The New York Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1873, Page 8

8 “OROKER AR THE MIDDLE WEIGHTS AT WARFARE. FIGHT FOR $200 ASIDE. NEW YORK AND BOYLAN. | THE courts. Recent inquiries led General Coster, Collector of Internal Revenue of the Eighth district, to belicve that @ number of persons within that district were violating the law by selling liquor and tobacco without paying the tax required under the statute, Last week no legs than sixteen warrants were issued for the arrest of parties offending in the manner stated, and yesterday the following were taken into custody and brought before Commis- Croker and Boylan Stripped in the Ring— | sioner Davenport:—Michacl Wright, 219 West The Poliee Off the Scent---How the Authorities Were Fooled---San- guinary Sand’s Point, CROKER THE CONQUEROR. ‘The long expected fistic combat between two ‘well known pugilists, Pete Croker and Jack Boylan, ame off yesterday morning, on the beach at Sand’s Point, opposite New Rochelle. These men were to Qght, according to agrecment, at catch weights, Tor $200 a side. This wasa fight that created a considerabie amount of interest in pugilistic circles 4n Gotham. Pete belongs to the Fourth ward, and has many friends in that vicinity wno have con- ‘Adence in his capability to “wield the pliant arm,” while Boylan’s {friends felt equally certain that their man would pound his antagonist into in- Mnitesimal atoms in the briefest space of time on ‘record. On Sunday night, when the pious and respect- able members of society were making their several ‘Ways homewards from the churches, the unref generated vox popui were silently and secretly ‘wending their way in triplets down to the scene of the combat, which they expected to afford un- limited enjoyment. Thirty-frst street; Jolin Rice, 451 West Thirty- ninth street; Mrs, F.'T. Meyers, 219 West Twenty- seventh street; Patrick McBride, 517 West Thirty- ninth street, and Martin Pfeiffer, 413 West Thirtieth street. The arrests were effected by Deputy Mar- shais Purvis, Dowley and Beruard, Mr. J. R. Good- let, United States Assistant District Attorney, ap- peared for the prosecution, Some of the accused paid the fine, and others, who did not, were com- mitted for examination, The Collector is deter- mined to enforce the payment of the tax, Judge Pratt, holding Supreme Court, Chambers, rendered a decision yesterday in the case of Thomas and Patrick Hart and John Redmond, wit- nesses in the Stekes trial, who, from the time of the murder of Coionel Fisk, up to the trial and con- viction of Stokes, were confined in the Louse of Detention as witnesses, and again placed there after the decision of the Court of Appeals granting a new trial, where they have been kept ever since, The writs of habeas corpus upon which their dis- charge was sought were dismissed and they were Temanded to their old quarters, there to remain until Stokes is tried again, unless there is some hook or quirk in the law through which their re- lease can be effected. Their counsel thinks he has got a good case and does not mean to give it up yet. ‘The Court of General Sessions met yesterday, after two weeks’ vacation, Recorder Hackett oc- cupying the bench. A fine of $250 was imposed on each absent grand juror, which will be likely to A HERALD reporter, accompanied by two or three j, bring them to terms. It is believed that the Court gentlemen interested in matters fistical, proceeded about one A, M. to the dock designated by those con- nected with the committee of arrangements, and on arrival were surprised by meeting a squad of policemen—strong-armed, club-armed and anxious to smash into smithereens the unlucky caput of any man who felt incliued to depart the city for the purpose of breaking the public peace by engaging in that old fashioned amusement, sarcastically yclept by those incompetent toadmire sticuffs, a “brutal prize tight.” The boat turnished by the Fourth ward crowd came alongside the pier shortly after midnight, sand a number of friends o! the participants im the conflict embarked. Then came a warning word ‘What the police were on hand, and the captain of ‘the tug, with due respect to the necessities of those who had chartered him, steamed ‘out into the river, Meanwhile, a smart trick was being “played by those who had ‘Rot veen able to get aboard the boat; but ‘who were nevertheless interested in the fight. In itwos and trios they strolicd around the various Diocks in the vicinity, their semi-respectable and semi-somnolent appearance giving ample and posi- tive proof that they were not “water rats,” and the late hour as plainly indicating that they were not engaged on any unholy or dishonest mission. The jew sieepy policemen, who had been specially detached from the Houston street precinct to guard well the interests of the slumbering citizens, sneaked slily around the dock, attempting to the ‘Very best of their ability to avoid even the slightest conflict with men whom they knew to be followers of professional prize fighters and gentlemen ‘whose sporting proclivities prevented them from Ang the minions of the law. eying Lhe participants in the prize uded by a skipper who was “fly to to use the colloquial slang of ‘those aboard the craft—and he dodged around un- til the police, tired of fitting from dock 10 do ve up the chase as too enervating to be lucraty Those on board the vessel knew tnat they ‘Well watched, however, and they were careful; ‘they wanted to see the combat and they thought it ‘Was better for them to disappoint their tiends ‘than to fall into the hands of the Vhilistines, Consequentiy the captain steered his swift-steam- dng Crait up to the foot of Seveaty-seventh street, Bast River, and there the itriends and seconds of Boylan came aboard, giad to escape trom molesta- ‘tion, and only too anxious toexchange the calidity ‘Of the city for the fresh air that swept through the Sound. Croker, the antagonist of Boylan, and his Fourth Ward friends were already aboard the boat, and after touching the Seventy-seventh street dock the tug steamed away to the point selected, Hel! Gate, ‘Dast Fort Schuyler, as the day star waned in a fush of aureous light, and gained the dock at Sands Point just as the gorgeous goidem sun rose in a blaze of Jight and glistened in fiery magnificence against the azure sky. THE FIGHT, It wil! be but superfinous to mention the fight im accordance with its ordinary progression, as the Fourth ward man was but as an infant in the hands of his more skilful and powerful antagonist, ‘The combat proceeded and terminated as tol- dows The ring was pitched under the shadow of two Solitary woodland monarchs—it was a single one, as the hurried arrangements and the small attend- ance did not necessitate an outer one. At fourteen minutes of five Boylan shied his cap into the “squal two seconds aiterwards Croker ac gage. Butt Riley and Johnny Walker appeared as Boy- Tan’s seconiis, while two celebrated gentlemen, who ‘are well known in the Fourth ward and generally respected for ubeir “ particular urbanity and gen- ‘tility’ to those members of the press who are not sufficiently sycophantic to pignder to their tastes, rted themselves around in a plausible state of Sorcible dignity. Croker