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Mentioned. waraen his efforts relatives te 5 the bodies, filed out by great = majori we vent to Scns and prayers. dressed lady would file past, and d gate. Bvery ‘one, was courteously Tecelvea,_ Dat ery one was court mo uni 4 time was allowed to be lost in rg the remains, the yy eet of the end assistants burryin laggards ngs e comments of the ‘g8 fast as they could. ‘crowd were of an indignant nature. Several ‘Viduals gave free expression to their opinions, and fon tnatit justice was done some om ald speriecty imposible? nald’ one sentiemad, was ctly im le,” said one Minat those could have Deen burned to death any precautions had _ been taken. They were all scrub girls, and I enpope their lives were of no value, or they would have been rescued and warned in time. It is strange that all the guests should have been saved and they alonesacrificed.” This feeling seemed to be universal and was shared in b; pele of all n F NRGLECT IN SOME QUARTER, “and that the parties who were to blame, no mat- ter who they we) x whet their position, should be held answetable for theif ‘neglect. All’ agreed that it would have been better that the entire hotel had been razed to the ground than the life of one girl sacrificed, no matter how humble her posi- tion. The indulgence of sucha spirit could not be + wondered at, in view of the spectacle that meg the eye, and 1t was evident that the opiniong Wére not Merely utterances, but came. From eH heart. ‘The Morgue remainéd open ufitil dark. Even at that time the lower part of Twenty-sixth street stilt filled with an anxious crowd of specta- ; who reluctantly left when their curiosity ‘could not be titled. It was calculated by War- den Brennan that more than ' TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PERSONS had viewed the remains during the day. Used as the hospital officers are to scenes of suffering, even they were not unmoved, and one of them said that in the whole course of his experience he had never witnessed a more pitiable scene. The Coroner’s jury will be empanelled this morning, and alter the bodies have been viewed the inquiry will be adjourned until some future da: ‘The names of the bodies which have been iden’ fled thus far are Mary McCabe, a native of Ireiand, six years in the country, two years in the hotel; the body was removed by her friends to 249 Mulberry street. Mary McDonald, an English woman, aged twenty-six, and single. She has been four years in the country; Mary Deney, ned twenty, born in this State; Lizzie Moran, a native of Ireland, five eee in the United States; Mary Ann Fagan, ish, aged tale, and Honora Ward, whose age ‘bas not been given. HOW TO PREVENT GREAT FIRES. New Yorks, Dec. 11, 1872, ‘To THE Eprror OF THE HERALD:— ‘The fearful catastrophe of last night induces me to write to you for the purpose of making a few remarks with respect to “fireproof houses,” which Must now occupy so much attention, First, as- suming that fires must occur through carelessness or accidental causes, the object to be kept im view is how to localize them; allowing the fire to be dealt with in its original seat, and to prevent it spreading to another compartment of the house. If this can be attaimed then we have areally fire-proof house. One thing we may assume—that so long as roofs and ceilings are liable to be burned and fall in such can never be the case. And now for the remedy :— First, the walls must all be of bricks; if people choose to face their houses with cut stone they will 0 well to avoid ali calcareous stones, as, being burned, they become lime, and when wetted crack. Second, the raiters should be iron girders, with a corrugated iron lining below them; the thickness or depth of the rafters sbould be filled in with cla’ or cement, and over that a tiled floor. If parti- tion walls are not of brick they should be of wood, double, with a space of at least five inches between the partitions, which space should be filled with jaster, and a good coat of plaster on each outside, ‘he door, if of wood, must be covered with thick felt, and the usual window over the door must have @ sliding iron shutter, working on the out- side. Every window should have an iron shutter, hinged, to close over tne Persiennes blinds out- side. Ahouse built and fitted in this manner could never burn, Suppose a fire to break out in one room; that window could not be shut, and the door must be opened but every other win- dow would be closed and every door is almost fire- proof. Each room is, in fact, an oven, snd a fire Faging in it might safely be allowed to burn itself out. One never hears of fires in those countries where tiled Moors are used, and during the cele- brated siege of Saragossa the French were quite unable to avail themselves of a besieger’s most otent friend. For any room but a ball room there no such comfortable floor asa tiled Moor, Cool in Summer, and, when Reger in Winter, warm (the only thing is to line it with paper before lay- down the carpet). It is the cleanest of all flooring, and with the present tessellated grrangements would be {dap than any carpet in “Summer. I will say nothing regarding the fearful affair of last night, save that a lofty house with only one staircase from the upper stories is a cer- tain trap tor burning the dwellers aloft. Apologizing for addressing you at such iength, ‘which only the interest you show in the matter in- duces me to do, I remain, your obedient servant, A TRAVELLER, SUSPICION OF FOUL PLAY. posse pretreat A Stranger Found Insensible with a Fractured Skull—His Death in the Hos- Ppital—Investigation Before Coroner Keenan. Acase of death involved in much mystery and which may prove tobe a murder was yesterday afternoon brought to the attention of Coroner Keenan at the City Hall. It appears that at about four o'clock on Tuesday morning Patrick Gordon, night watchman on pier No. 1 North River, found a man lying In the hallway of premises No. 9 Wash- ington street, occupied by Mary Murphy as a boarding house, and reported the fact to Oficer Deery, of the Twenty-seventh precinct police, then * on duty in the néighborhood. On going to the place Officer Deery found a man lying at the foot ofa fight of stairs, with his head on the nvoor and his lower extremities and body on the stairs, The man, who was insensible, seemed to be about forty-five years of age, five feet eleven inches in height aad had dark hair mixed with gray. He wore brown overalls, dark cloth pants and vest, pea jacket and brogan shoes, covered, evidently, with country mud. Blood was issuing from the right ear of ‘the man. Officer Deery re- moved him to the station house and from thence to the Centre Street Hospital, where the impres- sion prevailed among the surgeons in attendance that their patient had sustained a fracture of the Dase of the skull. All efforts to rally the man and restore him to consciousness proved unavailing, and he sank gTadually till the following night, when