The New York Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1871, Page 6

i -AVENGING THE 8 DEAD. Conelusion of the Westfield Inquest _ -- THE VERDICT OF THE JURY. Jacob Vanderbilt, His Superintendent and Engineer Held Responsible. Orders for Their Arrest Issued by the Coroner. Brooklyn Benevolence—Caring for he Survivors-—What Fireman Con- nolly Has to Say. ‘The Coroner's inquest into the cause of the deaths “ef the uniortunate victims of the Westfield disaster ‘was continued yesterday morning, at hall-past nine @'clock, and the further examination of witnesses @nd experts occupied unui nearly twelve o'clock. At that time tne Coroner addressed the jury on the evidence in brief, aud alter one hour's deliberation ‘Mey returned a verdict inculpating the Staten Island Ferry Company, and advising thelr immediate arrest. AN INSURANCE INSPECTOR.” Bopert K. McMurray was first sworn, and said:—I Bicam Bolter insurance Association; my" duties ae Jc on; my duties are ‘So tuspect all boilers of les Who ask to be in- nd reject any that are unsafe; J have been Phy of boilers for nearly fifteen years aud have been with the Budsop River Ratlroad ny 48 AN assistant inspector of boilers; our ice 18 to Inspect boilers every three months, 1n with the terms of the policy; ‘Wwe ins the bolier internally, and then once a hor owe give notice to have the bouer and well swept, 80 that we cap get at the won Of the iron; we get what is then called a “old inspection,” and go in to see t there are no CT@OKS ANG see that the braces are tt and if the “scrow feet’ are fast; we find @ good many cracks end we also search ur leaks; on the outside of the shel: we examme ail the parte with a hamwer and exanine the seams; if there are any oomrencee Giscover thom by the sound of the stroke of the hammer; sometimes where there ate seams cracked ‘Sud We cannot dis‘inctly get at tem at frat we sound ‘90 to another sheet, by compa the differ. ‘@Nce of sound of the whole and the broken sheet we Gna pets Be. se we a) a now to in- ‘would not swear th: have discovered 2? : THAT CRACK IN THE BOILBR'OF THE WESTFIELD; e have many times to discover defects and have t Back opportunities as in re siulll in my ‘own wid J have not we fiightest thas 2 should bat ers ase ; pect ness to gee any cracks ‘in boilers img; sometimes in searci cover a bluster; if we cut it off al at after cutting it; I believe the eat of eld explosion was in the laminated sheet; f have Bo idea how long those cracks had been there, but they must have been there for years; we have more trouble with her class o! bouers than with any others, and where tat crack was Was just the place we we. <2 a@hould have looked for them; Salt see wnat ere fied finer wae ave oie: to tbe fact of the boller been pened for a yeur, we should have felt wo ry pace @ complete—we were duty bound to make jorough—investigation; there was noth that I gould see to prevent there being a thorough exami ‘gation made; there was plenty of room under there, and paneane, it was very dirty we always look there, Recaui WE FIND SO MUCH TROUBLE THERE; ~ weare all the time disco’ defects, though we Sosa eat daha Seta cals 4 a1 teu of sear 4ng, and there is nothing in tals of bower to prevent any one going in; we go clear through all the large fiues and the under and upper parts of she shell; immediateiy afver the hydrostatic test we gltep find @ great many defects, so that we can os no reliance whatever on the ydrostatic test; re had o case the other day up in Buffalo, and i Was bere while the inspector was there with tha hydrostatic test on the boiler; he had already given @ certificate for {pe boiler to be worked up 10 ninety eoenas per square inch, and linmediately aiter- ards 1 went iiitd one of the bollers and discovered @n immense crack; W¢ have no risks On the jerry e@ompanies; I have ng few of the amount of risks ‘We have at present; 2 Tan had tnspected a Douler sor us and it afterw; fea pot he had insufficiently done so I show SEN pT to be dischi 3 I do t é any ‘Wby we should not accept ay rth ni Ly op Beer runing her the same as ih = ~ i Heid; I wong pot bes, ~~ one 0 we West- Se a aa RTL ae charge of the water and ulderst the nent of the engi shoold think he wou! Go weil enough; Tao Bot think vat Ixnow-s great many men on board the bows 1 OW & men on boa e boats in $his harbor who do not know anything more than: Robinson; still 1 would wiiltngiy leave them in charge o/ a ferryboat; an engineer is merely a me ne chanical thing put up in trout of the engine; if ne es Low to fire and supply the water he will do; do not think the engineer's being educated would tend to increase the public safety on a ferryboat; I ‘Wink 11 is nol necessary to have an educated man; @ man should be intelligent, bright, and capabie of understanding the butier; the pay if increased ig apcrease the eMiciency of the men, and they would be more likely to get men who would better understand; ‘Shey cannot get good men for $85 a month; on rall- Foads tbe engineers get from $110 to $125 a month, but they are req to be much more intelligent; the number of doilars difference in efMciency bo- ‘ween a railroad and a ferryboat engineer would be very considerable; I have been an engineer /rom twelve to fifieen years; I have driven a locomotive ‘With & crack ip a tube head of the boiler, and 1 have known justances where locomotives have bad cracks ip tie tube heads when there bas not been considered danger from explosion; it is not ‘Qiwaye considerea dangerous to have such cracks the locomotives; tne cracks in the sheet of the estfield boiler must have been in the Iron ongin- ally, and then it was increased by the contraction and expansion and finally ruptured by the bockling or crimping of the sheet; I think the body the arom was good iron; were is nothing tm the forma- ‘ton of the boller to hasten that development; the oOly thing | can eee is that THE BOILER WAS NOP PROPERLY SET and supported; there snould have been a supporter at every other seam there; there was only one saddle ‘that } couid see, instead of having several; you can- DOL support those boilers too much; it Was not Lhe duty of ihe engineer or fireman, but it was the duty of the inspector to have seep that there should have Deen severai saddles there. By toe a oa was pari of the engineer’s duty to ook ai that boiler and see if there were enougn sad- dies, and report if he saw anything that appe to be wanting or wrong, and then he would probably have had some one to come and see whether he was right or wrong; We would pot take a risk when there is no steam gauge on tne boiier in the fire room; it is very necessary on ali these ferries to have a gauge in the Qreroom as well as one in the engine room; if ‘the engineer, seeing he had twenty-six pounds of steam On and that the steam was rapidly rising, did Bot assist the valve to relieve the boiler we sbould warn him, if we knew it, not to let it occur again; it 18 the engineer's duty to go inside ‘the bolier now and then and