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Noe Anything a Fraud?® ) fat Be. B doy Morris, Ex-Minister to ; Turkey, Knows About Henry Stanley, outh He is ; Condemned.” Stanley, the Hero, Traveller and Explorer. Where Are the “Doubting ‘Thomases”?” bi STANLEY'S EXPLOITS IN PERSIA. ‘Mr. Morris Has Implicit Faith in t the Livingstone Story. Aranric Crry, N. J., August 31, 1872, Among the many prominent Philadelphians who ‘wn summer cottages at this charming seaside @uburb of the Quaker City ig Mr. E. Joy Morris, ex- ‘Wnited States Minister to the Sultan of Turkey. % After slong period of honorable service he now Rives here in quiet retirement, failing health hav- $mg compelled him to remove from tne active Sphere of public life, with which he has been for ‘Many years associated. As Ids name has been mixed up with the marvellous fabrication which - ‘he long-haired Long Island philosopher and in- wentor, Louis Noe, has given to the world, I called "| "pon him this morning to ascertain what he knew about the case, and was most cordially received. Mr, Morris is small in stature and slight in frame; ‘Dut the delicate face and the high, open brow give ‘evidence of a rare intellect and a keen perception efhuman vature in all its phases. His cottage Zronts on the sea; and when I arrived I found the e@x-Minister reading a copy of the HERALD contain- | mg the account of the search expedition to sleepy > Sayville, and he was laughing heartily at the narra- ‘Rive. lexplained tohim the purpose of my visit, "and he readily consented to give me all the informa- | ‘Bion he possessed relative to Mr. Stanley and his ' ‘@alse friend Noe. Sitting on the veranda of the @ottage, with the roar of. the breakers ringing in “@ur ears, a tale was unfolded of travel and adven- ‘Bure, “hair-breadth escapes,” “moving accidents ‘By flood and field” and desperate undertakings in ‘Which the HERO OF THE LIVINGSTONE EXPEDITION ‘was the leading, and indeed it may be said, the ‘enly character. Pictures of Oriental life and roman- ‘tic journeyings into unexplored countrics made “She narrative seem almost like a fable, but Mr. ‘Morris certifies that every particular of the story ‘which he tells 1s true to the smallest detail. Before commencing Mr. Morris expressed his ‘Pegret and indignation at the occurrence of the “sircumstances which made my visit necessary, @aying, “My God, sir, I am shocked that any at- a ‘tempt has been made TO DIMINISH THE LAURELS (> “Mir. Stanley has so justly earned, and I exceedingly ‘Pegret that my name has in any way been connect- 2a with the story. It hasbeen used without sn- | Bhority from me, for Iwould be the last man to ‘mttempt to-cast any stigma upon the man I am to call my friend, and whom 1 ‘Mronld defend to the last, with all my influence and power. There have been private dealings between | #Mr. Stanley and myself, which concerned only our- -<sain and I do not see why outside parties have iterfered with the business of two gentlemen, for ‘he purpose of hashing up asensation. Mr. Stanley 49 not here to defend himself, being absent, recetv- bi ‘Sng the honors which he has so justly earned ; and _ ‘She attempts to injure him bebind his back are, to ~ @ay'the least of it, malicious and cowardly. Now, | Sir, after this expression of opinion Iam ready to \ gnewer any questions. ReErorrER—You have read the story of Louis Noe, Mr. Morris. I would like to know how far your Knowledge of circumstances will substantiate him, z ‘and, in beginning, I would ask, when did you first | @aeet Mr. Stanley ? » Mr. Morris—I first met Mr. Stanley, or at least of him, in October, 1866. Iwas then at my ountry residence in Bujukdere, on the Bosphorus, | @Dd while there I received intelligence from Con- @tantinople stating that three American travellers, mamed STANLEY, NOE AND COOK, ‘Bad been barbarously and cruelly treated and rob- {ed of all their effects by a band of Turks in Asia ‘Minor. In the advance of the arrival of the travel- @ere at the Turkish capital Stanley sent an account ef the occurrence to the Levant Herald, a paper | published in English, in which the particulars of _ ‘Bne attack, the capture, the robbery and the out. ) ages which succeeded were ail fully narrated. I no time in taking the necessary steps, when the reached me, for the protection and relief of countrymen when they s¥ould arrive. I forgot State that in the meantime the Turks who ih a THE PERPETRATORS OF THE OUTRAGE ‘been captured and conveyed, strongly guarded, ®o Brousss, a small town near the Sea of Marmora. ) Berontzr—Did you see the Americans on their i? "Mr, Monnis—I did: the American Consul General ee caer, were both waiting to receive them they arrived, and of course they immediately “gga to the Embassy when they got into the _ Beronrzn—What appearance did they present? Mr. Morris—A most miserable appearance, sir. ‘ever the condition of men presented the traces treatment theirs did. Mr. Stanley’s own fully corroborated his story. He had stripped of all his clothing, and h he had been enabied to procure outside covering by the generosity ‘Mr. u. B. Pelesa, agent of the Ottoman Bank at Karahissar, he had neither shirt nor stock- ‘when he came to me, and he showed other of great suffering. I relieved his more Hecessities and advanced nim a loan of o pee an outfit for himself and his com- considered it to be my duty to do this, American Minister and as an American who Qby the tie of nationality to stand by my in distress. I gave Mr. Stanley a on my banker and he drew tite money—£150, he did WAS TO REPAY TE AGENT Ottoman Bank the amount advanced by him, he took his companions to a clothing ti Ay he and wkd procured the clothing ‘feh they were so mucii in need. WRTER—What security had you for your loan? “ORR/S—I had mo security, nor did J ask any. "WAS ADVANCED WITHOUT CONDITION ind, I see ithas been stated by Noe that ‘sount was given in consequence of a drait a Stanley offered, payable by'a person in New ‘This 18 false; no draft was given to me at it may have been well valueless, but it4s unnec- into details of & transaction which Satisfactorily settled between Mr. ‘and myself, and which does not, 2s 1 said concern any Persons outside ourselves. 