death en- sued, In the course of his investigation into the cir- cumstances surrounding the matter Captain Ward, of the Twenty-seventh precinct, and Officer Deery Jearned that the death of the stranger was some- ‘what suspicious, inasmuch as they listened to OONPLICTING STATEMENTS made by Mary Murphy, keeper of the nouse, and dames Walsh, a laborer, who rds with her. When first questioned about the man the woman Murphy said she knew nothing whatever concern- ing him, bat being closely pressed, confessed to Renting basis ‘on the stairs or in the hall, about midnight and going down stairs with a lighted lamp saw a man lying on the floor apparently in # atate of insensibillity; said nothing, but allowed him to remain on the floor; probably the man | pever moved again without help, but ut half-past one o'clock, Mr. Walsh states, he entered the house, at which time he saw no one on the fluor, | nd went directly to his room. | The strong presumption, therefore, is, that ifthe sed lay on the floor of the hallway at mid- night he must have been there one and a half hour | later, when Walsh came in. In the minds of Captain Ward and his officers the suspic yn of foul play in the matter seems to e 101 be on inere: yesterday seemed unduly agitated on the subject, and it is believed that he or some one else threw the stranger down stairs. The body of deceased, which eviaently is that of & foreigner (his looks are Italian), were sent to the Morgue for identification, Corouer Keenan has the case in charge, ORUSHED BENEATH A TRAIN OF OARS, Ooroner Keenan yester: held an inquest in the ease of Lawrence Kelly, the man, fifty-six years of age, who, on the 7th inst., while crossing the Fourth Avenue Railroad track, near Fifty-sixth street, was knocked down and run over by a train of cars belonging to the New Haven Railroad Com- pany. ‘The train was running at the rate of about n miles an hour, with the bell ringing, and when the locomotive was within a few fect of Mr. Kelly he seemed so bewildered that he was unable either to go backwards or forwards, and consequently was run down and crushed to death. From the testimony elicited the jury considered the occur- rence accidental, and accordingly rendered 4 ver. dict to that effect. Mr. Kelly has left a son, who | a ee of the Police Department of Philadel D NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. BROOKLYN'S POISONING CASE) "icv stcee mee Trial of Dr. Irish for the Alleged Mur- der of Edward 0. Anderson. The Day’s Proceedings and an Interesting Session, Professor Doremus’ Story of His Analysis--- The Peculiarities of Arsenical Poison. THE FATAL DOSE. Dr. Irish’s Familiarities with the Dead Man’s ‘Wife—Scenes in a Fulton Street Printing Office—A Witness on the Rack—An Eventful Life—-A Tough Customer for the Lawyers—Highly Interesting Testimony. ‘The interest in the case increases as the trial progresses, There was an immense audience pres- ent yesterday morning, when the trial was re- sumed, and the court room remained crowded throughout the day. Professor Doremus, who analyzed the contents of the dead man’s stomach, was the first witness. Diagrams of chemists’ apparatus were exhibited in @ corner of & room near the witness stand, while on a table close by were placed several aclentificinstra- ments, Professor Doremus narrated the result of his analysis, which showed the presence of arsenic in the stomach, intestines, liver and kidneys. He said that a minimum of a fatal dose of arsenic was one grain and a quarter; that amount had killed; the quantity that would kill would vary as to the condition of the system; it was the absorption that killed; if a person killed by arsenic had vomited and purged much before death it is probable that the quantity found in the remains would be considerably less than had been taken. On the cross-examination by Mr, Morris the Pro- fessor stated that he found in the contents of the stomach three and three-quarters grains of arsenic—that is, sulphide; one half of the contents of the stomach were employed in the test; from that quantity of the contents of the stomach he obtained the equivalent of three and three-quar- ters grains of arsenic; he thought he could have found arsenic in the man’s very bones} Q. Solely from the quantity of arsenic you ob- tained from the portion of the body you examined, how much, as near as you can tell, was there in the other portions of the body that you did not analyze? The witness stated that it was impossible to tell; he must know what weight was taken; the ques- tion of counsel was not a competent one. Mr. Morris said that they would be the best judges whether it was proper or not, After some further questioning Professor Dore- mus gave it as his opinion that judging from the results of the analysis he made there was from one. wo three grains of arsenic in the parts of the body Rot analyzed—absorbed arsenic, Q. Assuming that there has been repeated vom- iting and purging before’ death, would it not bea reasonable presumption that the larger portion of the arsenic had been thrown off? A. It would, sir, Q How long will arsenic remain in the human stomach, while life continues, where THE DOSE IS NOT FATAL— asingle dose? A. Traces of it might be found from ten te twenty days, and in twenty-five days all will be removed from the stomach; I am speaking now of a quantity absorbed, not of a big lump. Q@ Might not alarge dose of arsenic be taken ito the stomach and remain there for a period of two or three days without any marked manifesta- tions of arsenic and then the manifestations come and the person die? A. Yes, Q. May symptoms during two or three days be slight and then come on more violent and the per- son die? A. Certainly, Q. There is no fixed rule with reference to the time that arsenical poison will manifest itself or as to the time a fatal resuit will follow? A. No, sir. Q. It depends on the temperament, condition of the stomach and various causes? A. Certainly. < Is it not well understood among chemists and medical men that arsenical poison MOST CERTAIN OF DETECTION ? A. Yes, sir. Q, And the processes of detection are more cer- tain Po less disputed than any other? A. They one Britton—The answer which you gave with reference to the weight of the arsenic in this par- licular body was speculative entirely? A. Purely Q. And when you say the means of detection are most certain, you mean chemically? A. By chem- ical analysis, yes. Q, Considering the quantity of arsenic you found in the stomach; considering the characteristics of the other contents of the stomach as you found them; considering the size of the man, and con- sidering that he had been vomiting and purging largely during the day on which he died—these elements being taken as true, could you state the Probability as to when the arsenic found in the stomach had been given ? The defence objected, and, after some discussion, District Attorney Britton put the question in a slightly different form, but to the same