consent of both parties, ts to be discassed and settled on the basts of moral responsibilty; and so, if the Queen's proclamation of the isth of May was precipitate and unfriendiy, aud if the animus in- spiriug it is proven, then stall get compens tion for every 1038 af Sea We lave ever sul ‘The claims are next treated on the lower ground that, even if Great Britain were moraily Justified in nizing Ue rebels as beiligerents betore Une war began, sill its government failed to faifil 1s promise to preserve a Sirict aud impartial neatraly, Eyen according to the British neutrality law the govern. ment was sadiy derelict, This part of the question is very fully and pariiculariy discassed, as well as the history ofthe negouiations entered into for the settlement of the claims from the time of Mr. Adams down to the appointment of the High Comuission now sitting iu Wastington, And at this potut Mr, Beaman’s book becomes Speciaily interesting, Rewmemoering that, as has so constanily been polated out, te Cominissiou is pow- erless to do more than propose a final settlement, it | ement will be sat- 18 well to see what kind of a se’ tsfactory to the American people. ‘The claims are of two kinds—national and private. As to the lasi, Great Britain has already overed to pay them, if as aroiter, tn Lhe shape of some toreytn Power, showd decide that she ought to do so, but this arrange. ment has been refused by the United States, unless the national claims are also submitted at the same time to arbitration—a suggestion which has been indignantly declined. A second arrangement is now suggested—that the claims should be fiually and amicably settled by an absolute payment of a Uxed stm in settlement of the private claims, or an absolute agreement that the two governments shoald appoint a joint commission to determiac the actual amount of these claims, with aa agreement on the part of Great Britain that she should then pay the private claimants to the fuli amount at which their damages should be fixed by such co misatou, The United States would 1 this last case probably be satisded (to waive thelr right of the national tojury done ‘hem, and to bury it inh magnanimous oblivion, on the grounds that England had atready deen sufficientiy homillated, that she had been forced to acknowledge by her deeds tat she sinned against the comity of nations, and, farther— | and here comes ia the most important coasidera- tion—that both nations would at once arrange upon some International, or perhaps some simply manict pal law, which would prevent tne escape of these pirate vessels in the wars of the fatare. It is possl- bie, however, that the United States may deem it Just to insist upon more than ths, and to demand as acorollary of the settlement what our govern- | ment bas labored so loug and so gallantly from the very beginning of its career to have established as @ principle of International law—that the com- mereiat marice of all nations in all oational con. flicts of every Kind and character shall pe exempt from Habuliiy to seizare of capture, This would indeed be a glorious consummation of our struggles for jasiice. But, a3 Mr. Beaman next points out, the settle ment of the Alabama claims by a simple money iv demnity for all private losses, wo be satisfactory, must be full and complete, Phere must be no Hocus pocas quivbling, no captious objections agalost just but perhaps sightty ioformal claims; the ability must be generously con- strued, and always with a the grand basis of the agreement—the moral respon. sivliity Ineach case, Above ail it miust be clearly understood that the Alabama claims are to be set- tied by themselves, If Great Britain has any just claims upon us for illegal seizures durtug the block ade or for Peniaa depredations sho must ve paid for them separately. Deap with the righteous claims cf private American Citizens, so that Ia the muddie and corfusion ensa- ing the accounts may’ be made to apparently bale ance cach other, aud American sufferers by British biacy be coepted out of every dollar vhoy lave loat, 4 ulty In keeplog them quiet; ant | a} remembrance of | They must not be mixed op ina} | for Great Brita, but tt would be one fraught with perilous truiia, The state of good feeling between | le two Countetes Would oaly be aggravated by suea | an miquroas probably