The New York Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1872, Page 11

THE COURTS. "Interesting Proceedings in the New | York and Brooklyn Courts. | A French Extradition Case—Interesting Cases in | the Court of Oyer and Terminer—A Witness | im the Stokes Trial—The Jumel Estate | Litigation—Salaries of Police Jus- tices—Important to Real Estate Brokers—Business in the Gen- eral Sessions—Decisions. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. The Jume! Estate Case. Before Judge Shipman. In the United States Circuit Court, yesterday, the case of George Washington Bowen vs, Nelson Chase wae resumed before Judge Shipman and a | spectal jury. ‘The deposition of Mary Ormsby was read, to the effect that Polly Bowen, an alleged sister of Madame Jumel, died in 1790, at Providence, R. L. ‘The defence claimed that this Polly Bowen was Bot Madame Jumel’s sister, but that the Polly Bowen who was her sister lived to be Mra. Jones, and did not die until 1815, tet ogee arta chia Tune ett 8 a r lon, that she was | but six re old when this Peolly Bowen died at Providerice, that all she remembers of her death was that a certain cofin which she saw was, | as she was told, for Polly Bowen. Tre tions of Lemuel Angel and James a jen ex-parte, were then read on the part of plaintiff. There was a good dea! of matter of @ hearaay character in these depositions, which the Court rulea out. Offers were then made by counsel for the plain- tiff to show that Madame Jumel, in her early life, was associated with and surrounded by women of lewd and vicious character, ana from this the Court ‘Was asked to infer that Madame Jumel herself was | aoe ons, fiver ren arity ae harge on the | fe 0 C on | former eal of this case, to which his attention was called by the counsel tor the plaintiff, said that he bad moat emphatically charged the jury on that occasion that there was no evidence before the Court Car that would warrant them in sayii that Madaine Jumel was an uuchaste woman excep! that portion of the evidence which tended te show that she was @ mother. He would in the present stage of the case exclude that evidence, on the round that it was not competent of itsel! to prove hat ahe was an unchaste or dissolute woman. The evidence wi Vipers excluded, and plain- Fr Some oral Nescctons ‘faving been given the fur- ther hearing of the case was then adjourned till Monday next. A French Extradition Case—Flight ef am Alleged Murderer from Rouen, Nor mandy—His Arrest and Examination. On the 224 of November last a murder of a dread- Jul character was perpetrated at Rouen, in Nor- mandy. The victim of this terrible crime was a | boy, aged twelve years. His death was caused by abiow of a slungshot wielded in the hands of one Pierre Bertin, as is supposed. The allegation is - that Bertin attempted to violate the person of a young woman. He failed in this attempt, however. ine ene woman escaped from the grasp of her asgallant and reported the circumstance to the au- thorities, Bertin fled and it subsequently came to the knowledge of the French police that he had taken hig departure ior the United States. A telegram was ees to the French Consul in this city. This tele; gave @ description of Bertin’s person and de- TM 1d his arrest, under ‘the extradition treaty, on the arrival at this port of the steamship Calabria. On the strength of this telegram a war- rant was procured, and yesterday morning Bertin ‘was arrested by Deputy Marshal Cartw! tt, Who brought him before Commissioner Shields tor ex- amination. ‘The prisoner is a man ot small stature. He seemed to be laboring under considerable ex- citement; protested his innocence in the strongest Manner, saying he knew who committed the crime and that he would teil about it, Commissioner Shields committed the accused for | examination on Wednesday next, The examina- | tion will be conducted by Commissioner Kenneth | @ White, % COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. | Trials and Acquittale—Pleas and Sen- | tences—Clothing for One of Stokes! Wit= messes. Before Judge Ingraham. On the reassembling of this Court yesterday morning there was the usual large crowd in at- tendance, but the cases dispased of were of minor importance, COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PRISONER. \ First in order, John Connolly, ® boy fourteen years old, was arraigned jor trialon a charge of snatching a pocketbook containing $32 from Hon- ora Donovan. Mr. Abe H. Bummell cross-exam- lined the complainant with such adroitness that ahe finally confessed she could not swear positively to the identity of the accused. He also called wit- messes to show the good character of the boy. The only point against the boy was his aon ‘$10 in ‘nis possession at the time of his arrest, but this was satisfactorily explaincd, The Judge ordered ‘his acquittal, but accompanied the same with a reprimand, BRASS KNUCKLES, J. Frost Adams was called upon to answer a charge of violating the law in carrying brass knuckles. Mr, William F. Kintzing showed thav he took them from a party while drunk on last election day, and that, not belonging to the class of roughs, he had no intention of using them. He Was acquitted. STILL ANOTHER ACQUITTAL. ., Patrick Lydon was tried upon an indictment of felonious assault, the party alleged to be the vic- tim of the assault being John Lannigan. ‘The evidence showed that there was an altercation be- tween the two, but the charge was not sustained, and the accused was accordingly acquitted, PLEAS AND SENTENCES, William Preston and Preston Horen pleaded guilty of an attempt at burglary. They were sen- ‘tenced to two years and six months in the State son. Louisa Maxwell and Bridget Murphy pleaded guilty of an attempt at shoplifting, They were wiven the same sentence, Joseph Nason made a like plea to the charge of grand larceny, and the same punishment was aiso hieted out to him, WINTER CLOTHES FOR THOMAS HART. Thomas Hart will be remembered as one of the ‘witnesses in the Stokes trial. Ever since the com- mencement of the suit he has been confined in the ‘House of Detention. Application was made for & ‘winter suit of clothes for him. Judge Ingraham named the expenditure of $50 for this purpose. After the above order by the Judge, there being ‘no further business, the Court adjourned until pext Monday, SUPREME COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. ‘Kelerles of Police Justices and Their Olerks, Before Judge Brady. James E. Coulter, as is well known, is one of the Justices of the Fourth police district. One of his clerks is Jamos R. Coulter. The former claims that he ie entitled to $10,000 a year, and the latter $5,090 a year salary. Since September 1, 1871, the Comp- troller has refused to pay Justice Coulter the fall amonnt claimed, and since the 1st May last has paid his clerk only at the rate of $3,000a year. Justice Coulter has assigned his claim to Addison P. Smith. A suit was brought against the city by the assignee and Justice Coulter's clerk for the arrearages claimed to be due on these salaries, The suit came vp on trial yesterday in this Court. It was decided pot to submit the matter to a jury, but, the ques- tion being Shy 4 legal one, to leave it to the de- ston of Judge Brady, This course was accord- gly taken, SUPREME COUNT--CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Judge Barrett, In ae Matter of John Pyne et a).