The New York Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1873, Page 12

10 NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET. ——_—_— TAR AND FEATHERS, —_+—_—— Another Day in the Kelsey Inquest at Oyster Bay. A PARTY OF KNOW NOTHINGS, Julia Smith Sammis, the “Innocent Cause” of All the Trouble, THE LITTLE SHE KNOWS ABOUT IT. Maggie McCauley’s Bad Memorv. THE NOW AND THEN OF IT. The Tar Party Springs a Trap on the Coroner. THE AUDIENCE AND THE EVIDENCE. OystTeR Bay, L, L, Sept. 24, 1873, A very large audience was assembled at the Kelsey inquest proceedings, before Coroner Bay- liss, most of them, no doubt, being drawn thither by the announcement that very important evi- dence was to be elicited; that one or more wit- nesses were to be examined in secret session, and that Mrs, Julia Smith Sammis was to be examined as a witness also, There 18 the liveliest interest manifested all through this part of the island to obtain a glimpse of this young lady, and in Hunt- ington, where she resides, her residence and Kelse y's grave in the old cemetery are tne two “sights” sought by all strangers. Mrs, Sam- mis came over this morning by wagon from Hun- tington, accompanied by her husband, Royal Sam- mis; her sister, Miss Abby Smith, and the servant in her grandmother's family, Margaret McCauley. They occupied a parlor in the Nassau House, where the inquest is being held, Royal appeared several times during the morning session in the Coroner’s court, and was watched with considerable curiosity by those who recognized him. An evidence of the alarm felt by the implicated persons is to be found in the peculiar circumstance that they have been at work to find witnesses fot the Coroner, and have subpcenaed them them- selves. Two of these witnesses, the Halls, father and son, it appears, were subpa@naed by James McKay, brother of John McKay, who is in the same condition of implication, in fact, as Royal Sammis, Dr. Banks, Claudius Prime, Arthur I, Hurd and others. The Halls were a kind of bombshell while they lasted. Mr. N. G. Brush was summoned by John McKay, The greater part of the audience was composed of rustic men in rustic attire, Some are farmers, others are farm laborers, haifa dozen were proba- bly village loafers—thoge indispensable adjuncts to every smail community, who tilt their chairs back on the hotel piazzas, know everybody in the piace and appear to wiittle sticks and tle curious knots | in twine fora living, Perhaps half of the audi- ence was made up of uncouth looking men, who, as they themselves exp their calling, “foller the sea’’—fishermen, clam-diggers, oystermen and | “Sound” sailors. One of the witnesses was of this class, the Captain of the Jane ©. Harris, a six foot four man, young and lithe looking, clad im plain attire, but with a very frank expression offeature and speech, A good many of the specta- tors were in their shirt sleeves, five-cighths of them had their pants tucked in their boots, and one eighth had their trousers turned up at the bottom. The loquacious old “Doctor,” a tall, slatty, an- | tiquated man, with very white hair and a very red, cleanly shaven face, had on a newly-washed linen duster. On previous days, im consequence of the warmth, he usually had his | heavy drab coat over his left arm, his hat in his leit hand and the Bible in his right, as he held the book while the Coroner administered the Gath to the witnesses. Among the better known spectators present were Justice Monfort, of Hunt- ington; ex-Alderman Chipp, of New York; Charles F, Duryea, Mr. Stanbrough, of Smithtown, and other weil known gentlemen, ing for me, and to tell about Kelsey's strag- les, and I said, sey didn’t struggle much the it time I had hold of him;” {said it in a joking ‘Way; it was a joke, To Mr. Platt—When I made that remark it was a isehood, Thomas Hall, a portly, decent looking old gentile- Tan, was next sworn and testified in answer to . Platt:— I live at Huntington; I was not on Mrs. Oakley’s premises ou the night of November 4; | did not see Charies G. Kelsey that night; I did not see any masked parties that night; I don’t know who | was subpoenaed by ; I don’t remember telling Alderman Van Schaick, of New York, that | had Kelsey at my house and that that was the reason he couldn’t be found; if 1 did tell bim that it was a joke, (Laugh- ter.) Imet Henry F. Kelsey on the morning alter or soon after this occurrence, and he told me that Charles had come home, he thought, that might; that be (Charles) had left his overcoat, his watch, and part of his chain, as J understood, on the watch; that the chain had been broken in the atroggle, and that they were in pursuit of the parties; didn’t know that Charles and Henry did not live together; I always supposed till now that all the Kelseys lived together; | think I met Henry aboyt Duryea’s Hotel or in front of Euterpean Hall. i ‘Theodore Hall was next sworn, He testified—I am the son of the last witness, 80 It 18 saic. s Mr. Platt—Well, we'll give you the benefit of the joubt. Witness continued—I do not live with him; Ilive near him; James McKay subpensed me, and handed me a suopena to hand to my father; about @ week or (en days after Kelsey was tarred and feathered I was going down the village and met Wm. Kelsey; I crossed over and asked him if the shirtand boot found at Lioyd’s Beach was his brother's, and he said he didn’t know, he said he believed his brother was home that night and leit his coat and watch, and about four inches of chain hanging to the watch; about a month afterward I met him, and he said the shirt and boot were his brother’s; that was just before the examination last fall, be- fore Judge Monfort; when | asked him about the boot and shirt, and he said he didn’t know if they were his brother's, he said he had seen them; 1 have seen Keisey’s watch and chain, but not since November 4, To a Juror—Mr. Kelsey and I were alone when this conversation occurred; no one else heard us; I crossed the street to ask him about it; I attached no importance to it at the time. ‘fo Mr. Young—I am positive I remember all he said about it at the time, although | attached no importance to it at the time; he didn’t tell me of the cuffs being leit at home; nor about a knit ge nor # shirt, nor a@ collar; I asked him about the watch and chain; he showed me the length of the chain on his finger this way (illustrating); [made no further inquiries; I never thought anything about {t until 1 heard of the whole chai being found on the body; | went to the village that day to go to the Post Oftice, and, looking jor a farm to work on shares, | inquired about the farm of all the farmers saw; Ican’t remember the name of any man I spoke to that day about it; I don’t know that I spoke to any one about it. Mr. Young—And yet you went to the village on that business that day?