The New York Herald Newspaper, March 5, 1875, Page 4

& THR BROOKLYN STRCGULE Continuation of Mrs. Putnam’s Evidence as to Mrs. Tilton’s Virtues. ILLNESS OF THE SEVENTH JUROR. He is Unable to Sit Till Recess and the Court Adjourns Till Monday. AN ANALYTICAL WITNESS. Wow Theodore Tilton Offered to Take Her to the Theatre. | Howard, henry MRS. TILTON’S SAINTSHIP Who Rally Round the Plaintiff and Defendant and Who Are Absent. Ata quarter-past eleven Mra. Putnam took the shalr, Sat straight up, sulied on the assembled multitude and held her ian down for @ point of repose and an iostrument of balance. She is & well bred lady of middle age or just beyond it, | with large, fine New England features, Wavy bair of grayish Aax, a bright red complexion anda couple of curis, Dressea in the style of the period and of a religious and literary bias, Mrs, Putnam talked off her evidence witn some felicity, mot upaccompanied with Plymouth church modes und figures of speech, She was much relied upon by the defendant aud his church members, as she is one of the ew persons having a fair acquaintance | with Mrs, Tilton who is heartily in sympathy with | the great clergyman and his fold. Twice married, with some knowledge of the world anda gram- | matical nicely she barely overdid the business a little by attempting fne analyzations, uoder direction of Brother Shearman. He moves ina mysterious way bis wonders to perform. These analyzations were objected to by both Beach and Fullerton, a3 mere mental impressions | and not facts which of themselves explain cbar- acter. The counsel for the defence undoubtedly saw, in the way Mrs. Ovington and Mrs. Putnam had begun to elucidate buman and reiigious gatare, @ preparation for Mr. Beecher to take the stand and preach to the jury as he had done, with stenographers on either hand, before the | church Investigating Committee. However, the plaintif relies upon the crossexamination of the defendant's witnesses, rather than upon re- tarding the meilifuous flow of the direct evidence. Mr. Beecher apparently likes this kind of PHILOSOPHIO EVIDENCE; for be sat in high spirits, his wife by bia side, urinking in all that Mrs, Putnam said, ais eyes meantime Mashing into hers gratwiation and gratitude. The witness’ Voice was not good for the court room and apparently few persons heard her periectly— probably not ali the jury. The general tenor of | Lue evidence she gave was to the eilect that Mrs. Tilton was a@ woman, all o: whose peculiarities leaned to virtue’s side and that, while Mr. Tilton was originaliy @ person to be liked by the ortho | dox, he bad at some particular time, which the Witness endeavored to fix, wandered off irom the stern letter of the moral Jaw to make @ code of tia own. Itwillbeween that the latter testimony was | all im keeping with Mr. Beecher’s theory that Theo- dore Tilton had descended from what, bya re- Guement of comparison, he called “tue proudest editorial ehair in America’ (all who filled it hav- ing been proud of it), to be A TRIFLBR IN STRANGE DOCTRINES. It now seems apparent that when this class of episodical evidence is in, well shaken up and put $0 a8 to give 8 bias to the minds of the jury asio | wnat manner of a man Mr. ‘Tilton may be, and bow far diferent from what he explained of bimself, aod when Moulton i8 interpreted in the same way, piecemeal, | then Mr. Beecher, given full swing, will repeat ais statement before the committee to the jury, with sm piifications and good acting. It cannot be said, uowever, that THE THREE WITNESSES already adcuced (rom Brookiyn tor the defendant nave greatiy impressed the worldly observer. Mr. aod Mrs. Ovington and Mrs. Putnam appear to be respectable moral agents, aud of jair social and business responsibility. But there is something about them uulike the straight-spoken beings of the realistic outer world. They have a vernacular quaint as that of the time of Onaries L, aod 8 certain anworldly behavior, address ana even clothing, It would seem as ii ome of the old Puritan congregations, planted on Long Island irom Connecticut, nad been caught up im the whirlpool of @ grest suburban city and surrounded toere, mingling with the world a part of the day aad im the evenings, and on Sabbaths seeking all their spiritual and intellectua! aliment from the Brookiyn pastor, Mr. Beecher himself does not look like these Viymouth peopie; be walks hike them, but there 1s @ finish and scbolar- sbip about ois Plymouth language which the lambs and ewes of his flock cannot artistically imitate, Wbat he makes eloquent they make | crude, When he is exuiting, expianatory, antitheti- caland climatic, they are awkwardly unctuous | aud but balf biand. The piatitades are neariy ard to acquire second band as the beatitudes. THE FAIR SEX IN COURT. | | | | | | Yesterday the court contained @ dozen or n, some of them bright and piquant, worldly the to be thoroughiy that had slipped in with i Mr. Beecher would testily. The behav of these Woridiy ladies is iree and versatile com- pared to that of the little knots of ladies wio surround Mrs, Tilton or sit im the rear of Mr, beecher, The ladies who accompany Mra, Tilton are the straitest of al! the sects of Flymonth ives. They seem to constitute a deeply-spiritual corner of the Piymouth congregation aud to be somewhat beavy company lor the pastor and his intimate persona! supporters. although it nas been said that A CASR OF SMALLPOX ed to the court room nobody seemed ay. Mra. Tilton did not come, but uer friends were in their usaal chairs. Tilton also Lad friends with him, older meu than himself, for it 18 @ Mistake to believe that he has not a small, but firm band of people around him, woo knew nim in his stronger days, and bave Lever lost tue glatwour o/ bis Urst acquaint. abce. Some of these regard bim a8 @ person proud too ‘oolisn im asserting them fai in tuis life; but they admire # ail the sume. Others have ntirely domestic position for ma, without regard to his views on political or ovtal topics, and they stick by bim in this condict, bo other piace, because they have iormed a partislity for his courage in bringing his supposed imjurer to bay. ABBENOE OF LITERARY FRIENDS, One class o/ his vid iriends is noticeably miss. lo@—the literary guild, When Tilton was at oue time poet, editor and lecturer, he gave bis profes- sional irlendship matuly to men above him, ana seldom eXtended the choouraging band Lo those veiow. Greeley ad Beecher used lis bouse, but visitors 0 poor inerior. Whatever the cause of thei treatment, ie is without the guildin the vody bis side in court, Business friends Moulton hold to him. sou men of the world, withoa: take bim by ti the thing, and ‘ard to their own Iuiormai lives, head, jor the mere iuck of ylke him. #utifhe toda € Ol bis own type, journey. panics in the wade be bas tollowed 60 Many years, it would seem to prove ‘hat be Dad paid some attentien to such Whe was tolling in their ranks, Friendebip comes ves from beiow, When from above it dignifies the dynor more than therecipient, But ON THE OTHBR HAND are no clergymen with Mr. Beecner, (heir except lis brother kdward, It is nis own reh—-thal, and no other—which ciusters «round him in this court. How different