The New York Herald Newspaper, September 16, 1871, Page 5

A GALLOWS RE\PITE. Buckhout Respited an Hour Before the Time for Execution. A COOL AND COSTLY CRIMINAL. ‘A Night of Agony and Despair—A Brother’s Curious Delay. Btory of His Crime and Trials—Twice Re- spited—Thrice Tried. “Easy to sentence, hard to hang,” has become an aphorism of late, in regard to murderers, which 1s receiving fresh corroboration every day. To the tide which 1s setting in against oapital punishment of all kinds this may be mainly attributed. The varions appeals, exceptions and writs of error are only the expression of this in practical form, Yne apparently endless ‘resources, however, of the acute lawyer in this regard, like the fox’s 100 tricks, occasionally fall, and then the gallows ereaks to another victim, the eye-for-eye and tootn-for-tooth men talk of justice avenged, and the gacred-buman-soul and useful-human-body men weep over a mistaken civilization. To this latter side unmistakably belongs 18440 VAN WART BUCKHOUT to-day, although {¢ scemed but the balance of a feather yesterday whether at this dour he would ow have any opinion worth considering on this mundane sphere. He certamly expected within the past twenty-four hours to have been playing a golden harp somewhere else by ths ume, Isaac Van Wart Backhout is a convicted murderer. The public has for the past year and nine months been somewhat accustomed to seeing the headings of the “Sleepy Hollow Tragedy,” the “Buckhout Butchery,” &c., 1D | the dally papers, and yesterday it was thought by the majority of people that he would have been “hanged by the neck until dead,” so that they and ‘the papers and Westchester county would have been @one with him for good and all. He was not hanged; | and Jack Reynolds, of murderous memory, may, to a@ocertain extent, be looked on by bis admirers asa Martyr to bis phrase, “HANGING’S PLAYED OUT.?? We have all read in our early days of the English novel heroes who, having mounted the gallows’ steps and taken their places on the trap- door, cast their last glance (as they thought) upon the iand they loved, when lo! “the figure of a horseman, mounted on a galloping, foam-covered steed, 18 seen approaching, He i3 waving some- thing in his hand, and as the clatter of his horse’s hoofs ring out on the stones of the market place one loud, long cry goes forth, ‘a REPRIEVE! A PARDON! SAVED, SAVED |’? The gallant, dashing friend of the mythic past has given place to the cool, energetic lawyer of une present, and things of this kind work with less wear of horsefesh than in former times, It is neverthe- less yet possible to get up a sensation on a gallows respite, as will hereina(ter be seen, On New Year’s Day, 1870, an oid gentleman named Alfred Rendall, who lived at Sleepy Hollow, pro- ‘posed to his son Charles that they shonld go over to sec neigubor Buckhout, who was reported to be in bad spirits, and “cheer him up alittle? The young man consented, and FATHER AND SON ENTERED their neighbor's house, and, after much welcoming and wishing many bappy new year’s, they were in- ‘vited to sit down and take a glass of cider. Buck- hout went out to pring the cider. His wife, a good, Tespected woman, was in another room, busted About her Nousehold cares, which, together with her Mental ones, were manifold, owing to the moody nature, tdie habits and general looseness of her husband's character. When Buckhout entered he had @ double-barrelied shot gun tn his hands, Bnd a grim, ferocious look in bis glittering eyes. ‘Without ono word he LEVELLED THR PIECE AT THE SON, And lodged the contents of one barrel in his face and head, The young man fell senseless to the Moor, and some short time after Buckhout met a friend, to whom he said that he had had a quarrel with Rendall; that there was trouble, and that he wished to deliver himself up lest the nelghvors should lynch him, Grave trouble, surely! The sight which met the eyes of a woman who was at- tracted by the firing to the house was such as even Buckhout wouid not care to see, work of his flend- Jsh hands asit was, Tie elder Rendall lay dead upon the floor in a welter of blood, the son was found to be breathing, bat bleeaing fearfully aiso, from his wounds, and in the room at tine back the battered corpse of Louisa Buckhout was found prone upon the floor, Trouble! The shotgun was broken off at the stock and the hammer was / covered with human brains. To say tat every frac- ture of that instrument was represented by ‘A DENT, A FRACTURE OR A Gasit ee the head of the lifeless woman will be enough | horror now to state, Everywhere that terrilied Bout w neighbor turned ty was blood, blood. Buck- out Was lodged in White Plains Jail and shammed adness of the moody nature. Chloroform was ad- ministered to him one day, in spite of his loud cries and vigorous Liab ed and on recovering from the consequent coma he blurted out a good deal that intimated @ cause forthe crime, but nothing that meant lunacy. His wife, he said, had been false to HIS ILL-USED WIFB, who had borne with nis marital ity as only & meek, good woman san. Strong-minded, good women do not believe in this very Christian patience with a husband’s libertinism. Unfounded jealousy me said, even his counsel; @ trap to murder ail ree of his victims and get a woman ie did not care for out of the way, said 080 Who knew Buckhout’s unpromising past. The criminal thenceforward gave up insanity. Mean- while young Charles Rendall, aiter days of insensl- bility, came to himself one morning, and his first question was fer his fatner. Poor boy, he did not ow that any other being than himseli had incurred we hate and felt its effects, Charles Ren- RECOVERED WITH THE LOSS OF ONE EYE, id was the strongest evidence against the mur- erer. In March of 1870 he was brought to trial at the Court of Oyer and Yerminer, Justice Tappen presiding. On April 2the jury was discharged be- cause they coulda not agree to a verdich great relief to ee who lay in jail full of hope until on the 29th March, of this year, when i¢ 6was)6=6again. =placed. on triai before justice Joseph KF. Barnard. The tnguistion lasted ‘until April 6, when again the jury d d, This FF a smaller chance for Buckhout, eleven standing for conviction and one for letting him loose again, i$ was a hard fight that for his o10us counsel, ir, Francis Larkin, and & costly one for the county, represented by the District Attorney and also Henry ©, Clinton; but the process had again to be repeated on the 6th of July, and dragged its thrice told story on unt the 18th, when twelve of his fellow citizens @eciared him GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGRER, ‘nd recommended him to mercy. Sentence of death was passed, and the first day of tue present month was selected for senaing him “anywhere out bf the world.” A few days before tils date a HER- Lp reporter found him hopeful still, but apparently orm in face of impending doom, with religious trust cxpressed In his tone and face, But nis time had not yetcome. Governor Hoffman, moved by the argu. ‘ments of Mr. Francis Larkin, the counsel, and tho eutreaties of the friend of his youth, Buckhoul’s brother, granted ‘A RESPITE OF FOURTREN