The New York Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1872, Page 5

MAYOR HALL. THE CASE BROUGHT TO A DEAD STOP. Arguments Fo Be Made To-Morrow to Close the Case. ‘What Does the Indictment Charge !—The Judge's Buling as to the Warrant—Plenty of Talk, but Little Progress. ‘The triai of Mayor Hall was continued yesterday, but, as will be seen by the report, most of the time ‘was spent in arguments between counsel, and but Matle progress has been made, The Court room was Rot greatly crowded, and the interest of the public am the case seems to be subsiding. The reason for this ts not go much from a tack of public interest in ‘the event, and as to how it may affect 60 popular & ehief magistrate as Mayor Hall, but from a sort of Bettled conviction that the case will never go to tne Jury, and consequent thereon that the Grand San- Redrim of Seventy should have first directed their shaits at weaker game. In endeavoring to take Gown a quarry beyond the flignt of their best-directed and feetest arrows, itis bemg generally admitted ‘that they have lost their opportunity to effect any- ‘thing torough the courts as against other indicted olty officials, HE ACCEPTANCR OF THE WARRANT AS EVIDENCE. At tne opening of the Court yesterday Mr. Peck- ham, for the prosecution, referred to the accept- a@mce by the Court of the original warrant on the Previous day as evidence. Mar. Burrill, for the defence, said that if the war- Fant were admitted at all it should be for the con- eeience of the Court, for its inspection alone, and ugh: not to be read as evilence in the cause, Mr. Stougnton had examined a number of cases ‘bearing on this question, among them the case of the People against Johnson, in which the principle ‘Was established that evidence presented to the Gourt for the purpose of establishing the loss of an instrument, as preliminary to introducing proof of ite contents, was not evidence to go to the jury. Judge Daly said he had read the case, and did not Bo understand it. He dia not know in what way the testimony given could be severed from the other testimony; but he admiwed the correctness of the rale that the Court alone was to pass upon the effect of the evidence, because the Court was to @eclare whether secondary evidence would be ad- mitted. ‘Mr. Stoughton asked His Honor to listen at that stage of the trial to an argument as w the compe- tency of evidence under the indictment, which meecessarily brought up the question, “Whatis the offence charged 7” . Mr, Tremain maintained that sueh a discussion ‘Wouki be out of order, an opinion in which the ourt coincided. ‘The warrant was accepted as evidence simply to the Court by the Judge, to which the defendant’s counsel excepted." Mr. Stephen C, Lynes, County Auditor, was the first witness examined, as follows:— Q Were warrants of that description usea to pay any other ciaims than those purporting to have been acted upon by this Board of Audit? A. There ‘was only one kina of warrant to pay all accounts, Q Look at that warrant again. A. The account for which the warrant was drawn is expressed in the margin. @ Were warrants having the words “County Li- abilities’? printed at the end used for any other pur- pose than to pay claims passea by the Board of Audit? A, No, sir, Q At what period in the routine of business was your signature written on.the warrant as register ing iso A, Qt the time J entered ivin the audit ‘ At that time were the papers known as a 3 Tar a also the warrapt in your possession ? ‘Q. Dia you Personally keep the record in & book Of county vouchers; A. Yes, sir. Q ¢Producing some books.) Please identify the peat! Bie such record was kepi. A, (Showing tae ts it, & In what pages in the book was that record kept? A. 467, 465 and 469, q Was that account begun and finished when :t purports to have been? A. Yes, sir, Q. And the entries made on the dates when they purport to have been made’ A. Yes, sir. Q What do those dates refer to? A. To the dates when the record was entered in the audit book. Witness also explained the remainder of the record as indicating the amount of the warrant, to whom payable, the nature of the claim and the number of the vouchers. Q. What does the figuring under the head of “re- marks” on page 469 describe? A. It expresses the te aMouDS of the accounts on that page. . Will you siate from whut the entries inthe “for what”? column were copied—whether from the Vouchers or the other book or the warrant? A. From the original book—the audit book. Referring to the audit book, No. 91, page 363, wnder the heading “County Liabiliues,”? from what ‘were the entries copied? A, From the warrant, Q. These figures in the audit book, under the heading ‘Audit, No, ——,’’ do they refer to any- shing except the second book? A, They refer to the vouchers; the number 1s put on the warrant gnd the vouchers trom the audit book; the audit book number 13 put in first. 9. Look at the warrant—how do you get the ation under the word ‘for?’ “A, From the voucher. Q. You mean the bundle of papers, complete ex- cept the receipt of the party? A. The character of the work is expressed on the outside of the voucher, ‘whieh 1s all complete then except the receipt. Who inade the endorsement on the outside of the voucher? A. Sometimes J did 11 and sometimes the County Auditor. Q. How did you do it? A. By examining the Papers sufficientiy to say what the claim was. In the case of this particular entry did you or Mr. Watson endorse the voucher? A. I cannot say, Q Vid you draw any warrant except upon a voucher? A. No, sir, Q Was there any record in the audit book or, the record book, except there was @ voucher and @ warrant? A. No, sir. y Oross-examined by the defence—Q, {s the record Of vouchers 10 the record book No. 3a transcript of the audit book No. 9y A. Yes, sir. Are or are hot the entries which are made in aud book No. 9 copied from the warrant also made by you? A, Yes, sir, Q. So the warrant gives all the information that the audit book does m regard to any pariicular transaction? A. Yes, sir. Q, in the ordinary course of business did you not fill up warrants whenever instructed to do.so by the bits Auditor? A, Yes, sir. Q Was the viank form to which the bill of the creditor was attached so attached by the County Auditor? A. Yes, sir. * Q That blank had a printed endorsement on the ontside containing blank spaces for the insertion of afferent particulars relaung to the bill to. which it ong otter blank spaces, was there not a rau for a condensed statement of the character byt Sy Rd sir, 2 ty the ordinary course of business, dia not the ootnty Auattor hiinselt iit up these blank spaces? A. He generally cid it, Q. When one of these pectages, called vouchers, came to you, this blank, with the spaces for whe endorsement, was the outside paper? A. Yes, sir.., And when that outside paper was filled up by the Auditor and contained a statement of the gen- eral character of the account, did you draw the ‘Warrant irom the engdorsement? A. Yes, sir. . And did not in such cases examine the papers? A. No, sit; Tassuimed his endorsement to ve cor. rect. Q This stamp of the County Auditor; was it not impressed on the jace of