twenty- eigbt Years ago, was examined ip ihe little old church oo Oranberry reet—wnic bad purchased—hy an ecci council, as the candidate for Tuen_ there from tweive Congreg Rev, RK. S, Storrs, from Sue Church of the Pilurims and J. N, Sprague irom | were | ara, AF | diferent. The | mencing Ou next Friday evening in the lecture | seem ie friendsnips of life! ‘Tne pastor who came | mation of Mrs. Putuam, | opposition to her basband; she seemed dominated NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH the Second Brooklyn Congregational. From New | and churches; I avked him if he would | York there were i », C, Lansing, George B. | Cheever, Willam W, Wallace, Joseph P. fThomp- sen S. Bristol, From the three cities of > Harttord and New Haven were the Nathaniel Hewett, Horace Bushnell and Ss . Dation. From the Salem church, in Boston, ard Beecher, tis brother, he Who, alone of ed With Lim tn Is past eareer, comes | e COUFL Gud Sits close by the aelendant | cause, 1 Mr, Beecher was tnstailed there was an | invocation by Rev. Dr, Humphreys. Tne sermon was by Rev, Dr, Edward Beecaer; tne prayers Dy | Hewitts and Busnneil; the charge to the v oy Dr. Lansing; the fellowship of the | ‘ es by Rev. K. 5. Storss, and the address to | the people by Rev. J. P. Taompson. Now tuere are none of these at Mr. Beecher’s side but Edward Beecher, flesh of his flesn and bone of his bone, Amoug the church officers twenty-lve years ago was Deacon Henry 0, boWed, One Of six deacons, Mr. Bowen hi been iu this cours roow, and Mr, Be lawyers have denounced him, among other pt sons, 8 a Couspirutor against the pastor. There were bine trustees twenty-five years ago, them Henry 0. Bowen and Jota T. How- e see Howard only in the court room; Bowen 1s either alienated or an opponent or in- frat cbureh moership of Piymouth comprised twenty-one persons, of wiom that are connected with this case, Henry ©. Bowen (bis wife, Lucy Maria, was ap original member), Jonn I. Howard and Jonn F, and Re- becca Morse, these five, made one-quarter of tne whole original membership. Where are they allt The founcers of Plymouth church were John t, . bowen, Seth B. Hunt aud David Hale. Three of these were trom the Church of the Pilgrims, in Brookiyo, and Hale was trom t ‘fabernacie churen in New York. Bowen bought toe lot of ground where toe charch atanis, aod at his residetice the eariy meeiings were held in 1847, A minute oj things at that time says:— “On Sunday moruing, May 16, notice hav- ing been given in (he bewspapers, the meetog house in Cranberry street, Brookiyn, Was opened tor religions worship. Henry Ward Beecher, being providentially present in the city, was in- vited to prepare ule first sermon, At the close of the service public notice was given that the weekly prayer meeting would be established, com- Ww was Ed prs. roow. A Sabbath school Was organized on tie 6th day of September. 1847, Henry C, Bowen was elected Superintendent.’”” A monta and five uays alter this Sunday school was jounded Mr. Beecher commenced uis labors as astor. PavVnon these things are thought over, in view of | this mourniul daily meeting Of some oi the parties | in @ court of Justice, now fitting and uncertain tw the church at the age of thirty-seven and sev- erea fis business connection with Henry C. Bowen 48 late as 1864 1s NOW @ ITUltIUl topic for thousands ol editorials tirougaout the country and the world, and this court room 18 perhaps to be the scene of hia desecravion or of nis vindication, A SICK JURYMAN. Yesterday morping’s session Was brought to an early adjournment by the revival of the sickness | of Mr, Jefrey—toat one Of the jurymen whose bright lace and strict business attention pad given him more consideration, perhaps, than any- body in the jury box. He stood the confinement of the court room for three-quarters of an hour, and toe Judge was obliged to dismiss the audience. THE EVIDENCE. As soon as the jurors had answered to their names Mr. Shearman resumed the direct exami- The witness stated:—I made a visit to Washing- ton in company withthe Tilton family; I went With @ party of my own Irlends and Mr. and Mrs, Tilton; Florence Tilton, and Mrs, Morse met us; we boarded in the same house; I was a widow at the time; the visit! have reierred to was at the time o! Lincoin’s secood inauguration; we were present atthe inauguration, and left the next Gay; 1 think it was in March, 1865; we were always very triendly and cordial in our greeting to one an- other; we always greeted one another with a kiss, aod called each other by our frst names;1 once had @ conversation with Mr. Tilton about our style of greeting; he apologized to me for his aoit of Kissing people; he said be considered it Scriptural; that the Bible said “gr one another with 4 HOLY KIS3,”” and he thought he likea the Oriental style of kiss- ing; he liked to see gentiemen kiss; he should ve very sorry tosee bis Wile with the fastidious no- tions that someyadies had on the subject of kiss- | ing; he referred to his brother-in-law, Mr. Joseplt H. Richards, and said, “Joseph does not approve of her cordial, free style of mtercourse,”’ but, he Said, “1 think it 13 the trae style;’ td, **L con't like just to greet my intend ake vt the hand; | like to give them a kiss; I like to have my wie doit;’’ Mrs, Lilton had a very ex- alced religious character, highly sjiritualized in its nature, and its cme! element was love; I used otten to think that she manifested all toe love of Christ; she overlooked sin and Jaults 1p others oy @ personal wrong to hergeif; of any per- son thas Lever knew she lived in a spiritual at- mosphere; she was severe to herself, very rigid in her Judgment of herselt—morbidly so, 1 tnougnt; I labored witn her many times to convince her that she did herself wrong; if ahe committed the slightest ofence against a iriend, or had ne.lected | @ friend in any way, or bad dropped the engutest | word that she thougnt might possibly wound, she gave beiseif great sorrow over 11; she has oiten written me long letters about litue things which 1 had forgotten, calling hberseli very severe names; in point o! intellect Mra, Tilton had ® very tne mind; it was somewhat ecuilar; she wag very jond of criticisms; her usband said she was very fond of receiving nis criticism; Theodore always told me that Eluzabeth Was undervalued in her intellectual character; She was too domestic and quiet, but the dnest critic ne ever had: when she pronounceda POEM OR COMPOSITION of bis perfect or said it wonid do, he felt sure he had done as well 4s be could; he always Jelt satis- fied; he said to me once, n reading @ piece of @ poem that oe had, whieh Elizabeth nad criticised, | that if she was free from the cares of & family, she would make oue of the finest of writers; 1 con- sidered Mrs, Tilion a remarkably strong woman; I was struck with her power of loving enaurance; I thipk I never saW any one who could endure with more Iraukness than sne could, TRE FIRST BOUT, Mr. Shearman attempted to begin his cross-ex- Aluination Wich 4 stile O/ complaisance, benign 7 #bove ali to the Opposite counsel, whom be hoped to slip by wale gettiog in some good female pathos. When his deeply intellectual countenance seeks on such occasions