The New York Herald Newspaper, February 6, 1873, Page 3

(.M. AND GOVERNOR DIX. Complete Vindication of Governor Dix’s Trans- actions with Hoax Ames & Co. by His . Son-in-Law, Charles P. Blake, WHAT JOBN J. CISCO’ KNOWS OF iT. Governor Dix is Swindled on His Stock—He Retires from the Presidency of U. P, with Flying Oolors. A JUMP OUT OF BAD COMPANY. Crédit Mobilier has begun to attack the reputa- tions of New York men as it extends its vicious ramifications further and further through the land. A day or two since even the hitherto unim- peached reputation of Governor Dix was attacked in the examination of the man Bushnell before the committee in Washington. Bushnell said that G2n- eral Dix had several very doubtful transactions with the road, in which he was said to have ob- tained 500 shares of the Pucific Railroad stock in some unknown manner, and in which it was inti- mated that they had been given him by Dr. Durant. It further went on to say that $50,000 was given to General Dix for 500 shares of stock, and that this was because the General felt aggrieved by being turned out of the Presidency of the road. A certain let- ter was also said to be in existence purporting to have been written by General Dix, in which he made use of such language or argument as to in- duce the directors to buy the stock at par; and it was alterwards intimated that GENERAL DIX HAD WRITTEN, THREATENING the gale of the bouds in Europe unless the com- pany took the stock at par. Several other things were said of General Dix tending to bring him imto contempt and seeking to identify him with Crédit Mobilier. Areporter of the HERALD went to see Mr. John J. Cisco, the Wall street banker, who was treas- urer of the road atthe time these transactions took place with General Dix. Mr. Cisco, as soon as he heard Crédit Mobilier mentioned, showed an immediate interest and expressed a willingness to tell anything he could about any operations he ‘knew of. “I called particularly, Mr. Cisco,” said the HERALD reporter, ‘to obtain a statement from you as to General Dix’s operations with the Crédit Mo- bilier—operations which, you have, no doubt, seen, have been testified to at Washington.’” MR, CISCO'S STATEMENT, “This is @ matter,” said Mr. Cisco, impressively, “gpon which I should not care to speak. Genera! Dix I hold to be perfectly able to vindicate his own character. I know no man who is better situated todoso. Icannot imagine why I should be ap- Pited to to vindicate the character ofso well-known aman, All that happened in these times and when the Pacific Rafiroud was frst giving rise to the Crédit Mobilier between General Dix and the road Bre matters on which I could only speak from hear- say, and I don’t think that I am capable of doing the thing as fwiy and completely as would he (General Dix) himself. I was treasurer of the road at the time, but mone of these matters came | under my personal observation. It wouldn't do General Dix much good that I sheuld state what I have heard from others. There is too much of this sort of evidence already admitted at Wash- ingten. [hold that to speak intelligibly om such a Matter as this @ man should know of his own knowledge. Ican say this, that I conscientiously believe that all General Dix’s transactions in this Matter were perfectly fair and honest, and that they were marked by strict integrity. No man ‘whoSuows General Dix would suppose.anything eise. But as for vindication, he can do that BETTER HIMSELF; or, again, his son-in-law, Mr. Blake, who was his counse! in the whole matter. would be quite able to do it for him, and could speak with some authority.” The reporter then called upon Mr. Charles P. Blake, the son-in-law of Genenal Dix, at his resi- dence, No.’ 3 West Twenty-first street. Mr. Blake is a lawyer, and at the time of these transactions of the General with the Union Pacific Railroad acted as his counsel in the matter. THE SON-IN-LAW OF GENERAL DIX SPEAKS. Mr. Blake said. at first that he would prefer to telegraph to Albany to General Dix and ask his per- mission to give a full statement of the mooted point, but afterwards consented to make the needed explanation of the whole affair. He said:— “The statements made in the papers have been altogether wrong concerning Governor Dix and his relations with the Union Pacific Railroad. The men who made these statements would, no doubt, like to implicate the General in the same sort of affair in which they have lost their own reputa tions. Unfortunately for them General Dix's trans- actions with the Union Pacific are Rnown to too Many people to admit of this, and are so clearly honest and above board that no taint cau be thrown ‘upon him,” GENERAL DIX AS PRESIDENT. “For several years General Dix had been Presi- ent of the Union Pacitic Railroad, and during this entire period he had not received a single cent for his services. When the shares were almest value- less he took come shares of the road, and kad kept them for several years, but, of course, received no benefit from them whatever. He had continued to Work for the benefit and in the interest o1 the road until he was appointed Minister to France. At this time he had often spoken to me about the money owing him as President and the money owing him on his stock, which had not realized acent. But nothing more had been done. When he went away he was on good terms with Lg oe in the diree- tion, not knowing what game they were playing.” “Where was the Crédit Mobilier at tnis time?" in- a the reporter. “Of this gigantic swindle,” said Mr. Blake, “Gen- eral Dix knew nothing. «He was not even aware of the existence ef the thing, a8 far as its object was concerned. When about to start tor France then as Minister everybody in the direction of tue road canie to him and begged him to take care of the in- terests of the road when he was abroad, and the jevernment was as anxious as they were. It was Thought that a Minister to France advancing aroad in this way would give ita certain importance it ‘would net otherwise have, and the Cabinet were Gass him in the matter, as the building of the liroad partook of the character of a national en- terprise.” GENERAL DIX AS MINISTER TO FRANCE. “General Dix went off then to France, with the intention to do all he could to push the matter for- ward, When he had been there some time I learned that there was a movement on foot by these people, ‘who have since proved to be those interested in the Crédit Mobilier, to get General Dix out of the sidency. It was a well concerted and powerful PAR ED finding that some other director had lately been selling his stock at par, I thought it wasa tine to seize the opportunity to sell the stock belonging to Genera! Dix. At this time I also found that these men were not acting honestly by the stockholders, and that instead of the stockholders getting their proper share of the profits of the read they were Bee eting the money themselves, I then wrote to