The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1871, Page 5

LAURA D. FAIR. Letters from Her “Lonely Cell” to Mr. George Lionel Stevens, ef New York. She Reviews Her Trial and Makes Many Accusations. What She Thinks of the Press o the “Pacific Slope.” Why Have Recent Murderers in fan Fran- cisco Escaped Punishment ¢ “It Depends on Who is Killed and Who the Killer.” Mrs. Fair Dramatizing a Poem in Prison. Her Appeal to Get “Exact Facts” Before the World. New York, Deo. 11, 1871. To THs EDITOR oF THE HERALD:— The most interesting feature of Mrs. Fair's trial, and that which especially won my admiration aud constrained me to undertake a noble effort, volun- tarily to assume the defensive protection, which she @ppeared tobe in need of, in the face of glaring perseculors, Was the imtrepid and earnest manner im which Mrs. Fair sought to put herself right before the Court and pubilc. The Judge on the vench eheckea her for her candor, observing, “sho was injuring herself.” Mrs, Fair replied— “JUDGE, I HAVE NO DISGUISES,” and, without remarking that the expression of the Judge was 4 hint to the Jury, equivalent to telling the jury she was convicting herself, which was a matter for their consideration and not the Judge’s— tas point [have had the honor to allude to in a more lengthy document, But the words “I have no disguises” wero so well put by the aay that, in my opinion, that one rebuke of the Judge alone entitled her to acquittal. Approving at all times honesty !n tho giving of evidence, Icontinue to applaud and will ever sus- tain tho principle adopted by Mrs. Fair as worthy Of spectal notice and esteem in ner favor. In every Particular approving the “no disguise’ testimony, Ihavo the pleasure to hand the NEw YORK HERALD two adaitional letters which [have taa the honor to receive from the lady, and which 1 am sure will receive the sympathy, EVEN WITI TEARS, from tne readers of the HERALD, as surely as the pitiful statements of her persecution, with eloquence ‘ana candor and natural indignation, have won tho sympathy of the gentleman—the penner of this let. ter—who feels himself highly gratified and honored by the confidence which the lady has placed in him, ugh @ generous interest manifested for her in her favor, and which no man of sentiment and honor Oould do other than, in an equal degree, dcmon- stratively indulge. The Supreme Court allowed ‘fifteen days for the Qing of a brief,” which must mean, trom the gen- erous remarks of Judge Wallace, on the bench, on pee ease side, @ new trial will, of necessity, be r On the 9th of October I telegraphed to the indy, to console and reassure her, “Trust in God. It is allright. You are sale.” Prophecy is fulfiiling. GEORGE LIONEL STEVENS, Laura PD. Fair to Mr. Stevens—Firet Letter, SAN FRANCISCO, Noy, 8, 1871. p. GEORGE. LiowtY. STEVENS :— RAR SIH--I have thought much and deeply upon your position and willin ness to come to San Francisco if your mee can be of service, and believe me my dear Fir, T appreciate your kiodness, and wil, if necessary, ao- knowledge Is pleasant that there 1s yet some moral bravery and nobliity of soul left on this earth, But ab! bow gad to k Ww it does not exiat In the men of nowadays— the “bo: 8 youcell them. It ts indeed time for women wlook to their rights when men have ceased to be protect- ors, but become persecutora, Iam aahamed to say that notil trial Thad never giveo the subject a thought nor read a rage paper. This is saying a great deal, but it’s u fact, aad when the bewspapers classed me as @ “WOMAN'S RIGUTS WOMAN.” Idid not fully comprehend what the words meant, as the {dea hid formerly always jarred upon my feeliny nd I, fore, never investigated, but rather avolded the T have learned by unprotected aa J le es, It is pitiable, under these circumstances, to be a wo- man, You will scarcely believe it, but during my incarceras Hon here there ave occurred no leas than a dozen cases where men have killed one another or kiile! some woman, bave been tried and acquitted; yet the press ralsed no hud and crv over many of them. There was no combination en- tered ers to ruin them, morally or the vile slander which depraved ved at them time, Inone person's life less precious im the eyes of the jaw than another, pe that the killing of one is less dangerous than auother ? fa 18 LAW A FARO, # burlesque on justice, a pliable weapon in the hands of cor- Fupt Courts and atierneys, to be subverted at their will and to suit their purposes ? ‘There {s the ASK OF FREDFRICK CLARK, the son of a San Francisco attorney, who shot and killed « man—shot him in the back while he (the man) was geiting dowa from his wagon to enter and get bls working tools trom the premises held by Fred Clark's father, and about ich there had bene ai ation=-Clark having onsted the btful owner, placing bis gon op the premises to Keep pos Sesion. Fred Clark sald be tola the man not to come tn, ‘and he shot him to protect his tather's property; yet the man he shot (Reid) had not got enttreiy off his wagon and yas not armed. But through some manipulation, ply to, moneyed attorneys of San Francisoo—Fred Clark's er being very wen Grand Jury did not even in- dict him, Reta, whom be killed, was a ‘OOP, LARD-WORKING MAN, m Bo infuential friends. The people of Oakland, where aad known joting occur pposite San Francisco), were indignant, ern talk of an effort to be made to have him indicted by the next H comes to the test, t injustice, where cu y sep torward and lave outrage and take about i fone of my busin ry ; but when the black Oppression goes on. In another case here in the ety» man named GUNN REOFIVED A LETTER, Yelling bim that a young man, who had been apparently eourting is sister, way making certain boasta avout Ler. Gunn went to ber aud demanded to know ther true position toward each other, She told him, He tven sought the ung man and killed him, and at once let out on ball. jen the trial took piace he was acquitted. because “he was wrouglit up to such a pitch of excttement that he was not re- sible for what he wid.” ‘ihe time it took to read the Wier, seek his sister, then find the man, was not, to the minds of the jury, {t seems, sufficient or him to’ become galm eno to bi held responsivie, and then It was reveng- ing @ sister, T suppose; but what if there had been no ‘brother, no fathor, nv male relative WHOM THE DISGRAOR HURT, {and she, even though her mind and heart were a wreck at the ‘me from jong agony and not respon: had taken the live gf,uis man, would she bare ‘been acquitted aa, was her ther? We know she would not. Law in Cailfornia ap- Geeaeer'. different persons, It depends on who is ied, and who the killer, whetner the scales of justice are eveniy balanced. Do you suppose, for one moment, had Mr, Crittenden shot ine that Le would have beon incarcerated for @ year without bail as 1 have been, or, when tried, con- victed ? No. Inside of twenty-four bours he would have ‘been out on bail, and, when tried, acquitted. ‘That is just the diderence. There is another case—@ mau named Colien, ‘and another, O'Donnell, were tndicied for MURDERING A WOMAN, They were allowed 10 go on bail of $10,000 each. Cohen left the cily, nu the case Was considered of suilicient Importance to allow of sending detectives a:ter him and bringing him back. ‘They were then kept in jail, and when their cases ame up for trial—which was on the Ith of Sepiember—here at the Aasistant District Attorney did (Byrne the Dis- fok)—demand that & yolle p and itwas done. Why was th lily looked into when t ted—“worked up" by the detectives, as it is called— Row then were