The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1873, Page 5

THE COURTS. The Alleged Bradley Fraudulent Bankruptcy Case. OTHER SUITS IN BANKRUPTCY, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. The Alleged Bradicy Fraudulent Bank- ruptcy Case. Before Commissioner Betts, ‘The further hearing of the charge against W. E. Bradley of having committed acts of alleged fraua- ulent bankruptcy was resumed yesterday. Messrs. Reed and Drake appeared as counsel for the prose- ution and Mr. Ethan Allen for the defence, TESTIMONY OF THOMAS D. ADAMS. Thomas D. Adams sworn :—I reside in the city of New York; [ am in the employ of H. B. Claflin & Co., having charge of the city credits of that house; H. B, Claflin & Co. are creditors of Edson Bradley & Co.; I know the defendant W. E. Bradley, one of the members of that firm; I saw him on the 24th inst. at the store of the firm, No, 495 Broadway; had aconversation with him as to the property of the firm and the whereabouts of his father ; this was about eleven o’clock in the day; 1 asked William E. Bradley if he bad in bis possession that morning any notes, bills receivable or moneys belonging to the firm; I asked him if he had any in his pos- session on the preceding day or at any time before that; he said he had not; I then asked him if he knew of the whereabouts of any bills receivable or moneys belonging to the firm, and he answered me he did not; I then asked him if he had not given about $1,700 in money to Odells & Mills; he an- swered that he had; I then asked him if he had not that morning, or the day previous, delivered notes belonging to the firm to A. CG. Bradley, a lawyer doing business in Broadway; he said he had not, that he did not know anything about the assets in apy Way or shape; | asked himif he knew of the whereabouts of his tatner; he said he did not; but he told me they had received a letter from his father from Buifato the day before; I then asked nim if it was not from Clilton, Canada, he had re- ceived the letter and not irom butlalo, and be an- swered that he knew nothing anout it. Crogs-examined—I did not tell him I was a cred- itor; 1 did not tell him why I wanted this informa- tion; I knew at that time that bunkrupt proceed- ings had been taken; I knew from these bankrapt proceedings that the officer would take all the books and papers he could get hold of; I did not tell Bradley in this conversation that bankrupt proceedings had been taken; he did not intumate tome anything about bankruptcy proceedings; I asked those questions for the purpose of ascertain- ing how far W. £. Bradley was involved in the fraud of the concern; I supposed that I would be called upon as a witness; | went upon my right as @ creditor to ask those questions of W. E. Bradley; Itold Mr. Moore yesteraay that I would settle for 75 cents on the dollar, and I said I thought that the other creditors would settle for 60 cents, or proba- bly Jor less, but I had no authority tor making that statement; this was in answer to a question put, to me by Mr. Moore as to what I would take; I knew that bankrupt proceedings had been taken, and that an officer would take possession of the books and property of the firm; my inquiries were not made with a view of getting an advantage over the other creditors, Re-direct—Deiendant knew that our house was acreditor; W. Edson Bradiey had called upon me ‘With four or five of the largest creditors as a com- mittee, to examine their books and see if we could hot agree upon a compromise; that committee Made such examination prior to the commence- Ment Of these proceedings at the store of Edson Bradley & Co.; W. E. Bradley was present at a portion of such examination; Iam the Thomas D, Adams who made one of the depositions attached to the petition in this matter; my motive in tees the questions to Bradley was to tiy and iscover where the assets were that were not then within reach of the Marshal. Re-cross—The Marshal did not ask me to do this, TESTIMONY OF HUGO HOFFMAN, Hugo Hoffman was recalled and further exam- ined by counsel for the prosecution, (Book handed to witness), This is a book kept py Edson Bradley & Co, of bills payable by them for the year 1873; it ‘was kept by me as a memorandum book, at my option ; I need not have kept it; no biils Jel) due on December 2, according to this book (book pro- ducew) ; this is the check book of the firm with the Importers and ‘Traders’ Bank: a check, No. 1,559, dated December 2, states on the stub “Bills paya- ble, 739, 740, 828, amonut $4,534 31;” another check, No. 1,561, “Bills payable ; amount $4,788 13.” Other checks, going to show that they were drawn to Pay bills payable on the 2d of December, were iden- ufied by the witness; under date of December 2, 1873, the entries of these sums appear in the cash book in the right place; those notes were not of the present firm, but of tie former firm, composed of Edson & W. E. Bradley, and had been purchased by Edson Bradley, so that at the time of the drawing of the checks Edson Bradley was the owner of the notes; 1 drew all those checks in the form in which they appear by Mr. Edson Bradley's directions. (Book produced.) This is the book from which I tore out the leaves; the firm had access to this book; it was always on my desk; the firm looked at this book. (Book produced.) This is an saccount book of the dally sales; as jar as I know itis correct, but it was not kept by me; at m: house, within two months, W. E. Bradley and Ed- son Bradley talked over the danger of failure; this Was about the last of Novemver; Mr. Edson Brad- ley spoke about whether it was advisable to go on im business, and it was agreed between them to suspend payment on December 10; there was noth ing said in that conversation as to the manner of keeping the books up to the 10th; there Was a con- JopApuon on the 10th as to that matter, but I did het seg WY, 2, pYadiey’s attention particularly called to it; there wasa convérsation between me and Edson Bradley as to not making a trial balance; William was present, but i do not know that he took part in the conversation, Cross-examined—Mr. Edson Bradley and E. FP, Church put in the capital to the firm of Edson Bradley; Edson Bradley put in $86,000 ang Mr, Church $1,600; that is all he ever pt DW. BE Bradley never put in any capitaly hé was buyer and salesman of the, house; in the course of his baosiness he had nothing whatever to do ‘with the money or the books; as a rule I received my orders specially from Edson Bradley; he managed everything in_ regard to the credits, moneys aud hooks; I never knew of any opposition being made to his orders; 1 would and did obey him, to the exclusion of any other member of the firm; Edson Bradley ecially ordered me to keep the memoranda that are missing from these books; belore he went away he did not tell me to tear the memoranda out, he told me to put them away; he toid me to put the book out of the way, but I burned it of my own option; the book that has been destroyed can be dupli- catea from the other books up to the 10th of