mneral Dix and told him that I thought the best ‘way tor him to do was to'make a demand for the money due im, and at the same time sell his stock it par, as the other director kad done. J told him it was better to do this than be in company with such a jot of people, when, in any case, he could mot be re-elected President, as there was a ring formed against him to get him out of the chair.” GENERAL DIiX'S LETTER, “General Dix then wrote me a ictter in return, telling me to do as I pléasedin the matter, and that he thought my advice was best. It was a matter of regret to him, I knew, for he had said to Me oiten that he vould sooner be President of the Onion Pacific Railroad than, Minister to France, Bnd | certainly believe he would have been. But in the letter he made use of no threatening language. He simp! id he ought to get the proper price of stock and his services. i then went to the rectors and offered to sell the stock, and de- anded the money due General Dix 3 esident of the road. I made the demand for the value of the stock at par, as also the dividends which would have accrued to this stock had the road been managed 3 an honest way, and not been swindled right and it by these men. The whole transaction was made through Mr. S. L. M. Barlow, and I never met yeas md the big gy La assage at the » The upsho of the whole matter was that s “ THE COMPANY oF pimsorens ft salary and the price o! the shares. This was fully $15,000, or $20,000 less than ought to have been ‘paid, but, at the time, I ht I had better take this than have a long tover it. There is no doubt, however, tha T gone into the courte i could pave recovered, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. the whole amount due, which was about seventy ‘Gausenaeten Itook what I did as the quick- est way of getting rid of such @ set of rascals, for 1 can call them nothing else, “General Dix had nothing, then, to, do with tne credit Mobiller imany way? asked the reporter. “Never in any way,” suswered Mr. Blake. “Lhe only two in the wacls oara who had nothing to do with it were Mr. Cisco and Genera! Dix, as it has since turned out. My objections to GENERAL DIX CONTINUING TO HOLD THE STOCK was that it became too evident that the directors were riating What should have belonged to the stopenclaers. Theld that if $20,000 was made anywhere it should go in the dividends to the stockholders. But these directors held that if any- thing were made it wasto be pounced upon and Became apparent swallowed by tiem. It after some time that they. were making contracts with themselves, im which thev made the road bleed for it. im the Ames contract for constructing “200 miies of the 10ad millions upon millions were made, and when all this was going on and became apparent it was time for neral Dix to retire. He was overruled in every- thing where there was any SWINDLING, and it was no use attempting to put any stop to it.’’ Mr. Blake went on to make some iurther revela- tions about the operations of Ames & Co., and said that clean stealing was the term he could apply to the affair. He ended by saying that this Was @ short account 0° the affair, without memo- randa or anything of the kind; but, with the ex- ception of a few matters as to exact figures, it was quite correct. GOVERNOR DIX°’S STATEMENT. ALBANY, Feb. 5, 1873. Thad @ conversation to-day with Governor Dix in relation to the cmarges and insinuations made against him before the Poland Committee at Wash- ington, He said that he never was in any way di- rectly or indirectly interested im the Crédit Mo- bilier. He is now, he said, actively engaged in pre- Paring a statement waich will show what little foundation there is for the charges that have been trumped up against him. These same charges, he says, were made, though not in so positive a shape, during } THE LATE CAMPAIGN, and were then denied categorically and authorita- tively by Juhn J. Cisco, of New York, and other men who were interested in the Pacific Kaudroad. He states that when he was President oi the Union Pacific road it was rather hard up lor money, and he, a8 an individual, advanced, in endorsewents of notes for the road, large amounts. His salary was $8,000 a year, $3,0L0 0: which was paid in cash, and the remainder he agreed to take in bonds of the road, He, or rather a gentlemau representing him in New York, settled up all his affaiis with the road while he was in Europe, and in a way that he (the gentleman aliuded to) thought was ‘JUST TO THE COMPANY AND TO HIMSELF (General Dix). He denies in the most emphatic manner that he was ever employed to negotiate a loan, and, the loan failing, he relused to give back the fee ($60,000) which nis accusers have alleged that he received, He never got any jee, he says, and was never connected in any transaction of guclt fs char- acter 98 tnat spoken of betore the committed, 7. GovSRNOH'S CATHGORICAL DENIAL of the chargés made gains ‘him will be ready in @ few days, 0 soon as he has looked over certain pavers of Fis in New York, aud by the aid my ipa e will be able to go into the most minutd details Ot his every act and deed in connection with the Umion Pacific road, and conclusively prove that not only was he never, directly or indirectly, con- nected with the Urédit Mobilier, but did nothing in any Way that was not just, her and above sus- picion in his dealings with the Union Pacitic. A GRAY-HAIRED MONSTER. The Latest Death Sentence in New Hampshire— €vans Cqndemned to the Gallows for Out- raging, Murdering and Mutilating His Niece, Georgiana Lovering. Exerer, N. H., Feb. 5, 1873. Franklin B, Evans, the hoary-headed old wretch who so cruelly outraged and afterwards murdered little Georgianna Lovering, in the town of North- wood, in Octover last, now stands in a fair way to receive the punishment due his crime. His trial was commenced before the Supreme Court in this town on Monday, and was ended to-day by his con- viction of murder in the first degree, followed promptly by a sentence to be hang@ on the third ‘Tuesday in February, 1874. The evideyce throughout the trial probabiy foreshadowed, conviction in the mind of the prisoner, for this mornig he made a desperate attempt to anticipate the work of the scaffold and hang himself. He passed the night in about the usual manner, not being able to sleep much. Soon after rising from his bed he requested his keeper to get him some water with which to wash himself. The keeper stepped outside the door, got the water, and was not absent from the cell more than half a minute. When he went back he discovered that Evans had taken one of his sus- penders, tied it around his neck and attached the other end to agiook used for the purpose of hang- ing up clothing, JUST BEGINNING TO CHOKE MIMSELF. Just as the keeper entered the room Evans had The keeper seized him and soon disengage: from the hook. ‘The crime of Evans will be remembered as one of the most atrocious ever known, and the prompt