—A. Yes, sir; 1 was loafing around. Mr. Young—Was that your general business, loafing around the village? A. Yes, sir; it was about that time, ‘to Mr, Platt—Willtam didn’t have Charles Kel- ey’s watch with him at that time. james Haggerty, a curious-looking, cunning-faced individual, was next sworn and testified—I live at Huntington; I worked at home on the 4th of No- vembe! did not work at Dr. Banks’ nor Mrs. Oakley's; Isaw no disguised parties that night; did not see Kelsey that night; worked for Dr. Banks last year; might have worked for him toward the end of last November; it was three or four days or @ week after the 4th oi November before I went to work for him; 1 know Mrs. Oakley’s servant girl; I suppose I wus suppeenaed here because I work around Oakley's and Dr, Banks’; I never talked with Mrs. Oakley’s servant about the Kelsey affair; no one ever spoke to me before that of watching for Kelsey or wanted me to help gar and feather him. James would not draw a prize anywhere as a wit- ness, for while he would not deny many things point blank he didn’t remember them. Wm. J. Oliver, of No, 11 John street, New York, _ ‘was next sworn:—lI reside in Brooklyn and am & clerk; I am acquainted with arthur M. and Claudius B, Prime; they formerly had a shop in New York, at No. 9 John street; I suppose I have known them three or lour years; I used to meet Arthur quite often on the premises No. 9 John ; there is one entrance to both houses, Nos. 9 the first time I saw Arthur Prime alter the tarring and feathering I had a conversation with him about the affair; [remember the substance of it; being the first tme I had seen him alter his re- moval to Huntington | asked him how he liked it, and be said, “Very much; after speaking gen: erally about various matters he said, “We had SOME RED HOT FUN the other night; we tarred and feathered a mun named Kelsey—(seusation and sounds of “\Wheny")—he said the reason they tarred and feathered him was because he was making himself obnoxious to a certain young lady and sending ob- scene letters; Ido hot mean to say that this is his exact language, but the other expression about the “red hotlun’ is in bis words, word lor word: after some lurther conversation on other subjects we parted, and I have not seen him since. Alter recess Mr. Oliver was recalled and sald he had had no ill .eeling against Arthur M. Prime: 1 have told a person that Arthur M. Prime had told the foreman of our establishment substantially the same story as he told me. What is the foreman’s name ? The witness hesitated for some time and then stated that he did not desire to give the name; that he did not desire to involve the joreman in the macter. The Coroner compelled an answer and Mr. Oliver said, “His naive 1s Nelson B. Smith and he can be found at No. 11 Jolin street.” Stephen K. Gould was next examined, and testified:—I live in Huntington; I was in the vil- lage on the evening of November 4 last; 1 didn’t see Kelsey that evening; I was at the political meeting that evening; when it was over | went over to Squire Duryea’s, and irom there went When Margaret McCauley was called to the stand | home; the first I baie ol ben hen tt on bd is i : . . | ng of Kelsey was the next day, about two o'clock ; in the afternoon there was quite a buzz of excite: TaIBRAr said to) Wood that when Kelsey was ment. She isa young girl and good looking, but | nied {rom the tree he couldn't speak or stand, gave her answers with a poll-parrot glibness and | Nathaniel B. Brush, a resident of Huntington, instantaneousness that seemed scarcely to allow ber time to think of the answer she was making. MYSTERIOUS FACT ABOUT A “YAWL BOAT.” Abratam rier was called as the first wit- ness, and testified in answer to Mr. Platt:— live at Mount Sinai, Suffolk county; Iam cap- tain of schooner Jane ©, Harris, hailing from Port Jefferson; I was captain of that vessel last Noveu- ; onthe night of November 4 last I believe I ssman’s dock with my vessel, near i; Lhad a yawl boat with my vessel; it was on the davits; we used it that night (Novem- line ashore; after we run bowsprit wit a “painter; it was probably so: | wiere about midnight; I slept aboard my vessel that night; in the morning I found my yawi under the “counter,” aft; it was a different place from Where the yawl was fastened the night before; I didn’t notice anything unusual about the appear- ance of the boat next morning; I thought some one from the yard might have used ber; I didn't Suppose any of the crew had used her, because they knew I wanted her made fast after being used, under the bowsprit; [don’t know what time Iwent to bed that night; next day I heard quite “a time” about the Kelsey afta Aid en a a bloody shirt being found on the beac! don’t know t | Theard any noises about the shore that night; I | 1 don't know but I did, and I don't know as I dic Ican't say that Iremember any man whowas in my crew at that time, as the trade J run in | is & pretty hard one and men don’t often stay over a fortnight, I sometimes put their names down when | pay them; but it olten hap- pens ii idon't know the man I put him down as unknown; Ihave got the book With me (pecket diary produced), but | don’t know that I can read | the notes now; 1 don't write weil; it’s a kind 0’ Chinese writiv’ (laughter) ; here 1s an entry about ®@ load of wood LT brought to Mr. Crossman's yard on November 4, Q Who dixyoun pay wages to about that time? A. Po the men Thad with me (laughter) ; I don't Know as | can find any names here; it ‘d require @ lawyer to keep track of ‘em. (Laughter.) Withess examined lis Look some time and then ory “1 don’t kuow as | can make tt out. (Laugh- Tr A. Have you any ol ion to my looking at that book’ A, (Dubiously), Well, you can look at some parts of it (laughter); you can sit down here; the devil couldn't read it, hardly (laughter). Lawyer aud witness mined the book together and witness pointed out vartous entries, to one of Which he remarked, “see, there’s something about somebody being | " The search was finally abandoned, To a Juror—I don’t know toatl remarked any- thing to the crew next morning about t i being moved, but I think it quite likely I swore was next exaimin He testified :—I knew Charles J. Kelsey; | was subpoenaed by John McKu I suppose I’ was subpoepaed by McKay to tell a con- versation I had had with W m Kelsey; William J, Wood came to the shop where I work and said he wanted us, at William Kelsey's request, to go up and hunt for Charley, as he (William) thought he had committed suicide; William Kelsey told me while [was at his house that Charley came into his room, stayed thete a little w! out; be said that harley wore some old clothes that he used to ‘tend mason in; that he wore oid shoes aud went away Without any shirt on; | asked him how he knew it, and he said all. his shirts were home; said he did not see his brother Charles that night: he said he time; 1 don’t think T a that was; William said he was abed when Charles came in; le said he knew Charles’ step and heard him come in. Margaret MeCauley was sworn, with, three fingers on the Bible, and as the vath was put to her she said, “I DON'T BELIBVB KELSEY JS DEAD!” anger) By Mr. Pfatt—Do you regard the oath you have just taken as binding? A.1 don’t suppose Kelsey is de (Question repeated.) 