The New York Herald Newspaper, September 27, 1872, Page 5

LAURA D. FAIR. Her Second Trial for ‘he Murder of Judge Crittenden. THE APPEARANCE OF MRS. FAI. ——- + TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION. Mrs. Crittenden and Her Children Examined. {From the San Francisco Morning Call, Sept. 19.1 ‘The actual trial of the case of the People vs. Laura D. Fair began in the Fifteenth District Court yesterday. As Mrs. Fair came in the crowd made a passage way, through which she walked with a firm step. Bhe was dressed, as usual, in deep black—black silk dress, black hat and veil and black gloves. Every- thing was black except her face, which was as white as Parlan marble, Her golden curls trailed flown through the folds of her sombre veil and peemed like rays of sunlight streaming through a blackened cloud. She seated herself at the lawyers’ table, and, resting her head on her hand, seemed Jost in a ad, sad reverie, About ten o'clock Judge Reardon took his seat upon the bench, The jury was then called, the @lerk read the indictment and District Attorney Murphy rose to make the opening address for the the prosecution to the jury, He reminded them of the importance of the case, telling them that the ‘welfare of the community and the pence of society might depend upon their verdict, He urged them to perform their duty as Jurors without passion or judice, and to have in their minds only the rits of the case and the good of society. He then riefly sketched the main facts, which, he said, the rosecution would prove, detalling the well known ta of the killing of My. rittenden gs in the evidencé printed below, Hy q Yh 6 threats to ese ts bs 4 e tha rg. Fair had a a : violence 3s Inet thd deceasea; that two or lays before the shooting she had excnenged t's fevolver for a pistol of more portable size; that she employed a hack to take her to the boat that she had previously asked where she could Btand on the boat so as to see the overland passen- ra arrive; and, proving these, he said that the osecution would ask at the hands of the jury a rdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. He also read to the jury the sections of the stat- ate which defined the crime of murder, At the request of Mr. Curtis all witnesses were excluned from the court room, and the examina- jon of witnesses began. THE CITY AND COUNTY SURVEYOR, Mr. Stretch, was called and sworn, and explained to the jury, by map, the position of Oakland wharf, to show that the steamer El Capitan, at the time ‘of leaving it, was within the boundary line of San Francisco county. THE OFFICER WHO ARRESTED MRS, FAIR, Captain Kentzell, was called and sworn, and testt- fied that in November, 1870, he was Captain of the Harbor Police ; that he was on board the El Capitan m the evening of tie shooting; that he was told that Mr. Crittenden had been shot; that after Mr. Crittenden had been shot he, in company with Parker Crittenden, found Mrs, Fair in the cabin; that she said, when charged with the shooting, “Yes, Idon’t deny it; that he then took her into custody; first saw the defendant as he went across the deck; at that time she was twenty feet from where Mr. Crittenden was; she was standing still; had no conversation with her at that time; said, “Who fired that shot? she was right by at tie time; she said nothing then; from the shooting to the time of arresting her was about five minutes— fay, be ten; went round tolook fora pistol; Captain hnell handed witness one, and he put it in his et ; it was here at last trial ; was ln charge of the unty Clerk ; it had one barrel discharge (The I was produced and identified by the witness.) r I arrested defendant put her ina hack; took to the City Hall; gave her in charge of the peach ee r; got to the City Prison he said she felt very bad, and wanted a physician; pent a deputy sherif tor Dr. Lyford to get some Grops; she said she had been in the habit of taking Grops, and wanted some of them; remained about fen or fifteen minutes there; she was dressed in a waterproof perry dress—a green veil; the vell was tied around her head, not over her face; Qrrested her with her veil up; when witness Srrested her she was sitting between two persons on the port side of the cabin, about ‘midships; it saw Mr. Crittenden on the right hand side, just ait the wheel-house, between that and the irs; when I first saw the defendant she was standing outside the cabin, aft of it, in the passage- ‘Gross-examined—To Mr. Curtis—When I first saw Mrs. Fair she was standing, not walking; that was {ter the shot was fired; she was about ten feet eastward of Mr. Crittenden, further back in the boat—further away from Mr. Crittenden than the sabin door; her face was visible at that time; I ked “Who fired the shot ?” when I was close to er 5 she made no answer; she did not speak at all; don’t know whether she heard me; I spoke low enough for her to hear; when Parker Crittenden eet her out, he said—(witness repeated the nguage); she said, “i don’t deny it; she was very much excited; she said he had ruined her and her daughter; she was much excited; she said all the time that Mr. Crittenden had rulne¢ her and her daughter; after I arrested her she was much excited, and continued to talk all the time; I told her to keep quiet; first Barney Murray in the cabin; he was a Geputy sheriff; he was not with me when Jarrested her; did not hear her talk to Barney tt aid not hear her ask nim to look for some- thing for her; she asked me to go for some drops, &c.; on the way to the City Hall she talked {mn the same excited hf about her child and herself being ruined; did not ook for her child him; when I flistsaw her could distinguish her features parrecuy i she sald nothing that night, ex- cept about her child and her “spell,” and the drops and the physician. Q. At the last trial you said that she talked about her “troubles;” is that so? A, Yes, sir; the troubles about herself and daughter being ruined; ‘when she was talking her tone was loud; did not hear Barney Murray speak to her at all. To Mr. Campbell—Parker Crittenden said, “That 4s the woman that shot iny father.” TUE CAPTAIN OF THE EL CAPITAN. Captain Bushnell was called and testified that he ‘was Captain of the steamer El Capitan in November, 1870; that he recollected the shooting of Mr. Crit- tenden; that be saw him after the Sa sliding down to the deck; that he took a pistol from the ds of a boy, ‘and afterwards gaye it to Captain entzell; that he searched, in company witha lacy, for the person who had done the shooting, aud could not find her, Captain Bushnell was not cross-examined, PARKER CRITEN DEY was next called ahd testified that he was on board the El Capitan on the evening. of the shooting, hav- ing gone over to meet his father; that he met him at San Antonio; came on board with them; left them to go up stairs, and went himself to attend to the baggage; in consequence of somethin, id | him went up stairs and found his Ff Gy img on the deck; started to afd out who jt was that had done ‘tne “Shooting; found | Fair in the cavity avid said, “This tne Wo: iT ot the murder of my fatoer;"! he said, ‘Yes, I did it, and Lmeant to do its he Bt Pee both myself and chiid;* * she wag Srrested, he went back to his father; fond him in- sensible ; aiep Carrie Crittenden, Tom Crittenden and Mrs, Crittenden were all near each other on | the boat. Witness detwlitd the taking