The New York Herald Newspaper, April 18, 1874, Page 5

THE GALLOWS. Execution ot Four Negroes at Thomasville, Ga. Failure of the Invading Parties to Rescue Them. : THEIR CRIMES REVIEWED. A White Planter Assossinated and a Woman Poisoned. A DISGRACEFUL SCENE AT THE SCAFFOLD, ‘THOMASVILLE, Ga., April 17, 1874. We have witnessed here to-day one of those tragic, blundering, demoralizing scenes on the gallows for which the South is weekly becoming notorious, Emmanuel McCormick, Nimrod Austin and Charles Walker (negrves) suffered death for the murder of Mr, Hall, a white planter well known in this (Thomas) county. Webster Lyons, Snother hegro, also suffered the extreme penalty for killing nis wile by administering strychnine to her. To witness these four murderers within the little palisade enclosure, shoulder to shoulder, with mufMed heads and pinioned limbs, surrounded by prison Oficials and police officers, clergymen, physicians, representatives of the preas and all the sickening paraphernalia of death, would in your Northern regions doubtless leave a beneficial impression, Here the more frequent the execu- tions the more daring and reckless the colored rustics become, Crowds flock to witness the de- grading process of legal strangulation with all the ardor and hilarity attending a country tair, There were here this morning many who had been | familiar with bloodshed and carnage during the late rebellion, but who turned aside with disgust and | horror from the view of these tour human beings swinging in a row into eternity. THREATENED RESCUE BY ARMED BANDS. A kind of spice had been given to the affair, how- ever, from the fact that tue criminals, though pro- fessing their innocence and readiness to die, as usual, had reaily been made the centre of a plot. They were to have been rescued by a large band of negroeg from Florida and Georgia. As I tele- graphed you in substance yesterday, some 400 ne- groes left the vicinity of. Monticello, in Jefferson county, to join the main force in Leon county, from | where they were to march directly for this point. ‘This body was in communication with the negroes in prison, and by this means their project was | frustrated. Reports were circulated that the Gov- ernor oj the State had ordered several companies of iniantry from AUlantaand Augusta, cavalry from Macon and infantry and artillery from Savannah, which were to rendezvous here until alter the ex- ecution, These reports were at once transmitted to the proposed rescuing force, with the view of deterring them from their purpose. Two white companies of militia were under arms | Rear the Jail last night, and the approaches to the jail were guarded, Companies of videttes on | horseback patrolled the town and country roads | also during the night, but no rescuing bands ap- peared, and the inference was that the scheme nad been abandoned as being useless and danger- ous, : | patchea another colored man in search of her NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. he will never swindle any one else out of their la- bor or their cotton.” Hudson, remarking again that they had better keep cool, drove off and soon forgot this trivial circumstance until it was after- ‘Wards brought to his memory in a most vivid and startling manner, The names of the five negroes im the wagon were Emmanuel McCormick, known as the Braswell Boy,” having been raised by & family named Braswell, that lived on the road they were travelling upon; Nimrod Austin, Uharies Walker, Mingo Washington and Bird Blackshear, | the latter an elderly man. ‘They proceeded on their way, and when about the eignt mile post the attention of three wagoners, who were encamped near the road, Was attracted towards them by their hallooing and cries of “Hurrah for the | Brasweil Boy.’ ‘This was repeated so often that the wagoners wondered among themselves what there could be remarkable about the *Bras- weil boy,” though they said nothing whatever to the negroes at the time. The wagoners had scarcely relapsed into their former state of quiet. ; ude and had nearly forgotten the hilarious shouts in javor of the ‘Braswell boy,” when there passed @ man riding on a mule, who saluted them with a “Good night,” as he went by. That was ‘THE LAST SEEN OF HALL, Probably an hour afterwards a negro, coming in the opposite direction, met the wagon halted on the road with two of the negroes in it, and one of the mules missing. He asked them If they were stalled, and they replied that they were not, but that the others had gone back to look for Mr. Hall, who they said was drunk. This man further on met another of Hail’s negroes comirg towards the ‘agon mounted ona mule. He asked if they nad found Mr. Hall, and the reply was that they had not, “he was done gone.” about ten o'clock that night the wagon arrived home at Mr. Hail’s plantation. ‘When it came into the lot one of the negroes who was in it ores to carry some meat and other supplies it contained to the smoke house. Mrs, Hall came out on the piazza and her little daughter ran towards the wagon and sald :— “Where is papa?’ to which one of the negroes replied, “Go back, it’s none of your business,’’ irs. Hall then called to the negroes, “Where is Mr. Hall?” Mingo answered. “He is so drunk we left him behind.” “Why did you not put bim in the wagon?’ she asked. “Cass we couldn’t get him in dar,” was the reply. ‘Addressing charles next she asked again, “Where is my husband?” Charles answered in a@ surly tone, “If he had acted de gemman he would be right yere now.” This was all the satisfaction the poor woman could get from the negroes, and she at once des- missing husband, He was also joined by several neighbors, white and black, but no tidings of Mr, Hall could be obtained. On the following day the mule he rode was discovered about four or five mules !rom the nine-mile post, near the residence of @ man named Billy Sherman, who formerly owned him, it became settled in the minds of everybody that Hall had been foully dealt with by the five men who accompanied him to Thomasville, and acting upon the facts above related, a justice of the peace issued a warrant for the arrest of all five, charging them with the murder of Juniper Hall. On Satur- gay, the 26th, they were apprehended, and from admissions incidentally let fali and cenfessions afterward made by two of the prisoners, a theory of the murder was formed, whic was subsequently borne out by uhe facts. and circumstances of the case. When Mr. Hall passed the wagoners, who were camped at the eight mile post, he overtook his own wagon, with the negroes some 400 or 500 yards beyond them. ‘There he pulied out nis bottle of whiskey and invited them to take a drink. They took the bottle and drank his whiskey, but did not return the bottle, and they asked him to get off the mule and take 4 seat in the wagon with them, Mr. Hall declined, and said he preferred riding as he was, as he would get home quicker; and to Make matters more agreeable he gave them the whiskey, remarking that his wife would be angry if he carried it*home. Upon this they halted the wagon, from which most of them sprang to the ground, seized Mr. Hall, and Emmanuel and Nim- Tod, both of whom are powerful men, CHOKED HIM TO DEATH with their hands. To convince themselves he was dead to all intents and purposes, Bird, the old man, lighted a torctt which he thrust into the still gasping man’s mouth, when, in au instant, the faintest sign of life had gone and he was pro- nounced