1 will tell the truth, but | Gon’t think he is dead. Witness examimed—I reside at Mrs. Oakley's; have lived there two years; I recollect the night Kelsey was tarred and feathered there; I saw Dr. Banks on that evening at about a quarter to seven o'clock; saw him then at the Post Ofice; I saw Royal Sammis that evening between half-past six or seven; it Was after [saw Dr. Banks, and he was oing through the vilage; he was going toward Mrs. Oakley's in a wagon; I don’t know whether there was anybody else in the wagon; I leit Mrs. Oakley's house about half-past six; I went up to the Rev. Father Crowley’s; got there @bout seven o'clock, and remained there the first part of the evening; 1 got home to Mrs, Oakley’s about ten o'clock; I didn’t meet Royal on the way home; I didn’t see him at the house when I got home; I don’t Know at what time he went away; I had not heard that Kelsey was to be tarred and feathered; had never seen people watching for him; 1 aid not see Dr. Banks there on Sunday evening, November 3; I was at home that evening; when 1 went home from Father Crowley's | wentin at the front door; Lusually go in atthe back door; when I got in I saw Mrs. Oakley, Miss Julia Smith and Miss Abby Smith; Mra. John McKay was in the house and that ts all; I did not see John McKay there; they were all in the sitting room; they did not tell me what had happened, Q. Was Miss Charlotte Merritt there’ A sir; I don’t know where Miss Merritt is no’ used to go to scliool in Huntington; I never heard any one say where she lived; Dr. Banks was nov wome. (Laughter,) there; 1 don’t know whether they were talk- ‘Thomas H. Brush, a sallow-faced man in black | ing about Kelsey; I passed through the attire, being sworn, testiied—I live at Hunting- | room and went to my own room: there was a light ton. near the harbor, on the east side; I was in the | in the Kitchen; there were men in the yard; I Village on the night of November 4, 1 1 was at | looked out, but did not go out; I think there were Dr. Banks’ residence about seven o'clock that evening; I did not call there afterward tnat might; i know where Mrs. Oakley lives; J was on her prem- ises that night; about @ minute after I leit Dr. Banks’ J did not find the Doctor either at home or at Mrs, Oakiey’s; was looking jor the Doctor aud found him perhaps ten minutes afterward down in the village; I wanted a prescription from him; | beueve 1 saw him two or three times that evening; | iound him first at the Post Office, and Went with him to ogee arug store; I don’t re- member Who Was in the store; don’t know whether 1 vaw A, 1. Hurd, Arthur Prime or John Mc! there; 1 saw Dr. banks afterward at Dr. Sheppard I then went to the rege meeting; 1 think the meeting was over about ten or perliaps eleven O'CiOCK; was not again on Mrs. Oakley's premises that nigit; I went home; I met no dis- used parties op the street; | heard no talk about tarring and feathering anybody; I might have seen Kelsey about the village that aight, but I can- No swear to it, 4 Have you told peopie that “REISEY DIDN'T SQUIRM MUCH aller you got hold of him?” A. Yes— (laughing) —1 delleve I did: I said, J believe, that Kelsey didn’t siraggie” much ajter | had hold of him the last time; I woid it @Jonn B. Scudder; Sidney Reeves Stvod by and heard my remark. To a Juror—I never had hold of Kelsey in my Fr, made that remark Pp those men, but when down to iacts I swear | ne Bascoee ou acts ear I never put my Witness ten explained that Scudder was tarest- about twenty or thirty; Isaw no light out there; I couldn't tell who any of them were. q. Were there fifty or sixty men there? A, I didn’t count them. 2 x Q. Did you smell any tar out there? A. Yes, sir, Q. What were the men doing? A. I don’t know; AI they were making a noise. Q. What did you think they were doing? Supposed they Were tarring and feathering Kelsey. Q. Did you think that as soon as you smelt the tar? A. Yes, sir. Q. What made you think they were tarring and feathering Kelsey when you smelt the tar? A.J don’t know, ne, No one had spoken to you about it before? A. jo, sir. On I hold here your testimony, taken before Justice Monfort last fall, in whic you say “There was no noise in the yard, everything was still;”’ now you say there was noise; which of those staiements is true? A. (witness blushed rosy red and hesitated) Isuppose if I said last fall there ‘wus @ noise it was true; Iaon't remember now, Q. Did you ask anybody abgut the tar or what they were doing with it? A. No, sir, . Moone atall? A. No, sir. ir. Platt—Let me read you this frox your testi- mony last fail; (reading) “I asked Charlotte about une tar.” Is that true, or is what you say to-day true? A, Ldon’t know. I don’t remember, it is 80. long ago, I told the trath then, I suppose. q. And what you say now isnottrue? A. barrassed,) itis true, I suppore J did ask bi A WITNESS’ MEMORY. we, Were those men in the yard disguised? A, 10, sir. @, Let me read this for you from your former testimon. “The men in the yard were disguised,” Was that true? A. (Witness much discomposed and terribly flushed)—I don’t know; I didn’t stay uy long; | went to bed early; 1 cleared up the feathers and tar in the yard next rebey 3 saw ba.r lying on the ground where the tur and feathers were: | gathered the tar and feathers and hair up and put-taem on the manure heap; | saw no biood there; 1 heard no cries for heip while the men were there; there was no other gitl working for Mrs. Oakley at that time: 1 am pot acquainted with @ man or girl who works for Mrs, H, G, Seudder, Q. Have you had any conversation with any of the family since tnis tarring and feathering about that matter? A, No, sir, . Never have mentioned it? A. No, sir, Who brought you here to-day? A. Mrs. Oak- ley and Mr. and Mrs, Sammis; there wasn’t @ word Said about it on the way. ‘to a Juror—I smelt tar all through the house, Q. Where was Charlotte Merritt when she told you they nad caught Kelsey? A. In the back hall; we used to keep a dim light in the east room up stairs toward Dr. Banks’; the light was turned low; that was Mrs, Ketcham’s room; she is dead now. Q. Do you recollect the Sunday wane when Dr. Banks was in the basement hall and Mr, Hurd was under the stoop? A. 1 do not, Q. ve you recollect an evening when you were with @ young man who used to call and see you, and some one came running accross the lot and caught him? A. He did not. Mr. Platt—John McKay says he cid, rye Did you ever seé masks about the house? No sir, Q. Will you swear that you didnot see two men wearing masks thatnight in the back hall? A. DID 1 SWEAR TO THAT LAST FALL? Q. Tam asking you @ question now—did you see them? A. Well, whatever | swore to last fall I'll swear to now— (laughter) ; 1 don’t remember see- ing them, ‘This closed her testimony. The ordeal she had been through was an extremely severe one, and she uppearea to be glad when released from the witness stand. A woman would be made of cast brass who could stand the gaze and laaghter of that crowd without flinching. Henry K, Prime was next called, and when the ath was put to him that “the evidence he would give in this inquest touching the death of Charles G, Kelsey, whose body has been viewed, should be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,” said, “I don’t see that ican consistently take that oath, when Ido not believe the man to be dead.” (Laughter.) ‘The Coroner—Well, you will have to take it. Prime—! don’t see how I can. Coroner—Well, I'll give you another chance. (Oath repeated.) Prime—Oh, now that I