bears the facial appearance of an aris- tocrat; his skin was as white as snow, tinged with the sunset of a Canadian clime; his chest was broad, well Geveloned and his muscles stood out stroug from the flesh, like sinews of Ressimer stecl. His height is five fect six inches, and he ‘weighed at the scratch 136 pounds. Boylau is # native of Dublin, about thirty-five gears of age, is five feet four’ inches in heigut, Weighs 140 and has a body like @ trunk Oo! iron and arms like sledge-hammers, It was reasonavly expected that Boylan would easily “whip” Croke r the former bad by tar the Strongest appearance, but Croxer’s muscle, grit and pluck were omnipotent, and i the twenty-second round Boylan ‘was com- pletely demoralized by his antagonist, who oul-generaied Lim, The timekeeper called the combatants to the two minntes to five A. M. Croker | jument by ancing 10 Boy: Jan’s © h his leit hand getting weil in on his oppone counter, but faLe: in the strug man Kissed his mother earth, Even trom this epoch ¢ great odds on Croker. ‘The It cheek Boy ir le the old offere W that the Britis » spec'ators 8 r Was the betier man, and that the Fourthwarder | Was quick, able to receive punishment and aid not ain, bker won the first blood and the first knock @own and in the twenty-third round, which from the beginning of the fight occupied forty-two munutes, Croker had the best o1 it [rom the word “go,” and fought his antagonist into the ground, until his backers, out of humanity, threw up the nge ‘The backers of Boylan acknowledge that their man ‘Was overmatched. ‘They admitted that Croker out-fought and out-gencralied mm in every par- ticular; then admit that the sriends of Croker treated they in avery gentiemaniy manner, but Bhat their man, Boyian, tort the tighton account of his being utterly out of conditon. ‘The backers of Boylan ¢ meet Croker. when th @ition that will admit ze Ting with any degree of su Al least $12,000 changed hands on the resuit of the ight, both men having friends who were respectively confi that their tavorite contestant would win at he shail again assumed a cou BUFFALO BILL NOT DEAD, New Yonrk, August 5, 1573, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— I read in the HERALD of yesterday a statement to that one “Butfalo Bill,” in Florida, had come an untimely and inglorious end. That name given to me years ago on the Plains, and if 1 William F. Cody, respond to it, it is only m cons quence of the numerous rejationships that have been formed from time to tme in. the pursuit of my professional duties. While thus engaged my only aim hae been to serve both government and individuals a8 a (rontiersman and ascout. If, being in the p session of the peculiar Jacuities which are under- stood to belong to men whi live on the outskirts of civilization, I have subserved a purpose; if | hav in any Way been @ link between civilization a savagery in enabling my civilized iriends to cross the line between the white man and the red man, tien | am both glad and indifferent; but I cannot consent, alter a long life spent upon the plains, with many personal risks, to be written down in | the HERALD as a brawler or a man killer in South- rb States or elsewnere, When J die it will be in Maintaining honor—that which constitutes the saleguard of souety, whether it a Ag man or to ‘woman. WILLIA ’, CODY. SUICIDE BY TAKING POISON, Coroner Herrman was yesterday called to No. % First street, to hold an inquest on the body of Aasen Moegling, a German, who committed sui- cide by swallowing @ qnanuty of carboii a. cones. hag been jow Apirived for soe rigne ad | tained. will get through its business for the August term in eight or ten days, The Court of Oyer and Terminer, Juage Davis presiding, is to meet this morning. It is said that some action willbe taken in regard to the Wal- worth trial, and that, beyond this, very little will be done, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Business in Bankruptcy. Judge Blatchford will sit to-day and dispose of the following calendar of involuntary petitions In bankruptcy :—Nos. 3873, 3969, 3999, 4018, 4045, 4054, 4055, 4066, 4085, 4086, 4089, 4104, 4108, 4113, 4125, 4128, 4137, 4142, 4147, 4151, 4152, 4156, 4167, 4158, 4159, 4160, 4161, 4163, 4164, 4165, 4166, 4167, 4168, 4169, 4170, 4171, 4173, 4174, 4175, 4176, 4177, 4178, 4179. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, The Will of the Late Judge McCann. Belore Judge Ingraham. Some time ago a motion was made on behalf of Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson, claiming to be a daughter of a half brother of the late Judge McCunn, for the partition of the estate and the appointment of a receiver. The action was based on the alleged invalidity of certain trusts under the statue or power of alienation and the alleged improvidence and extravagance of some of the trustees, Judge Ingraham gave his decision in the case yesterday, denying the motion. He says that it is not clear that the clause referred to is in- valid, Certainly that relating to the provision for the wife, which embraces half the estate, 1s valid. The allegations as to improvidence of trustees are denied on the other side, and the supreme Court can remove them if they are so on application, and other remedies exist, for the Surrogat time compel an account, Under th stances the motion is demed. Decisions. By Judge Pratt. Jacobs vs. Vigden.—Memoranda for counsel, In re. Receivership Bowling Green Savings Bank.—Memoranda for counsel. Lodwick vs, Ford et al.—Motion granted, with $10 costs, unless plaintiff file security in thirty days; ifso filed, motion denied without costs, Dallmore vs. Williams et al.—Motéon denied, can leave to defendant to move to reduce the ail, &e, Cannon vs, Hein et al.—Motion denied, with $10 costs, Mapelsden vs, Dohrenwend et al.—Defamt opened, and order striking out answers as sham opened, and said motion to strike out answer as sham denied on detendant paying $10 costs, &c. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. Judge Freedman, Courtnay vs. Baker, et al,—The proposed case and amendments will not be settled until the re- quirements of Rule No. 10 of this Court are com- plied with, (See mem.) Bitel vs. Bracken.—Motion denied, with $10 costs to abide the event. The People ex, rel, vs. Sullivan va. The Poard of Estimate and Apportionment, and two other cases.—Orders granted. Sturm vs. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company; Same vs. Williams, Frank et al. vs. Orient Mutual Insurance Re one each of these cases de- fendants’ motion for a new trial is denied, with costs to be taxed. By Judge Barbour. Lewell vs. Wiegand.—Order to revive action in name of executors. In the Matterof the Petitionof Joseph Schue- leen.—Order granted. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Opening of the August Term. Before Recorder Hackett. The August term of this Court tommenced yesterday, its Honor the Recorder presiding. Assist- ant District Attorney Horace Russel will conduct the prosecation during the few days that the Court will remain in session; and, judging from thi traordinary despatch with which the Record Mr. Russell disposed of the June calendar, me the prisoners now confined in the Tombs will be tried during the next eight days. Fining Absent Grand Jurors, The first business in order after His Honor took bis seat upon the bench was the calling of the panel of grand jurors by the clerk. Only nine gen- Uemen answered to their names, and, by the direc- tion of the Court, the fifteen absentees were each $250. Those who answered to their names w discharged till this morning, when, no doubt, the requisite number of grand jurors Will be ob: The Recorder will fine every grand juror whe fails to attend, for the prisoners now confined in the City Prison cannot be tried until indictments are presented by the Grand Jury. Nothing can be done vy the prosecuting oMcers until the Grand Jury is sworn in, so that it 1s of the utmost itm- portance that the gentlemen summoned to attend as jurors in this Court should be in attendance to-day, Forgery. William Riley, alias Wiillam Devere, alias William Barry, pleaded guilty to forgery in the third de- gree. On the 19th of June the prisoner presented a check to the paying teiler of the Bowery National | Bank, purporting to be drawn by Claus iugen, tor | $80, which turned out to be atorgery, He was | sent to the State Prison for three years, Burglaries and Larcenics. Thomas Agnew pleaded guilty to an attempt at | burgiary in the third degree. The indictment | charged that on the 8th of July he sought to enter the liquor store of Stephen Raleigh, 185 Fourth | avenue, but was detected belore he took any property. Charles Smith was tried and convicted of an at- tempt at grand larceny. He attempted to steai a gla watch and chain irom Fanny Lewitch on the iuth of duly, as she was walking through Bayard street, ph Hunter and John Gerald, who were with entering the apartments of Charies No. 111 Spring street, on the 10th of July, ling @ vest worth $3, pieaded guilty to an attempt at burgiary in the third degree, Vhese prisouers’ were cach sent to the State | Prison for two years and sfx months. | A Youthful Criminal Seat to the Peni-+ tentary. Andrew Theil, a boy, Was found guilty of con- spiring with two youths (who escaped) in stealing a pocketbook, containing $5), irom the house of Louis Kulin, on the 6th of July. As the jury re- commended Lim to mercy, the Kecorder sent Theil to the Penitentary tor cigtiteen months. The testi mony 4s to tus guilt Was Clear and his Honor said he Was a bad fellow. An Assault. John Holland, who, on the 11th of last month, stabbed Catherine Kelly in the arm, plead to assault and battery, One year’s impr ip the Penitentary was the sentence imposed, Petty Larceny. John Woods pleaded guilty to petty jarceny, The allegation preferred against him was that on the 14th of July he stole a qnantity 0! brass cocks and lead pipe, Vaiued at $100, the property of Bernard McDonald, 202 Madison street, Woods was sent to the Penitentary for six months, Acquittal of a Horse Jockey Charged with Barglary. Michael Roach, & horag jockey, wag tried upon a HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET. charg of attempting to burglariously enter tne cigar store of Rudolph Prelwitz, 290 Third avenue, ob the night of the 12th of July. A poliee officer swore that he saw the accused and another man using a jimmy at the door of the complainant, and that aiterwards they jumped upon a Third avenue car. ‘The deiendant gave a satisiactory explanation of the affair, stating that he was a dealer in horses, and rode for Mr. Belmont and James Watson; and other witnesses testified to a state of facts which showed that the officer must have been mistaken. His Honor intimated that there was a reasonable doubt of the guilt of the accused, and the jury ren- dered a verdict of “Not guilty.” A Disagreement. Frederick Taylor and Thomas Welsh were tried upon a charge of grand larceny. The testimony showed that a little boy named Day was sent toa place for eleven duck vests and six gentlemen’s undershirts by his employer, Edward Newell; that Welsh asked the boy to go on an errand for him, and while he was going Taylor came up and took the two bundles from the boy Day's little brother, who accompanied him, The jury failed to agree upon a verdict and were discharged from the iur- ther consideration of the case, SEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT. Assault On an Officer, On Sunday evening, about ten o'clock, as Officer Charles B. Carman, of the Second District Court, was passing Fourteenth street and University place, on his way toward his residence, a man standing upon the sidewalk, evidently inflamed by Nquor, struck at htm violently with his fist. The officer observed the motion and jumped one side in time to &void the force of the ‘blow. The man foowed up the attack, notwithstanding he was informed by Mr. Carman that he was an officer, anda tussie ensued, during which the assailant was thrown to the ground and secured. A patrol- man coming along at the moment assisted in tak- ing him to the station house. Here he gave his hame as John McGrath, of 72 Fourth strect, Brook- lyn. He wasarraigned belore Justice Ledwith yes- terday morning and committed, im default of $500, to answer at the Special Sessions, Larceny on a Coney Island Boat. Mrs, Delia Mulry, of Morris street, Jersey City, Was arraigned before Justice Ledwith yesterday charged with stealing a lace shawl valued at $75 from Mrs. Margaret Tully, wife of Officer James A. Tully, of the second District Police Court, while on the steamboat coming from Coney Island on Sunday. The complainant testified that she found the siawl in the possession of the prisoner, who denied having it, aud when a portion of the shawl hanging from her person was shown her she seized it and threw it overboard, saying, “Go alter it if you want it,” She was held in the sum of $500 to answer. YORKVILLE POLICE COURT. Straus, the Escaped Convict, Within an Ace of Being Again a Free Man. Manuel Straus, alias Charles Josephs, who was on Sunday committed for trial on a charge of petty Jarceny, and who, as stated in the HERALD, was suspected of being an escaped convict, was fully identified as such yesterday by OMcer Sullivan, of Sing Sing. He was, however, within an ace of being again @ free man yesterday morning, and in telling how it is only proper to give due credit to Sergeant Phillips and Keeper ry, of the York- ville Police Court Prison, for the vigilance and ac- tivity displayed by them. Straus, according to the commitment made out on Sunday, was to have been sent to the Tombs esterday morning, It was arranged between his riends that good bail (#500) was to have been given, and before his identification on the more serious charge of being an escaped convict could be completed he would be far away from the city. Sergeant Phillips having assured himself that Straus was none other than the convict Joseptis, he consulted with the keeper down stairs, who agreed to keep the prisoner until an answer toa telegraphic aespatch could be received from Sing Sing. The answer came, and it was soon after fol- lowed by Officer Sullivan, who identified his man. Another complaint was then taken against Straus by Justice Hogan, now sitting, in the a sence ot Justice Bixby, who is in the country, and upon it he was sent to the Tombs, from which piace he will be sent back to prison in Sing Sing morning. On being fully identified, Straus said ped about a month ago by conc himse!f in a barrel. The prisoner, who is a young man, is the son of a very respectable and weaithy Nineteenth ward citizen, COURT CALENDAR THIS DAY Surreme CourT—Belore Justice Pratt.