easae, | But suppose the Alovama claims are noé settled | avail? We have tacn but one prudent course to pursue—to Wait until Great Britain herself gets en- tangled in some foreign war or is threatened by one of those domesue revellions witeh have been 50 frequent tn the past aad wtuch ner peiststent injus- luce 0 subject races will doubtless make equally frequent in the future, We must wait till the Wahae bee imsurvection in Indla, which was suppressed | last year, flames our in a terrivie revolt, or uatil a Fenian fag oats over Dublin Casto, Mr, Beaman | supposes the question in such @ ease ansing In te American Cabinet whet! the Executive should recognize the revels and should prevent the saillag of ptrauval craisers bearing the repel fag; and he gives @ specunen argument that might thea be drawn up defendiag an afirmative reply in each tustauce, gulariy cool, and any such argument as that in the | that is not withou, a spree of mahcious duwmor, He | seems to revel EC the agonies of Che creature he has | uunpated, and to wateh ita fuewectual squirming w.th a watchiul face, but unmoved heart. In conclusion Wwe can but hope (bat tuts pooxk will be widely read and studied, Every American ought to master the miain poutta of coatroversy, and he can nowhef else Nnd 80 complete and exhaustive a review of ; them, Stars Aroor. by Wikie Collins, author of “Tho Woman i Whie,’ “No Naue,? do, &o. Te be Peterson & Brothers, Philadeipita, pot tishers, “Sights Afoot" is not, as the well-known pame of Wiikie Coles would lead one to inier, a work of Hetion, or in any sease a novel, Ibis a deserption of Cornwall, its scenery, its population, end its condition generaliy im the year 1.0—the period when Mr. Coilins took the ouravy of white he here gives an account. It appears chat he aad an artist friend were anxious to take & walking tour, and litte explored by tne tourist, decided upon Cornwall as that portion of England least kKuoWwn, and consequenily best suited to their purpose, The scenes given in this volume are thus Mteraily “sights aioot.”? They will be tound plea. saut readiag and equal certainty in polot of tnter- est to the Authors romances, And periaps scareeiy written in such perfect sivle as bis laler works, ‘The book tells of the magaificent scenery of Corn- wall, its Druid relica, 18 mines, its primitive yeb hospitable Lihabitants and its many legends, These | last are among the most interesting, as they are without doabt the mest romantic portions of the book. “Sights Alvov? is the ninth volume of the cheap edition of Wilkle Qoliins’ work: being | Dudlishod by the Messrs, Peterson, DIARY OF TRE BrsikGED RESIDENT IN VARI. By H. Labouchere, M.?. Harper & Brothers, Fraukitin square, Ney York, Publishers, The Franco-Prussian war will no dont bring forth sufficient valumes to constitute a lib themselves, The diary of Mr. Laboueh has now made its appearance, 18 one of tt these, and, in its own style, potiing couid be better, ‘Phe letters Which tell so well and so Lhoroughiy the story of the “Bosieged Resideut in Paris” were written for an Engitsh lournal, and coafided to bal- looas or to parties wiv expected to run the block- ade, for transmission. Tous p y of these origumal letsers were lost, ad thelr copies are now published for tas ‘at time, The author does | Mot proicss to any great military Knowldg2; he tas | merely striven to convey a general Kea of things iu Paria, aud of tae lives of those who, either turoagh necessliy or inclination, remasmod vhere durtag tae first of } siewe, ‘rhe book is written in a pleasant, readapie fashion; it gives evidence of good sense and a clear judgment, and contains many humorous passages, which serve to lighten it up. “The Frenoa,’ says Mr. Labouchere, “were like a flock of sheep without shepherd or sheep dog; a competent leader appears to have been tneir great } dufleulty from drst to tas: Oxe Year; on, A Story or Ty Frances Mary Peard, Boston, Publishers, The above is asimple story, wanting in depth of plot and streugth of color. 