notice the word “touch- ing” in the oath, I suppose I can take it, Mr. Plutt—He didn’t kiss the book; make him kiss the Kible. Coroner—Kiss the book, Prime kissed it and the crowd laughed, . Witness examined by Mr. Platt—I saw a man whom | now understand to be Kelsey on the night ol the tarring and feathering; I saw him as he was leaving Mrs, Uakley’s yard; I first saw his back; his back looked as though it had been covered with something like a piece of musiin; it was something whitish; [saw three or four persons in the yard about him. Q. You said, last winter he looked like A BIG BABOON. A. Well, yes; he looked like a baboon with this white aifairon his back; 1 sawit down to his loins; When 1 last saw him he was going toward William J, Wood’s barn; Llost sight of him in the dark; I didn’t fet in the yard until all the people were out of sight; lsaw one man of large irame standing near Kelsey in the yard; I saw his lacey which was a natural looking face, but didn’t recognize him; I only saw his face dnd Kelsey’s with any sort of distinctness; I frst heard voices saying, “Clear ‘out!’ « out of here !’? and that attracted my at- tention; I was not more than five minutes on the premises; if they were there at ten o'clock it must have been later than I supposed it was; lsaw no crowd of thirty or forty persons, Q. Didn’t you teil @ certain person that you burnt your mask up that nicht? A, No, sir. Q. Did you meet and talk with Royal Sammis next morning at the depot as he was going to New York? A. No, sit, Q. Did you see John McKay that night? A.T think I saw lum bear the gate; I don’t know where the tar was heated; I could not teil whether Kel- sey had any clothing on him or not; | think he would have looked larger if he had clothing on; he looked like a sort of slim man that night; I did not Smell tar about there; as near as I can tell it was hall-past nine when twas there; trom Mr, Hurd’'s testimony | understood the turring operation was carried on at one side of the yard, Wituess—If the Court has them bere I would like to see the feathers now in possession of the Court; Ican, perhaps, tell whether they are ol the color of tie feathers I saw on Kelsey, The Coroner,—Then you did see him near enough to tell that he had feathers on him, (Long laugnter.) Witness.—Well I speak of the whitish matertal I saw on him; although I do not know it, [have no doubt in my mind that they were feathers that 1 suw on him, To a juror.—I visited Mrs. Oakley's perhaps once a year; have not been abeut there since. MRS. ROYAL SAMMIS was next called, and there was a lively stir of ex- citement, The Coroner directed that one lady friend, not a witness, be permitted to accompany her. Mrs. Sammis is a decidedly pretty lady, of oval features, with brown eyes, a clear skin and small mouth. Her lips are very plump and rosy and her teeth are regular and fauitlessly white, She was attired in black, and wore tan-colored gloves, a black hat, with a siate-coiored feather She wore a white ruching about her neck and a small crimson silk neck-bow, both fastened by a brooch, She was also’ accompanied by her husband, Royal Sammis, and her grandmother, Mrs. Oakley, and some six or seven young ladies, only three of whom were able to find Beats. I watched his young wife with intense earnestness while she was giving her testimony. Mrs. Sammis’ voice is extremely soft and pleasing in tone and her pronunciation 13 very accurate. Mrs. Sammis being sworn testitied—I reside tn Huntington; | was at home on the night of Novem- ber 4, 1872; as nearly asl rememt present my grandmother, Mrs. Oa Abby, Miss Lottie Merritt, Royal J, Wood and wife came in in the latter part of the evening; Mr. and Mrs. John McKay came in also; Mr. Hurd did nvt come that I remember; | don't remember whether L heard a nojse or disturbance that evening; 1 think there was no noise; | think it was about nine o'clock when I heard that Kelsey had been caught; 1 don't remember who told me; I don’t remember anything about it at all; 1 was im the parlor at the time; Mr. Sammis was with me; I don’t remember whether my sister was there or not; 1 don’t remember how I first ascer- tained there were men in the yard; I noticed aw odor like tar in the house; I thitik it was very soon alter that that I went out into the yard; Lsaw some persons out in the yard; 1 don’t know how many—probably from five to ten; J did not notice that they were doing anything; saw a queer looking object in the yard, at the rear; Idid not know who it was, but I supposed it was Charles Kelsey; it was dark and I could see very indis- tinetly; he was walking toward the back part of the yard; [ did not see any crowd. Q. You said last winter in your testimony “there were thirty or forty persons there?’ A, don't remember saying that. Q. Did you speak to Kelsey? A. Tdid; Tdid not hear him answer; I bad heard before that people Were watching Mr. Keisey; 1 had heard that Dr. Banks was watching for him; I did not ow that Jonn McKay or Mr, Hurd or Claudius Prime were watching him; I saw persons who were disguised there; they had something over their faces; I could not tell whether the masks were light or dark; two disguised men stepped into the hall. Mr. Platt here called the attention of the witness to her former testimonies, in which she said she know who some of the masked persons were, Mrs. Sammis—I never said that, Mr. Platt—it so appears here. Witness continued—In the yard I saw my sister, Mr, and Mrs. Wood, my grandmother, Mrs. McKay, and Mr, Sammis; I don’t recollect whether there was @ light when I first went out; L don’t know whether any one took out the light or not; I guess it was @ little before ten o’clock when Koyal Sammis went home; I cannot tell whether the disguisea men were large or small; no one, to my knowl- edge, ordered the masked men away or expressed surprise at their presence; Royal Sammis went out during the evening, and returned alter an ab- sence of five minutes; 1 den’t know who went out first when We went into the yard; I don’t remem- ber at what time Margaret McCauley came home; I don’t remember bearing any noise belere | went out. Mr. Platt—‘‘l heard a notse and looked ont of the Window; that is from your former vestimony, 18 Mt ‘ orrect? A, 1 don’t remember hearing any noise. \. What did you say to Kelsey? A. I told him, as Thad told him betore, that he was very annoying be me and that 1 did not wish to receive his alten- jong. q. Have you any idea or impression, or had you any idea oF impression at that lime, who these per- sons in disguise were? A, I had not; I have heard reports, but | do not care to testify as to mere re- ports; { have heard many reports. Q Who have you heard express an opinion as to Who they were? A. I can’t remember any one just now; I have heard that my husband was dis- guisea, but I know he was pot (as she made this deience of her liege lord her voice became quite tremulous) ; the signature to this deposition (pro- duced) looks like my signature as Jolla Smith, ‘To the Coroner—When | told Kelsey he annoyed me he was about the width of this room irom me}; Jintended that he should hear me; I could not tell whether there were feathers on him then or not, The Count Joaunnes—Madame, with ail due re- spect, did Royal Sammis beiore your marriage to him ever tell you who these masked people were? A. No, sir; neither before nor alter our marriage; 1am willing to answer any questions as to the case either occurring prior to or after our marriage. ‘This closed the day's proceedings, and the Coro- ner, upon the withdrawal o1 the witness and ber Iriends, announced an adjournment until Monday next. ‘ Coroner Baylis promised “highly important tes- timony,” and his “secret session,” of which he spoke to me on Sunday last, did not come out, and when asked about it thia evening, he said:— ere right, Wait a jew days and you will tt uw ( LONG ISLAND CITY. The Alleged Frauds in the Four-Year- Old Municipality. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY. Mayor Debevoise Rises to Explain and Wipes Away Much Mud-Why the Bonds Were Signed and Sold in New York City—The Mayor Had Nothing To Do With the Water -Board’s Purchases. Mayor Debevoise, .of Long Island City, was “at home’? to the HERALD reporter who called at his house yesterday, and submitted to an interview on the subject of his connection with and agency in the transactions which brought forth the resolu- tions of impeachment against him in tne Board of Aldermen on the previous day. He had yesterday's HERALD in his hand, one bright particular column of which he had evidently studied most industri- ously, After preliminary conversation with ref- erence to the contents of that column, to wit, the substance of the charges preferred by the Investigating Committee of the Board of Aldermen against the Mayor, the City Judge, the Board of Water Com- missioners and the Commissioner of Public Works, Mr. Alexander Moran, as an er ofwio member thereof, Mayor Debevoise took the report in yes: terday’s HERALD for his text, and volunteered the following verbatim statement, without any inter- ruption from the reporter, refreshing his memory and holding on to the thread of his story by an oc- casional glance at the paper, The Mayor, by the way, is @ tall, well built and handsome gentleman, with a mild, humid eye and unpredatorial- looking countenance, conveying no idea by his general appearance and facial expression that he is the wonderful expert his opponents represent him to be at those little games at which the old Tammany Ring was pertection itself, the Christian statesmen o! the last Congress were clumsy ar- tists and “the heathen Chinee is pecuiiar,” Having complimented the HERALD on its spirit of fair play as evinced in its representatives industriously seeking for the other side of the story, after pub- lishing the charges and action of his opponents, Mr. Debevoise explained as follows :— THE MAYOR'S STORY. “I was elected a year ago last spring. Certain members of the Common Council—I shan’t say who for I don’t care to go into personalities—came to me in reference to some appointments. I made their appointments. Last spring some ten Aider- men were te be elected, There was a split in the democratic party, and some of the Aldermen seek- ing elegtion wanted me to remove the friends of others and put in their own friends instead. 1 did not wish to remove men who did not deserve re- moval, and | refused to make the changes they desired, On that WAR WAS DECLARED against me, and it has been carried on ever since. In January last the Common Council authorized the issue of water bonds to introduce water into the city, The resolution that passed the Common Council contained an interlineation, as set forth in to-day’s HERALD. This interlineation was made by the Corporation Counsel, Mr. Burnett. It isin his handwriting, and not in mine, as stated, and it was made before the resolution was introduced in the Common Council at all. | Alderman Lon- ergan, Chairman of the Committee on Pub- lic Works, was present when the interlineation was made by the Corporation Counsel on the morning before the resolution was introduced, and it was Mr. Lonergan who introduced it. ‘This inter- lineation, as anybody can gee, was necessary; for some one should have the right to deem when the bonds should be issued, otherwise such vagueness aad misunderstandings would arise as would pre- Vent the sale of the bouds, On the passage of that resolution 1 ordered THE BONDS to be lithographed, and when that was done and they were signed or partially signed, 1 thought it a reat deal safer to keep them in the city of New ‘ork, With ready access to the Safe Deposit Com- pany, than to carry them about Long Island City, Where no piace for their safe-keening existed. also considered it safer to have the City Clerk come over and sign them here, and for the Same reason. I then proceeded to dispose of the bonds as well as I could, and as I was limited as to power, I sold them at par on the face ol them without refere-ce to a fraction of interest upon them, which everybody Knows was an excellent sale, as the bonds could not be Worked of in an ordinary market except at | a@ very considerable discount off the par value, We might even have to pay a commission, but thac was saved by my exertions, When the water bonds were signed by the City Clerk it was done in New York, a8 already stated, for greater safety and in order that I might count the bonds imme- diately and put them in the Safe Deposit Com- pany. Now ABOUT THAT EXTRA BOND. The number signed at the time was 299 bonds of $1,000 each, and not 300—from No. 2 to No. 300— both inclusive. When the blank form first came from the lithographer I took the blank numbered “1,” jolded it and carried it over to Long Isiand City, Without signature or execution, to be shown to the Water Board in order that they might pass upon the form of the biank. When Mr, u’Grady the City Clerk, came over here I did not have tuat blank ‘orm (No. 1) with me, and J after- wards took it over to him and had him to sign it. In regard to what was stated avout my not keep- ing any account, wiich was considered to be the worst part of tie story,’’ I, a8 Mayor, had no neces- sity for keeping financial accounts atail. When bonds were soid or tinancial transactions were haa in regard to the Water Board, a8 well as any other brauch of the city government, THE VOUCHERS were passed by the City Treasurer, whose books show the transactions, I did not care to keep any books; but I assisted Mr, Lyddy’s memory with a little memorandum book, which I kept with me always, showing how the Treusurer’s books stood on that matter. In regard to the purchase of the Gasman farm I have to say that the whole subject of a pian for the introduction of water into Long Island City was reierred by the Board for a report to Mr. A, R. Ketchum, of Buifalo, an engineer of great promi- hence in that branch of the profession, He gave the matter his most careful considera- tion, Lad 9 Island City is so situated that it is impossible, except at an expense of some mil- lions of dollars, to introduce water trom any large lake or stream So as to insure to the city an abso- lute and unquestionable supply for the future as weil as the present. This large amount was tar be- yond the means of our city at present. The only source, thereture, [rom which to obtain water was from such LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES as conid be made available. This must consist of a natural spring. Mr. Ketchum reported that there were, within the city limits, three important water sources. It was desirable and neces- sary that all these sources should be acquired by the city, and thus secure them against being appropriated for other uses, which would be incompatible With @ supply of wholesome water. ‘These were the Gasman farm, Spring, and the Painter _ Spring, the latter being a@ small, isolated spring of less importance than the others, The Board, of course, proceeded at once to bargain for the purchase of Gasman farm and Milk Springs. Had they belonged to any one else the action of the Board would undoubtedly have been much commended and everybody delighted at the expectation of finding an adequate supply of water, Both these water sources, however, happened to belong to the gentleman for whom i had jor years Leen ACTING AS AN AGENT for the sale of building lots. One hundred and eight lots of the Gosman farm, which were deemed by Mr. Ketchum, the engineer, as necessary to be obtained by the city, were purchased at $300 a lot, which, in my opinion, was a very advantageous transaction for the city. Mae apa in ree gard to the purchase of some’ of the prop- erly next adjoining, none could be obtained at less than $400 a lot. This Gosman property will give to the city a million gallons a jay of pure spring water. Criticism has been made that this property, when sold to the city, had just been purchased at $1,200 an acre by the owner, The property was purchased by him in October, 1872, four or five months before it was at all suppused that the Common Council were going to give any authority for issuing bonds to intro- duce water. THE PURCHASE was made by contract, for which the deed was re- ceived %, February, 1573, and thus this mistake arose, The agreement for the purchase of the roperty was made by the whole Water Bourg, who went over to the owner's omce on the subject. I declined mysel! to deal with the owner, and the Water Board made the transaction themselves, At tie suine time the Hoard asked a relusal of the right to purchase the Mik Springs, and this relusdl was given to them at $500 a 1c he refusal was after- wards availed of, and the property purchased in accordance with the recommendation of the en- gineer, I did not act for the owner in any ol these transactions, it was distinctly understood be- tween uim and me that | then owed MY DUTY TO THE CITY, and was acting in its bchalt, and that I should have Ly conunission or vay in apy manner, 1 know the price paid for the Milk Springs was cheap at $5404 lot. Isoid two adjoining lots tor $1,000 two years and the purchaser would not resell them for $2, I have since sold sixteen jots adjoining upon the other end, less valuable and less eligibly situated, for $3,000, Mr. Anable, the agent of Union College, testified at the investigation that the Milk Spring lots were worth $800 a lot and that tne Gorman property was ‘worth $200 a lot ior building purposes, and cheap at $300 for water sources, DURING THE INVESTIGATION , I gave my testimony when cailed on ana answered such questions as were put to me, but did not at first appear by counsel, as [ was not conscious of having done any- thing wrong. When, however, O'Grady, the ex-City Clerk, undertook to say I had over-is- sued the bonds, I called on counsel to cross-ex- amine him, and he then refused to repeat posi- tively what he positively swore to on his direct examination, and receded from nearly all his pre- vious statements, My counsel was informed at the investifiation that he would have an opportu- nity of calling witnesses to show all the facts, but, to his utter surprise, on the termination of the testi- mony taken by counsel for the committee THE ALDERMEN SHUT DOWN upon him and absolutely refused amy Soporte Of bearing an explanation, which woul’ have re- sulted in their utter discomliture with reference to the object they had in view.” Here the Mayor conctuded and the reporter asked, “Is it true you are suspended, Mr. Mayor, or do you still exercise the functions of Chief Magistiate?”? “All that is in the hands of my counsel,” sald His Honor, “and, if you please, 1 would ratuer leave it there.” “Allright, sir, Many thanks, Good afternoon.” And the reporter departed. “BABY FARMING.” The Case of Mrs. Roberts, Who Is Reported to Have Amused Herself by Sitting on Babies— She Denies the Charges Made Against Her in Toto—“Baby Farming” in New York—The Extent of the Business and Statistics Con- nected with It. From the developments of the last few days it seems that that exotic institution, “baby farming,” has taken deep root, and 1s flourishing here. For many years past it has been an industry of consid- erable extent in England, where irom all accounts it originated. In London it grew to such an extent and its abuses became so flagrant, that ordinances were issued against it; but as crime is fertile in resource, to perpetuate itself the “farmers” left the city and commenced business literally and figuratively. Finding that the mis- creants leit town to escape the punishment im- posed by the ordinance, the authorities thought it necessary to have Parliament passa special act against the hellish practice, which during the last few years has had the salutary effect of diminishing the practice to a mni- nimum, and making that minimum slightly respectable, if “baby farming” be susceptible of that quality. Here it is young, and has not yet risen to the dignity of a science, although its vota- ries periorm the business in numerous and novel ways, strikingly suggestive of how vice clothes itself in gorgeousness. A HERALD reporter has gathered some very interesting particulars about the profession from the open mouths of its vota- ries, who unsuspectingly talked to him upon his representing himself as very anxious to procure their good ofiices. Most of THE “BABY FARMERS” OF NEW YORK are women whose consciences are as hard as marble, if they have any, and who take immense risks for immense profits. Their vocations and aliases are multifarious; they find a profitable field of operation in “the milky baldric of the skies’? by practising astrology, and to them the tuvure’s virgin page 1s already inscribed, and for the insignificant sum of $1 any and every one who applies and pays is permitted to read. They can tell you anything that happened or is to happen from the time you were born until the time you die; show you photographs of your husband to be and of all your children, The reporter was shown the pno tograpn of a handsome young lady who is to be his wife, and he felt rather proud and tried to believe it; but when the mysterious woman pro- duced a pack of cards and showea him his thirteen children he tried to believe the other way. After seeing all the chi!dren—all about six months old— he took up the picture of his wife, and noticing how much it Was used, the thought of how many had seen her before superinduced visions of in- verted bigamy. He was also told the star under which he was born. 1t had such a funny name he can’t spell it, and it wasn’t the astronomy he learned at school, With great deliberation he was told of