The New York Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1875, Page 5

~ US CLEAR er. See Burying Garbage and Ty- phoid Fever, gD Ai a HOW WARLEM PLATS ARE BEING FILLED IN. ‘An Ounce of Earth and a Pound of Filth. MUST THIS OUTRAGE CONTINUE! Wentlemen of the Health and Police Boards, Beware! The worst features of oficial neglect and dis- Thouesty, allied with a selfish aisregard of the Mignts of the public, receive an illustration in con- jmection with the ‘filling in” of tne above named itract, which demands the severest condemnation. he too frequent recurrence of such instances of ithiulness to their trust, onthe part of the ople’s servants, renders the Jact more painiully parent that New York is ruled, instead of ved, by her paid oMctals, and that her most al interests are made the objects of tramMle by en who act aa if public opinion was no longer ‘worthy of respect. The area of marshy Jand iknowu as “tne Harlem Flats” lies between Filth venue and the East River amd Ninety-second and ae Streets, and is crossed by the several avenues east of Fifth avenue on embank- jments formed of earth and stone, rega- Jorly graded, The tract is irregular in whape and was intersected vy several creeks, some ‘Of which are now filled up. The spaces between ‘he avennes have been, up to quite recently, sub- Ject to tidai overflow irom the creeks, and were ‘Jooked on 4s the sources Of the malaria which has doug troubled the Harlem district, and so injari- ously affected the prospects of parts of that section 0! New York, as can be seen ‘rom day to day by the ‘absence of builcings on the highlands fronting on ‘she marshes, while the adjoining districts are ‘thickly bulit on and densely populated, PREVIOUS TO THE GRADING OF FIRST AVENUR ‘and the filling for the cross streets from Third venue eastward, the tract did not differ in ap- ‘pearance ana character trom the marshes that surround the harbor, but the water frontage on 4 mavigable channel gave a considerable value to ‘the land, Docks and landing places for scows and Darges were built and the gradual filling in ‘of the marsh began, When the work ‘was im progress, the contractors, although votherwise bound» by their contracts and ‘she sanitary laws of New York, did not hesitate to secure from the Street Cleaning Bureau of the Police Department the sweepings and refuse of ‘the city, which was spread over the marsh and al- Jewed to decompose and poison the air for mile: ‘around. No reasonable objection could be made ‘to “city Hiling,” as it may be called, Jor it was of ‘the kind prescribed by law—that 1s, ‘clean ashes,” “cellar excavation,” tbe debris of old Dutidings or the natural waste of street surface, ‘tree ‘rom organic matter, known under the general term of “garbage;’ bat, unfortunately for the ‘ctty of New York, the jaws ‘made and provided” weigh but little when set im the scale against ‘oMciai dishonesty and the interests of “smart” contractors, and al! the horribie filth of the city Was carefully collected and sold by tne enterpris- Ing Poliee Department to the equally enterprising contractors, who used it without © scruple m filing in “the Harlem Fiats.” Toe residents in the vicinity naturally com- piatned and protested against the conversion of -ah already saficientiy dangerous nuisance into one of a most deadly character, and from which tuere was absolutely bo escape, except by an abvanconment of toe place altogetuer and a sacri- fice of business and property. The Hoard ot Health was appeaied to for relief and protec ton, | Dut Ip vain. Ked tape, incompetency and, above all, oMeial corruption paralyzed the strong arm of the ‘aw, and by simulated efforts to stop the evil it wus secretly encouraged, and the result to- day 1 that a Jarge and densely populated section of the city Is rendered almost uninhabitable, ard ‘tne lives of the people are imperilied by the use or fil which, if honest and competent men controlled the responsible ¢epartments, would be carried out a considerable distance to sea and Geposited where 1t conid do no injory to the city. THR GARBAGE UNCOVERED, ‘The only precaution apparentiy taken by the Heaith Department has been to direct that the horrible compost called “filling,”’ now being used in “the Hariem Flats” uid be covered with three feet of iresh earth, The writer, in Ms ex- amination of the ground, did not fud a single particle of fresh earth deposited on aay part of “the Flats’? where the garbage filling was used, A respectable draggist on Third avenne, on whom the writer cailed for formation as to the effects on the health of the district of the use of the city filth for fling, said that his prescription books showed a decided increase of intermittent fever and kindred diseases, which can be reasonably at- tributed to the causes described. “The Flats,” as | to @® considerable height ed with the city refuse and garbage, are familiarly known a8 “McQuaid’s graveyard, from the fact toat @ person of that name has the contract for the filling and of the loss of life resulting