DAYS, {hat it might ve known, once for ail, whether Buck- hout was mad or not. Mad he was not, the exa: ining physicians said, and the Governor deciared that the law should take its course. So tt did; put w has many paths, and to Justice Pratt, of the jupreme rt, Mr. ota applied for a writ of rer, backed ‘by a long bill of exceptions. On jursday last the District oop bag J. O, Dykeman, samo down from White Plains to Brooklyn, and in the Judges’ Champers he and Larkin ot ume case, Judge Pratt was in doubt. He woul TELEGRAPH TO GOVERNOR HOFFMAN Qnd ask @ five days’ respite that he might consider the question. The Governor had been at White Plains In the morning to make a plough speech at the Agricultural Pair, He also drove down in his carriage to the Qourt House and asked to seo the Sheri, tough bert F. jage. ‘Co the latter he had said tha, e Would not in'erfere further between Buckhou and death. Ho sald:— ‘ “| am told that you bave issued a great many in- Vitations to this man’s execution in the form o 9p. intinents as deputy sherims. You must not do 18; It 18 against the spirit of the law.’ The Sherif promised ho would podo all that, but asked, aa If @ doubt lingered on his mind:— fern ou Unk, Governor, there Will be any stay ‘The Governor shook his head and answered :— & “There may; I hardly think there will.’ eit bone nor, wien ie White Plains, ite fair and a went, some } abo ‘a aew FA b ferteiee ty said, to} Albany, a » In view of what he knew abi yh Governor's movements, declared tuat ne aie It NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1871 ‘witn certainty whereas telegram would find ag That the case admitied of no delay. District Attorney Dykeman left with JUDGE PRATT STILL IN DOUBT and, on arriving at White Plains last might told the crowd walting, lounging and chatting tn the Sheriff's office that he did not think there would be, oy “stay.” At twenty minutes past eight ir. Larkin and Buckhout’s brother arrived, but made no sign, Then the excitement rose high. The brother and the counsel Were questioned; they shook their heads meaning- lessly, and Mr. Larkin sald vaguely, ‘While tnere’s life, there’s hope.” ‘The county town Was filled to overfowing. What spare rooms the fair had left unfilled were taken uy) by those come to see Buckhout die, At the hotel bars, with the exception of a few old sports whose attention was turned to tle trotting of to~lay, nothing else was talked. By ten o'clock it settled to a certainty In ihe minds of all that Buckhout bad ONLY A FEW MOURS TO LIVE. At the Court llouse all that was known was can- yassed and recanvassed. ‘If they had anything they would have come rushing down with it,” was the general opinion, As it neared midnight they had dropped off to take their canvassings to the hotels and Uquor stores or to bed to dream ghastly dreams upon. At about nine o'clock the " HenaLp reporter went down the sceps of the Court House, on the side toward the jal. The space between had been boarded off to, @ height of twenty feet, forming @ quadrangle about thirty feet by forty, and in the glare of the lamp over the Court House door his eyerested on THE LOOMING BLACKNESS OF TUE GALLOWS, whose fearful frame stood on the right, distinctly outlined against the pine boards of the temporary fencing, weight of 291 pounds lay beside it, “He'll have a two-foot fall of the weight before the | Noose takes him, and then two feet and ahalfof a lift. He weighs about one hundred and eighty Dounds.” ‘This wag the speech of John Ford, Deputy Sherif? and Jallor, The clanging of a couple of doors and the mside of the jail was reached. All was atill within. The prisoner warden, a quick-eyed, loafer- ish looking man of some forty years, was Walking nolselessly up and down in THE DIM LIGHT OF THR ONE GAS JET im the corner, which had to illumine, strugglingly, two sides of the prison, Without a word orate the reporter and the jaiior mounted to the first tler of cells above the floor, Buckhout’s cell, the former well kuew, was at the extreme end of this ter, A man was aitting on @ chair in front of it, and asthe advancing two threw their long shadows across him ho was seen to raise his hands. He came forward and said:—‘‘ie’s asieep; ne’sin bed. The minister has just left tum.” As they retraced their steps it could be seen that the rest of the wretched inmates were asieep, too, as well as thelr forms could be made out 1a the almost darkness of the lron-grated cells, Out in the hazy night again the air was fresher, but 1t was pleasant to think that a man ABOUT TO BE HANGED COULD SLEEP within, Young men escorting young girls and women of maturer age were gathered around the gallows, shuddering as tney inspected itt with whispering curiosity. These dropped off soon, and s00n the Jali and the Court House were left to the mae the watchers and tho sleeping sorrows. ranaom bed on & couch or a parlor foor had to sausfy many that night, all the New York reporiers among the number, but none repined, for there waa one couch in that county town harder and less comforting than all others, but yet whose occupant could Blcen. or seom to piety ie tried, but did not succeed, he said, till midnight, when, for five hours and a half, he was as happy as his doom said he would be on the morrow when the sup had gone to rest, Morning dawned without much brightness, but it was still lowering. ‘The town was early astir, At seven o'clock the Eptscopal minister, Rev. F, B. Van Kleek, entered the prison and waa ushered into the prisoner's cell. He found him dressing and UTTERLY WITHOUT HOPE, The nicht previous he had asked the Sherif? what he should wear at his execution, The Sherif knew nothing of it and could not say. Ho was dressed in dark pantaloons and had on & white shirt. He listened to the woras of light and love of the minister, and received the communion snd ap- peared lightened in heart. He was calm, but saw no escape before his eyes. “He did not dare 10 come with the news,” ho sald, meaning his prother, His breakfast was brought him, and with the renewing of humanity in a@strong man he ate heartily. The reporters had seen these things before, but no amount of secing can make this bight other than A HATEFUL HORROR, They said so among cach other, The thought re- called Barham’s lines to one:— Bweetly, ob! sweet!y the morning breaks With roseate streaks, Like the first faint bingh on a Seemed as that mild and clear blue s! Smilied upon ail things, far and nigh 5 On ail—save the wretch condemned to die. Alack | that ever ao fair a sun As that which its course Should gild with rays so That dismal, dark-frowolng galiows-tree. Tt needed but a glance at tho being behind the bars striving to steel himself to a hope in heaven, and a disregard of the fair, bright world, to con- tinue the verse:— fearsome sight to see That pale, wan man's mute agony. The glare of that wild, despairing eye Now bent on the crowd, now turned to the sky, An though were scanning 10 doubt and { Tne path of who spirit's unknown career. So, with those who were there and saw, the feel. ing deepened Into solemnity, At eight o'clock Mr, B. B, Buckhout, the brother of the condemned, a hed saddened «gentleman, entered tho Court