conviction and sentence of the wretch has caused great xaleising throughout the community. ‘the mnurderer lived in the jamily of Sylvester Day, in Nortuwood, whose wife was a sister of Evans and the grandmother of Georgiana Lovering, who aiso was a member of the tamily, Evans, who haa some traps in the wood, near the house, sent Georgiana Lovering to attend to them on the morning of October 25, 1872. She went to the woods, and he also went away, saying he was going to work. THE LITTLE GIRL DID NOT RETURN in due time, and becoming alarmed, her friends caused seurch to be made for her, but failed to find her, It was then discovercd that Evans had not been at work that day, and suspicion rested on him. Denety Sheriff Drew arrested him, taking him to his house and keeping him in custody, Evans told a great many contradictory steries about the girl's Whereabouis, pretending to Drew that some one had made an agreement with him to take the girl away, and on the pretence of nnd- ing that person, Evans took Drew on a long tramp through several neighboring towns. Drew at last became convinced that there was nothing in this pretence, and gave up the search, and on the way home they stopped at a hotel in Northwood, where the [agentes requested the servant to put poison in his tea when Re came to the table. This excited Drew’s suspicion still more, and that night, alter arriving at Drew's residence, he confronted Evans with the question :— “18 GEORGIANA LOVERING COLD IN DEATH to which question at last Evans answered, “She is. Drew said, “Will you show me where the body is #° to which Evans replied, ‘1 will.” Immediately thereupon they started, it being then eleven o’ciock at night, and walked to a swamp about six miles from Drew's house anda mile and a half from where the girl lived. Alter losing their way once, Evang led the way to the body, which had been deposited under the stump of a fallen tree and covered with leaves. The au- thorities were sent 1or and came to the spot, at- tended by a surgeon, who, under the direction of the authorities, litted the body from the place and exauined it, and at that examination it was found that the body had been terribly mutilated, and was carried to the village to be laid out. Evans then accompanied Drew to a place near Sherburn’s Mills, where Evans lifted up a rock, trom beneath which he took out THE REST OF THE MISSING REMAINS. All these clroumstances were proved at the trial and it was the sworn opinion ofa physician that Evans outraged the little girl before killing her and then to cover up this crime in case the body was discovered, mutilated the remains in such a manner as to destroy positive evidence of outrage before the murder, SAlter the case was given to the jury there was great excitement and specula- tion in the town as to the probable verdict. The suspense was brief, however, for in thirty-tive minutes a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree was arrived at and THE DEATH SENTENCE WAS PROMPTLY PASSED upon the prisoner. A law of New Hampshire requires that a con- demned man shall have at least a year to prepare for his doom, Evans is a venerable-looking man, between sixty and seventy years of age, and will, possibly, die before the time appointed for his exe- cution. He received the verdict and sentence with cool indifference, ST. FRANOIS XAVIER'S DEBATING SOOIETY. The semi-annual literary exercises of the St. Francis Xavier's Debating Society took place last evening in the College Hall, on Sixteenth street. There was @ large and very appreciative audience Present. On the front seats sat Bishop Lynch, of Charleston; Key. Theodore Thiry, 8, J.; Rev. Henry Hudon, President of the College; Rev. F. Mignard, and the Rev. James McGean, pastor of Transfigura- ee church, The following was the order of exer- cises — Discourse—“The Study of History” Chorus— figpis Chorus”. . se—"The Abuses of History” Selection by the orchestra, uartet—"How Bright and Fair’,, t jn History and the Church's: Gornelias Suiliees ‘These addresses, delivered by the young gentle- men, showed great research, study and careful training, and Bishop Lypch, at the close of the proceedings, ina neat sPeech, paid them a good many compliments, Which were highly dese: . began to setile down and was choking algttly. A BROOKLYN HORROR. The Head of a Man and Portions of His Bones Found in an Uncecupied House, AStarving Dog Devours His Dead Master—The Proprietor of a Liquor Store, Missing for Two Months, is Foand in Ghastly Fragmenis. A most horrible discovery was made yesterday in a small frame building which has been closed for several months past, situated “at the corner of Conmece and Imiay streets, South Brooklyn. The ;emnants of humanity mutilated, knawed by a dog und scattered about a sleeping apartment were found by two men yesterday afternoon at the place named, and the fact was reported to Sergeant Kenny, who was on duty at the desk, at the sub- precinct station house, Van Brunt street, corner of King. The information gleaned was telegraphed to Police Headquarters as follows:—"About three P. M. the head and portion of the bones, legs, &ec., of Jacob Knoop, a German, was dis- covered at the residence of decensed, cor- ner of Imlay and Commerce streets, by John Miller and James Conaughan. Knoop, who was formerly proprietor of the piace, kept @ liquor store there. He hus not been seen for the past two months, Miller, who purchased the place at sheriff's sale two months ago, was about to lease it to Conaughan, when he found the remains, and a Newfoundland dog, the’ only companion of Knoop atthe time the place was closed. The dog, who could not get out, devoured the man.” A representative of the HERALD at once pro- ceeded to investigate the terrible record, and found that the details tully warranted the tenor of the despatch, Repairing to THE SCENE OF THE HORROR, a small, two story frame structure, in the vicinity of the great warehouses of the Atlantic dock, he found a motley assemblage of men, women and boys congtegated in front and about the building eagerly discussing the particulars of the affair, im- parting their knowledge of the manner and char- acter of the former occupant of the place. The shutters were closed, and not aglimpse of light Was to be seen. Knocking loudly on the door, the writer’s summons was obeyea by the appearance of two stalwart officers—Kane and Henry—who drew back the bolts and cautiousiy admitted the re- porter to the narrow passage. ‘You are weico! ne, sir,” said one of the guardians of the peace; “we * we HAVING A WAKE ‘There to-nieht.? - So saying, they led thé way to a small apartment in the rear of the liquor store, where they GQ ean died a tire to keep warm, aud with a spél ‘andie stuck in a bottle had been keeping their lonely “This is a strange case, and about as awlul an affair as i ever came across,” remarked one of the policeuen, “When we came in, sir, we went u ene and there stood