the endorsement? A, Yea, sir. You bave stated that in some instances you’ yourself filed up the endorsement, When you did that did you particularly note the particulars of the pill? “A. I onsy ascertained the general charac- ter of the claim, Re-examined for the prosecution—Q. Looking at the entry, 904, in the audit book, have you any par- cular recoliection of that voucher? A. No, sir. Q. Looking at that warrant, say whether that is bd Qriginal Warrant reterred toin the entry’ A. 8, 81 Q. Van you state from your knowledge of the routine business whether tnere was a bill Or ac- count for which the warrant was drawn? A. Yes, sir; there was @ voucher for thay amount—a bill ‘With these papers attached—tne bil! or account; the certificate of audit filled in, and the order to draw a ‘warrant, Recross-examined by the defence—In some in- stances you merely drew the warrant irom the en- Gorsemen: simply? A. Yes, sir, $ Q And you have no recoliection of any specified Warrant? A. No, sit. Q. Do you mean to say now, of your own knowi- edge in this particular cise, Lnat the voucher was With the warrant? a, I cannot state what tne par- ticuiars in the bill may have been; I may have made out the endorsement or the County Auditor may Rave done 80; in this particular instance I have no eee whether the biank wag filled in by Mr. ‘atson, or whether 1 personaily examined the pa- oe it Mr. Watson had nanded you a blank, with my province to do so, i Gocuments are Jog} or destroved? NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET, warrant in evidence. sbould be satisfied that the ed you propose use this hear itor Se a at oe oe ng e*tremain—Yes, your Honor, “though I think The decided to offer some additional evidence before finally submitting tne quesuon’ to n —Q. Were you em- ler's office in 1870? A. Yes, there from January, 1870, to March, 1871; 88 & DbOOk! r in the county bu- th claims by the Board of Audit. te what was done? A. Mr. Watson would to Mr. Lynes, who would give them nee If extensions were often; the claims ‘ihe various stages ‘of drawing ine WaT. © various - the voucher, in the same preceding witness.) ou know what was done with the certif- cate of audit? A. Mr, Lynes would attach 1 to the papers; it would then go to Mr. Watson. How long after that would it be before it was aie se z leet : audit signed? A. There was an ordér to draw a Warrant signed by the Comptroller. Q. What was then done? A. Mr, Lynes would prepare the warrant from the bill,.and would send it to Mr, Watson to have it signed by tne Mayor and Comptroller and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Q. How bee would it be absent this second time? A. Generally it came back again the same day; the papers always accompanied the warrant. What was then done—after it came back signed? A. Mr. Lynes entered the warrant on the audit book, Q. Did Mr. Lynes sign anything? A. He counter- signed it as being registered in the audit book, Q Then What was done? A. It Mr, Garvey’s men happened to be there, Mr. Lynes would give it to him, with @ blank form of receipt; 1! not, Mr. Watson would hand it to the payee. Dia you tile Sway the vouchers? A. Yes, sir; led them away in the cupboards aguinst the wail on both ‘sides of the room; the Board of Audit vouchers were kept underneath the desk where Mr. mes wrote; I filed away the vouchers personally; Tlookea at most of them, Q. Did you look at any of the Garvey vouchers? A. Nearly all of them, ‘Q. What was the condition of those you exa- mined Y What papers were there attached to them? rt estion Was objected to and ruled put by the - mu Q. Do you know of any claims being presented other than those purporting to have been acted upon by the Board of Audit? ‘Before the question was answered another long discussion ensued upon what hacnow become the old uestion of the status of the warrant and the audit book. Mr. Burrill baving made a long urgu- ment The Court said:—In the judgment of the Court, were 1s sufficient preliminary proof of a bill or ac- count of Garvey, with the ordinary oficial papers attached to it, on which the warrant was issued, having been on file in the Comptroller's office. ‘There is suMicient preliminary evidence of its loss and destruction to justify the prosecution in giving secondary evidence of its contents and nature? Mr. Tremaine then offered te warrant as evidence, showing the contents and nature of the account alluded to in the indictment. The defence having objected, the Court ruled as follows:—Tnere are three stages of an inquiry of this kind. First, preliminary proof, addressed en- tirely to the Court, which involves the question whether the document was in existence, and whether it has been lost or destroyed, 80 as to put it out of the power of the party to produce the doc- ument itself, and which being satisfactorily ascertained and examined by the Court, the party is then at liberty to give oral or any other evidence to show what tne contents or nature of that document was. That is the second stage. That evidence of itseif is to be taken in lieu of the production of the instrument itself, It 1s supposed %0 take its place, 1t 1s sup- Posed to furnish by more imperiect evidence what would be displayed by the exhibition of the de- stroyed or Jost instrument itself, and that is en- Urely distinguishable from the consequences or effect in evidence of the instrument, if it nad been produced, or the evidence whicn estabiishes its ature or contents, ‘That 1s the third stage of the inquiry. Those I understand to be the of tuquiry, The last is stages evidence in chief. When there is sufiicient evidence to satisfy the minds of the jury as to the Contents and nature of the document, then, and not till then, can they give any effect to the document. What that effect should be is a question arising in its natural order after the mind is satisfied as to the ature and contents of the instrument itself. That 1s to my mind so plain that I think it requires no Turther illustration. ‘The couasel tor the defence then stated that they Wouid object to the warrant being put in as sec- ondary evidence, on the ground that the original document (the lost voucher) would be inconse- quential evidence in the case, ‘This raised @ lengthy and somewhat discursive discussion, and, finally, the counsel for the aetence proposed Lo adjourn, 40 that they might have ume to confer together and decide whether they would argue their objection to the relevancy of the re- quired document, if it could be put in now, or wait until the close of the case for the prosecution. This practically means whether they will argue to aah tas mtehme fy ape fhe Court then journed to this morning at eleven o’clock, i fs THE HAWKINS MITE. Further Correspondence from Charitable Sources—The Feelings of the PeopleHow the ‘‘Mite?? Should Be Disposed Of, Mr. Hawkins is working his way to fame with rapid strides, and what renders the philan- thropist more worthy of note, 1s his meek and dis- interested bearing amid the generous outburst of popular enthusiasm and admiration at his startling benevolence, A few additional letters are appended as showing the deep interest with which the appro- priation 