—Motion ir ‘ante * McKenzie vs. Malone.—Referonce erdered to hear and determine, The Peopie, &c., Thomas Godwin vs, The Ameri- ann Institute of city of New York.—Mr. Godwin may ee return and take a copy thereof if he desires, and the motion can stand over for reargu- ment upon the third Monday calendar, Wiliam M. Floss vs. John Makewen.—Proceed- dismissed, without costs. in the Matter of the Petition of J. Quinlan, re- ceiver.—Application granted, in the Matter of the Hetate of A. G, Hull et al— Order granted. SUPERIOR. COUNT—SPECIAL TEAM. Deetsion. By Judge Curtis. be Mi Koenig vs, Adam Steckel et al.—Vindings COURT CF COMMON PLEAS—SPECiAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Larremore, Hollowing vs. Pringie—Application denied, with ut prejucice and without costs, Achert ys. McCool—Amadayit required. mes de Zea ve, ihe Mayor, &o.—Jndgment ited aud get aside, with leave to defendants to Nsw YORK) HERALD, SATURDAY, ‘DECEMBER | )4;°1872.—TRIPLE SHEET. merve anawer within tem “Bier ve. e—-Application granted, Dawson ve. Tow! —Motion granted, without Bs | ores ame. legele: had rot Cc. Hurtig vs, August Hurtig.—Divorce granted plaintim. Davia vs. Ree.—Motion denied, without costs, By Judge Robinson. Ha yn, Admuinistratrix, vs. Sibley.—Judg- ment of revival granted. Im the Matter of the Petition of Francis L, Waiker.—Order by default. pproheress vs. MoGovern.—Judgment for plain- ‘till for specitic periormance. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—GENERAL TERM. Decision. By Judges ©. P. Daly Robinson and Loew. Rovertson va. Gano.—Judgment reversed, being unauthorized by the evidence. MARINE COURT—SPECIAL TERM AND CHAMBERS. Decisions, By Justice Tracy. Walter 8. Logan and Another vs. Walter Keogh.— Motion to open default granted. R. H, Mayer vs. J. H. elton.—Judgment on dé murrer. See memorandum in Clerk's oftice, Sanders D, Brace et al. vs. Charles H. Neilson. Motion to vacate attachment granted. Charles Galiesch va, John Cour.—Motion denied, Case set down for trial December 17, 1872. MARINE COURT, Important to Re Estate Brokers. Before Judge Joachimsen. Stephen Wood vs. John W. Saiter.—This action ‘was brought by the plaintiff to recover from the defendant the sum of $198 10, It appears that on the 2d of October, 1869, the plaintiff sold to the de- fendant a house and lot at $16,500, free of all en- cumbrances. At th: time of the purchase the prop- erty was subject to alien of $198 10 as an assess- ment for paving East Nineteenth street with Nicolson pavement, and of which the defendant was made acquainted, but which assessment: the Plaintiff expected to be able to vacate. The defend- ant retained the amount of the lien for the purpose of securing himselt against the assessment in case from @ service of a attorney. of the 2 failure to have it vacated. During the pending of the action in the Supreme Court to vacate the defendant was notified by the Collector of Assessments that unless the assessment was paid the property would be sold. Upon that notif- cation he paid under protest $249 94—which in- cluded interest and costs, In November, 1871, the assessment was vacated by an order of the Su- preme Court, when the plaintiff demanded the amount of the lien—$198 10—of the defendant, who Tefused to pay it. Judgment for piainti@, with costs and an allow- ance of $25. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett, Assistant District Attorney Sullivan conducted the business of the Court yesterday. Mr. Charles Brooke moved for a new trial ot Albert C. Oatman, who was convicted of an as- sault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm to @ man named Mahoney. After listening to an able argument His Honor took the papers and reserved his decision.. Grand Larceny. Alexander White and Joseph Townsend were tried upon a charge of grand larceny. On the 16th ofJune Mr, Peter Dewitt had $241 worth of cloth- ing stolen from his room, a portion of which was found in the possession of the prisoners. The tes- timony against White was so strong that the jury rendered a verdict of guilty against him, but there was not legal proof suilicient ainst Townsend and he was discharged. White being, a colored youth, was sent to the Penitentiary for, three years aud six months, Alleged Manslaughter—A Boy Killed by a Team of Horses—The Driver Dis charged. The District Attorney made a statement to the Court relative to an indictment against Michae) Hill, who was indicted for manslaughter in caus- ing the death of a little boy named George Freely, by running over him with a team of horses which he was driving on the 27th of January, 1872. He Was satisfied, after @ careful examination of the testimony, that the accused was not culpably neg- gent and could not be convicted of any offence. The prosecuting officer asked for a noe prosequi on this indictment. His Honor granted the motion. Acquittals. Siegmund Schoenberg was tried upon a charge Of larceny, the allegation being that on the 19th of October he stole Jace curtains and carpet valued at $93, the property of John Lewis, The accused gave such an explanation to the jury as to satisfy hem of his innocence and of his good character, and they rendered a verdict of not guilty without lonvngeuain seats. David Schwartz was also acquitted of a charge of felonious assault, the complainant being Henry Miller, who swore that on the isth of September the accused stabbed him in the back witha chisel. Schwartz testified that ie was assaulted by Miller and a companion and that he used the chisel to defend himself, Forgery of a Check Upon the West Side Bank. Thomas Hart was tried for forgery