effect. Counsel for the defence objected, on the ground that the witness had answered a question they had put which showed that this question was im- roper, ui Judge Pratt allowed the question. Witness—The amount found in the contents of the stomach was large; except in one case, the jargost Tever found; I should say that the arsenic probably BEEN GIVEN VERY RECENTLY. How recently? A. Within a few hours. . Ten or twelve hours expired since it nad been given? A. I should say it might have been less. Q. How much less,in your judgment? A. It is simply my opinion, but I should believe a dose had been given certainly within ten or twelve hours. Q Do you believe that DEATH FROM ARSENIO could possibly ensue, the arsenic not having been given within two years’ A. I don't believe that arsenic would be the cause of death directly, for ae reason that it would be eliminated from the ye Mr. Morris—I don’t understand you to say that this poison might not have been’ taken twenty- four hours before deata? Witness—It might have been. Q. May it not have been taken in the stomach three days before death? A. That which was found in the liver and kidneys mignt have been taken a week before death, Q. Might not the arsenic you found in the stom- ach, liver and kidneys have been taken into the stomach three days before death? A. It might, Mr. Britton—But it is improvabley Objected to and ruled out. MORE SCIENTIFIC STATEMENTS. Dr. Budd, physician, chemist and a professor of toxicology in the New York University, was next calied and agreed with Professor Deremus’ state- ments. Mr. Britton asked him if he could form an opinion from tne testimony he had heard as to when this polson was administered. Witness—As to the definite time, no; I could give an opinion that would be satisfactory to myself; I judge it was administered within ten hours of death. Q. In view of the evidence, as a bgp res? |, of what do you say Anderson died? Acute gas- tritis, the result of arsenical poisoning. Q. What ts acute gastritis? A. Acute gastritis— Tdoubt if it is ever seen, except as the result of AN OVERDOSE OF POISON, Q. When you speak of it in common what does it mean? A. inflammation of t! acl The doctor gave as the basis of his opinion that the arsenic was administered within ten hours of death as follows :—Because in a number of cases where the symptoms have been described to be pre- cisely the same a8 tm this case, and where anex- aniination has been made, not atrace of arsenic has been found in the stomach, One of the counsel for the defence moved to strike this out. Judge Pratt roled against the counsel; exception, Mr. Morris—Are there not cases of death trom poisoning Where there is no vomiting or,purging atall? A. Yes, sir. a3 Q. What causes death then? A. It may be from nervous prostration; it may be from the ——; it is ara po you think absorption of the polsoning had ). Do you think al ion. of the ni a anything to do with it? A. Yes, a i Q. Isn't death produced by absorption In @ case pose—isn’t it caused by a quantity absorbed ah pheno A. It probably has more to do w Q. Ifdeath is not caused fn that way, in what way is itcaused’? A. In addition to that there may be injuries to the coats of the stomach and the patient, instead of dying from the action of in the stomach how was Ueath producear A. By was Di the absorbed arsenic, The motion to strike out the doctor's oun, stated above, was then renewed and nied, Dan. Downey, Ri rar of Records of the Board of Health, was and & certificate of Dr. Irish’s, setting died on the 9th of Api At one o'clock yur. Forest ETT of Portland, Oregon, and for- now merle of 74 Fulton Ca where he occupied the fe floor, swore that the third was occu- pled by J. Van Glider, printer; witness saw Dr. ih and Mrs. Anderson there in July, 1867; Van Gilder died in October of that year; Dr. Irish and Mrs. Anderson on the occasion mentioned were in Van Gtider’s printing room there; the Doctor was having some printing done there; in the latter part oOo ayo evening, witness saw Dr. irish have when they called at the place in relation t0 some n fing ?on another occasion Edward Ande’ deceased, there quite excited an passed to the front room, where Dr, Irish and Mrs. frets 1a anally ih a is two seidhaphsaln an ey passed out a ; witness heard Anderson when in the front room tell Irish thathe was ~ 700 FAMILIAR WITH HIS WIFE; Mrs. Anderson told her husband that he should make an apol to the Doctor for insulting him; they all stopped on the sidewalk a short time, ‘and then leit; in the latter part of August Coburn saw Irish and Mrs. Anderson on the stairway one even- ing; the gas was lignted, and he saw them kissing each other; +Dr. Irish had one arm around her waist and the other beneath her clothes; Mrs. Coburn also witnessed this scene; witness subse- quently saw them several times at the ferry on each side of the river; one evening witness’ wife called his attention to Mrs. Anderson waving her handkerchief out of the window, shortly after which Dr. Irish came 29 District Attorney Britton questioned Coburn as ig certain conversations he had with Mrs, Auder- ‘The defence objected, District Attorney Britton—I propose to show, by the declaration of Mrs. Anderson, her se 7 to- Warde the deceased, and I submit to Your Honor that it is entirely competent in that view of the case to show that HATED HIM; ‘SHB ; that she detested him, that she wished he was dead. itis not hearsay. It is well established that where it is the intention to show the state of feeling, you may show irom declaration as indi- cating that state of feeling. Because of the tntl- mate relations existing between the prisoners she obtained an influence over him by which SHE INDUCED HIM TO COMMIT THIS ACT, and that his motive was her wish. Counsel for the defence—Dr, Irish alone is here on trial, His cause must be tried on the same principles that it would be tried if he was the only party named in the indictment, because thisis a Several offence if it is anything, and he is respon- sible only for the acts he has committed, It does not matter what Mrs, Anderson’s feelings were to- wards her husband; it does not matter what she did with her husband, or how they lived sonatier, except so far as that tact tends to establish the main issue in this case—to wit, that Dr. Irish ad- ministered the poison which caused the aeath of deceased, It is @ fact that this jury must find, It is only an issue here whether he administered the poison which caused death, Mrs, Anderson’s ba oni ood would be competent if she were on trial. District Attorney Britton—I don’t claim that is competent as declarations or admissions of Mra, Anderson. In other words, had she said, “pr. Irish and I did this thing,” it would be wholly}n- competent as against Dr. Irish, I concede, so far as declarations or admissions are concerned. It is only to show her state of feelings. Judge Pratt ruled the subject out as incompetent, Mr. Morris then took the witness in hand and cross-examined him