18 looked forward to by a wondering com- munity. The Poor Blind Girl and Her Sewing Machine, Among the numerous applicants for Mr. Haw- kins’ famous $10 (X) was Miss Jennie Thompson, on behalf of a poor blind giri who is an inmate of an asylum, and for whom she recommended the use of the money to purchase a sewing machine. In response to the appeal Mr. B. Nathan, of No. 4 Gilsey builaings, sent $25 to the HERALD, which was yesterday handed to Miss Thompson, who gave @ receipt therefor, The entire suin for the purchase ofthe machine having been raised, the ‘mite’ is still in the possession of the HERALD, awaiting the cail of a fitting suvject, True Charity—A Knotty Suggestion. To THE EpiTor OF THE HERALD:— Being at one time a depositor in the well known and much-taiked-of Bowling Green savings Bank, and having had the good fortune in withdrawing my smali savings in time, I send this petition to you with the request to apply part of the Hawkins mite tora rope forthe use of the swindling di- rectors and the balance to the relief of the losing depositors, JOHN MURPHY, New YORK, March 4, 1872, Works of Art. FREEPORT, L. 1., March 4, 1872. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Feeling interested in your disposition of the Hawkins mite, [think you will give general satis- faction to the public of you will subscribe it to the Horace Greviy Statue Fund, Respectiully, WILLIAM P. MOORE, Literature—An Intelligent © Pen. SING SING CoNnvicT Prison, March 2, 1872, To THe EpiroR OF THE HERALD:— Having a favorable opportunity, I stole a glance ata copy of your valuabie paper, and feel consider- able interest about the correct disposal of the “Hawkins mite.’’ Now, sir, we have a very dilapi- dated library at this institution, and I suggest uat you can’t find a more worthy object than contribut- ing $10 worth of cheap bound pooks for the editica- tion of the 1,100 poor, unfortunate convicts here, Should the above suggeation not meet your ap- proval I think the most praiseworthy dsposal you can make of the “Hawkins mite” is ‘to hand ti to Mr. Bergh lor the suppression of pigeon shootn; A CON VIC SUGGESTIONS FOR OAR COMPANIES, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD: — While agitating in your valuable columns the question of cleanliness in our city cars, may it not as well be urged that some stand be taken by the proper authorities that will further promote the cumfort of passengers conveyed bythem? The pub- he has long enough put up with the shume ana strap system to become satisfied that, until required by law, no change will be made by the car compa- nies, and hence it 1sdemanded that two regula- tions, at least, be made and enfurced—one looking to the proper apportionment of sittings, 80 that a passeng r nay Know when to take @ seat, that ne is not to ve shuMled back and forth in consequence of the want of this apportionment; the other requiring seats to be furnished on the top of we cars, and that no more passengers be allowed .on the cars than can be seated. As a general thing, enough pas- kengers can be found of aly one car who would prefer outside seats, and so relieve the necessity of any from standing up inside, Our car builders are constantly sending vo foreign parts cars arranged in the above manner, In London, witn the recently Introduced horse cars, tis system ts adopted, and why must we, in New York, ve longer obliged to sudmit to this every day outrage When there is not slianvest vecasion Jor itt NEW YORKER, ict Takes the Tremain—1 caine It ought to be suficient for | we tne THE COURTS. Interesting Proceedings in the New - York and Brooklyn Courts. The Jumel Estate Case; Another Adjournment— A Military Habeas Corpus Case—The Alleged Blackmailing Case—Alleged Fraudulent Bankruptcy—The Business in the Court of General Sessions. UNITED. STATES ciRCUIT couRT. The Jumel Estate Case—Postponement Til! Monday Next. Before Judge Shipman. The case of George Washington Bowen vs, Nelson Chase was called on yesterday at the sitting of the Court, Judge Shipman informed counsel on both sides that Mr. George Palen, the absent juror, was still Sick, and Would not, in all probability, be able to biaveag his house until the end of the week, ff even en, Mr, Charles O’Conor, of counsel for defendant, again expressed his williagness to go on with the case before the eleven jurors: uf attenc jance; but the piaintit’s counsel still adhered to thelr determina. ton, expressed on tle day before, not Lo accept that oner. Judge Shipman said he had seen Mr. Palen, who bad been suffering from some slight fever and also from coxl, It would be a matter for regret, con- sidering the lengun of time the case had occupied, if 16 shoula become necessary to adjourn the pro- ceedings of the trial over to April. A suggestion was made by one of the counsel that ‘there should be an adjournment Will Monday next, and that in the meantime it would not be necessary tor the Court and jurors o come down to the court room every morning titi that day, Judge Shipman said he would consult with the other Judges (Woodraff and Biatentord) and see What was best to be done under the circumstances. His Honor ieft tne bench for tnat purpcse, and re- turned in a few minutes, He stated tnat Judge Benedict was to sit to-morrow (thls day) for the trial of crimina} cases. fe would, therelore, order the calendar of petit jarors summonéd to be called, This was done by the Clerk, When several gentie- men answered to their names, and they were ordered w be in atvendance tu-day at eleven o’c!ock. ‘The eleven jurors present im ihe case of George Wasnington Bowen vs. Neison Chase were als- charged until Monday morning next, when the cause will be proceeded with i Mr. Palen be well and no other member of the jury 18 sick. The Court then rose for the day. . UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—!N ADMIRALTY Calling the Calendar. Judge Blatchford sat yesterday for the hearing of admiralty suits, He called the calendar, but no cause being ready, he set down days for trials, Enlistment in the Navy—A Hnbens Corpus Cane. In the Matter of the Petition of David C. Green.— Bertram C. Green, an extremely fine-looking young man, was brought before the Court on the petition of his father, Davia C. Green, who prayed that his son might be discharged trom the Navy of the United States (in which he had enlisted in the month of February last), on the ground that he was under A return was made to the writ of habeas corpus by Commodore Adams, who stated that he held Bertram C. Green by virtue of his enlistment in the Navy of the United Staies. Mr. Davies, United States Assistant District Attor- ney, said that the claim set up tn the petition was iniancy, but the enlisted party being a pretty good sized infant it would be necessary to take proof as to nis age. If it Was proved that he was under age, and the Court should discharge nim, there. wouid be some question ws to whether Green should not re- turn to the goverament a sum of $72, advanced to him in money and cloching. ‘the Judge—Where are the enlistment papers? Mr. Davies—[hey are not incourt. 