they 60 GUDDENLY aTRIPrED of their !mportance nud the reguisite evidence to convict? I wil give you a bint as to the re: Distriet Attorney Byrne, the prosecuting atioraey ag elected, and term could be tant demanding as a man of the palation ot Us Lite 0 you. ‘These are cases world, can unders fair better than faving occurred since 1 was firet tocarcerated ethers } wii cali your sttention at some uture time. In my ast letter 1 did not give you all the points relative tothe perjury of Henry A Beacn, Iwill do sonow. The Aildavit of OUARLFS W, FOU bei OF TRUOKER, which I did not give you, ix as sollows:— That at orabsut the tine. wall shooting occurred hey thie jant and (be said Heach, boarded aud took teir meats at house of Mra. & Welch, and that be, the eald Bi ted, o his adiant, that pe, thi You remember bh DENIAL OF THIS BY BEACH. I knew Charies W. Young whlie | was ul Truck member of having before thal tine heard that Mrs, Fair had red for pecuntary relief to the Masonic lodge at San \eisen, oF to the asonie Board of Kelle, ana of her ung reused, Dut I was not connected at that time with (he loular body to whieh nor did } oppose her tun; Mr. You falidarit in statiog ‘Mra. Fair or that wi plied, or that I had oppo ° seasons for my oppo! i Lda not a member of the body to whi iow follows mr situa. ne thow chang app when {ade NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, cation; also one from the gentleman who made the applica- tion for me;— being a depones and says that sbe applied to. th sworn, ang abe jedto the MinSoio Wateranty for relief, as the widow of William D. Fatr, an the year 1862; my husband had not been dead @ — WALTER MH, TOMPEIN! depores and have known the de- above ci ;, since 1850, ahe t! ; cogdocher, Texas ; that it next met her in San Francisco on her arrival here in 1867, and that he has known her ever since; tbat afflant remembers th when she, the defendant, married Colo air, and remembers the time and circumstances of the death of theaald Colonel Fair; that afiant understood that Fair, was, at the itme of his death, a member of ler; tbatshe, Mrs, Fair, made ‘application to id and assistance on the ground member of the ordc! im destitute circumstances, urther says that its from Masons showii it b= Beach, was a member of the Board to which T applied, an at the time I applied, as there was but one board to which ‘application for relief could be made, GEORGE T. KNOX being sworn, d pei and saya—-That the Master Masons of the form and constitute, and always did so in Ovhfornia, ‘of Rellet to which parties applied, as widows o Masons and members in distress, and it was and is only board to which to apply. in another allidavit Georgo I. Knox further deposes and aays—That he was a resident of the city and county of San r 1861 to date, and that he was amet No.1, Free and Accepted Masons; that he acquainted with Henry A. Beach, one of the Jurore ln the above entitled casey aud “knew Lim ana Freemason and Master of Crockett Lodge, No, 188, Free CC] asons, sud consequent! Rie Rellel Committee’ trom 138i tolaay > Vat # Member of Tappilel to the Masons, you remember, in the year 1662 Toren iy Pees apntron ion tae Masons calc, upon me, only one 01 ‘Dose Lame now remember—viz., Aiex- ander G, Abell. One of the other two, “ak 1 FREL QOONVINCED, waa this very same Keach, for the appearance 1s the same. The expression of the man’s faco was indelibly impressed upon my mind at the time, owing tna remark he made, an the face of Bexch affected me disagreenbly in the same w: T could not resist the feeling, much as bis answer on bie vet dive seemed to contradict the idca of a cause for such fecl- When the Masons called I was not tt ie, beg — 9 RAGE as geemt e Mist in order to get ansistanc: Mem—tor my husband had not been dead a year mad se clothes I possessed at bis death were atill in good conaition, My house was well furnished, but the furniture, as I proved to them, unpald for, I hav'ng bought the furniture on credit, with the understanding tuutso much each mouth was to be paid on i until allthe ¢->t was paid, Atthe time the debt was incurred there was cvery inducement leding me to the belief that I would be ubie to meet my payments, Ail my Yooms were well rented to members of the Legislature, which rt tial the’ ee he haste) hi several months {natainenta, But when the Legislatn journed (it was the term held here during the went tnpatis Bacramento) I feil behind with my ments, and was threatened with a total loss of everything, even that which bad been paid, as my furolture would not have brought sold at auction—mpore than te remaining amountdue upon it. 1 {not wish the Aasous to give me that which is ¢ with them, @ pittance each month, and thus see eh heir hands, but REE AE A sheGGam on their hands, but simply that they would assist me at particular thne, go that in the future could support yee and family, ‘The man’ who ao resemblea Beach turned to me, and the following words consittute all the reitef they gave “éL am surprised, madam, that so handsome a woman ap you should tnd 8 Hecesuary to apply to the Masons for as aistance. My indignation rendered me speechless, and I merel: showed them the door, God and my own soul sione know hal I have suffered in my struggles with povert This contemptibie Alexander G, Abell, when the Beach matter was belog Investigated in Gourt, sent In his alidavit TRYING ‘10 GORREN BEAGH by stating that at the ttme the application was made he called upon the lady, but did not know whether it was me. Upon this my atiomney went with me during Tecens, to Abell's office that he inight identify me, Dut he got out of that by refuning to seo me. Why my attorneys did mot compel him to come tnto court I don't know, for tuere that matter ended. ‘The Mason who brought the Masonic records {nto Court to be examined, during the recess, sald (handing the book and taking @ seat beside my counsel, Mr. Cook, who {a also # Mason, though he does uot alfiliate with them) :— “Mr, Cook, it won't do to tiapéach @ Master Mason.” Both my mother and myself heard him say this. I then took my chtid by the hand, stood before him, saying:— In your efforts to screen an unwortny , £01 God's sake, remetaber you are doing so to the injury of & DFAD MABON’S CHILD, This fa my daughter, and her dead father, Cotonel F @ Mason.” Its face colored up and Le mide me no A.V, Crittenden was a Mason, Samuell H. Dwinelle is a Mason, Alexander Campbe |, counsel employed by the prose- oution and formerly Dwineile's law partner, is a Mason Henry C. Boyed, the Sheriff of 1 urt, is a Mason, and hai made sizes be was placed In that position G90,U00. “How did he dott? Sixof my jurors were Masons, and H. H. Byrne, the District Attorney, Lam told, 1s also a Mason; but of that 1 am not sure. ‘4 THE “PACIFIO CLUB” here 1s composed of the judges of the courts, the attorneys and bankers of San Francisco, and I have never yet heard of hi gs to the club who fs not a Mason.” That c’ub von agaluat me—per Ip all this ia easy to see the “power behind th and why Iwas not tned like any other person, and wh: was sentenced to a public execution, never before done, that Teun remember, at least not in this’ State, and why tbe war- rant was given for publication to these decent (1) daily pas pera, who gave it word for word, DESCRIBING WITIL GREAT GUSTO how it looked, bow edged with black and tied with black ribbon; in fact, all the horrible details connected with {t were minutely given. And this is what met the eyes of my poor old mother, Thi the advanced stage of elvilization which Callfornia claims over other