home of | = Crittenden, his death, &c.; all particuiars well ‘nown to the public, and having no special bearing in the case. Cross-examined—To Mr. Curt When I found my father I said, “I think J] Know who did it; had | not seen Mrs. Fair on the boat; said that because I had heard that she had made threats; I found her | in the cabin; Ibelleve I said, “That is the woman; | Jaccuse her of the murder of my futher; she Baid— (witness repeated); the tone of voice in Which she spoke was loud enough for me to hear; 1 ‘Was standing three leet from ler; she spoke dis- tinctly, DR. M. J. BIRD | was called and testitied:—Am a physican; have | been practising twelve years; was on board the El Capitan at the time of the shooting; was on deck ‘and heard the shot; went across the deck and found Mr, Crittenden | examined the wound. Witness described Mr. Crit- tenden’s condition and detailed the surgical aid which he rendered until he left him in Dr, Sawyers and Dr. Dougiass’ hands at his home, Dr. Bird was not cross-examined, MRS. CRITTENDEN was next called. She El Capitan when Mr. Crittenden Was shot; ‘when ene ck by the wheeilouse; Mr. Urittenden sat down her and Carrie Crittenden next, on the her side; turned and looked and saw a woman sitting near the cabin dressed in a waterproof suit and veil; looked at her from head to foot, thinking It strauge that she should be go dressed on such a pleasant evening; had scen the defendant often before that an Knew her well by sight, but her veil was down so That witness could pot see her face; I turned and had some little taik with Mr. Crittenden for four or five minutes, when, said witness, a fash eres across my face and there was a report; | looked up nd recognized the figure which I had seen; my husband rose up and walked one or two steps and then staggered and fell; then I knew that ne was ‘wounded; ashe fell I caught him in my arms and held him on the deck; she waa standing three feet from me; had put my hand through his arm just before the flash came and crossed me and burned my dress; I recognized the figure as tt stood to be she same as that had sat opposite to me. Q. Whose was that figure? A. It was the figure 4 the prisoner at the bar; have heard the prisouer i Sprpeliotiney MA Celicencer cuore | become of his case? The last heard of it was that ar her ask Barney Murray to | did not hear her say anything to | ing ou the deck wounded ; | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET, make a threat against Mr. Crittenden; it was one night when she came to the door and I would not admit her, and Mr. Crittenden said that if she made a disturbance he would gend fora mal ¢ Baid if he did there would be trouble. ‘The defence did not cross-examine the witness. MISS CARRIE CRITTENDEN " mas called and corroborated Mrs, Orittenden’s tes- timony. Cross-examination—To Mr. Curtis—I said I saw this woman, Mrs. Fair; did not know that it was Mrs. Fair when I am hers say, the fash and it showe rom 015 see the plstot pat i Was eos T. M’DONALD, THE HACK DRIVF! 5 Ry who drove Mrs. Fair to the Oakland boat’ from 229 Kearny street, testified to being engaged by her for that purpose ang to driving her down; he swore hat she nd dee in a waterproof suit, with a p } told him that she wanted him to take rown jer to the oat ie ptt for her gnd bring her back Again; that was the efore the shooting. Cross-examination—fo Mr, Ourtis—Had _ fre- quently driven Mrs. Fair before; waited for her as she had told me; had done the dame before, JO 1K, THE GUNSMITH, was called, and ead ‘that Mra, Fair had ex- changed with him 4 Colt’s pistol for another pistol three or four days before the shooting of Mr, Crit- tenden; when she made the exchange she said that the first: ‘pistol was not ® good one for her; she wanted one that Was more convenient; she sald that she wanted to use it to scare some boys; ean- not recolicct whether that was when she bought the first pistol or not; it was not loaded when I showed it for sale; donotremember whether I loaded it for her, Cross-examined—To Mr. Curtis—Believe I sold her this pistol in the day time; it is possible that I toid her that she ought to have a pistol to defend herself from the boys; cannot remember, though, whether I did, - Charies Yolbangs the upholsterer, No? 14 Third street, was called, He testitied that he knew Mr. Crittenden and Mrs. Fair; that the latter often visited his store; that he was engaged in providing furniture for Mr. Crittenden’s house just before his death, and that one day during tiat time, while Mrs. Fair was in his store, he showed her the goods that were going to Mr. Crittenden’s house, and she said Mrs, Crittenden was not coming back; he sald that he was fitting up the house ior her; after- wards, at Mrs. Mariller’s house, Mrs. Fair said to him in an excited marner that Mrs. Crittenden was not coming back, and that if she did “one of us three will have to die ;’’ had been talking about Mr. and Mrs, Crittenden and herself; that was on the 5th of October, 1870; Mrs. Fair said that Mr. Crittenden had promised that Mrs, Crittenden should not come back, and repeated several times the expression that Mr. Crittenden had ruined her- self and child; he tried to reason with her not todo any harm to Mr. Crittendon ; she was too much ex- cited to en and he rt Pore TORR-OXAr —To Mr, Curtis—! furnished a hoi ie eA hate ae Bush street about July 18, 1870; furnished another house in March, 1870, on O'Farrell street; when I showed Mra. Fair the fur- niture intended for Mr, Crittenden’s house she told me that Mr. Crittenden had promised that Mrs. Crittenden should not come back; I said 1 could not reconcile that with my having to fix up the house for him; the time that I went to her hopse was, perhaps, two months after that conver- sation, and then she said, “One of us three will have to die;’’ she did not mention any names then; we had been talking about the Sneider divorce case at the same time; was ac.uainted with Mr. Crittenden; cousidered him a good friend of mine; told him about these threats; asked him whether he had made it all right with Mrs, Fair and told him what she had sald; he said, “Oh, that is all right,” and walked off, Cross-examincd—To Mr. Curtis—Have brought a suit against Mrs. Fair; gave a bill to an attorney to collect. while she was in prison, and because she would not pay Issued her; have never asked pay- meng personally of her. Q. Was it not the understanding that part of the goods were to be paid for by Mr, Crittenden? The question was objected to and not pressed, and witness went on to say—Farnished the second house only for Mrs. Fair; nobody else bought any- thing of me for it; there was a room in it furnished for another party—for Mr, Crittenden; I charged that to Mrs. Fair directly; it was included in the biil; Mrs, Fair said she would pay me for that furni- ture, but to make out a separate bill, 80 that she could present it to Mr. Crittenden. This line of cross-examination was objected to by the counsel for the prosecution, Mr. Curtis said he wished to test the witness’ memory, his integrity and his malice—if he had any—and continued the cross-examination. Wit- ness answered:—Mr. Crittenden told me that he would pay for the furnishing of that room; but afterward Mrs. Fair told me thatshe would pay me; she paid me on account several times; I sued her for the balance, To Mr. Campbell—In the conversation in which she said that ‘One of us three must die,’ we spoke of the matter of the divorce between kneider and herself, but the last person that we had been talk- ing about before that remark was Mrs. Crittenden, and her coming back.