1 ir, that the action of Mr. Stanley in another way, as Mr. Cook, Stan- traveller,came to me after the money and assumed all responsibility con- that if the money government indemnify me, giving me his you jn apy of those transactions » Sranley at the meh ns ua 708 form ¢ courage and determination, Showed shise it being cara: nines We cereciin but with nothing sinister about it, REPORTER—Did Noe, at any time duril the stay, bring any charges of cruelty Stan- . MonRIs—None that I recollect shongs he he Perfect ape hg oe The statement ne Stanley, while in Constantinople, t, we are” before, the Turkish outla' Broussa, on the Sea et Marmora. time had elapsed they were placed there was no American Consul at Lord Lyons a promise ir. Sandison, should clients, Stanley, Cook and Noe, who were present as witnesses at Broussa. Se Noe a witness? Ps ir. MORRIS—Ce 3 jared in common with the others. The urke”’ ere placed uj trial and attempted to deiend themselves, but the evidence them was overpowering. Some of the effects of Stanley and his were found upon their wi the Cag and sentenced luding carried, and they were con to various terms of imprisonment REPORTER—Did Noe swear to all the facta? RRIS—He 7 and nis sworn Louis does not scruple to add Bey ry to the Tene, et of other offences of which he is guilty, acco. to his own confession. Mr. MORRIS—You may call it anything you pice, but he certainly testified to the narration of Stan- Jey, in common with Cook, and upon the strength of that evidence the Turks were convicted. Rerorren—Were any counter charges brought by the Turks? Mr. Morris—I do not recollect any. Ifany such attempts were made the evidence to the contrary was too strong and they were abandoned. REPORTER—What steps did you institute in the meantime to obtain restitution from the Turkish government ? Mr. Morris—I had Stanley and the others draw be ap of the effects which had been lost, and they ATTESTED TO THE LOSSES UPON OATH as being in every instance correct, I then for- warded the claim to the Turkish Minister, includ- ing the money advanced by myself, which of course ‘was included among the losses. The entire amount, as near asIcan recollect, was about twelve hun- dread dollars, and the claim was prosecuted on our part with the greatest vigor and pertinacity. REPORTER—Did Stanley and his friends remair in Constantinople after the trial? Mr. Morris—Not long. Stanley and Noe left for England, and Cook remained some time behind settling affairs. Before separating an agreement ‘was entered into between them and me that if I recovered any money it was TO BE SENT TO COOK, as, I believe, it was he that bore the expenses of the journey to Sm; Soon after Cook lett also. lurged the claim time after time upon the Turkish government, but did not meet with much ered as there was no aerpeettion shown to pay, and at length I was about to abandon the prosecution of the claim in despair when the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saferet Pacha, called upon me at my residence and offered to compromise the case by giving a smaller amount, alleging that the Sultan did not wish THE SHADOW OF A DIFFERENCE to exist with the United States over the affair. I had some conversation with the Grand Vizier, Ali Pacha, about the samé time and to the same eflect, and accepted the proposition in the ami- cable ae in which it was offered. The les was paid, and I first took out of it the £150 which had lent. According to cad agreement, I was to have deducted interest, but I did not do so, merely taking the exact sum. THE BALANCE OF THR MONEY Isent to Cook. I So Nagy say that when I thought the money could not be recovered I sent ins! itruc- tions to my lawyer in Philadelphia to communicate Cook and remind him of his promise ee: efforts to recover from the Turkish government. Of cor when the claim was allows mo repay- ment on’ his part was necessary. ReporteR—Did any of the money go to Stanley? Mr. MorEIs— ‘NOT A ORNT. I received a letter from Noe, in which he desired to have a part, but aa I bob yl Tred with too man: anna I sent the money, as I said, to Cook; but did not finger any of it, and if Noe was treated with any injustice Cook was the rson he had got to look to, not to Stanley or me. ‘his closed the transaction at the time, andI heard nothing more of the parties for some years. RevortEx—When did you see Mr. Stanley ee ? last year of my official RTER—Would you please state under what circumstances ? ‘Mr. Morris—In that year a distinguished Ameri- can cle! an called upon me at the Embassy and asked me did I remember anything about a person named Stanley. I answered in the afirmative, and he then stated that Mr. Stanley had desired him to call relative to a long-standing debt of £150, which, he believed, was owing to me, which had never been settled and wich he was desirous to pay. I told the clergyman (who is now, I think, a profes- ‘gor in Dickinson pony go that the matter had been long settled and that I had been paid. The gentle- man further stated that Mr, Stanley desired to call upon me, and I replied that he was at perfect lib- erty todo so. The same evening MR. STANLEY AND THE CLERGYMAN, who were both stopping at the Hotel de Byzants, called and by invitation remained to dinner, The two gentiemen had come on from Egypt together, and the clergyman had an admiration which almost. amounted to veneration for the character of the HERALD correspondent. Rerorter—Was Mr, Stanley much changed in his appearance and manner ? Mr. Moruis—Wonderfally. man whom I firet knew had man of the world, possessing the appearance, the manners and the attributes of a perfect gentleman. The story of the adventures which he had gone through and the dangers he had passed during his absence The uncouth young wn intoa perfect WERE PERFECTLY MARVELLOUS, and he became the lion of our little circle. Scarcely a day passed but he was a guest at my table, and no one was more welcome, for | insensibl grew to havea strong admiration and felt an at tachment for him myself. Instead of thinking he was a young man who had barely seen twenty-six Summers you would imagine that he was thirty-five or forty years age, so cultured and learned was he in all the ways of life. He possessed s thorough acquaintance with ‘MOST OF THR ZASTERN COUNTRIES, and, as I took an interest in all that related to life, we had many @ talk about what he had seen and what I longed to see. He stated