Slates! Oh! shane upon this nineteenth century, when the prees of a civilized nation will remain silent in the face of 8UCH DEGRADING BARDARISM. upon San Francisco and its bloated, besotted, lecherous Courts and attorneys! And to think that no pen'was wield ed, n ised to cry down such atrocity, equal, if uot greater than in the days of the Inquisition, In my next I wil show you bow the Court stepped down and joined the prosecution against mo, Have you any objectionsto portions of the advanced copy of tho appeal which you sent, or the whole of ft, as may m best, being published as communications over your nature OF nom de plume? Vleuke let me know in your next, This letter has been written at intervals. My strength will not Ht of my writing continuously for any length of time, and some days I was not able to write at all, which to me {a a great deprivation, as that and reading is my salvation now. My case was begun In the Supreme Court on last Saturday. The argument closed to-day, but I am only abie to speak of one side of the case, as THE WRETOUED PAPERS have not given the argument of my counsel, but have been pater: to publish wuat the prosecution sald. Is is not in arn do apparent that I should think’a community of int 1 people would raise thelr voices against it ? Wish you could get the New. York press to call attention to such A mean, one-sided action, and bold them up to the just contempt of all HONEST, JUBTICE-LOVING PROPLE. Just read the Bu/lein of the 18th inst., and see for yourself. From that it seems that Campbell almost argued ‘the caso ‘in and uttered the most fagrant falsehoods, which, b: p eople cannot know to be false. ‘or I am so powerless bere with © gagged press, { the iength of my letters faticue you tell me so, for Tam fearful I have already trespassed too much upon your time; but my loxging for help is so great that 1 have hoped by telle ing yon the exact facts you might get some paper to give them to the world. How very foolish Alexander Campbell's remarks to the Supreme Court are when you come to analyze them, For instance, be says “I nad no character to lose when Mr, Crittenden first met me," and then, in the same breath, that “Mr, Crittenden and his family were living with me in my house.” Now, if the rst were true, is it Ukely tho second could be also ? With thanks for your patience and kindness, Tam most respectiully yours, &c., LAURA D. FAIR, ly, tl ry to help me in this, Laura D. Eair to Mr. Stevens—Second Letter. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 25, 1871, ‘3 of the The Mr, G, L, STEVENS: — DEAR Sin— Yestersi I received your two lett he arti rom the HkRAtLD. not see in what part of the articlo it was ease send me the paper in which it Enew the date, { could yet it hore. Tt ts to know the {tl particuiars of a calamity, no maite disagreeable, rather than be In suspense with (he imagination fotil up the gaps. coud uot gather trom your letters, oF the eraued ime, 4 knowledge of what had beeu done, Tam fuciined to believe, that the editor spoke truly when he denied any intention to wound either your feelings or mine. ‘The press here, I feel convinced, has been aubsidized to fol- low the course it hns toward me. The press jn New York aid fe, of course, taken their cue from tha papers here, but I cannot believe the editor of the HERALD, or uny other eaitor (unless utterly demoralized, would continue to wrong me and wilfully misrepresent my case, after it is put {ruthtully before bim as you are now doing, I a ae yop sat faith in mankind, with an example auch as you yourset ave given me, proving that there still exists honésty and ly of purpose In some. Cam truly sorry that your feelings have been #0 wrought up about it aud that! have been the cause of harassing you; but, indeed, I truly think the editor did not so Intend, and, you know it fs the invention which makes a thing wrong, and then the men employed are often very careless; at least it is but just to give bimthe benelit of the doubt. Thave been feeling quite sick for a week past, but now that Lam beiter shail deyote the next few days to writing you Siengily letter, What T meant by not wishing that which f wrote to be garbled w: 4 the publisher alouid not that privilege, but any passage you tink best omitted you are at perfect liberty to erase, ad I feel it would then be do: for my beneht. Tenclose you ® short articie from the Pi nee’ the only paper In San Francisco that has boldly defied and BXPOBED THE INJUBTIOR done me upon my tral, But, being n woman suffrage paper all the hatred which is felt Tor that cause has veen hurie against me, [hope some of the New York papers can bo induced to notice this one-aldet course, Tt goes to prove just what I stated io the letter wiich you had puvilshed. ‘With reyard to what [ wrote you, we notiried © to pubiteh th elsewhere bi Inte; truth about my cas re at liverty to spent, incur self in my behalf withont letting me know, no ox for, giadiy a cept any otier kindness, FOUNTARY OULIGATION have made an bing we ich would, incase of my « help support my fatnily. For explanation see the enclosed, beaded LUCILLE; A PORM, BY OWRN MEREDITH; Dra:hatized in four acts, BY LAORA D, PAIR (white in prison), In my last letter about * * * * * it you know or can got the old papers which have published such wretched things OF me, I will Wry to enlighten them, * * *.* * If Lcould only ste the end of expenses in ‘my case * * # * 8 Wollld not hesitate to spend what Hite Is ject of my fortune wheaever I could accomplish good + * * * © for with my liverty {could always support my child and mother, uu less my eneaiies SUCORED IN UTTERLY FORCING me into the wildern For life, with a ruined name, {s like telling @ 10 Gat, but placing the food beyond his reach. ‘Cucertaiaty in my case and the horror of \eaving my mother aud ohiid peuniiess * * * * * tn some ucure letter | will tell you all about it And now, in closing, | mus: quote your beafeit otra to ye dink not sn) a the comments of the press to afiict you." eapectt all; Ory ‘ LAURA D. FAIR. Nore.—‘The latter half of the foregoing letter is headed ‘confidential; but as it contains so many evidences of the personal seit-respect, diguity and excessive fortitude in fer aittction, proving “the woman {8 a woman," to deprive the world (tarough the columns of the H&RALD) of the Whole of the contidential portion of the letter, would be doing njusuice to the HERALD itself, I have, therefore, gearred omitted parts. Qh s&s Editorial Referred to in the Foregoing. THE PRESS AND MR&. PAIR. [From the Pioneer, Nov. 23, 1871.) On the Si and 9h inst. the appeal case of Mra. Fair Was argued before the Supreme Court of Call. fornia We had hoped that the asperities of the leading newspapers of our State against Mrs, Fair would bave been somewhat modified. But such ‘the anvil. | doas not rnear Lo be the case. Darticularly With (he Sacramento Union, It appears that Cam) 1, on benalt of the State, indulged in a strain of denun- ciation against Mrs, Fairs character similar to that which characterized his speech at the original trlai—which were assertions without any founda tion in evidence elicited on the trial, These vitupe- Tative assertions were transferred to the columns of the Union, to sent out to the world, to be absorbed by the press of the country; but 16 falled to siow how Mr. Cook, Mrs. Fair’s counsel, successfully disposed of those wntruthful statements of Campheil, The press may gain a temporary tri. umph by its one-sided course, but it cannot fatl in the end to bring discredit and dishonor upon itself. Already intcli:gent readers