the dog, a large Newiound- land, ter’s flesh. I approached him cautiously and threw @ rope with a nouse around his neck, and dragged hin down stairs and out into the yard, where he is now. At that moment # dismal whine, proceeding from the yard, anuoune d the presence of THE DOG FIEND in too close proximity not to inspire fearful reminis- cences, and interrupted the officer's remarks. “There he is, and if i had my way I wouldn’t have let him live @ moment; but the Coroner must sce him beiore the brute is shot 1 suppose.”” ‘rhe reporter was then shown through the store, wiuch was filled with empty bottles, demijohns, glasses, barrels and other paraphernalia of the liquor shop. Cheap pictures ornamented the walis, and a clock behind the bar marked the nour at which it stopped, 6:40. The next place visited was the rear room on the second floor. THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS, Cautiously stepping over an old quilt which lav at tie head of the stairs, and which had evidently served as a resting place by times tor the dog demon, the officers bearing the light stepped across the narrow landing and crossed the cureshold. What a fearful sight! The door was opened to its jultest extent, and there, within three feet of the Teane.s and about four feet to tue left, lay upon le, A HUMAN HEAD. A long beard was pendant trom the chin, the eyes were meited from the sockets, The hair onthe head was dark and short. A portion of an arm, with @ hand, the left, protruded from the en- tangled folds of a coarse, white net undershirt and a black and red worsted camiorter. The arm had been masticated quite re- cently, a8 was evident trom the fact that the flesh was red, and portions of the bone were laid bare to view. A pipe lay by the side ol! the head. There were two bedsin the reom—an iron cot bedstead with a straw mattress and a wooden bedstead, almost side by side, on the right hand side of the apartment. in the Jatter bed, doubt- less the one egcupied by the deceased at the time death séized him, were six bones, They were of the jegsand arms. None of the ribs were found, and the ‘apposition is that the dog gnawned and swanewed them. Between the beds were portions | of the putrifying entrails, while by the side ef the table was discovered portions of the liver. The dog fiend had evidently DEVOURED THE HUMAN FLESH IN THE BED, and had dragged the remnants o1 the carcass about the floor, A leak in the rooi had supplied the ani- mal with water sufficient to sustain him in his ghastly feast. A terrible stench permeated the miserable, uncarpeted m, Which Was almost un- bearable. Besides the beds there were a clothes basket, overturned; two chairs, @ mirror, a table, stove, two trunks, a clock (stopped at five minutes before twelve), and hanging on the wall by the side of the bed was A MASONIC CHART of Solomon’s Temple, indicating that Knoop had been a member of that Order. There were aiso framed certificates of membership of the ‘Order of American Sharpshvoters” and of the “Dutch Order ot Hungary.” On the table were a copy of the . Holy Bible, “Byron’s Poetical Works,” 4 “City Di- rectory” and several pamphlets in the German tongue. In a@ closet were a sword and a lady's parasol. No food of any description was found in the house. This completed the furniture of the caarnel chamber. The following VERSES ADDRESSED TO KNOOP were discovered in the store,and are somewhat remarkable in their relevancy to his awful fate:— Oh, friend! forever loved—forever d Wait, ox useless tears have bathed thy honored bier; What sighs we have echoed to the parting breath! Whilst thou wast struggling in the pangs of death! Could tears retard the Tyrant in his course— Could sighs avert his darts’ relentless torce— Could youth and virtue claim a short delay Or beauty charm the spectre trom his prey— Thou still had'st hyed to bless my aching sight, The comrade’s and thy triends’ delight! FRUM YOUR FRIEND. Hauiwax, May 5, 1872, Law papers in a suit for several hundreds re- covered against Knoop In the City Court lay upon a table in the rear of the store, and everything on the premises bore an air of disarrangement and confusion, James Mooney, proprietor of a store on the cor- ner of Van Brunt and Imlay streets, within a stone- throw of Knoop’s, stated to the writer that de- coased had been living in the house where his re- muins were found avout five years, and nad kept a liquor store. HE HAD ALWAYS LIVED ALONE, except for a short time, when he employed a bar- tender. Knoop owned the house. Had some law business last summer, and, getting into difficulty, closed up the store. He was about fifty years old, retiring in manner and rather miserly. The neigh- bers did not patronize hum much, but members of the societies to which he belonged were in the habit of going to his saloon, Mr. Mooney had not seen him — since the early art of Noveiuber. Previous to that time e had been in the habit of drawing water from a hydraat in front of his (Mooney'’s) store. He was im the habit of going on spees and getting drunk. Boys had irequently said that they hearda dog barking in the house and jumping up at the win- dows, bat Mr. Meoney, however, paid no particu- Lr attention to the matter, never supposing that Knoop Was in the house. A brother and sister of deceased, it is said, keep a lager beer saloon on Third avenue, Brooklyn. The parties who went to take possession of the premises yesterday had to BREAK OPEN THE REA WINDOW and effect an entrance in that way. They were the first to discover the fate of the occupant. Judg- Ment in a suit Was obtained against Knoop in No- ae and he was not seen by the neighbors aiter Henry Clifford, who lived on the corner opposite Knoop, stated that he had not seen deceased for two months pi Letters and one newspaper had been left at house addressed to de but he did not know where to find him. He known deceased to be a man of intemperate habits, and had heard that there was a dog in the house as late as last Sunday. The Coroner will make an investigation of the case to-pay. ANOTHER VICTIM DEAD, Mrs. Shaw Expires—The Chemical Anal- ysis Resulting in the Discovery of Poison in the Stomach of the First Girl, CaMBRIDGE, N. Y., Feb, 5, 1873, Mrs. Shaw, the fourth victim in the Shaw poison- ing case, died to-day. Coroner Kennedy received @ letter from Professor Perkins this morning com- municating the result of his analysis of the stomach of the first victim. He finds corrosive mercury in sufficient Novara cause death, He promises vo Jorward @ report iy deal soon, just aiter having another meal oft his mas- | THE BARREL TRAGEDY, Continuation of the Trial of Leavitt Alley in Boston. The Superintendent of Police Re- views the Horrible Story. Alley’s Callous Demeanor and Sang Froid. RECOGNIZING ELLIS Consulting Over the Barrelled Re- mains at Cambridge. The Prisoner Knew the Head, the Casks and the Shavings. Boston, Feb, 5, 1873. ‘The trial of Alley, the