see whether there are Gelects or not; | should, I think, bave discovered that crack; generally the engineers go in after the men have cleaned them inside and see if the clean. ‘ere have done they duty; “ee generally, 1 do not 4nink these men, a6 far as I have seen them, are competent enough to discover these cracks; itis almost 4» business of its own; 1 don’t consider it ne essary to have ° A MECHANIC AS A SUPERINTENDENT for one of these lines of ferryboats; the men who drive locomotives are geverally taken from the fire- men; they are both on the footvoard together, and when anything is Wrong the fireman 1s always con- sulted, +0 that tbe fireman becomes educated as an epginecr S Ttsanees aud not from books or schools; there is a diference between a ferry boat firéman anda locomotive freman; the former is oot sup- w be 10 the engine root at all, and only re _@eives his instructions to put coal on, &c,, through @ speaking tube; 0 Evgland-it is usual to compel a map to serve five years a8@ fireman before he |s al- lowed t0 take Charge of the commonest steam vehicle, and then be must pass an examination— whico J think very proper—and be abie to read and write weil. NORMAN WIARD’S TESTIMONY. Norman Wiard said:—I reside at 122 Eightietn sireet; i have examined the exploded bower and given considerable attention to boiler explosions; ave given about forty lectures, and for two years tavelied all over the United States and saw every holler that burst during that time in the country, (And he here gave a repetiuon of nls evidence as iaken before the Papessors.) By. the Jury—J measured the iron of the West field's bower, and I could fina about 4 guarter of an inch tien, ee ree, A JURYMAN—Did you examine the cracked sheet ? A. 1did, but I did not see anything thinner there. @ 1 have a pair of calipers my band, Mr, Wiard; will you go round and measure the piece taken trom Pohce Headquarters and veil us the re- {After measuring tive iron he declared he could not oniy see it Was a quarter, but, in fact, nearly five-six- teenths of an inch thick. Mr. Wiard offered to treat the jurors to an bour and a@ half of a lecture on his tneory of prevention bolier explosions, but it was deciiied, and Mr. Wiard left the stand), ANOTHER THEORIST. Robert @, Macdougal, sworn, said:—I am at 20 Cortlandt street; lama Machinist and engincer; | bave examined the voiler of the Westfield, and my opinion Is divided between three causes—the first 18 ‘nat the sheets inthe middle of this boiler are the povrest Lron puere ys Ip whe boiles; aud pecond, in¢re NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY’ AvGuST 1%. 18 there Tener ar are that six or seven Cree aa tis, thine, Was imi Cause of the ‘explosion; the en auld ‘have beep properly overiapped, whi were not. . Professor THURSTON—I think the congtant striking of Ses oingy (he Cat ‘ roange fangs engineer cota uaye Ue ‘have discovered It in ° ier t fen cleansed tho oS & Year, And a close examination made; I think I could have detected these cracks with @ » if not by my eye; 1 Prewuretalee wi hes ab ts equas e o ‘eX- pausion of the boil acts f: THE CAUSE OF DEATH. Dr. Wooster Beach then gave his evidence as to the cause of deatu of the persons referred vo on the iuquest. Most ot them died from, H several of ‘hem from injori roba bl, pb struck by; ieces of the von and 4 drowning. ‘hese wre the causes of deathe i». Professor TuvgsTON then read. to the jury the fol ‘Behn er ine capa of any oth . ea or any other person having charge of apy steamboat used for the con- veyauce of passengers, or if engieer other person having charge of the poner of such boat, “er of any apparatus for the generatuon of steam, sbali,, from ignorance or leat, or the purpose of excelling any ot! boat oreate of allow to be created such an undue quantity of steam ag Wich it anal be generated, fe any apyatains, OF Ac ral 3 macbinery counectel therewith, Re ich bursts or bi @ any person shell ve Killed, e 800! bate engineer or other porn all be guilty of laughter in the Cae Sxc. 16. involuntary ue any Weapon or by means neither crue! or unusual, in the heat of passion, in any cases other than such as are herein declared to be excusable homicide, oe be aeemed guilty of manslaughter in the fourth egree, {HB CORONER'S REMARKS. The Coroner then addressed the Jury as followe:— From tne patient and intelligent manner in which you have pure the tyes ge 1p this case any remarks that I mignt offer as to the verdict whic you are to render would be superfluous. I will merely pay that should you find any party or parties criminally peal ) and that such Degiigence was the cavge of of the deceased persons it will be your duty 80 to state in your verdict. THE VERDICT. ‘The jury retired at twelve o’clock, and, on their return, after one hour’s deiiberation, the foreman sald that all except one had agreed to the following verdict:--That the deceased, Andrew Ooyle,and others died through a rupture or explosion of the boiler of the ferryboat Westfleld on July 81, 1871; that saia explosion or rapture was caused by a flaw in the iron and by the negligence of theengineer, Henry Robin- eon, in carrying an over pressure of steam; that tne company are responsible for the disaster, as the defect could have been detected If the Staten Island Ferry Company had had @ competent superintend- ent, engineer and mechanic in their employ, and are, wherefore, orimunally negligent. We recom- mend the District Attorney to take prompt action in the matter. We also think that the government in- specuon is very imperfect as now conducted, Ten only of the jurors signed the above. TUB DISSENTIENT JUROR’S VERDICT. The other juror’s (Charles a Kirtland) verdict ‘Was, that I find that Andrew Coyle and others cante to their degth by reason of a rupture in the boiler of the stesmer Westfield, in consequence of defects, whieh conid not be discovered by the ordinarf and usual manner of inspection. Warrants Issued for the-drrest of the Guilty Ak,.®19te. hour yes afternoon Coroner Keenan tssned.y ts for the arrest of Captam Jacob V: nt of the Statep Island Ferry Company; —— Braisted, Superintendent, and —— Robinson, re engineer , Westieid, and pinced them in the handset Uiman, of the Firat precinct, ser execution, ¥ The following is an exact copy of the. werrant issued for Mr, Vanderbilt, ae similar warrants, ‘with only el of pames, were lasuod against the Bupernvendent aud Boginéer:— Cononzn’s M1 Orry Hau. Btate of New YorR, Cit lam! naar Eat Os ard Sacre Yak Fr im Whereas Jacod Vanderbilt charged me, one of the Coropers in and for the said city, with having caused the death of Andrew Coyle and others, by criminal ga President of the Staten Island Ferry Company, July 8%, Théxe are, therefore, in the name of the people of State of New York, to command you, the sald constable and policeman, anc every 'of you, to, apprehend tbe body of the anid. de: iendant and forthwith bring him before me, or some other Ceroner for the city and county of New York, at the Coro. ner’s office, in the sald eity, to answer the said charge, and to be dealt witb as the law clrects. Given under my band and seal this 16th day of August, 1872. . “ESE. B. RERNAN Mr veocorhllt and. his snpordingles, chaste’ MY the Coroner's ies, when sapcenean Will be taken, belore Coroner Keenan, at ti Olty Hall, Sy ee ay batt spavait Ga ii aah i 18 expect at tata man will execu! grant ig, les : nite amy: ‘ ee gr: Testimony of Fireman Connolly. New Yor«, August 16, 1671. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Sir- In to-day’s issue of the HERALD, in the re- port of the Ooroner’s investigation of the cause of the explosion on tne Westfeld, I noticed that there ‘Was a great mistake made in that report. In one part it says that I came to this country in 1863, nd came as fireman on this ferry; and in the second art it that [am no machinist or engineer, se the testimony are substantially as fol- lows:—One of the gentlemen on the jury asked me how long I was an engineer, and I told him since 1868, The foreman asked me if I had served time as @ machinist, and I answered no, but that bad a great deal of experience in machinery, 4c. Now, sir, 1am too well known to need aay eerie of my coming to this country in 1863, and also ol ay pop pond a8 an engineer, as I can get poms of @ best educate@ and practical engineers in New York to vouch for me a8 to my capability and quail- fications. Sir. publishing this letter in your widely circuiat and infuential journal yon wilt THOMAS CONNOLL oblige Stapleton, Staten Is'and, BROOKLYN BENEVOLENCE. Fond for the Relief of the Sufferers by the Westfield Murder—Their Condition. His Honor Mayor Kalbfleiscb, being desirous of obtaining the true condition and number of the sufferers by the Westfeld disaster and the extent of their destitution, procured the assistance of the Police captains in obtaining the desired informa tion, and through that source bas arrived at the following condition of affairs:— John Brown, a tinsmith, and his wife and sister- 1n-iaw, residing in the basement of No. 54 Atlanuc street, were all injured on the Westfield. He is at the Bellevue Hospital, and his recovery is doubtful, His wife and T-in-law are recovering. They were depending on him for their daily living, and are, therefore, in a destitute condition, They are at present at the above-named place. John T. Le oat @ painter by occupation, was killed on the Westdeld, leaving @ widowed mother, ‘Whose sole support ne was, in 4 destitute condition, at the southeast corner of Henry and Atlantic streets. » Patrick Landers, a laborer, was killed. His wife, and child, two years old, live at No, 352 Baltic street, and are entrely without means of support, Bernard and Catharine Smith apd their two chil- dren were killed, Mrs, Smith’s mother, Hannah Foiey, aged 61. years, having been dependent on her son-in-law for support, is now destituie, She resides at No. 363 Hamilton avenue. John B. Brown, who, lixe the otber John Brown above named, is a tinsmith, was badly scalded, and is pow at the City Hospital in this city, He will Pade ng recover, but will not be able to work at his e fora month or #lx weeks. His wife and two small children reside at No. 82 Green lane, and are ‘without means of support. Michae) Kelly, a laborer, died from the effects of his inyories, leaving a wife and four small children @ destitute condition, at the corner of Front and jock streets, The only property left by him was a horse and eae and these were sold by his wife to pay his funeral expenses, John O’Maily, of No. 37 Jay street, was badly scalded, and is confined to his house. He is a widower, and has four smail children dependent upon him. He is without means, and will not ve able to work for some time. Timothy Buckley was killed, leaving a wife and three young children in a destitute condition, Mrs, Backley resides at the northeast corner of Pear] and Ooncoru' streets. Mrs. Catharine Rodick, @ widow, residing at No. 828 Leonard street, Eastern District, was badly scalded and 1s confined to her house. She lost what money she had at the time of the explosion, and Is in _a destitute condition. ‘This comprises the list of destitate persons, so far as Known, in this city. Some of them are in want of medicines and soothing applications for their ecalds, but most of them need means to provide shelter and food, - THE RELIEF FUND, The fund for the relief, which 1s being raised un- 3 the charge of the Mayor, now stande as fol- jOWs:— Carroll & Lamb, benefit at Park Theatre Mayor Kaibfeisch. oo Clerk. ... +++ Frank Swift. E. B, Sinith. TOtAl....+000e0 Sodesonieees soe0, $142 86 Subscriptions may be sent to the Mayor, at his office, ‘Gatty, betweep the hours of nine A. M. and noon. A billiard entertainment will be given at the Atheneum on Saturday evening next, and on Mon- day the Clinton Dramatic association will givo a Detlormauce, bow in ald oF the above sand. —s another by Poe aati RD anal NLE DS BSED Sep Ee Ab RE a Dee OE AES IE TEE aE REE DAE EN SAE MES SESSA SSS SSRI ee eee een EI DE sri s ES eet BOS = we Bill for Iron Work and Legal Squabble Over Its Payment. A ama is Threo Mandemmses‘to Compe! Payment-Songhé for in the Supreme Court. Argument Before Judge Suth- ~ erland. F , Judge Sutherland, of the Sapreme Oouri, had his iron constitution put to a pretty severe test yester- day tn Ysteming to the argument, which lasted all day, and thom Was not completed, of iron-tongued lawy¢ra Upon tee subject of the Messra. Cornell’s bill or iron work, pnt into the new Court House, The amount is $34,723 48—half of the last bill pre- sented, f patiently waiting over two years, and lying in hopes and promises of payment, Mr. J. B. Corngil, the surviving partner of the original firm, Bad to take recourse to the law to get hismoney. With this view application was recently Maade, or rather three separate motions, for peremp- } tory mandamayses against, first, the Court House Commissjuners, directing them to pay the bill; second, against the Commissioners, directing them to make a reqnisition on tne Comptroller for the amount; and thira, against the Compvroller directly, instrncting bim to settle the indebtedness. Thore was cousiderable preliminary sparring as to the ordet in which thé motions should be taken up, It was finally determincd to bear first the COURT HOUSE COMMISSIONERS’ SIDE OF THE STORY. Mr. Monell, tne legal representative of the Com- ‘Miasioners, went at the subject in medias res, He Yed Of with reading two affidavits respectively of Commissioners Coman and Ingersoll. Mr. Coman sete forth that Mr. Cornell never presented his bill to them to audit, and thai the same had never been proved or audited pny them. He then gives it as opinion, on information and belief, that the bill 1s gregsiy extravagant, poth as to the amount of the materiais alleged to have been furnisned and the prices charged, and further avers that it 1s very important tat the bill should be presented to them t@ andit before being