1 shail pro- duce them to-morrow. We wiii take evidence as to the age of Green, Counsel for Green—We can do & here in a few minutes. The Judge—No; you had better traverse the re- turn, and go before a United States Commissioner and take evidence. ‘The parues immediately went before Commis- sioner Usborn. when the father of the enlisted young man swore that his son was only sixteen years o1 age Jast January. Bertram C. Green, tlie recruit, deposed to the same effect; that he nad enlisted in the navy with- out the knowledge of his folks; he enlisted as a Jandsman; he did not remember siating anything about is age; he took an oatn, and ail he remem- bered about it was that he was to defend the gov- ernment. ‘The turther hearing of the matter before the Com- Missioner was avjourned till to-day. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Alleged Casv of Blackmailings Before Commissioner Osborn. ‘The United States vs. J. H. Lawrence and Lloyd Fields.—The defendants, as already reported in the HERALD, are charged with having, while acting as keepers under a paper signed by Alvort Daggett, Deputy Coliector of the Second district, legally exacted the sum of $100 from Francis Gottsberger, Mr. A. H. Vurdy appeared for the government, and the accused Were vefended by Mr. Hariun, BVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE. Albert Daggett, sworn—A paper was handed to witness and ne identified 1t as the one he nad given to Fields; there was no other form of blank; several weeks prior to the Issue of this paper Gottsberger’s lace was seized for his failure to make entries in is book, and he admitted the book had now been kept; he wanted Lo setile the matter with me, and I said he was aware that he was hable to the penalties; he also sald he was ready to pay $200 in ‘the United States Court; he asked me if I would take the keepers out of nis store; I told him 1 did not know that Lt could wntu he paid it imto the United States Court; I withdrew the keeper and he promised to pay the $200 into Court; there were two penalties against him of $100 eac! I never tola fim to go to Mr. Cassemeyer; ne agreed to pay te mouey into the United states Court; I never received any report ol this affair jrom these men; Ldiul not hear that they had re- ceived any money {rom Gotisvermer until they were arrested, George E, Cassemeyer, sworn—I am Deputy Col- lector of the Second district; 1 know Gottsverger, and have Known him for some time; Imade tne complaint against him at the office; i made an ex- amination of his iquor book in January, and sound it not vo'be written up; 1 reported 1 to the Collec- vor; the Collector reported it to the Assesser, and the Assessor took action; Gottsverger asked me if the matter could be fixed; he said he would pay $2.0; Linformed him that J would see the Collector about it; be indirectly oilcred me money; he wanted to know if ne couid settie it with tue in- former; 1 replied, “No, it couid not be done;’ I never Went to Gottsberger’s place to renew the mutter. Mr. Harlan having summed up for the defendants, aud Mr. A. H. Purdy for the government, The Commissioner, after agverting to tue different laws of Congress bearing upon the alieged offence, said What, upon the facts of the case, he haa no doupt Whatever that the defendants ought to be heid vo await the action of the Grand Jury, and he 80 held them accordingly, leaving to the District At- torney te option of sayinz under what act he should indict taem, if they should be indicted, Alleged Fraudulent Bankruptcy. Betore Commisstoner Shields, Yesterday Edward Hernstein, who had filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, and was inuicted by the Grand Jury for alleged violation of the Bank- rupt law, in having, by means of taise pretence, ob. tained $1,000 worth of clothing from Max Stedier and otners, was brought belore Commissioner Shields and admitted to bail in the sum of $2,000 to take bis trlaiat the ensuing term of ie Circuit vourt, Before Commissioner Williams, The United States vs, Harris G. Avery.—The deiendant, who has been arrested on the com- piaint of Pavid A. Hopxins and Atbert Smiih, on a charge of having in certain bankruptcy pro- ceedings concealed a portion Of his assets, was committed lor examination In delault of $6,000 bail. SUPERIOR COURT—IPECIAL TERR. Decisions. By Judge Sedgwick, Schenck vs. Romain.—Exceptions to sureties sus- tained. see memorandum ou papers. Allen v8. Allen.—Keport confirmed. Alexander vs. The Bieecker Street and Fulton Ferry Rairoad Company.—Oider granted. Koehler vs. Bayand.—Motion denied. See opinion with Judge McOunn, Vandewoort vs. Sears.—Motion denied. Long vs. Hagemeyer.—Order grautea, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. A Batch of Offenders Sent to the State Prison and Penitentiary by the Recorder, Before Recorder Hackett, The newly appointed Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Orlando L, Stewart, conducted the prosecution yesterday, and a number of cases were disposed of, Thomas Watson picaded guilty to felonious as- sault and battery, the charge being that on the 20th of January Catharine Watson, the wife of the pris- oner, was stabbed by him in the leftarm wita a knife. Nine years and six months in che State Prison was the sentence, Thomas Lee, charged with committing an outrage on the person of Anna Kalbach, cleven years old, on the 13th of January, pleaded guusy 10. ap assault ‘with intent to commit a rape, and was sentenced to ‘the State Prison for five years. Charles Smitn, who, on tne 20th of January, bur- pisnenaly entered the premises of Amos A. Car ter and stole $221 worth of cloth, pieaded guilty. As it was it case the Recorder sent bin to the State Prison ior four years, William Newport, against whom were two charges, pages guilty to burglary in the tnird degree, he entered the premises of Marcella Clark on the 2ud of January, He did not succeed in obvaining any pl ety. Mutred Hogan pleaded to a similar indictment, which alleged that on the 4th of February he broke into the clothing store of Daniel C. Haviland & Co., No. 2 Bowery, and stole clothing vained at $41 50, Newport and Hogan were each sent to the State Prison for three years and six months, John Larney plsadea guilty to an attempt at petty larceny from the person. On the 2d of Jast month he was caught in the act of stealing a silver watch from Coroelius Murphy. He was sent to the State Prison for two years and six months. Henrietta Wilson, who, on, the 18th of January, stole a gold cross trom Fanny Mordaunt, pleaded | way ae ‘Was sent to ube State Prison for eighteen 8. August Lavaroni pleaded guilty to an attempt at burglary, the charge being that ne broke into the | liquor saioon o: Francis Campora, in Baxter sireet, and stole three bottles of cordial, Une year in the Penitentiary was the sentence. Michael Donovan was convicted of @ simple a3s- Sault and battery upon Albert Hornonsky, on the 27th of January, the coarge being for robvery. Toomas Lake, Charged with stealing $30 worth of clgars, the property of Ferdinand Lochmann, 75 a street, pleaued guiity to the minor grade of | arceny. ‘Timothy Tierney pleaded guilty to having as- saulted his wife on tha 2:d of January by striking her several blows upon the head. Robert Lynch, indicted tor stealing, on the Ist of February, an overcoat, valued at $30, the property of Wiliam Gernard, pleaded guilty to petty larceny. ‘The above prisoners were each send to the Pent tentary ior six months. Mary Anderson pieaded guilty wo petty larceny, the charge against her being that on the 220 of January she stole a diamond cross and gold chain vaiued at $500, the property of ‘Theresa De Motte, of 312 West Fourteenth street. The girl being only sixteen years of age His Honor seat her to the House of Retuge, Bernard Kioppenberg was tried upon an indict. ment charging Lim with steahvg a gold wateh and chain, Valued ut $120, trom James Rei, of 221 West ‘Pwenty-seveath street; but the evidence being m- | suflicientto sustain the charge the jury rendered a | verdict of not gulity, Jacob Grone!, who was charged with stealing a | gold watch aad chain trom Magdalena Wiking on | ihe Yd of February, worth $75, Was aiso tried and acquitted, COURT CALENDAR?