inthe third Gegree. The testimony showed that on the 9th of October the prisoner offered @ check for $70 to the paying teller of the West Side Bank, corner of Thirty-iourth street and Eighth avenue, purport- It hap- ing to be bi by William King. pened that . W. King was im the bank at the time, and when the check was shown to him he pronounced it @ forgery. Hart was detained and dnegeioned ag to where he got the check. He said that he got it from a man named Samuel P. King, whose name was endorsed on the back of the check. The prisoner attempted to make his escape, but was captured before he got far from the bank, Assistant District Attorney Sullivan cross-exam- ined Hart at length. Mr. Charles Brooke presented legal objections to the indictment, which were temporarily overruled by the Recorder, His Honor, however, intimating that should there be @ conviction he would proba- bly grant a new trial, ‘the jory rendered @ verdict of guilty; but on motion of Mr. Brooke sentence was postponed ‘until nis argument for a new trial was heard, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Before Judge Dowling. Judge Dowling, as is his wont, was promptly on the bench yesterday morning and disposed of an unusually large calendar, composed principally of cases of Intoxication and petty larcenies and assault and battery, The most serious assault and battery case was that of James Lee, of No. 49 Whitehall street, against Patrick Bolger. Lee keeps a liquor saloon in Whitehall street, and on Thursday even- ing the defendant, Patrick Bolger, came into his place, and, pulling out 4 pistol, threatened to shoot hm. Bolger wes formerly doorman of the Eighth ward station house, and has lately been removed, He accused Lee of being the cause of his removal, and had a pistol cocked in bis band and presented at Lee, when he was knocked down by the latter. Ofmicer Cunningham, of the First precinct, came into the saloon during the disturbance and arrested him. He was arraigned before Judge Dow! ‘and, after receiving a severe reprimand from fis Honor, was committed in default of $1,000 bail. the bond broker, was then lent, cashier and secretary of the Waterford Bank were on hand early in the morning and prepared to testify to the bonds found in possession of Brandon, Alter some discussion ag to the surest manner of La pares J against the prisoner. Judge Dowling very quickly and lucidiy decided that as the burglary had taken lace in Saratoga county, and nds were ‘found in the possession of William C. Brandon, that he, Brandon, should be transferred to the authorities of Saratoga county, to do with him as they thonght fit. The prisoner was accordingly re to Waterford, N. Y., in charge of Detective Radford. Henry Alexander, of 559 Ninth avenue, in the case of Horace B, Claflin & Co. against some of their employés, was bailed in $10,000 by Herman Meyer and Peter Sciamidt. The boys, who were arrested, were received back in the employ of the orm, William ©. Brandon, dis of. The SEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT. Burglary. Thomas Jackson, 141 Madison street, entered the premises of Peter Kuhn, 229 West Thirticth sireet, at an early hour yesterday morning, by means of faise keys, and stole a Seaaties cloth He was observed by @ w of tl rletor, who ocured his arrest, and he was bi tap at Jef. ferson Market Police Court yesterday and com- mitted In defauit of $500 bail to answer, Grand Larceny. David Tucker was arraigned at Jeferson Market yesterday, charged with stealing five pieces of al- paca from the store of Mr. M, Gibbs, 537 Eighth avenue, on Thursday last. He was arrested by an oMcer while in the act of running away witb the goers in his possession, He was coimmitted in efauit of bal answer at Geucral Sessions, Lawrence 4 entered the store of Albert Waltmeyer, 405 Sixth avenue, in company with a boy, who pretended to be @ telegrapre messenger, and while the latter engaged the attention of thé waleswoman, Btole $20 In greenback, He was sub- sequently arrest aud yesterday at Jefferson Market committed, in default of bail, to answer, fitelen Property. Some two weeks since Thomas Cox, of #9 Tenth avenue, was knecked dews in William etreet aad robbed of hts watch and other valuables, He sub- sequently ascertained that the watch had been pawned at the establishment of B. , 616 Hud- son street, aud swore out a search The case came up for tion before Justice Lad- Ten eters seat aes eee os al ZO result of a civil action, é COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR. AuBany, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1872. The following is the calendar of the Court of Ap- peals for December 16:—Nos, 874, 565, 548 and seven other cases against the New York Central =~ Hudson River Railroad Company ; 348, 349, 421, YACHTING NOTES. Mr. P. McGienan, of Pamrapo, has finished the sloop yacht America for parties in Matanzas, Cuba, and is now awaiting achance to ship it by steamer to destmation. The America and @ sister yacht, the Matanzas, now in an advanced stages of completion, were ordered by a merchant ip Matau- Zas, and it is intimated if they prove as satisfactory as anticipated, they will be followed by one of larger dimensions. The America and Matanzas are constructed of the best materials, and are 25 feet. oS eel, 40 feet.6 inches beam and 3 feet depth of In a few days Mr. McGiehan will lay the keel of a sloop yacht tur Mr. Ward, of New Jersey, a mem- ber of the Brooklyn Yacht Club. This pleasure craft will be 52 feet on the water line, 60 feet over all, 17 feet 6inches breadth of beam and 5 feet 6 inches depth of hold, The trame of this boat will ve of hackmatack, all knees of the same, the Y ps iad of yellow pine and the wales and clamps of oak. The sloop yacht Meta is on the ways at Mr: McGiehan’s yard, and is to be lengthened six feet aft. Work on this boat will be commenced early next week. Foretgn Yachting Notce. (From Bell's Life, Nov. 30.] The schooner yacht Helen put into Corunna on the 16th inst. She experienced heavy weather in the bay, and pitched away her forewast twodays before arriving in Corunna, The Zouave, schooner, has been lent for the Winter by the Lord Chief Justice, and has been lying at Southampton for some days awaiting a slant of wind for a start to the Mediterranean. The latest addition on the outward pound list of yachts is the French Marguerite, advertised largely in the south coast journals as being “now ready to start from Paris for New York.” The Marguerite is 5 tons