paid. Mr. Ingersoll limits himself mainly to the statement that the $200,000 paid to the Commissioners by the Comptroller out of $750,000 directed by the last Legislature to be used voward the completion of the Vonrt House had all Deen expended, and thus conveying the idea that, as they had no money in hand, it was useless to at- te mpt to get any money out of them, There was no explanation as to how this sum had been expended, but, meagre as the affidavits were, they furnished material for a lengthy argument by Mr. Monell, in which he labored with earnest ana eloquent zeal to piace them right on the record as tothe matter of @ bill in question, When he had finished, Mr. Robinson—in which he was occasionaily assisted by Mr. Lawrence making suggestive hints—took up THE OUDGELS OR MR. OORNBLI. His ment, if long drawn out, had the merit of met He told how the Messrs. Cornell came to get tuis contract; that it was givento them as bein; ¢ fowest bidders; that they furnished the best ot materials; that the work was faithfully performed ‘1D exact compliance with the terms of tne con- ; that the bill, duly verified with the certificate tig Superintendent of the Court House as to its ice and correctness, was audited and allowed the Board of Supervisors -in July, 1869; at the same was approved by the Mayor: that the bill was Femsgeaiy examined by the County Auditor and found to be correct; that on December 6, 1869, the Compsroner paid half the pil, and that though promising repeatedly after- ‘wards to pay the balance he had falled todo so. He then recited the varioad uppropriations that had been made towards the erection of the Court House, and insisted that if either the Oompvoller or the ceapety a ve in their hands or under their control fun applicable to the construction or com- pletion of the Court House that it 3s their sed to pay out of the same the amount due on tnis bill, ud that ir it could be shown that tne original app riations had been exhausted that the appro- priations of 1370 and 1871 were applicable to the pay- ment of the biJl. He insisted finally that it was the duty of the Court that if the Commissioners have enough of the special Court House appropriations in their haods to pay the amount of the bill to issue & mandamus to nenpes them to do Hi hat If not, and if the Comptroller has enough of su ropriations in hjs hands to pay the amount of thé pill, to issue a mandamus £2, oom pel him to do it; f it if the C mn tl <= dont sNews tanner vv rr f Opin 1 jout a requis Se tue Cunt missjontrs It 18 tts au dogue § mandainus to tne Commissoners to lyf aueh Frguisition, ang Jo tne Goma! Toller to pay on receiving sucn requisition; ‘uat the relief, in one shape or other, will be given even if it 1s claimed that the appropriations have ail been exhausted, unless it appears to thd Satia- faction of the Court that they have all deen legally exhausted, aud that unless relief can ve given in one of the modes suggested the relator is entirely Without remedy, and will be subjected to the absulute Joss Of a just debt. Inthe course of the argument Mr. Robinson ausmadverted severely upon the man- agement of the Court House job from its inceptio down to the régime of the présent Commissioners, He by ee that no jobbery could be charged upon his client, and that he was only seeking the honest payment of an honest debt. WHAT THE COMPTROLLER SAYS. Mr. O’Gorman, Counsel to the Corporation, ap- peared for the Comptroller. He snpmitted two affidavits of the Comptroller. In the firat the Comp- troller sets forth that he bas no funds legally appli- cable to the payment of the claim; that all the moneys authorized by the Legislature to be raised from time to time for the purpose of the new Court House have been expended in compliance with the statutes made thereon, and that no payments have been made by him op account of the new Court House only in accordance with law or as he is advised, It is allegea in the second affidavit that the last Legislature authorized him to issue stock of the value of $750,000 to complete the Court House; but that he has not issued stock, and that ali previous ap- propriations had been expended. Mr. O'Gorman said he was mot there to defeata just claim. He insisted that @ mandamus would be of no earthly account, as the Comptroller had no funds to pay the bili in question; that such a mandamus would be simply ag age | a legal impossibility. He pointed out other ware of getting the money, and defended the pier ler from any design of accomplishing by the city @ Py get of its just depte, ‘At half-past three o’clock the Court adjonrned tili this morning, when the arguinent will ve resumed. AQUATIO, ? Invitation—A General Amateur Rowing Assc- Country—Conditions of The Hudson A Invitation to ciations in Racitog—Prizes. At a meeting of the Hudson Amateur Rowing As- sociation, held Tuesday evening last, it was decided to open their annual regatta to all amateur rowing associations in the United States, and 1n accordance ‘with that resolve Commodore Brady, of the Hudson Amateur Association, has issued tne tollowing:— New Yor, Avgnet 15, 1871, To THE AMATEUR OARSMBY OF THE UNITED STATO: GENTLEMEN—The Hudson Amateur Rowing Association, by @ uDanimous vote of it Bourd of Delegates, has rescive to open the races designated for their coming fifth annual Tegatta to ali amateur rowers of the United Siates who are members of regularly organized amateur rowing club. The regatta will take place Over the association course, at Pleasant Valley, near New York city, 4. arte, Taose will conspri ur-oared a) sebared shelie Each race will be three miles, mile anda 1 the parge race, which will be asi dw bait with the tide. & jor e. The single. 1x-onred shell Taces will be rowed for th eur championship of the United States. No entrance fee ts required for eitner race, The association reserves the i oe to designate either of the other as being rowed for the championship, if # major- #ix-oared out. ale barges and ity of ntries for such races a0 desire. All raoee are (o be governed by the rules of (be anscetation, Epirles must be made the 20th of September, and addressed to Benjamin F. Brady, Commodore, Btdeon Ama- teur Jon, this elty. JAMIN F. BRADY. Rowing Ansociatior wing Associ: Bi ‘ommodor few Fork City, THE YALE COLLEGE EXPLORING PARTY, Fort WaiLace, Kansas, August 16, 1871. The exploring party from Yale College, with Pro- fessor Marsh, returned to this point yesterday, hav- ing spent the last five weeks in examining the geol- ogy of Southwestern Kansas. The trip was hi, successful, Interesting discoveries of Le remiss of extinct animals were made. ‘The party. are all well and will fe to-day, by way ‘of Denvers for For’ Bridger, in Wyoming Territory. sn», PENNSYLVANIA WAR OLAIM FRAUDS, HARRISBURG, Pa. August 16, 1871, Auditor General Hartranft arrived here jast even- ing. The report and vouchers of Evans were taken up by him and Mackey and considered at once. They both agreed that Evans had no authority to withhold