—THIS OAT, Surreme Courr—Crrcvir—Part 1—Held Ls Judge Barrett—Court opens at half-past ten A. M.—Nos, 719 3g, 833, 963, 951, 1015, 2639, 1Ui9, R. ©. 14146, 621, 1801, 1303, 1305, 1307, 1321, 1823, 1327, 1829, 133: 1335, 183% Part 2—Heia by Judge Brady—Court opens at eleven A. M. 642, 640, 794, 43234, R u. 66%, RO. 36%, Re i My 96.44) 254, 373, 1205, 1896, 44 ScPRE! CouRT—SpPECIAL TER Held by Judge Barnurd—Court opend at ten A. M.~-Set dowu case 128.—Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,° 30, 81, 32, 38 3h 3% 3%, 38, 80, 40, 41, 43, 43, 44, 45, 46, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS—ield by Judge dozo—Uourt opens at eleven A. M.—Now. 10, 36, 41, 42, 44, 46, 49, 50, 51, 58, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 60, i, 08 72, 13, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83, 84, 88, 105, Superior Court—TriaL Tekm—Part 1—feld by Judge Barbour—Court opens at eleven A, M.—Set- down causes—Nos, 395, 89 Of! causes—N 19, $95, 1433, 1453, 1457, 1459, 1389, 1473, 1485, 1497, 1003, Furt 2—Adjourned until Saren 13, PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—Part 1— Held by Judge J. F. Daly—Cours opens at eleven A. M.—Nos. 1076, 508, 63, 1028, 345, 764, 906, 960, 100533, 1808, 1249, 893. By order—Nos. 1829, 104, 473, 1068, 1288, 71, 662, 1034, 1038, Part 2—Held py Judge Van Brunt—Court opens at eieven A, M. ss. 1179, 21259, 1280, 1175, 1267, 245. New causes—Nos, 1324, 1826, 1826, 1827, 1328, 1330, 1331, 1832, 1334, y 000, Nos Mariye Court—lniaL Tekm—Part 1—Held Judge Gross—Court opens at ten A. M.—N: 7543, 7996, 9004, 5021, 8042, 8086, 8004, 800, $123, 8142, 8146, $147. Part 2—Held by Judge tus—Court opens at ten A. M.—Nos, $107, 8117, 5106, 5014, 7986, 7526, 7331, 7177, 7391, 4, 8000, 8072, 8149, 8150, 8152, 8160, $155, 8162, $164, 8166, 8167, 8168, 4169, 8170, 8172, 8173, 8175, 8177. Part 3—Held by Judge Shea—Court opens at ten A. M.—Nos, 8816, 9017, 9018, 9019, 9011, 9031, 9032, 2035, 9038, 9038, 9040, 9042, 9015, 9056. THE NEW YORK AND YONKERS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. In the list of bankruptcy cases published in our issue of Sunday last 1t was stated thutthe “New York and Yonkers Fire Insurance Company” haa gone into bankruptcy. It should have been the “Yonkers and New York lasurance Company.’ BROOKLYN AFFAIRS, COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER Fanny Hyde, the Alleged Murderess 01 George W. Watson—Her Arraignment Yesturday— “Not Guiity?—Trial on the 19it Inst. Before Juage Gilbert and Associate Judges Voorhees and Johnson, Mrs. Fanny Hyde, who is indicted on tne charge of baving murdered George W. Watson at his fac- tory, corner of South Eleventh and First strecis, 5. D. (where she was employed), on the 2th of Janu- ary last, Was arraigned at the bar yesterday morn- ing to plead to the indictment. The prisoner is a | modest iooking and rather pretty girl, about eighteen years of age. She was brought from the Raymond | Street Jail to the Court Mouse in acarriage, and | bat very few persons were aware of her pres- ence in the latter building, She was first taken into District Attorney Britton’s office, on the | first floor, where she was met oy her counsel, | Messrs. Samuel D. Morris and P. Keady, woo con- versed with her jor @ short time. Mrs. Hyde was pla, but neatly dressed, ana had her lace closely veil THE PRISONER IN COURT. She was taken into the court room about ten o'clock, at which time there were comparatively | sew persons present, Jt soon became noised apout | the ballding, however, that the woman Was anout to be arraigned, and ina short time tWwerealter we court room was filled by spectators, among whom many lawyers, all anxious to catcn a giimpse | ol the lair prisoner’s lace. j When Mrs. Hyde was placed at the bar she re- | moved her vel! at the request of Jadge Gubert. | Mr. Morris said that sie pleaded not guiits, and | they would dispense wiih the reading or the In- dictment, which, he added, the prisoner unverstood. District Attorney Britton, who appeared for the people, said that he would like to have the trial take place this week. Mr. Morris said that the defence weuid not be able to get ready this week, when the District Atzoruey | replied that then he was quite willing that the case should be set down for the third Monday of the present mont. | ‘The trial was therefore set down for the third Monday, the 19th inst, The prisoner was remanded to jail, Whither she was conveyed in a carriage, THE MURDER OF WATSON ‘The circumstances leaaing to and attending the | killing of George W. Watson was published in the HERALD atthe time, Mrs, Hyde was employed py the deceased in his estanlishment, a manutactory of | har nets, and it 18 alleged that they had veen on terms of improper intimacy before and after her marriage. Watson had @ wile and famiiy | and the prisoner was married a few months previous to the tragedy. Watson, It 1s charged. nad been talking about lier and abusing her, and on the 26tn of ganuary she shot him dead with a Sharpe's re- voiver while he was descending the stairway from the second story of the buliding, She said sue did not intend to kill him, ‘The deceased leit an estate Wor about $140,000, HE INDICIMENT AGAINST THE PRISONER 1s looked upon as a very curiousiy Constructed legal document, Ibis as follows: — STATE oF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF KINGS, £6 :— ‘The jurors of the people of the Siate of New York, in and for thé body of the county of Kings, upon their oaius, pre- * That Fanny Hyde, !ate of the county of Kings aforesaid, ‘onthe twenty-sixth day of January, in the year ot our Lord | one thonsand eight hundred and seventy-two, at the city and | county afore fa, with force and arms, in and uvoo one | George W. Watsoiy in the peace of whe people of the State, | the there being, wilfully, designealy, premeditatediy, usly, and of her malice aforethought, did make au | that the said Fanny Hyde a éertain pistol then and hurged and loaded with gunpowder and one leaden buulet, which said pistol she the said Fauny Hyde, in her Tight hand, then and there had and held, then and there