how many great and rich men were born under that star— Alexander, Cwsar, General Grant and ever so many more. Alter this he proceeded to business, and iearned how the “baby farming’? was done. With one of the ‘farmers’ he displayed too much anxiety to know all about matters, and, as she said hersell, ‘she dropped.” HOW THE BABIES ARE PROCURED. The manner in which these institutions or farms are filled is in this way:—They keep rooms for women during the period of their delicate condi- tion, and, most of these women being unortu- nates, they leave their babies behind them, witn just enough money to starve them on, quieting their gnawing consciences, with the assurance that ir their children don’t thrive it’s not their fault, as they have leit money to provide tor them, ‘These children are then advertised for aduption, and, in inany instances, they get homes among the wealthy. The truth of “A Terrible Temptation” is often demonstrated through the instrumentality of these tarms, and the imposi- uons practiced would afford data for half a dozen novels. The lying-in rooms are generally in the city; but the farms are out of town. y &@ proud little village on Long and Staten Island would Ta ush with mortitication if 1t knew that it had a “baby tarm’? within its limits. The statistics re- garding these institutions, imperfect as they are, show that ninety-five per cent of the ftoundiings die while vainly seeking to draw nourisiiment from dirty, sour botties, through a rubber tube, impregnated with white lead and sulphur. It is not @ rash conclusion to suppose that the five per cent saved are those adopted or purchased by well- to-do people, MRS. ROBERTS’ FARM. The public have been informed by the Heratp of acase which was brought to Court on Tucsday at Yorkville, From the affidavits in the case, which were filed by Mrs. Ellen Jarvis, Mrs. Fanny Pfiler and a J. Selby West, it appears that a Mrs. Rob- erts, Who resided at 212 Kast Thirty-eighth street, haa killed or caused the death of about twenty children since last January, They also implicate @ Mr. Boyiston, undertaker, with complicity in the crimes, b, hen fon, Begone he took some of the bodies and leit them in his back yard until the stench be- came intolerable. : A HERALD Hyg sig vid called on Boylston yesterday to hear what he had to sayin reference to the charge:—He said fe had buried nine children from the house, and had certificates of deatn from the Health Office jor the bodies, and permits tor burial; that Dr. Smith has furnished certificates of death for seven; Dr. Chambers tor two, and Dr. Cypert for two. He stated that the chiidren came from the institution on the corner of Fifty-first street and Lexington avenue, The reporter went to the institution in question and asked regarding Mrs, Roberts; the matron and doctor in charge said they had néver given any children to the woman, and that she had come to them and asked for children and they told her they never gave children out, but if she left her address they might send her some one who had a child to farm, INTERVIEW WITH MRS. ROBERTS. The reporter calied at the Yorkville Prison to see Mrs. Roberts, and was accorded the Ory, or speaking to her by Keeper Atkinson. Mrs, Roberts is a matronly looking woman of about forty-five years of age, with black hair and bright Bs and told her story in a straightiorwatd way. She looks too good-natured to set on babies for spite and too intelligent to do it for amusement. She said that she had had considerable trouble with the women— Jarvis and Pfifer. The reason of the animosity of the former she did not know; but that of the latter originated irom the fact that she had discharged one ot her daughters because she could not do ber work. They were both very abusive in their lan- guage to her, to such an extent that she could not repeat what they said. She said she could fe 3 witnesses to-day to prove that Mrs. Pfijer said, about two montis ago, she would be revenged, if it took ten years to accomplish that object. In reference to Mrs, Jarvis, she says that she contin- ually abused her, and on one occasion, when she discharged a girl for being drunk, Mrs. Jarvis, who lived on the top floor of the house, took her to live with her, having no otner work for her but to abuse deponent—Mrs, Roberts. The prisoner says she has witnesses of unimpeach- able character and respectability, who Wil take the stand in favor of her to-day. | Among others 1s Miss mcBride, by whom she was employed to take care Of the children. She says that Mies McBride hired her as nurse, and that she never kept & “farm” herself, There is every probability that the case will turn out to"be what is called in Police Court parlance & “ciothes-line-light.” BROOKLYN TREASURY DEPALOATIONS, It was reported yesterday that the Grand Jury had at last found an indictment for “embezzie- ment and malfeasance” in office against Metabo A, Spragae, the late City treasurer of Brooklyn, J chiel witne: agataat rag re understood 10 cou his. “Depaty,” M. Ty Rodman, who up- botore the jury and made @ tui statement 80, 2 case Will probably be brought up Jor iru next monthly = CUBA. Slaveholding Interests “Assembled in Coun cil---Debate on Emancipation, Class Concession to Spanish Colonial Interests What Was Said and Done—General Riquelme Leading a Dissent—Exciting Scene—Br.tish Note to Madrid— Tumult and Adjournment—Pro- tection of the Press HAVANA, Spt. 88, 1873, For some weeks past it has been known among: certain circles that a party of she principal siave- holders of this district and delegates irom other parts of the island were to hold a meeting in Havana for the purpose of discussing that most. important question, the emancipation of the slaves, and to adopt seme action in regard to measures which every indication offered that the govern- ment in Spain was compromised to force upon the island, THE ASSEMBLAGE, The meeting took place on Tuesday, the 15th inst., and was numerously attended by the slave- owners of this district and others from the Cinco Villas and those who had slave interests in differ- ent parts of the isiand. The intention was to discuss the project of emancipation presented {or their consideration some time ago, ‘This project your correspondent got hold of and reported at iength in his letter of the 20th of August, published in the HERALD on the 27tn of the same month, The leading idea of that plan Was that the present slaves were to change their name, but not their status, by being called colo- nists, and were to serve their present masters for a term of ten years longer; their masters were to be called patrons, and the whole scheme was to be Known generaily a8 @ beneficent “paironate.” Some eleven articles elaborated the reciprocal obli- gations of patron and colonists, only to kill the whole plan in the twelith, or additional article, which providea that, as a law, it should not be published tor compliance and observance in the official gazette until six months after the oml- eial declaration of the cessation of the armed rebel- lion in Cuba. Such was the proposed law dictated by the oligarchy of the island for the abolition of slavery in Cuba—ludicrously impracticable and merely a dodge on the part