from it« use. It la also reported ‘that the undettakers of Harlem are doing a splen- , did spring trade, and are making money fast; but | ts it not @ feartul consideration for those respon- | sable for this slaughter that the dollars made out of their neferious trafic, the sale and delivery and use of contagion-breeding matter, should repre- mt human lives, and that this is the trade of der stripped of every extennation, the secret, cowardly, seifish sacrifice of life for money? The writer asked @ policeman of the precinct if the stench wasas bad every day as it was at that time, The astate oMicial repiied that it was when the wind biew offthe river, but that he aid not know abything about it, The wind was then blowing from the south and carried the dreadful eMuvia directly over the centre of Harlem, and #© overpowering was the odor that the writer quickened his pace to escape it by reaching a it where comparatively fresh air conid be thed. SAMUEL LORD'S LOTS. These are situated at the west side of Phird ave- nue, between 106th and 107th streets, and front on the avenue and streets, They are marsby, like “he F' ‘ being, i fact, a part of the main tract cut off by the Third avenue. They are Inter- | pected by a creek, Which passes through culverts under the avenues, While examining the filling on ‘tne Flats’ the writer noticed a number of ed im carrying the ‘filing’ from the «cows to some point apparentiy in we very heart of Hariem, and, being curious to know to what use such fearful stuf could be put in the midst of a popuious settiement, he followed a cart to Its destination, This was the property above described, and which was actually being fijied in With the city refuse and garbage. Mills & Ambrose, ‘the contractors, appear to know t ailue of time in an operation of this kind, for the energy displayed by them in carting and depositing the “piling” is worthy of a more odorous job. But ‘the Writer did not fat) to see the object of ali the Oriving Of tenros and shouting. It waa necessary | to Mil to As great an extent as possible with the eheap and nasty material from tne Police Depart- MENT SCOWS, 50 HS tO Save the Coat and haniage of clean earth, which the Heaith Department required should cover the other filling. There were ten Joaded carts of “scow filling’ damped for every one Of clean earth, and instead of three feet of the latter covering the sabstratnm of garbage there is scarcely more than one foot; but, then, i] a BMootied Over Who can tell the differ- | ence? THE OVERFLOW From rite Ciett above referred to happened to vg forced by the | | te strict | tne “filing,” for it does not supply any of the requt- | ) sites of such. filling into acorner so a8 to form a deep, narrow water space, and into this water the cart loads of filth were dumped, perceytage of solla mat ter in the loads must be very small, for most or the load noated when thrown in, and each man on the dump whose duty it 1s to spread the tailing of the carts used @ manare fork instead of a shovel Jor that purpose, which will convey an othe character of the “filing” used. Here, as on “the Flats,” the smell was awiul. The very air seemed palpably filled with It, ana the sense of risk of sickness became momentarily stronger while in- haling the dreadful petson with the air, and it was not until the other occupations of the day diverted the writer’s attention from the sudject that he could get rid of the clinging horror of its apparent presence wherever he Went, Primary School No. 1918 within ball ® block of where this filth is being deposited, and every load of it is carried past the entrance on Third avenue. Ii the poison distilied from this “fling” was go strong during @ season when the average temperature isonly 55 degrees, what may Harlem and, indeed, New York expect whea the thermometer records the ‘nineties ?”” Samuel Lord—the owner—if he is aware of the filling of lis property im this manner, either forms a very low estimate of the value of human Ife, or does not know the risk he rans in permit ting it, The contractors may save quite @ bie sum of money by the use of garbage, but must find itbard to stife their consciences, if they possess any, while the Board of Health that tole rates the nuisance needs the immediate attention ol the Executive, THE CHARACTER OF THE “ FILLING,” The noxious #tuil used for filling “the Flats,” and carted in broad day through the public streets and avenues of this city to grade sunken lois on Third avenue, the principal business thorough fare of the upper part of New York, cannot be de- scribed, To do if would exhaust the writer's memory of the names of things and the reader's patience. It 1s an omnium gatherum in the truest meaning of that slang term. We know there was @ certain percentage of vegetable re- mains in the mixture, for what else could the starved looking cows that explored the heaps of dirty matter find therein to eat? And, judging by the skiliul manuer in which the wretched animals conducted the search alter putrid cabbage