by his murderers to. be dead beyond hope of resuscitation or recovery in any way. They then hid the body in a place so secure that all ef- forts to discover it were fruitless, and, alter a search which lasted some weeks, it was finally abanded as hopeless. As a precaution, however, should they ever have occasion to remove the body from its present hiding place, they cut a sap- ling ana stuck it in the ground near the body as a | mark which none but themselves knew. Little THE MURDER OF HALL occurred on November 25, 1873, and after the | scene of to-day it may be classed among the most | remarkable of criminal events of the South. Mr. | Hall was both wealthy and highly respected prior | to the war, but since that unfortunate event in | our history be had retained little eise save the respect, his slaves and property having been sum- marily disposed of. In order to support his fam- ily he had to dispose of, at an immense sacrifice and for quite a nominal sum, his plantation and other personal property. This enabled him to live @ while longer, that is, it kept himself and family out of the poorhouse; and he began renting a plantation from year to year, working {ton shares | With the owner and the negro hands employed | upon it, a system now greatly in vogue in the cot- | ton States. Upon the success of the’ cotton crop | and upon the price wiich that staple would bring in the market when sold depended the financial | salvation of the tenant, for the owner had to be paid his share in cotton and the negroes had to be | paid theirs, If any surpius was le{t then the ten- | ant came in Jor it; but, unhappily, this has rarely been the case of late, Added to this the tenant had to negotiate with a commission mer- chant for the necessary supplies for himself and hands to work the farm the year roand, giving him a lien upon tne crop for the amount of his ad- vances, and it will be seen to what straits this | Class of planters were reduced. In this way and ‘upon such a precarious method of living Mr. Hall Jast year rented the plantation Known as the “Wyche place,” about sixteen miles from here, in & southwesterly direction, employing fve negroes as his help and stipulating a certain portion of the crop as their share, out of which the amount of the cost of the. food, clothing, &c., should be de- ducted at the sale of the cotton. With this under- | standing they went to work, but, anfortunately for all concerned, the crop was a ‘‘short” one and the amount realized was barely sufficient to defray the current expenses of the year. This latter fact was not known to the negroes antil the eventiul 26th of November last, when the remaining four \ bales of cotton were placed in a wagon | and hauled to town to be sold, accom- | panied by Mr. Hall and his five negro | employés, who had expectations of real- | izing a handsome profit irom their year’s work. The wagon drove up to the ware- house of Messrs, Kubitsheck & Brother, where the cotton was discharged, and by Mr. Hall sold to that firm, When a settlement was then had‘and accounts on all sides balanced it was found that rent and supplies had swallowed up the entire proceeds of the cotton. THE CAUSE OF THE QUARREL. Without knowing the disastrous turn affairs had taken the negyoes presented themselves to Mr, Hall, demanding the amount due them out of their share, and upon being informed by him that their indebtedness far exeeeded what their share of the cotton realized, they became very much en- raged and violent in their expressions of indigna- tion, intimating also that they nad been “swin- dled, outdone,” &c., but no threats were made at the time which could at all foreshadow the awful deed they had in contemplation from that moment, With money they had left from previous instalments and advances paid them they boughs cheap whiskey, which they drank freely, and thereby adding to the frenzy of suetr rage and dis- appointment. About two o'clock in the afternoon the negroes started homeward in the wagon, fol- lowed in an hour and a half by Mr. Hall, who rode & brown-colored mule. Before leaving town Hail met an old acquaintance named Hudson, whom he begged to accompany him home and remain at his house that night; but Hudson's engagements not permitting this delay he drove off, leaving Hall still in town. The latter purchased a bottle of whiskey, which he carried with him, ana at about half-past three he was Jast seen in Thomas- ville homeward bound. When Hudson, riding in his buggy, had got as far from town as the second mile-post on the Duncans- ‘ville road—the same which led to Mr. Hail’s planta- ton—and it was then “an hour by sundown,” he overtook the wagou in which were tue five negroes who had worked for Hall that year. Two of them he knew by sight, the others he had never seen before. Upon coming up behind them he observed they were talking in a very loud and excited manuer, and listening some- what attentively he soon gleaned trom their angry words tne fact that they were greatly dissatisfied witn the settlement, and threats occasionally reached his ears. Driving up to them, and when | almost abreast of the wagon, he remarked, “Keep cool, boys, Mr. Hall will settle with yon all right yet,” ip response to which one of them, he could not tell which. sald—“If we get our hands on him | would, tn all probability, have taken place at tue | | from the place where it had been for neariy two | ing all decayed and fallen trom the s¥eleton, even | firmly embedded in a snoe, 1t remained nearly per- | tound a verdict against the prisoners, and the | physictans and relatives were ordered to appear | week the counsel for the defence pleaded guilty in | night about eight o'clock, as was developed at tne tc they dreamed that this very sapling would after- wards make one of the most important links in the chain of evidence whicn was to convict them of | the deed they committed that night. In the mean- | time the prisoners iad been indicted by the Grana Jury ior the murder of Mr. Hail, and their trial | January Term of the Superior Court had not the skeleton of a dead body been found near the scene of the alleged murder, which could be no other than that of the missing Jumper Hall. This caused a postponement of the tial until the March term of | “the Court, and a jury of inquest was at once em- paneled fo further tavestigate the circumstances of the murder. ‘he body was discovered by a Mr. James M. Blackshear and two others (who were hunting wild cats), a short distance cast of the ten- mile post, Inside of a fence on the old Braswell , place, ciose to “Sugar Hole” branch, and hid among gallberry bushes, three and a half feet hign, A piece of sapling was iound stuck in the ground, close to the body, which fitted exactly to | the trunk of asapling near by, trom which it had evidently been cut. When the body was removed months it presented a most ghastly and sickening sight. it was entirely decomposed, the flesh hay- the bones of waich had all coliapsed into a shape- less mass, Witn the exception of the left toot the flesh was entirely gone, and upon this, which was fect. There were no signs of violence found on the bones of the murdered man, which turther estab- lished the theory of the crime. Tne body was easily identified by the son, wife and fiends of Mr. Hall, by tue Slowing, his knife, speetacies, teeth and shoes also. ig teeth were all good while living but one of the right molars, which had been pulled out. All the other