De- cember; W. E. Bradley did not hear Edson Bradley give me those directions; W. Bradley never told The to destroy anything; n Bradley told me that the object of taking away the books was that the creditors should not see them; William Brad- Jey told me that the bills receivable ought to he kept in a sale place; he never, in regard to roperty, said to me’ that he intended to conceal jt; he always instructed me that all papers and property should be safely kept until properly de- Manded; he said that no papers should be de- Stroved, and he said so in regard to those loose | ad that I told him I had; on Sunday night Edson Bradley told me he was going to Can- ada; he said on that occasion that he was nervous and sick, that he was going away, and would return and wind up the business; he’ said that while he was away I and his brother could tend to the business as well as he could, because we two tad charge of the office affairs; Kason Bradley told me tuat the reason why he carried the money about niin was that it might be kept Bale and not attached by the creditors; he said he had been legally advised todo this; he told Wil liam that he was keeping it to bave it safe for the creditors, but he did not say that in connection With the lawyers; on Sunday night Mr. Bradley ame to my house with a horse and wagon; | have No positive knowledge that this was his herse and ‘wagon; he spoke of Mrs. Bradley having a car- Tage and horses. Q. Do you know, as bookkeeper of this firm, of any of its assets or property at the time it went into bankruptcy that cannot now be surre ed up when Proverly demanded? A, None, except the book that 1 burned up, and its destruction did not, in the feast, render the set of books incom- plete. The defendant had nothing whatever to do with the burning of that book, and he did not know Ot its having been burned untti I told him f had done 80; 1 kept the papers until Thursday morning, And all this time counsel for the creditors had been trying to get them; Mr, Adams told me that I might take my wile and child to a New York hotel, or take a detective to my house; Mr. Zinn, one of the creditors, informed me, bere that, that they had a warrant of arrest out for me they would not arrest me that Y Wednesday; I took an officer to my Iwas under the belief that if 1 did not ‘supmit to all this I would be arrested; 1 was told to keep my OWN counsel; in consequence of this I considered myself under arrest ali Wednes. day and up to Thursday night; my wife told me ‘that the reason she took the papers from me was that 1 had promised to give them to counsel for the creditors, and that they were not the proper arties to receive them; that they would be given p to the proper parties; on Christmas Day | told punsel for creditors that [ would not surrender em those papers; they told me they had no war- Tant against me. Mr. Allen offered to show why it was that Mr. Hofman and his wile were going to New Jersey on Friday, as stated in the public press. He was going there with his wife to see his wile’s sister, who ‘was in & poor state of health, when he was ar- rested at the instance of the creditors at Fulton Jerry on a fraudulent warrant that would not hola ‘water for five minutes. ‘This offer was ruled out by the Commissioner, who said that he conidgnot waste time in trying any grievance thay Mr, had suilosed a) i that w house; fhe hands of the ereditors. If they had aggrieved him, he had his remedy elsewhere. In further cross examination the witness said the agreement of the Bradleys to suspend on the 10th inst, was induced by the belie! they would then be in a better position to make @ proper division of the assets among all the creditors. Redirect—I ai not aware that, at the time it Was agreed to suspend, the books of this frin showed an excess over and above all lability of $60,000 or $70,000, Recross—William E, Bradley said to me that the $25,000 in notes and the money that he took on ‘Tuesday should be retained for the benefit of the creditors. Redirect—On Tuesday there were bills receiva- ble to the amount of about $50,000 still in the sate ; Kept no account of the bills that came in, for they had not matured yet, Recross—In regard to the notes, of waich there Was no memorandum, the defendant said on Wednesday that he would make @ memorandum, so that he would know what he had. The further hearing of the case was adjourned till Tuesday next, in the meantime the deiendant was committed to Ladlow Str Jail; but it is un- derstood that bail to the amount of $10,000 will be offered for him to-morrow. Another Case of Alleged Frauduicnt Bankruptcy. Before Commissioner Osborn. The United States vs. William EK. Rausch.—The defendant was arrested for an alleged violation of the forty-fourth section of the Bankrupt act, in having disposed of his entire stock in trade and fixtures, with intent, as alleged, to defraud his creditors, within four months before the com- Mencement of proceedings in bankruptcy against him. lt appeared from the complaint of George G. Nason, of the firm of Carnmeyer & Nason, of this city, that upon their petition Rausch was adjudi- cated a bankrupt on the 1sth of August, 1873, and Mr. Nason was subsequently appointed is assignee and had the bankrupt and others examined. It appeared trom this examination that in the month of September, 1872, Mr. Rausch commenced business as a retail dealer in boots and shoes u town, and continued in that business until July 8, 1873, When, a8 the prosecution claim, being insol- vent, he sold out all his stock and fixtures to one Theodore Gans for the consideration of $820, but on the understanding that tne goods and fixtures should be sold: that Gans should retain $320 due to him by Rauesh for money loaned and return the surplus to Rausch. Rausch testified that he had paid away all this surplus. On these allegations Commissioner Osborn issued his warrant against the accused and held him in $1,500 bail, im default of which the derendant is remanded for examination on the 30ch inst., at twelve o'clock. For the prosecution, Join 8B. Fo- gerty; for the defendant, H. F, Lippold. Business in Bankruptcy. VOLUNTARY PETITIONS. During the past two weeks the following volun- tary petitions in bankruptcy have been filed:— William P. Brock, Willtam B. Schermerhorn, Charles Simmon, Henry Henrich, Jaan B, Sauls- bury, Clifton Bolton, James Wood, Joun Williams, William ©. Kimball, Marshall ©, Barber, Buckeye Barrel Company, Sheppard Gandy, Warren ‘J. Roberts, Joseph B. Finley, Edward Mehl, Charles K. Hawkes, Porteus B. Roberts, John Wittherell, James Flemming. ADJUDICATIONS IN INVOLUNTARY CASES, The American Fertilizing and Cement Manufac- turing Company, James Moan, Thomas James, Reuben W, Howes, Charles A, Macy, Samuel W. Gillespie, Stephen A. Trowbridge, Abraham Wake- man, Jr., Curtis L. North, Edward Dennin, James McNamara, Robert M. Allen, Jr., Emil L, Blum, Samson Stark and Leopold Stark, Isaac Tebrish, Alexander S. Swanson, Daniel Beekman. DISCHARGES, Strong Wadsworth, Ludwig Ullmann, John H. Post, George