wil- fully, deliberately, premeditately, feioniousiy. and of her malice aforethougbt, did discharge and shoot off, to, at, | ayainst and upon the sald George W. Watson, and thatthe | paid Fanny Hyde, with the leaden bullet aforesaid, out of the | Pivtol aloresaia,’ then and there by the force of the | gunpowder atoresaid, by the said Fanny Hyde shot off ha arged, as’ aforesaid, then and there wil- ely, premeaitately, feloniousty, and of her did atrtke, penetrate and wound the 4 upon the neck, head and vital son, giving to him, the | n, d there, with the leaden bullet aforesaid, #0 a8 aforesaid discharged and shot out of the pistol atoresaid, by the said Fanny Hyde, in and upon the neck, head and vital part of him, the said George W. Watson, one mortal wound, of the breadth of one inch and of the depth of six inches, of which said mortal wound he, the said George W. Watson, at the city and county aforesaid, on the resid, did aie, ‘And so the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid do fay tuat she, the sald Fanny Hyde, him, the said George W. Watson, fo the manner and form ‘and by the means aiore- said, at the city and county aforesaid, on the Gay and year aloreaaid, wuttully, deiiberately, premeditately, Teloniousiy and of her malice aforethought, did kill and murder, agai the form of the statute in such ease me aginst the peace of the people of the 8 their dignity. WINCHESTER BRITTON, District Attorney, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Can xn Assignee in Bankruptcy Sue in a State Court? Before Judge Gilbert, Silas B. Dutcher, Assignee in Bankruptey, ke. Ve The Chatham National Bank.—7hs was a demurree 1o Ue prosecution of a sult by the assignee of the defunct Central Bank of Brooklyn in a State Court to recover moneys paid by the bankrupt bank to the Chatham Navona, Dy ing OTMIDALY’ couspe og | from our ewn. | Us simply because itis @ uifference ¢ business, The .gneation was whether the could sue In a Court for a debt, As reported io meron HERALD, Judge ave judgment for plaintiff on demurrer, with leave lo answer on payment of costs, The following nove ‘Was appended to the aecision:— ‘The plaintir rd) mine oui ronan ear acta eres bem ct of an act of Congress, The demurrer does not raise the foamtion of bis right to resover, only the pewer of the Court to determine that right. The act of Congress not baving con far pety mny mdletion ‘on the United States fd it Jurisdiction of this Court to determine the A juno; % under it either wa: ft annets Bankrupt a aaa aw. a. CITY COURT—CRIMINAL BRANCK. Acquitted, Before Judge McCue, Jacob Moye, of Coney Isiand, was tried on the charge of having stolen a sailhcat belonging to Richard Squires fom Logwood dock, at the island. ‘The boat was found stranded on tie Barren Island beach, ‘The defence was that the accused had per- mission to use the boat whenever he wanted it, He went Osping with it, when it sprung a icak and he | and a companion had to swim ashore, Moye was acquitted, BROCKLYN COURT CALENDAR. Supreme Covrt—Circuit,—Nos, 2, 1, 42, 44, 46, at, 48, 49, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 63, Gs, 66, 67, ) 71. Ciry CouRT.—Nos, 4, 40, 75, 77, 78, 7%, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, St, 92, 107, 137, 47, 49, 51, 52, 64, 55, 60, 5Y, 5D, 68, 62, 71, 72, 73, 74, 89, 93, 4, 95, 96. THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. The investigations of the Judiciary Committee of the Legislature in regard to the charges against Judge Cardozo were resumed yesterday at noon, m | parlors G and H of the Fultn avenue Hotel, As | usual, everything was conducted with the mystert- ous privacy that has so tar characterized the actions | of these gentlemen, Rumor was rife as to the re | sult of their investigations, and tn the reading room | and lobbies of the hotel their actions were freely | discussed, and it appeared to be the general im- ) Pression that up to the present noting of any Ime | had been proven aainst The tore part of tne takea up with the examination of severat bank clerks, who had. been subpoenaed to obtain some particulars as to the bank account of the Judge, which, It is said, the committee was astonished*to find comparatively small. Mr, W. C, Barrett, uncle of Judge Barrett, was then put on the stand, and remamed under close examination until avout four P. M., when Mr, William F. Howe, the criminal lawyer, was brought io and quesrigued on the particulars of cases in which he was officlally | concerned that came up before Judge Cardozo. | Mr, Howe occupied the attention of the commitiee until shortly before six, when thev took a recess until half-past seven, During the afternoon several other witnesses were waiting for the sammons of the committee, who did not appear to be aware that they could have any other business to occupy their attention, Shortly before eight o'clock P.M. the investiga- tion Was resumed, and Judge Barrett put on the stand, who occupied the attention of the committee for about an hour, when Messrs. Howe and Hummel were cailed once more, The meeting adjourned at halt-past ten o’clock P. M. wntil this morning. Mr. Plumb, the Recording Clerk of the County Clerk’s Ollice, Was in waiting ali day, but cid not receive a summons to the stand, The commitice expect to Mnish their investigations in relanon to Judge Cardozo this evening, and they will then, 1t is said, devote their attention to Judge Barnara. porsance Judge | Jardozo. eS | day was | THE SUBJECT OF PILOLAGE. The following paper, appertaining to the subject of pilotage, will be found of Interest at the present | time:— { The undersigned, representatives of the Boston Marine society and Underwriters of that port, men | of long practical expertence in nautical matters, beg leave respectiuily to present to you in as con- cis a manuer as possible their reasons for the con- nuance Of the present system ol compulsory pilot- age. We believe that every large commercial city should | provide a surficient numver Of skilled plots Wo cons | duct ail vessels to and from its limits, at all proper ‘umes Of day or night, with the least possible delay and the greatest possible amount of satiety. ‘That it 18 of the hest Importance a shipmaster In approachtag port should feel that at certain well- defined points and places he will obtain a competent and efficient pilot, on whose skill and judgment he can rey. and whose pay for services rendered 18 fixed and regulated by law. ‘That the vessel not requiring a pilot, but compel- Jed to take or pay for one (only if his services are offered). 