to me that he had a sort of roving commission for the Heratp, but that he had exhausted all known countries and was at a loss to understand where he should go next, “REPORTER—Did you help to enlighten him? Mr. Mongie—| think I did. I said to him, “stanley, what do you think of trying Persia? That is an unex- lored , and would well repay a visit if you with your life; but as I know you do danger no consid ion of personal peril think, deter ti Stanley thought over the " : and a idly Ad CI Kegs prides, would go. I busted myself in procuring him letters of introduction to the RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES IN THE CAUCASUS, in Georgia and in other countries through whfth he ‘Would have to pass. He saw the Russian Ambassa- dor at Constantinople in person, who was 80 well impressed with him that he made extra exertions to facilitate his progress to the mysterious home ofthe Grand Liama. I had some time previous to this had a Henry rifle sent me from a friend in New York, a8 a specimen of American art, and this I presented to Stanley, with my best wishes for the success of his undertaking. He started ON THE DESPERATE ENTERPRISE some time after, and my table thereby lost one of its most entertaining guests. When! say despe- Tate enterprise I mean it, for Persia ts to a Euro- pean a practically anexplored country; and, in rauders with whieh it abounds, a journey to Zanzi- bar or Unyanyembe would be a safe Ye compared to it. How Mr. Stanley accomplished the task he undertook the columns of the HERALD will tell. I received a letter from him, while on the way, nar- rating the hospitable manner im which he had been entertained Wd the Russian authorities, and the way in which he had astonished them by the per- formances of his Henry rife. His journey through the Caucasus and Georgia was a sort of triumphal march, though he was looRed upon as a lost man by all who knew anything of the East. The route he took was an entirely new one, ag he went in @ kind of zigzag way to Thibet, and he must HAVE A CHARMED LIFE tohave come throngh so much perfl in complete safety. After this r I, turned home, and I did ,not hear of Mr. Stanley again until I heard of him ‘as the Ss ae of ae cate RwPORTER—Were you ustonished at hearin: oe Mo ante Not 7 the : vi ir. MorRts—! In the slightest, 1 would e@stonished at no feat in the line of travel that bs accomplish. He is a born traveller, and I used to sey to myself at my table in Constantinople, “Here 1s @ man who will yet achieve greatness, and leave his mark behind him in the world.” He hag allthe qualities which the at_ explorers pos- sessed—Mungo Park, Hi it and Livingstone Dimself—a hardy frame UNFLINCHING COURAGE and inflexible perseverance. Ifsucha thing were possible that I were forced to become & member of @ band to undertake some foriorn hope, some desperate am ¢, 1 know of no one whom I would so readify select ag the leader of such an undertaking os Henry him ass young man of consequence of its weak government and the ma.- ‘ Stanley. | inspector or YACHTING. Cruise of the Brooklyn Yacht Clab—The Trip to Huntington, L. L—A Jolly Clambake and a Merry Dance. On Boarp YacuT MapELE! Hunrinaton, L. 1., Sept, or iate.} Early rising appears to be one of the virtues pre- dominant in the character of the Brooklyn yachts- Men, as before the sun had risen above the hum- mock of Long Island a solitary gun from the flag- ship’Madeleine sent forth the warning of AN EARLY START. There was a light southwesterly breeze, with the tide running ebb, The starting gun boomed forth the signal to weigh anchor at five A. M., and the fleet. were soon on their journey to Hunt- ington, The little Nettle B. was the first to get away, followed closely by the Meta, Undine, Kate, Addie and Sophia, The schooner Magic came next, followed by the W. B. Asten, Madeleine and Alice. There was just suf- ficient breeze to give steerage way, but after pass- ing Metinnick the fleet were nearly all becalmed. The Fleur de Lis was out in the middle of the Souna, but, making a tack in shore, she stayed in the wake of the Madeleine. The Alice quictly passed the latter and went on after the Magic, assing the Nettie B., which presently dropped k in company with the Fleur de Lis, After DRIFTING ABOUT for some hours the fleet arrived off Huntington harbor, and then, forming in line, led by the nag- ship Madeleine, they sailed up and let go their anchors at haltpast one off the lighthouse. Mr. Van Schaick and several other gentlemen there came on board the Madeleine, and after a consulta- tion it was decided to postpone the regatta until to-morrow, in the hope of getting a breeze. In the afternoon the members of the yacht club went on shore, at the invitation of the citizens of Huntington, and assisted at their ANNUAL OLAMBAKE, The entire population of the viilage—men, women and children—were present, and, assisted by the yachtsmen, they di sed of about sixty-five bush- els of the luscious bivalves, The bake was held m a charming grove of trees overhanging the water, and a prdmenade and string bands made merry with their music and kept numbers engaged in the lignt fantastic exercise on platforms erected for that pu . During the afternoon Coionei John Oakey, Judge Advocate of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, made one of his humorous speeches, and was followed by Mr Ostrander, the President of the club, who returned thanks, in the name of the members, for the CORDIAL RECEPTION accorded them. In the evening there was 8 ball in the village, and @ number of yachtsmen came on shore and indulged in a most enjoyable dance with some of the fair residents of the neighborhood, ‘TO-MORROW’S RACE, The yachts start at nine A. M. to-morrow in the race for the prizes given by the citizens of Hunting- ton. At one P.M. the members of the club visit Mr. Van Schaick and indulge in another clambake, and in the alternoon they will “top their booms’ and steer for Branford, Conn. Yachting Notes. The yacht Foam, N.Y.Y.C., arrived at Newport yesterday. The following passed the HERALD telegraph sta- tion at Whitestone yesterday :— Yacht Wanderer, N.Y.