begin seriously to doubt any statement of the press to the injury or advan- tage of an iudiviaual or party, institution or corpo- ration. We hope-to live to see the time when talse- hovd, by over or under statement, 1u a newspaper or periodical, will subject the writer and publisher to the same humillation and radation that fol- lows the personal Har and faisifier, Of the two lars—the pubitsher of a periodical or an individual— the former 18 the meanest, most cowardly and most dangerous to the best interests of society, a8 all must realize who will consider the relative position aud opportunities of each, TEE PRESIBEATIAL QUESTION, thould General Grant Be Re-elected }-Important Declarations of a Western Re- publican Organ. [From the Cinctnnath Commercial (republican), Dec. 11.) * * * We would prefer to see General Grant retire from the Presidency at the end of his present term, because we are agamst the cultivation of hero worship and the one man power—because we do not believe in the system of ascribing to one man tue heroism and the industry, the historical glory and the productive cnergy of tne nation. It is not well for @ people, especially a republican people, to hold the doctrine that their welfare depends upon the leadership of an individual. In the first place, it 18 not true that a great people Cau be unable to care for them- selves to the best advantage, save through some one of the heroes of the day. The peopie of the United states, or a very large proporiion of them, are too much inthe bavit of talking, as if Grant had crusied the reveilion and was paying the debt, and doing everythiug worth doing, As a matter of Tact, his performance as President hag not been ex- celicnt, ‘Lhe country has grown out of debt and into peaceful ways, as it would have grown it any one ofa thousand citizens had been President, His merita have been rather im not domg van in doing. He is not an incorrigine and furious medder like Andy Johnson, and that is one great comiost; and he 13 bemg slowly tauglit by eventa, tle amnesty passage in 1S message belug an Indication OF progress thab is cheering. ‘the President’s example in oftlee not been good. We donot charge bim with having been corrupied by presents, bul his present-laxing has done mischief, With the endorsenenc of the people for a second term tue result would be dis- astrous, The distribution of offices among his rela- tives and his and their personal friends has Iniected the whole civil service with nepotism. ‘The une wholesome result is to be seen on ull gides. dis frequent and protracted absence trom Washington has pronfoted absenteeism; has propagated the theory that oilicial duties are matiers of muci smoking anu riding about, and taat itre- quires a great deal of self-indulgence in the gaise of recreation mM order to be 2 fashion, Not only nas the theory been propagated, the practice has been promoted. The abseuteeism and nepotism, and resent taking of tae President, whic we believe ave seriously demoralized the clyil service, do not seem to grow out of inherent carelessaess or viciousness; tue President has simpiy loo far ac- cepted his aduiators’ estimate of his per sonat importance, of las indispensacie con- sequence, He has too nearly accepted the flattery that would ae Chief Magistrate that the office isa Aioaial of public regard for him personally, and 13 fo pe taken as a compliment and used at convenience. Throughout the administration of President Grant has appeared the evidevce thet he was jess appreciative of whe stern demands of/public duty than susceptinie to the allurements of private interest and convemeuce and personal Ieeling, ‘The best thought of the country is in favor of a change in the Chief Magistracy. ‘The tone of the administration should be Imoroved, as lt cannot ve improved wituout that change, Stil the chances are that noting can be done. The democracy will, in all probability, see to it that Grant is re-clected, aud we cau stand it if they can. AMUSEMENTS. Olympte Thextre. “flumpty Dumpty” on Monday evening—its hya dred and twentieth—again took a fresh start. The picce has from time to time been modifled, and the changes have always been for the betver, We can certainly hearttly commend the two now ieatures which were introduced tast night. In the first act Mr. Siegrist and his dogs went through a perform- ance whick was extremely amusing. Tne dogs, among other accomp)isiments, suowed a knowledge of music, and one of them, rejoicing in the uncom. mon uame of Jack, effectiveiy tarks through the patriotic song 0. “Vie Wacht am Khein’’ At the close of the grand? entrée des joties, in the second act, one of the most grotesque scenes ever produced in pantomime was brouglt in. Seven monstrous heads, resting on the slenderest of spindieshanks and destituie of Lodies, caine stalking 1n umong the bailet. ‘The effect upon tie audionce was cieciric, The house came down in thunders of app:ause, which became iouder and louder ag the “Seven little men” danced through a figur§ or two and “walked around’ the slage. The olu established features of the play stl remain and are as effective agever. he Martens fainily seems to increase La popularity each week, and their Tyrolean eccen- Unicities whd the ceiebrated cat song certainly fully merit the liveral Marks of approval which tuey re ceive. The Clodocie Qnadrille aud the Zig Zags are still favorites. ‘the ballet 18 very much improved, though the dance scene in tne first act 1s scarcely sO good as those in the second and third. Humpty evideutly has along ume sill to run e1e he shall fluaily tamble oi tue Wali and be broken tu pieces, 80 tit ail Lad King’s Lorses and aii the King’s men cannot put Aim together again. We must say a good word also for the, pertect drill of the p:eseat company. No periormauce could run smoother and easier, dud Lot a woment is wasted 1a vluadering. Mayicg with View? theatre was preseated Brougham’s comedy “Playing with rire? The audience Was not large, but s2lect and appreciative. Under the stage management of Mr. Ben Baker the plece was put ou the stage in good shape, the scenery and dresses leaving notning to be desired, and (ho orchestra showed much improvement, thd music beng selecied with care and adauradly per- formed. The plot ol “Playiag with Five?’ is so well Known that it need not be described here. It is a doubitul question if tt ever was vetler played thaa on Monday nigal by srs. Couway's company, Of course dir, Join Brougiam played Dr. Savage. Tue otier characters Were represented by Miss Conway, Mr. Lamb, Miss Kila Burns, Mr. Chippendale, Frauk Koche and Mrs, Verrens, and, as already stated, ail were satisiactory in their roles. Ine @udience tesiibed their dengot ia loud aud frequent applause aud laughter. Mr. Bowery Theatre. The management of this time-honored east side estavlisament seem to fully compreliend and ap. preciate the tastes of their stanch and enthusiastic patrons, Almost every week sometamg new and starting 19 presented. No effort 19 spared to pro- duce sensational drama with ali its bloodthirsty illustrations, the result being a substantia: endorse- ment from the playgoers who frequent the theatre, Although the attraction on Monday night was not altogether @ hoveliy, 1b Was, neverviciess, sui. cleatiy strong lo bring togecuer a very crowded audience, who. judging by the continued rounds of approbation which came from al) parts of the house, evideatiy relished “ied sands’? and its sure rouudings. Miss Lacy Kushton sustaimed the role of Rachel Haiman with characteristic versauiity, ‘Toe drama itself, repiete with