* GEORGE A. NOURSE, ATTORNEY, testified that about three days before the shooting Mrs. Fair asked him where she could stand on the Oakland ferryboat 80 as to see the passengers from the overland train come on board; he showed her where she could see them—at the forward end of the upper deck, on the starboard side; she did not mention elther Mr. Crittenden or Mrs. Crittenden at that time. To Mr. Curtis—I do not know the witness, Vol- berg, unless he is the man whom I met in Mrs. Fair's room once—a farniture man. J. B, WOODSON, ATTORNEY AND EDITOR, testified that he heard the shot on board the boat; afterwards saw Mr. Crittenden lying on the deck; after that saw Mrs. Fair sitting near him (witness) on a seat in the cabin; his attention was called to her because she was remarkably pale; soon after saw Captain Kentzel coming down with a crowd, and Parker Crittenden with him; Parker Critten- den said, “That is the woman; cot up on the bench to see over Crittenden’s head, when Mrs, Fair arose, and alter she gained her feet, Critten- den said, ‘I accuse her of murdering my fathe: Captain Kentzel took hold of her left hand, she said, “I don't deny it; he ruined me and my child; are you an officer’ I have been looking for an ofiicer or the clerk of the boat 1” To Mr. Curtis—I was excited atthe time; I am sure that I remember just what she said; she rose from her seat slowly and moved slowly; do not think there was anything else in her manner pecu- liar; I observed her countenance closely ; 1 thought at the time, from her manner, that for a woman who hfd ——; her manner was not excited; it im- pressed me as being a deadly, quiet. excitement, such as I have seen in some men, but never saw be- fore in a woman; her words were given clearly and deliberately: she was as white as paleness could make the countenance; she spoke in an ordinary tone of voice; it was clear, slow and deltberate; the moment } heard her voice I recollected who she was; did not recognize her before. Witness endeavored to explain to Mr. Curtis how the defendant looked, but did not present avery vivid verbal picture. To Mr. Campbell he said ‘The defendant was always pale since I have known her; it was gaslight at the time; I know that gas- light makes pale op oy look paler; her lips were compressed; when she brushed back her garments she threw back her head and almost closed her eyes. THOMAS T. CRITTENDEN, fifteen years of age, was called, sworn and testified that he was on board the El Capitan with his father; saw a Woman walk up to within about pres feet of Mr. Crittenden, dressed in black, shoot im and walk away into the cabipy Reljeved that shot. ane had a veil on when she fire hé pros ee they had but pepsin aagounged ne mote witness to call—viz., a boy, named James . Martin. He was not present, and they would like to close their case and have the prosecution 0 on; only they would reserve the right to intro- ‘ juce Martin’s testimony when he could be brought into Court. Mr, Qurtis preferred to have in all the evidence for the prosecution beforé opening the defence, and suggested that the Court adjourn until to-day at ten 0 kK, fipally agreed upon, the ‘ents aff jigement w Juty was cautioned and the Court adjourned, THE DEFENDANT seemed to bear up very well during the day, though she was much more nervous than during the former trial. The course of Judge Curtis in not cross-ex- amining, or in subjecting to a very light cross- examination, the witnesses for the prosecution, excited at first a good deal of surprise, as it was in marked contrast with the method of defence pur- sued by the late Elisha Cook, The course, how- ever, was very generally commended by such of the legal fraternity as our reporter heard speakin of it, though at ths stage of the trial it would no be fair of us to publish the reasons which they gave for approving it. At the former trial the prosecution took teree whole days to set forth their case. The sons of the late Mr, Crittenden occupied stata in the court room yesterday, as they have done on each day of the trial, and occasionally made suggestions to the counsel for the prosecu- tion, BLACKMAILING OLERGYMEN, Is the Matthews Another Huston Case? New Yorks, Sept. 23, 1872, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— I noticed in your issue of this morning an article She testitied to being present on | entitied “Another Clerical Scandal,” the reading of which brings to mind the case of Dr. Huston, who figured in your columns sometime ago. What has the doctor had cleared himself from the ghatge 5 and proved his accusers to be worse than he him- self was charged to be, t. ¢., blackmailing for the worst of purposes. Now how is thisto end? Is a mere child of sixteen to be allowed to gabble away @ gentieman’s reputation, and in case she is roved to have done it from malice or other nad motives to escape free from ail punishment? If Dr, Huston had done his duty he would have had this precocious padsing shrew sent to some house of correction and subjected to a course of discipline she stands sadiy in need of; it would have been a wholesome warning to others like her, and to those who have ba up also, It seems that a man’s character Is of no account in society, for when a Wicked charge against it is made, nothing whatever 1s done beyond an attempt to prove them false, and the libeller is allowed to go iree, society substantially saying ¢ @ man's character is of no account, and can be attacked at plosenre, with no punishment whatever for the crime, HENRY BIGLOW, 72 West Thirty-fourth street, city, | But what is mon RELIGION VERSUS RUM. Paul Falk and the Methodists--) Both Sides of the Case. — Paul Interviewed—He is Confident of Success— His Beer Garden Does More for Public Morals than the Church—Rey. John Par- ker’s Letter to Pant and the Latter’s Appreciation of Religion—A Moral Beer Garden—What Paul Will Do if Pressed. The speck of trouble which appeared on the horizon of the Seventh street Methodist church, in the arrest of Mr. Paul Falk on Sunday, was, as it became known through the Heratp, & topic for comment among Methodists. A reporter of the HERALD called on Rey. Mr. Parker, the pas- tor of the church that has been aggrieved in this matter, and was by him very cordially received and given the following statement substantiafly of the origin and progress of the ehurch’s trouble with Mr. Falk and his beer garden :—Last May (20th)"Mr. Falk opened this garden, which covers thyeé or four lots, both on St. Mark’s place aud on Seventh street, running Clear through from one street to another. The place is held om a lease from Mr. Miller, who is reported to be amember of a Lutheran church on Stanton street. On the frat Sunday after opening Mr. Falk had a fall. orches- tra blowing and rasping away all .day long, to the great annoyance of the Methodist Church opposite, whose services were disturbed, and to the injury also of the residents of the neighborhood. A day or two afterward a committee of the church trustees, together, with their pastor, called on Mr, Miller to complain of the nuisance, That gentleman replied that it was cer- tainty contrary to the spirit, if