stumps and other like refuse, as well as their style of architecture, which was of the most severe Gothic type, they must have been rendered expert by long practice. Then, again, as each scow was unloaded a number of beings retaiming a alight resemblance to women burrowed into the horrible Mass or sprawled over it like great lizards and collected from it all kinds of things, such as filthy looking rags, a glance at which was enough to make one’s flesa creep—chignons and hair switches that certainly were mockeries of female vanity, old shoes, bits of harness, pieces of rope, bottles, tinware battered out of all shape, scraps of iron and bones that even the hungry dogs that prowled about would not dare *o smell of, Be- side these could be seen rotten straw and hay, old Wall paper, tarpaulin, Old Mattresses suggestive of all the horrors of contagion, matting reeking with filth, pieces of wood, decayed fruit and veg- etables, all mixed together aud with ashes, dust and dirt from the streets, the whole emitting a stench that was positively overpowering, and when disturbed in tne Milling of carts or unloading of scows filling the air with minute particles of filth, which are inhaled by the unfortunate resi- dents of Harlem and those whom necessity com- pels to visit that part of the city. THE OWIKCT OF USING “CITY GARBAGE.” Apart from the question of cost to the eon- tractor, it 18 important (to nim) that his filing for marshy ground, such as “the Harlem Flats,” should ve easily and regularly procured, and that it shonid be ht as possible, for tts bulk. In Hilag on yielding soil it is very difficult to esti- Mate the qnantity of matertal required, because when the skin or upper crust of the marsn is broken through by the superincumbent weigat, the filling. 11 composed of earth or stone, forces its way through and under the soft sabsoll or mud, in all directions, until it meets some obstacie to check it, It often happens that the surface of the mareh at each side of the space Miled is raisea up ever its natural level, by the wedge-like operation of filing, and instances are common where mn- dreds of thousands of yaras of filling have been thrown into a comparatively limited space without making any difference in its level, the filling-betng swallowed by the surround- ing territory as fast deposited. In this way contractors find it a losing game to fill to grade on an approximate estimate for a stated sum, and if they are to be paid per cubic yard, measured in the work, they risk tne loss of a large quantity of filling that Inevitably escapes beyond the limits of their work, and consequently the price with it. If @ contractor can procure a regular supply of light filing, such as that being used in Harlem, he can raise his work 'o grade very rapidiy, and by cov- ering the surface with a foot or so of earth, give the whole an appearance of solidity at a very smaii cost. On this plan he is safe as to the finan- cial result and can aWord to take @ job on any rea- sonable terms, being certain of a profit. His work done and paid jor, the after troubles, sanitary or otherwise, are not any affair of bis, THE QUESTIONS INVOLVED in the Ciscussion of this subject may be said to present themseives under two aistinct forms, sanitary and economic. Of the former itis only necessary to point ont that filling matniy com- posed of decaying organic matter is productive of diseage and that itis a constant menace to the sanitary welfare of the surroguding district, be- cause the process of generation of the poisonous gases goes on Continuously, and, if anything, be- comes more active with time. The ground, being both the generator and receiver or reservoir of the noisome gases, gives out a continuous supply into the air and doably so when broken ap by ex- cavations. What, then, can be said for a building erected on such a& foundation and what will be the fate of its occupants? An- other important fact im this connection is the difficulty of completely draining such “mave ground,” for ordinary sewers can have but little effect On matter that, from its nature, will hold water like asponge. The operation of capillary Attrantian la etronaast im eoah masse ona when laid on a natanlly Wit Gawtatten, ra on thot in Harlem, te filliag becomes saturated aud | keeps so, the decomposition of the vugetablo matter evolves heat, which in tarn canses an ex- pansion and dispersion of the poisonous gas into | the atmosphere, The “filling” and the site of its deposit supply all the material and conditions needed for the creation of @ terribie epl- demic during the coming warm weather, In technical application of the word, garbage deserived cannot be termed It certainly will not form a reliable foundation for a roaaway and cannot ve depended on to support the lightest buildings. Jt offers mo protection to timber buried tu it, for it readily absorbs and retains moisture, and does not even possess the property of soliaifying tu time. Its use is one of the ways of cheating, uniortunately too common and too freely tolerated among New York contractors, THE BOARD OF HRALTH, The daty of the Board of Health 1s very plain and imperative, Tbe use of this garbage filling moat be stopped at once. No consideration whatever, not -even the permission of jaw, can warrant the use of such vile stuff within five miles of any human habita- tion, The Health Department is charged with the most important duty of the city govern ment, and fails to perform tt when it permits such an outrage on citizens as that being perpetrated on and near these “Harlem Flats.’ THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, which hag control of the street cleaning of New York, places ® policeman on the scow-aock wo keep the “(@aribaldini” in order, and must be aware of the ases to which the garbage is put, for of course it receives the profits of the sale, It may be very convenient and profitable for the im- poverished Bureau of Street Cleaning to find a near and ready market for its Aithy merchandise, | bot it must seex another Without delay, for public patience ie already well nigh exhansted, and the camei’s back Will not bear another straw, _ REFERENCE AA Marsh Lands | BB «4 do filled O Scow Dock D THE NATIONAL GAME. ‘The Mutual and Atlantic clubs played the first @ame of the championship series yesterday airer- hoon on the Union Grounds. So far the Atlante Club have been very unlucky #8 regards the ‘gaining of victories over weir opponents. As yet this season they have won but one game, having been worsted in every other contest, The Hartfords, on Thursday last, defeated them with- rion, and on yester out displaying any great e day the Mutuals tendered them a “Chicago.” The Atlanuies have become so used to being “Chica goed,” however, that they don’t appear to mind it any more, The Mutuals, although victorious | on yesterday, are not playing witn their accus tomed vim, Hicks and Matthews perform their daties ably and well, and Start at the bat se! tatis to record a run, the rewara of his ° ume” batting. Hoidsworth, the sn Mutuals, has fatien behind some an errors on several occasions have cost the Mutuals | the loss of severai games. The Atiantics fail as @ general ~_ WO dat successfully alant tne delivery of Matthews, the pitcher of tue Mutuais. very few if any good plays wete made by either of the contesting cinbs. @ Matuals from the very beginuing feit confident of defeating the Atiantics, and consequently fatied to play with any degree of carefuiness, The At- lantics, however, dia their best to win, but once more cruel fate was agai therm, and they failed to secure a second victory. Judging from 4 crit. cal standpoint the game, as played yesterd: only be considered as being of a second class chur- acter. The following is the seo INNINGS. Chub, Int, 2d. Sd 4th, SAA. GOR, 7th, BLA, OA. | Mutuals 7. 7 0.0 0 ims | Adlanty 0 0 o 0 eo Ho Umplire—Mr, Standish, of the Arlington Club. PIGEON SHOOTING, Captain A. H. Bogardus will give an exhibition shoot at Deerfoot Park to-morrow. He proposes to Kill thirty-eight out of twenty-five pairs of pigeons, standing on a line between two plunge or spring traps, forty yards apart, both traps to be. sprang at the same time, The Captain will also kill twenty-five pigeons im four minates, or fifty in eight minutes, and load bis own gun. The con- ditions of the last event are that two birds are to be on the wing at the same time, the rise being twenty yards, Sweepstake suooting will precede the exnibition events, BOARD OF POLICE. At the Pollee Board meeting ye’terday Commis- | sioner Voorhis was elected Treasurer of the Board and accepted the position. An invitation of the Grand Army of the Republic requesting the Board | to joim in the decoration of soldiers’ graves waa accepted. A memorial from the chief officers of the Masonic craft, asking permission for a pro- cession of delegates in the streets on the occasion of the approacning dedication of the Masonic temple, was referred to the Police Superintendent with power, Commissioner Smith submitted to the | Biase ¢. naw code oF procedure in reference te appetatment of policemen, requiring applicants to sabmit to a commiasion tne proofs of fitnes& for | the daty, to be subsequently examined as to phys- | teal qualifications by & commitree of surgevns, who shai reject «li who fall beiow the prescribed Standard. Nene are to ve taken short of 5 feet 7% inches In neignt or below 135 pounds in weight, aud ali must have perfect signt and hearing and | be free from all disease or weakness, Those who | may be favorably reported upon to be examined by the chief clerk as to ley qualifications and | those whom he shall approve are to receive biank petitions to be signed by five reputa! who may be required to very thet by aMadavit, and the applicant will him quired to attest bis petition by nis oath. Alter this the Police Superintendent will, by specially detatled officers, inquire confidentially tavo tre character, habits and associates of the applican | He will then appear before the full