strixiog incidents of te intense order and capabie of fine mounting, Was Creditably presented, it Was preceded oy Wie comic drama of “Pexgy Green,” whic put tue au- dience i the best of “WumMor, soon changed, how- ever, to ateeling of wonderment When the curtain rose on “Red Hands.” Manager Freligh announces the production shortly of a new drama, entitied “Kate.!” Union Square entre. ‘The attractions at tiis cheerful establishment Monday night were of an exceedingly varied cuar acter and had the wholesome efect of eliciting o good deal of hearty laughter, mingied with applause. Possessing all the agreeable elements of a first class variety show, the theatre was thronged by an as semblage, bent doubtless on hearing and seeing the latest novelties In tne “vartety line,” and a caprtal programme Was provided for theit entertainment. Humorous sketches, classic grou, ings, feats on the trapeze, vallet, Characteristic songs aud dances and a@ very laughabie pantomime, entited ‘The Freaca Selooimaster,”? were among souwe of the uumerous features of the performance. Signor Vayo rather stonisned hig hearers by uis wonderful imitation of sand animals, Altugether the enteriaioment seemed to be tuorougnhiy enjoyed, more especialy on account Of the great variety preseuted. The Amateur Dramatle Assoctation. ‘This assoctation will give another of ther enter+ tainments on the evening of December 27, at the Union Leagne Theatre, w aid of tho Shepherd's Fold. ues play in preparaion is “His Last Vice tory.” | gree in God’s worid. DECEMBER 13, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, THE MAUDLIN MURDERER. The Newark Tragedy—Was Botts’ ‘Trial Botched? Governor Randolph Respites Botts Until January 26. An Interview with the Murderer—New and Im- portant Developmonts—The Convict’s Own Story of the Death Struggle—The Spence- rian Insanity Business—“Love” for Mrs. Wilson Still Uppermost in Botts’ Mind—Mrs. Wilson Visits Him in Jail—-How He Received the News of His Respite. Thursday, the 2ist instant, was tne day set part for the execution of George Boits, who was tried and convicted of the murder of General ‘Pet’ Halsted, all the details of which are doubtless still fresh in the memory of the HEeRALD's millions of readers. Naturally, as that day approached, public Interest began to manitest itself in the murderer and ail the singular phases of the tragedy. No man hed a fuller or a fairer trial; every indul- gence and privilege asked for him and in con- sonance with judicial proprieties was promptly granted by the Court, and at the close of the trial), when the dreadful sentence of death was pro- nounced, the entire force of public opinion agreed that the verdict was a just one, and for the eentence the Court had no option. Judge Depue was merely the moutipiece of the law ag lad down in the statutes. Within the past week, since people have begun torecur Lo the trageay and discuss it once more m all its bearings, some siatements of an equally Siagular as startling character began to be breathed m certain quarters, These were, in orief, to the ef fect that, afer all, there was some ground for thinking that Botts was NOT A MURDERER; that, had he been allowed to go on the stand and tell Nis own siory,as a new lawin New Jersey grants him power to do, and as he destred to do, he would have been apie to clear himself at least from murder in the first dogree; and that, in short, his whoie case, so far a3 lls counsel Was concerned, Was miserably botched, As a matter o/ general be- Hef in Newark 1t may be proper to say here that the transportation ol the insanity dodge from its blos- goming piace in the Courts of Gotiam to the pure atmosphere of the Jersey Oyer and Terminer entirely robbed it of its bloom, and it militated agaist tho prisoner rather than otherwise. With @ desire to develop any state ments such as these and find how much vey were to be relied upon a HERALD representative, accom. anied by two iriends, visited the kssex County Pat on Sunday and sought an interview with te mnurderer. ‘The Warden, Colonel Johnson, said that Botts was greatly POSED TO BEING INTERVIEWED by reporters and ad declined the day before to seo one trom a New York two cent sheet, “towever,” Said the Colonel, “2 see What Can be done in your case.”” Altey an absence of Lully twenty minutes we Warden returned witha sullimg counteaance, which read as plain af print, “Ail right.’ Botta would receive tie HERALD interviewer, and 1a he and his irieuds passed to the jail proper. Tae murderer's cell Is erected on We ground fvor, the fourth irom the corner, aud was disiinguished Irom the others in tuat 10s iron-bound gate was shut, while those of ihe ofhers swung open, tenanticss. THE INTERVIEW. Swinging open the gate of the doomed man's ceil the writer und fis friends passed in and were intro. duced to solts by the Wardea, who, as lic retired, locked the gate on the out=ide. ‘Ihe doomed man arose from his seat, closed tue large jail Bible which he had been reading, and removed two chairs oi We bed to the floor, so a3 to muke the visitors com- Tortable. Being over six feet nigh, he had when ue stood erect, nearly toucued the ceiling of the ceil, He was dressed in a blue coat aad vest, shepherd piaid pants, white cotton socks, Oxford te shoes anil white shirt and collar, minus a neckue, Though provided with good plain food froin the Migrnen's own table, it was plainly visibie that he ad LOST A GOOD DEAL OF FLESH since the day of Ins semtence. He 1s a moderate smoker, and was enjoying @ cigar along with the iioly Book, He wore tue same dull, stolid, staring expression of countenance described and noticed on the trial. His great gray eyes were mure sunk tnan ever. Decidedly ungaia.y ia general persouncl, and not the least prepo.sessing 1n jeatures, he lias, nevertheless, little of tue phrenological, facial or | bumpual characteristics of tae murderer. la hia manuer there crops out now and then evidences of a considerate, Yioughtiul and even gentle nature. In his speech there 1s an impediment which makes it aimicuit for him to continuously interest tue listener in bis narrative, Hts cet! was comfortable as cells go, and was carpeted, On the whiewashed wal were a couple of curds, such as are placed in sStinday schools. On one of them, in good bold type, was the verse of Acts in which the jailer asks the Apostle, “WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVfD?? Of his own accurd he began to wi of his trial, and went over several points whicu he considered important, In tne first place he recurred to the polnt in the evidence where it was sworn tiat some Ume prior to the murder he had been overheard (o say to somebody that he was “golmg to have a settiement soon.” ‘This reuark was believed to have nad reference to Halsted, but Botts said that it reserved to his business reiations with one Dan ‘Tucker, 1a relation to the pistol he says he bought it so as to deiend himself agatust LHalsted, wlio he had been time and time again warned had declared his mtention to ‘shoot te ignoramus (ots) on sight”? ‘Tne point did not come out in evidence, Botis said that he nad twice tried to seli this pistol, once to a man named Frank Struvie. He said that aiter he broke up housekeeping with Mrs. Wilson he tried to forget her; but wierever he went his acqua nlances cept rigging him about her and Lal- sied aud what Halsted had threatened, HIS STORY OF THE MURDER. Botls said that ne had no hope of beiwg pardoned, but whether be livea or died he would speak the truth, ‘the house in Soath street Mrs, Wilson told bim she had ieased merely to stow