not to the letter of his agreement with Mr. Falk, and that he would give $2,000 to have tite Jease back, He had-mo idea that any such DISTURBANCE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP should be carried on there. Mr. Miller then went ‘with the trustees and Rev. Mr. Parker and-¢asled upon Mr. Falk at nis beer garden, where they argued the case with him and trie@ to gethim to give up his place or to stop his traMe and notsy music on the Sabbath. He pleaded the respecta- bility of his place and Of his customers, He had been twenty years in the business, and in one place had as regular Sunday visit- ors several members of Dr. Chapin’s church and congregation. The committee told him that he should never find them there, and that they would not stand the nuisance, but would fight it to the end. Mr. Falk then asked what were the | hours of service in the church, and being told, said he would not play during those hours; but the committee did not accept his conditions and leit him, determined, If possible, to stop the nuisance, They next visited the Superintendent of Police and made complaint. Mr. Kelso referred them to the Captain (Wulsh) of the precinct (Seventeenth). Thither they repaired and saw the Captain, who, however, had not one word of sympathy for them or for their cause, but through the entire inter- view, by word and manner, showed that his sym- pathies were altogether with Mr. Falk. Indeed, the committee considered that the Captain treated them very roughly, and that his language assumed the characteristics of threatening if they deter- mined to prosecute Mr. Falk. The Summer came on and nothing more was done, and the nuisance continued, Mr. Parker was sick during very much of the Summer and was nigh unto death; but to save his life the music wonld not stop five minutes, Every night he was carried to the residence of Mr. Loder, one of the church members, further down tho street, and carried back next morning; and had he not obtained the requisite rest which this change away from the din and noise of the beer garden gave him it is very doubtful if he woutd be living to-day, It was not the noise of the music alone re isturbed him, but the clinking of glasses aud ) SHOUTING AND SINGING OF SONGS by two or three hundred semi-drunker individuals from early afternoon until aiter midnight. Last Friday week Lieutenat Demorest, of the Seventy- first regiment, who lived ina house next door to the saloon, died, and Mr, Parker was sent for to hold a@ funeral service previous to the re- moval of the remains to the country for interment. The hour fixed for the funeral about the hour for Falk to strike up As there {s but a brick wall between the two houses Mr, Parker sent his sexton and a couple of friends of the deceased man to request Paul to stop his music for half an hour. A commit- tee from the military companions of the deceased, who were drawn up ir front of the house, seconded the request, but Falk, with a shrug of his shouiders, told them he couldn't stop for a funeral; to-mor- row there might be a funeral next door below him, | and the next day another opposite, and if he was to stop for one he must stop for all, and in that case | he might as well shut up altogether, The atilicted widow, hearing his refusal, burst into tears and re- marked that the music and noise of that beer gar- den had killed her husband. The service proceeded, | however, and the remains of the dead were borne | away to their final resting place. The following day—that is, last Saturday a week Coun Clinch, @ Baptist, who resides a few Methodist church, in Seventh street (No. 43), called on Mr. Parker an] complained of the outrage com- mitted daily, and especially on tie day beiore, by this INDECENCY IN THE COMMUNITY, and pledged his co-operation in any etfort that might be made to stop it. Mr. Parker continued to pray to God, night and day, that the nuisance might e broken down, and he felt that something was going to be done, but did not know what. He called again on Mr. Falk and tried to dissuade him from his course. He told Falk that he (Falk) did this to make money, but that it would do him no good; that he was pats, his money into a bag with holes in it, and, waded Mr. Parker, “I shall pray God to break you down, Soon after this conversation was held Mr. Parker received a basket containing a dozen botties of wine, accompanied by the following note, from Mr. Paw Falk i— 18 ayy 2082, Mank’s PLace, To the Rev. —— Parker, Present :— Sin—I hereby desire to assure you our conversation, the service at your (June 2) or herealter will not be Interfered ¥ shall at all times endeavor to conform to your reas able request. Iremain, reverend sir, your obedient ser- vant, PAUL FALK, NO USE FOR WINE OR LIQUORS. To this note and its accompanying present Mr, Parker sent the following reply :— A ¥ 22 Sevexta Street, June 3, 1972. Mr. Pact. Pat. Sin—Your gist isrecelved. It will be of no seryice to me, however, as I never use gay ching pf the kind. Please, fo take i > = 3 therefore, to send your man ack. 1 of God and of marf, and am therefore an enemy of ail formg oj intemperance. I deplore the preyalence of drunkenhess ali around us, Itisat war with the forbid. dings of God and wth the moral, intellectual and r ligious interests of the community and the land. Jam praying, therefore, that God will show you the wicked- hess of the business in which you are engaged, DRUNEARD MARINO The rights of the neighborhood are also invaded and the people of both stree:s disturbed till each midnight with the noisy music and drunkenness you have brought among us. You speak of your rights. Have we none? We have religious service each evening in the lecture room or class rooms. Thats disturle! by you, so that it is dif ficult to hear in the place. Besides our right of quiet re Bious Worship on the Sabbath, which, the law guarante we want and have a rightio a quiet, orderly Sabbat One word more, You are making money by this Sabbath | breaking and this defiance of public opinion about you worth that costs so much ¥ You are & thoughtful man; can you afford thus to live and thus to meet death and eternity, which are not far away? Give it up, sir; atany cost give it up, and save your soul. With your enterprise anu business tact you may succeed in almost any honorable and virtuous ‘undertwking, and secure the blessing of God and the approbation of all good citizens, Remember that each day Tam praying for vou. 1 am yourn truly, ny am Peavine "YBa Mr. Falk did not send for his wine, and Mr. | Parker had it placed in his cellar until it could be removed, He continued to pray for the breaking down of Falk's business, but he was one day im- | pressed that his prayers were powerless so long as the wine basket remained in his cellar. He there- fore sent it back by his own son, and he has heard no More about that. FALK KEBPS A DISORDERLY MOUSE. On Monday last acouple of lawyers, residing in St. Mark's place, in the neighborhood ef the beer garden, having read the article in the HeRa.p, | called on Mr. Parker to offer their professional sefvices in the case, and one of them declared that Falk's statement to Judge Shandley that he kept an orderly place was untrue; that he (the law- hide had frequently got out of bed at or after mid- night, and, looking t! renee his window, had seen fights on the sidewalk outside of the beer saloon, and