18 in no degree rendered less sale by having @ pilot on board, but the vessel needing a pilot an Unable w obtain one, 1s, with all lives and property on board, thereby imperiyed. ‘Chat as a rule no occupation can be so well under- stood or conducted by amateurs Or inex perts, as vy those who have made it the study and = business of their lives, and that no masters of vesseis, fisher- men or boataen can so well know the udal sets and currents, changing of lights and beacons, shifting harbors, as pilots whose livelihood depends upon their tnorough knowledge of these subjects and who are eeaaee to the law for the prope: of it. ‘That the abolition of compul bring to the business men recl 8, incompetent, unscrupulous and exacting, who, when most needed, would be least likely to be tound, and whose charges Would be graduated by tle necessi- es of each case. We believe that as pilots’ services are never teaderea’ or pay demanded, except on a vessci’s arrival or departure {rom port, the frequency or m- frequeney of such offers or demands tiave no bear- ing Whatever on the merits Or demerits of Le pilot> age question, ‘That the nardship to owners or agents of vessels by enforcea payment of pllotage falis into Lasignill. cance Wien It is borne in mind that, like treignt, duties, landing charges or other expenses, It 1% actually borne by the consumer of the goods whose conveyance has given the vessel employment, ‘That every owler or agent of a vessel eagaging business takes Into Consideration and bases is cal- culations on the expenses of the ports she 1s to visit, Imaking his demand lor services proporuonate thereto, ‘That the statement put forth in the circuiar of the Boston Board of ‘Trade, that lability of payment for pilots services (when tendered only, be tt re- memoered) is “a tax levied on @ particular depart- ment Of business lor the support of a tew private Individuals,” 18 unjust and untrue; it being but a regulation made in all good faith by mdependent men in varlous jarge commerciai cities of the world jor the saiety and advancement of commerce; and the force o1 pilots, like thatof the Police or Fire Department, is organized and kept in condition lor the good of the Whole commubity; though some may not Wish it, yet all may need ti ‘The statement tuat some merchants whose mas- ters are well vcquainted with certain haroors and can dispense wii pilots services, ‘are restive aud can,” is but by far too numerous, wuo are never happy Without 4 griev- ance, never pay but under compnision, never cre- ate, wut always destroy, and are notuing ii pot re- volutionary. We so iar agree. with the Board of Trade cir. cular, as to think that no vessel carrying cargo and trading without the limits of the diate, should ve exempt from pilotage, when services are offered, unless the master or some Other person on voard is licensed to act in that capacity. ‘The arguments of ‘ur. Ernst Wendt, of London,” pilotage woud | however cogent and vaiuavie, have so far been un- successful in converting Wwe average British mind to this theory, atu We earnestly hope dhe eloqueat arguments O1 his disciples ou tnis side Oi ine Alian- Uc will nave no beiler results. ‘The sysiem, or jack of system, Of pilotage at Port- land, 80 ably pictured jor oue admiration in the cir- cular referred Lo, seems to us by nO Meaus perunent to the matter under ‘iscussion, Looking over the wide range of commercial cities it 18 not diticult to find a port which in some one of the laws or cus- toms regulating its navigation and trade differs is that difference to be atopted by is it not pos- sidie that in some one respect our laW or cusiom may be the wiser of tne two? ‘fo say Otherwise 1s to say that each port of the world can ve vetier reguiatea and governed by sone other, OF at all cvents ours is the port which, but for the committee of the Hoard of Trade, should ve 80 governed, We believe the necessity for and the valuc of Pilots’ service can ve much better estimated by practical men taan by theorists, and that lor any large Commercial port to reduce the probabilities of an inward bound ship lor obtatuing @ pilot from an almost certainty to a small chance—froi the obtain- ing & man of certified competency and skil to one of whom nothing could ve Khown—Irom ao esia- bilshed payment for services, based on equity, to One Ol bargain, oftimes made under circumstances ol great peri and based upon the ship’s exigencies— would be far more onerous and unjust than any system of compuisory pilotage yet Known to | his own behalf, } inunteation application | } Surance Com i, oe | MAKING MILLER A MARTYR torecovera sumor | Mysterious Moieties Paid by In- surance Companies. {0 recovers aum of money ean be doubted. | John D, Weed and What He Knows About Frint. ing Percentages Paid to Southwick and Miller—A Lady Dragged Into the In. vestigation—Jadge Barnard, as an Insurance Director. ‘The Legislative inquiry into the management of the Insurance Department of the State was con- tinued to-day at the rooms of the Fire Under- writers, 156 Broudway, by the Sub-Committee om Insurance, Messrs, Baynes and English appeanng for the prosecution, and Superintendent Miller on ‘Tne first witness sworn was J, Re Hagerman, who, on being recalled, said:—1 am Vice President of the Metropolitan Life; we iollow- ing is in-my handwriting New York, April 21, 1871. note of this morning, Me tives, Messrs. Briggs and Carr, bave come ‘The latier war with you to the futernal “A word to the wise is suticient.” Tear this up. Yours, . Witness—hat “II.” is intended for me, Mr. Miller provested against the admission of this conundrum unless it was shown he was in some Way connected with 1t; but his protest was over- ruted and tne letter admitted, Mr, John ), Parsons, of the firm of Weed, Parsons & Co., State printers, was recatled, and said that the bills fer printing were presented to Miller; the warrant is drawn by the Comptroller, who connter- Groner W. © Deak Sri | Sigas it, and tt 18 delivered to the proper party; the bills were gived by me to Southwick, wno notified me to call upon the Superintendent; Sout :wick was to receive a per centage, Mr. Miller protested agaist the manner of con- ducting the examination, inasmuch as the minority: of the committee was not represenicd, as provided: for in the appointment of the sub-committes, Witness resuming, said that Southwick called upon him some years ago relative to the percentage on A MATTER OF $16,000 for printing under a previous administration; he claimed tt for Mr. Miller; 1c was twenty-five per cent; 1 don’t know that he made a direct claim, but he said he thought 16 ought to ve paid; I sata ¥ would not pay @ percentage on work Cone under a previous adivinistration: I have collected, pro- bably, $10,000 from the Insurance Depart- ment, upon which I have not pam tne $2,500 percentage; | now have claims against the department amounting to about $7,000 or $8,000; long after the percentage was freed upon Mr. Southwick said he received five per cent, while he paid twenty per cent to Miller; about the time Miller came into office Southwick asked me if there Were any perquisiies belonging Lo the oMce of Superintendent; I told him [ knew of none; he ther } askea if I did not pay Barnes a percentage; | told him no; Mr, Southwick asked me who would be the best clerks to retain; I told him Colcnel Atwood and Mr. Robinson were indispensable, and that there was anocuer gentieman named Reet wio was @ good mun; Southwick thougns if there were any perquisites in the ofice Volonel Atwood wouid kuow of thet, and asked me to in- wire of ita; did So, and he answered In tae nega. tive, with tue exception of THE EXAMINATION OF THE COMP. if aman was desirous of making money, tiat was the only poiot he could suggest; 1 80 reported lo Mr. Southwick. ‘To