Hoard, wine Will decide whether he spall be placed on ihe roll for appotntment on the occurrence of a vacancy, Appotntmenta to be made in the order of the oj the surgical examiaation, This set of pm rules were relerred to the Committee ox | aad Discipline. | | THE DEATH QHAFT, ANOTHRR CASUALTY AT THM DELAWARE AND LACKAWANNA TUNNEL, Yesterday morning shaft No. 4, better known as “the deata shaft” of the Delaware and Lackawanna tunnel, was the scene of anotver casualty, Several men were standing near ® rock while ® Diast was being prepared, and exploded, killing one mat instantly, aud tnjuriag se shalt io which so many men met @ sud a during progress o! the wi As act of mercy to the poor laborers wno have retarned to work atthe tunnel ater the strike the execution of judgment against con- tractor McAndrews has been suspended till to- morrow by Sherif Laverty. There are three other attachments against thi mtractor. The man Who carried the large bag of money from New York on Tuesday to pay the striners off had anarrow escape, as @ 3! MsoMcer had been watching that prize for days to attach it, ‘The affidavits in Sheriff set forvu | that McAndrews 16 @ nat gy we and may naa the State at any moment, All tne cane n ears seized will be promptly sold by the Stier unless jug Claims be satished. Lords loss filled with garbag Soe J oa oe inal } Sama, fj Metis W worm Fp CUED J EE ft ANOTHER JERSEY WIFE MURDER. A MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY IN JERSEY CITY -emOcK- ING SCENE DNA SQUALID TRNEMENT-—4 BOT OF WINK YEARS TRYTUFYING AGAUNHT MIN FATMRK It was meariy one o'c'ock yesterday mornive when 4& Uproar Was created im Thitd street, bo tween Coles and Moumouth streets, Jersey City. A ramer was quickly spread that Patrick Kehoe, & diackemith, residing at No, 49, haa killed nis Wile, The poltee Were #000 on oand, and Lynob foliowed. Kehoe, watchmen at Brady lorgue, had called on the Coroner te inform him of the death of Mrs. Keaor Whea the Coroner arrived at the house be found te body of the WomMAu Iying OB & lounge, Whiten was SATURATED WITH GORE andthe Moor beneaw Sreaked W)th Diood. The earroundings were ly. There war no carpet oh tge Soor and a dollars Would pur |Sbase the entire furniture of the apartments, Which conmated of one sitting room and two small bedrooms, Beside the stove im the sitting TOOM Was 8 disg pan heli Mied witw crnders. Over the cinders ® Woman's wrapper was fowded, and an examination showed that one-third of the gar ment Was saturated With Dlood. On the oppuriic side of the stove Was @ bucket fied with water, which was covered by another bivod-staim ment, evidentiy left to soak im it, The foor be tween the stove and the lounge Was streaked hich 16 was Secertained Kehoe and had endeavored to wash of betore they gave the alarm. Im one of tue two «mail rooms 4 BLOODY skiAT was found. The Voroucr at once charged Kener with killing Dis Wile and the acousay prompyy denied. Both Kehoe and his so anout une yeats Old, Were then taken inte cus y. ‘The coiored peopie who live on the Moor be Death that occupied bY Keboe wave to the Coron rt and the HmksLp reporter the jollowing elate- ment :—“About balf-past seven o'clock Kenoe bome, aad an; words passed between fr hie wife, J cign't think mumin’ avow Mrs. Jonuson, “cos they wuz atius boy was not at home at the time ty appened. “What happened?” queried (he Coroner, sharpiy. The colored woman eviientiy felt ane had vren saying 100 Much, a* A reproaehial Ook Was cant at her by her neigabors, Sus the Goremer ia- sisted on baying TAP WHOLE TRUTH. y:—"t said to my rong. a8 Nr. Ke- hoe groaned 80 loud as she never eroaned belore, and} remar’ that he (meanicg Khenoe) wm ‘ killing Ger, My sister told me a After awhile vt heard some DRAGGING OW THE FrooR over my head, from there over to bere (pointing | Out the direction). Jeuppose Kehoe bie son were dragging her from toe lounge to t , The boy Came down stairs with a backes wae bringing op some water when | asked him what wae the matter with iis motuer, and be repled soat nis father bad been beating her, The boy came down several times with the bucket afer. ward lor Water and We could bear taem (Achoe and ois son) WASHING THE PLOOR, About half-past en o'clock Kehoe came down stairs and — eee {Oks BEX door, sayeg his wife was Yuen I went up | fouad ber lying dead and biood all around.” The body Was conveyed to Brady’s Morgue and A post-mortem examination Was made vy Couns Physician Stout and Dr. Bird. There were brutes ou the shoniders, arms, vreast aod } and at the base of the brain was a Wound which was the cause of death, It is supposed thie wound uificted With @ heavy Weapon, such as 4 Mat-iron or stove-lifter, Young Kehoe states tuat bus vatuer KICKED MIR MOTHER al times. so that her wound mar have been ted by the boot, Death resulted Tom evm ind cussion © Kehoe and his hele son were brought before the ertmea Justice Farrier, and when charged © rhe (ather said he was not gality and evidently distressed, the lad with the main hi * seemed