alleged murderer and slaughterer of Abijah Ellis, is probably surrounded ‘with more interest than any criminal event im this eity since the celebrate? Webster-Parxman tragedy, over twenty years ago. The similarity of the two events has before been remarked upon; butas the legal investigation progresses there are such developments as to almost warrant the belief that when Alley, as is alleged, committed tus terrible crime he must have had the late Haryard professor in his mind, To-cay, as yesterday and the day before, the court room has been constantly crowded, and thon- sands who have made application for admission have been refused. In all places of puviic resort the trial is the topic of conversation, and the popue jar opinion is about equally divided upon the ques- ton of hie eonyigton, soqulia! ox alsagreement of the jury. That the adtused is guilty there ie dé much doubt, although he fails to expose any signs of being the cold-blooded murderer that he is supposed to be, All through the proceedings he has thus far been unmoved, and as the cicum- stantial facts indicating his guilt are developed he manifests no nervousness or uneasiness whatever, He appears to take a lively interest in what is go- ing on, the same as others én Court; but beyond this there is nothing particularly noticeable tn his Temeanor. STORY OF THR CHIEF OF POLICE. Among the earliest witnesses examined to-day ‘was Mr. Savage, the Chief of Police of Boston, who testified substantially as follows:—The death of Ellis came to my _ knowledge ‘Thursday, 7th of November, at my office; after- wards I went to Alley’s stable ; officers Skelton and Dearborn and Alley went with me; before I weut there I saw Alley at his house on Metropolitan place; had an interview in his front room about twelve o'clock at night; I told him who we were; wecame to see if he could give any information of tae man who was found m Cambridge; said he had ‘beard of it and that his folks had read it that‘evening inthe paper; told himI heard he was in‘the habit of “TAKING SHAVINGS FROM SCHOULLER’S placeim Wasnington street; said he had and usually did; took them to his stable in Hunneman street and used the:n for bedding for his horses; asked when he last took them and he said on Monday lgst; that the barrels had been emptied and carried back on Tuesday or Wednesday ; he didn’t say definitely as to number of barrels; I asked who had keys to tiie stable; he said himself, his son and his, tenmater bart “ke, asked him if he had known of any of his teams being taken from the Stable; said wo; but that morning he had found his stable door open and one of his horses loose and out of the stable; asked him if it was not Wednes- day instead of that morning; he said he was sure it was that Thursday; asked him at what time he put up his team on Tuesday night; he said at the usual time, and that night he locked the stable himself; he didn’t fix the time; asked him to give me his recollections of WHAT TRANSPIRED ON TUESDAY After he locked his stable; he said he went bome from his ;iable aud took supper with his family, his 668 Sid teamster; at supper time his son said a stake had been left out at tue stand and ought to be taken care of, as it was going to rain; he left home and went to take care of it; this was about half-past seven o'clock; he then, said he, came back to his house, arriving about nine o'clock; asked how he fixed the time; he said as he came to the house some one of the iamily said it was five minutes to nine; said he saw no one he knew while gone; said he went to bed, but, his wife being sick, he was called up twice and called one of his daughters; he got up at four o'clock, as his wile was worse; ON WEDNESDAY MORNING at about five o'clock he went to his stable to take cure ot his horses; alter awhile the teamster came down, when he went to his breakfast, and from there to his stand; when there he took a box or package which was going to Court square and brought it down; said he came down through Washington, Castle, Harrison avenue, Chauncey and Devonshire streets to Court syuare; he afterwards modified this by a. he went to Haymarket square instead of Court square; 1 asked if he had ever had a horse loose or any trouble in the stable before; said he lost cng some grain and an axe, wkich he supposed ha been stolen; said he missed the axe some four or five weeks before; said no other axe had been at the stable; I asked what kind of an axe he had lost, and is answer was, “An eld one;’’ I then asked him to go to the stable; he proeured a ian- tern and went to the stable; arriving there he lit a candie; both lights were very poor and din, and it was diMcult to make any exam- imation; made no discovery at the stable; jound = several old barrels and shavings on the floor; there were turee horses there and @ pile of manure beyond them; in the manure were straw and sifavings, but nothing peculiar was noticed; examined the wagons and other articles in the stable; Mr. Alley opened the door; aiter leaving the stable I asked Mr. Alley to come to my office In the morning, and we leit; I ordered the lieutenant of station 5 to place an officer at the stable and another at the house of Alley; Skelton and Dearborn were with me at the interview at bli. and house; there was a padlock on the stable; ALLEY CAME TO MY OFFICE FRIDAY morning, as had been agreed upon; after being there a while he went away with Onicer Skelton and returned an hour or two afterwards; had another interview witn him; asked if he had been to Cambridge and seep the body and barrels; said he had seen one of the barrels, and the larger one was One he had had in his stable; he remained in my office till half-past foar o'clock; in the meantime the officers were at work on the cuse; had @ consultation with him be- fore he leit, im my inner office; asked him to go over with me again; in his story he repeated what he said the night before; asked him what he was doing in s0 long a time as an hour and a half in going from his house to the stand; asked him when he saw Ellis; he said he saw him the last time the Saturday before; that he was owing him money and paid him small sums; at his last interview he said he agreed to meet Ellis on election day, but the time which he gave is not distinct in my mind; in speakin of the barrels he said he carrie four barrels back to Schouller’s on Wednesday morning; he said he carried two of the barrels into the shop and two were set in the alleyway; he continued his work as usual afterwards; at haif- past four he leit my office with an officer and went to Station No, 5; HE WAS LOCKED UP about dark; [ told him 1 was not at liberty to let him go after what had been seen; he was searched before being locked up; he had on two shirts, and on one of them L thought I discovered blood; on his drawers there was also an appearance of biood; asked how he accounted for it, and he said he got it from a wound; the underclothing was