teeth but this one were found, Even the papers containing the set- tlement with Messrs. Kubitsheck & Brothers ior the sale of the cotton were found in his pockets, together with other documents, which established the identity of the remains as those ot Mr. Hall beyond adoubt. The Coroner’s jury accordingly as witnesses at the trial in March, THE TRIAL. A murder case always has a pecniiar fascination for the masses, but when these five felons were brought up for trial the Court House was densely packed, the number of whites present being about the same as the blacks. An entite week was occu- ied in the case of Emmanuel McCormick, first, and Nimroa Austin and Charles Walker aiterward. Judge Hansell presided, and by his direction the accused were detended by Messrs. Hammond and Davis, two young lawyers of promise. ‘fhe de- fence was most ingenious, but tae evidence was+| too strong and convincing, and, despite the efforts of the counsel, the prisoners were iounc guilty of murder in the first degree and were. sapeagnently sentenced to be executed to-day. On the following the cases of Bird Blackshear and Mingo Wasning- ton, on condition they would be sent to the Peni- tentiary, Where they now are. A miserable delusion took possession of the mmnds of the condemned men over two wecks since, which was exceedingly unfortunate for them ina spiritual point of view. Some designing officiat | here (whom! could not find out), whether mali- ciously or otherwise, had given them to under- stand they would not be executed; that the Presi. dent of the United States would step inat the last moment and save them from “ that the ropes might even be placed | upon their necks, but hanged they never would be unless they confessed tne crime of which they were accused, This had the effect of making them ‘indifferent to every offer of religious consolation recently offered them, as it had also induced them to stubbornly deny that they were the murderers of Mr. Halk and the consequence was that the wretches were led to their doom to-day ia this unprepared state. CRIME THE SECOND, Webster and his wife and iamily resided about | twelve miles south of Thomasville on the planta- tion of Captain E, T. Davis. On Saturday, the 9th, | he came to town for the purpose, as he stated, of | procuring some clothing and provisions from bis employer. The day Was exceedingly inclement and disagreeable, which kept Webster in town until Jate in the alternoon. te was accompanied on this trip by a negro woman, oi whom he had | become enamored. He reached his home that trial. Instead, however, of sleeping in his own house he spent the night at the house of this woman named Dorcas, not More than 300 yards distant. On the following (Sunday) morning about sunrise he returned to his own house, where he tound his | wile and daughter engaged cookin; His wile had just risen from bed, scarcely entered the house belore he his pocket a small bottle, and said that he had some powders which the doctor said she must take; that they were good {for acold in the head. | WEBSTER ADMINISTERS THE FATAL DOSE. She said nothing, aud Webster at once procured @ spoon, mixed & quantity of the powder with some syrup and gave itto her. The poor woman | swallowed the dose, little dreaming that tt was | Ca poison, The treacherous husband then | told her the doctor said she must not eat reens. He then leit the house. scarcely a1 nad elapsed belore the poison had done its work, and the wile was in violent spasms. She at once sent her daughter Nellie to tel eighbor, named Bettie Liles, who i half a mile distant, to come to her at once, ie Was about to die, This ‘woman set out with all haste, and on ner way met an old negro, named Nat SheMeld, whom she told that Eliza Lyons had been attacked very sudaenly and was avout to die, and she was airaid to go there by herself, Upon this Nat accompanied her to the house, where they found the woman, in the Webster had | ulled from | most terrible convulsions, lying on the hearth. In hort time the violence of the spasms abated, and Bettie and Nat asked her, ~ viiat ts the matter, Eliza?’ She replied:— “Webster ae me some powder, and I believe is going to kill me. sy In waliort time after this she had anothér con- vaision, and within two hours from the time her | their sentence. | heaven ;"’ but no admission, no confession, and in the breakfast. | vVillanous husband yw administered her the dose of “powders bet r @ cold,” she was a corpse. or oy it eels le to os i Noetian, | send for a Dus this Webscer treated with an evident show of Sone. remarking that doctors had’ always done him “more harm than .” Bettie Liles remained by her dead friend, and, remembering what she had said about the powders, her feelings overcame her and open! accused Webster of poisoning hie wife. He indignantly and with vio- lent asseverations of tnnocence dented the charge; but he was soon afterwards observed to be search- ing in a box, or chest, where his wile nad said he the viol containing the powders. The bottle ad, however, been moved by Bettie and placed on the mantelpiece, where it lay concealed at that time; but, unfortunately, he aiterwards discovered it, and it has never since been seen. This evidence against him being disposea of, Webster drove ten miles Over into Florida for his mother to take charge of bis children and to assist, as he said, in the interment of his wife. To the amazement of everybody he returned late on Sunday evening, after being openly accused of the murder, and this very circumstance constituted the leading ground of bis defence at ols trial. THE MURDERER ARRESTED, The news of tie crime spead with the usual ra- Pidity through a populous section, which brought @ large congregation of negroes and many whites to ‘ebster’s house by the me of his return irom Florida. Some of the lead- ing negroes had by this time held @ council about the matter, and when Webster dis- mounted trom his wagon an officer with a warrant Was in readiness to tke him into custody, He Was diligently guarded by the colored constable and @ posse until the following Monday morning at ten o’clock, when a Coroner’s inquest was heid. Upon the investigation that there took place the facts above narrated were proven, and Webster was committed to jail for Rie wnataer of eee By @ strange oversight a post-mortem examina- tion was not ordered unmediately; but the matter being broughe to the attention of Hon. A. H. Han- sell, Judge of the Superior Court, two weeks alter- wards, he conierred withthe County Commission- ers, and the result was that the body of the poise oned woman was disinterred und her stomach re- moved for axamination and analysis. The stomach was placed in a jar by the attending physician and carefully sealed and delivered to a magistrate, who deitvered it to the County Commissioners. Three pomiperent physicians— Drs. Brandno, Hopkins and Reid—took charge of the stomach, and subjected it to all the tests known to the profession, or to such as were deemed. most infallible, The color test was the first re- sorted to, and strychnine in large quantities was discovered, On the spoon from Which the unfor- tunate woman had vaken the powders there re- mained a quantity o1 the poison, equal in bulk to the size of a pea. A solucion of one-fourth of this was made, and about one-tenth of it was injected into a toad, which in fifteen minutes was in spasms. A solution of the coutents oi the stomach was made and given to toads and