A. Bennett, Franklin H. Potter, George H. Nunzzeger, Charles F. Bailey, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, The Old Fry Divorce Suit. Before Judge Brady. Occasionally the well known Fry divorce suit comes to surface in the courts. Some time since a commission was granted to examine witnesses in France, where Mrs. Fry now is, and the result of the examination not being satisfactory, applica- tion was made to Judge Brady for a re-examination, This was denied yesterday on the ground jhat it was unprecedented. Sheriff Brennan’s Fees, Before Judge Daniels, The bill of Sheriff Brennan, amounting to some $50,000 for fees for the first three quarters of last year, was up again yesterday in this court upon the application for a mandamus against the county Auditor to compel him to audit the bill, The counsel for the city claimed that in this matter he had been trifled with beyond endurance, and was quite indignant wa an adjournment of the case being asked for. Judge Daniels finally set the ‘peremptory hearing on the second january. Decisions. By Judge Fancher. Hoppe vs. Roppe.—Report confirmed and judg- ment of divorce in favor of plaintiit granted. Whiteside vs. xothchild.—Memoranda for counsel. Osgood vs. The Providence and New York Steam- ship Company, Impleaded with the Neptune Steam- ship Company et al.—Motion for injunction and re- ceiver denied, with $10 costs, to abide event, Saunders vs. Williamson.—Motion to vacate at- tachments denied, with $10 costs in each case, to abide event. Obeig vs. Roberts,—Same decision. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Freedman, Heye vs. Robertsou.—Extra allowance of five per cent granted to deiendant. Staniord vs. National Steamship Company,— Motion to modify order denied, with $10 costs to deiendant. Stripp vs. Cavanagh.—Motion denied. Bruce vs. Bloss,—Receiver appointed, eens case for a Thursday of Weiss vs. Kitchen.—Order ot reference. By Judge Sedgwick. Roberts vs. White.—Order signed, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. “Decisions. By Judge Loew. Sarah McCutchean vs. John McCutchean,—Judg- ment of divorce granted plaintifl, Krekier vs. Ritter, Executor.—Motion for farther time to make and serve a case denicd. Bispham ys, Keach.—Motion for a new trial granted. See memorandum. The Germania-American Bank vs. Brennan, Sheriff.—Motion for leave to serve an amended answer granted. Joseph Harris vs. Hannah Horris.—Judgment of divorce granted to the plaintiff. Sherwood vs. Marshall.—Order settled. Abraham vs, Davis.— Upon making an assign- ment of his property the prisoner will be entitled to his discharge. ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. A Desperate Snenk Thief. Before Justice Otterbourg. John Elliott, who gave his residence as 157 Greene street, and his business a moulder, was committed yesterday in default of $1,000 bail, on a charge of Jarceny and burgiary. The complainant, Mrs. Adelaide Somerville, of 23 Second avenue, states that she heard footsteps 1 a room on the seco nd floor of her house, and on going up stairs saw the prisoner helping himself to the contents of a bureau. Onseeing her he ran up on the root through the scuttle, she closely pursuing him, He turned on her and drawing a pistol threatened to shoot if she advanced. She became terrified and Elliott made his escape, but was afterwards ar- rested by Oficer Ryan. He was recognized as an old offender, against whom several charges are ending, and for Whom the police have been look- ing for Some time past. A Raid on the Policy Dealers. Frederick A. Jackson, alias Edwards, the proprie- tor of the policy shop at 269 Bowery, and William Cook, James White and James Smith, nis clerks, were all locked up to await an examination, At noon yesterday Captam Ward, of the Tenth precinct, accompanied by Sergeant Villdenberg and OMcers Dyer and Callahan, made a raid on the shop, and captured the prisoners and also the books and implements of the game, An examination will take piace in the case on Monday, BROOKLYN COURTS. seen SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM, Fined for Contempt. Before Judge Gilbert. Some time since Judge Gi:bert placed the child of a Mr. and Mrs. Hoke, of Kansas, in the custody of Mr. Marvin Cross, of the Eastern District, with leave to both parents to visit it pending the litiga- tion between them for the charge of the little one, Yhe child Was suosequently removed from Mr. Cross’ house by the mother, and is now in Kansas with her. Counsel for Mr. Hoke thereupon applied to the Court to have Mr. Cross puuistied for contempt for allowing the child tobe taken away, Mr. Cross defended himself by saying that Ne did not think t his custody of the child continued alter @ second adjournment of the original proceeding by Mr. Hoke to have the care and support of the infant awarded to him, The matter was before the when Judge Gilbert convicted Mr, Cross of contempt and fined him $250, Mr. Hoke travelled for many months throughout this country and Canada in search of his child, and finally, one day last fall, discovered. it in a board. ing house on Willonghby street, 1 Brooklyn. He then appealed to the courts. CITY COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Smallpox in a Tenement, Before Judge Reynolds, Christina Cepar Tenjed trom Albert Karuyg two NEW YORK HERALD, SU oe rooms in his house, No, 52 Bushwick averuc. rue had not lived there very long before she was prostrated by smallpox and was confined to the hospital for two months. Upon recovery she brought suit against the landlord, alleging that the rooms she rented from him had previously been occupied py a family who had suffered trom smallpox, and lost one of its members, a child, by that fell disease. Sue further alieged that the premises had not been disinfected, Karutz claimed that the child died of croup. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of plaintuf for $1.50, Yesterday Mr. A. H. Datley apphed for a new trial and Judge Keynolds reserved lis decision. SURROGATE’S COURT. Wills Admitted—Bequests to Religious Institutions—Letters of Administra- tion. Before Surrogate Veeder, During the past week Surrogate Veeder admit ted to probate the wills of Sophia K. Noble, of the town of New Lots; Anna Lott, of the town of Flat- busn; Edward Adams, Bridget Murphy, William Kudsall, Charles H. Shelden, Mary Ament, Mar- garetha Cammeron and Thomas ©. Panning, all of the city of Brooklyn, In the will of Edward Adams appear a legacy of $6,000 to the Baptist Home for Aged and Indigent People in Brooklyn; $1,000 to the American Baptist Mis- sionary Union; $1,000 to the Long Ista Association, for missionary purposes; the American Bible Union; $1,000 to the American ‘Lract Society, located in New York or Philadelphia, and the like sum to the Atnerican Tract Society in Boston, Mass.; $500 to the First Baptist Sunday Schoo! in the city of Brooklyn. Letters of adininistration were granted on the estates of the following named deceased persons :— Abraham Lunington, of the town of New Lots; Eliza A. Mara, of