to receive @ smile it begins at goes into the the teeto. hovers there awhtl mouth, and is pit of. His gold 6} Tetain a refiection of it Jor several miout bean «nd beam, ARO Wrath succeeds this mo- mentary weaxness. The great moral purpose — Jistens In the eyes, and the work of direct exam- ‘ation proceeds, Yesterday he got along with this benignant mood tor about ten minutes, when Fullerton inter- posed and Mr. Shearman grew enraged. They feil to, Puilerton Was cool, irritating, piquant; Mr. Shearman snappisb, offended, nowise agile. Tem- perement is woat is the matter with him. ‘The point iM discussion was whether Mrs, Putnam should construct the characters oi Tilton and wife as toey eXisted in her partiality and give tbat im- pression lor evidence as iact. A brief argument betweeo Evarts and Fuilerton followed, aud the Judge allowed Mra, Putnam partly to proceed. The witness continued—There was one point of weakness \n ber character, she never seem2d to have the power olf iiving out o1 her own ile in by nis will. Mr. Beach then moved to strike out “dominated by his will,” claiming 1 i 1 Was Dot susceptible cf proo Mr. Evarta then argued that it w good evi- dence, as it was the declaration lady aiter an fotimate and close observation of Mré. Tilton’s character. It 8 toe ry mare row of the relation between the husband and wife in respect to tue matter in controversy. it produces no instances but results of observation, and I am afraid i we were dis- posed to introdace ail the Instances of fault, that We snouid flada much more decisive objection | made by our friends; and certainly it is Your Honor’s disposition and (be inclination of the law not to take all the detalied instances of her do- mestic conduct, but to take irom observ the attitude and conauct and | general disposition, reiation to faction of the parties, as showing thei one anotuer, Such Was the force o! the testimony for the plainti@, and sack we understand to be the proper mode, The Juage—Let the answer stand. MKS, TILTON'S WORD. Witness—I never had the slightest hesitation in | relying on Mrs, Tilton’s word im anything except ip one direction; I don’t think soe was asiways trurhiul io reference to her jusband’s faults; ene sometimes made statements to me that! thought were not true, endeavoring to cover hef basband’s | Janita. ihe Judge— That will do, madame. Mr. Shearman—Was that the only exception that you are aware of? A. I relied on Mi ilton periec:ly in the ordinary affairs of life; 1 belonged When io Brookiya to thé church of Rey. Dr. kich- ard Storrs; Mr. liltom used to speak of Mr. Beecher as one of the great men of the world, one of the most inspiring men and she used to tell Me @ great veal avout his character and Dim- Me. liiton appeared to me LM, jous with & Bell; the firat tims I was ever impret at Mr. Tiion waa departing {ro igloUS (aith Was On the oecasion of & his h in Oxiord I think sure; he told me DID NOT Go TO CHURCH as often as be used (0; (oat he was throwing of ve trammels oi the Courch; \uat he never wanted his chiidreo trammetied by an education that re- quired them to go to church, and that tuey wouid wever bave the ul bad had: he tho it was Unwnol od for the that our reli rgely the rewuit of sudered from une rei: at 6 vis views were education, and that Le nad OING TO THE PLAY, Mr, Tiiton gent me an invitation two or tnree times to go to the theatre With Lim & lew weeks alter my DUsoand’s dearh; be said be wanted to do something ior me and minister lor mein sume way, and he did not know of any otner way; | de- clined; [ tvoagit perhaps my reply waa too curt, gud wen; around to explain myself and to say to Dim that | thanked him for bis kind had never been to @ th Want to make my débu id that was just the ume to tion; that he invited me jor the pare of entertain. ing me; then wi ci mon s0oEt the relativ ‘ite Of theatres | d go te a thea're to con: | $ after his dearn; he said | most certainly ue Would; If should need any reiiet from sorrow he would like to have ner got he said those barrow notions were expioded; he | like to think his wile wo soie herself atew we said 1 Was narrow, and it Was the result of edu- cation, aad tuat | could get more Levelt UI would go to @ certain play with him; he | said be was sure J would derive more benefit than irom hearing Dr. Storrs | preach—(jaughter)—he said the influence | or the pulpit over his mind was ilertor | to the power of the theatre; he derived more inspiration from a certain play he had beard | @ short time beore than he had ever derived trom hearing Dr, Storrs or Mr. Beecher or any of the great preachers of the day; Mrs, Tilton | thanked me lor What I had said to ber husband; it was quite a long conversation, and she began to express her views, and her husband told her be Was talking to me now, and he didn’t want her to tuterrupt; she accordingly kept silent, UNHAPPY TILTON, Mr, Tilton was my guest on a visit to Washing- tou, Conn. ; he seemed very unhappy and uncom- Joriable for two or three days, aud bis moodiness locreased until we were all uncomfortab! Bel to be disgusted with everything at t table, gave us short answers, walked up and down the veranda of the house, and th @ general atmosphere of gloom over the hon Mrs, Tilton declined to come down to her meals; one day Mrs, Tilton came to my room and asked me to come in and hear Theodore apolo- ‘ize tor the manner in which he had oehaved the ‘ast day or two; 1 decitned going, as I was getting ready toretire; he came to my gvor and said, “1 Suppose | have mace you Very uncomfortable the 3st day or two oy My moodiness, bat l could nos ip it, and I am very sorry.’? A SICK JURYMAN, The Judge—I must interrupt you; the juror in- ) forms we (bat he is uot able to remain, aad | pro- pose thereiore to adjourn upti two o’ciock, Gen- tiemen will please retain their seats until the Jurors have retired. As the jurors were leaving the court Juage Neilson said to the officer at the door, “Say to tue juror Uf be 1s not able to return let us know, They meet at Parker’s at one o'clock.’ Alter that the vourt adjourned until two o'clock, THE RECE. Recess came soon yesterday. Mr. Jeffrey, in a pertectly plucky and modest way, endeavored to keep up nis head until recess, but a few ubservers: who noted him narrowly saw his face Musi and Nis eyes labor to hold the witness and tue pi oceed- ings in their lenses, Aiter & while he passed up word silently tothe Judge vha’, to avoid a scene, he had better be excused, as he felt extremely ul, Tue Judge, whose good oid age 18 tougher than the endurance of the youngsters around him, quietiy adjourned the Court, aud the adjournment proven to be good over tnree days, or until Mon- jay. A rumor prevaned that Jefrey’s symptoms were of @ long spell of sickness, Some said taey beto- keued smallpox. ‘This made things look gloomy. “By heavens,” said one, “there Das been poth physical and moral | contagion about this case. Now the guilty parties, | whichever they are, avoid the jail by breaking out.” Tae HERALD writer asked Judge Morris, attoroey for Mr, Tiltun, when be thought Mr. Beecher | would be brought on. “it ig impossible to tell,” said Mr. Morris. “Maybe not for a fortnigutor three weeks, It would hardly do for him to give his evidence and then let some of his blundering witnesses contra- ict nim,?? “How long do you think the trial will | Judge *” ‘1 should think well on to May.” ‘Do you tee] contident or hopetui #”” ‘ne only thing 1 am afraid of ts the jary. You don’t think they are predisposed against ¥ “No; but Idoubt whether they can stand itin | point of health. JefMrey looks to be 4 sick man.’ “Whatis the law ii juror 18 disabled * Can’t eleven Jurors try the case by mutual consent of both counsel ” es. yould your side consent to go on with the eleven “Yes; 1 suppose we would.” AFIER RECESS. Sometime before the Judge took his seat on the Bench alter recess many of the reporters amused | themsecives with @ discussion in regard to the san- | itury state o1 the court rvom, which ts really very bad, and as to whether tlhe attack of smallpox | whica las prostyated Mr. Tuseu, one of tue sien- ographers for tae Brookiyn Eagle, had been con- tracted in the court room. Certain it 1a tuat the @ir in the hail of justice has been very deleterious to healt: and it 18 just possibie that the Judge, acting wich @ view to the health and comiort of | the jury and all othe:s concerned in the conduct | of this case, may, for the present at least, exciude | | | irom the room all but the jurors, counsel, wit hesses and reporters. THE JUROR STILL SICK—ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY. At teu minutes past two o'clock Judge Nelison | ascended the bench, und at that hour Mr. Beeche. Mrs. Putnam, several other ladies and the conu- sel for the respective parties were present. —s jurors were in attendance, one chair being | vacant. Juage Netison said:—I regret to state that the Jaryman wiois iil cannot attend, Mr. Case, one of the jurors, has calied on him, and has come di- rectly Irom im, and iinds that he ts not able to ve ont. The doctor Nas advised certain remedies to | be adopted. We ist, therefore, adjourn until | Monday morning next at eleven o'clock, to give the juryian some opportunity o: getting better. | The court accordiugly adjourned uuti that day. Jt was stated that Oilicer Spuiding called on Mr. | defrey, the sick juror, lor the purpose of ascer- taining tue state of his health, ad learoed that oe 13 not seriously indisposed, and that there is every reason to hope be will be in bis place tn vhe jury box on Monday. NEW YORK HOM@OPATHIO MEDI- CAL COLLEGE. The Commencement exercises of this college took place last evening at Association Hall, A large and brilliant assemblage greeted the gradu- ates and the music, by Gtimore, rendered tue oc casion very pleasurable, The programme was as follows: Overiure on College Songs Prayer by 1 Introductory by Professor J, W. Dowling, M. D., Dean of tne College. Soio—Fiute—Air, “Vari”... *, ,--Hartman Conterring ot degrees by Hun. valem i. Wales, rres.- dent of the Board ot Irustees, DU WNd LW. ceee «+. Strauss ta ton of certificates to members of Junior Class | who have passed in the studies of the Janior Cour: A i gaa ¥. 5, Bradtord, M. D., Secretary of the aculty. Belections—Madame Angot”. --Lecocq Preventatton so Frehde y i. Ma- Airs for Cornet—Song Without Wor Valedictory on bebalf of son, Selections—“Girofle-Giroft peers % -Lecoca Vaiedictory on behail of the Faculty—Protessor > Lili- enthal, M. D, Salute to New York. ., Gilmore Class song, session "74 ane and “Auld Lang Syne,” by ass. The graduates were:—Wiliiam G. Hartley, New York; Samuel A. Mubleman, Onio; Albert T. Piper, Maine; Henry G. Goldman and Thomas C. | Eimendort, Kew York; Walter Bailey, Jr., M. D.. | Louisiana; Ralph Morden, Untario; War! ¥. H, | O'Ke eansylvania; Joseph H. Hiliyer and | Stanton L, Hall, New York; William Selleck and | James M. Dart, New Jersey; Edward Cranch, M. D., New York; Edward J. Winans, New Jersey; Stephan P. Barcoet, China; Walton W. Freucn and Richara K. Valentine, New York; Henry J, Auderson, New Jersey; Charles W. Baker, New Yorx; Charles E. Rowell, New Hampsnire; Altred Wanstali, District of Coiumbia; George A. Rout- ledze, Ontario; Tueodore H. Baldwin and Arthur Beach, A. B., New Jersey; Frank K. Hill, New York: Fred. W. Bradbury,’ Rhode Island; Francis | A. Gile, New Hampsoire; Martin Deschere, Wil- liam KR. Townsend, George A. Terhune and Minor W. Gallup, New York; Perley H. Mason, New Jer- sey; Ubaries P, Saxton and Artnur T, Sherman, New York; Harry DL, Baidwio, Penmsyivaola; arthur 1. Hills ana Richard B. Sulilvan, New | York; Edmund L. Wyman, Vermont; Horace H. | Tinker, Connecticut. After the exercises a supper at the Brunswick | was partaken of by company. | | | THE SHANIY MURDER. COMMENCEMENT OF THE CORONER'S INVESTIGA- TION. Yesterday morning Coroner Kessler commenced his inquest 10 the case of James Orr, the man who ‘Was alleged to have been murdered in the sbanty | of Philip Olweil, Seventy-ninth street, on or about the 2ist at, by weapons in the bands of the lat- ter, a8 previousiy published in the HERALD. Officer Goodenougn, of the Nineteentn precinct, deposed that he was informed of the death of Air. Orr in Olwei’s shanty, and going there found de. ceased iying on the bed with biood on bis head and ta joining room found pie oe broken cuair & bloody hatchet in @ wood box; there were traces of bicod all about toe room aud outside the door; ‘ested Olweill, and he said, “I killed the man and suppose lahall be hanged for it;” he seemed to jeel very bad; le auld deceased came there the bight pre vious and brought wolskey; that Orr gave bim $1 10 buy some Whiskey @nd some meat, and woe | he came back deceased raised the hatcnet and attempted to strike liim, but they sertied their diMicuity and sat down; they soon talked about the batcne! agalu, when, a4 the prisvoer states, Orr raised @ chair to fim, when (pri ) disarmed deceased, and alter Knocking him down struck iim several (im be lay on the floor; risoner denied using |e chet on deceased; ve leit sorry for What he bad Gone and cried about it. Oficer Niven, of the Twenty-third precinct, deposed tuat early on the mornilg of the 2ist nh prisoper came up tohim on post apd said, ** have killed a Man ina row;" went to the shanty A00 saw 4 man dew ori overated the testimony 0: UNicer Goodenough, except that prisouer falda that ve Kicked deceased several times, a8 he thought he might a+ well put him out or his Misery a8 We Was going tu die any Way. Owihg to the absence of two witnesses, who May kKOOW something «bout the matter, ther \uvestigation was adjourned till day Morning, at eleven o'clock, Wiil se next Mon- that the iiuquent witne e time sppoin Mr. Will &, on benat of the accused, Who wa mano ectable appearance, | Who Hastened the Death of Jacob Stock- | | the most simpie precautions tor Judge Flammer | sician had detailed a rtudent named Janes and | reporter’s informant styled @ student, and in | lon, who made the arrest, The sergeant ettner | | mer nor any clerk was present. OMcer Rodgers | Third avenue, | Rad no doubt ti 5, 1875 —TRIPLE THE VICTIM OF STUPIDITY. | — + vis, the Paralyzed Prisoner? STATEMENTS OF OFFICERS AND FRIENDS. A Handkerchief, Plainly Marked with His Full | Name in His Pocket all the While. WHY WAS HE CALLED “JOHN DOE?” Preparations for a Thorough In- vestigation