of the slaveowners to preclude the possibility of the slaves ever being. manumitted, THE DEBATE. To return to the meeting referred te, Don Julian. de Zulueta called it to order, and then stated the necessity of coming to some determinate action on this most vital question, A plan was then iead, which proposed immediate emancipation and pro- vided that slaves should take the condition of colonists and serve for a term of eight years longer, with the pay of $4 per month for every male slave and $3 per month for every temale stave, this being in- tended as a compensation to their present owners for the loss they incur by letting them free. This plan was drawn up by a lawyer of this city, Perez Zamora, who has sidve interests, and was the fruit of repeated discussion and mature thought, Searcely had the reading of it been concluded. befure all the deiegates from the Cince Villas jumped to their feet, and General Riquelme, acting as their spokesman, roundly refused to concur with the plan propesed. This General Riquéime Was formerly commanding general of the eastern deparument and will be remembered in connection with Mr. Hendgrson’s; visit to Saniago de Cuba. ‘The general some years ago married a lady 0. the Cinco Villas, and through his Wile bas become the owner Of uumerous slaves and Property in that district, and 18 therelore one of the interested “siguis”? of the nigger party. General Riquelme, ma brusque and loud voice and with apprupriate gesture, declared that “he aud his assuciates would die first, before they should allow the emanicipation ot their slaves, and would only conform to the law of Moret, July 4, 1870"—waich irees slaves at the age of sixty years and children born of slave mothers since the 17th of September, 1sés—a law which 18 generally con- sidered a dead jetter. Hereupon urose a terrible tumult and racket, every one crying at once, ‘Order!’ “order!” and. alter the tumult had somewhat subsided Zulucta spoke again, and declared that for eight years past he had labored to disconcert the plans 01 the aboli- tionists, and had used in nis efforts much money and time, but that atlairs had arrived at such ap extreme that all tueir present efforts shoud be direoted to the adoption of a plan for immediate abolition, especially since he had been informed by telegram that THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT had sent a very urgent note to spain to act in re- guard to the promised abolition of siavery.’’? No wonder that such a deciaration from tue man con- sidered the arch eneiny of abolition and the cham- pion of slavery, the possessor of immense wealth, altogether due to the labor of slaves and his protit- able speculations in their importation, should have struck the entire meeting with surprise and filled with dismay his fellow siave owners, Astonished at his retreat from the printiples of a liletime, J. A. 3. Argudin, anotuer large and wealthy slive owner, sprang to his feet, und, confronting Zu- lueta, deciared that such @ proceeding was to exer- cise pressure upon them, and that they would all die berore consenting to grant liberty to their slaves. The tumuit broke out airesh and was so violent that Zulueta declared his resignation of the Prest- dency of the Junta, This, however, he was per- Suaded to retract, for others more moderate in their views addressed the meeting and succeeded in calming the excitement, and the upshot 01 the whole atfair was an adjournment till the next day. ; THE ADJOURNED SESSION, This session commenced at about one o'clock in the aiternoon, and did not rise until ten in the evening, With no nearer approach to the solution of tie dilficulty and an adoption of some plaw touching the question thau belore, and the only result Was an adjournment ill the following day. THE PRESS of this city have not a werd about the meeting, and concerning the deliberations which must have taken place yesterday your correspondent has learned as yet no details, but will probably furnish them in his next letter. PROSECUTION OF THE PRESS. The morning papers all publish the judgment of the Court beiore winch the Board of the Treasury Debt (Zuiueta President) had called Don Ramon Espinoso de los Monteros, the editor and proprietor Of the Republica éspaioid, lor alleged libel, having pubiished tor three consecutive days in his journal @ slander upon the Board to the effect that they Opposed the execution of the recent decree of the Captain General regarding the sale of con- fiscated property. As proois the plaintiffs fileda letter from the Political secretary deaying that the article in ques- tion had received any formal authorization. ks- pinosa declared he had had no idea of injuring the respectable parties who compose the Board, but asserted that he had duly received official author- ization for the publication of the article reierred to, and that the oflicial (the Intendente Crespo Quintana) might add his initials, and required that he should pubiish in full the names of the persons comprising. the Board, and Espinosa presented to the Court the official autnorization. The livel was quashed, and enued with expressions of good will and ‘“‘ele- vated” patriotism on both sides, 1 being conceded by each that the cause of complaint was altogether 10 a Pickwickian sense, ¥ FATAL RESULT OF A STABBING AFFRAY, On the night of September 14 two seamen,. natives of Norway, attached to the bark Alliance, a Norwegian vessel, lying at the Atlantic dock, South Brooklyn, got drunk and quarrelled, During the altercation they came to blows, when Oscar Hollander, one of the disputants, drew a broad- ath knile from his belt and made a lunge withit ‘at the person of Gustave Visen, twent) one years ofage. ‘The biade entered near the shoulder and perforated the lung. Hollander was taken mto custody at the time and ts how confined at the Kings county jail, Olsea died at Long Island Coliege Hospital at an early hour yesterday morn- ing. ‘The Coroner was notified to bold an inquest over the body. Dr. A. W. Shepherd will make a post-mortem examination of the remains to-day, BROOKLYN BUDGET. The joint Board of Aldermen and Supervisors or Brooklyn met at the City Hall last evening to take further aciion on the tax budget for the year 1874, Mayor Powell occupied the chair, Alderman Clancy moved to adopt Re- solution No. 5, levying $952,500, for generat purposes. Lost. Resolution No, 7% $876,000 tor salaries for city oficers was also lost. Resolution No. 8—$9,200 for the well and pump and crosswaik accounts of the different wards was adopted, with some slight alterations, Resolution No, 9—$50,000 for the Board of Health was adoptea, The item of $45,000 lor maintenance of sewers was cul down to "$70,000 ok motion of Alderman Richarasuu. The total of $525,000 lor expenses of the board of city works wus then adopted. Resoiution No. 11, $445,700 .or the Fire Department, was adopted. The item of $729,400 jor the Volice Depart- meut, Was aaopted. Kesoiuiion No. is, $920,000 43+ for ibile Sehouls, Was debated Jor some time and fluaily uaopred. he ite a Of $45,00 lor Washing ton vark Wor vous) down, and, atera good deat of wrangling the Board adjourned tM (he sth ob Ocvover, who authorized it even stated he ©