¥.C., Mr. Lorillard, from Newport for New York. Yacht Restless, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. G. G. Haven, from Newport for New York. Yacht Josephine, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Durfee, from New York for Glen Cove, Yacht Jessie, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Van Schaick, from New York for Glen Cove. Yacht Vivid, H.Y.U., ex-Vicé Commodore Clark, from Harlem for Gien'Cove and returned. CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS, Curious Decision on the Jute Rejections Reversal of Previous Instracttons. Last month we published a decision of Secretary Boutwell, of the Treasury, in regard to “jute rejec- tions,” made in July in answer to an application by importers as to the rating of this material ac- | cording to the tariff. In this letter the Secretary decided that the duty on this article must be col- lected at the rate of $@per ton. A few days subse- quent to our publishing the article another decision ‘was rendered by the Treasury Department by fix- ing the tax at $16 per ton. Since then Collector. Arthur has recetved the following letter, which ex- Plains itself:— On tho Sist of July the department transmitted to you a copy of its decision, dated February 17, 1871, to the effect that jute reiections should be classified ag into butts, whieh at that time were liable to a duty of $6 per ton, and also expressed the opinien that they should continue to be so classified under the act of June 6, 1872, which places jute butts on the free list. A further consideration of the matter has been made since said time, and the department has now serious doubts as to the correctness of the opinion then ex- essed, the more so, in view of tho decisions of the Courts, hat the similitude clause in the act of 1842 (under which the classification was made) cannot be used to transfer a non-enumerated article on the free list. And you are therefore instructed to disregard such opinion until further orders, at least, in the aseessment, of duty upon Jute, re- Jections imported into your port. The duty which jute rejections should be made lable to in accordance with the decisions of the Courts would seem to be the same as that which is provided for unmanufactured jute. viz.. $15 per ton, and I think that such rate shonld be collected thereon. ‘The question, if Importers are dissatisfied, enn hereafter be proverly passed upon by the department on a case duly presente ty Fotest and appeal. WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON, Acting Secretary. Thus it will be seen that at first the duty on this importation was $6, then $16 and now $15. As jute rejections enter largely into the manufacture of paper and are imported in great quantities, the different rulings must create considerable con- fasion, and le; litigations can only settle tue matter definitely. CURTIS AND CARDOZO. Among the Attics of the Lawyers. For several days past rumors have been rife of an approaching trial of Judge Curtis, of the Marine Court, with allusions to a further punishment to be inflicted upon Judge Cardozo, at the instance of the Bar Association of the County of New York. As no action of this kind had been reported to or anti- cipated by the parties most interested, either offensively or defensively, and as there was a same- ness in the ramors in question, a representative of the HERALD was instructed to investigate the mat- ter and ascertain what action was contemplated by those interested in the prosecution, as well as the becca - hese to be pursued by the defendants in rebut A visit was paid during the day to a aozen or more attics, and in each case hungry-looking law- ers or lawyers’ clerks answered simple inquiries yy & course of rigid questioning and cross-exami- nation. Long arene in interviewing, how- ever, with @ careless indifference to Kent and Blackstone, proved too much for them in every case, and sent even the boldest and grayest of the fraternity to the extremitios of despair. They uibbled and winced, but the more they quibbled the more they had to answer, andthe more they winced the more interesting the “pumping” be- came, Not a Jawyer could be found who knew anything—that is, at least, anything worth know- ing—in regard to the cases of the judges on whom they propose to sit in judgment. A visit to the office of Mr. Francis G. Barlow showed that he was out of town. Mr. Roswell D. Hatch ‘was also non est; Mr. Leveriige was to be absent for weeks; Mr. Nichois was in tlie country, amd a gen- tleman whose office is on the upper foor of a build- ing in lower Wail street had been out of town for a month, and would remain out for a month more. Ayoung gentleman in the office of Mr. Nichols Pacing floor on the directory, but has progressed lown two flights of stairs), was the least reticent of the lot. His cheek not yet curled into York and Brooklyn Courts, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Ahlander. Before Commissioner Osborn. alias Magnus Anderson, was resumed yesterday. with having, while acting as a public officer, to wit, @ chamberlain, in the penal prison at Landscrona, embezzled about 6,000 rix dollars, the property of the Swedish government. As already stated in the HERALD the Swedish authorities have made a de- the United 81 reat ender Sen Re we for the extrad! Mr. George H. Forster ared as counsel for the tion and Mr. J. D. Reymert for the defence, Mr. Reymert continued his argument on behalf of the defendant. He sald:—At the last session it was decided that the documentary evidence was out of the case, and any evidence that had been pet ts in relation to an offence not committed by e prisoner should receive no consideration what ever. complaint did not under the treaty; nor did it set forth or thing as contemplated by the treaty. The offence should be distinctly averred in the complaint, war- rant or indictment. If the prisoner had not com. mitted embezzlement of public money, as a public officer, he had committed no offence whatever; and there was no proof at all that he was a public offi- cer of the Swedish government. If they did not charge in the complet that he was a public Officer, they could not go outside of that and show that he was such public officer. aoey ht as well accuse him of murder. No magistrate in the United States would hold a Eonar on an afidavit iesued on information and belief, as was done in this case by the Acting Consul, The Commissioner—I may say that the Consul has a right, on information