by the Coroners, The ci of Jacob Stockvis, tne Hollander, who, it is believed, died trom injuries received while in the custody of the police or Department of Onart- ties and Correction, details of which were very fully given im yesteraay’s BERALD, caused much excitement snd comment tn the commu- nity yesterday. The officials of the departments interested and the attacnés of the committing court were greatly alarmed at the tragic termina- tion of what the police beileved to be a debauch, and some, more directly involved, were much de- moralized, Everybody who is familiar with the routine of station hoase, police court and prison business agree that it was clearly the duty of Keeper Cunningham, when he found the demented and paralyzed man speechless, to .SEND FOR 4 DOCTOR, and, when he received Judge Flammer’s commit- meng of him to the Workhouse for s1x months, to have informed tne Judge of the man’s condition, They also agree that it was a reckless disregard of to commit the man without rearraigning him be- fore him for® second examination, the more so Jrom the fact that on the first arraignment the man was speechless. With a view of ascertaining every {act likely to | throw lignt upon the case, a reporter yesterday proceeded to the Workhouse, on Blackwell's Island, where he arrived about half-past eleven. From a clerk in the office it was ascertained that Warden Kean is still confined by sickness; that Keeper Hodge and Engineer uolden, who 1s act- ing as temporary warden, as well as Thomas Brady and Peter Kerrigan, TRE 1WO LUNATICS with whom deceased was confined, had been sum- moned by the Commissioners to appear betore Coroner Kessler at eleven o’clock and at that time were in the city. This official was questioned as to the doctor’s examination of Stockvis when he was admitted. He reports that the regular phy- that the examination was made by him, Warden Kean had called for a report from Janes, whom the reply he stated that he had no recollection of the case and could not state his treatment of the man unless he saw Lisremains. From the store- keeper it was ascertained that Janes is a graduate and therefore is supposed to be competent for the duties to which be is assigned, YOREVILLE POLICE COURT. ‘The reporter next visited the Fifty-ninth street station house, with a view of seeing OMicer Fal- id not desire to let the reporter nave access to the officer or he did not know where he could be found, and consequently the part the policeman | played in the tragedy could not be definitely as- certained. Judge Flammer’s court was next | visited at fifteen minutes after twelve, witha view of hearing what that magistrate had to say to his action in the premises and to obtain trinscripts of the complaint and the en- tries in the books, It was during court hours, which under the law, extend from sunrise until sunset, yet neither Judge Flam. | and @ brother officer lounged on a bench, and when questioned as to the whereabouts of the oMiciais, Rodgers answered that Court had ad- journed until three o’clock, that the clerks would likely be back at two, He further stated, in | answer to questions, that the Judge and clerks | are in the habit of leaving after the despatch of | \he morning business, about eleven or hallf-past eleven until about two. Thigis, to say the least, an easy way for CLERKS TO EARN THEIR SALARIES. Friends of prisoners may come in seeking in- | formation only to find all the clerks absent and no ove to give them apy iniormation, Of course that visit to the court proved abortive. COMMISSIONER BAILEY’S STATEMENT, About one o’clock a reporter met President Bailey in his office, corner of Eleventh street and | Mr, Bauey stated that the vom- missioners early yesterday morning had before | them all the parties supposed to know anything | of the case, and among them Keeper Cunning- bam, who was evidentiy in a very unpleasaut pre | dicament, and that they had gent all thetacts | oMciatly to Ooroner Kessier, He stated that the | Commissioners are determined to have the in- vestigation as complete as possible, and il they find that any of their oMcers are biamable they will act very summarily; that Cunningbam clearly sbould have sent for the prison | doctor or his representative and in- formed the Judge of his discovery that | the man was demented, cuse, he reports, 18, that the judge: 'y se sitive about receiving suggesilons from kéepers, Qud hence he Jailed in this particular. President Bailey further stated to Corouer Kessler, who in the meautime had called, that there was a lack of discipline in tae prisons. Warden Quin, “ol the Tombs, has general supervision of all the court prisoos, and the doctors should never be absent | without leave. In this case the iatber of the phy- siCi@D attending the prison bad died and he was | absent. He should buve secured another physician to reileve bim and asked permission to absent bimsell, In neither pariicalar did be comply with these conuitio: and consequently tbe keeper called no physician. The President assured che | Coioner that tha Commissioners would Cheer. | fuily render him all the aid in their power to make tbe examination a searcning one. Cor- oner Kessler stuted to the Commuissiouers that he | the man’s injuries weie received in the Workhouse; that Dr. Hirsch, brother-in-law | of deceased, stated to him that when he aod a friend visite! the island in search of tne map, one of the attachés of the {institution informed them that he had been veaten there. HIS FELLOW PRISONKES. | Coroner Kessler further stated that he had ex- amined imtormaily yesterday all the parties sent Mr, Cunningham’s ex- | Jud; n- | him by the Commissioners, including the two lellow prisoners who occupied th cell with steckris, and that | gatished they were lunatics, had | ing them to the House of Deten- but floaily recommitted them to the custody ol the Warden tintil they can be ex- | amined by @ physician to determine woettier they | are mentaliy responsible, either @s prisoners or witnesses. The Curoner declines to give tothe | press the reports and other date #upplied him oy the Commissioners until the inquest 18 held at one o’ciock on Tuesday, as he sears the publication at this ume mightdeleat the ends of jastice. He has summoned ABOUT THIRTY WITNESSES \ and expresses the belief that the inquest likely lasta week. Among the wito: moued are tne tollowing:—Warden Kean, Eng: beer Golden, Keeper Houghs, Kdward Johnson, James Friel, Johu Buckiey abd Searing Robvins, J; Of the Workhouse; Tcomas Brady und Peter errigao, the lunatics; Captain Mount, Sergeants Kobbins aod Hamilton, Doorman McCreary and Officer Fallen, of the police; Judg« Fiammer and by clerks, Keeper Cuningham, Warden Quinn; | the police surgeon of the Filly-seventh street prison, the detective officer who made the search and \ound Stockvis entered as Jonn Doe, Friends of the dead man will aiso bv ied to tewtily, WHERE [8 STOCKVIS’ WARDROB| The Coroner stated that he.is tniormed eer was well will sum. an inierior sult. bandkerohe! with Dis bame upon it jamiy Daye Leen ubable to recure the man’s cloihes, He also asser.s that there is no doubt thal Stockvis Was paralyzed. Lr. Kessier ex- amined him betore his deatu, stuck