measurement, and is announced to call at Lisbon, Madeira, the Canaries, Green Island (!), St, Thomas, Porto Rico, Jamaica, Havana, Rich- mond, Washington and Phiiadeiphia, stopping eight days at each place named, and we suppose is intended to reach New York at some indefinite period. The proprietor of the Marguerite mag- nanimously offers to bear the expense of the trip for four persons after their arrival in Parts. From the position of people whose names are attached to the advertisement the intention is doubtless bona Jide, and there is a really fine opportunity for any quartet contemplating suicide. ‘The stem and stern post of a new schooner, ordered of Mr. M. Ratsey, of Cowes, have been this week got in position. She fs Intended for a com- fortabie cruising craft, and as she is very like the Nina, by the same builder, will yet be a very sightly little craft. The principal dimensions are—Length over all, 82 feet; breadth (extreme), 17 feet; draught of water, 10 feet six inches; tonnage, 100 tons builder’s measurement, She is to the order of Mr, 8. H. Close, of Dublin. The Esthonta, which Mr. Ashbury built as an ex- eriment, and which from the depths of ugliness tsey has made passably good looking, is hauled up at the same Abel ; and the Diamant, lengthened by the bow, is also on the slip. Both craft we hear, arein the market. We were somewhat disap- fact to see so little doing, as such vessels a orisande, Myosotis, Kriembilda, &c., should have brought a full yard. We hear that the famous Lufra will have a thor- ough racing outfit for next season—lead, racing sails, new copper, &c, Count Batthyany’s cutter Kriemhilda is under- gone. alteration at Fay’s yard, Sonthampton. She having moulded lead fitted to the bottom, from below the rabbit of keel upwards, and covering some sixteen feet in the centre of the vessel. The bow, we hear, is also to be altered. The Sappho is lying up Cowes harbor, but not dismantled, as Mr. Douglas -has been ¢: pted this week at Cowes, and the yacht is Ikely to get orders for the Mediterranean. Mr. T. Chamberlayne has given orders for altera- tion of the famous old Arrow. We hear that he in- tends to lengthen her four feet by the bow, open- oe her back to the channels, widening her on deck aft and flaring the topsides along her entire length. She ig aiso to have new decks, giving the deck beams more round. When these alterations are effected the Arrow of ‘Auld lang syne’ will be scarcely recognizable. ‘HORSE NOTES, The following is @ list of trotting horses iat have beaten 2:30 during the past trotting season :— Goldsmith Maid American Girl. Tom Keeler. Dauntless Sengation.... George Palmer. Jim Irving Nonesuch. Lucille Goiadust. Moscow. lu. Moh: Star of Red Cloud J. J. Bradley. Pilot Temple George Wilkes Byron. Lady Blanchard. ‘Thompson. Honest Dutchman. Flagler. John H. May Howard. ¢ St Eh ee ee 2 have passed @ resolution to have a post stake opened, to close on the ist of May, 1873, to be ran at the No- vember meeting. The terms are:—$200 entrance, the Club to add $200; two mile heats, for all ages, Colonel H. 8. Russell has lost his fine bay mare Fanny Prewett, by Ericsson. Running in the pas- ture she was accideutally snagged on an iron bolt, from the effects of which she died. The Dixte Stakes for 1874 closes on the Ist of January, 1873. From the number that have already been received it is believed that there will be more nominations than there were for the one run at Baltimore at the last Autumn, which numbered ninety. Old Hambletonian is showing signs of the pre- vailing horse disease, and fears are entertained of his recovery. He is now twenty-three years old, ‘The imported Russtan horses of Thomas Winans, of Baltimore, have escaped the prevailing epidemic, while all the other horses i that gentleman's stables have been more or less aMicted by the disease. The brown three-year-old colt Wade Hampton, by Asteroid, dam “ Churchill, bred by Mr. Bel- mont, has been sold for $600, The colt has been taken to Maryland. The noted trotting gelding W. K. Thomas died at Louisville, Ky., December 11, of epizooty. The geid- ing was gtay, foaled tn 1860, said to be by Osceola, dam’s Resi unknown. His best record was 2:26, which he made at ah gone Ga., October 27, 1870, and he trotted a di heat with Tattler a Louisville, Ky., October 28, 1968, in the same time. Mr, Backman, ot asi A Ford, sold last week to Mr. 8. W. Coe, of New York, the bay colt Messenger Duroc, Jr, two years ‘old, by Messenger Duroc, dam Trustus Webb, by American Star, dam by im- ported Trustee, for $1,250. Mr. Backman sold to Frenk Work the biack filly Annetta, by Messenger Duroc, dam Mattie Bull, two years old, by Neaves’ Cassius M. Clay, Jr. eS by Ohio pee, great-grandam by Post » for $1,550, r. John McCauley, of this city, recently pur- chased from Mr, U. P. Relf, ot Norristown, Pa. @ four-year-old filly, by Mambrino Pilot, dam by ‘bm: ported Consternation, grandam by Ebony; a two- Mambrino Pilot, dam by Tron ‘Y, grandam the Prewitt mare (the ear-old bay filly by Duke of Kentu dam of Narragansett), filly by Beliringer, dam the Andy Sheebvan mare, who was & Toad mare, without pedigree. A telegram to Bell's Live in London, trom New- market, November 29, states “that Kentford House and stables, In the occupation of fames, Most of the horses (at a qi M.) were got out, and there Was at that time no hopes of saving either house or stablea,” he Northampton and Pytehiey Hunt races of rere Aye been definitely Mixed for the 1st aud 2d of pri. After Oro, by Thunderbolt, had defeated a large feild at Croydon he was sold for 400 guineas. ‘BODY IDENTIFIED, The body of the man found lying dead on the track of the Hudson River Railroad, at*104th street and North River; has beet identified ae that of Hugo Hayden, # fresco painter. The body was re- Moved to the Morgue, wiitte Coroner Cus Ban Will make # post-mortem examination _ Vj ——— The Inquest Yesterday by the Coroner. Affecting Scene im the Office---4 Maiden Weeping in the Presence of Her Sister's Slayer. ee THE TROUBLES OF A POOR MAGDALEN, Robbed of Her Honestly-Earned Wages by au Unele, She Adopts a Life of Shame—He Still Pursues Her and Demands the Wages of Her Shame While Professing to Desire Her Reformation—‘Pay Me $10 or I'll Have the House Pulled.” Not since the nest in the case of O'Neill, who fell before the bullet of King, has the Coroners’ office been so crammed as it was yester- day at the inquest in the case of THE POOR MAGDALEN Who, on Tuesday, passed away to her