rats. ‘Then a known solution of strychnine was administered to the sume description of animals, both the doses producing exactly the same etiec! TRIAL AND OONVICTION, On the Ist of March, g Special verm of the Su- perior Court of Thomas county was called for the trial of criminals, and on the second week of this court the case of Tne State vs. Webster Lyons was called. The prisoner was arraigned, and in reply to the charge answered, “Not guilty.” Haifa aay was consuined in empannelling a jury to try the case, and one wholeday was occupied in hearing the testimony, in which the facts above narrated were elicited, The State was represented by Mr. A. T. Mcintyre, ex-member of Congress irom thig State; the prisoner was represented by Mr. J. K, Xlexan- der and Captain &, P. Davis. After an absence trom the jury box of one hour, @ verdic} of “Guilty of murder as charged in the indictment” was ren- dered, and Webster Lyons was sentenced to be ex- ecuted to-day, in company with the three other murderers, A QUIET ASSEMBLAGE, The day was dark and gloomy. Heavy clouds hung over the town like @ funeral’ pall. Tne atmosphere was sultry and oppressive, and the citizens generally wore an air of sadness in har- mony with the hangman’s harvest, Happily for humanity’s sake, for peace, law and justice, there Was no hostile demonstration. There were not | more taan 800 peopie, chiefly negroes, witnout the enclosure and probably 100 within. No manifesta tion of dissatisiaction could be observed among the country negroes, and the few irom Florida present kept themselves remarkably niet. oth =the = military companies on uty were held in reserve at the Court House, and a Sherif’s posse of about twenty men were p sted around the jail and within the palisade that en- closed the scaffold. . Shortly alter nine o'clock Sheriff Luke, accom- ; hi panied by his deputies, went to the cells of the condemned men and took the heuvy chains of their necks, by which they had been secured since Each of them was then dressed jor the scaffold, the costume consisting of a new coarse white cotton shirt, drawers of the same material and white cotton socks, Over these were placed long, flowing white shrouds, and their totlet, though scanty, Was complete. An ofiicial present tendered them a@ drink of whiskey, which Charles and Webster accepted, but Nimrod and Emanuel declined. Tne sen- tence read that they were to be hanged | between the hours of ten aud four, but owing to apprehensions of an attempted rescue the sheriff had resolved upon having it over at the earliest possible moment. Accordingly, at a quarter to ten o'clock the criminals were marched down the | Stairs of the jail, their bands tied behind, aud each accompanied by a deputy. THE CULPRITS UNDER THE DROP. On reaching the enclosure they saw the gallows for the first time, but, without betraying any visi- ble emotion, they ascended the steps to the drop | and took their places in the following order:— Charles on the right, Webster next, Emanuel thira and Nimrod on the le!t, With the exception of Cuarles, Who was very nervous and rather ieebie, four fellows never {faced death with more imper- turbable cociness and apparent indifference than did these. Weoster, the wile poisoner, smiled ire- quently and amiably at the spectators. Charles spoke excitedly, but was in no way fearfal, and the other two were as calm and quiet as il they had only been placed there on exhivition, in that ghastly and grave-like attire, for tue purpose of extorting a coniession. THE RELIGIOUS SERVICES. Three colored clergymen pertormed the final re- ligious ceremontes. The Kev. H. McDonald de- livered a brief but impressive sermon. The Rev. H. B. Dowdell sang the hymn, in which he was joined by the criminals— And am I born to die; ‘To lay this body down, And must my tremoting' spirit fly Toto a world unknown? At the conclusion of this an earnest appeal was made for mercy on thete souls by the Rev. A. Deia- matte, all of the condemned men kneeling, thougn the ropes Were then around their necks. After this the clergyman took a fina: farewell and leit the drop, A DISTRESSING SCENE. Sheriff Luke proceeded to pinion them at the ankles, and told them a few minutes was yet at their disposal, in which they might say anything tuey wished. Upon tuis there followed a most exciting and never-to-be-lorgotten scane. Churles, in loud and tremulous tones, began:—“I want none of you to go home and tell the folks that you saw the man hung that killed Mr. Hall. | am as clear of that as auy o1 you are, thank God.”” Emanuel—Yes, thank God.” “Lam ciear of that. I am clear of Mr. Hall. They may hang and do with meas they please, but thank God I am ciear of Mr. Hall.” Charles, Emanuel and Nimrod (together) —“Yes, we are clear of Mr. Hall. We are as clear of that ‘arewell to everybody; all of you. Goodby ; I will meet you all at the bar of God. ‘God bless you all.’ @ ane without the enclosure, “Thank God! thank 0 ‘The Sheriff then, ata quarter-past ten o'clock, placed white caps over their faces, during which operation all of the Hall murderers shouted their farewells and blessings to all present, Nimrod say- ing. ‘Meet me on the rock of eternal life, fare- well.” Webster, the wile poisoner, never spoke, except to say, “Farewell.” The Sherif then ascended tie steps with a hatchet and stood lean- ing against the post with this instrument uplitted and ready in an instant to strike the blow that ‘would send them into eternity, He sald, “Are you ready?” One of them re- plied, “Yes, farewell.” Still holding the hatchet suspended, he said again, ‘Are you all ready?’ An affirmative response came irom them all, but | yet he aid not strike. Lowering the weapon amid & breathless suspense among the crowd in the en- closure, he again asked, “Are you all ready? There was the same affirmative response irom them all, one adding, “1 trast we will meet in @ Jew seconds more the rope was severed and THE LONG UNWIELDY DKOP FELL With a loud bang at tweuty-tive minutes past ten A. M. The tour vodies, making an aggregate of 600 pounds, fell nearly five and a half ieet, and with such force as to shake violently the ten by ten inch post of which the gallows was constructed. Every noose slipped from its position to the back ot the neck, in consequence of which there Was no dislo- cation of the veriebri in either case, and strangu- lation slowly dnished the work the halter had so | adly begun. The body of Charles, which was at the extreme end of the drop, struggica terribly for several minutes, though he was ieebie, atten- uated and light; the ovhers, who were all heavy men, did not struggle at all. There wasconvul- sive heavings at the chest of each, and these were scaroely perceptible, Dr. aylor, the attending physician, promptly examined the bodies and pronounced them dead im the tollowing order:—Charies, who struggiea Most, died tn six minutes and a hall; Webster, Who did not struggle at all, lived ten minutes; Emanuel died in six minutes and Nimrod in eight and ahalf. After they were dead the Sheriff thtew open the doors of the jail yard and admitted the people to see the bodies hanging. Over 500 availed themselves of this questionable privilege, When the bodies bad been hanging nearly an hour they were cut down, placed in coifins and turned over to their friends for interment, BAILROAD MEETING, Boston, April 17, 1874 An informal meeting of the Boston stockholders in the Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cievelana