Bedford, Mass, ; James J, Murra. Nancy Young, James Ragan, Susan Butler, Isabe Brooks, Margaret Bellingham, Annie Amelia Wob ters, Augustus Heidenrich and George Schlagen- hait, all of the city of Brooklyn. Letters of guardianship of the person and estate of George E. Kaymond, Jr., and Lertha E. Ray. mond were granted to George FE. Raymond; of Annie J. Whitehouse, Carrie B, Whitehouse, Mary A. Whitehouse, Nellie E., Whitehouse and Fiorence Whitehouse to Fannie Wilson; of Mary Ann Duffy and Margaret Dutty to Rose Duffy; of John H, Wol- ters to Lena Wolters; of Annie Heidenrich and Henrietta Heidenrich to Martha Heidenricn; of Michael Julius Hoffman to Lorenzo O'Connor, ali of the city of Brooklyn. EMIGRANT MATTERS. eee The Number of Emigrants During the Year—Their Nationalities—The Dis- eases Among Them—The Mormons—Ger- mans Going to South Carolina. The Commissfoners of Emigration are about closing up their reports for the year, which, it is calculated, will show a slight falling off in the num- ber of emigrants from 1872, The figures up to De- cember 20 are 266,011 a8 opposed to 292,933 for the previous year, and though the arrivals tor the last ten days of the present month will decrease this difference, it may ve safely calculated that the in- crease to our population from this source has been for this year full 20,000 less than tor its pre- decessor. Ireland and Germany, as heretofore, have furnished by far the larger number of em grants, the former having contributed, up to De- cember 20, 76,083, and the latter, includ- ing all German speaking countries, 105,749, England has sent $2,713, as against 36,159 In is7z, France, including her lost provinces of Al- sace and Lorraine, has sent during the year but 5,197, a8 against 10, Sweden furnishes 10,163 and Italy 6,770, Among the curiosities of emigra- tuon are the following:—Asia furnishes 1; Aus- tralia, 5; Africa, 9; Egypt, 2; Gibraitar, 1; Greece, 15, and Turkey, 26, jost of the emigrants have come with some means sufficient to start them in their new life, though many have arrived here in entire destitution. This has been notaply the cage with the Italians and the Prussian Poles, many of whom have arrived in abject poverty and have required assistance from the first momeht of their landing. The number of the former who linger about the Emigrant Buildings and are known by the employés as ‘‘bummers” has been growing gradually less for the past lew weeks, as, owing to the remonstrances of our government, tewer paupers are being sent, and applications for the able-bodied men among them, who labor for com- paratively small wages, to go upon public works have exhausted the supply. THE WARD'S ISLAND DEPARTMENT shows on its books 8,509 who have been sent to the hospital during the first 11 months of the year as against 13,068 for 1872, The prevailing diseases have been intermittent, scarlet and typhoid Jevers and pneumouia. The proportion of deaths has not been large and the patients have been discharged alter an average stay ol two weeks. THE MORMONS, The number of emigrants whom the efforts of the Mormon missionaries have brought hither during the year is 2,437, being 777 more than for 1872, These are subdivided as follows:—Denmark, 647; England, 980; Ireland, 14; Holland, 15; Norway, 78; Sweden, 876; Scotland, 116; Switzerland, 133; Wales, 64; Holstein, 6; Saxony, 2; Baden, 4. ‘There were no arrivals yesterday though a num- ber of steamers are expected. Several families of Germans were sent to South Carolina by steamer under the auspices of the German Emigrant Asso- ciation of Charleston, They number about 60 souls, and the heads of familie: ‘e to be furnished @ certain quantity of land in the upper counties of the State. An additional number will be for- warded on Tuesday next, CITY IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS, Commissioner Van Nort, of the Department of Public Works, has transmitted to the Board of As- sessors the certificates of the cost of the following improvements, in order that the assessments thérefor may be made:— Sewers in Ist av., between 3d and 6th and between 8th and 1th s isaac oa Bewers in dIst st, Sewers in 110th st. Drains between 6 Receiving basin at southwest corner Tompkins and Rivington sts. hilar cutee teevaass . Receiving basin at southwest corner Tompkins and Stanton sts... a : Livbetsas Paving 68d st. from Lexington to 4th Curbing, guitering and flagging 6lst 9th and J0th avs. eee i Flagging sidewall from 9th to T0th a) Flagging sidewalks on st, 250 tt. east of 9th Flagging sidewalks on Sith si h a Z , between Sth and Sth avs... hand 67th sts. and Sth and Mad- v st, between Flagging sidewalks on 52d st., trom a Flagging sidewaiks on 84th si, irom 8th to Flagging, sidewalks.on West lth st, from Total. sevens CITY AND COUNTY TREASURY, Comptroller Green reports the following dis- bursements and receipts of the Treasury yester- day :— ‘ Claims paid—Number of warrants, 3 ing to... amount- warrants, 4, amor From taxes of 187% and From arrears of taxe: From collection of assessments From market rents and fees .. From water rents. .. From vitrified stone From sewer permit From licenses, May Total... $i PAYMENT OF INSPECTORS OF ELECTION, The Comptroller's office will be open until nine o'clock P, M. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings (December 29, 80 and 81) for the purpose of paying inspectors of el jon, poll clerks and Jandiords. On Mond all up to the Fourteenth Assembly districé; on Tuesday, all up to the Eighteenth Assembly district; on Wednesday, all up to the Twenty-first Assembly district. THE CENTRE MARKET ARMORY. There was @ rumor current yesterday, that a guard of the Ninety-sixth regiment was kept at the Centre Market Armory, in order to repel a possible attempt of the Kieventh regiment to take forcible possession of the building. An investiga- tion, last night, showed that all was quiet on the Potomac, or rather at the armory; whatever guard there had been had vanished, aud the Adjutant of the Ninety-sixth, Mr. Mehlich, states that no such attack had been feared and that Colonel Stauf had placed the guard there because he had given heavy bonds for the property of ihe regiment in the build. ing. Adjutant Mehlich said no mterference of any sort Was apprehended on the part of the Ninety- ixth regiment. They had take session of the armory by special order of Genera! Funk, who had Jound that their old building did pot sufice for the inspection which was to have been held there on Tuesday last. He added that it was true, however, that Comptroller Green had tn the course of a pri- vate conversation promised the armory to the colonel of the Eleventh, KATE STODDARD’S LAST SENSATION, Considerable excitement was caused in Raymond street jail a few nights ago by the report which reached the keeper’s ears that Kate Stoddard, awaiting trial for the murder of Charles Goodrich, had deadly weapons conceate’ in her cell, either for the purpose of committing suicide or assisting her im effecting her escape, A trorough search, to which she supmitted