jous®, §=accompanied by the counsel, Mr, Larkin, They went at once to the County © where they found that officer, Malcolm Smith. Many anxious eycs foilowed them, bat no one went into the oitlo> alon, with them. Ina few minutes they came out an entering the Snerlff’s office, presented that oMicet with a certified copy of the following document, which will speak for itself: — THE WRIT OF ERROR. Tao people of tho State of New York, by the grace of God free and Independent, to Joseph F. Barnard, a Judge of the Supreme Court; Robert Cochrane, County Judge of county of Westchester, and the Justices of the Sessions and for the county of Westchester, composing ® Court of Oyor and Terminer in and for the county of Wenichester. Because in the record and proceedings the giving of judgment in @ certain bill o which was in’ our sald Court of Oyer and Terminer be fore you against Isaac V. W. Buokhout, Indicted for murder- Inanifest error hati tniervened to 'the great injury of and also in f indictment ‘the said Isaac V. W. Buckhont, as. by his com: plaint, we are Informed, we’ deing willing that {he error, if any there be, should in due manner be corrected and full and speedy justice done tn the premises between us and the said Isaac V. W. Buckhout on this behalf, do comman’ you that {f judgment be thereupon give: it then on send to our Justices of our Supreme Court for the Second udicial district, distinctly and reals, econ and proceedings resaid, with the bill o ment af and with all things concerning the same and this writ, ‘that they may Lave them at the Court House, in the city of Brook on second Monday of December, 1871, that the record and proceedings aforesald being Inspected, we may cause to be further done thereupon for correcting that error What of right and according to law and custom of the State of New York ought to be do: Justice of the Supreme Witness: Joseph F. Qourt, at the Court Hou: to town of White Piains, in the county of Weatche: 7» On the 13th $y, of September, 871. MALCOLM SMITH, Clerk. FRanots LARKIN, Attorney. Ido hereby allow the within writ of error, and do further order and expresaly direct that the said writ'of error and the allowance thereof do operate asa stay of proceedings on the udgment upon which such writ of error {a brought, and the hen of county of Westchester is, therefore, hereby oraered TO STAY THE RXROUTION against the said Isaac V. W. pourt on of the sentence pronounce wckhout until the further order of the Bupreme bis writ of error. 0. 0 TT, Serremure 14, 1871. The news was quickly spread over the town that Buckhous had been respited, and to the Deputy Sheri? was assigned the task of telling the halr- breadih escaped criminal of how uncertato his de- muse wag. Buckhout, on hearing the word of respite, Jumped from his bed and cried, “rHat’s GOOD NEWS |? He soon relapsed into his calm exterior, The re- orters now ascended to the cell door, and the poor retch looked happy as he clutched with bars of bis ceil door. He said:— “Thank you, gentiemen; I can only say I felt pre« ared to Alo, but [feel that my period of usefulness not past.” ‘There was & bright look in his eyes, which nono could be sorry to see, contrasting with their dim- pess au hour before. He conversed freely, and re- cognizing the H&RALD reporter, said he was glad to see him. In conversation he tarned back to the questions he had asked the Doctor relative to the weight they Would use, He would LIKE TO HAVE HAD HIS NECK BROKEN at once, as he believed he would dic more easily. He was satisfied that everything possible in this re- Pty had been done for him, and he was satistied hat he was prepared to die, If it had been his lot. Ali this was said with the utmost coolness. On the tler above the abandoned girl Katie Craft, to whom he had platonically married himself, pro- fessed a high degree of Joy at “Mr.” Buckhout’s es- cape. Anuntoward family tocident she, doubtiess, believed had been averted, Quiside the people were noisily confused. THE SUERIFF FELT NATURALLY WROTIH that the brother and counsel had had the heartless- ness to leave Buckhout in suspense unul an hour before the ume fixed for his execution, independent O1 the troable and anxiety as to perfection of detail Wich the officials had been to through the night. Indeed, on this bead there is litte excuse for ine pettifogging ATTEMIT AT DRAMATIC EFFECT which left @ brother tn agony, not to mention put- ting the county to expense. Mr. Larkin, in defence, Bays that he vould ot present it sooner, since it was necessary first to place the document on file and procure a certified copy for delivery. It is, how- ever, certain that the mere announcement of the fact Groura have attained all the ebects ee tea woula ha objects the; saved the from reproach, viaccess An immense number of the public who fett no love for Buckhout, but who wished to see a man just anatcued froin evernity, CROWDED pA ae ther val je existences, by standing seventy or eigh ata time op the narrow gallery fa front Ns the pid Strange to say, amid the general feeling, which 1s Nainly one of indigaation at the stay of execution, he prinaipal item of objection seemy to be that of cost. Buckhout has already, in the course of his three long trials and mantio!d:motions, samme ap FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AGAINST THE TAXPAYRRS of Westchester covnty, The Germans, who are humerous, were very sivage on the money question. “‘Reefty tousenid thalers and got him dere yet, bj tam,” was o common exclamation as they poin to the jail, The rectifying curse of civilisation, gallows, was ordered to be taken down forthwith Aad its unsighuly tunbers biddgn away. The board. 1 ie taken down also. As this was being done it approached the HERALD reporter and asked if the rumored respite was true, It was. ‘nin I’ve lost my tin aollaré that I bet; an’ he "t be hanged, ye say’? lo “Thin I say to hell wid the laws 0’ the country.’” ‘The share of abuse which Judge Pratt came tn for was also considerable, He opens court there on Monday next, and there was talk of tarring and feathering His Honor. The Westchester mind does not clearly understand law. It was evening before the crowds left the vicinity of the jall which “has hum dere yet,” THE COURTS. Decisions by the Court of Appeals—True Bills Against Rosenzweig—The Coming Lock-Up of Gold—Judge Bedford to the Grand Jury. COURT OF APPEALS. Decisions. ALBANY, Sept, 15, 1871. Tho following decisions in the Court of Appeals Were reudered to-day:— JUDGMENTS AFFIRMED, WITH COSTS, The Grand Trunk Rallway of Canada ys. wards; Baidwin and Others vs. Jones. APPEALS DISMISSED, WITH COSTS. Gannon vs. Keenan; Foster et al. vs, The Towns- nd Manufacturing Company, RDRRS OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL TERMS RE- VERSED AND APPLICATION FOR MANDAMUS DENIED, WITH COSTS, Tne People ex re} Denning va, Davide, Super- yisor of New Rochelie.—Ordered that remittance be @mended by making soaimens read judgments, and directing interest to be allowed on the $500 from the date of the assignment to Miller and Callahan. Beers vs. Hendrickson et al. ‘the Court of Appeals took @ recess from to-day until the 18ch day of November next, COURT CF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEAM. Decision. By Judge Joseph ¥. Daly, Judge Joseph F. Daly yesterday rendered tho fol- lowing decision:— Feit vs, Schoenberg.