2 Howes. by Ueary iL. & hw. Uarter, Maprazives. Old and New—A monthly magazine, pubtished by Messrs. Roberrs Brothers. The April number of this magazine is up to its usual stindard of excellence, It opens with the frsi number of Mr. Fredert fi Loring's story, called “Two College Friends,"! whteh is written in a plea ing and graceful style and pro- mises to be interesting. “Our Pherhnage,” by Miss Hale, contains an amusing avd instructive account of travels in the st “fhe Koman Church im America,” by Dr. H. W. Bellows, {3 in that goutles man’s usual ve he abolition of slavery end the Pope have, times out of mind, formed the Doctor's stock im trade, npon whict he has pretty freely | drawa in his many sermons aud writings. Poetry ts ably represented by Mr. H, L. Spencer's “Sonnet,” while Mrs, A. D. Whitney's ma.ter-of-fact stor called “Zerub Throop’s Expertment,” is written in aquaint fashion, whieh 13 not unpleasing to read. Altogether, OLL ond New 1s an interesting coutribu- tlon to American magazine literature, Good Words-—Edited by Norman Macleod. Re- published by J.P. Lippiticott & Co., Philadelphia, This monthly professes to be @ iamiy magazine, especially des ined for the moral tastruction of the young. Some of its stories are, however, not strictly jo keeping with this profession, The story of “The Sylvestves” 1s continued, and will nor be found une | interesting Lo those Wao began ti at the beg.oning. ntributions of poetry and prose are ®, though not of & high standard of exce ‘Dre Amertewa Laws Review, published by Moasrs. Litue, Browa & Co., Boston, The April namber of { this ably conducted monthly magazine begins with | an ou the Northeastern Osueries, discussing able, co the cise and exhaustive manger in an American fshery claims which are now ander the consideration of the Jount High Commission. The article gives a very fair view of the whole contr versy, and might be perused with profit by the Eng. lish Cormissioacrs now in Washington, ower contributions are of less general interest, though none tue jess valuable to lawyers and students of law, The Penn Monthly, published by Porter & Coates Philadelphia, ‘The April number of tuis monthiy magazine Is tolerably attractive as regards the mat- ter and sryte of . “American Biography. by J. G. Rosengarvea; “Zelsoerger’s Mission to the Tud!ans, py famiiroa A. Mill, and the other con- tribuitons, mori peragal. Me. 6. W. Watson's poetry 1s prosy. warben ‘The Young Pilot, published in Chicago, The Aprit | numberof tus monthly magazine opens with the | fith number of a story called “My Une'e’s Watch." The rest of the reading matter, comprising poetry a8 well as prose, wil meet with the sympathies of the young people, for Whom the publication ts esgecially mteuded. FUNERSL OF THE LATE BERNARD WEES. ‘The faveral of the late Berpard Hughes, nember | of the bar of Kings county, took place yesterday morning from the Chureh of St. Mary Star of te Sea, Court street, Brooklyn. No stronger evidence | of the high order of estimation In whieh the de oeased was helt by his feliow citizens, irrespective of party, creed or vocation, could possiiiy be {evinced than that Which was manifusted by the character and personnel of the eougre: gation assembled Wihin the sacred ediles to honor Lue memory of him Whom they had known Noticeable ancig the County Judge of Poliee Samp. Int to respect aud adaute. assemblage were Chy Juige MeCue ‘Troy, District Atiorney Mortis, i, Poice captains Ferry and McConnell, County Gardmer, Auditor OBr Supervisors W. B. Bloom, Geuveral P. H, Crook, Fire Marsial Keady, Jongrossmaa Wiliam EB. Robin. soo, Several prominent lawyars, clergymen, vhyst chins and members of the pres’ Schmidt's eeiebrared re uiem mass was sang by the chow, consisting of the following arusts —O¢t- vanis', Pro.essor J. Haly; soprano, Madam | Clarke; alto, Mra. Parey; tenor, Mr. J. Caniil; bassi, Mesaea, J. A. Farey and Taomas B. Houghton. Tue solemn bigh mass was ceievrated by Rev. Father Kageie Cassidy, assistel by Kev, J. Meraa (pastor of St. Stephe:’s), deacon, and Rey, Father Heiters nau, sub-deacon. At Wie conclusion of he mas Kev, Father Cas-idy delivered te funeral oration. being desirous of trea ‘ing ground comparatively ‘That fellow was bothered | That woukl be a very pretty aipiomane inimpn | ttlement, and aneariy war would | A Successful Night's Ratd ‘The tone of Mr. Beamun's book, however, is sin- | 1 CRIME AND ITS MYSTERIES, wih a Fatal Day’s Ending, , A SCENZ ON THE JERSEY SHORE. Lesser gr uios of crime, like murder, will out somes ) tim hedging about the Jopiuent of that crime a coacatenation of events as wholly