pins into Lim and Jound bim destitate of teellng, CHANGE IN 1A& COMPLAINT. The reason jor changing the complaint by the nally explainea, The original ’ that carries with Mprisoument, mmitment’ itis made rly conduct,” and om the doai | | fabric of Which it was composed, SHEET. commitment only ‘lisorderiy conduct.” One theory 1s ‘oat when the officer first wade the ar. rest he clubbed the man on the arm, apd thus ine ficted the injuries; that subsequently, discovering the man to 'e demented snd iearivg charges jor clubbing @ lunatic. he made (he additonal charge of disorderly condust to justify Nis clubbtug, and prevailed upon Judge Flammer to send the prise over up for Six months, It is said that Judge Flawmer claims that the man was seat up ior vagrancy. THE RECORD CONTRADICTS this, unfortunately ‘or Justice Flammer. the ‘form oi final commirmeat, cople original, yesterday found in the Tomb: Here is from the City and County of New York, y Charles A. Plain Mer. lisq, one of the Police Justices for the city of New York, to the Sheriff or deputy shcriils of the’ said city | and county, the constables or the eliy of New York, the police patrol or officers of the police force of the ¢ ty of New York, each and every ot them, and to the warden, keeper or deputy keepers ot the ‘City Prison ‘of the city of New York, these are, in the name of the Peopie of the State or Sew York, to command you, the said Sheriff, dep eriffs, constad.es. police patrol- men or officers, tortwith to eonvey to the City Prison of the city of New York the body of Jobn Di stancs.charged having, on the 20th day of Yebruary, in, Fallon, wil 1875, it city of New York. the couniy i the peace. Where- Hers ne ordered to flud surety i Kt $500 m0 ing ueglected to find surety these are to comu t into custody, and sately keep e said City. Prison ‘a of New York. been guilty of such disorderly conduct as in my opinion tends to» breach o ¢ n the@um for javior for the term of six montus: said warden, keeper and deputy ki each of you are hereby required to nm body ai'the space of six i joe, who betore me, on oath of Uficer ‘timothy ‘our the oniths. waless he shall find surety as atore- gail, or be thence delivered by due course of law. Glven under iy hy, nd seal, at ihe Fourth District Police Court. ‘in the said city, this 2ist day of February, in the year of our Lora, 1873. CHARLInS A. PLAMMER, Police Justice, “Disorderly conduct as in my opinion tends to @ breach of the peace.” That is @ significant sen- tence truly! A poor paralyzed and demented man, unable to articulate an inteiligivie word, guilty of disorderly conduct! Let the Coroner see Unat the Judge and Onicer Fallon testily minutely how be was disorderly. Ail the statements of those Who saw him alter is arrest is that he was as tractable as a child, WHAT WARDEN QUIN SAYS. Warden Quin states that President Batley is mistaken as to his responsibility for the physicians to the court prisons. hey do not report to him and he in no manner controis chem. He states tbat be was never in any way informed of tue ab- gence of the docior at the time the man was a prisouer. He detends Cunning- bam’s action in failing to nothy the Judge of Stockvis’ condition on the ground that keepers who go to Judges with suggestions are frequently insulted or snuboed, and he does not prepose to be suubbed by them. Notwithstanding this, one ofthe Tombs clerks reports that Warden Quin irequently coasuilts the J@dges as Lo the condition ol prisoner: JUDGE FLAMMER'S STATEMEN Judge Flammer, ou being subsequently ques- tioned bya HERALD reporter In reierence to the churge that he nastily disposed of the deceased him, stuted that he took more thau ordinary pains to jearu something about him, He spoke to nim in German and Eng- lish, and falling to get an answer from the man he directed the interpreter to question him. He also failed, and the Court then thougnt he might ve deat, and pencil and paper were accordingly handed to hiw vo write, but he turned away nis head, He had ail the appearance of one who had veen ona prolonged debaach, and he was committed to prison on the following affidavit made by Officer Falion, of the Nineteenth preciact, who had arrested hin That on the 20th day of February, 1875, at the elty and county ot New York, he (fimothy’ Fallon) arreswa Joon Doe now here) in a state of intoxication, in Third ave- nue, near Fifty-fourth street, in violation of law, aud that he was very disorderly, Goliectea a crowd and was ghting. “The officer stated in a general way,” said the Judge, “that he was disorderly, which 1 never r gard as tisfactory without some specific being charged. Hence, upon a further explana. tion from the officer, I added in my own wiiting, the remainder of the aMdavit being in that of the Court Clerk, the words, ‘collected a crowd and was fighting.’”? On the back oi the aMidavit appears “$10 dne,’”” Beane, which the Judge explained by saying that did not intend to punish | the man, for he considers tne imposition or a fine is a punisoment, but leit it with @ simple direction for bail to keep the peace, so that he could not gerout until some person should give bali jor him, or his conduct Should be satisiactortiy accouuted for, ‘This he thought more advisabie than to let the man go out on the streets and be in danger of being irozea to death. This effect of putting under bail is corroborated by the result, Which was, that on the Grst appilcation therelor, Wuich was by a rel- ative, Di. Hirsch, 0 discnarge was at once granted, “The practical efect,” the Judge said, “of ordering @ person CO give bali to keep tne peace would ve not to Incarcerate a prisoner absolutely ior tuo period of time in the tall commitment, but only until the Justice can be satisfied that the safety O, the prisoner aud the pudiic 18 secured.” Judue Flammer lurther stated that, walle the aftiduvit might have contained two distinct charges of ine toxication and disoraerly conduct and also the temporary commitment, yet the charge ol intoxl- cation was regarded as merged in that of dis- orderly conduct, and for that reason @ full com- mitment lor disorderly conduct aione was made out, DR. HIRSCH’S SPATEMENT. A TIfRALD reporter calied last evening at the residence of Dr. Hirsch (brother-in-law of the lace Mr. Stockvis), at lus residence in Filty-fourtn street, near Lexington avenue, with the View of learning irom lim the circumstance the disappearance {roi his iome and the alscoy- ery Of that un.ortunute person on Biackwell’s Island, The Doctor, a gentieman ot the old scaool, courteous and sensitive, ready consented to give | all the first Injormation ne 12 desired his to in thac power, ment made hy Vaptain Mount, as reported i yes- terday’s HEAL! Dr. Uirseu visited the Fity- ninth street station Louse—being the nearest one to his dweliing—only o1 and eigot o’ciock I, M, Ol the day tuat Mr, Stockvis ieft m1 sented a few days after the oceurrence. He made NO representation to the efect that Mrs. Stock vis had sent him, as ve acted enureiy on his own Mo- on, for the reason that Geceased was rarely or never absent from his home any con- siderable length of time during tne day. He obtained information irom his nephew oa this point, and