and belief, to make a complaint; but, of course, it remains for him subsequently to it up with evidence. As the complaint stands by itself I would not hold the prisoner @ moment upon it; but it is for you to apply yourself to the questions whether the pris- oner is a public officer, whether he embezzled peb- lic funds and what are the proofs as to his identity. ae are the only questions upon which I desire © hear you, Mr. Reymert said the evidence as totne identity of the prisoner was given by men who had been imprisoned for crime in the States Prison at Lands- crona; but he believed that the testimony of such persons, tainted by guilt and suffering from the disgrace arising from being als, Would not receive much consideration at the hands of the Commissioner. Convicts were sent out of the country by the Swedish government in order to get rid of them. They had made it @ practice of sending them to the United States. Now, asto the point whether the accused was a public officer; whether he was chamberlain of the Landscrona prison, there were different meanings of the word “chamberlain.” It meant a person who waited on the King; it also meant @ cashier, one having ceaee of funds. The proof that the prisoner was chamberlain in the prison depended upon the evidence of a shoemaker who, while walking in the street and alluding to the prisoner, said to another person, ‘‘There goes my boss.” There was a total absence in the case of roperly authenticated or exemplified papers, show- ing that the prisoner was chamberlain; and this bei ng 80, he held that the Commissioner had no op- tion left but to discharge him. It was the duty of the American government to look to this man as a father would look to his child, He had come to this country to seek an asylum upon its shores, and it would be unjust to send him back to Sweden, to be degraded and ruined, and taken away from his wife and children, unless, in the language of Judge Blatchford, there was evidence such as would prove his guilt if he were subjected to a trial betore the tribunals of this eountry. He (counsel) did not know but that the American government would be bound to follow this man into Sweden (if the Com- miastoner decided to send him back, which he be- leved he would not do), and see that he was tried according to law, and upon proper, legal and just testimony. To all intents and purposes the man ‘was an American citizen; he had came here, like thousands of others, to cast in his lot with the American nation, and it was upon no light and Rivolens roads that this Door stranger, without, nds, Without money enough to pay the postage of a letter, should be torn from the feo of the Republic, and sent back to Sweden to be degraded and ruined upon testimony which would not for a single moment availin any of our courts of justice. Mr. eater then con- cluded, apologizing to the Commissioner for the le} of time he had taken up in his argument, and stal that the tmportance of the case demanded his pong fully into it, The Co1 joner said he had heard Mr. Rey- mert’s argament with considerable satisfaction and pleasure. He had dealt with the subject in an able and elaborate manner. Mr. George H. Forster then replied on the whole case on behaif of the Swedish government. He roceeded to say that, taking all the testimony ther, -Mr. Xoungoerg was appointed Acting Consul on the 27th of June, when he made the com- aint before the Commissioner. Aside from the locumentary evidence there was considerable evi- dence, and also the testimony of an under oficerin the prison, who deposed as to the duties of Ahlander and to the reception of money by him. It was clearly established that Ahiander was precisely what the document said he was, “Chamberlain tn the prison,” and this was cor- roborated by two witnesses, This, taken in con- nection with the telegrams, one of which described the prisoner as @ defrauder of public money, had @ force which could not possibly be mistaken. Counsel on the other side suggested that no offence contemplated in the treaty was charged in the complaint; but the complaint of Mr. Youngberg was that Ahiander had “appropriated public funds,” and that was precisely the rene enne oF the treaty. There was no doubt, however, it the American Minister had neglected to certify to the legal force that the papers ed by Ceunt Platten would have in Sweden; but in all other respects the requirements of the law had been fully complied with by the Swedish government. The prisoner got leave of absence from the 13th to the 16th of June, to go to Coper’:agen, but in place of returning, he goes on board the steamer Jason, for America, and then followed an ‘instituted tak- ing of inventory” of the means he had in nis hands, Counsel called upon the Commissioner to believe that this term “instituted taking of inventory” meant some form of 1 procedure in the Courts in Sweden. The presumption was that the docu- ment furnished by the Swedish government was evidence that a crime had been committed by the defendant. Counsel went on to argue the case with considerable ability, and, having ‘closed, the Com- parchment or been beaten into brass, and helstated succinctly that the proposal to continue the attack upon Ju Cardozo came from one of the Judges in the Barnerd trial and that Mr. Nichols believed the action could be sustained ‘‘on the principle that a lawyer who had been convicted of stealing a watch could be disqualified from appearing at the bar.” He knew nothing of the case of Ju ipe Cur. tis, however, and believed, as all the rest of the aia complained, that no action could be taken in the case of Judge Cardozo till alter the Novem- ber term of the Court has begun. AS far as it is possible to trace the origin and ex- tent of the movement, it embraces only a few of the legal dpe and it seems to be prees in ® com as well as @ professional light by the Members of the Bar ‘Ansoctatio ‘BLEOTION REGULATIONS, At a meeting of the Board of Police yesterday af- ternoon a resolution was passed to the effect that no person holding office under the federal, State or municipal government shall be eppolnted as clerk under the missioner sald he would render fis decision on the litin inst., or probably sooner, Charge Against Satlors’ Boarding House Runners. The United States vs. Martin Churchill, George Kuppen and Thomas Anderson.