anantiet-! pated as (hey are irequently mysteriously —— able, A case in exemplification of viv fact w: brought to lirht 5 erday in an application tor a writ of habeas corpus and certiorari betore Judge Sutherland, of the Supreme Court. The story is a curious one, as sowing how @ relentless Nemesia follows the violators of law. About two weeks ago there was A S\ILROAT UrsnT j off the New Jersey snore, opposite Bayonne, The tiny craft had been seudding fhely before a favoring | Preceding paragrapn he propounds with a cooizess | breeze, wheu, tacking, it eurcened over, throwing into the meretiess waters ite two oceupants aod the contents of the boat, The latter sank to the bottow, while che late occupants, two young men,. butfeted tee wayes with lusty sinews, somewhag alter toe style Caesir and Cassius buffeted once on a tame the vos of the yellow Tiber, At the sama time they cailed for help, Several persons hearing their erles came running dow to the shora and rendered what asstsiauce they could to rescue ihe mea from their perilous position, The assist ance ceme too hate ti the ease of one of the young men, Just a8 one of the rescuers was about to seize | hold of hin he sank for the third ume, and was DROWNED, , The other young man was more fortanate. A, kindly outs rescned hand caught nim just in time and brought him, though more dead than altve, to the shere. However, there was no time lost, and his reseuers set promptly and vigorously to work role Ang him about, enatiag his limbs and pouring whiskey down hts throat. ihe remedies proved effectual, ana he became a breatuiy, living man agains, Meantime, with Like promplitnoe, others or tb rescuing parry began dreduimg to of the drowned = man in vam, sea refused to give up its dead bouy of the young man, “wknetled, uncouined and wokuown,” Was quickly Dorne away by Lhe outgotug: tide to become the future food of marine monsters ar some day to be washed up on some faraway shore. But In one thing Uicy Were successful, There were several BOXES FISHED UP. re these your boxes’? asked one of she dredgers of the Survivor, Who was vow Lully restored to consciuusiiess, ey are,’ ne veplied, and he gave directions for their temporary «isposai Wil ne could bave then brought to this ctv. “suey are very heavy, Valuables m them? pure Yang, ln fact, this want of | | HVE leagues dist | foree tm Le | {au | | } sum whic bad beea thxed by M. Peery a4 & provi | during Wie sicge. sued the tnquisitive Jerseyman, mds ~ pariner and | tid just purchased at an auction at Vicimond, Siatea Island,” the younat man proceeded to explain. “We were on our Way, wo New York with then When te boat was upset.’ > “Are these ali the boxes??? ALI “ivsincky your getting ‘em again.” “Very lucky, but (shall pay you for your servic though | haven't gotany means how, having paid ow every cent at the avetion.? } In th vinbuthy Jur ibe young man who had 8a harvowly escaped a Watery grave and spectal ayms pathy on account ot the sad bereavement he ha in te loss Of his companto.,, no one for @ moment thought of questioning the trath of th narrative. ‘Lhis confidence im the truthfulness o} the story nigh! never have been impaired had not Wo thet shortly appeared aud ciwimed the poxed and their coutenis us 101 susta N PROPERTY, The rest of the y acunits oF brief recital. The! gools were fully ideatitled a8 tho proceeds oF a robe bery weich had been very uigemously and successiuily perpetrated the night belora m.— Richainond. ne young = man, the: proper process having been ‘procured, Was taken prisoner and coaveyed to Riwinnond, on Staten Isiaud, to awalt bis trial on the gharge of the roube: Ne was arraymed before Jvage fappen, in the Court oF Oyer and Term und underweat TAL FOR THE KOWGER His guilt was concinsively proven, but, as fre- queauy fappens im law proceedings, there was af Variauce im the prool and the icdictuent as to the name of the compia'nant ownng the properiy, Upon this the Judge cirected tie jury ta verviict of iteat, and ordered oner to be remanded fora new trial The Clerk, Nowever, mstead of entering the verdict, a3 he should have done, upon tus erdertng of ty Conrt, entered one of unconditional acauittals Upoa this slate of lacts it was claimed on the youn nuen's benitlf that he was eutittea to tbe full benellt of the verdict, aid his release from