Mr. Tobey—I never spoke to Miller about South. wick, but I called for the oils; sometimes Miller would say he could not tind the bills and advise me to-make Out others; this conversatiun about the perquisites related to Barnes’ administration, To Mr. Mull in my second examsnation I ad- mitted | had three interviews with Soutnwick; have not seen Thurlow Weed, of our tirm, since my last exammation; have not communicated with tun, nor with ovhers ior tim; 1 met Burnes last evening at Weed’s house; I conversed with Mrs. Barnes; have casually conversed with Mra. Burnes in Al- bany; Airs. Barnes has not complamed of my pre- vious testimony; in Albany sne asked me to call and see g jetter from tne West; [have had no com- from ‘Thurlow Weed; did not pay Southwick until after coliection was made; never advanced him inouey on account; can’t cll Low these bills were paid with. out referring to my books; have paid hin less tian the full percentage, but | think never more: South. Wick sometimes came and urgea us to make out accounts; whenever | had a bili to tender to your . department [ usualiy gave iv to Mr. Southwick; [ zs of Shouls and Channels, condition of readsteads and | am not aware that Barnes borrowed trom the Com- merce Insurance Company of Albany TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ON A MORTGAGE, and I never knew that such a mortgage existed; nave never, to wy knowledge, received more money from the State than L was enutied to under the con- tract and the law; Southwick 18 im Chicago; Lsaw a letter from him in the possession of Mrs, Barnes; I wrote lita asking him to come vefore the commit- tee and expiain the matter; I got no response from dim; it was, 1 think, atter the resiguation of that inan Terwilliger; Lcontempiate going South soon. George W. Suifen, Secietary of the Kuickerdbocker Life, testined that Judge Batoard, who 1s & direc- tor of the company aS far as he knew, was not pesert at Miller’s exammation of the companys ad heard of a loan made by Mr. Lyman to Govoddel! Brothers bat was not aware thai it had any connection with the exymination; noticed that Mr. Wetmore, of the Security, testified to our com- pany paying $8,000 towards the Miller Life bil; did not think there was such a sum paid, but there was 4 payment to Mr. Johnston; had examied the stab check book and could find no stab check indicating that the money was paid; witness had ho reason to believe that the money paid to Johuston was this + subscription. To Mr. Babcock—I patd the $3,000 to Mr. John- ston by order of the President; I can’t state WHAT THE SPECIAL SERVICES WERE for which it was paid. Charles E. Pease, secretary of the United States Lite, was called aad sworn as to the alleged subscrip- ton of $2,500 patd for the passage of tne Miller olik by his company; he knew of no such amount peing paid for that purpose at any time, nor had he able to find an entry of the kind on the stub check book; he had, however, looked but casually; wit hess pai aud drew one check to the order of Charles £. bill, of the Fimaace Committee; it wa? charged tv law expenses; we have five counsel, and it may have been pati to one of them. Sam E. Merwin, Jr., receiver of the Home In- y, Was sworn and testified as to the progress made 10 closing np the estate; bat his evi- dence was of no special importance. ‘This concluded the hearing of ail witnesses In at- tendance, and as Mr. Koos was anXtous to take the evening tram for Aibany, and hts departure would leave but Messrs. ‘iaylor and Babcock present, an. sdjourament was tasen unttt this moralng. r. Barnes, tor the prosecution, here rested his. case, with the understanding that When the coms mittee meet im Albany he shall have the right to call other witnesses. The Insurance snperinten- dent, Who does not intend to cali many witnesses, expects to conclude the taking of evidence in this ctty this week, but it 18 likely that the arguing at the capltal will run through a week or two, NEW YORK CITY. Catharine Campbell, a depraved woman, twenty. four years of age, died at half-past four o'clock yes- verday morning, in the disrepatadle house 101 Greene street. Deceused, it 1s reported, nut recently returned from tne hospital, where she had becu under treatment. Coroner Keenan will nold an in- quest over the remais, \ Colonel Doty, thé Chief of the Pension Buread, continued the quarterly payment of pensions yes terday morning at the Custom House. early Six hundred appiicants were present, of all grades and wationalities, awaiting ther turn to be paid, maoy Wwell-dressea pers Kes deivg amoug the tirong. On Monday, the first day of payment, 600 appli- cants were paid. Rea un the 1th ult, Wiilam Lyons, a lad seventeen years of age, who lives av 52 Mulberry street, was taken before Justice Hogan on a charge of burglary and committed tome Tombs for tral Lyons was subsequently taken Ul, aad grew gradually worse, till Monday alternoon, When he died, Deputy Coro- ner Coshman wil make @ post-mortem examina- the civilized worid, Jn conclusion, we would gf gle os gael that though economy should be duty studied im every branch of industry, the higher considerations of salety and humanity should take precedence in ail legislative or executive action. We are respect- Tally, FRED. ‘owes BBR DAVE NALHANIEL SPOONER, ISAAC SWEETSER, Committee of the boston Marine Society. Francis Bacon, President China Mutual Insurance Company; Siephen H. Bullard, President Mer- canuie Marine Insurance Company; Jos. B. Til- tou, President Boston Insurance Company; George F, Osborne, President Nepruue Insurance Com- pany; J. W. Baica, President Marine ‘Insurance Company: J. i. Lune, rest: dent India Muvual Insurance Company; Samuel Gould, Presiaent Manufacturers’ Insurance Com- ; W. M. Byrnes, President Franklin In- Combest: myatuney, President Nawonai tn- surance Company; Francis Curtis, Acting Prest- dent of the Merchants’ Insurance pany; ‘Attorney New England Insurance were ons cb Gulld, President Americud 1D- surance VOMVALY. River tains ule I hi ny eight, with lignt haw an Diack cloth coat, Next were found $21 articles, Captain Wilson, of the Thirty-second von on the body at the Morgue, Coroner Keenan yesterday held an inquest, at No. 1 College place, on the body of James McDonald, a man about Jorty-five years of age, who died from tue effects of intemperance. Deceased had peen a soldier in the army, jrom which he was discharged last fall, Hie came irom Fort Stanton, on the Plains, early in January last, and arrived in the city two weeks ago, Since which time he has been constantly drunk, ‘Tne body was sent to the Morgue, KILLED ON THE HUDSON BIVBR BAILROAD. On Monday night a man about filty years of age, Boyision Fue and | whose name from papers found in his posses- sion 1s Supposed to have been Jonn Ahearn, late of 147 West Houston street, was ran over near 16186 street by a train of cars belonging vo the Hudson and al road Company most instantly Deceased was five feet eight tncnes th whiskers, aud wore ants and vest. In lis possession & pair of glasses and other small re cloct, sent the remains to the Morgue for hientidca- UoR aNd DotIed Vorgner Keenan (0 hold am Inquest,