—Nos. 6, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 57, 6634. BROOKLYN COURTS. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Three Divorce Suits in a Day. Before Judge Barnard, There were three divorce cases betore Judge Barnard, sitting in special term of the Supreme Court, in Brooklyn, yesterday. Mary A. Clarkson applies for an absolute divorce from Robert Ciarkson on the ground of adultery. They were married im this city and have continued to reside here, the husband earning @ living as a bouse painter. Two children, both boys, were added to their family, and they lived happily until February, 1871, when Mrs, Clarkson commenced an acuion against her hus- band for an absolute divorce, charging that he had committed adultery with a woman named Sarah Doremus. ‘The deiendant, im his answer, allegea that his Wile had aiso been guilty o: the crime of aduitery, and mentioned the names of James Mcbonald and ove Hoe as being the partners of her guilty picasures. ‘fe cause was reterred to George Kice, and on the Lzth of last month Mrs, Clarksoo w beiore Judge Walsi and liad the detendant arrested on ige oi abandonment and failing to provide for the support of herself and the two chiidren, FP. W. Laver appeared as counsel for piamtit, and William J. wainty Jor the Commis- sioners oi Charities. Pending these proceedings, counse nt, A. ©. Aubrey, got an oraer froin Justice Pratt requiring piaintil Lo show cause why delendant should not be allowed to put in a supplementary answer, setting forth additional acts of adultery on the part of plaintiff, and a further order tO stay the abandonment proceed- i and show cause why they should Dot be set aside altogether. Among the papers submitted was an affidavit setting lorth that Mrs, Clarkson lived at 682 Marcy avenue, irom July or August, 1872, until Mareh of tis year, as the Wite of Joun Nichols, by whom she had two children, ‘The return to the order toe show cause was made yesterday taorning before Justice Barnard, sitting in Special 1erm, who denied that part of the application restraining Judge Walsh irom proceeding With the investigauion of the charge of abaudonment. The application to allow dejendant to file a supplementary answer was granted, KANE’S COMPLAINT, George V. Kane’s charge ii his suit for divorce is, that his wite has h unfaitin He is about y 's old and Was married about two he is @ clerk at a salary of $8a S$ ho Oller property or income ynsequentiy when application was sterday by counsel for Mrs, Kane for ali- and counsel lees, pending the trial of the divorce suit, it met with strenuous opposition from Mr. Kane's counsel, William H. King, Bsq. The motion {or alimony was denied, without prejudice to its renewal, ior the reason that in the January Court Judge Liliott granted defendant an alowance Of $44 week upon a complaint made by her against usband for abandonment. The Court then ordered that plaintim pay defendant's counsel $100 to defend the action, A GOSHEN SULT, A motion was made also for alimony and counsel fees in the action of Susan B. De Hart vs. Francis De Hart for a limited divorce, on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment, desertion and neg- lect of defendant to provide for the support of his wile, Other allegations in the compiaint allege that he on one occaston threw on her a cup of hot coffee, but deendant says that his wife's state- ments are not true, but that she has been in ‘auit, and is of a quarrelsome and cross grained disposition, ‘The parties have jived together as man and wi for seventeen years, in Goshen, Orange county, N. Y., where the plamti has long been known as the Principal baner in tie town, and is reported to be possessed of considerable wealth, During the above named time they have had two chudren, both boys, the eidest being now in the fifteenth year of tis age. Alter counsel had been heard Judge Barnard allowed $5 & week tor alimony and unsel fee of $100 t nit, and granted an r of reference to C. F. Brown, of Goshen, to take testimony and report the same tothe Court, together with his opinion, A NEGRO CRIMINAL SHOT, CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 4, 1873. Some few weeks since a negro man attempted to commit an outrage on the person of a young white lady in Elkhorn township, near Franktort, Ky., and he had to leave the county, On saturday night last he returned, and during the night @ body of men attacked lim, firing apon him abd killing him instanuy. ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING IN BALTIMORE BaLrinore, August 4, 1873. Louis P. Krumm, a cigar deaier on the corner of Front and Baltimore streets, was shot in his store to-day by Nicholas Rich, by the careless handling of shot gun, which was discharged, the contents eae Krumm’s face, inficting probably @ latal ound, The investigation into the charges against Har- bor Master Fros: is not yet conciudea, No testi- mony isto be made public until it has all been taken, MAREET VIEWS. Reform Still Moving On—Tons of Recking Ref- use Carted from Fulton Market—Dr. Janes Looking at Catharine Market—More Work for the Sapp2rs—South Street To Be Cleared—Vesey Strovt Dumping Dock. ‘The tide of sanitary reform moves onward. Hav- ing opened Washington and Fulton markets to the healthiul influences of light and air and stripped away the noisome exerescences which had during scores of years accumulated flith and gencrated stench about them, it will not pause till all our mu- nicipal markets shall be purged of their nuisances and the wholesale poisoning of our foodby foul air and noxious exhalations stopped. There is work for axe and crowbar about the minor markets still, a8 well as for the busy broom and the Health Board should not pause in its beneficent labors till all our great food depots are thoroughly purified, HOW THEY LOOK. Yesterday being Monday was not a lively market day. Washington Market was not thronged, as it always is ona Saturday, but business went on in a quiet, easy Way, hot apparently curtailed by the lopping-off of the gutter booths and the clearing away of the foul deposits under them, Say that we approach the great food reservoir by Vesey street, as 80 many of its frequenters do. Hereto- fore we virtually entered the market when having passed the tombstones of our forefathers in St. Paul’s churchyard and crossed Church street. There we met the domain of the huckster, who, for a great portion of the two blocks thence to the market proper, had hedged in the sidewalks by permanent erec- tions, taking their pomt of departure from a yard within the gutter and running thence toward the middle of the street some fifteen feet. I these booths were women, children and men importuning you to buy all sorts of merchandise except railroad iron and real jewelry. With few exceptions these strect stores are gone. You can see and be seen along the walk. There are chances to buy still; but