closely as to the presence of Dr. Irish and Mrs. Anderson in the hallway, but could not shake him in the least. Q How much are you PAID FOR COMING HERE to testify? A. I was summoned here. Q How much have you been promised? A, Nothing in particular. Q. How much in general? A. I was summoned to appear here and [ wrote back that my business ‘was such thet I could not come under any con- sideration; 1 didn’t want to come lcre but J was informed I would have to come. Q. Howmueh did you expect toget? A, Iex- see my expenses; I expected to be five or six undred dollars out of pocket by it. How? A. Loss of my business, How much time did you lose? A. From the 29th day of September. Q. And that length of time would be worth five or six hundred dollars to you? A, Yes, sir. Q. You make money like that there? A. Yes; sometimes faster; Ihave made as high as $1,000 a month; at the present time I’ve got @ coutract for making a steamboat cabin. It transpired during the continuance of the ex- amination that District Attorney Britton had written to him that he must come, and that he was informed that bis expenses would be paid. An attempt was made to break him down in his statements, but he resisted them successfully, and the earnest manner and tone of sarcasm with which he frequently replied to counsel excited laughter among the spectators. Considerable merriment was also created while some point was under discussion by Mr. Britton humorously con- porns to yield if Mr. Morris would not make a speech. AN EVENTFUL CARRER. Mr. Morris ther inquired into the antecedents of the witness and ascertained that for seventeen years he had been away {rom New York in South America, New Orleans and Mexico, In 1852 he was with ex-President Florin, of Ecuador, in a filibus- tering expedition, but remained with him only five or six montis. He did nov desert, but left, because Florin didn’t understand his business. . What did you do? A. We imagined we were going to capture a large piece of land, but (coolly) we didn’t. (Laughter.) Q. What was your object in capturing a large piece of country? After some squabbling between counsel the wit- oo one answered that he expected to go farming. Q. Did you expect to pay for the land? A. I was young at that time, and thought I would stay there; my services would pay lor the land; at the close of the war Coburn, who had been in the United States secret service, WENT TO MEXICO to get cotton on the Rio Grande belonging to the late rebei government, Q. Who authorized you to get this cotton? A. I decline to answer; they were high parties ia New York, Witness afterwards statea that he was sent there to watch the cotton, whereupon one of the coun- sel for the defence jumped up, and, commenting upon the witness’ Statement, declared that they had finally “‘smoked him out.” Mr. Britton objected to this sort. of language, and all hands got very much excited. Q. What do you mean by saying you went to get vhis cotton and sellit? A, In 1865, at the close of the war, there were parties buying cotton formerly belonging to si er THE REBE! T. I was employed Py, certain parties to watch that cottun—the United States government cot- ton—ard atacertain time to buy outside cotton for them, not confiscated cotton, but cotton that belonged to private parties, who could give a clean bill of sale; 1 went down there to stop all the con- fiscated cotton I could trom being run out of the country. . Who sent you? r. Britton objected, and the objection was sus- ‘ained. Q. Were you sent there by agents of the United States government? A. I wa Py Was there any understanding between you an rae agents to keep possession of this cotton, 80 as to DEPRIVE THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT of it? A. (firmly) No, sir; and I never got one dollar of it. Then followed a rigid examination by Mr. Morris asto Coburn’s other adventures during the past twenty-five years, but the witness answered read- ily and without flinching in the least. The audi- ence were highly pleased and frequently broke out in Jaughter, District Cai Britton left South America and Mexico and, returning to Brooklyn, attempted to elfcit trom Mr, Coburn the nature of his conver- sation with Mrs. Anderson—whether they were friendly or not—but the Court would not allow the testimony. Mrs. Coburn, wife of last witness, corroborated his evidence as to the presence of Dr. Irish and Mrs. Anderson in the hail, and to the other famil- jarities, and said that the handkerchief business was of almost daily eccurrence. Joseph W. Coburn testified to almost the same effect. When examined by the deience he proved to be nearly as tough a customer as his brother. Counsel elicited his Iife from the time he was born upto the present. He answered, giving dates, places and circumstances readily, and in a manner that occasionally created roars of laughter. Juage Pratt frequently had occasion to call ectators to order, rebuking them for their merriment during Buch @ serious trial as this was, The Court then, at five minutes past five o'clock, adjourned until to-day at ten o'clock. COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY. The Committee of Seventy held a meeting last night, on which occasion Mr. James M. Brown, the newly elected President, made, in his installation address, a bitter attack upon Mayor Hall. Acom- mittee was thereupon appointed, and in a remark+ ably short time suey presented a lengthy reso. |' lution embodyi: Opinions of their President, The resolutions then took a very commanding and menacing tone; they claimed that an appeal should be made to the next (republican) Legislature ‘‘to pay ho attention to the appointments ef the Mayor and to make thorough work with all the depart- ments of the city government.” The following is A SAMPLE RESOLUTION Resolved, That if Mr. E, Delafield Smith shall fail to lace his résignation of ‘his office as Corporation Counsel in the hands of the Mayor elect, immediately on his in- stallation into office, public opinion will be justified in deeming such omission on Mr, Smith’s part as evidence of his having obtained the position by corrupt collusion, and of his determimation to retain it in de! e of public sentiment aud in disregard of the public “THE MAUD MERRILL MURDER. The Assassin Surrenders Himself to the Brook- yn Police and Admits the Shooting—He Proves To Be Her Uncle—A Strange Story Told by Him—Killed Be- cause She Would Not Reform, ‘The tragedy that occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the house of Emma Cozzens, 10 Neilson place, resulting in the death of Mary Ann Smith, alias Maud Merrill, one of the frail boarders, created much excitement in the Fifteenth ward yesterday, especially among the fast men who are in the habit of associating with and living upon the earn- ings of these frail fair ones, The station house of Captain Byrne was visited by hundreds during Tuesday night and yesterday inquiring for late par- ticulars, During the whole of Tuesday night Cap- tain Byrne and his officers scoured Brooklyn, IN SHARCH OF THE ASSASSIN who committed the deed, but they were unsuc- cessful. They, however, ascertained that his name is Robert P. Bleakley and that he lived at one time in Navy street, Brooklyn. On proceeding there they found that he had removed and all traces of his Present residence were lost. Still the search was not abandoned, and the Captain was earnestly at work endeavoring to fathom the mystery when his labors were happily expedited by the voluntary surrender of the accused to Captain Smith, of the First (Brooklyn) police precinct, about nine o’clock. yesterday morning, by whom be was turned over to Captain Byrne. 