with reluctance, revealed nothing more destructive than @ firecracker, which she has kept since the 4th of July. 1872, One of the iron bars in the corridor was found to be aimost cut through, but this is supposed to have been the work of some discontemicd prisoner in years gone by. its and interest.. nd interest. NDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET. 5 A BOSTON SENSATION. A Leading Importing House Charged with Defrauding the United States Treasary—Jordan, Marsh & Co.'s Books Seized—The Error Estimated by Mil- lions. Boston, Dec. 27, 1873. The commercial community of this city was thrown 10t0 @ state of high excitement this after- noon by the announcement that Jordan, Marsh & Co, had been charged with extensive revenue frauds, and that all their books had been seized by special agent Bingham, of the Treasury Depart- ment. The previous high reputation of the firm for integrity as well as enterprise, together with the fact that the concern is one of the most exten- sive Importing and jobbing houses in the United States, caused the story to be generally discred- ited, and only the brief announcement of the fact | in the jate editions of the evening papers caused the rumor to be believes An investigation dis- closes the fact that the special agent, without any previous intimation to the firm that they were doing business irregularly, visitea their premises this afternoon, and by authority of a warrant issued by the United States Court made a com- plete seizure of all their books and accounts, The firm afford Mr. Bingham and his officers all pos- sible faciliuies or making an examination, and although it was intimated that an order of the Court would probably authorize an examination on the premises, Mr. Jordan preferred that they should be taken away, and they were carried to the Court House and are now undergoing scrutiny there, The government officers assert that the alleged frauds have extended over a period of 10 years, and that they are not less than $1,500,000, and pos- Sibly may reach twice that sum. Suspicion, they Bay, Was aroused some 10 months since, developments since that time have fully warranted the action now taken. By the instructions ol the Court granting the warrant the information was placed on file in the Clerk's sa‘e, and it will not be entered upon the docket or accessible until Mon- day, but the examination of the books is progress- ing in the meantime, As may be anticipated, the firm is highly indig- nant at the action of the Treasury agent, and the same feeling is shared in to @ greater or lesser ex- tent by the whole mercantile community, The members of the firm court the fullest examination and say that there was no occasion for tue seizure. They compiain that the officers, before coming for vheir books, did not intorm them of any suspected violation of the law, rather than pursue a course likely to injure their business, as will result if ex- aggerated reports should be made public. They also criticise a detective system under which such seizures are possible, and assert that im their case the action of the special oficers was unnecessary aud mostunjust, The evening papers also generally condemn the whole proceeding. The Traveller says that it creates much surprise in business eircles, and it is much to be desired that the declarations of members of the firm that all their transactions with the government will be found correc t may prove true. The enterprise and public spirit of the firm are proverbial, and it would be a public loss to have its credit broken down or its good name im- paired. The Journal, in commenting upon the af- fair, expresses the belief that the errors may have arisen from some technical construction of the Jaw on the part of the firm, and that an investi- gation will show this to be the case. PIGEON SHOOTING. ES Ge Three Matches at Babylon, L. 1.—Messrs. Post, Deforest and Griswold the Win. ners. Notwithstanding the disagreeable state of the weather yesterday three pigeon matches were de- cided in a field near the Great South Bay at Baby- Jon, L. I. . The first match was between Messrs. Livingston and Post for $100 aside, 20 birds each, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 1% ounces shot, the shoot- ing to be in “battery”’style—that was, sitting down, the same manner that they would shoot ducks from a bateau. A rubber blanket was stretched in the snow, on which they sat down before each shot. Mr. Post led off, killing his first bird close to the trap, as he also did the second bird, but the third required the second barrel to kill an easy in- coming pigeon. He missed the fourth and sixth birds. The pigeons were all strong, rapid flyers. Mr. Livingston killed his first, lost the seconé, which fell dead out of bounds, and then killed seven in succession after that, each haying killed eight and lost two, They both killed their eleventh bird, but Mr. Livingston missed the twellth with both barrels, while Mr. Post killed five in succession, and at the fifteenth bird was one aliead. He missed his sixteenth and seven- teenth birds, and, Mr. Livingston missing his seven- teenth, they were again even. They both killed the next three, and tle game ended in a te, each having killed 18 and missed four. Messrs. Post and Livingston then shot off the tle at five pigeons each, and this time Mr. Post was successiul by killing Jour to his Spponent’s three, Mr. Lamson acted as referee. Mr, Post used a Wesley Richards breech-loader, ten bore; Mr. Liy- ingstun a Dougall gun, ten bore, breecn-loader. ‘The second match was between Messrs. Deiorest and Snedicor, at 16 double birds each, for $100 a side, 100 yards boundary, 1% oz. shot, Mr. De- forest to slioot at 21 yards rise, Mr. Snedicor at 10 yards. After some ‘fine shooting at rather slow birds, the cold having by this time chilled them almost beyond a fly, Mr. Deforest won the match by one bird, having killed 15 out of 20, Mr. Snedicor Kiiling 14 and josing six. Mr. Lamson was referee. Then followed a@ match between Messrs, Gris- wold and Jones at five pigeons each, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 1% 0%. shot. This match was won by Mr. Griswold, who killed all his birds, Mr. Jones missing the filth, Ira Paine was referee tor this match, The following are the summaries and scores of the matches:— SUMMARY. BAByton, LONG Istanp, Dec. 27.—Match $200, 20 birds each, both barrels allowed, battery style, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 1}, 0z. shot, be- tween Messrs. Post and Livingston, SCORE. Mr. Post—1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1—Total, 20; Kilied, 16; missed, 4. Mr. Livingston—1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,'0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1—Total, 20; Killed, 16; missed, 4, THE TIE. Mr, Post—1, 1, 1, 1, 0—Total, 5; Killed, 4; missed, 1. Mr. Livingston—1, 1, 0, 1, 0—Total, 5; killed, 3; missed, 2 SUMMARY. SamE Day—Match $200, between Messrs. Deforest and Snedicor, at 16 double birds each; 100 yards boundary, 1% 02. shot, Mr. Deforest at 21 yards rise, Mr. Snedicor at 10, SCORE. Mr, Deforest—10, 11, 10, 11, 11, 10, 11, 01, 10, 11— Total, 20; killed, 15; missed, 5, Mr. Snédicor—10,' 11, 10, 11, 11, 11, 01, 00, 01, 11—Total, 20; killed, 14; missed, 6, SUMMARY. Same Day—Match $—, 5 birds each, 21 yards rise, $0 yards bounaary, 1% 0Z shot, between Messrs, Griswold and Jones, SCORE. 