the cabbages and bonnets, hams and hairbrushes, laces and crockery, fresh meat and vegetables are offered from the basket or barrel-head, or from a board laid on some such movable supports, ‘ MARKET ARCHITECTURE, Coming in sight of the market you look upon a structure which might madden an architect. It looks as though erected by a hundred builders, who each furnished his own plans. But reform, the latest builder, has worked on @ uniform plan. On three sides shed roofs extended from the market walls over the sidewalks and gutter, and from twelve to fifteen feet of the streets, so as to cover the out- side stands. Reform has sheared off these roofs directly over the line of the curbstones. Along Vesey and Fulton streets the roofs remain as the sappers left them, presenting a ragged edge of abridged rafters and curtailed rooting. Above many of the stalls were closed up offices, like large hencoops, approached by ladders or mysterious, narrow stairways. These, in many cases, have been cut in two, leaving exposed a portion of a miniature room, equipped with desk, a chair or stool, Or something made to do duty for one; a rack for hanging clothes, and perhaps a grind- stone, Ob Which to sharpen the long kunile and the efficient cieaver of the deaier m cut me some of these upper appurtenances of the stalls are stiil left open as the reform saw left them. Others have their privacy preserved by a hanging tar- paulin; while others still have boarded up the | aperture and present a blank wali to the admiring Along the market wall are stalls five | passenger. leet wide between the gangways which lead to the inner market. These were not heretofore uniform in width, and those which projected more than the prescribed distance were yesterday cut off to the line, by order of Captain Kettleman, Clerk of the Market. sidewalks are seven feet wide. THE OUTER FRINGE. Outside of this is a strip two feet wide, still oc- cupied by those who beiore the raid held the gutter dooths. On this narrow ledge of commerce some enterprising citizens and citizenesses beg the au- thorities to allow them to carry on the trae by which with more ample range they have hereto- fore condncted large transactions and turned plenty of honest pennies. Here the fat ham wo- nen and the lean fruit women still tempt custom- ers, and they, as well as their neighbors, want to stay. Outside of them, both on Fulton and Vesey Streets, the gutters are open, broken, fliled with uninviting fluids, and the pavements are full of holes and breaks, defying the skill of the most honest broom to clean. still there are importu- | nate petitioners for the privilege to seek bread on this narrow edge of sidewaik. REFORMED WEST STREET. Since the raid the wholesale butchers who tres- passed upon the carrias ‘ay some fifteen feet have found quarters elsewhere to display their qualities of beef, or are waiting todo so. There are still butcher stalls along the inside of the walk next the market wall, but beyond these the public is allowed the walk and may there carry its basket without danger of suffocation or being squeezed into a coroner's case. Overhead the stall owners have covered the jagged edge of roof and rafters by a facing reaching three feet down, making pro- tection against driving storms, and yet leaving room for ight and air, A row of new windows lets them into the inner market—a marked benetit re sulting from the destruction of the outside stalls, PROMISED IMPROVEMENT. Under direction of the Board of Health, Dr. Jud- son, Healih Inspector, gnd Mr. Phyfer, an archi- tect, have just made an inspection of this market, with a view to its better ventilation, and will soon report plans for that purpose to the Board, While the Health Department has this matter in hand it is to be hoped that tt will not aliow the obstruc- tiveness of any other portion of the municipa) machine to defeat the legitimate conclusion of the reform it has here begun. No lame argument of the full occupation of ail docks beiow the market and beyond the danger of contaminat- ing it by the stench of a dumping ground should drive the Béard to consent that Vesey street pier Shall longer be used for this vile purpose; nor should the poverty. of the Pubhe Works Depart- ment prevent the thorough repair or repairing of Vesey and Fulton streets. THE SICKENING DUMPING DOCK, There must be more market room. So ground must be found westward,.o! West Washington Market on the space long used as dumpin: ground. The Dock Commissioners have removed the dumping apparatus, and propose to build a dock jor this purpose further out along the pier, to have it fenced and rooied, so that the discharge of the dirt carts into scows shall be done in a building, to protect the market from dust and vile smelis, This will not satisfy the people whose food is bought and sold in Washington Market. They demand that the street dirt, offal, ashesand garbage shall not be handled in almost immediate contact with their Iruits, meats, vegetables, fowls, butter and cheese. If there isnodock atthe command of the city between Liberty street and Castle Garden it would surely be better to haul these vile precipitations of city life to Varick street pier, as at present, than to allow them passage through West street, be- tween Washington and West Washington alarkets, and then down the side of the latter, to be laden at the same door where we receive our food, FULTON MARKET SHORN, A large squad of laborers, with carts, were hard at work yesterday excavating and removing the tons of filth which has slumbered so many years beneath the coffee and fruit stands over gutters and sidewalks. On Sunday morning, as the sappers labored at tearing down the sheds, it had veen found necessary to use cisinfestants freely, to pre- Vent injarious effects from the noxious vapors lib- erated by the demolition. Sunday afternoon's pouring rain storm helped to Kl away the nuisance; yet there was an ample residnum yester- day to employ a large ony ail day and to con- vince all who scanned it that there was reason in the judgment of the Health Board that the exist- ence of the booths was an invitation to disease and cause thereof. Along Fulton street side the roof over the pave- ment had been repaired before the shanties were “pulled,” and there the market looks strangely, though not 80 positively uncouth as when viewed from South street. There the roof is jagged and disfigured with projecting, bare timbers, On that side it appears like three low houses jomea by sloping roots covering the intervening spaces, In front of them is an open, wide verandah, filled with refreshment and fruit stands; and stil in front of this is a flagged walk, filteen feet wide, where the coffee and fruit stands no jonger stand. This space has been stolen from the street by hungry politi- clans, Wisning to makes stores at cheap rentals for their brothers-ii-iaw and friends, Wao came handy in supplying funds for caucus purposes and to pay “for printing and folding votes.”” SOUTH STREET'S NEED. This strip, not uceded for footwalks, and useless now as # source Of political corruption, should at once be restored to the street. It is urgently re- quired by the throngs of vehicles constantly passing