final rest throngh the instrumentality of an uncie, Robert ©. Bleakley. The circumstances of how the murder was com- mitted at No. 10 Neilson place are still fresh in the recollection of the reater, and need not be re- peated here. at the hour named for the inquest there were none but the ten jurors, witnesses and reporters present; but when Captain Byrne brought Bleakley tn an immense crowd forced their way in and crowded themselves together as com- pactly as sardines in sweet oll. There were in the crowd many politicians, including at one time five ex-Assistant and Assistant Aldermen. The prisoner was brought in handcuffed to an officer, and given the usual seat assigned to ac- cused persons. He betrayed NOT THE SLIGHTEST EMOTION, aud, with his overcoat buttoned up to his chin, leisurely stroked his mustache and looked indiffer- ently upon the scene around him, as much as to say, “WELL, YOU SEE MB, and whatdo yon think abont it’? Near him sat the woman of the house where a young life was sacrificed, Mrs. Emma Couzzens, She isa woman apparently about thirty years of age, with a pale face, beautifully formed features and large blue eyes. She was dressed in black, and wore a lace veil over the face and a lead colored, modestly trimmed hat. Beside her sat a lady companion, @ brunette, with LUSCIOUS BLACK EYES aud finely monided features, that inquisitively peeped out from behind a black lace vell, She was dressed in the same style as Mrs. Couzzens. There were four other women, three of whom be- long to the fatal house, present. Among them was Mrs. Stephens, the elderly housekeeper, who ‘was poorly dressed, and wore spectacies upon a very prominent nose. This matronly-looking female had venerable iron-gray hair and dark brown eyes, The others were very commonly dressed, and put on a bold look under the stare of the spectators. THE DECBASED'S SISTER occupied @ front seat in the audience, beside an old Jady, She was dressed in full mourning, and her eyes were sad with weeping for her lost sister. She is a very modest-looking girl, with PRETTY GOLDEN HAIR and rosy cheeks, When the prisoner passed in she dropped her head upon the shoulder of her companion, and for a few minutes the room resounded with sobs, that called forth much sym- pathy from all the spectators and officials. The prisoner was the only person in the room who ap- peared unaffected by the ANGUISH OF THE SORROW-STRICKEN GIRL, ; Who had been rendered sisteriess by the fury of an uncle. In alittle time she became more com- posed. Alter a few remarks by the Coroner upon the case the sister, Charlotte Smith, was asked to take the stand. She was supported to her feet by her kind lady attendant, of the Home for the Friendless, and leaning upon her was slowly led to the chair, into which she sank almost exhausted. For a moment after taking the seat she wept, but finally test- fied:—I resided in Brooklyn, but am now in the Home for the Friendiess in Thirtieth street. (Here the witness broke down and induiged in A VIOLENT FIT OF WEEPING, but a kind word of sympathy from Coroner Young reassured her, and wiping her tears away she lifted her head and continued.) THE TESTIMONY. Deceasea was my sister; saw her Friday, at 10 Neilson place; I went alone; I had been there two or three times; I told her for her own safety she had better not see uncle, as I feared he would in- jure her; she said she would not see him; uncle sald to me he was going to California, and sent me to find out if sister would see him; [ can’t say I ever heard him threaten her; uncle said he was opposed to her mode of life; I saw uncle last on Tuesday morning; she refused to see him; he was under the influence of liquor when I saw him; I asked permission to come to New York with him, and he refused, saying he would go alone aud TURN THE HOUSE UPSIDE DOWN if he did not see her; I went to the ferry, and he ordered me back; he sald he was going to bid Mary goodby; I never saw him carry a pistol; f urged sister often to reform, and every time she wept when I leit her; three or four months ago uncle me to Twenty-sixth street 10 see her; I went to the door; they said she was notin; later, one Sunday evening, we met in Twenty-seventh street, and she wept when I talked to her; I ¢ three years from Ireland; upcle soon after went to 3 sister came two years ago; uncle said he sent money to bring her out; our relations were friendly uatil he lett for California, and after his return she never lived with him; he first complained of Mary’s mode of life last Winter; she was not bad then; he complained of her belng wild and going about with men; he urged her to get ‘married, Prisoner (rising up)—May I ask some questions? Coroner.—Not now. Prisoner—I have no counsel; I want to take notes for objections. Coroner—Tne jury object; take your seat. The prisoner sat down and witness resumed—I first learned of Mary’s death Tuesday night; her husband was in Texas, and I am not aware of subsequent [tte od Miss Frank Carleton, ® tall brunette, plainly clad, testified—I reside at No. 10 Neilson place; was there Bete, GL identify prisoner as the man who called about half-past three o’cloc! if she Was in her room; I replied, and he went up stairs; he remained about half an hour; saw him pass out; did not hear the report of a pistol; somebody on the stairs asked him what was the matter up stairs; he said, “You had better go up and see; Ihave shot my niece;” no other man called while he was there; Maud was in the house about two weeks; I was not intimate ith her, however; saw her half an hour before prisoner called jymg on the bed; she never spoke of her uncle, Mary Stephens was sworn, and said—I live at No. 10 Neilson and was there Tuesday last; a man called I heard @ noise, but can’t ‘that oar it was a pistol shot, as I was in the extension; I aigo heard Team, and then two wall with a lath; 1 to know 8 shot my niece and self up;” the hall being dark I ear to tne identity of tae man ; he let himself out; he appeared very cool; 1 toid Mrs, Couzzens at once, but did not go up; never saw the man there before; Maud told me she had a@husband in Texas and an uncle and sister in Brooklyn; 1 saw deceased about noon, and did nos see her again until after her death. Anna Weaver next took the stand and testified that she lived at 131 East Thirteenth street, and had known deceased since January, when they lived in West Twenty-sixth street; we were intl mate, and often talked of her aifairs; she referred to her uncle as He] in Brooklyn; be