—Motton granted, Notice. All motions noticed for to-day will stand over un- til Monday, Ea- MARINE COURT—PART 3. Decision. By Judge Joachimsen, Eliza Payne vs. Charles 8S. Archer ana Washing- ton Archer.—First—The plaintiff cannot recover against defendants as assignee of the lease to Mur- phy because the decision of Judge Fowler in tne dispossessing proceedings adjudicates the point against the plaintiff, and Is conclusive between the parties, Also the reletting by the landlord of No, 54 Lawrence street to Lucy Williams operated as a recision of the lease, a determination of the ten- ancy, a8 an eviction of the tenant. Second—The ‘unexplained’? possession of the premises by the platutif! is “evidence of an assign- ment,” yet the evidence in this case explains the possession and proves its true character, Taird—The evidence proves that there was no agreement between the plainuf and defendants as to the reletting of any part of the premises. It is proved that they did not and could not agree as to the price. The case, therefore, 18 not within the revised statutes, Fow'th—I tind as facts that the defendants, in May, 1871, took possession of the premises 499 Broome street, in the city of New York, atthe time of the commencement of this action. That the plain- tiff ts the landlord owning sald premises, ‘That the vamie of the sald premises (as shown by the plaintiff and witness Sterns) 1s $135 per calendar month, Fifih—On the plainuff so amending pleadings, if he 80 elects, a8 to conform them to the facts as proved I will enter judgment for the plaintiff’ for $270, wiih average Interest from June 15th, 1871, to date; such amendment to be made on or before the 20th of Sep- orton the judgment will be ror the de- fendan' MARINE COURT—PART 3 Decisions. By Judge Joachimsen. Hart vs, Murray.—Judgment for the plaintiff for $57 51, with costs and $25 allowance. Payne vs, Arcker.—Ii the plaintiff amends his compiaint he may take judgment for $270, with in- terest,and costs and $25 allowance, Union Bouer Company vs. Pratt,—Motion granted. Requa vs, Barkley.—Judgment for the plaintuf tor $249 23, with costs and $25 allowance. Same vs, Same—Judgment for plaintif for $813 19, with costa and $25 allowance. Goldsmith vs iwinters.—Attachment quashed, with costs and $25 allowance. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. ROSENZWEIG HELD. The Grand Jury went into the Court of General Sessions yesterday morning, and handed In Dills of indictment against Jacob Rosenzweig, for pro- ducing an abortion on Alice Augusta Bowls- by. ‘They found that on the 23d of August ne committed an assault on the said Alice Augusta Bowlsby, by an instrament, she being then preg- nant with @ child; that he also administered and rescribed Certain drugs to procure an abortion, from the effects of which she died on the 25th of Aagast, Mrs. Burns was also in Court. A similar plea was interposed in her oase, which will be placed on the calendar for trial next Thursday, CHECKING THE GOLD GAMBLERS. At the opening of the Court of Geueral Sessions yesterday Judge Bedford convened the Grand Jury and addressed them as follows:— MR. FOREMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE GRAND Jury—It has been brought to my notice and that of the District Attorney that there is on foot agigantic and wicked conspiracy in Wall street, to lock up millions of dollars, and which, if car- red through, will have a tendency to check the trade and commerce of this great city, thereby in- juring, and, indeed, jeopardizing the Mnances of the whole country, In’all ee en there will be evi- dence of this character brought to your notice; if so, Task you, for the welfare of this metropolis, to act at once, promptly and fearlessly, IIDGE BIDFORD AND THE ABORTIONISTS Medical Men Endorsing the Action of the City Judge in the Dr. Wolff and tho Lookup Evans Cases. The following letter and resolutions of the Medical Society for the county of Berks will be read with in- terest at the present juncture, when the crime of abortion and its perpetrators have been brought so prominently to the front of public attention, Judge Bedford was the first judge who had the boldness to send these criminals to Sing Sing, and there is no doubt that it was his spirited and legal action that has been instrumental in calling attention to that which is now the evil of the ago:— MEDICAL SOOETY OF THE COUNTY oF BRRKs,’ RRADING, Pa,, Sept. 8, 1871. Hon. Gunnino 8. Benroro :— My DEAR SIR—At tho last stated meeting of the Medical Boclety of the County of Berks, held in this city on the 5th Inst., the following resolutions were unanimously adopted as ression of Our feelings of gratitude to you for your earnest and decided efforta ‘to arrest the unnatural orime of sbortion thatis now assuming such fearful proportions in r land. “Not only are the large cltien of the Union cursed by these miserable trafickera in buman life, but in towns of this size, containing scarce forty thousand people, men and women are found who, as professed abortionista, and Known as such to the physicians anda large part of the general community, make but little secret of their abominabie occupation, The day, however, we hope, is not far distant when this crime will becalled vy its proper name, ani the law, y its intricacies, ig shield over as villanous erved the gallows, Dut change Its rnies of evidence and enable us to obtain tes: mony that will rid society of these miserable barnacies, Rince the adoption of the enclosed resolutions I see that you have siruck most emphatically at the root of the evil un- ‘er consideration, by urging that criminal abortion be rated As murder in the first degree, and punished accordingly. This wiil, no doubt, if adopted (as I hope it will be, not only in New York, but in this State, and, indeed, to all the courts of the crime than apy other the country), do more to arrest measure yet proposed. ‘In coucinsion permit me to say that, as you will no doubt observe, the resolutions I enclose ate the sane presented to rou ‘and passed by the New York Academy of Medicine jn May last; but they #0 fully embodied our own views and feelings that it was not deemed necessary to make any chango either in their sentiment or phraseology, except so far as locality requirea, ‘Hoping that your Iife and health may long be spared to deal oie abortionists as thi Am, sir, most re- ey deserve, 1 Tally, yours, & JOHN B. BROOKE, M.D. ‘Secretary Medical Soclety of the County of Medics Whi the bie rofession, who ich ia 80 alarm: to demand the interference Ny tho the medical heart the well-being and Integtity of society, the “Medical Boclety of the he members of do hereby heartily endorse the followin aaseil by the New York Academy of Medicine al rtoare ing {Medical Record No. 138 p. 181), compliment ing Judge Gunning 8, Bedford and District Attorney Garvin upon toeir action Ina recent case of abortion over which And we also wish to f7press our earnest ac udge Paxson, of Philadelphia, for bis ‘and just sentence