away her turnt+ ture in, He deaics baving had any Knowledge tat Halsted was with Mis. Wilson on the fatal sunday morning, but learning positively tat se uersell | was there, Won tnis had been dealed repeatty, durtag tid night aad earl? mording, ie was deter: intned not to b¢ denied admission to her presence even by herseif, and so he burst in the door, He declares that the moment be came into collision with Halsted the latter grabbed tim In a part oi tne body intensely susceplible to pain, and that, wild with agony, he pulled the pistol from his breast —~ Wilson herself was bitterly opposed, ‘She was in deiphia, bus was sent for, and inter- view took place one day ‘last week in tlle hospital of the jail, ‘Those who witnessed describe it as an exceedingly affecting scene. Botts and Mrs. Wilson embraced and kissed each other tonately, and then sat holding converse to- eee uae ey. were afinonisned to separate, A seco a iam aeswaean Diace between them @ day or THE RESPITE. In consequence of the doomed man's mind being wo @ great extent adsorbed with thoughts of lus fe male accomplice in shame, it was ound impossivle to fix Bis attention on spiritual matters, and on Monday Rey. Simeon Siegiried, who has devoted nearly all his time to the reclamation of the wretched man’s soul, went around with a document sigued by himself, Colonel Jonnson and a namber of other responsible persons, setting forth that Boits Was not in @ condition tO warrant the hope that he would have mage his peace with the Maker by the 21st instant, processed to Morristown, where Gov- ernor Randoiph resides, and laid it before nim. Yes- terday the Governor went to Treuton, as did also Rev. Mr. Stegfried. Bevween two and three o'clock the following despatch was received in Newark from that gentieman:— TRENTON, Deo, 19--2:10 P. M. Governor Randolph has respited Botts until the last Friday 4m January—the 26th proximo, 8 8. About half-past three o'clock a reporter visited the jail, and announced the respite w the mur- He received the news without manifesting the slightest emotion. “Why, George,” said the Warden, “you don’t seem to mind tt mach?” Botts stilt looked stupid, and at length saia, “Well, I don’t,”’ and tien stopped short without finismag the sentence. ‘ihe fact is, he already been apprised of what the Governor would do, All the papers were propery signed and for- warded from Trenton by the Governor, who thus e&capes the unenviable duty of stgnurg Botts’ death warrant The Court of Pardons, which alone has power to commute, will probably be convened in order to avord iotts’ Iriends oue last chance for a permanent reprieve, All the arrangements were being mace for the execution a week from to-mor- row. It was aud is to take plave in the main hall of tue jail, The murderer is preparing for pubiica- Uon aiter hia death @ full statement of the Wageay from his standpoint, ANGLO-2IBERNIAN REVOLUTION. The Frince, the English Republicans and the Kenians-Propused Fraternization of Trish and British Revolutionists—What a Leacink Fenian Says. A HeRaLp reporter on his post-meridian rambles yesterday afternoon discovered that a considerable portion of our Irish population, outside of Fenian circles, Was much agitated by a rumor, partly founded on a speculative and somewhat incorrect paragraph in an evening paper, to the effect that a fresh and novel movement was about to be inaugurated by that numeroas class of | irishmen who delight im ploting the overthrow of british rule in Iresand, and who, for tus generas tion at least, Will be known to the general public as Fentans. “Itis reported,” said tie chronicler in the soporiile journal ailuded to, “that certain of the | Irish residents in snis city have resolved on a ‘new departure’ for the emanetpa‘ion of Ireland;’’ and he added that “che time-honored method of advanc- | ing in Ireland (sic /) by way of Canada and tne Red | River country is to be abandoned, and the next e!- | fort isto be made in a more direct manner. So | far,” continues the astute and maryellousiy suc- cessful explorer, ‘this movement has been Kept A PROFOUND SECRET;” but “there are some men who cannot keep’ a secret,” strange to say, and 60 the journalistic | conspiracy-finder “nas been able to get at leust the outlines of the new project.” The project ts, briefly, the establishment of an Irish republic by first creating an English repubiic, nis idea has, i seems, “been enteriained by intelligent Irishinen here for some time past, but the sudden illness of the Prince of Wales has nastened tke action of the leaders.” We are further told that secret meetings of leading Irish patriots have recently been held to discuss this matter, and that is has definitely been decided to send delega- tlons to Engiaad When the news of the Prince’s death is received for the purpose of completing the alliance pbetweea the English and Irish Repuviicaas ana furtiering the project in question, “What do you say to this, General 7? satd the HERALD reporter to one of the ablest of the recently arrived Feulan exiles, Who ts still an active and leading Keuian, at the same tme producing te paragraph avove condensed, “PHERE 18 VERY LITTLE TRUTH IN IT,” said the senian leader, *‘In the first place, we have never realiy undertaken to decide here wnat forut ol government tne people of ireland shull have ia the event of their winuing thelr independence, nor do we even propose to win their inde- pendence for them. ‘Thoy are to work for that themselves, and our business 13 simply to render Lhe all the moral and material 5 desired though ae wel Me awn Aan ¥s CITY AND COUNTY. Affairs at the Publie De- partments. No Quorum at the Supervi- sors’ Meeting. Excited Officials at the Comptroller’s Offics— Threats of Personal Violence to Comptroller Green and Clerk Cady—Strong Men Weeping from Want. Comptroller Connolly's Case and Misce! laneous Matters. ‘The crowds at the Court House and vity Hall yen terday were not very large, but they were fearfully in earnest, No stated meetings had been called, except that of the Board of Supervisors, and by this Board no meeting was held, as there was not a quorum present. The meeting was called tor wo o'clock, and at that time the chamwer of THB BOARD OF SUPERVISORS was occupied by only a few meimbers of the Board and a number or members of the press, The Mayor Was not present, the Recorder was not present; Sue Ppervisor Coman, suifering now from a severe family afllicuion an the loss of a tevorite daughter, was (of course) not present; Supervisor Hart, being propa bly too busy in studying how he could oust Tweed from Tammany, was present; Supers visor Jerome, being an invalid, was not present; Supervisors Irving, Mitchell and one or two others were away, from some cause or others Cuddy was on hand, handsome as ever, Welch, good-natured looking as any one could wish for, was at nls post; McKicver, industrious over & copy” of the charter, was at lis post; Woltmaa, who hag been growing fat since election, was present% Piunkitt, woo has been growing more and mora good-uutured since his “election,” was at the desk q the venerable Charlock wnd the solemn Scblenting were also present; aud that was all, Major Young, Clerk tothe Board, called the meeting w order, called the roll, found there was not a quoram pres- ent, aud the Board was thereupon adjourned sing die, The meeting and adjournment were done up soquickly that those who had auy claims or bills to be presented had scarcely time to get into the roour beiore the memwers nad dispersed, AT THE COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE there was