placed in charge of Captain Small; there was no blood on his outside cotton shirt; it was very little soiled, and looked as though it had been worn not over one day; there were no other indications ot blood, except on the drawers and flannel undershirt; | ordered Captain Small to keep him ina cell and have an officer at tie door; saw him before I ivit and asked him if he wanted some supper ; the next morning I saw him again and told him it was re- ported he had @ hatchet at his stable which he borrowed from 4 man named Peter; he said he had not borrowed @ hatchet; went with me to the house to SRARCH FOR THE HATCHET, but, after making a thorough search, we found no hatchet, but saw an old axe, apparently used for splitting wood; during the hunt Aliey and Dear- born made an examination of Alley’s desk aad papers: some agree were alterwards placed in my hands by Offlcer Dearbor (the Morse & Dun- ham receipt shown and identified); in a chair at the foot of the bed im Alley’s room I saw apalr of Pants on Which there Was aR oppoas> ance of blood; there was a coat on the bed; | asked Alley whose clothes these were; he said they were his; I said, “Did you have these clothes on election day?” he said that he did, and changed them yesterday morning ; this was Saturday morn- ing (clothes exhibited) ; this undershirt appears to be the one, but the BLOOD SPOT ON THR SLERVE has been cut out: the cotton shirt I took from him appeared to be cleaner than this; the coat and ants look like those jound on the bed and chair; ir. Hayes cu piece from the pants while they were at the tion house; don’t recollect any- vhing peculiar about the vest, though it was taken asa part of the suit Alley wore on election day; don’t remember that we found anything else which we brought away ; aiter searching the house we came away and Alley was returned to the station house; SEARCHING THE STABLE. Then the officer and myself went to Alley’s stable, which was in charge of an officer; waited a few moments for Dr. Foye and then made an examin- ation of the interior of the stable and on the back of the piie of manure and on a post; I, with others, saw spatters of blood (post shown); this appears to be the part I sawed out; the board and the pleee of the stall were taken from the stable (he de- scribed the position in the stable of each piece of Wood shown) ; there was a depression in the manure heap which indicated that something had lain upon it; im the manure were shavings ‘and some pieces of paper; every part of the building was examined fer the purpose of findiug @ new axe; no axe was found; saw Mr. Ramseil there examin the wagons and pieces of carpet; after the searc’ was concluded I went to the office and Dr. Hayes was sent for; Tebbetts was taken into custody and Mr. Alley’s son Was sent for; Mr. Richards was sent for and there was a general investigation ; had ‘A TALK WITH ALLEY AGAIN, telling him I hud searched the matter thoroughly, with the hone that tt would clear him of suspicion; told him his story did not agree with that of other witnesses ; told him there was evidence that he had Ree out considerabie money other than the $50 he ud, spoken ot; ain, referring to the morn- ing of Wedne: » I asked him what he would say if an acquaintance should come in and say he saw him between seven and eight o'clock, on Charles street; he said in reply that he was not on Charles street that morning; I referred to the team seen on the mill dam and he denied being there; I next aljuded to the new axe, and told him one of his workmen had helped him to rivet part of a harness with it on the Monday velore; he suid the axe was the old one which I had found in the rand ; 1 asked what he would say if onc of his men should come and say HE HAD BLOOD ON HIS SHIRT on Wednesday morning, his reply was that it must have come from ahorse; I asked him what he would say if @ chemist should say he had found a large amount of human blood on the clothes which he told me he wore Wednes- day morning; he said that he had accounted for it before; I told him it was my duty to cominit him, and he was locked up in station No, 5 and a guard placed over him; the axe was then sent for; have not seen Alley since til I saw him in Court; to my question if he had bought a new axe, he said he had not. I considered it would be improper to allow him to. go #¢ liberty until further examination could bé made; he was, a8 we say, held on suspicion; can- not gay that Lasked him specific questions stated for fit putposé of getting evidence against bim; nothing was sald about ¢Ounsel or having frehdd come to see him or advise him what to do; alter the searciing of his house and stable my sus- piclons Hate strong against him, but not before. TATEMENT OF DETECTIVE SKELTON. Detective Charles Skelton testified :—I went with Alley to Cambridge on the 8th of November; we went to the police station and to the “old Armory,’’ so-calied, where the remains of Ellis were lying; I turned over the head and asked Alley if that was Ellis; he said it was, and there was no doubt of 1 the barrels noy were then at the police station ; asked Alley if ie had ever seen them before; he said “Yes, that one of thei, the large one, was in his stable; he also said the shavings were like those in his stable; Mr, Riley was there with us; there was very little conversation between us, going out and returning; Soni eae \we went Straight to the Chief's office; on Thursday night the Cuief of Police, Omcer Dearborn and myself visited Alley’s house, before describedeby Chigf’ Savage; we asked him if he bad a@ stal on Hauneman street and what there vas in it; he said there were carriages, horses, &c.; he also said there were some barrels there. Witness then wer,t over tie story ofthe night visit te the stable, as ‘ne. fore testified to. He also described the sear ning of Alley’s house, the facts being matertaiy the same as those given by Savage. DEARBORN HAS A PRIVATE INTERWEW WITH ALLEY. Detective Albion P. Dearborn (testified:—I went with the Chief to the house of Alley on Thuraaay night, the 7th of November; atter the formalities had-veen gome through Alley remarked that he supposed he knew the object of their visit, as his fainily had read the papers; the witness then re- lated the circumstances of the interview, as had previously been stated by the Chief and skel- ton; the next I saw of Alley was at the Chig! 4 giice, guitar morniug, when he re- turned fr ‘ambridge, and asked him if he knew the man who was murdered; he said yes, it was Mr. Ellis, and he knew him well and ha bought a horse from him; asked if he ever saw the casks; he replied that one of the barrels was one of the three ne took from Schouller’s place on Mon- day ; said he knew it from handling it three months; asked him where he was on election night; he salir he lett his stable somewhere about six O’clOck, 94d Went irom there to his house to supper; he said Tebbetts and his son were tere, Alley