ina similar case, which wi wed of by him. And that, to fully detine the po society with regard to ibis fearful erime, t hereby directed Ye paps this action at length crease men, especial have at thev presided, knowled able chal & = 6 Reading T¥mner aad Baigle— io esolved, That Std Gunsing 8. Bedtord, by bis manver of connecting the tris of thos notorious’ abortioniite a en of mankind, Wol and Thomas Lookup; of his address to, and by his cle: given to th jurles, and, finaily, ne! uy honored ine namie i ety, baa merited ihe consiuer- ibe Gonnty of 0 ber jal approval of tne Rociety of Berks," as he doubtless ery member of the profession who properly est {iha'sn ovlelal copy of thie expression of our n 4 ent to Judge Bed- by ti aap Je suinrites Felating 10 i 08, og er i vit, of New and to Su #0, jar tiay he NOOR W- o ‘an JOHN §. BROOKE, M. Sai sree 17 Medical Society County ot Berks, UTAH. Seeret Murders of the Avenging Angels. Two Mormon Bishops Indicted for Murder. A SHAKING OF THE DRY BONES The Federal Officers Resolute in the Discharge of Their Duties. The The Mineral Development of the Territory. SALT Lake City, Sept. 7, 1871. The damning murders that stain the history of Utah are expected to be brought up in the Third and Second United States Judicial District Courts during tho present sessions; and a blacker list of crime was never looked upon. It has been the custom of the Mormon apostles to boast of the few murders vbat had been committed within this Territory, compared with what has been done in the other Western Territories, and, 80 far as nambers are concerned, the fact is favorable to Utah; but that is stating a part of the case only and leav- ing out the important part of the statement. The murders that were committed In Montana, Idaho, Ne- vada and Colorado, in the early days of thelr history, were the culminations of contests between daring and reckless characters who were known to the Public in the commission of their crimes and who were dealt with according to law, paying the penalty of their acts with their lives; but a hun- dred or a thousand such murders had nothing like the horror and criminality about them as one of a secret murder, The officers of the law could deal with the former. They have hitherto been power- less to reach the latter, This is the CHARGE AGAINST BRIGHAM YOUNG, Every person who has lived here knows full well that nothing like the foul crime of secret muraer .—-TRIPLE SHEKT, forced to conceal themselves for the last twelve Bene ‘The oilicers of the law are ready to grasp One of Johnson’s counseliors, as an assistant bishop, reveals the whole story, and tells how John- son instructed him to hold a coroner's inquest, and fat his ordering he placed as foreman the Mayor of the city, Woo Was an active parucipator iu the snare that led to the murder of the apostates, and several ce Lond engnced tn those murders were on the A ack List of crime will bably no: e dayligt. probably now se THE BEGINNING OF THE BUSINFSS, ‘The Court will commence with the notorious Wil- Mam A. Hickman, Whose capture I reported last week, He maintains w sullen doggedness, and tells nothing; but Lopes are entertamed that he will let out the secrets of the Western inquisition, A gentie- man, who has always believed that Hickman was a victim of priestcrait more than @ bad man naturally, called upon him yesterday, aud had some induence with him in the right direction, He 1s not without hope that ‘Bull’? Will make a ciean breast of it. f Burton is not apprehended it ts very probable that the murderers of Dr. Robinson will be hunted up. The community 1s morally certain that a police- man, & notorious horse thief in Southera California before he came here, was an onlooker, if not a Lire, ator, in that affair, Ina small community ike this, when there were but a few Genules in the city, the police professed their inability to trace that fearful crime, Had it been a Mormon that was Killed they would have got his murderers that nigh instead of which nearly all of the police went hou to bed and feigned to Nave been sick, tired out, &c. Some few honest men among them did their best in runuing about, but they knew well that thé mur- derers were not to be fouud, ‘The Doctor had for some time contested @ piece of prone with the City Council, and 1t had given “the rethren"”’ a great deal of trouble, ‘The case was de- cided against the Doctor, and then the opportunity occurred when they could strike terror Into the hearts of the Gentiles, without, as they supposed, being suspected, But it was different with the mur dered man; he told his conusel the day before liz assussination that he then realized his danger. They could then kill nim aod plead, “What had we to gain by bis death? we have gained the suit.’ The idea of protection gave birth to the resolution to terrily the “land jumpers.’? A tew days alter this sult was dectded the “Avenging Anges” weut to work. He was & doomed man, At midnight a rap was heard at the Doctor's door, He answered, ‘Smith had @ brother Who had just broke his Ao on the State road; & inwe had fallen upon hima little distance from the Doctor's residence, and he wanted his professtonal services Immediately.’ Instunctively fis young wile dreaded evil and warned him not to go; but the Doctor’s humanity predominated over his wiles | and hisown fears. He had not gone more than a hundred yards when he was attacked with some- thing ke a hatchet and struck across the face, A cry was heard, a pistol shot followed, and in a mo- ment @ Chrisuan gentleman lay weltering in bis gore, the sacrifice of a priestly rule, krom the viclwity of the body no fewer than eight persons Were seen running, yet not a whisper of the guilty Parties was ever heard. Avout that same time several gentlemen, friends of the Doctor, were attacked at midnight and fled from the city. ‘Lhe reasons for attacking them are clearly traceaple, and without doubt the murderers of Dr. Robinson were the same, With the untiring perseverance of the new United States Attorney, and with the facts already in the possession of his predecessor and the counsel of the can be undertaken or executed without | murdered gentleman, it is not unlikely tbat the foul the acquiescence of the Church digni- } blot will be brought to daylight. tarles, The Mormons, as a people, can Capit the Utah that seeks admission into the in no manner be held responsible for the VENGEANCE NOT DESIRED. midnight assassinations that disgrace our records, for they deplore them as much as do any citizens of the United States; but the leaders know all about these murders, and without their direction they are never undertaken, Fortunately for the ends of jus- lice, men who were formerly connected with the Mormon Church, and who were driven from it by the atrocities that they were forced to witness, aro now volunteering evidence to bring the guilty to punishment. Before the ruling of His Honor Judge McKean, the Chief Justice of the Terrivory, that the United States Marshal was the oMcer of his court and not the ‘Territorial Marshal of Brigham’s creation, it was impossible to obtain an indict- ment against a prominent Mormon for any- thing. O/ the small fry of