—The defendants, who were arrested by Detective Kennedy and OM- cers Shaw and Kelly, were charged, on the com- aint of Captain Duncan, United States Shipping omimissioner, with having boarded vessels in the harbor without permission, for the purpose of in- ducing sailors to leave. They were each held in $1,000 bail to await an examination. MARINE COURT. Action on an Implied Contract. Before Judge Joachimsen. John ¥. Werner ve. Luis F. Saas.—This action qwas brought by the plaintiff to recover from the de- fendant the sum of $400, It appeared that the de- fendant called upon the plaintiff, a philosophical and medical apparatus manufacturer, and ordered him to manufacture some Lott ed ving the laintiff his idea of the construction of the appara- us he wanted. The plaintiff drew a diagram and submitted it to the defendant for his oval The defendant, being satisfied with the di , OF- dered the plaintiff to manufacture six air-pumps, stating that if they were manufactured in accord- ance with the plan they would sell like “hot cakes.”” The plaintiff thereupon manufactured two air- es in accordance with the diagram, and these delivered to the defendant; but when tested they were found not to work satisfac- torily, Whereupon the defendant suggested an im- provement, which was complied with. The plain- Ut then went in and completed the order, finishin; the other four, but which the defendant would not receive, The plaintiff now brought, suit to recover the value of the goods furnished. The defence set up was that the plaintiff offered to furnish the goods upon his own responsibility, which, when tested, were found worthless. A counter claim of $260 was also set up—$150 being cash paid for two pumps and $100 for cauterizing the throat of the Plaintif®. Judgment for plain in the sum of $875, The Court in rendering judgment, directed the Plaintiff's atsorney, to make out findings of fact, and announced that until such findings were settied the proceedings would be stayed, 0 Judge an- nounced that he would adopt that course in all non-jury cages, in order to put a stop to sliarp prac- tice. BROOKLYN COURTS, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decision. By Judge Gilbert. it vs. George F. Harris.—Judgment 900 and interest from April 2, 1872. COURT OF SESSIONS, Sent to the Penitentiary for Beating His Wife, Before Jndge Moore and Associates. John O'Shea was tried yesterday for beating his w'fe Mary. The prisoner, who is @ powerful, James Wi for plaintift, The Law of Extradition—The Case of M. The farther hearing of. the case of M. Ahlander, The defendant, who is a Swedish subject, is charged niture, and because ot receive his pay he punched Corcoran's jaw, al ely ‘recturing,{t. Jury convicted ‘assault and bat- tery, and sentence was A Nice Piece of Business. ‘William Connolly was formeriy the driver of the prison van, “Black Maria.” In order to make & stake several months since he allowed a prisoner to escape from the vehicle for ‘a tion.” He was arrested for the day a jury in the Sessions Moore sentenced him to OBITUARY. Judge Charles P. Avery. ‘The death of ex-Judge Charles P, Avery, of Tioga county, N. Y., occurred at his residence in Owego— his native place—in the ffty-fifth year of his age, He has been prominently identified with the his- tory and interests of his county, being a member of one ofits oldest and most influential families. After having graduated at Yale he entered the office of his brother-in-law (Mr. Thomas Farring- ton) and was admitted to practice in the Courts of this State at Albany in 11 His talents and in- tegrity secured for him at the age of thirty an elec- his tion to the position of County Judge and Sur: of Tioga county. He discharged the duties o! ofMce with so much fidelity and impartiality that he was Shae Pay Boe! ied the position until January 1, 1856, sie cesni wu @ pecu! pel for him a large circle of Iriends and pei Bay Meebo in ae history oes an able con- rr veral magazines newspapers. When the news of his death was announced the Court of Tioga county, out of respect to his ory, adjourned, and at a meeting of the members of the bar of the county resolutions expressive of regret and condolence were unanimously passed. Andrew Carrigan. Andrew Carrigan, a well-known business man of this city, has just died at his residence in Fifth avenue. He was sixty-elght yeara of age. Mr. Carrigan came to America from Ireland about fifty years ago, whem he was a mere lad. He com- menced business in New York as a provision dealer some few years subsequently, and, owing to his in- dustry, honesty perseverance, was successful in amassing @ very respectable fortune. He ap- plied @ great dealof his time and money to the relieving of emigrants from some of the hardships which they formerly suffered at and after the mo- ment of first landing. He was lately appointed a Commissioner of Emigration, and was a director of the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank. OIL ON FIRE, aed Loss About $13,000. At a quarter-past twelve o’clock yesterday morn- ing a fire broke out in the two story corrugated ron building, at the foot of west Sixty-ffth street, North River, owned and occupied by Lombard, Ayres & Co., that caused a damage to the building of $5,000, and to the stock contained in it of about $8,000. The fire, when it first started, caused considerable alarm in the neighborhood, owing to the danger of the oi spreading; buat aren the sounding of the second alarm, which the firemen answered promptly, all fears of outside danger were allayed. Shortly after. the flames burst through the windows of the build- ing, the report of the bursting of the oil tanks was heard and roused many means on the west side, but when it was ascertained the oil works were well removed from dwellings the people re- turned quietly to bed, e fire is supposed to have been caused bya leak in the tank, but the Fire Marshal will hold an investigation into the matter this morning. This same factory has been Dusthees is looked upon ea being» partiouisriy Iness is upon a3 & vette ion to a! rous one, Considerable en in the vicinity of the bi yurning: was caused yesterday by the ¥ of 16 of the rails of the track’ of the Hi OF Riel alitond on Eleventh avenue, by the heat and by the explo- sion of the