aud I, continued Dearborn, went to tystore on Charlestown street, where Alley said he vaent on Wednesday morning; somebody there thorent they saw Alley there about nine ofclock on Vaednesday morning; while there Alley said he ~emeimbered yh to Union street to water his hse, and took a bundle, which he carried in his aand’ to Court equate; while at Captain Smali’s room in Siation ive a question was asked Alicy gout an axe; he said he had no axe since the t'.sro one was stolen, several weeks before; he ‘was asked when he saw Mr. Ellis; Said he Saw ‘(mon Saturday before the election and paid hita $27 50; he also agreed to meet him on election day and pay him some Move; did not meet him as agreed because he was engaged ina job; Was asked if he (Alley) was ac- customed to have much money; said he was say- ing up money to pay a note of Durham's, which had been protested; the amount was $60, and he said he paid it om Tuesday. (The clothes were shown and identified); on Saturday morn- ing the Chief and Officers Wood, Shelton and myself went to Alley’s house in Metropolitan place; we there found am axe which was afterward taken to Station No. 5 (axe shown); this looks like it; OMcer Wood marked it (testi- mony given by the Chief about the axe Alley said he used at the stable was repeated) ; in search- img the house I jownd several papers, among them the receipt exhibited here, and the agreement between Alley and Ellis (the wit- ness then described in detail the visit to the stable and the removal of the post; part of the stall, &c., exhibited); these pieces are the same and apparently in the same condition as when they were taken; Mr. Hall and myself counted the blood spots on the pieces; I counted 261 spots of blood on then; after our return to the Station, five, the conversation between the Chief and Alley was had, relating to the fact of his hay- ing been seem on Charles street about seven o’clock on the morning of the 6th; Alley said the man must be mistaken, as he was not there; in answer to an inquiry by the Chief If HE MURDERED MR, ELLIS in his stable, cut him up, packed the body in bar- rels and threw it into Charles River, he replied that he did not; this was the last conversation I had with him till in the Municipal Court, when I complained o: him. OFFICER DEARBORN WAS RECALLED, and testified that he did not hear a cunversation about the coat and billy between Oficer Wood and Alley at Station 5. Qn cross-examination Mr, Dearborn said he knew Mr. Wood had a conver- sation with Mr. Alley at Station 6, and was niso in Alley’s barn when Mr. Wood found the >iily, but didn't see him take the billy from tue barrel. TESTIMONY OF CAPTAIN SMALL, Captain Cyrus Smail testified to having in his possession the underclothing taken from Alley. Sie identified.) The planks, &c., taken {rom Jley'’s barn had been in the custody of the witness, with other things. There was no cross-examina- tion of the Captain. ELLIS INQUIRING FOR ALLEY. John 8, Hodgman saw Abijah Ellis at ten o'clock on Tuesday morning at witness’ stand, at 1,068 Washington street. Mr. May then stated to the Court that he pro- posed to show that Ellis was inquiring for Alley op that day. Mr. Somerby objected to the question. Attorney General Train cited authorities to show that the question was admissjble. The govern- ment proposed to show that at @ certain hour on Tuesday (election day) Ellis went to Mr. Hodg- Man's stand and inquired for Alley, and this was the circumstance connected with the transaction, and came under the rule laid down in the authort- ties cited. Mr. Somerby contended that the question was C _ youngest of the | about the tir | seco were made to prejudice the oficials, but, not admissible on the ground that it was an act of no consequence in itself. He could not see how the farther bees of Ellis had anything to do with the fact that he was inquiring tor Alley on Tuesday, The Court thought that the matter was not free from doubt, and reserved a decision till to-morrow morning, to which time the Court adjeurned, A BROOKLYN HOMICIDE TRIAL Frederick Weiher, a pale-faced and inoffensive- looking German youth, was tried in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Brooklyn, yesterday, on the charge of having murdered Henry Seigler, at 22 Cook street, E. D., onthe night of the 22d of De- cember last, Seigler was a brother-in-law of John Weiher, the father of the prisoner, and there had been an ill feeling existing between the families consequent upon the separation of John Weiher and his wife. On the night in question Seigler came over to No 22 Cook street to see his brother Charlies, and met the prisoner, wao was in company then with his father’s paramour. A quarrel ensued be- tween all the parties about this woman, and it Was charged that, during the row, the prisoner cut Stigler on the wrist with a razor, severing one of the arteries. Nobody, however, saw the deed committed. No surgeon could be obtained, and Seigler bled to death. Frederick Weiher ran away alter Seigler was cut, but was subsequently ar- rested. He dented his guilt, and yesterday the jury sell the wounded man. acquitted him, so that the question as to Who did Kill Solgler Wai WOt settled wt al Fhe 4 gerous to his lite, 8 THE LOUBLE DEATH, A Fragment of the History Which Culminatg in the Bleecker Street Tragedy, THE HUSBAND THE MURDERX) How the Father of a Family Took His W to See a Tragedy. BOTH BODIES AT THE MORG! . The horrible murder and suicide which oc. at a house of assignation in Bleecker str¢ Tuesday night, and a recital of which appeg yesterday’s HERALD, has brought to light a/ ludicrous aspect which is the key to the 7 fe In September of last year a case was brouge pear, Justice Scott at Essex Market Police Cours, re man by the name of Schaefer appearet Whlreig* manded the custody of his wife. Schaefer 1 gad da. pired, had been in Europe for some time 7 It trang. and on his.return jound his former sp9" Previoug, ing a chimney corner in conjunction w 48€ Occupy. man. The erring woman claimed thas! sth another sold her tor the sum of $50 currency, # aefer hag Man” claimed purcaase of goods 7 that amount and that the wife haa? him from destitution., It appeare that ‘nd chattels to 28en resey a tekthe Junior THE WOMAN HAD BEEN 4’ though, strange anachronism does not appear to have been man, and he refused to grant Hef, The current of the story, time till the evening of - enough. BANDONED, as it may be, she €n abandoned wo. the husband any re- 4s it ran on from that ae tragedy, was simple Kate wi was the maiden name of’ thirty-nine years of age four children, Two oft fourteen years of age with their father at 2 A daughter of sevent New York, though it the House of the \LDEMAN Schaefer's wife, She was » and was the mother of ‘Nese—boys of nineteen and respectively—went to live % East Filty-seventh street, ven 18 said to reside in Ease 18 also reported that she is in ga Shepherd in this city. the Jaren ds @ boy of eleven years» 3 mothher. HAEFER, NEB WALDEMAN, se of the action at Essex Market Went to board -at No. 90 Eldridge who lived with hr MRS, 8 Police Court 5 street, COrP ey of Grand. she is r ; 4 ‘epresi women w presented by the dustriow These ° ho reside there to haye been a very in-! 