Mormons they were less particular, aud occasionally contributed one of their own number to the Penitentiary; but for Brig- ham Young and the priesthood of apostles there is not a Mormon in church fellowship who would tell the truth when it would lead to the crimination of their leaders. They are TAUGHT TO LIE SYSTEMATICALLY, and no threats of judicial vengeance can shake them, and how could they be expected to do other- wise? To these poor, slave-bound people Brignam is the Vicegerent of God; he is the Moses of modern Israel, and has the power to bind on earth and to pind in heaven; to loose on earth and to loose in heaven, Though thelr sins were like crimson, by the breath of his mouth they become white as wool, He has taught them not only pri- vately but publicly that the Gentiles should be swept off the earth with the besom of destruction and should not stand in the way of his progress, and hence the more valiant are the faithful the nearer they are to grace and beatitude, Bring a Mormon into a court of justice and he will tell the truth on everything of no lmportauce; draw him on to evidence against the priesthood and he will never tell the truth. He will equtvocate, ho ‘Will mentally reserve; he will ite out of whole cloth, Such has been the case from the very beginning, and until Judge McKean put the selection of the Juries into the nands of the United States Marshal ‘there could not possibly be @ Mormon conviction of any importance. When Brigham took HIS FAVORITE WIFE, Amella Folsom, a worn out frontier belle, General Connor, commanding the troops here at that time, offered to the United States Judges to arrest Brig- ham for the violation of the Anu-Polygamic law of 1862 if the Judges prepared the papers and placea them in bis hands for execution, They intended to do so and the affair leaked out. Brigham had a con- venient, pliable United States Juage at his control, and this disgracefal recreant fixed up the whole affair to prevent the other United States Judges from acting in concert with General Connor. — Brig- ham’s Judge got the aMdavit of one of Brigham’s own employés charging him with polygamy. The United States Marshal, another pilant tool, together with the Judge, got the Church dignitary to give ball till the action of the Grand of was known. Notwithstanding all the brag and empty boasting of the Mormon leaders that they would \ake as many wives as they gee and take the consequences, on this memorable occasion the Grand Jury, with an apostle as ts foreman, actually returned before the Judge, and, upon their solemn oaths, declared that there was no evidence that Brigham Young had taken another wife since 1862, That Brigham Young had taken another wife was as well Known to every manon that Grand Jury as was any fact in life known; but, rather than indict their chief, they went through this farce, perjured themselves, and the woman Folsom was in that case designated a3 only bis mistress, Here was the opportunity for this braggart to have shown his manliness and to have openly avowed that polygamy was his sacred and religious faith, instead of which he skulked behind tue perjury of his *‘brethren,” and branded the woman as his paramour, | Such 1s au illustration of Mormon jurors and Mormon wit- nesses, THE WORK TO BE DONE. The hearts of loyal men were falling them last week, fearing that there might bea figurehead ne luted as United States District Attorney for the ‘erritory; but the wire brings the glad tidings that Colone! Wickizer has been appointed. It ts the best appointment that could have been made, and the Gentiles rejoice. The Colonel} has been here for two years or more, as United States special mall agent Jor the Territories, and is the most active and thorough man that has ever been here in the service of the government in that department. He is a clear-headed, indomitable worker; is the very picture of General Jackson, physically and mentally. Ho will go through the murder cases that have so often been attempted and have failed, and bring the guilty to punishmeat if it 1s humanly pos- sible, THE PRINCIPAL VICTIMS have been apostates, with afew pode, Gentiles, such as Dr. Robinson. At the last session of the ‘Third District Court a true bill for murder was found against the Sherif of the county, Robert T. Bure ton, the Major General of the Nauvoo lon, and’ he has been concealed ever since. Burton flerce madman in the hands of Brigham Young, and When sent some years Since to serve writs against apostates be kilied, itis charged, a prophet rival of Brigham's, and at the same time a woman who sought to protect the unarmed man. She was de- liberately shot dead. This Burton wad one of the most prominent men in the Church, Sheri@ of the county, member of the City Council, Major General of the Legion, Bishop of the Fifteenth ward and bus- band of three wives, The United States Marshal has kept close watch after him fora year, so that these muitifartous duties have been attended to by proxy or neglected, ‘Tuls is another instance of thelr bravery, BISHOP JOHNSON CONCEALED. Sixty miles south of this place {s Springville, a Mormon settlement, cursed with the history of the most terrible murders on record. Its bishop, Ad ron Johnson, ts the husband of nine wives, three of whom are sisters, and personally, apart from his re- ligion, Would be regarded a ‘clever, good citizen’? anywhere, He was said to ve the drector of a series of murders in that place in 1836 tuat fill the soul with horror. The offence of the victims was the de- sire to quit Mormonism and to leave the Territory, ‘The records of those times exnibita reign of terror Yo ho one could believe possible in the United Lates, ‘The testimony against Johnson links with him @ letter from Brigham Young. IHlalf a dozen adida- vits have been made to the effect that Johnson called his men together and read to them Brig- m’s letter, and the murders were soon after com- mitted, With his usual cunning Brigham does not commend the deed, but, as reported, says in the letter to Bishep Johnson that if they (the tates) should make a break, he “would be sorry to hear a favorable report; but the better way 18 to lock the stable door before the horse ts stole Bishop Jonnson knew the meaning of all that, and he and his associates i All those terrible crunes have been No ono desires to see the Mormon community again in trouble, and vengence upon Brigham Young or his elders 1s not desired, Security is the demand, ‘Lhe bloodstained kuite and the deadly re- volver that have held the peopie ln terror, must be kpown no more, Here is the finest climate on tho Western Con- tnent, With a promising mineral development that casts into the shade the wealth of ali the surround- ing Terriiories, We want peace, but an honorable peace. We want te security that sacred life de- Inands; but it never can be known here till this midnight assassination 1s visited with the stern re- aliues of the law. THE MINING INTERESTS, The discoveries of new lodes are of such common Occurrence that special notices would sound like a purpose, It may be said with coniidence that there has been no disappointment from the beginning. We know nothing yet of reaction, but