Knowing the lafirmities of Mr. Stockvis, he felt a natural anxiety as to his safety. Wnat really did iappen at the station house was as ioilows:—Dr. Hirsch first addressed the Ser- geant on the subject, and in a jew minutes Cap- tain Mount appeared. him no tidings, suggested that the best way was to put the matier in writing and have it prompry sent to Police Headquarters. This suggestion was at once acted upon, and the son of Mt. Stock- vis, Who accompanied the Doctoy, went without delay to Mulberry street and left tae paper there in the hands of the officialin charge, who intormed the young man that it wou.d receive proper at- tention. A VISIT TO POLICE MEADQUAKTERS, On Sunday (uext day) Mrs, Stockvis visited Po- lce Headquarters, and was toid no information had been obtained concerning the missing man. | Later in the same day, accompanied oy her son, she went again, anu, alter giving a descrip‘ion of img, Was lolormed that when apy intelligence was optalned information would be sent to her by telegraph. Jamies and their iriends were engaged in mak- ing inquiries in every direction—in the towns of | New Jersey, Long isiand and m the city. Ad- vertisements were inserted in the HERALD requesting iniormation, but ali that couid be obtained lor several days was that Mr, stockyis was last seen ut @ Lusiness house Im Reade street late im the torenoon o! the duy of bis disappear- ance. The faniiy repel with indignation us faise the statemen: that their unhappy reiative was addicted to intemperate habits, and Dr. Hirsen staied that ne ‘elt, if sucu were possibie uuder the circumstances, Wounded in bis Jeelings at such au utterly unfounded statement as that of Captain Mount, to tne effect that he informed this officer “that he (Stockvis) was to the habit of going on these wurrans, and his wile would send to hunt him up.” The statement, he said, was ut- terly untiue, So as to leave no stone unturned to fud the missing gentieman, his photograph, with fuil particulars, were seut (o Coroner Kessler two days arter nis disappearance, THE RELEASE FROM BLACKWELL'S ISLAND. Having obtained knowledge by @D accidental circumstance as to where Mr. Stockvis wa! Jacobson, a friend, went to Blackwell’s Island on Friday, 26th ult, ‘The latter found him tn a cell in | @ tattered and bruised condition, all covered with gore. One Oo! the keepers informed Mr. Jacobson that the captive nud been placed 10 a cell with two men who Were violent and who beaten the wretched victim o! police mismanagement. Next day Dr, Hirsch proceeded to the prison, He brought with him suitable clothing, 80 as to convey Stockvis to his home in proper conaition, Stockvis Was atured in prison raiment; be was holding on to the fron bars, completely unmanned and physically prostrate; his nose was cut in several places; there Were severe bruises on nis lorenead; bis Tight hand was swolen and discolored, and the evidences of rough usage Were visibie on his arm. The man bad been turned in @ few days into a complete wreck, but he did not, nevertheless, fail to recognize bis brother-in-law, the Doctor, who came to him ag & deliverer, though it were only Jor @ briel period, untu he suould be carried to the Tave, In@ over and frock cuate of the victim ad been taken irom him and could not be re- covereu. A TRLLTALB HANDKERCHIEF, The fact to be how wentiyned, and which cannot be visputed, places veyond question the conduct of the police and prison aotuorities ina mozgtin- — @XCusa@ole light, Mr. Stockvis, when he lastieit bis | home, nad witi him a white linen handkerchiel, on Which fis pame was written with indelible Ink in tull in iarge and legible characters. In the change of his apparel Tetain this arvicie, When Mr, Jacobson lirst saw the lost man in hia cell he opserved that his iace Was covered With blood, and placing his Was brougut wito the rescued man to this city and last evening the young ladies of Dr. Hirach’s tam- lly | roauced it, aud the UeRALD reparter had an opportunity of examining tué@ writing on the Accepted a8 conclusive that no special ¥ PADS at all, Were used to ascertain the iden. uty of the uniortunate gentleman, Comment on the precediug is not necessary. Tne Juneral of Mr, Stock vis took pla from tue remdence of Dr. Mirach, id Johu Doe, xnd him safely ‘keep for the | attending | most emphatic terms the states | vhat was about | esidence jor the last wie, aud not, as repre- | ‘The latter, who cowid give: nis personal appearance and of the clothing worn | by ber husbanu when he departed from his dwell- | In the meantime the members of two | he was permitred to | din the Docket Of Stockvis, Jound in it ibis handkerchies. lt | This may 06 eins, I oaterda: a6 i y | Fifty-fourth street, The Rev. Mr. Rubin read the | prayer, andin a few remarks warmiy ewbogized tue fine moral traits of the deceased, POLIC! ABUSE: New lors, March 4, 1875 To Tug Epiror or THE HERALD:— You are really doing a good work in following | up that case of Mr, Stockvis, who came to his | death by the grossest carelessness on the part oF the police authoriites, Police Judge and the oiticera of Blackwell's Island. The usual manner in whieb charges of disorderly conduct, drunken. ness und vagrancy «re tried before the police judges of tnis city ia most sbame- | jul, and stands badly m need of re | form, What happened to Mr. Stockvis, a man o! means, happens every day to hundreds of the poor and miserable, who cannot complain of the wrong done to them, There came to my knowledge las! year the case of @ respectable working woman, who had been arrested three times on the above uriounded charges, committed by two different police justices without proper investiga- | too, apd sentenced each time to pay $10 jor 'go for ten days on the Island, | where she had been sent im one of the cased before her frieuds could get ber off Now, op the bottom of all Wis abuse Was u Couspiracy on the part Ol differeat police officers, Wio Look their re- Venge on an innocent woman because her brother Was once on the police bimsel!, and had, in his capacity a8 a roundsinan, made charges s#gatost them, One of these iellows has since been dis- Wissed Irom the force on suspicion of stealing a | pocketbook from a man wag fell asleep on his doorstep, It 18 most shametul that our police jus- tices, who are paid well for (neir services, tuke not the troavie to find out if @ charge made by an officer ia jounded or not? What's the use of trying the officer before the Comiissioners—poor tril as 1b Is—11 you Cannot reach tue police juage, who is just as guilty ashe? Indeed, Mr. Simonip, the Frencu tourist, who published lately some arc cles about the United srates in the Revue des Deus Mondes, 18 periectiy right in Saying that the pro- ceedings in our police courts find only one parallel inthe World, and that’s in Turkey. Very sorpack fully, AN EDIIOR, A POLICE VICTIM. New Yor«, March 4, 1875. To THE Epivor oF THE HERALD:— While glancing over the columns of your valuable paper this morning { observed an article under the head of “A Life Sacrificed.” 