priven was demanded, The Judge f ied to see (he matter tn this ignt, and refused to give up the prisoner, ‘rhe result Was that a REY OF HARSAS CORPES , i cerdorart was asked for yesverday from Judga ubhe ‘The latter Judze, of course, coud not do otherwee than grant the application, and he madd the same returnaule on MoxXe Wednesaay, when te case will come up for & hearing on 1s legal merits. The pame of tie voung man is yiven as Thomad Forre but of is antecedent history novhing a4 yet Altogether, as We case stands, if i a curious one and the farther develop- IMCULS WAY MAKE LL Mare so. in a DEPARTURE OF THE OCEANIC. Shorty after three o’elock yesterday afternoon the Oceanic had civared from the Long Dock and wad slowly mmaklog her way down to the bay, amid @ flourish of trum)ets from Fisk’s band. The irre. pressile Jim was on board, with several other personages of more les’ importance cons neeted with the kre, The steamboat Nor- walk Was chartered for the occasion to convey the escoriing poriy back alter bidding farewell to the Oceanic, A pompons individaal, who answered to the name of Charley Mefnrosh, was Jim's chief page, aad strutted up and down the deek with an air of great importance. Approaching a tall genties ign who was standing amiisatpa surveying tho surrounding objects wih an opera glass, Chaviey squared out his elbows, and give ing a bow which would do credit to Sotherm in Dunareary, delivered utmself ta this fasmon z< the Norwalk, witich has been chartered by Mr. Fisk’ With fis usuad iiberality for lols occasion, 18 a& your service; you Wil be good enough to step 2ueard and accept the hospicalilies OF ME. Kisk; no Charge, sii, Whittever for the trip.’ The gel aoquieseuce and mutrered to hiuserf, itl fellow be At all’? ped down the vay the Oceanic appeared m, with ber flags trowu to the sk’s' gun beiening Torti ated took With her a bandsome yacht pauls ieuan, Of Bayoune, whica was purchased: of the build Uceanic, pati a special viet i, Vat on Tuesday and took such « ianey bo Uns yacut, Wiel was about te be taunched a the Gia, tbat he purchased it withe vat pesitarion. ‘The saloon in bre salutes. by Pat ins of the Oceanic are full, and there Isa prety large complement of steerage pase scngers. The escorting party spent @ pleaswac tine, at ou the ru Wo ine chy some Were 30 bee J with te charts of music Mm addition to th@ ing eect of champague elder aod Long Dok appl that tev disembr welt luctance anil joned neartily In the chorus, Wou't go loiué util muruimg.”? Ies we S FOREGA IML. smasons’ Lodge has been instatle® in Row The red flag is hoisted ape hela by the Commune. The Kadwat of Vi for “exciting to huwe goverament.” en Assy 18 saul to have ail pablic ouilldings lies has just been suppressed and Coulempt of tue present pressed au opinion that the repavtic tm no dange ctneiess, ha Maintained that all WhO Wish lo atlacs tine reyuolio should at ouce be shot. i It js stared that Sidi Mokran!, an Arab chieftain at Constanine, Was deciared war against brance. He is reported to Nave 40,000 troups aud to be at bweuty= wee Trou Algt Diplomatic fatercourse with the goverminent om the part of che Frened representatives abroad les been excecdiogty difficult. aud almost suspended, owlng fo tie serious events In Paris. The Liver(é says that the chief of the detective on 1s ab present in Marks ta couse 9 of the large number of Bugiisi thicves, Oring, IL tS salu, 4,000, Who have arrived here. The members of the Paris Commune are sald to draw. a moninly saiary of 300 francs. ‘This ts the foua! allowauce for the mayors aad adjotuts of Pay the Centrai Committee have, papers of the Police Oiled ine but all other papers of again’ Wueves and Ie is stated that burned nos only the crimmating themselves, every kiud, tctuding those ouher kKnOWH Criminals. Dewan pabltants of the Piace Vendome y hat guste joie apartneits, leit i ehargs of doe Inesics. National Guards of the Fiace torued out these lacter at two Lours’ NO ive, and look up their quarters La the houses, ‘A requiem for the victims of the war was held by the Hisuop of Versatiies Oo Marel 30, to whiten tke National Assembly Was invited. A great Ramber of Depaites were present at the ceremonies. | M, Titere and M, Grevy occapi@d chairs apart, the one a® Chief of Hie EXecurive nd the otuer Preetdeut 0 the ASSermavlye