burstin; inks, poe ith the lower part ofthe city was The tel h Was also disarranged and the lines - ing to the central onice were thrown out. The ail was bu all day yesterday, but little more damage, can be done, as the flames are now strictly contined, LARGE FIRE IN JERSEY CITY, At half-past seven o’clock last evening fire broke out in Hollinshead’s sash and blind factory, at the corner of Scott street and Montgomery avenue, and in about an hour the entire structure, as well as an adjoining tenement house, was burned to the und. The factory being built on the hill the james were visible several miles around, and it was feared that the confagration wotld be- come extensive. The fire companies of Jersey City and West Hoboken, turned ont, but owing to the ‘want of water they proved ineffectual in arrestin; the spread of the flames, The only water thi could be procured was that drawn from the wells. Fortunately, there were no other houses adjoining, or the losses have been incalculable. Mr. Hollinshead 81 18 & loss of $8,000, his building not having been insured. The tenement house was fully insured. ° AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. ‘The stated meeting of the Board of Managers was held at the Bible House, Astor place, on Thuraday, the 5th inst., at half-past three o'clock P. M., Frederick 8. Winston, Vice President, in the chair, assisted by A. Robertson Walsh and Marshall 5. Bidwell, Vice Presidents, The decease of George D, Phelps, one of the oldest managers, was announced, whereupon The Rev. Dr. Joshua Leavitt read the ninetieth Psalm and offered prayer. Four new auxiliaries were recognized, of which two are in North Carolina and one in each of the States of Iowa and Michigan. Communications were presented from Mr. Samuel A. Purdie, Matamoros, giving an account of his labors and asking a fresh supply of books, which ‘was granted; from Mr. Andrew M. Milne, Monte- video, in regard to his labors in his agency; from Rev. P. Dardier, fenere: eowiae the work done in France by the hig pe of Geneva, society; from Rev. H. ‘with funds granted by Geerdes, Bremen, sending the favorable action of the German Conference on the American Bible So- ciety, and on y. Dr. Burnett, Cairo, with an account of Bible colportage in E; Grants of books were made to ble auxiliari gnd at the South. and to New York ang B Bible Societies for veasels sailing to fore! § The Bee areal ts caine eee aos Ge \- ch ten volumes in raised letters, for the b! and rs to societies, to the value neat Besides these were ited to the Sandwich Talants, and S100 to the Meter kee e Met ‘Soolety, for Printing the Scriptures in ia. A letter was presented from the Virgina Bible Society, veruring cordial thanks for Hit rendered bs tid American Bible Society in supplying the ‘A paper was presented by Mr. Walsh, in refor- ence to the decease of Mr. George E. Phel, ‘Was read and adopted. ai pith SEIZURE OF AN ILLIOIT STILL IN IRISH. TOWN, BROOKLYN, The old saying that “lightning never strikes twice in one place” has been refuted by a scizure of an illicit “potteen” apparatus in Irishtown yes- terday morning. Assessor Leich having heard that @ still was operating in @ stated locality, near the Navy Yard, despatched two of his officers on a re- connoissance. The result was that the latter, guided by their olfactory organs, soon smelled ‘The court room of the General Sessions was the scene of great excitement yesterday, as it was generally understood that William J, aiken, the notorious ‘burglar policeman,” who was convicted of grand larceny on Thursday, would be tried the following day upon some of the numerous charges of burglary preferred against him by the Grana Jury. Among the audience were & number of po- licemen in citizens’ clothes, who spent their “om day” in Ustening to this interesting trial, in which the honor and integrity of the entire force are more or less involved. ? ‘There was no difficulty experienced in procering @ jury; and, after they were sworn, Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Sullivan informed the jury that he placed William J. Aiken at the bar charged with burglary in the first degree, and in his opening ad- dress gave an interesting statement of the facts he expected to prove in support of the indictment, STATEMENT OF THE COMPLAINANT. ‘The first witness called for the prosecution wis John Keck, who said that he resided at No. 351 East Fourteenth street and was there with his family on the night of the 27th of August. During the night he heard @ noise, woke up, looked out of the window and heard rapping on the front doors he went down, opened the door and saw Sergeant Nicholson, another man and Aiken, the prisoner; Nicholson said he had a burglar and wished Mr. Keck to go down into the basement; he accom. panied them down and saw @ large hole bored through the basement door and andther partially bored, with the bit sticking in it; the witness saw @ carpet-bag there which contained all kinds of wols. Mr. William F. Kintzing, counsel for Aiken, cross. examined the complainant, but no facts of im portance were elicited. HOW OFFICER FINNAN TRAPPED THE ‘POLICEMAN BURGLAR. . Officer Thomas Finnan, of the Eighteenth pre cinct, was the next witness, and said that he wae with Aiken on the morning of the 27th of August, in East Fourteenth street, when the prisoner drew a valise over the railing of a house two doors from 851, from which he took a pair of false whiskers and put them on; Finnan carried the carpet bag into the doorway of 351 and then signalled for Ser< geant Nicholson and officer Leagt f who by previous. arrangement were across the street; Finnan saw Aigen run from Mr. Keck’s stoop with his carpet- in one hand and the whiskers in another asfast . ashe could towards Second avenue, and was ar- rested five doors from Mr. Keck’s place. In the carpet-bag was @ screw driver, a piece of candle, an opera glass and a file, ‘The prisoner was taken back house, and the holes were discovered in the doom and the large bit (exhibited by the witness) was sticking in the door; Officer Aiken told Officer Fin- nan that day that he would rob Mr. Keck’s hot which fact the latter communicated to Captai1 Cameron and Sergeant Nicholson; Aiken promised to commit the burglary on three different occa- ocr Ie did not, on account of thé