1, 1, 1—Total, 5; killed, 5. 1, killed, 45 mi As there were several measurements to be made on birds that fell dead far away from the traps dur- ing the alternoon, when it was impossible to pace correctiy the distance allowed in the matches, in consequence of the deep snow in the field, we would suggest that, in the future, the gentieman who furnishes the birds should also furnisi a tape- line, 80 yards in length, attached to a peg, which 0—Total, 5; can’be driven into the ground between the traps, | and then, when there is any doubt about the dis- tance a bird may fall away from the trap, the referee can pick up one end of the line and walk towards the Jalien bird, and thus decide the matter in a few moments, instead of arguing and squab- bling over the subject for a long time, as is the case in nearly ali the matches that take place now- adays. NOT KILLED—DEATA FROM CONVULSIONS, Information was received by Coroner Young yesterday morning that Thomas Clancy, an infant only four months old, whose parents live in miserable apartments at No, 294 Rivington street, was dead. From a statement made by the mother it appears that on Friday evening she left her child asleep on the sofa while she went out for a pail ot water, and upon her return found her brother and two other men, ail of whom were intoxicated, in the room. Mrs, Clancy thereupon took the babe from the sofa so that her brother could lie down, and then to her horror discovered that the eniid was dead. It was suspected that on entering the room Mrs. Clancy's brother, without looking, threw himseli on the lounge and crushed the child to death, but an investigation subsequently made by Coroner Young and Dr. Marsh showed the child had received no injury, and that death ensued Jrom convulsions, THE DEATH OF EDWARD M’GOLDRICE, Coroner Whitehill began an inquest on Friday night in the case of Edward McGoldrick, whose body was found in Newtown Creek on the 13th inst, It was supposed that John Wilson, captain of a stone barge, in whose society McGoldrick was last seen alive, knew something of his death, and he was accordingly held to await the result of the Coroner's investigation, After taking the testi- mony of & number of witnesses, chiefly of an infer- ential character, the case was given to the jury. Alter remaining out until half-past one o'clock yesterday morning they returnea id said they could arrive at no conclusion until they had further evidence. The Hest was, therejore, adjourned unt next Teemay night. CO OOOO and | At the tenth bird the gentlemen were even, | MURDER IN A COURT HOUSE. Sees Mysterious Assassination of a Virginia Lawyer on Christmas—No Clew to the Criminal, RicuMonp, Va., Dec. 27, 2873. On Christmas Day, while the bells were sending forth their joyous peais and the glad songs of praise were ascending unto the Lord of Life, in the heart of our city, and inthe very temple of justice, @ eruel and cowardly murder was perpe- trated, and the author of it has so far so success- fully covered up his tracks that suspicion even is at fault, and conjecture can frame no possible theory of the cause of the crime. About one o’clock to-day Henry A, Atkinson, Commonwealth’s attorney of Wenrico county, upon entering the Grand Jury room of the county Court House, corner of Twenty-second and Main streets, was appalled to discover the body of Colonel G, A, Spaulding, a well known member of the Bar of this State, sitting stim in death upon one of the court room benches, Every surround- ing appearance tended to the conclusion that a wilful and premeditated murder had been com- mitted, The deceased was a man of considerable legal attainments. During the war he occupied the position of lieutenant coionel in the Conted: erate cavalry, and served with distinguished jantry in many of the most memorable battles of the war, Of late Colonel Spaulding has fallen into very bad habits of dissipation, and was almost continually drunk, though he was never known to offend any one, and generally sought this room, which was rarely kept locked, as a refuge in which to sleep off his deep potation He was last seen on Wednesday, and it seems he that night sougit his customary refuge in the court room, Toe murderer must have crept in through a back window and struck Spaulding a mortal plow with some dull weapon, like @ heavy His skull was crushed open, and the blood out in great quantities, covering the and making a considerable pool upon At the time of being struck he was seated on a bench in a corner, and the deadly blow prevented him from rising or from moving more cane. | than to outstretch one arm, which tell paralyzed at his side and rested against the edge of the bench. ‘There were no evidences of any struggle having taken place. Spaulding was not Known to have had an enemy in the world. The Coroner this evening empanelled a jury of inquest and removed the body to the city Morgue, When to-morrow a Lull and searching investigation into the facts bearing upon the case wili be made, BOSTON’S CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY. are: The Murder Not the Result of Insanity, but a Settlement of Accounts, After Professor Webster’s Model. Boston, Dec. 2%, 1 The corouer’s investigation into the terrible Christmas tragedy in Province court was con- cluded this afternoon, and the verdict was to the effect that Anton Hutt: was murdered by Joseph 'T, Hegner, and the latter has been fully committed for trial, Some of the evidence at the inquest would seem to indicate that the murderer was not insane, but that he committed the deed on ac- count of $150 debt which he owed to nis victim. In this respect the affair is not unlike tie famous Webster-Parkinan tragedy, and 1 is also similar to the generally believed circumstances of the Ellis murder in this city about a year ago, jor which Leavitt Alley was tried and acquitted, Mr. Thomas, the janitor of the Province court building, where Hegner committed his terrible crime, States that there have recently been unkind feelings between the murderer and the murdered, The night belore the tragedy he saw Hegner on Washington street, and he appeared very wild and excited, Mr. Thomas asked him what was the mat- ter, and he said, “1 don’t feel rignt. I'm afraid some- thing is going to happen, and that Hutti will murder me to-night.” Mr. Thomas then advised him to keep away Irom Hutii or discharge him, and the murderer said he could not do that for he owed him $150, and could not get rid-of him, Another witness, who occupied a room on the same floor where the tragedy was committed, testi- fied that the men frequently quarrelled about money matters and that he had several times Separated them when fighting, and that on