1 was thinking while reading the article how easy a person can be arrested by the ignoramuses that are known as police off Wale coming home irom @ ball some two weeks ago I was caught hold of by OMicer Haley, 0! tne Fifteenth precinct, brought to tue station house as thougn | was a burgiar and hustled tuto a cell ou the charge of | drangenness, I could solemnly swear if I were allowed to speak at the time (a privilege not olten granted) taat the officer must have been crazy or itoxicated himsell, as 1 am a temperance man and never Waa addicted to drink. Hoping that you may insert this in your paper for the beueft of our autnori- ties, Iam, wito respect, yours, TEMPERANCE. ABUSES IN THE POLICS COURTS. New York, March 4, 1875, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— It is, indeed, about time that public attention was directed to the manner in which our police courts are conducted. With those who, like my- self, are familiar with their workings, it has long since become a question whether persons arrested on charges of having committed some o! the petiy offences over which these courts entertain juris- diction, such as intoxication, disorderly conduct, &c., nave any rights which anybody is vound to respect. And, Judging from observation, it would seem that they have none. It is not long ago that the HERALD contained an account of the amount of business transacted in one of these courts in one morning, from which it apperred that over 200 cases had been disposed of, And, indeed, it ts quite usual to try (?) fifty ana | more cases an hour. Lhis about gives the police | Oficer time to make a charge, tue Justice time ta | pronounce a brief judgment and the prisoner | time to remain silent, How is it possible tor juss | lice to be done when business Js transacted with | such rapidity and when the sole object seems ta | be to get rid of the cases in the smallest possible | time A policeman who has a spite against a | citizen has every opportunity to gratily it, for the | unlorvunate prisoner is noi likely *o be beard lor | more than @ moment and least likely to be be- | lleved, Thank God! the aays of the Tammany ring, When these courts were used a3 inatrumeni@ of extortion and nundreds o: citizens were ar. | rested on groundless, jabricated charges, bave | | | | assed. There {s still much to be done, however, lore these courts will be practically what they are nominally—couris of justice. There ure other features ubont these courts besides the looseness of investigation which need looking into, The court at Jeiferson Market, Which ts presided over by a goou, humane man— Justice Otterbourg—has Lo accommodation white ever for prisoners. While waiting for the Black Maria to carry them to the Tombs tae prisoners are confined inasmali “vox” wich Is 80 exposed to the temperature that on a Wintry morning they shiver like aspenus, aad the chances of freezing | to death or of catching dangerous throut diseases | are very favorable. And, by the way, tne Black Maria “might bear an investigation. ine manner in Which prisoners are hudded and sacked in this wagon, withouc the slightest regard to sex or condition, 1s shamefal, 1here 18 Oe Case ON record Of & lunatic having been put in with @ number of wom n and before their shrieks caused iim to be takea out one of them | died trom the fright. In fact the lesson taught by | these courts seems to be this:—“If vou wisn to | Yeceive any consideration or retain anv rights ba | sure to commit one of the nigher grades oi crime. Jutoxicavion makes you forfelt all rignts.’” A LAWYER, THE WAR IN CUBA. MAXIMO GOMEZ’S BAND IN BATTLE WITH CONe CHA’S CHAPILGORRIS—LARGE QUANTITIES OP SUGAR LOST BY INCENDIARISM—-HOW THE -TAX MONEY GOES. HAVANA, Feb. 27, 1875, Nothing has been heard in Havana for the past three days from the Cinco Villas, except the con- firmation of the report, received some time since, of an encounter between the Cnap. figorris gent out by General Concha and a torce of insurgents under Maximo | Gomez. ‘The insurgents being concealed in the cane fields their loss was but two kilied and five | wounded, whtie the Spanish loss .was seventy-one killed and thirty wounued, INCENDIARISM AGAINST INDUSTRY. A letter irom Sagua, received here this morning, states tha: the ilres in tnat jurisaiction have Caused a Joss of 20,000 tons of sugar, and that 1ur ther loss is apprehended should tue present ary weather continue. THE TAXES COLLECTION ‘‘RING.”” Considera ‘ie excitement prevails on the islana in regard to the puoiicati nin the Gaceta Oficia of the names of delinquents wio have tailed to pay the five per cent tax. At least one-third of those Whose names have been publisned have come fur. Ward With receipts to show inut they have already paid their taxes; anda rumor 13 afloat, which ap. ears plausible, that the taxes have veen Cole lected, receipts given, but no entry has been made in any book. Those who seem toknow all about it say that some parties have made trom $3,000,000 to $4,000,000, but no Dames are mentioned, MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL IN JERSEY, THE RAVINE ROAD PIT—A CONTRACTOR Dk- LIVERED FROM A PERILOUS POSITION. Jovn M. Shannon, a contractor, only twenty. three years of age, was placed on trial yesterday afternoon in the Court of Quarter Sessions at | Jersey City on an indictment for manslougnte | Suannon was awarded the contract by the Board | of Public Works for building the abutments of tho | Ravine road bridge on Palisade avenue, | While the work was in progress @ music | teacher namea Onarles 8. Kroun wae alng along Palisade avenue to his home on the night o1 the 22d of March of last year, | and, being unaware o! the terrinle pitfall which | lay Without any safeguard in his pato, tumbled | down the precipice and was killed, The Grand Jury of the pay term Jollowing tudicted Shanaoy | for having, by his negligence, caused the death of Kronn, Jt appears tuat at the time of the acci- dent young Snannon had sublet the contract to | bis uiele, The witnesses examined ior tue prose. | cution were . Newkirk, clerk of the Board uf | Public Works (who teatified to the awarding of | the contract); Omcers Ferris, Beekman and La Croix, Dante Kilbourne, Jonn ©, Meeker (tag | inspector appointed to superintend the work) and | Owners, hen the prosecation was closed the | case Was broughtto ao unexpected terminauon, Mr. Dixon, counsel lor the delence, asked the | Court to direct the jury to render @ verdict of ac- ulttal on several gronnds, One was that the | defendant, having sublet the contract, his re- aponsiblilty ceased and he could not be held for Another Was that Shannon's con. building of the abut. ments and was entirely in eadent of the ouildiug which the man tambied down, for this wall pad been The Court, |The contract | given to @ man named Gardner, aiter a minutes deilberation, sustained the | pointes rt d by the defence, and ordered tue jury to find @ verdict of ‘not guilty,” which they did | without leaving thoir seats, ‘In any cas ade | Judge otman, ‘we would bave to discontinue the trial for the day owing to tne intoxicated con. | ditton of tue filth juror, Tne Court is satisfied that he {* unao.e to comprehend the evidence.” | Shannon Waa then reivased from custody, Toe | leson of the cage 18 that the wrong party wee indicted, but the District Atta ey Will the | mistake woen 21 Grand Jucr meew