that no later than last Sunday night two drunken women were pushed out of the saloon, who had a up and down fight the Miceman on that” beat, too, it Bal bas frequently interfered to stop street tients io front of the saloon, Bat the police goin there and get their beer, and Mr. Parker and others have seen them enter and leave the place, and of course they would not report it asanuisance. Dr. Hill, @ member of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church, who is in- terested in the suppression of the nulsance, and whom the HERALD reporter met at Mr. Parker's on Moncay, has gone into Falk’s garden on two suc , Doran, F. 8, A. cessive Sundays, and bought at one visit sherr; wine and at another lager er, and drank enoug! of each to be able to swear to its character, And this was sold in VIOLATION OF THE EXCISE LAW. Mr. Falk claims that bis orchestra play nothing but sacred music on Sundays; but the church has had e professor of music for several Sundays past taking down the names and styles of the pieces played, and there is not a particie of sacredness about them. They are regular polkas and waltzes “A Eee 8 and other dancing tunes, and po e! have sacred mui ohare. ‘tie uisance is con- Ipvied in violation of the spirit of the law of tne fast Legislatuté against distub! church gery lee tue musk of Procensions, an sence bot tter ai rit of the law of 1847 (/) for the protection of religious assemblies and services, and also in violation of the Excise law; but the police have not deemed it thelr duty to interfere until last Sunday, and then they would not have done 80 had they not been waked up by another chureh and citizens’ cominittee, composed of Messrs. Ira Merritt, Williamson, Colonel Johnson, Rev, Mr. Parker and others, who on Monday a week ago called on Police Commissioner Manierre and made complaint, and appointed a formal interview with him on Wednesday morning isth. They stated their grievances, which ap; to the Com jouer to be so unendurabie it he called Superintendent Kelso and told him the cause must be hey a Mr. Kelso nafvely replied that he would take down Paul's fiddies for bim, -which he did after some sort on Sunday. but Falk has aggravated his Nuisance wow by letting lus place for summer nights’ festivals, or advertising too so, and in such case residents of the neighborhood cannot sleep un- til fouro’clock in the morning. Very great sym- path is manifested toward the Church Committee in is ight, and so late as Wednesday, 15th, the Rev. Father Parreil, of St. Joseph’s church in Sixth ave- nue, denounced the nuisance and said that neither himself nor his people would stand it twenty-four hours. It is belleved that the Brewers’ Agsocia- tion are backing up Paul Falk, and that they aro indeed the real owners o/ the place, and he is but their agent. INTERVIEW WITH PAUL FALR. Leaving Mr. Parker, the HERALD man went across the street to interview Mr. Paul Falk, the hero in this case. After stating his mission he asked Mr, Falk what he intended to do about his arrest, &e, That individual remarked dryly and with a shrag of his shoulders, ‘‘Noding. Dose church folks,” he said, ‘snakes me lots o’ drubbles, 1 vas_villin, do vat ever is fair and shust, and Tagreed mid Rey. Parker and de church members dat kem mit him to see me dat I vud not play my moosic vile dey had dere chureh service. Dat vas as much as Icould do und (putting on the air of a religious martyr) I looses tousands of dauilars by tt. But F keep’ my vord and not a sound is blayed until dere service is over, Ikeeps @ man always on de vatch so dat de moosic don’t begin till de church is out, ‘You see lopens ay blace in the evening at a quarter before seven, and itisa Jong dime for my gusdomers to wait until nine o'clock vidout moosic. But I does ft (with a serious face and a knowing shrug) and I loses great deal of money by it.” REPORTER—But, Mr, Fulk, they say you sell liquor on Sunday in violation of the Excise iaw. Mr. Fak (with another shrug)—Dey do, but can dey prove it? Dats de ting, oi hard to prove it, and besides dey have notink to @o mit dat—the Ex: else Comminsianars will attend to dat, REPORTER—But they say aiso that you disturb their religious devotions and annoy the neighvor- hood, and that there are almost nightly fguts in your saloon or in the street outside. PAUL IN DEFENCE OF HIS RIGHTS, Mr, FaLK (smiling) —Yes, 1 know dey say 80; but it is very strange dat de neighbors don’t make com- plalnt against my blace, or dat de police don't ar- rest anybody In iny saloon, nor outside de door, on de shtreed, Dey may say dat 1 disturb and annoy deir services, bud it is one ting to annoy and anoder to disturb. Iff vood march mit a brass band tnto do church I yood annoy dem; but I have a right to have vatever moosic I please in my own biace., Do dey tinks I have no rights at allatally I buys a blace, for insdance, and opens a beer garden, and shust across de vay some church folks buysa lot and builds a church, and den comes to me to demand dat 1 shuts wy my blace. Am 1 goin’ to doid? Net abit of id. Ihave rights here, too, as well as dey. Vich you tinks does de most goot on Sunday, my garden or de church? (This question was asked, not, of course, to receive a reply, but with the air of one who was seeking only to elevate the morals of the community by means of the beer garden and the dance om bundays.) RerorveR—Your place, of course, is immoral and has immoral tendencies, and do yon propose or ex- pect to maiotain it here against the protest and action of the church people, whose services and house tend only to elevate the morals of the com- munity ¢ A MORAL BEER GARDEN, FaLK (with @ look o1 righteous indignation) —My blace immoral, sir! No, sir; id isu’t. Two-dirds of jy customers are American, and some of de best peosle in goctety visit my blace. And I'd like to | knoW how much dat church over dere does for ac morals of de community. I tinks my blace does a | great deal more. I don’t keeps a blace, alr, vere | eobles comes in and gets drunk and fights mit anoder, 1 sclls @ ace vine, very leedle, indeed. 1 does de most bisnbss mit lager, and (this with a playful smile) you know dat a man must drink verra much of dat to get drunk, REPORTER—Suppose this case goes against you, | what will you where? FALE (surprised)—Go elsevere! No, indeed. have lease mid dis blace and (confidently) dey can’tshut me up. I have seen my lawyer to-day— io? Will you shut up and go else- one of de most prom'nent men in de city—and he | say tome dat dey can't interfere mit me; dat I don't violate no law in regard to church worship, I vooden't do it eider, I have too much respeckd for divine service, ReronTer—But if the case is decided in your favor, what then ? HE WILL BE GENEROUS IF VICTORIOUS. FaiK—Vat den ? (with a shrug of the shoulders). If de courts decide dat I can do as I like in my own blace I tinks I vould be a great fooi if I didn’t have My moosic at de right time. But if de ehurch folks like to make an arranshement mit me | am villing to do vat is shust aud fair, But, as T said before, 1 looses gread deal of money by shtopping my moosic for church hours, RePorter—Should the church people gain the suit, gnd, as you said yesterday in Court, “press you too hard,” what would you doy I believe you said you would get @ brass band and give them more music than they ever had. Pave (laughingly)—You see T can do dat.too. In dis vay I can do it. I can sell Zherman cider—don't | want any license to do dat, The reporter had previously mentioned about the Excise Commissioners taking away his license. “1 could durn my saloon indo a church and have my service ad de same time aat dey have detrs, 4nd iny brass band could do de moosic instead of a choir or an organ, and den (with a triumphant | twinkle of the eyes) led me see if 1 can’t bring dem to derms. I guess, dough, dey don’t want to force me to do dat. Don't you dinks yourself td is great deal petter to have dairanshinent we have now dan to come to dat 1? The reporter thought it was elias better, he rose to depart, having, however, and 80 an, first got Mr. Falk’s denial that he refused to stop his music for the funeral, as stated above, and, de- clining his hospitalities to cigars and wine, he aes the vhampion of lager and bade him good ay. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. Hoy. CHARLES K. TUCKERMAN,"tate American Minister to Greece, has a book in the press of I’ut- nam, entitled “The Greeks of To-Day.” “THE BONAPARTE-PATTERSON MARRIAGE” is a forthcoming book by W. T, R. Saffell, author of “Revolutionary Records,” GENERAL I. W, feverr’s new book of forty years military and naval service is entitied “Keel and | Saddle.” Frey's great book on the “Microscope and Its Uses”? has been translated by Dr, G. R, Cutter and will be published by William Wood & Co. ROBERTS BROTHERS announce among thelr forth- | coming books “Personal Monographs,” by Lord | Houghton; Henry Rochefort’s “Anecdotic History | of the Second Empire,” and a new book by Mary | Healy (daughter of the American portrait painter, George P. A. Healy), entitled “A Summer's Romance.” Toe AvTAOR OF “FLEMISH INTERIORS” is about to publish a book called “Our Great-Granamothers,” | among whom will figure Madame de Rambouillet, | Madame de Sévigné and Mrs, Montagu. PRINCE BisMARCK, now residing on his estate at Varzini is occupying his lelsure time in writing his | autobiography. Str CHARLES DILKE is about to become the pro- prietor of Notes and Queries, and the editorial part of that journal will be placed in the bands of Dr. TAE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT is sald to be preparing to publish acomplete collection of all autograph a THE COURTS. Judge Fancher Sworn In as Judge of the Supreme Court—The Dugan Abduction Case—The Alleged Poisoning Case in tho General fessions. SUPREME COUAT—CHAMBENS, The Successor of Judge Barnard—Swear- ing In the New Judge. Enoch L. Fancher, appointed to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench caused by the re- moval of Judg> Barnard, was yesterday sworn into vlilce by Judge Leonard: The Dugan Habeas Corpus Case. The case in which the littie girl, Lizzie Garvey, who hag been living with Mrs, Rittner, 1s claimed by Mré. Dugan ag her child, came on for con- tinued hearing to-day .in the Special Term room of the Supreme Court, before the referee appointed by Judge Leonara, The little girl was placed on the stand and testi- fled that she had found out, while living with Mrs, Dugan, that Mr. Dugan was a thief, having stolen large quantities of property from plers while he was on the insurance watch, which he caused her to carry home, threatening to beat her if she ex- posed him; that the honse of Dugan was used for assignations, witness being sent out for women when mon called there: that the Dugans badly treated witness; that Mrs. Dugan told witn twice that she (Mrs, Dugan) was not witnes mother; that witness ran away on account of the treatment she received, and desired to live with Mrs. Rittner, who had always kindly treated her, ‘The further hearing was then adjourned, Decisions. By Judge Leonard, Ferdinand Reed et al. vs. George Cole et al— Motion denied, with $10 costs, J. HH, Cushman et al. ve, Rachel A, Brundrett,— Motion denied, with $10 costs. The Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Company vs.. Edward Carter.—Motion granted, with $10 costs, without prejudice to a motion by plaintiits to change place of trial. COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. Surreme Court—Cnampers—Held Leonard.—Nos, 6, 8, 9, 41, 56, 58, 105, 127, 133, 134, 142, 143, 144, MARINE CoURT—TRIAL TERM Judge Shea.—Nos. 34, 316, 78, 894, 406, 524, 62434, 526, 5204s, 495, by by Judge a, 7, 182, 198, 319, Part 2.—Ad- journed for the term. Part 8.—Held by Judge Curtis. —Nos, 68, 418, 491, 497, 349, 499, 501, 502, 603, 507, 6074, 609, 000%, 614, 613. Bart’ 4,—Held by Judge Spaulding.—Nos, 269, 185, COMMISSION OF APPEALS. ALBANY, N. Y., Sept, 26, 1 809, 8284, 451, A POLICE COURT SCENE. A Mother Arraigned for Attempting the Abduction of Her Own Child—Her For- mer Husband the Complainant—An Af- fecting Stovy, if True. Mrs. Betsey Mandelbaum, of 153 East Houston street, was arraigned at the Yorkville Police Court yesterday charged with attempted abduction. ‘The person whom she attempted to abduct, however, ‘was her own child, a little girl about nine years of age, the complainant being the father and former husband ot the prisoner. This is another phase of no less a case than the notorious De Vries divorce suit, which was dectded several years ago in one of the higher courts in this city, In giving birth to the child whose abduction she is now charged with the defendant saya she became temporarily insane and in this condition tvas sent to the Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. While there her husband proceeded to obtain a divorce. she left the Asylum, perfectly sound in mind and body, she was no longer Mrs. de Vries, nor had she even the right to see the little one who had almost cost her her life, and who was in the custody of its father. Being too poor and without friends she did not know what to do, and eo went te work in a shop down town near to where she now lives. Here she has been employed nearly seven years. Since her separation she has made several attempts to have her case reopened, but always failed, she says, on av- oane of the influence and money of her ex-hus- band, and, having heard that he intended takin, and was cpap d engaged, she thought he might, | at least, return her child to her, if she only went | and asked him for her. While on her way to his | residence, a shop at 417 Third avenue, she inet her child on the avenue and clasped her to her breast. While mother and daughter were thus situated out | came the father and dragged the child away, and subsequently caused the mother’s arrest. The woman's story was @ pitiful one, and but for the order showing the father’s right to the custody of the chiid the decision of the Conit might have been favorable to the accused, As it was, how- ever, Justice Coulter remarked he was constrained to prevent her from troubling Mr. De Vries in future, She would have to give bail to keep the | peace for six months. ‘The emotion which passed | over the accused’s face at this moment as she | stood at bay, facing her former husband, counsel and his brother, gave a vivid idea of the woman’s character. Those who saw her saw honesty and virtue in her very presence. For- tunately the accused has at least one friend—one of her own sex, too—who went her bati and cheered her with such words as “Never mind, love, when the girl is big enough to know what she is about she'll come to you of her own accord.” Mrs. De Vries intends, as advised by Justice