through south street. No plea of jack of money should permit Commissioner Van Nort to dela this just restitution for aday. A few hundred uol- jars will cover the expense, aud they could be more profitably used here than in ornamental work on Broadway or Fifth avenue. MORE WORK FOR THE SAPPERS, Through some clerical mistake the holders of stores and stands over the gutters, and obstructing the roadway in South street, between Beekman street and James slip, were not warned to remove their structures in compliance with the order of the Board of Health, which had deciared them nuisances, They are next im order, and will prob- In front of these stands the | ably occupy the attention of the crowbar prigaae this or to-morrow evening, unless sooner abated by their owners, They bave been eyesores and pests to the large share of our citizens who have vecasion to Pass them on the way to the upper ferries. Besides being une cause of filtn and stench | The Mayor at they have nearly biocked up the too narrow sidewalks, making it a feat of terror to under- take a passage on foot irom Fulton Market to the Hunter’s Point steamers, CATEARINE MARKET, Dr. Janes made an inspection of Upper and Lower Catharine Market houses yesterday. He was accompanied by Inspector Gridley, Director of the Sanitary Sappers. They looked closely into the nuisances wuieh cluster about these fine market buildings, and the Doctor will probably make @ report to the Board at its meeting to-day. The HERALD reporter, who met the ofiictals while he was on his regular tour tor the public good, does not pretend to say what Dr. Janes @ay condemn or recommend, but in his opinion the city will 800n miss some sources Of stench, Buch as the ob- struction of the South street gutter by an oyster stand, and similar trespasses along Catharine slip. The crowbars will come, CENIRE AND SPRING STREET MARKETS, ‘The occupants of these markets apparently gain discretion trom the clearings of the unclean places in Washington and Fulton Markets. The gutters have been more carefnily attended to lately in both places, and are now quite free from foul accumula- tions, Stands at hot struct the sidewalks to the detriment of public convenience, but they present no such flagrant of- fences as those corrected by the Board of Health down town. THE MUNCKS TRAGEDY. Continuation of the Inquest Before Cor- oner Herrman—Uncle Munks and His Infatuated Wife Give Their Testimony— The Full Story of the Three Weeks‘of Crime and the Fatality. The inquest which was begun by Coroner Herr- THE CIVIC OFFICES. “The Branch” and Burglars im Commissioner Van Nort’s Office—Bold Vil- lains Bursting a Tin Cupboard and Taking Nothing—The Comptrol- ler’s Office Transmogrified—In- dignant Taxpayers Again. Mayor Havemeyer was not at the executive of- fices yesterday, and, as a consequence, there was nothing of interest transpiring there during the day. His Honor is expected to return irom Long Branch to-day, where he has been to find out “what are the wild waves saying” and to stretch himself in the brine, &c, Quite alittle stir was made in the offices of the Department of Public Works yesterday consequent upon the discovery of the fact that one of tle sales had been broken open after the closing of the of- markets still cover and ob- | fees on Saturday evening. It appears that om Sunday Mr. Charles E, McClenahan, one of the gen- tlemen attached to the Department, visited the of- fice to look over some papers, and, after remaining there some little time, discovered that the doors of the safe were not locked, Upon examination he found that THB SAFE HAD BEEN OPENED and the two doors were closed in such a way that they lapped, and the bolts were thrown. Upon taking hold of the handles he found jt was impossi- ble either to open the doors or to close them, for they were not closed by some three inches fn the man on Saturday in the case of John Frederick | Position in which they were left. Upon opening Muncks, who committed suicide on Friday night at 49 Ludiow street, was yesterday continued. Some interest was manifested in the proceedings, owing to the peculiar circumstances, deceased being nephew of Charles Augustus Muncks, whose wife had been for afew weeks past cohabiting with the unfortunate suicide. The peculiarity of the case was that the uncle’s infatuation for his wife led him to forgive her all her sins, while her infatua- tion for the nephew was so unbounded that she was willing to commit suicide at the same time as he did, and in fact attempted to do so to prove ner devotion to him, : The following was the evidence taken yester- jay :— Valentine Renck, of 49 Ludlow street, was the first wit- ness sworn:—!o day a week ago the young man and woman came to me aud rented one room on ird floor; they said their names were Muncks: they took the room for a month, the woman paying the rent; 1 think they suid they Were man and wile; two days af- terward they said to him that if a man with a black mus- tache came inquiring for them to say that they had moved away; I saw them several times each day’ while they were in the house ; they used to go out together tur meals; on Friday evening at nine o'clock Mr. Muncks the elder came and said he had been told by a man !n Grand street that there was a young couple living there, and went up tw their room; about five minutes afterwards heard the report of a prsiol, and was told that somebody was shot; Ithen seni tor an officer, and went up with him, one man was standing at the door, the other was lying on uhe bed, and the woman was standing near; saw no pistols; when the young man was carried down stairs he died. The following testimony was given by Charles Augustus Muncks, the uncle of the deceased :— Charles Augustus Muncks being sworn said :—t reside at 75 kuighth street, Willlamsburg; I am married to Hattie Muncks, whose maiden name was Sheerboum; three years; always lived hap- fth ot July, when i accused her Of being too intt th my nephew, John Frederick Moncks; she denied it; on July 9 T came home at our o'clock P. M.; 1 found ‘she had leit with iny nephew, taking her clothes with her; I received a letter’ on the Monday following trom Boston, wherein my nephew stated that he was living very happy with we have been married pily till about the my wile. ard that they would go to California, and that | about them; about half an x they both came in the to Boston was only a ¢ house and told them Ishould not trouble inyse hour after receiving the store and told me that th frolic; 1 gave them the ke: to go hom wile; my nephew that evening said he would commit fuicide, and. scratched himselt on. the arm; on Thursday, the ith, told them both to go away atid tarned them out of doors; they went away ; on sunday following t met her at 329 Past were living; Lasked rtocome noine with me, which she refused; 1 also und that her trunk was taken away ; on the si found them both at my nouse and chasti next day I heard that they were residing at 226 West ‘Twenty-sixtn street, but on going there I found they had ¢ same day I met both of them at her sister's and them again, asked her to some to my honse; she re- fused, and Iconsulted a lawyer about getting a deed ot separation; hearing that she