3 person and exeanieny in_her conduct. totter people claim that Hasst, the one-armed pano Carrier who bought the turniture of the hus- the » and was supposed by some to have secured wile in the bargain, Was never known to call be ere, and if the report that he has been for some ame in Europe can be retied upon it will go far to corroborate his simple statement that he only ex- tended aid to the starving Woman, Mrs. Schaefer Was employed during the entire time that she lived at the corner of Grund and Eldridge streets as a sewing woman in THE MANUFACTURE OF PANTATOONS ie Herbert's, in Thirty-tirst Street, between. First and Second avenues. For the first ew weeks after she went to board at the house above mentioned her husband came to see her at intervais of twoorthrec days, She treated him well, but refused to go away with him, though she was earning but $7 a week. all of which she had to pay for the poard of herself and chi About two monthy tio her husband ceased to visit her, pad a the end of that time, on last Saturday evening, he came again. A HE ASKED HER TO GO OUT with him, and she refused. He persisted In_ his re- quest, and spoke of visiting some theatre. He re- mained till cleven o'clock, when she partially agreed to go with him to the theatre on the Tues- day evening following. That was THE FATAL TUESDAY. He was to meet her at the shop in Thirty-first stree ¢ when she should ieave work in the cyening; but at the usual time—a little past seven o’clock— she-entered her home and sat down to supper. She hod only just arisen from tis meal » WHEN SCHAEFER CAME IN. ‘de was very much excited, the perspiration rolling , down his face, and he expressed great anxiety to He said he was in a hurry, for THE OURIAIN WOULD S00N RISB and the periormance begin. He also asked why she had not waited for him at the workshop in ‘Thirty-first street. She soruen that she had waited till three cars had passed by. SCHAEFER AND HIS WIFE finally left at a little past seven o'clock, she smil- ing good humoredly as she leit the room. One of the girls who boarded in the house said to her pri- vately, “Don’t go.’ But she answered, “Yes, I shall. You always ask me not to go anywhere.” Where the two went before they called at the house in Bleecker street, where the husband mur- dered the wife and then cut his own throat, if in« deed they did go anywhere else, remains a mys- tery. get away. THE POLICE CLEW, which led to erroneous statements yesterday, was gained from the cards found in the pocket of the murdered woman. The fact that the tragedy oc- curred in a house of assignation precluded, in the minds of the discoverers of Forrester and the me, who unearthed the Nathan murder, the possibili of the paramour being a husband, The cards of Mrs. Schaefer, bearing her maiden name, caused them to search for “Katie Waldeman, 90 Eldridge street,” and so to hear the true story told, SENDING THE MURDERED WOMAN TO THE MORGUE. Atabout hali-past two yesterday morning Cor- oner Keenan was called from his bed to the Four- teenth precinct station house to take some action in the case of Mrs. Barbara Schacter. Besides the ghastly wound in the throat the woman hada terrible gash on the lett cheek and another on the left shoulder. By order of the Coroner the re- mains were sent to the Morgue, and yesterday morning Wooster Beach, M. D., made @ post-mor- tem examination, and found that the carotid ar- tery and jugular veins had both been severed. Death, of course, resulted trom hemorrhage. As yet there has been no time decided upon for holding the investigation. ‘Ihe chambermaid and house- keeper in the house where the tragedy occurred have been secured a8 witnesses, although they did not see the bloody occurrence. DEATH OF THE MURDERER. At ten minutes before two o'clock yesterday afternoon the murderer and suicide, Wilham Schaefer, died at Bellevue Hospital. His body now lies at the Morgue, in the sixth coffin from the top, on the first tier, THE HOBOKEN HOMICIDE. The Accused Driver in the County Jatle~ A Reward to Be Offered by Governor Parker. Yesterday afternoon Charles Berger, the car driver, suspected of having murdered the stranger near the Elysian Fields, was committed without bail to the County Jail to await the result of the inquest. The drivers Brenacl and Seldenach, who were imprisoned, were released and put under bail to appear when called on, there betvg no evi- dence against them, Governor Parker will offer a reward to-day for successful traces of the deed to its perpetrators. The Council of Weehawken have offered $500 for the same purpose. A pho- tograph of the deceased was taken yesterday, and avery poor one it was. The poiice authori- ties experience unusual dimculty in hunting up testimony, owing to the many obstactes thrown in their way by friends of Berger. Several at- of course, without avail. The prisoner's con/réres procured the services of two physicians to exam- ine the wounds and ascertain whether some other instrument might have not produced them. Areport was circulated through the city that deceased had been buried. Two strangers appeared vesterd feeling certain that og! knew the man, but hearing of the reported burial they lef; Hoboken. ‘The body still lies at the Coroner's office, and no steps will be taken to prevent identification, Chief Donavan continu:s to do his work well. THE GRAVESTONE MURDERER, Yesterday William H. Dunning, the man chargea with committing a murderous assault on Garrett Kavanagh while the parties were attempting to @ grave stone, waived an examination and was held by Recorder Parcells, of Loi Isiand City, to await the result of the injuries ol An application to admit the prisoner to bail was retused by the Recorder, When notice was given that an applicati li be made to the Cit; yiudge. a very 1oy and it is lmprobab! Kavanagh lies very low, le that his life can last lone, i SKULL FRAOTURING IN YORKVILLE. On Tuesday night, at retty late hour, Charies Crowley and another resident of Yorkville entered the lager beer saloon on the corner of Seventy: fourth street and called for drinks. Mr. Christian Houser, the proprietor, was behind the bar and dealt out to them their choice of drinks. After drinking the two friends’ became quite nolay and Were ordered out by Houser, so it is alleged, at least, in his behalf. A disturbance was the result, during which Houser was struck on the head with @ heavy billet of wood by Crowley, Who waaarrested. Yesterday he was arraigned before Justice Bixby at the Yorkville Police Court, where he was cor. mitted to await the result of the injured mao’é wounds, which are reported very serious aud dis