the usual crowd of caliers lor their pay. Thesmall pipe nen and the large pipe men ealled im full force, They thronged the passageways, and alcer a time were referred to Mr, Cady, the wealth, Vierk of Arrears, Whose rounded spoulders anc cold, sinister looking lace are the abomination. of the poor working meu. Lt might have beep supposed that trouble was anticipated, pecause within @ few minutes of the appearance of tha clamorers a number of police appeared as if to pre- serve order. Inthe main office there was no dig< turbance, but in tle County Auditor’s rodm @ simalt delegation appeared, cvery one of whom evidently ed to PUT A HEAD ON)? GREEN OR CADY. They were not particular waether tney should punish one or both, and were undoubtedly in tha humor to do some serious work, ‘Lie special dele- gation was from the Croton Deparment. ‘They had received @ portion of their bay Without cavil a mouth or two since, but now they were told they must make the form of allidavit su that acting Paymaster Cady should allow their clas for the balance due them from their former payment. Mr. Green was somewhat cool toward them at firs but when one or two stalwart looking men blurted out to him that it was “all damned well for tim ta go nome to his good warm supper in his Fifth ave. nue mansion while they and their families were actually starving,” he sent for Mr. Cady to have their ciaums “Jovked into.” As soon as Cady aps heat they opened on him—charged nim wil eing the Immediaie cause of their severe sufferings. ‘They imputed to fim a cursed canine descent, and wld him quie plainly that if they could get bim Outside the door oi the room they would “PRAPEZK” HiM DOWN THE STALRS. Poor Cady trembled, is round shoulders became more rounded #3 ai Indignaut man’s cleuched fst cate in toy close proximity to his promineat pro- voscis, bis usual pallor deepened, he retreated a step Or two beiud the counter aud looked wiste fully toward Earie, whose face reflected most un- muistakably the sade from the sheet of foviscap ow 3 6 € aid in our power, so long as we Can do so without violating the laws of thls country, We, therefore, cannot form avy ailiance with the English repub- licang on that score. Tue Femans tn Ireiand and Great Britain may do that i they please; tadeed, £ may risk (he assertion that the Uung has been done or attempted loug before now. But even though wo had entered upon suci a project, tno ILLNESS OK THE PRINCE OF WALES could. have no inilucnce in tue manner stated, be- cause, as you may have read in your papers, the leaders of the Engiish republicans held a mectiag im London recently aud decided against anythlag like immediate action in case the Prince should dic. If vhe repuviicans im Engiand did decide to act at once I snould feel disposed to assist them as far as possible, m tbe swong hope that their success would be of vast benelt to all the people of the so-cailed United Kingdom. | Our real war, after all, 1s agatast the oligarehy of the British Islands and not against the Engilsh people, who never before now had it In their power to do poor Ireland much harm or much good, aud whom [ do not noid responsible tor the injuries that have been done us asa@race and a nation by the rulers of Britala, As for what this evening paper calls the time-honored metnod of ireetug ire- laad, that’s nonsense, THE ORIGINAL PROJECT of the genuine, original and now only Fenian or- ganization was Lo aid those who endeavored to up- set the present form of goverament i England by sowiug ihe seeds of revoluuou in the heart of tno British empire—that 18, in what are known as the British isiands, ‘The invasion of Canada was only the project of @ number of misguided men who seceded from the Fenian. Brother- hood aud who gave up the aosurd idea not recently, but over a year ago. With regard to the Red River movement the HERALD showed very clearly @ few weeks since that the Fenians had nolung Wwhetever to do with it. We certamly do not omit Lakiig into account the expected action of the Kngiish republicans I have @ strong faith in them; lor when John Bull gets the notion o: a revo- lution into bis head ft 18 very dinicult to wheedle hit out of it and imposstble to beat him down, [ expect THIS ENGLISH MOVEMENT to come toa head sooner or later. 1 think it will be | soon, andi feel che importance of preparing our seives for it, which, | may tell you, we are vigor. ously cog now. Whether the Ceatii oi the Prince of Wales wul hasten or retard that movement t con. sider to be an enurely open question. On the whoie, you caa see that, ough we are now working more vigorously Ulan ever before in what you may be pocket and the rest he Knows uk aboute Waether in pulling 1 out it weut of or he puliet the triyger he deciares himself upavle to state. In giving her testimony, however, Mrs, Wilson dis+ uncuy declared that Botts held the pistol in his haud when he appeared first through the broken bedroom door. wesides, she said that Halsted cluicued Botts round the body, and for a brief time held bis arms. There was littic dowot at Cue trial— aa there is none whatever uow—that Mrs, Wil- sou’s sympathies were sull with Botts, and could she have helped him sie would. Byervyoody was impressed with the straigatforward mauner in which she relatea the teritule dewuls prior to and on the morning of the murder. Botts declares further that ‘or two weeks alter his Incarceration in jail he bore the marks of Halsted’s terrible grip, ‘and Was tajured so that he passed blood, Noting about this grip or its alleged effects was developed at the trial, Had It, and Ocen proven, there can be little doubt bat it would have formed au tiportaut bearing on the case. BOTTS AND HIS COUNSEL. “TIad you been placed on the stand, Botts, do you think your statement woulda have beneliled your” asked the HERALD Ld hon ge “Yes, sir,’ replied Botts, “Oh, how I wanted to get up there ana tell the (ruth! Tas truth Was all T wanted, sir, -But they wouldn’tlet me. Insane | Why, | Wag no more insane than you be. If la oniy got up there as 1 wanted and prayed to, tuey’d never have convicted me of murder in the first de- ‘They coulan’t with the facts afore thein.’? “Did you teil your counsel you wanted to go on the stand, Botts?” “Yes, sir, and Mr. Spencer told me he'd hammer my brains Out if 1 didn’t stop talkin’ so.” “«Were you carefully exanuned by your counsel before thé trial on all these points you have now brougat our? “No, sir; they wouldn't never stop long enough with nie to gi’ me a chance to tell em everything.” In the meantime the Coionei returned and, listen- ing to Botts’ story about his personal injuries, sald hat several persons in the jail could swear to hat. It was now near time for the alternoon service in the jall, At which Rey, Mr. Siegired presided; so the writer and bis iriends withdrew, ' A SCENE IN THE JAIL HOSPITAL. Although Botts, in the course of the interview, declared that he still regarded Mra. Wiisoa with a passionate love, he made ho reference to some facts which have leaked out beyond tie jail. Soon alter his sentence he felt inclined to throw the wretched womad Overooard and to authorize his retatives to take from her house some property in trinkets, fur- mire, Ac, belonging to him ib her possession; but jatterly the old Jove (if that heayen-vorn word can properly be appiled in such a cant) returned with renewed force, and he longed to see the woman and importuned every person of authority or infiuence on the matter, He anted, he sald, to seo her, so that he might, before witnesses, bestow on her those things alluded to, It was