Texided with iy nephew at 49 Ludiow street, under the name ot Mr. and Mrs. Martin, T went there and sew the landlord, who told me to go up stairs; I went up stairs, opened the door and entered the my nephew was ly is back on the bed, with thes on; my wife sald, “We are not going to ‘shoot ‘ou’; Lasked her to come outside, as 1 wished to speak Wher; T then attempted to get’ the pistol trom her, when it went off; at the same moment my nephew fired his pistol off; they took $409 of mine before they lett tor Boston, $100 of which they returned; I had” brought my nebhew up since three years ago; he served one year in the Penitentiary; never intended to kill him; never carried a pistol. Dr. Cushinan, the Coroner’s deputy, testified to death having been the result of a pistol shot wound in the chest. Oflicer Jeremiah Rogers, of the Tenth precinct, testified to having been summoned after the shoot- ing, and to having found deceased, the woman, aud Mancks, in the room. The following was the testimony of Mrs. Munck: Hattie Moncks was the next witness examined, and being sworn, ste said;—I resided last at 49 Ludlow street; am married to Charies Augustus Muncks; have bee Married for three years; I took a furnished room with my husband's ephew last londay; Frederic always boarded us since we were mar- ried; my hasband always supported me a treated me well: about three weeks ago my busba accused me of being intimate with his nephew and [ left my husband 1 company with his nephew ; we never were {intimate betore we left; we went to Bosten and stayed five day took $100 with us; we came back to New York, intending to go to California; went to my sister's and then to Mr. Muncks’ store: he toid us we should go home, as we were torgiven; I went home; Frederick went t New York, where he was arrested; he came home the next day sick; I too« care of him; he stayed five days In the house when my husband put us 3 with Fred and went to 329°Eleventh street ere we stayed for five or six days: my husband wanted me to come home but I would not go, so he told me to send tor my trank; whie there he kicked me down stairs; he sent me my trunk; he never told me he would kill me; I then went to 246 West Tweuty-sixth street, where | took furnished room; I heard that my husband found out where we were, so we went to 49 Ludlow street under the name of Morton; 1 told the landlord not to let ny husband come up stairs, as I was afraid he would com mence to fight w th Freddy again; Lonly had six cents hand pnt me out or the house; we lived by my pawning # pair of bracelets and working for a couple of days in a concert raioon ; on Thursday last T was at 's when my husband came there and asked me tw go home with Tasked him to give me time and he would get an answer; he seemed satisfied to w: Freddy said tome on Friday morning that if he h pistol he would take his life, as he expected his uncle; told lim we did not have any money to buy pistols «tid he would like to pawn my. watch; I told wid; he pawned the waich and a diamond ring, for which he got iy and bought the two pistois; we both resolved to take our lives in case my ‘husband should e again; about ten o'clock my husband en- tered the door by pushing it open, it being locked on the inside; he asked me to come outside; 1 told him { would notgo'to night; 1 had a pistol In my hand; Freddy also had his pistol in is hand, and berore Lcould fire at my- self my husband attempted to take It away from me, and it discharged, slightly injuring me; I saw deceased shoot himselt; Freddy was a married tan; his wile is living in Hester street: Freddy has served a term of imprison- ment in the Penitentiary, No further witnesses were summoned, and Coro- ner Herrman briefy addressed the jury, teiling them that no evidence whatever had been given to show that the death of John F. Muncks was not caused by a pistol shot wound inflicted by himself. The jury retired, and after short deliberation brought in a@ verdict that deceased “came to his death by suicide, by shooting himself at 49 Ludlow street, August 1, 1873.7 few words of sympathy for The Coroner, with charles A. Muncks, discharged him from custody, and with a few words of reprimand for Mrs, Muncks, discharged her also, Mrs, Muncks left the examination room with her fatner and sister. FLOATING OFFAL. Prompt and Energetic Action of the Heaith Board and the Pilot Commis- sion as to the Floating Offal—What ‘Was Done by the New York Rendering Company on Saturday. If the offal contractors of either New York or Brooklyn violate the law by throwing offal in the harbor it will not be because vigilant measures are not taken by the New York health authorities. In this they are supported by the Pilot Commission, and it was believed by the latter yesterday that a clear case of violation of the law had been de- tected, but subsequent inquiry showed that the pi ot who gave the information was stigntly in error, The Board of Health send an inspector with the tug that conveys the New York Render- ing Company's offal, and it is also watched by the State Inspector. On Saturday the Health Board in- gpector Went on board the tug General Sheridan, which towed the rendering boats and their con- tents out to sea, about turee miles to the cast of the Highland light. This was further out to sea than even the law requires, The vigilance of the Health Department of the city will not be relaxed in any way, and it is believed that the nuisance recently complained of will not occur again. The Health Board bas reason to believe that large numbers of the dead horses recently seen in the Narrows were thrown there from the Long Island shore. The harbor authorities are following up that suspicion, and if these offenders are found they will be summarily dealt with. THE GREENWICH STREET FIRE. Fire Marshal Sheldon, who was to have contin- ued yesterday the investigation into the store- house fire in Greenwich street, postponed it indefi- nitely, pending further inquiries, He thinks the fire originated on the fourth floor. The oMcers in charge oi the atarehouse are of the same opinion, 4 y {came home at night and went ont with my | the safe yesterday morning it was found that a small strip of iron in the edge ofthe left hand door just above the bolt-slot had been broken out, but there is no doubt that this was done after tho safe had been opened by the intruders on Satur- day bight. There were no marks or scars on the outside of the safe, and tt must have been opened with a key. The motive for the burglarions effort is a mys- tery, as the “safe’’—which tt is a shame to dignify by that name, for itis nothing more than a sheet- tron closet, and no one gver assumed that it was; either burglar or dreproof—contained nothing but duplicate and triplicate vouchers from the Bureau, of Sewers. No one could have served any purpose: whatever by stealing the whole of them beyond realizing five or six cents per pound for the paper. ‘The original are all preserved in the Comptroller's office, and copies are entered in two distinct sets of books in this department, so that it would be impossible to destroy the record contained in them without destroying also these books and the originals, But the tunny thing about it is