his commissions or any moneys of the Brate on account of the commissions, and that they cannot entertain the question of rettiement with Evans until he pays all the moneys he has collected invo the Treasury, Until then he mast be considered as in default, and @ written notice to that effect wad prec on him by Hartranft and Mackey last nignt. When all the mopey is paid in the Treasury they will then audit and pay bis Commissigny as we law pushorizes, ceSerry zs -THE COURTS. Important Alleged Perjury Oase—Cruclty: on | $250. Shipbeard—Charge of Rotbery in the Bonde—Decisions. SR : ae 3 “DRITED STATES CincULT COURT. ty ‘The Perfumery Trad si The United States, Nenongheuatttons District Attorney Emerson, has comameficed a friendly sult against the fro of B..B. Sanda. Co., une perfum- ers, to teat the late ruling of Commissioner. Pieas- onton in regard’to what shotid be considered the original package in au importation of mery, The law that the importer can, 80 lov: as the mery or cosmetic remains in the . original aac sell i¢ Without - putting on any at ue siamp; but the moment tha package is broken, each separate tle stamped. But the rul of Commissioner Pleason.- ton goes the extent olding Kage” is the box, containing packamenct q Kix or more yories of Lubin or other perfume, that actually passes through the Custom House, waile Other cominissioners adnere to the opinion that the “original package” isa pack: holding three, six or more botties of perfume. The question to be de- termined 1s a nice one, and the suit does not, in the slightest way, offer any imputation against the re- spectability of Messrs. Sands, who, we learn, repre- sent the perfumery t ade in this matter and are quite anxious to know what their rights are in the premises, UNITED STATES COMMIS3IONEAS’ COURT. Charge of Cruelty at Bea. Before Commissioner Shieids, The United States vs, William A. Bray.—The de- fendant, who ia first mate of the American sbip Comet, 18 charged with cruel and unusual punish- ment to Jonn Brady, alias Christian Dahl, on the 24th of July last, while on a voyage from San Fran- cisco to New York. “Mr. De Kay conducted the prosecution on the part of the United States, Tne defendant was also represented by counsel. The testimony offered on the part of Brady was to the effect that while he was aboot to scrub the deck he was struck on the eye by the mate, who hugged bin up in a’ corner, knocked him down and then jumped upon him, After this occurrence, which was about three o’clock im the afternoon, Brady was put in jrons and tied up by the hands, a rope being passed from the chain of the handcuff to a@shatt overhead. In this position he was left for three hours, standing on tiptoe. sut the evidence offered on this point on the part of the defendant was that there was pie enough for the rope to enable Brady to stand on his feet on the deck; that he actually did so, and that he shifted nis posttion 80 as to be able to get up on the hatch and relieve him- self from the difficulty and distreas of his position. It was sworn, however, by witnesses for the com- plainant, that when Brady was found apon the hatch the mate shoved him of again and he swung ou like the pendulum of .@ Clock, as a witness said. After this, on the same evening, Brady was placed in a close cabin, where the ventilation was very bad. He was kept there for eight days and fed on uread and water, and released by order of the captain on the ninth day. Several witnesses were examined for tne defence, which seemed to amount to this: That Brady had joined the vessel under @ fal pame—that of a Norwegian, he being an Irishman; that he had been dismissed from other vessels for misconduct; that he did is work in a surly and sulky manner; that ne had spilled about @ pint of water on the deck, and that he did not readiiy obey orders, though most of the witnesses for the defence could not swear that they had heard him re! to comply with the legitimate directions of the oMcers of the ship. The steward of the Comet, @ young man named Frederick San- der, gave evidence that he took Brady his meais while he was confined in the cavin, and that he did not see him ‘“triced’’ up there. In cross-examina- tion the witness said he did not like Brady, who had run against him on one occasion and knocked him down Without making any explanation; he did not line Brady. Witness said he was seventeen years of age; he was from Chicago, Iil.; he had been four years at sea; he did not exactly run away from his parents, who had sent him to Europe to receive good education for the parpose of becoming a druggist; bat there being, as he said, too many girls there he had to clear out. Cate.) ’ Counsel for defendant sammed up the Ger contending that the “tricing up’ was not infict 10 @ painful manner on the defenclant and that the Ventilation was not insuficrent. Mr. De Kay, for the government, argued that it was now well established and good law that exces- sive punishment could only a applied in a case where there was gross misconduct on the part of a sailor, In the present case the comp.alpant had not misconducted nimeelf, and yet he was excessively punished—punished as if he were a Pee kins ng & pirate, by belug placed in irons and e sont ‘he Commissioner said, from the evidence he was satisfied the punishment was excessive, eve sup} ing that the complainant had disobeyed or- del Jt was prope; the orders of onicere on vessels shoyld ; y’ glare en ae FSO! teitiptatea wus, {bere sive punish. ment {for en ti didbvedienog fas onda BEd bes roved in iteuns cmeve sar seuouy UOTE ford we actused to ‘await the acsion of the Gran Jury, Alleged Robbery in the Harbor. The United States vs. Henry bal.—The defendal had been charged with robbery of sugar, &¢., from @ vessel lying in the harvor of New York. As the alleged offence did not occur in a place where the Unitea have exclusive jurisdiction and amounts simply, under the State law, to one ol larceny, Cominissioner Shields Bent the case belore one of the police magistrates at the Tombs, Another Charge of Cruelty. The United States vs. Thomas Smith.—The de- fendant, who is captain of the American ship Ne Plus Ultra, was charged with cruelty to one of his crew, Joseph Haffrechel. The evidence showed that Hafrechel was immorally conducting himself on board, for which he received a slap in the face from the captain. The Commissioner ordered the defend- antto be discharged. SUPFEME COURT—CHAMBERS. Vainly Panti for Freedom. Before Judge Sutherland, In re Thomas Booth.—Booth was indicted with David Slatterly and @ third party for forging Rich- mond county bonds and putting the same in circu- lation. He was arrested last April by Eetective Far- ey and committed by Judge Dowling in default of $5,000 bail. Mr, Kintzing moved a reduction of the Dail, In which he was opposed by Assistant Distnct Attorney Sullivan. After hearing the argument on both sides the Judge dismi the motion, with Jeave of renewai on the second week of next month if the case Was not disposed of before that tume, Decisions. Aaron Jacobs etal, vs, Mark Goldsiein,—Motion granted, vase to be settled on notice. John Stenelein vs, Maria Maly.