70 the police of Brooklyn Bleakley made the following * STATEMENT OF THE MURDERER, My name is Robert E. Bleakley. I am thirty- eight years of age and a blockmaker by trade.’ I have worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard for some time past. I was born in Cork, Ireland, and camé | to America twenty-two years ago. I was sent out here by an uncle of mine, who was an Episcopal minister, Since I have been out here I have worked at my trade. I have eso served a8 a mu- sician in the Union Army, My uncle’s reasons for sending me to this country was to get anything which was coming to me and my sister through my father’s death. In 18661 visited my sister in Ireland to bring her out to this country, but found her sick when I got there, and in consequence she was unable to come with me. A little over three years ago I visited her again for the same purpose, and on seeing my sister the first thing which at- tracted my attention was A PAIR OF BLACK EYES she had from a brutal husband, and was within a month of her confinement at the time. I was compelled to postpone the object of my visit for the second time. When leaving Ire‘and she re- quested me to bring her second eldest daughter with me) her name was Charlotte Smith, now residing in Brooklyn. After arriving in the United States [ could not get work in Brooklyn and WENT TO CALIFORNIA, While there my sister requested me by letter to send her money enough to come here, a8 she could not stand the treatment of her husband. I sent her £12, Instead of coming herself she sent her eigen daughter, the deceased. After her arrival ere SHE CHOSE A LIFE OF SHAMB, which I was slow to find out until she tried to rnin the character of @ clergyman now living in this city (Brooklyn), whose name I withhold for the present. Had it not been for a few friends of mine i would have been in the State Prison in conse- quence of her actions. Last week my attention was called toa paragraph in the Irish-American of the alleged death of my sister, Charlotte E, Smith, by suicide, which, in the absence of a letter, Ican hardly believe, and 1 suspect she has been murdered by her husband, I sent the sister of the deceased to tell her of HER MOTHER'S TRAGIC END, and request her for God's sake to leave off her life of shame. The sister went over to the house, No. 10 Neilson place, where deceased was then living, but was informed that she was not in, I determined then to see her myselfas soon as pos- sible. I had frequently visited her, requesting her each time to give up her life of shame, but all to no purpose. Yesterday I visited her in her apartment and was met by her. She received me in @ most defiant manner, and said if 1 did not GO TO HELL OUT OF THAT she would have me put out. Her sister told me five weeks ago she had boughs & pistol to shoot me with, and ifshe did not do It she would get some of her friends to doit for her. This put me on my pes and I prepared myself for the worst. When first spoke to her she was lying on her bed; she got up and went to the mirror and combed her hair. She then approached me and seized hold of me. I begged her to desist, and implored of her again to give up her way of Ht She then told me that she “would see me and all belonging to me in hell before she would do go.’ After tliat she made a movement toward the door, putting her hand in her pocket, which I supposed to be with the intention of drawing a pistol or some other pt DN and at that moment, in the height of enzy, 1 SHOT HER. No one but myself was witness to the affair or in any way implicated. I simply say this for the purpose of removing any Suspicion that might rest upon 7, other b ig Well,” continued the pris- oner, “she killed her mother; I’ve kilied her, and now I am willing to die myself.’ On being placed in the custody on hentain Byrne Bleakley made a similar statement and detailed his MOVEMENTS AFTER THE MURDER. He proceeded from this city to his residence at 365 Gold street, Brooklyn, but subsequently went down to a hotel near the ferry, where he slept until morn- ing, when he surrendered himself, In Captain Byrne's room yesterday he detailed his efforts to reform his niece, differing but little from the above story. He stated that the minister against whom deceased charged improper liberties is Rev. Mr. Williams, an Episcopal pastor, in whose service she was. The deceased eee him to prosecute the minister; but as he had learned her character, he declined, telling her that her reputation would not stand inquiry, and if he prosecuted the clergyman hein turn would be prosecuted, Bleakley states that alter her arrival in this country SHE WAS A SERVANT in the employ of a Mr. Wallis, but got no recom- mendations on leaving. She next was a servant with @ Mrs, Hall, in Pearl street, Brooklyn, where she represented herself as a greenhorn, just landed. This was last year. Up to this time he had every confidence in her virtue, After hearing of her charge against Rev. Mr. Williams prisoner wrote to Rev. Mr, Myers, of Montague street, Brooklyn, as to her character, as she had lived in his family. He replied that she needed a eat deal of watching or she would disgrace her family. When he refused to prosecute Mr. Wil- Hams deceased told him he, her mother and all the family were d—d fools. HE SLAPPED HER FACE for this remark. For some time he lost ali traces ofher. He finally found that she was in the habit of ogg oie | with aman named Griffiths, of Sanda street, Brooklyn, and, watching GriMths’ move- ments, finally traced them to 114 West Twenty- sixth street, @ house of ill repute, Next day he called there to see her and was refused admittance. The following Sunday when he called they refused geek him, saying that Maud had repérted that was NOT HER UNCLE, BUT A FELLOW who wanted to get into her good graces, and that ifhe did not keep away she would ET SOMEBODY TO FIX HIM. Two months after he called, asked for Maud and was admitted. She denied making the remark that he was a lover, and declared she wanted to see none of her family. He implored her to reform. She was obdurate for a time, but finally promised todoso. He never visited her again until she moved next door to No. 116, when she again prom- ised to reform, He next saw her yesterday, olsen of her mother’s death, and begge her to reform and he would pay her ‘board, response he says he got nothing but curses and abuse. he did not leave the house she would find a way to make him doit. Having heard that she had pur- chased a pistol to shoot him, he says he went pre- pared for the worst, and, remarked he to the re- fre “I was bound to get in at the risk of my ife yesterday. The results I suppose you know, and I have no more to hen ae The above is the tance of the prisoner's statement. He is a man of good education, ap ay, plainly but neatly dressed, and-while detatl- ing his grievances betrayed no emotion nor regre; for his crime. ACTION OF THE CORONER, At noon yesterday Coroner Young and Deputy Marsh repaired to Senior & Benedict's undertaking establishment in Carmine street, where the body had been removed. Drs. Marsh, Steel, 8. J. Clark and Finnell made a post-mortem ¢; the boly. They found two balls. 