that NOT A PAPER had been disturbed, so far as can be ascertained, Many of the upper papers in the pigeon holes were dusty on top, and there was no sign of finger | marks even in the dust. The only theory that seems to hold water was one suggested by a clerk yesterday to Mr. Barker. It willbe remembered that some ago the HERALD ublished an exposé of certain overtures made to he keeper of the City Hall to permit some lawyers to make extracts from the books in the oftice of. the Collector of Assessments. The work was to be done at night by collusion with the keeper, and the conspirators expected, upon the coples of records so obtained, to bring actions against the city on behalf of the persons assessed to vacate their assessments, This is a good-paying business when it can be done; but access to the books was needed in this case, 80 a8 to Monopolize the whole business and make a general strike along the lines ofthe whole novie army ol tax payers ior twenty- five per cent of the amount recovered. Keeper Sutton was offered five per cent on the whole amount, which would have been somewhere between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000, but he is TOO NICE A MAN to do “sich” (he said he was “too old to begin it now”), and went and tcld the Mayor all about it, | Well, at the time that offer was made to ‘Charlie,”? the Collector of Assessments occupied the rooms now occupied by that portion of Commissioner Van Nort’s offices, in which this “busted” in closet is situated, and it is thought just possible that some assessment-vacating “‘shyster’’ put up the job to ute the records, and was ignorant of the fact | the office of the Collector had been removed. Quite possible! but it was a failure if that was the idea, QUITE A TRANSFORMATION is now being effected in the Comptroller’s office. All the high ornamental glass partitions now used to aivide the bureau and offices of the different clerks are being removed, and in their stead will be erected stout black walnut railings to divide the desks and various portions of the omce. The rooms now occupied Ks 4 the City Chamberlain wilt also be occupied by the Department of Finance Lo eee @, by the Comptroller’s personal force, The Assistant Aldermen did not get a quorum together yesterday. An adjournment until Monday next at two o'clock Was therefore directed, THE ASSESSMENT INVESTIGATION was continued yesterday under the auspices of the Supervisors special committee in the chamber of the Board of Aldermen; present, Supervisors Koch, McCafferty and Cooper. The scope of in- quiry comprised property in the Twelftn, Nine- teenth and r'wenty-second wards, Mr. Jacob Mack, of 261 West Thirty-fourth street, complained that a house owned by him, 339 West Fortv-fourth street, was assessed this year at $14,000, whereas iast year it was valued at $8,000, John D, Taylor, living at 820 Third avenue, said that he owned two lots in Sixty-filth street, between First and Second avenues, on which he had just built two houses. A valuation had been made of $11,000 on each house, and he believed that an assessment should have been made on va- cant lots, as the buildings were not in process of construction when the valuations were made, Mr. J. H. Camp sent a letter to the committee, in wh.ch he states that a house owned by him on 126th street, which rents for $500, had been valued at $4,000, He also owned a lot on 126th street, be~ tween Third and Fourth avenues, that brings ina rental of $300. It was assessed at $1,700, Herman Zeige, living at and owning the house No, 314 West Forty-tirst street, has been assessed at $13,000. A house at No. 308in the same street, although much larger and more valuable, was assessed at only $8,000, Mr. George Lauer, of No, .346 West Forty-first street, owns four houses in that street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, Two of his houses were valued this year at $10,000 each and two at $7,000, an increase over last year of $6,700 in the net vain- ation. He brought evidence to show that the two houses valued at $7,000 were worth more than the others valued at $10,000, Mr. Ludwig Lauer, living in Morrisania, owns houses Nos, 343 and 345 West Forty-fourth street. The valuation on these houses has increased from $5,000 in 1867 to $13,0000n each house, Last year he appeared before the assessors and made com- plaint against the assesament. They said that the valuation was not excessive, and added $1,000 to the valuation on account of his complaint, Mrs, Margaret Watchen complained that the house corner of Forty-eignhth street and Eleventh avenue was excessively taxed. The railroad which runs through Kileventh avenue, and the presence of factories, foundries, &c., around, ren- der the house almost uninhabitable, ‘The assess- ment is $12,000, being an increase of $4,000 on that of last year, William Dobbins stated that the assessment on two lots in 134th street has been increased from $800 to $1,200 each this year. The lots would sell Joy more last year, He was in addition assessed $318 for Nagging the sidewalks, David Christie complained that a tenement house owned by him, at No. 430 West Forty-eighth street, is assessed at $13,000, which 18 more than it. would sell fox, Other houses in the neighborhood, much better than his, are assessed less, A number of additional complaints similar to those given were entered, and at three o’ciock the committee adjourned till to-day. > A WILY CONVICT. Another Futile Attempt to Draft “Wes Allen”=—He Feigns Sickness and Still Remains at Sing Sing Prison. ‘The irrepressible ‘Wes Allen” is likely to prove an “elephant” on the hands of the prison authorities at Sing Sing. <A draft of fourteen convicts was made yesterday, to replace the same number of men returned from Auburn Prison last week, Allen being among them. The latter, it may be mentioned, has occupied a dark cell and has been fed on bread and water since his nitro-giyeerine achieyement. When the guard went to take him out he was found lying on the floor of jis cell, apparently anable to move, and when the handcutts were adjnsted on him he sank to tie floor as though utterly prostrated by iliness, While the other convicts were being marched to the ratiroad depot Allen was conveyed there in an ambulance allowing himseli to be lifted out of the vehicie anc laid on the platform by four of the keepers, He lay apparently in the last stage of existence, hig convict’s garb half torn from his back, his head rudely bandaged and a deathly pallor overspreading his features. Before many minutes had eiapsed @ large crowd gathered around the wily jailvird, many of the “knowing ones’? ingairmg of each other as to the next dodge “Wes would adopt. Nearly all agreed, however, that he was feign- ing illness preparatory to last and desperate effort to bre: away from his custodians on the way to Auburn He was subse asl examined by the prison phy- sician, who informed one of the inspectors stand: ing near that Alien was very sick, ana, in his opinion, would die on the road if taken up to Auburn. The Inspector thereupon ordered him to be taken back to the prison. 1s thought by out siders that Allen has again proved himself “toe smart” for the vrison authorities at Sing Sing,