—Judgment, &c., to stand as security. Defendant allowed to come in and defend on payment of $10 costs, Order to be settled on notice. In the Matter of the Application on Behalf af D, Van Buren for a Certiorart,—Let the motion for a certiorari stand over Ull the return to writ of habeas UB. bas 3 the Matter of the Application of 8. J. Fox for Appointment of Trustee, &c.—Order granted, Cornelia Austin vs, Margaret M. Ahearn et al.— Motion to stay proceedings granted, Order to be seitied on notice, James P. Kernochen eval. vs. Joseph W. Bradiey.— Motion granted, The Irving Savings Institution vs. Wiliam H. Carpenter et al.—Same. By Jadge Cardozo, GM. Malcolm vs. Sarah L. Allen et al.—Order settled. EF. Floyd vs. Jeanette Burchell et at.—The equity of the complaint is fully denied. The injunc- tion conn be digsoived, and $10 costs, to abide event. The People ex vel, Stemmier vs, Joseph McGuire.— Order to be settled, &c. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Reduction of Bail. Before Jadge MoCunn. Inre George C, Fricke,—Fricke Was arrested and taken before Judge Hogan and committed in de- fault of $20,000 to anewer @ charge of forgery. The complaint was preferred by Wm. H. Kobbe, of the firm of Kobbe & Co,, which set forth that Fricke was employed as their cashier, and on the 27th of Jan- uary last forged a check for $1,000, purporting to have been issued vy the firm, and obtained the money on it. A further charge was that he embez- zled $9,000 of the firm’s money, and also some $30,000 belonging to the previous frm, Kobbe & Cor- lies. Application was made by Wm. F. Kintzing for reduction of Fricke's ball. Hé o that the only positive charge was that of the forgery of on that the other charges were irregular, a8 should not be considered in the question of bail. Assistant District Attorney Sullivan opposed the ap- plication, inmating that the forgers and defaica tions, amounting 10 some 940, , Were charged against the prisoner, and that the bail was not ex- cesst ive. “How much bail, Mr. Kintzing, can you give?’? asked the Judge. ‘J can give $1,000,” answered Mr, Kintzing. nly $1,000!’ exclaimed Mr. Sullivan, ake it $1,600," said the Judg ‘Reduce fe bat to this sum, and all I have to > y,'’ said Mr, Sullivan, ‘is that thie man will never appear for ti ne bail, as reduced, Was speedily furnished and Fricke set free, Decis Lo Kuhlmann vs. Entichide,—Order of discontinn- ance grantea. Underhill ys, Keveher,— Sage | e oro enone? cee ‘%% Bowry.—Order for allowance of Cotoelt vs, Mow.—Motion to punish for contempt Fine smd Woll—Adjourned to august 23. Fae pea ct SPE ent for plaintiff for Tear Es property, ance of to plain- igs mh TY sven eBitten eoliitt 0% Waitenouse—Ordor granted, with $10 aie vs, Heh, Rice ve Whitney, Newnficla vs. Jogoph.—Orders granted, eres "Coppurtian—Morion denied, with 0 Costa, Paline? te, Zimmermans=Order of discontinuance granted, COUNT CALENDAR=THIS DAY. SUPREMB CouxT—CHAMBERS.—Before Judge Car- Aoz0.—Nos. 28, 42,47, 54, 55, 57, 67, 140, 141, 144, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Mysterious Shoothhg ef a Policeman—The Screw Propeller Nebbery—Attempted Burg- lary~—Young Pirates, Before Judge Dowling. There 1s a very great a{fference between knowing how to get Into a scrape and Kuowing how to keep outofit, Mr, William Riordan, a policeman in tne second precinct, is one of those fortunate individ- Uais who know how to keep out of a dangerous dim- cuity.* William was going down Beexman street this morning about two o'clock when he heard a shot fired. Meeung another policeman named ‘taylor, Who was coming from Front street, he told him that something was wropg down in the neighborhood of the river, and both men started in that direction, On their way down another shot was fired, and as s00n as they got to the corner of Beekman and South Btreets they saw A NUMBER OF MEN in the neighborhood, and John Feu, with Andrew Lennen, standing on the stoop of a store at tho cor- ner, Hiordan told these men to go away, as the Place was shut up and the barkeeper had gone. They answered that it was all right, Riordan then asked who did the shooting, and Petit told him there had been no shooting down there, or if there ‘Was he had not seen it, Riordan, who seems.to have been the controlling power in the expedition, again issued an order, telling his companion Taylor be had better go into the store and see who was there. It Was quite plain he suspected somebody was tu there, and that there was danger, too, or he would, in all probability, have gone himself, The result, too, carries out the suspicion, Taylor, under orders, started for the interior. When he nad just g0l opposite the door some one fired at him, the ball taking effect in the knee. He was removed toa pes 3 saloon close by, and after receiving some attention was able to GET TO THE STATION HOUSB. With some assistance from there he was removed to the Park Hospitel When the policeman was shot Petit and Lennen drove off in a carriage, but they were subsequently arrested by a roundsman, aud are now hel to await the resul: of the man's injuries. ‘The most mysterious circumstance con- nected with the affair is that Kiordan saw no pistol, no flash, m fact nothing, yet he heard the report. ‘An examination was held in the case of Jonn Daty, who stole the screw of a propeiler beiongin: to Middleton & Roake and solu it to James Boy!6, ol 63 Broome street, for $35. Detective Quin, of the Fourth precinct, walle working up the case, found another screw which was stolen by the same wan and for which ne is now SEEKING AN OWNER. This second screw has been tying down on the pier for seven years without any one eo, wo take possession of it. It was brought tnere origl- nally to be put into a vessel which at that time was im the East India trade but she was burned before getting into port and the screw has remained were ever since. . A party of burglars broke into the premises Nos, 45 and 45 Worth street on the night before last and carried off six pieces of slik. As they were escaping over the roof the porter of the store came in and interrupted them, He found three pieces of the silk on the roof of his own store and the others on the one adjoining. Detective Field ar- rested one of the mep, named Kdward Warburgne, who, in company with another man, took rooms, 0 formight ago, in the tenement house 53 Leonard street, into which they conveyed two trunks dur- ing the time READY FOR THE DISPOSAL ot whatever property they could lay hands upon. Being on the top of the tenement house they easily got on the roof of the next house, and from there across to theintended field of operations was easy. Here they cut a hole inthe roof, and getting into the premises extracted the six pieces of silk, which Es eet place Cd) puenoreree. lence 01 mao Judge oN tf Wal Moen laharae