Rail- road was held yesterday, at which the President presented a report of tne Sloane in’ tion, | filly testified | that the 8 eld in volut ir el Cincinnatl Railroad available as ‘ene Grave Charges Against Warden Lis- comb—T'weed’s Power on the Island— Commissioner Laimbeer Says He Can Still Escape—A Full Investigation To Be Held. The Commissioners of Charities and Correction held another meeting yesterday morning in rela- tion to the imprisonment of William M. Tweed. Rumor had tt that the meeting was precedea by some angry conversation between Commissioners Laimbeer and Stern, and the flushed appearance of the two gentlemen seemed to strengthen the impression. It will be seen from the proceedings yesterday and the interview which a HERALD re- orter had with Mr, Laimbeer that things are com- ng to @ focus in this Koard, tthe meeting vesterday Commissioner Laim- beer offered the following resolution, which was passed :— Resolved, That Dr. Macdonald send to this Board full history or the so-called su iipox cases presented by commilutcation of the(6tn inst., namely :— ‘rime of coming to the Perfitentiary Hospital. use. How soon thereafter the croton of] was applied. ‘The date of removat to the Pavilion, noval from the Penitentiary Hospital Upon whose order they were so removed. In what condition the unre prisoners are two-day. Whether there is any danger In the Penitentiary Hos- pital at the present time from any cause. And such other intormation as may present the officers who have 80 imposed upon the confidence of this Board. President Laimbeer further offered the following resolution, which was also pagsed :— Resolved, That Warden Liscomb be di to this Board all information in raison the MAGE for @ sailboat now in the basement of his dwelling, and lately removed trom the carpenter's shop thereto: by, whom the labor has been done, by whom fe materials have been lurnished and by whose orders the boat ix being built; and also how many tables or other pieces of furniture of Woodwork that were made on the Island he has sent to New York, and where he has sent the same. In the aiternoon a HeRaLp reporter called on Mr. Laimbeer, at his residence in Lexington ave- nue. The foliowing ts the yist of the conversation which was the. had:. REPORTER—You are credited with the statement, Mr. Laimbeer, that Tweed’s influence is still ‘‘par- amount” on the island, Is this reaily your opinion? Mr, LamMBEER—It depends on wiiat you mean by the word “paramount.” If you mean “all pow- erful,” I certainly do not mean to say that, hat Ido mean tosay is THAT HE CAN GET AWAY ifhe wants ee Revorrer—Have your warnings had no effect Warden Liscomb? id . bie Mr. LAIMBEER—Oh, I think Warden Liscomb has found that he has got himself into such a hole that he will be more careiul in the future. I suspected the smallpox story trom the first, and now we have the confession of two men, who declare that the symptoms were produced on them by the use of croton oil, I kuow that croton oil does produce the symptoms of smallpox, because 1 have used 1t myselfon my chest, (indignantiy.) I betieve that on the very evening of the day when we ordered that sleeping apartments shonld be given to the two orderlies 10 the hospital this story was got up in order to put Tweed back in his old room. It was & conspiracy. REPORTER—What would be, at present, the | easiest mode of escape for Tweed ?. Mr. LAIMBERR—There are only two night keepers on duty, and Mr. Tweed’s room is within flity feeo of the front door, which ts secured by an ordinary lock, Once outside, he 1s within 500 feet of the dock. A yacht could run right up to the dock and he could easily and comfortably proceed to Europe. RErORTER—And the two vight keepers? Mr. LAIMBBER (jocosely)—Weil, [ don’t think any two young men would + OBJECT TO LIVE IN SWITZERLAND. They might go along with him. REPOUTER—Does tweed occupy his room to-day? Mr. LAIMBEER—Yes, as he always has. A Wo- man comes in the morning, cleans his room and lights his fire, He boards at the Warden's house, He goes to his breakfast irom eight to nine, to his dinner between one and two, and to his supper between five and six, REPORTER—Is Mr. Liscomb a gourmand? Mr, LaimBEER—Ye3; I believe he keeps splendid table. Why, Mr, Tweed has told me him- self, “Iam no convict.” Now, if he is no convict, Whatis he? You have asked me about the easless mode ofescape. Why, { don’t think he wants to escape. He believes that he will get a new trial yet, Ir the Court of Appeals should decide against him do you think he would ever stay in the Peniten- tiary? I never expected to see him stay there (excitedly). 1 only wish he would go some- where eise and relieve us of all these annoyances and troubles (Alter some deliberation.) have no disposition to put him into the quarry or black- smith’s shop, but] want to knuw what Is being done in his case. charge it was understood that the Commissioners wouid be as ienent in his case as possible. Weil, 1 was perlectly willing to make him comfortable. 1 aid not object to his being an orderly, HE GOT A NICE COMFORTABLE COT larger than any of the other cots, and after all this 1 found that he Bad a special room without my knowledge! People at the Union League Cluo told me, “Why, ‘weed lives on the lat of the land,” and I denied it. 1 had no more any idea that any such thing existed than that Washington could be carried to Chicago, (tnergeticaily) I teil you, my dear friend, tt’s money tnat does that. REPORTER—What was your, motive for the last resolution offered by you to-day ? Mr. LarMBEER—Why, it is charged that costly fur- niture, tables, aquariums, flower stands, <&c., have been made for the Warden, without any knowledge on the part ofthe Board. Convicts did ail the work, and part of the material used came from the stores of the department. Now we pay expensive bilis for chairs; why should they do this jancy work instead of making chaiis? We audited to-day a bill of over $600 for chairs, And here I desire to say that partof the articie in yesterday’s World on the institutions on the Island, were as true as Gospel writ. In the matter of extravagant salaries and the superabundance of officials on Randall’s Isiand, the HERALD article was as sound a8 @ nut. [ can’t get a salary reduced, Another question which the HERaLD shoula discuss is whether there is any need for three steamboats, There are only three vom- missioners now, and they have something else to | do besides RUNNING UP AND DOWN ON STEAMBOATS. REPORTER—What will be the upshot of these Tweed troubles ? Mr, LAIMBEER—I shall soon demand that a fui Investigation be made into this affair, and with open doors. Let the reporters come in and hear the testimony (emphatically). As a public officer it is simply my daty to execute the law without re- gard to my personal wishes, and so.as to justily Ine in the eyes of the people. : But as to having any animosity against Tweed, [ assure you I have none. ‘This closed the interview. BURIAL OF THE “BRICKS.” A Lineal Descendant of the Shakespcar- ean Gravedigger on the Stand—The Undertaker, Finch, Admitted to Ball in $1,000. The examination in the case of the conspiracy to deiraud a city life insurance company was resumed yesterday before Justice Morgan, at the Tombs Police Court. Dr. Uhling, the Chevalier, was as nonchalant as usual and gave close atten- tion to the testimony. Louisa was subdued and rather sad looking. Finch, the undertaker, was