came there for money, and would take irom five to ten dollars aa she could spare it; he said if she did not give him money he would have the house “pulled ;” this he told to me: he said he would take five or ten dollars; I told him she had no money; he then said if she did not have money it would fo hard with her; once he asked if her company the night besore had given her money; she locked her- self im my room when he came, and appeared alarmed; he requested me to ask her toreform; I told her, and she said she would not reform, be- cause she was afraid of him; Maud said prisoner took Mor wagon her when she liv pas ae at La) ook ; she be Le i; Maus sald, joner was jealous T his’ was last shies, whe said he took. all of her money; she did not give the cause; thay never ng would not like to # , Maud a et es . R. B. Prescott, 13 Clinton place, teatified that pe was summoned to the house about jour o'clock ; tn paeceased lying on the tuird floor, in the rear, with her head in another womau’s lap; she was then dead; they nited her vo the sofa, aud I made casual examivation; she was tyii taste ectet oe i me jo no! eve the position of the bod rr. ele, police surgeon, described the Character of the wounis, (wo fy uthuer’ but aware of none ofthe civcums' the shooting his evidence was unim rr: Mary Anderson next testriled:—| year; Uret met her Twenty-sixth street; 1 have speak of her H called one even- ing when she was out; 1 described utm to her and she said be was her uncle, and she was afraid of him; he sent a letter asking @ meeting, und she Tefased, saying to me she was afraid of tim; he called twice, but did not see her; the last time he have known m= West Keard her by her; he left his address with me, and asked me to get the money and send it to him; | Identhfy the Week of ey of she Fitt ih emct, de- Captain Byrne, of tl eenth pre tailed the efforts made to arrest the aceused, which have already been punlished; in going to the station house hé asked the Captain how many shots struck her; he stated that Le shot he while she stooped over; that he would do it again if Regcssary, as she had disgraced him; the two balls found were shown, as well as the pistol given by the prisoner to Captam Smith, of Brooklyn; four shots were fired, two into the body and two’ into the wails, Coroner Young here stated that ‘THE LEYTERS FOUND by Captain Byrne had no Immediate bearing on the case. They were nearly all letters between her and ber mother, couched in the most afection- ate terms, He read several that passed between Bleakley and his niece, not one word of which indi- cated any improper relations between the parties, but referring to diMculties between them at a pre- aes tae. One from deveased to prisoner is ax T do not at alt anprove of the tenor of your letter. Tn my poor tu ent it isnot at all like from an uncle toa niece. You say that you caunot believe a word my sister says to you, and, fromthe tenor of your letter, £ would Judge that would cast some suspicion on her. 'T cannot draw any other conclusion from it. 1 would like you to explain ‘yourself, and more. If you do not you shall be answerable to me, for my sister Iva good girl, But, per- haps, you should like to-drive her to run by your Perse: gutions, ‘But she Is proot against you. I told her as 1 tell Here is one to a female iriend:— Dre. 18, 1871. Dwar Net—I really do not know what to say about this business with my uncle. Ho has plagued the lite out or ime. He brought Lotta to spend the evening with these people anc never spoke a single word tome. 1 People here told hiin it was a shame atime 40. He 1d them he never would speak to me again. So Thave Hid him goouby for the last time.” I have no one now that I care to live for, nor no one 10 care tor me, but no matter. Tam determined to take care of myself tor the Mtures with the help of Him that cares tor all.) And now, little imiry, 1 do mot want you to quite forget me * * MOLLY DEA Here i one from her uncle:— f Brooxuym, Sept. 24, 1372, Dear Nixce—I called in to see you, as Lotue wll me You were going away and that you were sick; but Mra Wilbur told me how things were. I will not say anythin ¢ You-are unwell, me and let me know how you progress, and if anything dangerous turns up do not fur- get to let me know. | Now do not forget, address is 7) Willoughby strect, Brooklyn. Your atfectionate uncle, ROBERT, P, BLEAKLEY, AN IMPORTANT WITNESS ABSENT. The Coroner stated that he had subpeenaed a | very important witness, but she had sent a doctor's certificate o1 iliness, and the case was at once given to the jury, After being out a few minutes the jury handed in a verdict that they found that deceased came to her death irom shock and hemorrhage, produced by a pistol shot wound at the hands of the prisoner, Robert P. Bleakley, The verdict had not the slightest effect upon the prisoner, who nimbly arose, and, ing to the Coroner's desk submitted himself for examination. After giving the usual answers the Coroner asked bim if he had anything to say, and in reply he looked up and remarked, “I decline answering, fs oa He then reached for the pen and placing it between the two forefingers that are cut off at the first fon boldly, and without the slightest tremor, signed his name to the examination. Look- ing up he cast @ glance upon the jury and audience, and settling down renewed the oat eccupa- tion of turning some tobacco about in his mouth. The Coroner informed him that he would be committed to the Tombs, when he bowed, and | geet an ungloved hand was handcuffed by etective Henderson and led away. The crowd followed him through the City Hall Park, ana many escorted him all the way to the Tombs, while re- marks of ‘isn’t he a cool cuss? ‘That boy’s got @ steady nerve,” &c., were jorced into his ears without producing a change of countenance. PIGEON SHOOTERS, James Ward, the one-armed champion shootist, of Canada, issues the following challenge to the crack shots of America:— Toronto, Dec. 7, 1872. I will shoot against Ira A. Paine at fitty singic ‘pigeons gach, rap and handle out of the same lot of birds, for $2) aside, or I will shoot at fity snow birds and fity pigeons each for $500 aside. If not accepted I will shoot against any man in America at 100 snow birds each for $6W0 a side, Canada rules to govern the shooting. I will Fhoot at three weeks’ notiee, and furnish all birds free ir the shooting comes off at Toronto, or I will shoot. at Buf- falo it the birds are furnished me. sy sending Siv0 feit to any