sey- eral occasions he heard Hegner threaten to kill Hutti, The iormer, he said, he never considered insane, and the latter was always an inoffensive map. Mrs. Milliken, who was the first to hear the mur- derous shrieks, says that when the cry of **Police’’ was raised she heard the blows dealt faster and faster, as though the person was determiued to finish his work belore help arrived. The case excites considerable public interest, and the idea that the tragedy was the result of insanity is being rapidly replaced by the conclu- sion that the case was one of wilful and deliberate murder, One strong reason jor this idea is tue fact that the night be ore the murder Hegner bor; SS the hatchet with which he committed th¢ eed, THE CHRISTMAS STREET FIGHT IN WAKE FIELD, MASS Boston, Dec. 27, 1873 The inquest on the body of Joseph Galvin, who came to his death during a street fight in Wake- | field on Christmas Day, has resulted in holdingthe brothers John and Arthur Doherty on a charge of murder, A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY IN OHIO, A Festive Gathering Finished by Two Marders. CINcINNATI, Uhio, Dec. 27, 1873. The particulars of the killing of the Stowe broth- ers, at Dodson, Ohio, on Christmas Day, are as foliows:—The shooting match was a friendly affair | gotten up by the Stowe brothers, After drinking freely of whiskey, the company, consisting of the two Stowes, George ana Joseph Geise, Robert Wolffe and three brothers named Reynolds, re- paired to the clearing to participate in the match, John Stowe insisted upon loading the rifle for each competitor, and Henry charged him with not having put a ball in the gun when last loaded for Wolffe. John called Henry a ltar, whereupon the latter shot him dead, Henry was immediately seized by Wolffe and the Rey- nolds brothers, dragged toa well, from which a rope Was procured, and hung to the limb of a tree. The company then repaired to the house, took a | drink, and upon returning found their victim dead. Seeming for the first time to realize what had transpired, they all fed, and up to the present time have hot been captured. The parents of the Stowes, who live in Pennsylvania, arrived yester- day and took charge of the remains, WIFE MURDER BY A BLIND PAUPER. Lewiston, Me., Dec. 27, 1873. Mrs. Lucy Tenney was murdered in her bed in Grafton on December 2% by her husband, Moses Tenney, a blind pauper, 88 years of age. A coro- ner’s jury has returned a verdict to that effect, and Tenney is now under arrest. SUICIDE IN CLEVELAND, CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec, 27, 187; Ata quarter before twelve o’clock to-day Mr. Charles Stilson, an old and highly respected mem- ber of the Cleveland Bar, shot himself and is now dying. Financial embarrassment is said to be the cause of the ar SUICIDE OF A POLICE CAPTAIN, Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock, Captain Holbrook, of the Staten Island police, entered the police station and saluted the Sergeant in charge, and retired to his own office, in the rear. Shortly aiter the Sergeant heard the report ofa pistol from the Captain's room, and on going thither found Cap- tain Holbrook lying on the foor, a pistol wound in the jeft breast, and a Smith & Wesson seven- shooter (one chamber empty) lying by lis side, Sergeunt Cornell exclaimed, “Why, Captain, what is the matter?” to Which Captata Holbrook re- plied, “I’m shot.” The Sergeant immediately summoned Dr. Lee, Surgeon of tie Police Depart- ment. Drs. Feeney and Anderson, of Stapleton, who were promptiy on the spot, on making examina- tion, found that the ball had lodged in the right lung, and they gave it as their opinion that he could not live four hours. Captain Holbrook was highly respected on Staten Island, where he has veen captain of police since the force was first estab lished there. The reason for taking his own lite cannot be conjectured, unless a few lines tound in his pocket explain it. They are as 1ollows:— nis isnot a murder. ‘The secret is only known n me and my wife.’? aid that for the past two or three months a shght disagreement has existed between Captain Holbrook and his wife, SUICIDE BY HANGING. CANNINGTON, Ont., Dec, 27, 18° ‘Thomas Cliff, @ wagon maker, committed suicide by hanging himselfin his shop this morning. He was about 66 years ol age, RAILROAD CASUALTY. An inquest was yesterday held at the Nineteenth precinct station house by Coroner Kessler on the body of John Kuse, a German, 54 years of age, whose death reaulted from injuries accidentally received by being struck i train of cars belong- ing to the New Haven iiroad Company, on Fourth avenue, near Seventy-fourt® street, on the 20th ult. The pe recommended “that all the Fourth avenue railroad companies use more cau- tion and run their trains at @ lower rate of speed when going on Fourth avenue, between 125th street and the depot.” Deceased lived in Seventy-ninth treet, between Tenth and Kieventh avennes. ANOTHER TENEMENT HORROR, A Woman, 50 Years of Age, While Filled with Whiskey, Kicks Her Nephew, Aged 15, to Death. An Entire Family Crazy Drunk and Insensible. At the rear of No, 217 West Twenty-eighth street there is a wretched tenement house, and in the basement of this bonse, which is also a miserable | hovel, has resided for some time a woman of about | iilty years of age, named Rose Riley, who is noto- rious in the neighborhood, among the class with whom she associates, for her capacity for drinking gin and beer, This woman nas had three , one of whom is her married sister, Mary Donnelly, and her husband, John Donnelly, to- gether with the son of the latter couple, @ lad named Patrick Donnelly, aged 15 years. RUM, DESTITUTION AND DEATH, In this wretched cellar or basement, let it be called as 1t may, it was an almost nightly custom for this singularly assorted family to iadulge in debauches of a most tearful nature, the money with which they should have purehased food, clothing or fire being taken to the nearest rum- shop for liquor to madden themselves, and which, finally, caused murder of a foul and brutal kind, It is not known for a certainty whether the boy, Patrick Donnelly, drank heavily or not, but it is believed that he wassent for liquor very often, and thas he was fast learning to drink like his elders, THE HOUR OF THE MURDER. Yesterday afternoon the wretched cellar, at about three o’clock, contained five persons, namely :—Rose Ri lary Donnelly, her husband, Jonn Donnelly; the son, Vatrick Donnelly, and a woman named Mary Hynes, who, it seems, is a neighbor. It is said that the entire party were so intoxicated that they were unfit to be reasoned with and that they were nearly insensible from the effects of strong liquor. As is usual in such cases, a quarrel arose, but from what cause is unknown. ‘The quarrel began between Rose Ruley and young Donnelly, it is stated by Mrs. vonnelly, but the latter cannot tell why the trouble arose, as she Was probably under the imfuence of liquor, Mrs. lonnelly asserts that Rose Riley seized a Knife to stab young Donneily, who was