distrust, Gs the alter i os acdinas Bim. Th tained with by ceived, a8 he stated, irom the Noor, in -obedse mands. The only ot infant, seven mont It was evidently a Not Doaslbiy survive ma: charge of (he matron of He active. The only expian mb wife's death was (hat sue fell of & was killed. “I was in bed at the marked, “and knew noth abou! it. but my LITTLE BOY SAW IT ALi.” They had, tt appears. led a very Some Of the netghvors, who heard the alfray, state that it eon till eleven without tmterme states tuat she heard hoe and threatening that he would Gs? hip OF HER before the night was over. Othe Kehoe came out to the hydrant, whien Is im the yard, and tried to Wash the blow! of his hands and clothes, and that he had @ cloth in the be ont. The hydrant and the stones ar covered With bloody ins. Kehoe rr count for the Diood on bis hands when arrested. Coroner Lyneh empanelied a jury and tne quest Will ve commenced on Tuerday evening. roner | companied by (he Bight | A German Tailor Murders His Second Wife and Shoots Himself on the Grave of His First Wife. An Immoral Career and an Ignominious Death. East New York the Scene of the Shocking Occurrence. ‘That most placid of Brooklyn’s suburban local!- ties, the scattered village of Kast New York, was yesterday thrown into a sever of excitement for- eign to its prerogatives by reason of developments Of & most shocking occurrence, replete with tragt- cal incidents, though the actors were of the lower | strata Of society. The victims were Jacob George Joung, @ German, by occupation a tailor, and Annie Joung, bis second wife, a person by twelve yeara his senior, ‘rhe curtain was iifted upon the | horrible scene narrated between the hours of even and eight in the morning of yesterday by @ negro who was on his way through Evergreen Cemetery, when his attention was attracted by seeing the body of a man lying across the grassy mound of the grave of a woman who had departed this life nine years ago, Closer inspection of the form revealed the fact that the dead man held in bis rignt hand a heavy five-barrelied pistol, three chambers of which had been emptied, and one shot at least had been fired py the suicide—for such he proved to be—directly through bis throat, causing instant deatn, The rematns were cold when discovered, The muzzie of the weapon must bave been placed by the wretched man in me moutn, The colored man picked up the hat of the deceased and found in the liniog thereof a card bearing the name of ‘Jacob Joung, tallor.”’ He hastened at.once to the ofice of the superin- tenaent of the cemetery and to him related the circumstances vet forth, That oMctal lost no ume in putting himself in communication with the police at the Miller avenue station house, Thus it Was that the authorities were made acquainted with the tragedy, cr one balf of iv at least. Now, itseems that yesterday, at ten o'clock, Justice Gertum, Who was on the beuch, had set down jor a hearing the case of Wiliiain Cook Against Annie Joung. The complainant charged her with having stolen trom him a carpet, vaiued ot $8 Here asiight divergence trom the thread of the tragedy is essential On the 20th of Ooto- ver, Ist4, the Woman Damed Was arrested on com- piaint of Mr. Cook, charged with the offeace set forte, The case came up for examination before | Justice Gertum and was adjourned sor a certain day, but when the ume set down on the record | for the examination came round she failed to. ap- pear, aud Jusiice subsequently learned that she bad goue to Europe. There the matter rested. To his neighbors Joung often said he had | given bis wife money to pay Ler passage to Ger- many, bat nothing to come back, as he never wanted to see her again, “About a month ago,” said Justice Gertam to the HgKaLD reporter, “I met Joung and be said to me, ‘Judge, you did the vest Ung ever dove for me when you drove THAT MONSTER, MY WIFE, away from me. Ste stole buat carpet.” On Monday iast, May 17,” continued the Justice of tue Peace, “she came back {rom her trip to Europe. it was i the night, and knocked at the door for | wome time belore she was admitted to her house. | ound a Woman in her huspand’s er vul of the piace. Tue police arrest Mra. Joung, and she was to bave appeered in court this morning to answer the larcony Of Whe carpet, He Was subpwenaed tness, She told me when | saw her, on y, that he would’nt give her any money, | accasing her of going with other mea. She wid me sae Could oot live with him any tended going to Brooklyn to get Phe woman who kept bouse j ig. ue bad cut her floger DY breauing w pane of glass, @t (he floor of the room was ail over diood. t t i é Z 7 FH 5 E $ 2 a : have Ger arrested on 4 Charge Of Intoxication, but 11 saw re of nim. she was al au sail be Was alraid ste would murdcr | theDk soe was Killed some time aiter mic- I thmk he strack ber on the bead with | the police were informed of (he Onding of the body of Joung OMicers EKariy, Ciimford ana hewmen were despa ohed to break the news to Mr. Joung aod to bring her before