Cou- ter, (o make another tremendous effort to bring the case before the courts, another THE JACKSON STREEL MURDER. the Brothers Landers—They Are Sent to the Tombs. A great mass of testimony was yesterday taken before Coroner Herrman, at the City Hall, im the case of Joseph Burnett, late of No, 76 Jackson street, whose death, it is alleged, was the result of a stab wound of the heart, with a pair of scissors in the hands of Timothy Landers, his brother-in- law, at a christening last Sunday. Catharine Burnett, widow of deceased, was first called to the stand and testified that on Sunday evening she and her busband went to the house of | her sister, 76 Jackson street, and while there Gar- | rett Landers came in, and he and her husband shook hands; Timothy Landers came in, and he | and deceased had some words and came to blows; | Garrett Landers joined in the diMculty, and both | of them struck deceased; the witness interfered, to separate them; Mr. Bachman, at whose house we were, said he wanted them all to leave, and de- ceased went out; Timothy called deceased a “son | ofa b—h,” and the witness said he was not; | ‘Timothy then took a pair of scissors in his hand | about the size of the scissors here shown; the two brothers then went out in the nail, followed by the witness, and saw Timothy down three or four steps on the stairs, and Garrett on tne top of tne stairs, and also Mr. Bachman; the witness pushed Timo- | thy and Garrett down two or three steps and in- quired for her husband; went tn her sister’s room aud found her husband in the back room across the | | hall door, with the blood flowing from his wounds; he was then dead; where deceased was found was only a few feet from the head of the stairs; did not see the stabbing; saw a pair of scissors in ‘Timo- thy'’s hands; there were hard feclings between the ters, and he had not visited her for cighteen months in ¢ tro la of the difieulty, James the mautel-piece in Timothy Landers’ piace, 39 Park street; Landers previously denied having a pair of letters, orders, memoranda, &c., of the Czar Peter | the Great, including those of a private as well as of @ public character. THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS’ GUIDE for Septem- ber points out the damage to United States pub- lishers likely to ensue upon the new Canadian | copyright law. It says we shall be estopped from exporting to Canada any books which the Canadtans may choose to reprint, while cheap Canada edi- tions of English books will be brought in to com- pete with our own reprints. Paper, labor and binding materiala are all cheaper in Canada than inthe United States, American publishers will hardly pay so liberally for advance sieets when they find Canadian reprints of English books fore- stalling the market, ONLY FOUR STUDENTS ittend the course of lec- tures established at the University of Strasburg on “American Literaturo and Political Science.” The lecturer is Professor von Holst, late of New York. A SONNET composed by Cowper was recently sold at Messrs, Southeby’s, It was in the hand- writing of the poet, and fetched £4 14a, 6d, scissors; later he confessed that he had a pair of sclasors which he took from his sister's; Timothy denied committing the deed, and said it was NS | wnom itis alleged was sent to the Workhouse in a | father. ‘The witness overheard @ conversation between the prisoners, in which Garrett said, “If | they say you did tt they We; you have stuck to me and L Will stick to you ItI have to sell my place out; | heard Garrett say, “I did it with @ kuife and then | threw the knife away.” | Other evidence was taken, and the case, nnder the chuige of the Coroner, was given to the jury, wo rendcred the following VERDICT. “That Joseph Burnett came to his death from the fects of astab wound with a patr of scissors or | other sharp instrument in the hand of Timotiy Landers, eng quarrel at 76 Jackson street, on the 22d day of September, 1872. And further, from the testimony, we hold Garrett Landers a8 an ac- cessory to the crime.” age, born in Ireland, a tailor by occupation aud lives at 39 Park street. Garrett Landers is forty-two years of age, born in Ireland, lives at 606 Pear] street and is also a tailor, Both prisoners, by advice of counsel, de- clined answering ony, further questions, The accused parties were committed to the Tombs for trial and the court room was soon cleared, The following is the calendar of the Commission of Appeals for Friday, September 27:—Nos. 424, | 469, 488, 489, 491, 358, 441, 402, 494, 40414, 495, 247) So gucceseful was he in this that when | His second wife died about a month since, | Conflicting Testimony—Verdict Against | ‘The principal in the crime is thirty-seven years of | | He 1 to | difficulties he had with his housekee; | Miller), and Heggt was giving him ady tis | | medicine; he then went up stairs; before Ste THE GERMAN POISONING CAME. Continuation of the Trial of Frederick Heggi, Charged with Murder—Additional Testi. mony for the Prosecution—Open- ing of the Defence. ‘Yhe trial of Frederick Heggi, charged with poisoning Frederick J. Stegtried in August, 1809, was resumed yesterday in the General Sessio! before Recorder Hackett, As the trial progresses it Increases tn interest. ‘The cross-examination of Professor Endermanny the chemist who analyzed portions of the remain of Siegfried, was continued. The professor pro- duced five phials containing the results of hig Analysis of part of the remaina of the deceased and portions of the coffin and earth. These were closely inspected by the jury, one of which clearly showed the presence of araenic, William Bostwick, a clerk in the surrogate’s office of the city and county of New York, waa examined, and produced the original will of Sieg fried, which was admitted to probate, The District Attorney put the will in evidence and read it. It was drawn at 16 West street, Newark, on the i2th of August, 1849, and be- queathed unto his “trusty and beloved friend,” Frederick Hegel, the sum of $2,500, and made him his executor. The will was witnessed by Ferdi- nand Summers and George Bartel. The inventory of the estate of the deceased was then read and put in evidence, It set forth a feather bed, valued at $10; an old billiard table, worth $20; 500 cash, deposited in the Dime Sav ings Bank in Newark, and bonds secured by mort- gage by John Korb to the deceased, worth $5,000; the total value of the estate being $7,840. Coroner Young was called apd testified that about the latter part of January the son of the de- ceased called upon him and told him that his father had been peracned; and upon receiving that in- formation he (the Coroner) instructed deputy to take the necessary steps to have the Boo ue interred. This was done, and the son of cone identified the remains as being those of hia lather. Jacob. Ruch, an aged German, who knew the de- ceased and the prisoner for four years, testified that about eight days before the death of Stegfried the prisoner told him that he (Siegfried) died in Newark and was interred there, As an important witness was absent the Court at this juncture took a recess, Upon the reassembling of the Court Dr. A, I, Vandewater was examined, and said that two rains of arsenic taken into the human stomach vould produce death. In reply to a question put by the prisoner’s coun- sel the Doctor sald that there were a number of patent medicines which