we are trea! ened with something nearly as bad. The Union Pacific Company has been playing the dog in the manger, and the exportation of ores is ata stand- still. The oficers of that company are supposed to know their own interests, and, doubtless, they think they are pursuing the best course to Insure it; but it does not seem so to us here, Since the new election of controlling officers they have raised the tariff of treights, so that nothing but the very lughest grade of ores Can be profitably shipped over that line, Tne result 1s there are hundreds of thou- sands of tons of silver ore lying at the ‘‘dumps’’ of the mines, and the poor men are worsted, The Union Pacific Railroad Company may hold out long enough to force the acceptance of thelr rates of freight, or they may, if the ore can possibly carry thatamount of charge, force the abandonment of the mines altogether, They injure the growth and development of the West, they naturally cut off a great deal of travel, and thus finally ruin their own enterprise. In some respects the Territory wil) be the gainer, for smelting and refining works will un- doubtedly be erected, 80 that bullion only wiil be exported. It is to be hoped that they will come to second sober thought. EAPPY NEW YEak. Initial Services of the Hebrew Rosh Hashn~ na—Sermou by Dr. Gutheim in Tomple Emanuel. The Jewish new year 6632 was ushered in last evening with appropriate services in all the synagogues of this city. In the orthodox churches | the ordinary Sabbath prayers were recited, together with certain special prayers and psalms designed for this festival The weather was certainly un- favorable to a large turnout of the congregations, but the overshadowing importance of the festival compelled the male members espectaily to appear before the Lord in their several piaces of worship. In Forty-fourth street synagogue there was a goodly attendance of male persons, though but few females, In ‘Thirty-fourth street there was also a large attendance, and a better representation of the fair sex than in the former. One noticeable feature of the occasion in the orthodox synagogues was tho total absence of the scarfs or phylacterles worn by the male members, The readers, however, retained them, 60 that they might bear the sins of the people petore the Lord, Another noticeable feature was the covering of THE CURTAINS OF THE ARK, of the pulpit ana of the reading desk with white cloths, in token of the purity of the year upon which they are entering. In the Forty-fourth street syna- gogue, owing to some defect in the gas metre, and the consequent dimuness of the lights, the effect was especially solemn. In the Temple Emanuel the congregation was large in view of the wet evening, and on the street outside a double row of carriages awaited the close of the service toconvey the owners “high and dry” to their respective homes, After the usual prayers here Dr. Gutheim preached a very thoughful ser- mon on the immediate lessons suggested to Isracl- ites by this memorial day. The characteristics of the day, he remarked, are seriousness, reflection and meditation. The pastand the future rise up befor e the mental vision, and he asked many pre- sent if the hour did not awaken some sweet or bitter recollections, some new hopes or fears? The heart 1s beset with commottons atthe return of every new year, What changes may be wrought, and what have been actually wrought of adversity or prosperity, of healtn or sickness, of life or death during the past or the pre- sent year! But, whatever may be our experiences or hopes, one thought seizes the mind with irresis- tible force, namely—the brevity and transitory na- ture of lite, The inspired vard, in Psalm xxxix., be this thought prominently out when he asks the Lord to make him know the number of his days, bow long he had to live, and adds—“Behold, my days are but a span long, and MY YRARS ARE AS NOTHING before Thee,’ This prayer 13 most suitable at the close of the old and the opening of the new year, What hopes and wishes, plans and projects are entertained and devised for the future! What were proposed at the beginning of the year which has just past and is now biending with the ocean of evernity! Still the heart finds no tranquillity and peace, because its cherished plans and projects remain unaccomplished, The year seems long In prospective, but brief and transient when past. It comprises our earthly existence, which is a8 nothing before God, How soon the days hasten on and we fy away! How often Is life ended before it 1s well began, and how often does death nip in the bud the tender plant! Parents, as well ag children, are taken away within the year, and what is our life compared with the future—with eternity ? It 13 AM inconsiderabie part of the whole. And wo are now reminded that another year ites benind us, as well as before us, Happy are we if we remember the lessons which the new year teaches, Life is short and time is fleeting, Fathers and mothers, arents and children were urged ior uly reason = to rejoice «in each other's love and friendship, for who knows what may come on the morrow, Husbands and wives were advised to banish from their hearts and homes the spirit of enmity and evil and everything which might distur) their peace, because life is short and time 1s feeting. Friends toward friends and brothers toward sisters were enjoined to begin the Reg with new aims, to dry their tears, to moderate thelr grief and become reconciled to THE BREVITY OF ALL THINGS RARTHLY, because grief is short-lived as well as joy, and eter- nity alone offers pure and lasting joy, and true hap- iness and permanent peace. Tho Doctor continued Iran eloquent manner to urge upon his audience the brevity of human life; the changeable nature of wealth, pleasure, fame and everything which men seek ond. get thotr hearts upon here, and to exhort them to set their hopes and desires on God and eternal things, and toendeavor always to have a consciousness of duty fulfilled, aud thus to enjoy the puulle and the favor of Gods 5 GAMBLERS IN GOLD. Wail Street Leckers-Up in a Quandary, Plucky Judge Bedford Challenges a Clique and Calls Them to Account, What the Lock-Up Means—What Is Intended and All About It—Interview with a Broad Street Bull—How the Bull Bellowed. Quite a stir was occasioned in Wall street yester> day afternoon when tho evening papers appeared with the charge of City Judge Bedford to the Grand Jury, for the last sharp trick of the bull clique re- sulted badly for many of the persons who were en- } €aged tn it, as they were placed on trial, tried and found wanting in moral rectitade, The charge of the fearless City Judge was ominous of coming woe to many and was unmistakeable In its terms, It ‘Will be found in another column, Tt appears that @ clique has been formed in Wall street TO LOCK UP GOLD, enhance {ts price, and, of course, embarrass bust: ness, Itis alleged that Daniel Drow is .the head of the combination, though others are of opinion that ittsaconcerted attempt on the part of the Syndl- cate to sastain themselves in their postion a control the market for gold and governments. ever this may be, there are enough facts to show that a well-conceived conspiracy 13 on foot to paralyze business and place tho money market at the fect of the clique, who, for some time past have been trying to “bull”? gold. Very few peopie understood the situation, The war between Prussia aud France drained the coun- try of from Ofty to seventy-five miillons in specie, gold being of more value there than it was here. Last spring gold was quoted here at 110; but a clfque was formed in the bull interest and that rate could not be reduced, This clique indulged in the idea that gold would continue to rise. The SCARCITY OF THE PRECIOUS METAL caused by the enormous imports encouraged the clique, and they kept on buying gold. Secretary Boutwell, in floating his new loan, tried to keep gold down, ana the clique were stimulated to buy it. ‘The operators were better financiers than Mr. Bout- well, and the market was ‘milked.’ The clique had and held $6,000,000 of gold and laughed at the Secretary. They hold that sum now. There were, on the other hand, some men in the street who be- Meved that gold would fall in sympathy with the rising fortunes of the new loan, and these went short of gold in the expectation of buying it cheaper. These parties sold gold at 111 to 113, and since that gold has been rising and the bears have lost heavily, Under these circumstances the bears had to do something, and tt 18 suspected on the Btreet that the District Attorney must have been well PRIMED WITH PRIVATE INFORMATION criminating the bulls, Hence the charge of His Honor Judge Bedford. However this may be, the fact remains that much alarm, not unmixed with indignation, exists in fnancial circles, It must be remembered, however, that the lock-up clique have made no movement as yet and are perfectly pas- sive; until something 1s proved against them they are NOT DISPOSED TO SQUEAL. They are now charged with the intention of re moving gold from the market and it 1s to be be seen whether they will carry out the programme pre- pared for them. ‘They may, by skilful combinations, withdraw all the gold from the market and paralyze business and yet laugh at the omicers of the law. The old Con- spiracy law does not cover such cases sufficiently to enable the District Attorney to prosecute with any hope of conviction, Aman has aright to put by his gold and bank {tif he likes without the inter. ference of the law officers, and fifty men of wealth can do the same thing the same day and WHO DARB SAY BOOT It would be hard to prove conspiracy. What the law oOflicers can do is to indict the holders of gold who charge usurious Interest, The rate for the us¢ of gold was one day last August 365 per cent per an- num. Lenders at this rate are usurers and are liavl¢ to conviction for usury, as of course they are for any rate over seven per cent. A HERALD reporter paid a visit to the oMce of one of the most prominent bulls in Wall strect yesterday and heard A STATEMENT OF THE CASE, which was Interesting and new, Sald this gentleman to the reporter:—‘‘At the opening of our war there was from $350,000,000 ta $400,000,000 gold in circulation, ‘Then during the war it was estimated that the entire amount was sentabroad in coin, Since the war was concluded the gold in banks and tn the hands of tne peopl¢ has been reduced to $100,000, Of this the govern- ment holds seven-elgnts, if {t does not actually hold all. And tt is Boutwell’s fault. He nas been FORGING DOWN THE PRICE OF GOLD, and has been endeavoring to make if cheaper than the products of the country. See how we are. Our national securities held in Europe sum up $1,000,000,000, which is an actual mortgage upon this country. The Europeans hoid other mortgages on us in State and local bonds to the extent of an- Other $1,090,000,000—$2,000,000,000 in all. This requires us to pay $120,000,000 interest in gold to foreigners annually. So, sir, you see how we stand, We are bankrupt and really without credit, Our Imports exceed our exports by $70,000,000, which leaves a deficit of $190,000,000 to be supplied an- nually, elther by silpment of coin or additional ob- ligauions on our property. WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT? When our securities are stopped (through any convulsion abroad) we shall have to draw upon our reserve, and our reserve does not amount to much, We have not coin enough in the country to sustain such @ demand for six months. The people are not blind, and certainly we on the street have not out eyes shut. We watch pretty sharply, I can tell you, the Mnancial condition, and we know what's The majority of us are “bulla,’) be “bulls”? until Boutwell changes hit olicy or is compelled to change it. The ideas ave given you govern us in dealing in gold. We expect a gold famine before long; depend upon ti sir, it cannot be avoided. Boutwell made a grea’ mistake in not holding the reserve money in the ‘Treasury to redeem tho currency of the country, in- stead of paying It out to redeem bonds which were not aue, which you know he did, Then he was ridiculous in permitting gold to be shipped out ot the country—gold that he might as well have kept. Another thing. OWING TO BOUTWELL’S POLICY tho foreigners can draw ail our coin away in a day and leave us crippled. They can do this by the re. lipment of our bonds (suppose by ‘conspiracy’’), or @ sudden demand for money on the other side. What chance would Boutwell have contending with the financial men of Europe; his $100,000, 000 against their billions, eh? Um! this has to do,” remarked the reporter, “And all “with the alleged conspiracy to look up gold?” “certainly, it has,” replied Mr, Bull. “The coud+ try bas NO CONFIDENCE IN THE SECRETARY, and the Secretary has no confidence in the coune try—at least ne acts as If he had not, and 80 we move to bankruptcy. Everybody who has gold will lock w Up just now and await events. That’s wy Opill- 100," “Then Lam safe In asserting,” remarked the re- rter, “that @ ‘lock-up’ is inevilable ta @ few. 317 i Yee, was the reply, ‘I think that within a few days every man on the street who has gold will ‘lock it up’ and keep it locked until Grant or Provis, dence gives us @ Secretary of the ‘Treasary who CAN SPELL THE WORD FINANCE.” The reporter then took his leave, lolly satisfied that Judge Bedford showed commendable energy, and that there was occasion for his Interferences Ag yet there has been no disturbance in the mone, market consequent on the charge of Judge Bedford, and the gold rate 1 easy. The money article 'Y. another column will explain the sivuation. THE CHILDREN'S HOME AT BINGHAMTON, Brvauamrton, N. ¥., Sept. 15, 1871, The examination of A. C. Van Epps, Superintend: ent of the Susquehanna Valley Home, by an inde. pendent committee of prominent citizens by the re quest of the managers of the Home, has been con: cluded, and the committes is taking testimony from ail who know of the Home management, So far the puvlished charges, except that relating to the chau have not been sustained, but some addly tonal i ularities in ‘iiscipuine have come to lights Otherwise the management seems to have been isfactory. There 13 much pubito feeling, howe’ ‘The examination ts thorongh, and the aclon © bq taken Wil prevent any furtuer ALUAOa ~