responsible man in Toronto I will immediately cover it, and if 1 am to shoot Buflalo send forteit to some good man there, JAMES WARD. Captain Bogardus met with a severe and painfu) accident by the accidental discharge of his gun at Elkhart, Il, on the 9th inst., while out hunting. The gun was lying across his lap and the jolting of the wagon threw it against tne wheel, causing it to discharge, the whole cares passing through the thick and upper part of his thigh, making a very ugly wound six inches long by one and a haif inches deep, just grazing the bone. The Captain's physician assures him that he will not be abie for active duty under three months, ROWING IN ENGLAND, Lally and Bright, on the Tyne, for £100— Lally the Winner. {From the London Sportsman, Nov. 30.] | of Chelsea; Mr. Fletcher, Alec Reed (the Cheise On Monday last the skiff match, for £50 astde, between John Bright, of the Mushroom, and James Lally, Newcastle, was brought off on the Tyne, from the High Level Bridge to Scotswood Suspension Bridge. It was agreed that the start should be made at twenty-five minutes to eleven o'clock, but the appointment of referee had to be left in the hands of the stakeholder, Mr. Joseph J. Bagnall, of the Oxford Music Hall, Newcastle. A beautiful morning favored the proceedings, but a stiff west wind was viowing, and the tide was sluggish, the water being Iumpy. At half-past ten o’clock a fleet of seven steamers left the Corporation Quay, the Louise Crawshay, the official boat, carrying Mr. W. Oldham, the rejereo, An average amount of betting took place, commencing at money, and changing after he had won his choice of sides. A lot of tine was wasted before the start was made; but at length they got off on ere level terms, Bright getting two or three feet the best of it. Lally, however, canght him before they had gone fifty yards, and in the next one hundred yards took lead of nearly @ quarter ofa length, spurting with great dash and fire. ‘ite Davidson's Mill, however, Bright drew up level, and the pair carried on a close le until after ‘ing the Skinner Burn, where Lally took half a length's lead, which he maintained until nearing the Red- heugh bridge, where he eased and led through by three or four feet. A tremendous race ensued until close apon the finish of the first mile, when Lally drew out a length, and held this advantage until passing the foot of the Annie. He then put on another of his terrific spurte and drew away from Bright, assuming a lead of two lengths. The Mushroom A pags Nee sone oh bet 7 was never able to get ot ¢ again, and, after @ veryrexctung Oulsh, Lally won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 26m, 468. BURIAL OF MIKE MADDEN. An Old Pugilist Gene to His Last Rest- ing Place. ‘vhat brave old English boxer, Mike Madden, was borne to his last resting place In Brompton Ceme- tery on Wednesday, November 27. Referring to the funeral rites, Bells LUfe of the 30th ult. saye:— “If the number of sportsmen who thronged the entrance of the chapel while the funcral service was being read over the deceased was any criterion of the estimation in which Madden was held by | those best acquainted with him, it certain\y must | have been @ consolation to his reiatives. Among the many sport ng men and brother pogilists who were present to testify their respect, we may mention the veteran Jemmy Shaw, that old fancier Bil Geerge and his son, oid Bill Brow: Sno), Protessor Jones, Tommy Hogan, Dan more (gon of old Dan), J. and W. Lennard, K. De: man, W. Howel Young Horn and “Pugey. Messrs, Pranks, Edmonds and Kirk were also among those present. ‘Those who followed in the frst carriage were his only gon, James, and his brothers Jeremiah, Dennis and John; while in the second followed Lye (better known as Jemmy, the protégé of Jem Burns) and his son, Tom M’Kel- vey and Mr. Sattleby. The grave is not situated ear Nat's, or the fine monument of “Gentleman ackson,” tut is a little to the right of the centre te at the far ona of the cemetery, near West jrompton stetfon. The immense crowd gathered rou the grave listened with the ereatest decornm to the service, and took a last look at the comin of one of the bold and at the same me most re- spected, of Lritish pugtiists, to 4 on Lally, | th ‘THE BRIGANDS, eneenenread Something More of ths Italian Irruption. Equivocation and Reticence on All Sides. alae RT Be, ‘The Banditti of the Abruzzi and the Lazzaronl of Naples in New York—The Efforts to Sereen Them and the Success of the Herald in Unearthing Their True Character Attested. Certain interested parties wove yesterday struck dumb and then besame freuzied with excitement at the exposure whitiu the HRnALD contained and the facts it cited In proof, that the Italian em- @ranié arriving of late, and expecially on board the Queen, were some of them of the most dreaded characters among the criminal classes of Europe. Mr. Casserly, of the Bureau of Emigration, was fully convinced of the reai character of these men be- fore the HkRALD made it public; but one of the Com- missioners has stated to one of the representatives of the H&RaLD that they do not care to have their opinions oMetally published, for fear that it wilt counteract all their efforts to obtain for these men work, THE CONSUL GENERAL of the Italian government at the port of New Yorke natnrally defends these mem coming here, as they do with passports directed to him, in which he haa been unable to detect any irreguiarity. Nevertheless irregularities exist. Then the interpreter for the Commissioners of Emigration ts also the interpreter for the Consul General and has a divided duty diMeult of per- formance, inasmuch as he cannot desire to uncover that which he would feel bound to conceal. Lastly, the oMcers of the steamship company have no desire to throw light upon certain ‘acts of the voyage, which from the diary of a passenger that has been given to @ Hrnatp reporter for pe- rusal, would do them, or the line they represent, but little credit, With so many parties working in various way# for a common end it is not easy to obtain intorma- tion the authenticity of which is absolute, The following, however, will present Teader a fair and very correct PICTURE OF THR SITUATION and the antecedents of the men in question :-— Mr. Casserly, of the Bureau of Emigration, makes: the general statement, as the results of his ewn in- vestigation (and the information given to the rep- resentatives of the press on Thursday by the inter- preter, Captain Crew, corroborates