hin, When the burglar went to live in Leo atreet he tie em- Fopreseniva cat ne was BU engineer At A sugar toly Id the neighborhood; but babitants. of the — place igi all lo en - in sugar. houses |: he —viclnity oh found this out to be false, and they universal cut him. Previous to this he lived in Elizabet! street, where he spread the story that he was a to- bacco merchant, Belore that again he lived In Bos- ton, had om, oud Li A LITTLE TALE 1n circulation there to the eect that he was agent for a butter store. One of those ambitious youths who now and then cut into other peopie’s property without leave went into the store of Herman Wronkau, 114 Chureh street, and marched off with a case of sheare worth forty-(ive dollars, Mr. Joseph Leute had not gone very far when his progress was inter- cepted by a policeman, who invited tim to return and bring the goods with him. Joseph was caged to answer. Four boys were arrested by Sergeant Waish, of the potice boat Seneca, for stealing a boat from a man m Jersey. These boys were out on the river, and in great danger of being run down by the Ply- mouth Rock, when Sergeant Walsh saw them and came to thelr rescue, Upon examining the young thieves the Sergeant found they had stolen the boat and he sent them up to Judge Dowling, who had thi eldest, Robert Mcintyre, conveyed to the school- ship, and the others— él Sullivan, James Owe: Morris Fitzgerald and Uenry Jeunings—seut to iw Catholic Protectory. BTABBING AFFRAY IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, During a drunken mélée among some railroad laborers at Tarrytown, on the Hudson, Jast Tuesday evening, one of the party named Thomas Laffan was dangerously and periiaps fatally stabbed by a man named Andrew Tracy. It seems that an oid grudge had existed between Laffan and Tracy, and during a drunken orgie in @ saloon on Cortlandt street the former renewed the quarrel by striking bis antagonist in the face with an egg. Tracy at once left the place and, having armed him- self with a formidgbie knife, met Laffan on Clinton street shortly afterwards, when the fight was re- pewed, during which the former plunged nis knife into the breast, shoulder and arm of his powerful, although defenceless rival. Having been fear- fally cat, the jatter ran from the spot yelling “murder” he sapk on the Sidewalk literally covered with his own blood, After being carried into an adjacent house it Was ascertained, on examination, that Laffan had received some severe stabs, one of which had pene- trated the left are to the depth of, perhaps, two ‘aches, and which has been pronounced fatal. The accused Was arrested yesterday morning th Oon- stable Lawrence, and taken before Justice Marra, ‘who, on hearing the evidence, committed him to the county Jail to await the result of Laffan’s injuries, BATILE OF THE "BOYRE," A Shooting Affray in Milburn, N. J. Miiburn, @ pretty town on the Morris and Essex Rallroad, ten or twelve miles beyond Newars, and chiefly noted ag being the place of summer residence of Mayor A. Oakey Hall, of New York, is consider. ab) ‘tated just now over a aaa 4 affray which took place there the night before last. Oné Royne, & Jaboror, and @ wrack master named Michaol it pears, which restited in the latter shoot- ing tho former, not dangerously, however. Boyne bad worked under Condon, and aid some private work—cutting grass for him. About the remuneration they had a dispute, and on Tues- day night Boyne made his appearance at Condon’s residence, armed with & large stone and heavily rimed with liquor. Boyne, Condon declares, oreatened to smash his brains out; but before he could carry this threat inty execution Condon placed Condon got into an altercation, ap- in Hoyne’s heel, Condon w: arrested and held to bail for examination. * NEW JERSEY OAMP MEETING. The annual camp meeting of the Newark Methodist Eptecopal Conference commenced yesterday in the splendid grove at Danville, just beyona Morristown, N, J, The attendance for an opening day was averagely large, but th ents are anythii ‘ tothe unpromisin| 100k ed Jie yet. Ow: or the weather yesteraay morning it was deter- mined to hold no public servi Ful the evening. Last year Presiding Eluer i T. Crane, of Newark, elected Superintendent of the religious exercises, to whom fell partly the lot of selecting the preachers. As yet this season the Presiding Elders have not met for the purpose of eleoting one of their members superintendent, but will probably do so 1 noon. Three of the number—Revs. Crane, Ven Zandt and Ellfson—are bow there. The diferent committees in charge of the arrangements are hard at work, and order out Of chaos will sooa be gained. A body of selected policemen, under charge of Mr, Abraham Klotz, Chairman of the Police Committee, are on hand. Rev. R. B. Yard, oretary of the Associaton, and of Washington, is 18 1 Luis Diaces ANOTHER MYSTERY, Au Innocent German Has His Skuit Fractured. * -~ His Death in Fourth Strest—& Badge of the Arion Socigty Found on Him—Tnveitigat‘on by Corener Young and Capia'n Mount, Murderous assaults of a mysterious character’ attended witn fatal results seem to be rapidly om the increase, there having been no less than two within the past week, The last one 1s that of Deidrick Hoedgman, an intelligent and inoffensive: German, thirty years of age, whose ocoupation was: that of 4 TOBACCO BROKER, who occupied a room on the third floor of premises. 79 East Fourth street, kept by Mr. and Mrs, Miller. Hoedgmap, a single man, had lived there for two or’ three months past, and, aithough much respected, . was quite peculiar in some of his habits, one of which was rising from its bea at late hours after: having retired for tne night, and leaving the house, but where he went in hits midnight rambles none of his friends seemed to Know. About five o'clock om Monday afternoon Hoedgman called at the office of his friend F. Deost, 123 Pearl street, with the view of walking up town with him; but as Mr. Deost. wad notready Hoedginan started off alone, agreeing to meet his friend at a later hour at =~ A RESTAUKANT IN THE BOWERY between First and Second streets. Both were there: at the appointed time, and after supper Hoe !gman: started outand reached his lodging house at ten: o'clock. He went to bed, aud between two and three o'clock the next morning one of the ladies heard Hoedgman get up and leave the nouse, as was hig> custom. Three hours later Catherine Miller, hearing an unusual noise at the top of the third fight of stairs,. opened the door to discover the cause and there saw Hoedgman partially pent over, his clothes pars tually covered with blood and much disarranged.. Miss Miller, somewhat frightened at the sight thas’ presented, asked Mr. Hoedgman what was the mat-- ter; but he only stared at her wildly without making: any reply, he being unable to speak. Mr. Miller being called assisted the injured man, who was scarcely able to walk, Into the room ang placed him on asofa, Believing from appearances: that HOBDGMAN WAS