endeavoring to res- cue his mother irom the mad and drunken fury the woman Riley, who then assaulted and knocked down the lad. Then, it is alleged by Mrs. Don- nelly, that Rose Riley jumped several times upon the chest and abdomen oi wie wretched lad until he was insensible, Donnelly, the father, returned at this moment, having been absent from the cel- lar for some time, The appearance of his young son, lying apparently lifeless and prostrate on the ‘o enraged the father that he seized a heave and buried it at Rose Riley, cutting her very severely across the eyebrows and also across the lower part ol the face. A GHASTLY SPECTACLE. The poor lad was discovered, on examination, to be imsensibie, and as he could not be rallied, he died soon atter, so terrible were the injuries in- ficteu on the lower parts of his body. The alarm was then sounded, when Oficer Joyce, of the ‘wenueth precinct, entered the house, and find- ing that the boy was dead, arrested the father and mother, and likewise Rose Ruey, ail of whom were taken to the Thirty-seventh street police sta- lion, to await the action of Coroner Young, who had been notified. Mrs. Donnelly alleges most positively that her sister Rose, aiter knocking down the boy, jumped on him two or three times and then sat down upon his face and chest, when he cried repeatedly for God’s sake to release him, as he was dying from pain in the bowels, On reaching the station house Coroner Young questioned Mrs. Donnelly, who told substantially the same story as related ubove. Rosa Riley, the accused, Was next brought up from the celis and interrogated by the Coroner, and denied killing her nephew, as had been charged. Rosa said she and her sister were wrangling when the boy, who was drunk, came at her with a knife, and fell on the floor and died without any violence inflicted tw her. She was greatiy distressed, and begged yermission to see the body of her nephew, if but ora moment, saying she had brought him up since he was eight months old. Coroner Young committed Rosa to the Tombs | | and held Mr. and Mrs. Dounelly, the parents of deceased, as witnesses. | Mary Hines, tae woman who was present in the room at the time of the disturbance which resulted in the boy’s death, fled from the house when OMicer Joyce entered, and could not afterwards be found, Captain McElwain, of the Twentieth pre- cinet, however, is in hot pursuit of the fugitive witness and doubtless will soon secure her. THE CORONER'S WORK. Later in the evening Coroner Young visited the scene of the tragedy and found deceased lying on tne floor with his clothes on, minus one boot. The body was somewhatemaciated. The remains were seni to the station house, and to-day wili be taken to the Morgue jor post-mortem examination, A DOLLAR MURDER iN NEWARK. A Porter Pounded To Death By Highs way Robbers—Escape of the Murder- ers. Emboldened, doubtless, by the daring acts and successful escapes of burglars lately in Newark, the highwayimen are coming out of their covert and going so far even as to murder innocent citi- zens for a few cents, the police seeming powerless to prevent them, Yesterday morning at his resi- dence, No, 187 Commerce street, died Jacob Nate, a porter, from the effects of injuries re- ceived at the hands of some {00t-pads on Christmas eve night. It appears that Nate, who was a porter in the employ of Mackist, Wilson & Co., of Broad street, left the store at the cus- tomary hour for his home, and abovt ten o’clock started out to get snaved, having on his person about $1, Passing along Market street, one of the most crowded thoroughiares of Newark, not a hundred yards from where several policemen are supposed to be stationed, near the ratiroad depots, Nate was suddenly pounced upon by three ruMans and stricken to the pavement with MURDEROUS BLOWS FROM A CLUB. He was rendered insensible and the villains then rifled his pockets of the dollar found in it and made good their escape. Presently along came a noble guardian of the peace and fuund Nate lying insensible, He was finally recognized by citizens and removed to lis home. All night he lay in @ comotose condition, but on Christmas Day he brightened up suiticiently to give an account of the attack on him. At night he grew worse, and yesterday morning, a8 above stated, he died, leaving a wie and several children, Nate served in the Thirty-ninth New Jersey regi- ment during the war, Me was for a time in the oyster business and was pretty widely known among people of his class. STRANGE TO RELATE, the poiice authorities were not apprised of tne tra- gedy until yesterday morning. Now they are Working hard to catch Nate’s murderers; but it is scarcely likely that they will be successiul, as they have had fully 48 hours the start. Nate was un- able to give avy description of iis murderous as- suilants, A MAN HANGED FOR OUTRAGE AND MURDER, He Denies His Guilt to the Last and Dies Bravely Without Complaint, PEMBROKE, Canada, Dec, 27, 1873. The man Osler, who was convicted at tne last Assizes of outraging and murdering a Polish woman, named Lucvitgh, aged about 80 years and living on the Apenago road, suffered this morning the extreme penalty of the law. The prisoner was attended to the scaffold by the Rev, M. Jouvenal, who, together with a Sister of Charity, had for the last few days been assiduous in minis- tering to the spiritual tnterests of the condemned man. On reaching the scaffold the prisoner knelt dowa, the priest Kneeling beside him, and, speak- ing in French, said am going to tell the truth now as betore God, in whose presence Tam about. to appear, What I said about O’Keele, when I accused him of the crime, was false. He is innocent, as [ am also, of that crime; but | forgive al’? The prisoner appeared composed. He had Irequently within the last iew ay expressed his: willingness to die, saying that he believed God had appointed the time and manner for all men to die, aud if it Was His will that be sbould die in Mig way he was quite resigned; that he was not afraid oi death and was prepared to die. He slept and ate well and seemed to enjoy excel- jent health, He did not, however, retire to bed last night until some time after midnight, when he lay down and slept soundly for about two hours. He then arose ard dressed himself with great care and spent the remainder of the time In devotional oxercises. Father Jouvenal and @ bumber of the Sisters visited him about six o'clock in the morning, When mass was celebrated in his cell. When the Sherif, accompanied by the hangman and other officiais, entered his cell to inion him and escort him to the scaffold, he shook hands With the Sheri? aud expressed thanks for the treatment he had received, When on the scaffold he continued ejaculating prayers for mercy, until the tatai noose was pli on his neck and the cap drawn over his face. The bolt was drawn at a quarter past eignt, and Osier was launched jnto eternity. He was 24 years of age and was Born at Three Rivers, where his four brothers and four sisters still reside, He was of medinm heiahs and stoat build,