moon being Officer Finnan was subjected to a jeng'hy fy | severe cross-examination, during which he that seven weeks before the burglary was perpe, trated he knew that it was going to be done told his superior officer about it; that he told Aikem to be cool about it, to take his timé and do the jop 3; that he selected the house that he was reak into and was to have halt the proceeds. approached him and asked him if he & stake, to which Finnan re} hat he ith him; L- Paptain Oameron; that in tl Versation with Aiken he told him that he petrated i ae) £ thirteen but Popes ‘whioh was one in Dr. Cross’ place; Supe! ent Kelso told Finnen to go with alk him in the act of committing a SERGEANT NICHOLSON'S STATEMENT. at Sergeant Nicholson was the next witness, his testimony was in substance the same as that the previous witn who was under his in- structions. When ‘he searched en, after the arrest, he found sixteen pawn tickets in him how he came ue = and thet he ry iven by Superin' on Aiken in the of committ ‘well sat that he was the party who had buf glarioualy ene ’ tered several houses in the preciaci while acting as he policeman, p is closed the case for the People, District a torney Sullivan asking for a ver of an —— at burglary in the first degree. “h “AIKBN’S EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSION. . Aiken, the prisoner, then went into the witn box, and ‘amid intense excitement proceeded to make a lengthy statement of his crimes, good language, ‘and showing by his demeanor ie posse: considerable intelligenc couple with more than ordinary ity. He that Finnan played the part of traitor to him, that he entered heart and soulinto the mut having frequently Beniad out ane where silverware was e: 1d where robbe! could be perpetrated without tear of de! Aiken admitted that he attempted to break int jury to distin n said that he made disclosures “masn,” and made up their minds that whiskey was made in the vicinity. The officers through the chink in the wall saw the stil: in fall operation. They left to secure assistance and a deputy col- lector empowered to seize, but when the party re- turned the still had been carted away. The revenue officers left in disgust, and the own- ere of the still, oe themselves secure, re- laced the still after the departure of the officers. jat Captain Leich came a flank movement on the violators of te law. At three o'clock yesterday morning his officers, aided by @ few Reteemes: made another raid on the place above tioned, and this time succeeded in capturing a fine copper still, of 150 gallons, and @ number of ents, ‘which were stored in the Marshal's The above facts were reported to Supervisor Dutcher. On Wednesday evening Mra, Phabe Doran, an Irish woman, fifty years of age, was ran over in Columbia street by car 62 of the avenue D line of cars, ana sustained a compound fracture of the thigh and other injartes, which nently re- sulted in death in eneyas Hos} ida ther she ‘was conveyed immediately arte accident, Coroner Herrman will mpke ag to Ser- pas ey ee, his word that it would be confidence; that he frankly admitted his guilt to President Smith; that he had made all the atone- him the facilities to Make; that Sergeant Nichotson told him that Cap~ tain Cameron said if he (Aiken) did the right in restoring Mr. Uhi’s property he would only cuted for this attempt and get three y ken said he trusted in the word of the Captain aa @ Mason and a gentieman and claimed that he wag “railroaded” in the court by el practice. i] tain Cameron denied that he gave Aiked his word that he should not be prosecuted on other charges. The prisoner renios that he did not say the Captain AD him. word, but that it was through ant Nicholson. S District Attorney Sullivan and Mr. Kintzing saved the trouble of maki mer was of the fic gradi the Cin Be othosr astea a verdict, Mr. van, however, repeated more emphatically the dé-' nial of Captain Camer lertook to compromise nis neat the ‘The City Judge remarked that it was fie Mr. Sullivan tomake that statement tine 80 far as the Court was concerned, if un to make the explanation, for a ) knew oa Cameron Cg ey? the hg en td full confidence in integritys, jury bins Homing CI i RTA ‘of attempt at burglary in the frat degree, the p1 he had to say why sentence pronounced. In response to the ee, led by the Clerk, Aiken recapitulated the fal poi 8 of his statement made in the wit ness box, stating that he was led into ‘these dis- crepancies”’ ing unfortanete in gam Hi that he had been met Ra Bap ope at every st since his arrest; that he ‘a wife and far hoe witnessing that scene J that he would not ask for mercy for them because when he was perpetrating those crimes he should have thought of them, and hoped God would pro- tect them, winding up by saying that he had not always been a bad man, and hoped if he lived to ‘get out to be a better one. THE SENTENCE OF THE COURT. Judge Bedford, amid profound silence, addressed the prisoner as follows:—'‘Aiken, on the éth day of January, last year, you were sworn in as a member of the Metropolitan Police, thereby declaring, under the solemnity of anoath, that you would guard and protect the lives and property of your feliow men. A few weeks only elapsed when you utterly disregarded your oath of ofice—taking advantage of our official position to screen your many vil- Tentes—and turned thief and burglar. Some ofthe eae committed while hg od your, Metropolitan Police of this city, oy” thelr. omelat (etro) ice elr O action, have, from time to tune’ justiy merited the esteem respect of this community; and I think: tt due them that I should deal promptly and make an Ca RN as one who, for the momen: brought upon a brave and trustworthy se! ot saataront ‘pot kil the hvagd is that = the grand. serve five years ‘tate Prison; on the second an attem; you serve ten years in the and on the third oharge, of larceny, you serve five years—each term to commence at the expiration of the other.” f the ind! te found This di of t in by the Grand Jury. against RAILROAD OASUALTY, Coroner Young was yesterday called to Beltevne Hospital to hold an inquest on the body of Dora Greck, @ German woman, seventy-two yeas of and Other injarien, fecelved ‘oa the sti we, ee mn the ult., by being run over by ® car belonging to judson, River Railroad Company. band