the Court to auswer the charge of larceny. THE HOUSE, which i# a frame baiiding, located at the Intersec tion of Broadway and » Jersey avenue, un the southwest coruer, they knocked for acdinisston in vain, TheTe Was no response to their summon: Growing alarmed they forced open a rear window, | aud, reimiorced by # neighbor, 4 baker, proceeaed 10 make a search O' the silent premises. A smail Newfoundiand dog velonging to the tmmates whined piteousiy as tuey Catered, and, approach- ing the baker, cai t tim by the slack of the pants, aod, tugeiog away at it fora moment, jet go and ran toward tee door leading from the passage to the cellar, The sagactous animal re- Arriving at peated t nt ibree times, tii he attractea the atten’ the men, who lit a kerosene oil mp 8046 Weneed their Way Gown @ fight of ten | Ab the (Oot oF Ui 8 they found | | an axe Whieu had some slight marks of plood on | it and a. totne might t opened a door | heading to © collar, There they found lying | against tye partition, tne leet | maine Were expored to doere w bie cot on te head. The | skull was irectared ona features inaistrogerehe ble peek tne re bigou eovered them, iS ¢ Wasa deepeout, eo bruised pera x Ss — The by a de cook Wiel | 43 force Of thé © biow. ashe had on ai! her clothing, pus the aleence of bair whe Wore a Jed Wig) gave the pody na Appeurance WEte Boffibve town Tt might olber#ive nave aseumed. The fore huger of the rigut hand was cut and bandaged, There were go other marks Of Vivience &bout the body. A stench Was emitted irom remarne whict led Coroper Sanwa, Wao Was early on the scene, to | assawe that she bad been derd for a couple of days. AGous the HECK, pendant irom 4 cord, Was a smail attr wile vaulding. Which is two story aud sub-ceitar, has «ix rooms—wUT On toe Bret and two on the second. The front foom, which leads irom the bail, used as apariocr, It was very plainly fi utsoed. Gn the Goor an \ngrain carpet. There was a sideboard, & Rat @ dozen fancy | china teacups on ft, four chairs, afew comme prote abe Toree vid-lashioued paovogranns of surcide and tis Pret whe. 1b of ie murderes U ever, have been ect the piece, iOere Was in oiened by luree cherry trees, m: OUt bee door pi Poiek & app ihe partes ty tae stciag room, ARNE OF This roow i -ouut There & « smal » 8 oF * few» ye te Wterauy Cuvered wil abd Deere Gudepatebie mares woneqeret eGurte te ebiter wastig. Bot tow iat a -ardoued Uy tee ware efert, 10 tot MEPt ane rear very sw pl and Wor sed as Lavon ing crepes wf vied wand on rages of the warderous ‘ vet Gorman, WH.0a we W au- terre on wren be Toom, M ab ex teurio Utilized vy the oc pa the rear of tae sitting room aod se vera: Clothe Were staised Wik biood, There | to procure irom the shoe sho} | locality a pame highly upenviabie. | pleaded ——— ee covered with bioea. On the aftertoon bout (Wo o'clock, OMicer Brophy wen’ to notily her to atten: ‘as the re: as bad no warraatet ww beheves it was about and the Coroner waant buity is that ehe was ki) cing And exciting attention peculiarity of manner. gnost of @ yuilty conscience and the hasUy evidence of crime Wui0d bt bad to jor, either belore the tripanal of man or both, There was no rest ior him. He knew the moment some neighbor would Gerken his Geer fnger pretext would not sma) There was no retreat! He saw every scape closed. He bore a ad replltm uy was looked uped as & perty thief by hie neiwhbors and Bad been an tuners: nan, Tho incentive to the murder lay, uncouvtediy, in hie hatred of the Wie and & desire to resume rem Mons with ‘WILHELMINA BEDGOLD, the woman wnom ais wilt had sound usnrping her piace mpon her cary aed irom Surope om ay ast. Miss Beagol mene. is unmarried, is tity years Of age, She is~fat, Oaboy and square im build, and by no means prepossessing. the Woman Was small in stature, and abous thirty~ eight years ol age. She is represented as oe been very. ashy in her mode of dress Walnei= mina says, through an interpreter, as she does not speak Kngush, thar sne answered am adver- tisement in the Staats Zetvung in rue month of Jan- uary last for @ housekeeper. She came to Kase New York and was engaged vy Joung 1p wnat capacity. Me made tlvve to ner, > saya, and’ under promise. of marryang ker in'the spring effected her ruin. Mrs. Joung or- dered her out of the house on Monday night, and he told her not to go, a8 N6 was satistied witn her. Wihelinina did go, however, fearing that the out~ raged wile might wreak sammary vengeauce on her. She has been since then employed tn a lager beer saloon. Yesterday, wheh the ice box contal ing the body of her paramour was brought into the house, she wept and trembled. for a moment, And turned away irom the sickening sight ot th corpse, which bied jrom the wound tm the mouth. She is held as a witness by the Corouer, the bodies were sent to the Morgoe, oner Simms will hold the inguest on Mona: ad Core ATTEMPTED MURDER IN PRISON. | AN -ESSEX COUNTY (N. J.) PENITENTIARY CON~ VICT ATROCIOUSLY STABS A FELLOW PRISONER. Yesterday Mr. Vermiiye, warden of the