the picture of misery, his faithful wile trying in vain to cheer him. Detective that he recetved a warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Ubling, and on Sun- day, April 12, he ° arreste Mra, Ubling and her nephew; on Saturd: taker, was arrested at No, 59 First avenue; on the same day Detective Heidelberg arrested Dr. Uhiing, and on him was found a card of the Union Ceme- tery, with the plot, row and grave where Louisa Germs was supposed to be buried. * Detective Tilly also testified that he arrestea | Louisa Germs at No, 183 East 109th street. She denied having anything to do with the brick business, said she never was in the coffin; was | lying in bed when the coffin was brougnt into the room and jumped out; hoped her father would never hear about her connection with the affair; witness said he heard the undertaker say that he | helped Dr. Uhling to put the dead body in the comin, the Doctor holding the limbs and he the shoulders ; that he (Finch) didn’t want to put the headboard on, but the Chevalier said it shouid be done; all these stacements witness heard Finch subse- quently contradict by his admisston that he ‘as- sisted Uhling in putting the bricks in the comin, ‘The next witness was the gravedigger of Union Cemetery, Martin Wallace, who identified Finch as | having seen him at the supposed burial of Louisa, “but iailed to identify the Cuevatier. Mr. Beekman, President of the insurance com- any, testified to the issuing of the policy, and that jt was regular. On cross-oxamination he stated ruot of death was not satisfactory when presented. Counsel for Finch argued that his client was not one of the conspirators, even admitting his own confession, for it was required to produce evidence of the tact that be was cognizant of and concurred in the purpose for which the conspiracy was conceived, projected and designed. This the prosecution latied to do, 4 Justice Morgan admitted Finch to bail in $1,000, and the case Was adjourned until Monday next jor argument, A, GITY AND COUNTY TREASURY, Comptroller Green reports the following dis- bursements and receipts of the Treasury yester- day:— . ¢ DISBURSEMENTS, Claims pata (namber of warrants 64), amount- CT ks eeereeerretters «+ $41,070 Tay rolls paid (timber of warrants 6), amount: ing to Re From taxes of 1873 and in'erest. From arrears of taxes, assessme! From collection of assessment 4.776 From market rents. 13 1,39 66, a7 1. ee When he was first placed in our | Finch, the under- | ai | Spectfully invitea to attend her funer: THE OREGON PARMERS. Proceedings of the Tomvention—The Plat. form and Candidates. CHicaGo, Ii}, April 17, 1874, A special from Salem, Oregon, gives the proceed- ings of the Farmers’ State Convention, which met there yesterday morning. T. W. Davenport was nominated for Congress ; Thomas F. Campbell, President of Monmouth College, for Governor, and J. A, Dougnett, ex-President of the State Agricul- tural Society, for Secretary of State. | The platform sets forth that there {3 no hope but in the peovle to correct the extravagance and cor- ruption prevalent in the State and national ad- Ministrations, It asks for the building of the Portiand, Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad; the improvement of rivers and harbors; the proper encouragement of transportation companies; that freights and fares be fixed by legislation; for a liberal system of schools; condemns the monopoly in the sale of school books generally, and declares that the government should pay the losses of setulers by the Modoc war. The Oregon Statesman and the Oregonian endorse the ticket. T. W. Davenport, the Congressional candidate, ; {8 @ native of Columbia county, New York, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Engaged. Kann—Kaun.—On Sunday, April 12, Levi Kany to BERTHA Kaun, both of this city. No cards, Married. BEECKMAN—REY.—On Wednesday, April 15, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. A. H. Partridge, Tomas H. BEECKMAN, Of New York, to M. Louise, third daughter of Charles Rey, Exq., of Brooklyn, No cards. DORIAN—CONTRELL.—On Monday, April 6, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. E. L. Sweetzer, ALBERT R, DORIAN to MADELINE, second daughter of Jonn Contrell, Esq., all of this city. GARDNER—CuANE.—On ‘Thursday, April 16, at Zion church, by the Rev. John N, Galleher, GEORGE N. GARDNER to MaRy ELsié, daughter of the late Theodore rane. InwIN—WostTE.—On Tliursday, Apri! 16, at the Church of the Incarnation, by the Rey. H. E. Mont+ gomery, D. D., James b. IRWIN, of this city, to Soputg, daughter of Fred Wuste, of Bremen, Ger- many. Motr— Morrett.—On Thursday, April 16, by Rev. Dr. Rogers, HENRY A. Mort. Jr., of New York, to EuLa, daughter of the late James 8. Moffett, of Cincinnati. NEWELL- 'ARING.—At the Reformed church, | Yonkers, N. Y., on Weanesday, April 15, 1874, by the Rev. Dr. Cole, Darius E. NEWELL to AURELIA WARING, daughter of the late Jarvis A. Waring, all of Yonkers. Pigot—NostRanp.—In. Brooklyn, on Thursday, April 16, at St. James’ churen, by Rev. Charles H. Homer, Josep B. Picor to ELLA, daughter of Cor. nelius T. Nostrand. No cards, SMITH—MCELHINNY.—At_ Trinity chapel, on Wednesday, April 15, by Rev. Morgan Dix, S. T. D., Jos SmirH, of Peoria, lil, to Miss Carrie E., youngest Senghver ofthe late Robert McElninny, Of Pittsburg, Pa. Peoria and Pittsburg papers please copy. SweeT—Lamp.—On fuesday, April 14, at the re- | sidence of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. Benja- | min D, Hill, HeNBY C. SWEET tO CARRIE R., daugn- ter of Chester Lamb, Esq,, all of this city. No cards, SOUTTER—THOMPSON.—On Wednesday, April 15, by the Rev. Dr. Tyng, CHARLES Ls. SourTER, of New York, to FANNIE, daughter of the late George Thompson, of Balston Spa, N. Y. TookkY—SMiTH.—On Wednesday, April 15, at St. Joachim’s church, Matieawan, N. Y., by Rev. P. daughter of Philip Smith, Esq., all of Fishkill, on the Hudson. UHLMANN—MAYER,—On Wednesday, April 15, at the restdence of the biide’s parents, 13 West Fiity- sixth street, by the Rev. Dr. Einhorn, Mr. SIMoNn UHLMANN to CARRIE, eldest daughter of Mr, Ferdi- nand Mayer, all of this city, Voss—Kank.—On Thursday, April d6, by Rev. | Willtam H, Neilson, dr., WiLLIAM Voss to CAROLINE | KANE, daughter of Wiliam H., Nelison. WARNER—STILLWELL.—On Thursday, April 16, at the residence of the bride’s mother, by the Rev, R, W. Sloss, G. H. WARNER 10 Lizzie STILLWELL, youngest daughter of the iate Dr. J. E. Stillwell. Died. BARBER,—Suddenly, on Thursday, April 16, WILLIAM BARBER, aged 36 years and 9 Montns, the relatives and friends of the family, also the sembly district, are respectiuily invited to attend the funeral, from the Ciub House, No. 12 Univer- sity pl on Sunday, at one o'clock P. M. Bar On Thursday, daugiter of Willlam H. and Maggie C, Barker. ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also of | her late grandfather, E. I. Founvain, are invited to attend the Juneral, from the residence of her parents, 344 Beaiord avenue, Brookiyu, on Sun- day afternoon, at two o'clock. BRUMLEV.—At Hoboken, on Wednesday, April 15, aiter a long and painful illness, AUGUSTA BRUMLEU, a native of Goettingen, Germany, aged 47 years, 10 montis and 1 day. ‘Thg iriends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, 212 Washington street, this (Saturday) aiternoon, at two o'clock. Brown.