01 tered the left side of the chet inches from the ttering the fifth and sixth ribs, middie line, ‘ing through tne leit lung, the he: through he lower lobe of the right lang and | int right side of the diaphragm. The other tered two and a halt inches above the elbow and d out above. This ball was not found, @ had passed into the left shoulder and was found flattened upinthe muscles of the back, The doctors attribute death to hemorrhage and Shock. The deogased is & woman of slight build, fulform, small feet. and hands and rather looking. It 18 believed that the ball that Rigo cen the atm amd out is one of those ind by Capt Byrne in the room, Coroner Youn; THER INQUEST, summoned and swore in the fol- lowing (ye tom iver W. Shaw, Henry Adams, James M. Hooi illiam Adams, George Gregory, Samuel H. Benedict, Sherman B. Sage, Richard McCut- cheon, Thomas Smith and Dr. ‘Thomas Cc. Knox, Alter viewing the body the Coroner dismissed the uy until to-day, when the inquest will likely be eld, as there were no witnesses to the shooting and but few witnesses can throw light upon it, The accused admitted to Captain Byrne that he did the shooting, but declares that there were no improper relations between him and his deceased ad en- Biece, The Cay has letters written by Bleakley i ‘Bate ne believes, show pans rela to thé tions to fave existed between them. As yet the sister of the girl had not applied for the body, and it ws likely she will be bi by her associates un- leas the prisoner does 80, i RELIGIOUS RECLUSION. Tmposing and Impressive Ceremonies at the Con- Vent of the Sacred Heart, Manhattanville— Miss Fanny O'Sullivan Received Into the Order—A Brilliant Gathering of Friends and Relatives—Sermon by the Rev. Father Doucet, 8. J.— Laying Aside the Gayety and Glitter ofthe World. The morning of Tuesday waa plercingly cold and the frosty air biting in its excessive bitterness when @ representative of the HERALD reached within sight of the lofty spire and imposing buildings of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Manhattanville. The bare and rugged scenery of the eminence on which the Convent stands was rendered somewhat unin- viting in its appearance by the gloomy and wither- ed impress of anearly winter, The grayish and iee-covered rocks looked wild and stern as they glittered in the feeble sunlight. The leafless oak and beach trees which line the wooden avenue leading up to the home of the religious recluses afforded little or no shelter to the visitor, and the brown granite walls of the spacious buildings looked cold and cheerless on the exterior. One hun- dred barouches, or more, were drawn up on the east side ofthe entrance, Drivers stood by their shivering steeds beating their benumbed hands while await- ing the return of their employers, and chatted ‘away the idle hour as pleasantly as possible. Ap- Proaching the convent door by steps leading up be- neath a Gothic archway the HxraLp reporter pulled the door bell. In a few minutes the door ‘was quietly opened by a Sister of the Order and the writer was politely ushered into the vestry or room adjoining THE SANCTUARY OF THE CONVENT CHAPEL, where the ceremonies were just commencing. It was half-past nine o’clock A. M. The high altar, together with each of the side altars, was deco- rated with natural and artificial flowers inserted carefully between an innumerable number of burning lights. Large baskets of costiy floral offerings stood by the sanctuary raiiing. The sunbeams shone through the large stained windows above, and reflected its Ogures in aeresone. purple colors beneath, The convent bell had already tolled, and the neatly decorated chapel was soon filled with its dally visitants, intermingled with the friends of Miss O'Sullivan. The students of the convent—about two hundred in number—occupied almost all the seats, Each one wore a blue silk or satin dress, with along white veil, or headdress, and formed in all one of the prettiest sights imaginable. The conyent choir were in readiness in the gallery. The following clergymen assisted im the sanctuary :—Right Rev. Bishop Loughlin, of Brooklyn; Very Rev. Dr. Corigan, President of Seton Hail College and Administrator of the dio- cese of Newark; Rev. Father Doucet, 8. J., cele- brant of the mass; Rev. Father Brennan, Rev. Father Moriarty, Rey. Dr. Freel and Rev. Father Kessler, chaplain of the convent. Among the relatives of Miss O'Sullivan present were her two sisters, Mrs. Mularky and Miss Agnes O'Sullivan, and her brothers James, Richard and George O’Sul- livan, with their nearest relatives, Mr. Mularky and Mr. Cornelius Dever, Mr, and Mrs, Egan and Mrs. McBride. As the soft and tender appealing tones of the “Veni Creator” were being rendered by the choir, Miss O’pullivan entered, quietly attended by the Superioress of the Convent. Both proceeded to and knelt before the altar, The young maiden who was the aspirant to a bappier state of religious perfection, was DRESSED IN THE GARB OF A BRIDE. She wore a magnificent sxirt of shining satin, oe earrings, a glittering gold chain, and a long flow- ing veil of white gauze. Aiter having confessed her willingness to lay aside this apparel, indicative of worldly vanity, the Rev. Father Doucet began to deliver his sermon appropriate to the occasion, taking his text from Job xxxix., 27:—‘The eagle mounts upward and makes her nest in high places.” THE SERMON. “The Scriptures,’”’ he said, ‘“‘have words applica- ble to every position in life, and the inspired writer of the text he had chosen had not forgotten iu his labor of love the heavenly aspirations of the youn; mind. The soaring of the eagle was symbolical of the upward tendency of the religious soul, for whom earthly dominion seemed too narrow, and whose noble desires could only be satisfied by the contemplation of a world more beautiful, more lasting and more radiant with imperishable glory. To realize this life of the divine ideal, by soaring above nature, a maiden was there presenting her- self. To do s0 was not an attempt to contend against nature, as is often erroneously objected, bat an attempt to reach the