DANGEROUSLY HURT Mr. Miller at once summoned two physicians, who forthwith pronounced Hoedgman to be in an ex~ tremely critical condition, Efforts to rally him te Jearn bow he had received his injuries were una- veiling, and, sinking gradually, Hoedgman died @ few hours subsequently, Ona permit given by Coroner Yopng the body was removed to the Morgue, and later on he went to Bellevue with the intention of holding an Inquest in the case, not then being aware of the sug- picious circumstances by which Hoedgman’s death ‘was surrounded, : Friends of deceased, neing questioned, were ut~ terly unable to tell in what manner he was Jojured, and, under the circumstances, the Coroner had no- alternative but to cali on Copan Mount, of the teventeenth precinct, for tance. Up to this time Hoedginan’s death or the fact of his being tn- Jured had not been brought to- the attention of the police and they had not une least clue to work upon. Captain Mount, with Sergeant Buckley and other, members of his force, started out and scoured the: Seventeenth ward most completely, visiting all, or nearly all, the luger beer saloons, LOW GROGGERIES AND OTHER SUSPICIOUS PLACES, - $a none of which, however, could LON, jearn of a trouble occurring on the moruing that dece: was injured. All the pollcemen on post in the Sev- enteenth precinct falled to report any serious crowd or disturbance, and knew of no bad accident oocur- ring within the time ded. From the nature rnd extent of tne inju received by deceased it 18 altogether imprebable that they resulted from @ fall, although not im) bie, It may not be amiss to state that the police during the course of siete: investigations learned that acceased for a time been very intemperate in bis habits, aud not unfre- quently returned home at night much under the influence of iiquor. Oaptain Mount, Sergeant Buckley and others en- gaged in the investigation seem to think, after de- ceased left his room at that unusual hour Monday: inorning, that he went out to get something to drink, and eithér in a saloon or on the street became In~ volved in 9 quarrel, and was STRUOK A SERIRG OF BLOWS witn somo deadly weapon. theories afloat, and may %, Weed who believe a ee fell lenges AWAY OF a ut any tact p 4th ne ion, @ few seem to think loadgman fell over the bantsters while ascending the stairs of the Rouse in which he lived whue under. the Influence of liquor. From the mystery which stili invests the matter Coroner Young concluded to postpone the imquisi< sition, 7 opaet AR spanie Captain Mount and his oficera fo inde Mietr search for imformation. ty Coroppe Marsh eg! A a het ae Sr MONTE: ‘AMINATION on the body, and found an extensive contusion of the right shoulder, contusion of leit arm, @ laceratedh wound one haif {aches in length of right temple, Just above the ear; bioody tumor of scalp, size of ap orange, on the right parietal bone, anteriully. removing the scalp @ large amount of extravas: blood was found on the rignt temporal and parietal bones, and the right temporal and*parietal bones: were found extensively fractured. On removing: tbe upper section of the skull a large clot of BLOOD WA3 FOUND vetween the mera-mater and the skull, compressing the anterior and middie lobes of the right hemis- here of the brain. Death, in the opiniun of Dr. jarsh, Was due to compression of the brain from: extravasation of blood, caused by the fracture of the: skull, the result of violence. ' Deceased had no relatives im this country, Dut Bean @ mother and sister living 1a Germany. Dece: wore @ | ag badge bearing the name “Arion,” fro! pies it is presumed, he was @ member of society. WAS MOORE MURDERED? A Citizen of Hempstead Killed by the Wayd side=Singular Testimony—Stravge Conduct of a Country Coroner and a Foolish Verq dict of a Jury. On Sunday last Joseph Moore, of Hempstead, Long Island, agea seventy-ono years, went to the Merrick Camp Meeting in the company of a gentle. man named Sprague, He was a littiv under the in fluence of liquor, and displayed considerable money jn acareless manner. On Sunday night he went ta Westbury. He had some driuks in Powers’ Hotel, and at about eleven o'clock he started for a walk tq his home. Nothing more was seen of him until Monday morning, when a farmer found his poay’ lying by the roadside. LIPR WAS NOT YET EXTINCT. Approaching the man the farmer raised his hea@ and asked him where he lived. He said he wanted to be taken to nis daughter's house, in Hempstead.) Without any delay he was placed ina wagon and driven to his daugbter’s residence. He never spoke. again, although questioned feclingly by his chil-! dren and grandchildren, He did not relate how. 4 wpered hi injuries, although questioned about it, i Dr. Frost was summond to attend him. When he arrived the man was dying and he stated to the household that he could do nothtng for him. In less than an hour he breathed his last. There was great excitement in Hempstead, The eople had no doubt that he had been murdered. ‘ne Coroner was sent for, but he lived several mllea away and it was iate before he arrived. ‘Then the constables commenced empaneliing a jury, and 18 was midnight before the ae was complete, Tne Jury reviewed the body and adjourned unt! Tuesda: afternoon. A few witnesses were then examine Partles testified to his AT THE OAMP MEBTING. Powers, the hotel keeper, did not recollect seein; him at his house at Westbury. Another man test fled that he entered Powers’ Hotel and saw Moore: asleep in a chair. He asked Powers if he was drunk, as be would treat him if he bd not. Witnesse: eould be had concerning his di him! the money, but none were examined. Notwithstanding the coi flict of testimony the Coroner kept no minutes, an: when asked yesterday if had the testimony he sal 00. loore was found lying on@ bed of stones at th potion of a brid Nixteon feet hi on the line of the Long Island Kallroad. The bridgé is built ove the road so a8 to allow wagons to pass unde neath, The wound which caused the man’ death Was near the right shoulder. One of the arteries Waa severed, the loss of blood was. the cause of death, The wound, in the opinion o! pryecien, was made with a anerp, Lsemtcheny 17 as it was @ complete incision. it been mi with @ dull weapon there would also have been contusion. No blood was found on any stone ex cept thoso on which hé Igy. The manner in whic! the wound was inflicted was peculiar, The vest and shirt were cut completely through, while thd coat had not a single mark on it, which would see! to indicate that the coat was drawn back before tha. wound was inflicted. It is positively asserted that 4 HE HAD CONSIDERABLE MONEY , with him, yet when found he had not a single cent The jury, leliberated very briefly, and then returne pe that ne came to his death by falling dow! he precipice, e verdict astonished cverybod: ts presented it was wondered how thé: thas find. The general opinion is that Mo was murdered. The people hope that the proper Sompetent oMcialg Will uvestueate the males