—On Friday morning, April 17, ELIza Brows, at No. 117 South Oxiord street, Brooklyn. ‘The remains will be taken to St. Mary’s church, Star of the Sea, on Saturday, at half past ten A. M., | where a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated lor the repose of the soul, BUTTIKOFER.—On Friday, April 17, GERTRUDE, wile of John Buttikoler, aged 38 years. Relatives and iriends are invited to attend the county, N. Y., Sunday, April 19, at oue o’ciock Camp.—On Thursday, April 16, at Norwalk, Conn., J. Camp, Jr., of Hudson city, N. J. Jonathan Camp. of Norwalk, aged 36 years, | Boner Monday, April 20, at one P. M., at Nor- walk. i 1, Kev, THOMAS CARLTON, D. D., in the 66th year of his age. Relatives and friends are respeqtfully invited to | attend the funeral, from St. Paul’s Methodist Epis- copal churcn, on Monday, April 20, at hall-past one o'clock P. M., Without further notice. toot of Liberty street at 12°40, CaRROLL.—in Brooklyn, on Friday, April 17, Ema, child of Margaret and the late Jobn Carroil, aged 7jnonths and 23 days. : ‘The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the /uneral, on Sunday, 19th ingt., at two o’ciock P. M., from No. 2 Portiand avenue, corner | of Flushing. CLARK.—On Friday, Apri! 17, of diphtheria, MABEL, daughter of William E.and Caroline Clark, aged 7 years and 3 days, Funeral services at the residence of her parents, 173 East Seventy-first street, this city, on Sunday, 1gcn inst., at five o’clock P. M. CoDDINGTON.—At Ashiord, on Thursday, April 16, Mrs, MaRTHA CODDINGTON, felict of Abravam Cod- ington, ‘The tuneral will be from her late residence, Saw Mill River road, on Sunday, 19th, at three o'clock P.M, The relatives and frends of the family are respectiully invited to attend. Carriages will be in waiting at Dobbs’ Ferry on arrival the one o’clock train from Thirtieth street, Train leaves No. 17 Monroe street, JAMES CORRISTON, parish of | Bright, county Down, Ireland, in the 72d year of his age. Requlescat tn pace, ‘The friends of the fam! iy and those of his sons-in- | law, John Turner and Patrick Haybyrne, are re- | spectiuily invited to attend the funeral, on Sun- day, April 19, at half-past one o'clock P, Corery.—On Thursday, April 16, 1874, WILLIAM E. Corey, in the 8ist year of his age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, 83 | Varick street, on Sunday, April 19, at half-past two | o'clock P. M. Currs,—On Wednesday, April 15, at the residence of her son-in-law, George A. Wheeler, 177 Tenth ed 66 years. ‘he funeral will take place on Saturd: | inst., at two o'clock P. M., irom Greenw Bap- | tist church, Rev. A. G. Lawson, corner Fourth ave- | nue and Fifteenth street, South Brooklyn. The eee and friends are respectfully invited to attend, Det Prapo.—On Friday, April 17, R1cagpo, son of Ricardo and Carolina Dei Prado. The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, at half past two P. M.. on Saturday, April 18, irom the residence No, 143 East Fifty-sixtn street, Faur#.—On Wednesday, April 15, JOHN REACF FAuRE, in the 60th year of his ave. Funeral services will be heid this day (Saturday), at two P. M., at the Church of St.John the Evan- gelist (Wainwright Memorta!), corner of Waveriey lace and West Eleventh street. Friends of the family are invited to attend withous,further notice, The remains will be taken to Rhineveck, Dutchess county, N. Y., for interment in the family vault. GepNey.—On Friday, April 17, JoHN R., only child of Roderick M. and Delia M. Gedney, aged 1 year, 5 months and 12 days. Funeral services wili be held at the residence of his grandfather, 306 East Fiftieth street, on Sun- day, April 19, at two P.M. The friends of the family ure respectfully invited to attend the funeral without further notice. The remains will be taken bay hens hg map Ho et arash dS) Monday. ERKEN.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, April 17, JouN D..L., son of John H. and Henrietta'Gerken, f Notice of funeral in Sunday's Herald, FIELDING.—On Friday eronttee April 17, ROBERT age, , 18th FIEcpina, in the 84th year of his Notice ol funeral hereaiter, GILDERSLEEVE.—At Hempstead, L. I., on Wednes- day, April 15, Mrs. MARTHA GILDERSLERVE, relict of iia Gildersieeve, aged 87 years, 4 months and ays. The relatives and friends of the family are re- | Stead, at the residence of her son, Sete it Grace: “1 | Sleeve, on Saturday, April 18, at half-past one o'clock, and at St, George’s church at two o'clock. GRIFFING,—In Brooklyn, on Thursday morning, April 16, 1874, Barr pagel ne 4, ‘LET GRIFFING, in the 72d year Cariton avenue, at four o'clock P. M., Frid: 11th inst. Relétives and iriends ate invited ae McCourt, WILLIAM A. TOOHEY to MaGGiE T. SwiTH, | members ot the Lincola Club of the Seventh As- | April 16, May, eldest | funeral, from the residence, Tremont, Westchester | ., eldest son of CARLTON.—At Elizabeth, N. J.,on Thursday, April | Corriston.—On Friday, April 17, at his residence, | street, MARY Evizasgri, wife of Francis Cutts, { Funeral services at his late residence, No, 202 , the tend without further notice, The remains taken to Upper Aquebogue, Long Iaiand, nor tateee ment, at which place there will the church, Saturday, 18th inst, at Pp. GRaHAM.—On Friday, April 17, GronoE Haway GRAHAM, only son of George F. and Eliza @ friends of the iamily are in the funeral, Sunday, at halt-past mee. te ene vhe Fosidence of his mother, 234 West Twentieth street. GALL.—On Friday, April 17, Jans Exr d 70 years. za HALL, he relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, at one o’clock, irom the residence of her son-in-law, Theo. Pratt, 61 West 127th street. lowr.—On Thursday, April 16, ADA MAY Hower, only child of Aibert K, and Maria L. Howe, aged 1i months and 14 days. Relatives and friends of the family are respect. fully invited to attend the funeral, from Duane Methodist Episcopal cnurch, 294 Hudson street, on Sunday, April 19, at two o’clock P, M. JaGOE.—Suddenly, on Thursday, April 16 1tiy GEORGE GiLBERT, youngest son of Mary and Nicho- las Jagoe, aged 2 years and 6 months, The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his parents, No 29¢ Heary street, this (Saturday) afternoon, at two o'clock. Joyce.—In Brooklyn, oD riday morning, April 17, 1874, NoRMA, Iniant daughter of Charles ‘M. and Norma K, Joyce, aged 2 months and 26 days. ‘fhe funeral will take place irom the residence of her parents, 127 Hewes street, Brooklyn, E, D., on saturday, April 18, at hali-past two o’clock P, M. Friends of the family are invited to attend without further notice, KeLLy.—On Friday. April 17, HANORA KELLY, wiie of Edward A. Kelly, native of Clonmel, county, Tipperary, Ireland, ‘otice of fineral hereafter, KimparL.—At Riverside, Cal., April 16, suddenly, of hemorrhage, WARREN Woops KIMBALL, son of Warren and Mary 8. Kimball, in the 36th year of his age. King.—On Wednesday, April 15, Buizasera M. KLIng, aged ie a Funeral this day (Sattirday), at two o'clock P. M., from 263 First avenue, KOHLBERG.—On Thursday, April 16, after a short illness, Etvira, danghter of Jacob and Adeline Kohiberg, aged 13 years and 9 months, Friends of the family are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, to take place on Sunday, the 19th inst., from No. 136 West Twentieth street, at nine A. M. KRrorui.—Suddeniy, HENRY, only child of G. Bree ann Sarah L. Kroenl, aged I year and 10 ; months, Funeral will take place from tne residence of his grandparents, » Elliott place, Brooklyn, | on Saturday, 18th inst., at one P. M. Lozp.