supernatural. To sac- rifice fallen nature and _ ill-regulated pas- sions for the acquisition of the higher state wags allowable. There were two kinds of lfe—the way of the commandments and the way of the councils.” This the reverend in- structor illustrated by explaining the Gospel text which represents the young man coming to our Lord who had kept the commandments and asked, “Lord, what more shall Ido to gain eternal life?’ and Christ answered, “If you wish to be perfect give all your possessions to the poor and follow Ine to Calvary by modification and penance.” Christ is the ideal of the truly religious soul. He sacrificed Himself tor all. This was not against nature; it was above nature. The religious soul says, “I have seen the tace of Christ and my destinies are for ever with Him,” and who can interfere between that soul and God? Who can explore the wonders of this extraordinary voca- tion, or fathom the aspirations, or tell aught of the whisperings of the immutable and eternal God with that soul which is so fixed, so devoted to its Creator, and which seeks not only the satisfaction of its own heavenly desires, but also to be useful to others preaching and teaching by her example? Go on, my child, imitating Christ, Though all around you be dark and discouraging, you have a light shining from above which will guide you cheerfully to the portals of the beatified. Say to youre “rhere is my family, there 1s my people, here ia my home. 1 will go on and seek the crown my inheritance at the hands of my Creator.” immediately after the sermon Rev. Father Dou- cet blessed ‘THE HABIT AND VEIL, and presenting them to Miss O'Sullivan, blessed her, The young lady then retired with her relig- ious attendant, and soon returned, dressed in her religious costume, During the mass she knelt be- fore the altar with her head bent in prayer. The choir pod the “Te Deum” and the select parts of the mass with much feeling and touching effect. At the appointed time the young religeous received Holy jommunion, and after the conclusion of mass re- mained in prayer-some five or ten minutes, when all the Sisters of the Order came round in turn to tender her their sweet and affecting congratula- tions. After the termination of the ceremonies and their subsequent formalities a generous and inviting repast was given to the visitors, in which almost all took an fnterested part. The young students meanwhile—a rare jaxy of beauty—be- sieged Miss O'Sullivan with kisses and congratuala- tions. Among the lady visitors the writer noticed the amiable and somewhat reconciled countenances of Miss Ida and Miss Gabrielle Greeley, daughters of the late lamented Mr. Horace Greeley. Miss Ida Greeley received her education in the Convent of the Sacred Heart, and seemed to feel at home in the midst of her sweet companions. THE LIFE SAVING STATIONS, _ Preparatio: for the Winter Improve- ments in the Service. The Superintendent of the Life Saving Stations along the coast of New Jersey and Long Island is now busy at his office, at 16 Broadway, despatshing stores and supplies to the seventy-seven estab- lishments under his charge. As will be remem- bered by the readers of the H&RALD, this journal a year ago called the attention of the government to the snamefully useless condition of these neces- sary precautions for the safety of our coasting and foreign trade, and much has been done to put the whole service, and the means at its command, in an eMictent and satisfactory condition. Neari: all the stations were then in an utter state of ‘a lapidation and ruin, and their appointments were worn out and useless. Now the entire range of stations along the coast of Long Isiand have been repi |, and those along the coast of Ne jersey are in rapid course of renovation, and a report is expected to the effect that they are ready for the inspection of the Superintendent. In any case, Loe ‘Will be finished before Winter sets in in There are now no less than forty stations on the Jersey shore and thirty-seven on the coast of Long Islan If the recommendation of the Superin- tendent be carried out each of these will be manned with seven men, at @ salary of $258 month for $10 & month for tho eight Summe: the Winter an at boat wagon, the life-saving raft and one, but every civilized power, however poor, ‘We ought to do as well as is possible, e py Sree iy inc! jar surf boat, the the nm domestic’ arrangements for the men. No bt this service is an expensive makes more or less perfect arri ments in the same direction, and, if we enter the fleld at all, TAXATION IN ONONDAGA COUNTY, Syracuss, Dec, 11, 1872, The Board of Supervisors of Onondaga county, {ter an exciting discussion, resolved to-day, by a all majority, not to levy a tax of three mills and a half for deficiency. A motion to reconsider lies on the table 5 ANOTHER PRISON-BOY'S CRIME, Mr. Hallock, the Principal of the Second Die vision on Randall’s Island, Stabbed in the Neck by an Inmate—What Mr. Hal- lock and Mr. Jones Say About It—The Boy Mot Allowed to Tell His Story, “WHY DID HE DO IT?” Having become possessed of positive information regarding an attempt to take the life of Mr. Hal- lock, the keeper of the second division of the prison, a HERALD reporter paid a visit to Randall's Istand on Tuesday morning. After wasting his vocal energies whistling and hallooing for half an hour on the dock at the foot of 117th street, East River, without the desired effect of bringing a boat to the New York side, he rested on his oars and waited for something to turn up, or rather for the boatmen on the other side to turn out, which, by the way, required a very great quality of patience, He watted, and waited and waited in vain, until at last a milkman came and deposited his can of con- gealed lacteal fluid on the end of the pier, which, although it made no noise, brought the boat over, When the milk had become part of the ship's stores the reporter added another to its passenger list, As he stepped on board he heard the fole lowing conversation, regarding himself, between two of THE MUTINOUS CREW, | who were holding the boat fast :— “Do you know him, Mickey ?” “No; but he’s @ sassy bum, whoever he 1s,” ON THE ISLAND. Arriving on the island the HERALD representa- tive asked where he could find Mr, Jones, and was directed to the middle entrance of the large brick building. He entered and sent his name in to-Mr. Jones, who said he would see him, and the next minute he marched into the august presence of that gentleman, whom he addressed after the fol- following sashton :— “There has been an attempt made on the life of Mr, Hallock, has there not #” Mr, Jones looked surprised and said, “Yes, he was slightly cut; but nothing serious. He is up and around now.” Alter asking several other questions regarding the affair the reporter said, “When you searched the boys’ cells after this amulr you found several knives concealed, did you not MR. JONES LOOKED MORE SURPRISED and sald, after a pause, “Well, yes; we found one knife in @ colored boy's ‘cell; but he is @ good boy, Idon’t think he had it for any wrong purpose.”’ “There was an attempt made on the life of another keeper on Friday, November 1, I believe?” Mr. Jones looked most surprised and asked, “How did you hear that? It is false, Some one cireulated ‘the story to injure the institution. Here is a day-book, in which an account of every- thing that happens is kept, and you can see that NOTHING OF THE KIND OCCURRED.” The reporter looked at the book, saw nothing of the kind, and then turned to the page headed Monday, December 2, the day on which the stab- bing of Mr. Hallock occurred, and from it copicd the following entry :— RECORD OF THE STABBING. “This evening, as the second division boys were passing imto class, Frank Westall, 14,064, ap- proached Mr. Hallock on the platform and said Captain Eldridge wanted a certain boy, and as he stepped back behind Mr. Hallock he dealt hima blow on the back of the neck, inflicting an ngly wound, As soon as he had struck him he ran out, followed by Mr. Feek, who intercepted him on the stairs, On entering the schoolroom with Mr. Feek he went to the rear of the class and defied poy one to come near him. ‘The officers were near at hana, and Mr. Melely and Mr. Feek approached him with their clubs, when he laid down the knife and sur- rendered. Mr. Hallock opened schoo! as usual and put, the classes to work betore he left. A messen- ger was sent for Dr. Colby, who was in attendance and dressed the wound. “An examination was subsequently made of ‘| young Westall in the evening, when he said that the only reason he had was that Mi. Hallock changed his badge on Saturday, and he further aeclared that mo one was privy to his design, though he was PUNISHED TO MAKE HIM TELL} but we do not believe his statement. Every pre- caution will be taken to prevent a like occurrence in future. He says he got the knife irom the dining room some days ago and put a leather handle on it and sharpened it. A thorough search was made of the cells, but no dangerous weapons were found, except a knife found in the cell of a colored boy, Halsted Mills, Mr. Halock was quiet at eleven o'clock.” PHILOSOPHER HALLOCK. When the reporter had finished copying this document, during which time Mr. Jones moved around nervously in his seat, Mr. Hallock entered, and was introduced to the former, who said :— “Mr. Hallock you have had a very narrow escape,’? “Not at all; I was only scratched.” “If the knife had entered your neck an inch from where it did you would most likely have been killed, ag it would have broken your neck.” “Well,” said Haliock, with something of philos- ophy in his tone, “it wouldn’t have made much dif- ference. I’ve got to die sometime, and I might as well die that way as any other,’’ Having heard the story of both Mr. Jones and Mr. Hallock, both of which corresponded in every particular with the entry on the book, the reporter asked to see the boy; but this request Mr. Jones eet point blank, giving no reason for his refusal, Part of the entry above quoted is incorrect, inas- much as the boy was not brought back to the class- room by Mr. Feek. He ran down stairs and into his classroom, The officers went to look for him, but could not find him. The yard men searched the yard, thinking he might be there; but he was not discovered until Mr. Feek happened to go into his classroom, where he found him occupied at his lessons. On this point the report is posittvely incorrect, and possibly so in other particulars aiso, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Monthly Reception at the Central Park— Annual Reports—Additions end Im- provements, The usual monthly reception at the Museum of Natural History, Central Park, took ,place Tues- day afternoon, from one to five o'clock. About fifteen hundred ladies and gentlemen were pres- ent. In the principal ball two new cases, and in the middle hall three new ones, have been ar- ranged, the former containing specimens of the monkey and of humming birds and the latter birds’ eggs, nests, fossils, Indian implements, &c. Among the Indian selection are a number of bowls of pipes, cut out of stone, displaying excellent workman- ship; also a number of Indian arrow heads, lances and sling-stones, which were recently found ina field in Connecticut. In the main hall is a skeleton of a fossil deer, Caen procured, which was dug out of a peat bog near Dublin, It is of huge pro- Feaeen being about nine feet Bigh, end is the largest specimen known except one that is owned by an Irish gentleman, Another novelty is a specl- men of the mapiti from the Rocky Mountains, which is nearly five Jeet high. An interesting col- lection of bones of gigantic extinct birds of New Zealand has also been recently added. One of the most interesting new features is the Economic De- partment, whicu, ey only in its infancy, is re- ceiving especial care. It is intended that this shall contain specimens of all the woods and this Continent and of Europe. Already of specimens of woods are in the case marble blocks of various kinds, mcludin; of Kilkenny marble—red, green and Diack, Scotch Ua pecimens of about ten kinds of ite irom Maine and New Hampshire, biocks of hio sand stone and nine kinds of marble of all colors, from statuary to slate. am other recent additions several specimens ot mleezee, which are of beauty. e annual report of the institation has just been issued. It re) nts the past year as One of growth, especially the last three months, during which more donations were received than had been during the three years previous. The sum of $20,000 has been raised to all’ obli- ations on the collections, The Department of ibulc Parks has appropriated a part of the lower floor of the building, which will soon be ied. It is recommended that the subsaription list of $80,000 be increased gee 000, that new collections of various kinds may be purchased. The Museum, a8 it stands, containg collections ‘worth $250,000. Considering the great service its halls are to students of natural history, and to in- telligent citizens of every class—an evidence of which appears in the large attendance daily—it is expected that aid will be given to ite use. fulness by all who can rd to do 80, fessor Bickmore and Dr. Holder have th skill and ability in their working of the: tution, THE HOME FOR AGED HEBREWS, The Home for Aged Females of the Jewish per: suasion, in West Thirty-second street, is, now tenanted to its fullest capacity, and the inmates are well cared for by the officers of the imatitation. Since the death of Mrs. H. Leo, one of ders a oy ol stones of @ Dumber also locks and of the of the Home, Mrs. P. J. Joachimsen, wife of Joachimsen, has been elected to Presiden the Secu Mrs. H. B, Herts, Vic President; Mra. E. Bernstein, Treasurer, and Mesdames L,' Bam berger, H. Morrison, 8. Wolff, J. 5. Phillips, Jy Jacobs and Ehlersinger, Directresses, All of thei ladies were elected to thir respective amices’by almost unanimous vote.