Essex county Penitentiary at Verona, appeared before the police magistrate in Newark and made com~- piaiut againgt one of bis prisoners,'a man named Michael Sullivan, charging him with having at- tempted to murder a fellow convict named Parriek McObrystal by stabbing bim atrociwunly in the back, ad and = face. It. ap- peared that some days before the men hada wordy quarrei, in the course of which MeOhrystal told Suilivan he led. This angered the. latier gveatly, and be swore he would be revenged, No Lotice was taken Of the matter, the threat being deemed an idie one, Un Friday night, however, as the convicts were being mafched for th ene to their cells, Sullivan, as alleged, suddenly i‘ from the line of convicts and with a shoe knile streck a murderons biow at McChrystal, who was two or three a anead of Satlivan, He struck him first in the back, and then im rapid succes- | sion im the head and face, the laster wound ex- | tending the entire length of the cheek. Sullivan was then seized by the prisen officers and pre- vented from murdering McCrystat outright, as, 1% 1s assertea, be proposed cotng. The woundea man is very serioasiy imjared, but it is believed hus Mjuries are not fatal. Sollivan dears an eXxcoedingly had reputation. Toe crime for wnica he ts vow in the Penitentiary is larcony, but it 18 stated that he served @ tive years’ term tm the Sate Prison for being im- volved in an affray, and was a jailoird in the oid country. Since his present incarceration he has conducted bimseif 80 weil as to have been apputnt- ed a “haliman.” Throvuen his privileges he was able 14 the kuile he at- McOhrystal wot! tempted to sia: ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION: The highwaymen who have spread terror through the northern townsvipsef Mudson county, New Jersey, are not the only raMans whom it ie | BOW necessary to guard against. The atrocious effort of two scoundrels to murder Mr. Menkler, tue Chief Engineer of the Gatsemberg Mire Depart- ment, late on Friday vigit, goes to show the existence of a state of things that gives to that Ashort time ago Menkler was opposed by another candidate jor the position of Opie! Eugineer, and feeling ran high amo but, owing to some informalities, in oMee. The bitte: eugendered ‘ rush 24 1 him from behind a rock. One of 6. rapbed nim by the throat, but Menkler felled he other then deait him a terrific Diow ler fled. Searcely had he gone s dozen paces istol was fired at aim, bat without effect. F shot strack and went through his hat his house and the men a Tne desperadoes immediately ret their steps and disappeared, The- ta Chet searched for them til three o’clock day morning, bat sign of them was visib! there Is but littie chance of their detection. enter ana ‘ THE. SHERIDAN TRAGEDY. Joseph Doyle has been tidictea for the murder of Pbiup Sheridan at Jersey City, oy the Hudson coonty Grand Jury. When placed at the bar yes- terday and arraigned befure Judge Kapp he guilty, The trial was then set down next. Messrs, Leon Abbett and W. counsel jor the prisoner. ‘ for Po are D. Daly a SHARKEY STILL IN JAIL. Tue steamship Crescent City arrived at Lower Quarantine at one o'clock yesterday morning ana came up to the city at eignt A. M. The announce- ment that Detective Davies, who had gone to to secure William J. Suarkey, the escaped murderer, was on board, led some to belteve, that perbaps, after ali, he had the fugitive in custody, and quite a number of persons awaited the arrival of the steamer at her 4 bat key 1s atti: until Dis return by the Cresceat City, wach eau on Tnesday next. He reports that ne bad arranged ‘aimageda for the surrender of the iagitive, bat Captata General suddenly left tor the front ana bis successor failed to carry ous the arrange- menis. It ts surmisea that Detective Davies nas come an nere to scurg. some surther papers and expecta toaccomplis® bis object yet. ir. Davies Positively declines to @ive any inkling ## Lo the oter of his negotiations with the Caban orives wnell a fucure tim SECURING SING SING, Trans AMONG THE CITIZENS OF FURTHER Pee APRS PROPOSITION THAT A WALL BE BUILT AROUND THE PRISON. In the village and neighborhood of Sing sing the removal of the prison, or else the enclosing-of that inactivation oy & high wall, 18 again being agi- tated, ‘This earnest desire on the part of the people lor betver security to life and property irom escaping convicts, of, possibly, @ general exodus of all the Inmates of the prison, together with recent daring escape of five men, wao are at large, has induced Warden ys! netter measures of safety tis ead he informed @ HpRALD yesterday of intention to at the erection stone Me a stil Walker to ad for the fatare. representa’ suitable f the prison, will kel: admii r ooce | begun, waved ander ui the =whole rom can be done ey @ State, as the stone ong ime ar or prison grounds, while- project Would afford @ healthy fleid for the amoung ef sur, labor always on hand, and which fairly estimated at nearly twonty-five of convicts, This arden to with