had arsenic in them. Assistant District Attorney Stewart informed the Court that, by @ misapprehension on the part of Dr, Marsh, he went to Long Island. He wanted to examine him upon material points, and hoped to have him in Court ip the morning, ‘The Recorder, deeming the case of great import- ance, was about to adjourn the Gourt, when the counsel for the prisoner consented to goon with the defence with the understanding that the Dis- trict Attorney might call Dr. Marsh before the case was closed, THE DEFENCE. “ Mr. Porter proceeded to open the case for the prisoner, stating that he would show. by witnesses | that there was no reasonable ground for’ suspicion that Heggi committed the crime; that he was over sixty years of age, and that he bore a stainless reputation up to the charge upon which he was in- dicted; that he would show that Mr. Stegfried gave Heggt $2,500 for kindly services performed, and that ie rest of the property was divided among the heirs, The first witness called by the counsel was Mrs. Charlotte Siegfried, the widow of the deceased. She said that the deceased was born in 1806; was married to htm in 1862, and they separated on the Ist of March, 1869; she did not see him again ti the 2ist of August, 1869; the son and the father were not on good terms; when the deceased left her he took with him $6,800 in money, but left a mortgage on a house for 26,000, which ran out on the 4th of April, 1872; he had cramps in the leg for years and had brain fever six years ago; he was a very intemperate man, Cross-examined—It was at Heggi's house I saw my husband, between three aud four o'clock; he Was still alive but he did not know me; did not see either Mr, or Mrs. Heggi give him any medicine, Joseph Zang, keeper ofa saloon at No. 263 East Houston street, testified that he knew the prisoner and the deceased; he helped Siegfried out of the carriage the day be came from Newark; he said he felt very Weak and asked for a glass of wine; then he took a bottle out of his pocket and drank sate le went to Newark he was alway’ sick; he had a medicine pottle always in his pocket as long as he knew him; he (the witness) advised him to go to Newark. The counsel wanted to show that Caroline Miller (the woman with whom Siegfried was living) charged him (Stegfried) with seduction and bas- tardy, and threatened to have him arrested and that Is the reason why he went to Newark. His Honor excluded the testimony as irrelevant. The witness said he knew of Heggi rendering ser- vices to Siegiried in the way of settling a claim of cee Miller; and also by attending him at jewark, George Bosshardt testified that Siegfried before he went to Newark visited him and complained of great pain; he said he was very i! and he looked very weak; he was addicted to Paty, witness aw a letter written by Sicgiried from Newark to pals Siegiried came to his (the witness’) store have consultations with him in reference to the r (Caroline and took teat pains to arrange the difficulty between the leceased and Caroline Miller; the witness consid- ered Heggi an honest man and never heard any- thing against his character. Conrad Schinidt also testified that he knew the deceased and the prisoner, and that Stegfried was always complaining about illness; that he hada kind of burning in his stomach and always felt thirsty; Heggi’s character for honesty and quiet- | ness was always good, | afternoon of the da: | Ward and one of Pinkerton’s detectives in the and | Justices thi Parrish, an officer of the Thirteenth pre- | cinct, testified that he found the scissors shown on | | | | | | Solomon Manz testified that he had known Sieg- fried forty years and Heggi nearly twenty; that Siegfried was a frivolous sort of a man and drank agreat deal; he (Manz) had a conversation with | Siegfried at a lager beer saloon in Newark; he (Siegfried) asked for Mr. Heggi, when he was going to come over to Newark; the witness replied that he would probably come the next day; Siegfried said that Heggi was his bestfriend, that he had rendered him services, that he would remember him in his will if he died sooner that Heggt; Steg- fried said to the witness that he was not living with his family, that he always had trouble with them; also that’ the reason why he went to Newark was that Caroline Miller threatened to arrest him for putting her in the family way; the witness often Inet Siegirled before he died, aud he always com- pluined of a great deal of pain; he visited Siegfried at Hegai's house the Thursday before he died, when he (the deceased) said, “That young rascal” (meaning his son) “had visited him.’’ The Court then adjourned. It is probable that the case will be concluded to-day, FORRESTER, He is on His Way to the Illinois State Prison. Yesterday morning Forrester left his cellin the Tombs in caarge of Mr. Ward, the Warden of the Illinois State Prison, and is now far in the West, en route for Joliet, He was for two hours during the revious closeted with Mr. counsels’ room at the City Prison, and as the resul | of that conference, early yesterday signed the fol- lowing document :— New You Ctrv Prisox, Sept. 26, 1872. Mir. Wil- I hereby authorize aud request my counsel, liam F. How:, to withdraw the writ of habeas corpus issued by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, H. Leonard, one of the ered, y of September, 1872, di- rected to the Warden of the y Prison, commanding him to produce my body at the Supreme Court, Cham i 1 of Septe 72, ee ea WILLIAM FORRESTER, Forrester would not divulge the terms of the com- pact to which he consented immediately upon the receipt of a telegram of considerable length, brought to him at the prison by his counsel, Itis well known that he had a great dread of returning to fill out his sentence in Ilinois, but the dificultics seemed to be cleared up by the interview and despatch, and he wore an air of considerable relief and satisiaction whem the business had been con- owed by Hon. William the di witness and her brother Timothy about money mat- | ¢iyded. THE WORKHOUSE MYSTERY. Testimony of the Physicians, Dr. Nealis, City Prison physician, yesterday appeared before Coroner Schirmer and made an aMidavit in the case of Eugene Slattery, the man n. The Doctor says he was told last ing, about eight o'clock, by Mr. Kennedy, one of the keepers of the prison, that there was a sick man there who had been fuliy committed to the Workhouse for six months; as there is a law which prevents the transferring of risoners to the Workhouse until forty-eight hours fave elapsed after the commitment to the City Prison, and as the condition of the man was such as to demand hospital treatment, he called the attention of Commissioner Brennan to the man, stating to him how sick he was; the Commissioner ordered tho man to be sent to the Workhouse Hospital, which was done; the Doctor further states that Slattery was not dying when he left the prison; that he was at no time insenstbie during hi: y in the prison, Sad walked 0 the wagon which was to take to the hospital. A. W. Ford M. D., physician to the Workhouse on Blackwell's Island, deposed that deceased was committed there on the Zist imst,; was called ta see ni about twelve o'clock the same day and found hita in a semi-comatose condition | Meee wad acut over the left temple; he died at five o’clocl P.M. The investigation will be continued, dying conditios Saturday morn