Analy, | after mach nesitation and consultation, agreed that it Would bene harm to allow We interview, airs, pleased to consider a hopeless cause, we are taking anything but ‘a new departure’ as Fenians. “But about the sending of Fenian ‘delegates to England,’ General:” y “lt would not be the first time we did that.” “Well, then, What about the ‘secret meetings?” “Oh, Oar ordinary council mectings have recently been ore frequent than usual, but not more secr What's the use of secrecy where you have orters ol evening newspapers who can find out secrets that have never had any existence at all and who can make a grand secret out of what everybody has kuown for years?” FREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, The Thompson Free Medical College for Women Was inaagurated last evening under favorabie auspices, <A fair audienco was assembled at the college, No. 225 Hast Filty-tturd street! where appropriate exercises opened the new enterprise. ‘The Free College, ag its name implies, 13 designed to give to women @ perfect medical educatios, withous ex- pense to the recipient. ‘The organtzauou has a @harter from the Legistature of New York, and cousists of a Board of Trustees, an Advisory Com- mitiee and Faculty. A dispensary will be attached to tne college, and students Will have opportunity to practice when prepared. ‘The collegiate term Wiil cousist of thirty-two weeks, divided ito three terms, the first beginning the middlo of Octover, the second the middle of April, the third the Ist oi September. During each week ol the coming term twenty lectures a week will be be delivered in the Collegiate Department; in the spring and fail more atiention will be given to clint- cal and spectal instruction. A room will be opened during Uie winter session for the study of practical anatomy, and material for dissection will be sup. lied. ‘The college 1s subject to the supervision of the regents of the University of New York. CANNIBALISM IN NEW JERSEY. Yesterday forenoon a German named Jacob Reiss was ordered to be arrested by one of the Justices of North Bergen townsh'p for violating an ordinance, Constable Brown, armed with the warrant only, voceeded to the residence of the alleged law- breaker and requesied him to go bdelore the — Justie Thereupon Reiss flew into violent passion, and in @ few moments procar an axe wherewith to demolish the oificial, ‘tho laiter, beimg ratuer poweriul, wrested the weapon from hin; but Reiss immediately made a swoop an buried his teetn in the constable’s left check, Fortunately @ man Was approaching, who rushed to brown’s assistance and probably saved bis cheek from belag gormandized by ‘Reiss, The subdued cannibal was taken before the Jastice and then Committed 4 Lue county fall im default of baile which he was supposed to be making igures. Iwo or three of the pour leliows actnally WERT AS THEY TOLD THKIR TALES, while the others gazed at Cady and ‘its abettors with @ stoical Indifference, mluyled with an unmistaka- bie dctermination that boded no good to the weaithy “retormers,” Que of the meu assured the oficials Unas they were Killing tue reform purty sluvce they would not audit and settle Weir claiins, aud deciared that Uney must get Weir Money or tiey woud punish the men whose spite or parsimony was keeping tneir money away :rom tuen, Cuey were finaly quieted down and an arrange- meut maue to pay them in a few days. AT TH O(NER DEPARTMENTS there was nothing of any interest transacted, and Matters went on as usual, At the Vepartinent of Parks a meeting was said to be heid, but despite tha boasted reform the meeting was private, aud no record of Une business could be ouraimed. At the Department of Public Works tue collection of water renis Was about the only business transacted, ul- though the ordinary army in want of occupauon crowded tho hallway ak several hours, waiting for au iterview wil ‘the Boss.’” COMPTROLLER CONNOLLY still remains in custody. UUls counsel, or some of thein, say they do not expect any decision frum the Learned Judge at Albany, 10 relaiion to the reduce ton of ball, belore the end of the week, while some of the others conddeatly expect a tavorable decision in @ day or two at the most. In the meautiune mat- ters at Ludlow Street Jail remain unchanged. THAT POISONED MISTRESS, Elaborate Charge to the Jury—After Being Stat Up Fourteen Hours ihey Return a Verdict of Murder in the Secoud Degree Against Blackvure. CuiLLIcornE, Onio, Dec, 12, 1871. ‘The closing argument for the S'ate in the Black. burn case was nade yesterday afternoon by Prose. cuting Attorney Neal. It was a clear, abio and convincing argument, showing Blaskburn's whole Life to be a career of guilt towards Mary Jaue Lovell, whom he seduced at the age of sixteen and poisoned at the age of twenty-seven to get rid of her or to prevent her becoming the wife of another, Tho court room was densely crowded by # deeply in- terested and intelligent audience, prominent among which was Dr. David Crcel, the only surviving juror of the trial of Aaron Burr. Dr. Creel ts in his eighty-sixth year, but he ts still in tha Possession of all his faculties. He 18 brother-in-law to Juage Sadford, who ts trying the case, and iy well known in Western literary circles a3 the author of “The Life of Bianneruasset.”” ‘The charge to the jury was lengthy and elaborate, much attention being given to the «discussion Of ins sanity, because It was sect up as @ plea in the case; but Judge Safford charged that the decision of the Supreme Court of Olio, and not the theores or spccwations of the medical experts, should be the wuuie for the jury, According to those @ know- edge of right or wrong and the ability to diserimin- ate between them at the Uuie the crime waa committed constiiuted the moral respons! bilily contemplated by the «laws of Onio, ‘The jury retired at hal!-past nine o'clock, and tho Court Look a recess, 10 be assembled any ume during the night tn case ol a verdict. ‘Vhe jury sent for cigars at midnight, and Juage Satford retired, aiter tnstructing the Sherif io nowly him any time the jury should agree during the uight. Vhe jury returced a verdict of murder in the sec- ond degree at balf-past cleven o'clock Us moruing, alter au absence of nearly fourteen tours. Counsel lor the deience unmediately made @ mo- Uon for @ new trial anu Judge Saiiord set the hears ing for the 22d of January next. There is oniy one penalty for murder in the second degree, coninement in the penitentiary for life, bus senteace was reserved on account of the above motion, aud the prisoner was remanded to jail. When brought in to hear the verdict Blackburn looked paler than uspal, but exhibied no uausual emotion, He heaved great signs and bent ms eyes upon the ground, and was led away by te Sheri? as tf stunned by a biow On the, head, The jury were dividea only vo the question of His guilt, the majority being willtng to return a verdict of murder in the first degree, but somo doubt existing In the miuds of a tew the above ver- ict Was returned, [t gives general satisiaction as Ignoring the sophistry of moral tnsaulty and fxn the guilt of Mary Jane Lovell’s death where 1 properly belong: TRENTON'S DEFAULTING TREASURER, Jorsey’s Sleepy Hollow city, of Revolutionary bat- tle memory, has an ey® two the main chance, Ite Common Council has passed resolutions tastructing 3 to bring suit against the sureties toe Pane cats: the dotaulcng ClLy ‘Treasurer, whose ijudebtedness to the municipality 1$ set duwa at $10,000, The adairs of the deiauiter are in the Uni tates Bankruptcy Court, wh they linger, aion,g ala ‘ndyce aud J