—On Friday, April 17, BowEy G., son of Charlotte and the late Bowen G, Lord, in the 27tp | year of his age. The reiatives and friends of the family, also the | Members of Crescent Lodge No, P, and A, M., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, trom | his late residence, 335 West Twentieth street, on 2 t two o'clock P. M, Macy.—At St. Paul, Minn., on Wednesday, April 15, Louisa C. Macy, wife of Aaron C. Macy, Jr., and daughter of the late Charlies S, Coleman. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, irom the residence of Aaron . Macy, Hudson, N. Y., On Monday afternoon, On Thursday, April 16, 1874, Ross Mappon, wife of James Maddon, aged 32 years, &@ native of parish Lusmrugh, King’s county, Ireland. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are in- vited to attend the funeral, from the Grand Central depot, on Saturday, April 18, at one o'clock, MaTHEWws.—On Thursday, April 16, 1874, MAR- GARET MATHEWS, aged 27 years, 10 months and 9 days, eldest daughter of Patrick and Elien Lynch, | natives of Clonfad, parish of Oldcastle, county Meath, Ireland, ‘The friends and acquaintances, and those of her brothers, Michael. James and Thomas, are respect. | fully invited to attend the tuneral, from the resl- dence of her parents, 253 West Thirty-ninth street, on Sunday, at balf-past one o’clock P, M. MENDEL.—On Thursday, April 16, after a brief illness, Saran, beloved wife of Herman Mendel and daughter of B. J. Fry. The relatives and friends of the family, also Mount Neboh Lodge, No. 257, F. and A. M.; Isalah | Lodge, No, 49, L. 0. B. B.; the directors of the | Hebrew Kree ‘School Association and the mem- bers of the Hebrew Young Ladies’ Sewing Society are respectiully invited to attend the faneral, from her late residence, No. 327 East Eighteenth street, on Sunday, Apru 19, at ten o’clock A. M. MounT NEBoH LODGE, No, 257, F. AND A. M.— BRETHREN—You are respectfully invited to attend | the faneral of the wife of our brother, Her | Mendel, trom her late residence, No, 327 East I~ | teenth street, on Sunday morning, April 19, 2 o'clock. Ry order JOSEPH FOX, Master. Isatan Longe, No. 49, 1. 0. B. B.—BRETHREN— You are xenpeccially invited to attend the.tuneral of the wile of our brother, Herman Mendel, from | her late residence, No, 327 East Eighteenth street, on Sunday, April 19, at ten o'clock A, M. LEVY LIPPMAN, President. The.mem»ers of the Hebrew Young Ladies’ Sewing Society are hereby requested to attend the funeral of our ter, Sarah Mendel, from her late residence, No. 327 East Eighteenth street, on Sun- day, Aprii 19, at ten o'clock A. M. By order of the Fresident. | Mrres.—At Boston, on Wednesday, April 15, Grorak Y, Mi.es, torherly of tuis city. Funeral services at South Norwalk, Conn, on Sunday, April 19, at ten A. M. McUarTy.—Suddenly, on Wednesday, April 15, Euiza. A., widow of Eugene McCarty. Relatives apd friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the resi- | denice of her son, John H. McCarty, 138 East i28th | street, on Saturdav afternnon, April 18, at one | o’cloc! | _ McCann.—On Friday, April 17, MICHAEL MCCANN, | pon of Bernard McCann, aged 1 year, 2 months and ' 16 days. Friends, and those of his nephews, are respect- fuily invited to attend the funeral, from his pa- rents’ residence, 221 West Twenty-seventn street, | codes (Saturday), at two P. M., thence to Calvary Jemetery. | " NicocLet.—On Thursday, April 16, PETER NICOL- on Thuraday, | LET, aged 54 years, | The funeral will take place from his late resi- | dence, 202 West Twenty-sixth street, un Saturday, | April 18, at two o’clock. OSBORN.—At Cutchogue, Long Island, on Thurs- | day, April 16, Epwarp M, Ospory, formerly of this city. | imeral. services at. tis, late residence on Tues day, April 21, at two o’clock P, M. | . O'BRIEN.—On Wednesday, April 15, 1874, alter a long and tedious sickness, PaTRICK O'BRIEN, agea | 38 years. | The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectiully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 59 Rutgers street, on Sunday, the | 19th inst., at two o'clock P, M. | _ PRANKARD.—On Friday, April 17, ANN, beloved | wile of John B. Prankard. | Relatives and iriends of the family are respect- | fully invited to attend the funeral, from her late | residence, DeBevoise avenue, near Frost street, | Brooklyn, E. D., on Sunday, 19th inst., at two P. M. | Take Grand street cars, at Graud or Roosevelt street ferry to Frost street. Ravney.—Suddenly, in Philadelphia, on Thurs- | day, April 16, ADOLPHUS Ravszy, of Augusta, Oneida county, “N. Y. Notice of funeral hereafter, | . Rusnton,—On Wednesday, April 15, MARGARET J. PorTER, beloved wile of Thomas A. Rushton, | aged 27 years, | _ Funeral services at iscopal church, Thirty- ninth street and Seventh avenue, on Sunday, the | 19th inst., at one o’clock. Friends of the family ani members o/ Ionic Lodge, F. and A. M., are re- | Bpectfully invited. ‘SPILLANE.—On Friday, April 17, JAMES SPILLANE, aged 24 years and 10 montis, ‘bhe relatives and friends of the family are re- spectiully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his father, 606 Tenth avenue, between | Forty-third and Forty-fourth streets, on Sunday, April 19, at one o'clock P, M. SPRING.—On Wednesday, April 15, of pneumonia, ANNA Gi eos hac of the late Rev. Gardiner Spring, D. D. | MTne tuneral services will be held atthe Brick | cburoh, corner of Filth avenue and Thirty-seventh street, on Saturday, the 18th inst, at three | o'clock P. M. STerson.—On Friday evening, April 17, a(ter a short illness, JAMES P, M. STETSON, Notice of funeral in to-morrow’s papers. TieR.—At Kingsbridge (Twenty fourth ward), New York, on Friday morning, April 17, GERTRUDE | Bancne Tren, daughter of Dantel and'Susan ann Beek scarlet fever, aged 10 years, 4 months and | Funeral services’ at Christ’s church, Kin, | bridge, Monday, April 20, at half past twelve | o'clock. Trains leave Grand Central lepot at half- | past eleven o’clock tor Kingsbridge. Carriages will be at the depot on the arrival of the train, ‘TULLER.—in Brooklyn, on Thursday, April 16, of typhoid pneumonia, Rusu TULLER, of Mobile, Ala., aged 62 years, ' Hartford papers please copy. WATERS.—On Thursday, April 16, of consumptior nee Waters, aged 27 years, 1 month and 1 jays. Funeral will take place at his brother William's residence, 159 Colyer street, Greenpoint, on Sun- day afternoon, April 19, at two o'clock. Relatives and friends are respectiully invited to attena, Waire.—On Wednesday, Apri! 15, Mary, relict of ae White, native of Uran, county Roscommon, ireland. The triends of the family are respectfully mvited to attend the tuneral, from her late residence, No. 637 East Sixteeenth street, on Saturday, the 1éth ‘WiLMEMG:-On ‘Thursday, April 16, 1874, at St kaMs,—On ‘Thursday, Apri Luke's Hospital, Mrs. JuLi# WILLEMS, nee Luty, of No, 151 i see, 1 reas YW pence, jay het soul res a Warigat.—Iin "er n, OD ‘riday, April 17, ie Mrs, WiLLiaM Wricat, grandmotner of Mrs, W. tag fs - pas La gf Aang age. Notice of funeral here: ‘. Ris gehen Hedin aS nee ANSLIE UNG, aged 23 years rt iends re respectfully invited to attend his | funeral, from bis brother's residence, No, 28 Charl- | ton street, on Sunday, April 19, at hali-past one P.M. treal and Quebec papers please 4 Pee remamerat Alexandri EEYpt Ce bond 1874, JOHN E. ZIMMERMAN, of New Yorks lave Voe Consul General for the Netherlands, ‘The relatives and friends of the Pay ‘are invi to attend the funeral aa te at ity on Saturday morning, te 18th Inak, af nalhpast o'el :