the same), that the men were forced out of Italy by the strmgency of the police regulations, e interpreter asserts that some of them may have been guides or even peasants, but who does not know the relationship which has always existed between the guides and peasants of the Abruzzi and the brigands who dwell there? ‘hen the in- terpreter says that there are many of them con- fessedly only ‘lazzaronj''—professional beggars of the city. Now, when tue brigands wish to reside in the cities, as they often do tor weeks at a time, they live among the lazzaroni, who are their {riends, spies and accomplices, Iu a word, the brigand, with his enormous cloak, ribanded hose and peaked hat surmounting a cloth-bound head, is only the butterfly of which the beggar is the moth. The question has occurred whether or not THE GOVERNMENT OF ITALY has a right to send men, not of questionable char acter, but of undoubted criminal antecedents, into @ country with whom that State is at peace. As Mr. Casserly caustically expressed the idea, “* Have they @ right to drive thelr rats from their own into thelr neighbor's granary!” The interpreter has no revoliection now of having made a statement to the representatives of tue press that one of the Ttalians had said “he would get his living honestly if he could, but dishonestly if he must,” quoting the Original expression in the Italian. The reporters remember 1t distinctly. It was, however, trom three other and distinct sources that the account. ol the fighting on board the Queen was received. All the statements agreed and all pointed to TURKE SEPARATE STABBING CASES, to the | none of which were, however, fatal or even very { sertous. The interpreter now claims that these re- ports arose from the fact that while one of the talians (now on Ward's Island) was warming bis hand: the door of the cookroom one of the at- attachés aboard the ship shut the door quickly to in such @ manner as to catch and crush his hand. He 80 howled from pain that the report ran through the ship that there was a fight goingon. The Italians themselves claim they were fighting all the way over; and When one recollects that they were twenty-nine days in coming from Havre (thirty-one from London), it would not be strange, considering their peeullar temperament, if some of them on an odd day drew a knife. it is thought that the Italian government may have aided them to leave by giving them mone- tary ASSISTANCE INDIRECTLY, as the passage money exacted irom some was much greater in amount than that paid by others. ‘This would hardly be the case had outside parties made no previous arrangements with the shipping agents to make up any deficit in the amount paid. ‘The folowing, from the Florence News of the 23d witimo, will throw some light upon the condition of these le at the time of their transit through France: A new lot of Neapolitan emigrants, Paris, arrived last night: Preae of aepur the, ture of the te ck where the: ark for America, Among them were a great number of old men, aiso many females and children. They all appear to be very destitute, many having hardly sufticient clothing to cover themselves, Some itable persons gave clothing and money to those unfortumates. HOW TH LEVY COST! TION: “on Thursday,” Mr. Henry Jackson, an attaché of the Bureau of a. fatd to & HERALD re- porter, “two of the Italians were brought in by officers of the Broadway squad. They were ar- rested by the police for an unusually and demon- strative manner of begging—ihey caught by the coat collar the gentlemen whom they solicited to give them alms.’ Yesterday forenoon another was arrested for begging, and was brought into the oiice of Mr. Casserly while the Consul General, M Lacea, was there. Later a despatch was received by Mr. Casserly stating that two of the Italians sent to Ward's Island had been arrested for fighting. On Thursday Commissioner Wallach mined a man who was lying iil. He was divested of his clothing and found to be very fMithy and covered with verr He wore @ ruiber belt, and upon being asked throngh the interpreter if it contained any Money, protested that he had NOT EVEN A SINGLE CENT. He died during the night, and yesterday the belt being opened was found to contain cighty francs. Another who died during the bei had no money. A lew of those believed to be bri (and they are pronounced to be such by many of thelr own people) claim to have purchased tickets to Buenos Ayres. Others say they were told that they could get gold enough ina short time in New York to puild palaces on their return to Italy, and that they intended tocome here. Still others say they were told that Buenos Ayres was but a littie dis- tance from New York, and that they could earn the few francs necessary to pay their passage thither in a few days. The following aifidavit tells the story of the bear class Of the deceived onea:— Madalena Conti and Michele Ritrivo, duly sworn, de pose and say that they ave natives of C 0 that they arrived, with a number of other grant passengers on board of the steamer Castle Garden on the 1th of December, aud that nents and a large number of other Hatlan ra tended to go to Buenos Ayres, where they. lad. f and relatives: that the lumband of one of the dey is living in Buenos Ayres since four years; that MW Ritrivo, one of the deponenta, has a brother in Buenos Ayres; that whe ) Genoa, Itai mis and a ther Italian’ emigrants were told by € resented himneli as an agent of the drm that they would better by going to New York: that they would many of shelr nirymen there; that they would receive good wages ‘and that they would be able to carn in a very few their transportation for Buenos Ayres: was near Sew York and that it would not cust the: than Buenos Ay hat the noa to New York: that d o issioners of Kmt © venty to eighty franes to go from New York to 5 fron, Ge- paid 210 | grat ; that is te the inatitations, Commisstoners of igration, and her busband to Buenos Ayres, Informing th urther begs the Cou et a ie 1 funds may arri orn row Wer bushand Ww MADELENA CONTI. ark, to, &e. uh X gereiva, ark, MICHE ORUSHED BY HIS OWN TRUOK. About two weeks ago James Moroney, a labourer, twenty-three years of age, wiile wader the inde- euce of liquor fell from Dis truck at the Boulevard and 10th street, the wheels passing over his thigh, causing a compound fracture, Moroney wee taken to the Reception Hospital, Ninety-ninta street and Tenth avenue, where «death ensued on Thursiay evening. Coroner Schirmer will Bold al imatiest On the body,