The New York Herald Newspaper, August 8, 1875, Page 3

ww 7 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. What Commissioner Smith Thinks of His Colleagues. THE FORCE CORRUPT AND DEMORALIZED, The Failure of Disbecker's Proposed Coalition. President Matsell and the Police Gazette. . ‘The proceedings of the Board of Police Commis- sloners yesterday were of an exceedingly lively and interesting nature, surpassing by far any- thing of the kind sinee the organization of the present Board, General Smith was up in arms and dealt warlike and telling blows im every Girection. From the President down to the humblest patrolman “all came in alike for a share of the denunciation ke so generously bestowed ‘upon the department, and the abuses and causes of corruption existing tn the government of the force were handled without gloves and paraded im all their nakedness to the gaze of the Commis- Bloners. When the Board adjourned from its reguiar weekly session on Friday 1t was with the understanding that another theeting should’ be held yesterday, but proceedings of the character Of those that transpired yesterday were entirely ‘unexpected by any person, save, perhaps, Oom- Bioner Smith, as it seemed to be the general im- pression that business of a routine mature alone would be transacted, ‘ The cause of the trouble yesterday, briefy sum- marized, 18 as follows:—On the 2d of last month the Committee on Rules and Visctpline, of which General Smith ts chatrman, submitted to the Board a series of amendments to the roles of the Police manual, niaking several important changes therein, Among the most prominent was tnat of Gividing the city into four inspection districts, and assigning in command of each an Inspector Of police. The proposed amendments nad long before been a subject of careful consideration In the committee, and when it was decided to report favorably upon them tq the full Board, im open Session, eack metaber of the commission had fully and unqualifiedly indorsed them. They were ac- cordingly presented and adopted without a dis- senting voice, and forwarded in the regular course of proceedings to the Superintendent for promulgation to the various precincts. A few days afterward the attention Commissioner Voorhis was called by the Superin- tendent so various apparently conflicting and ob- scure passages In the amendments. Tae Oom- Milssioner thereupon suggested to the Superin- tendent that he should hold a consultation with the four inspectors and all carefully analyzo the amendments and repert to.him any changes, alterations or suggestions that might appear to them from their long police experience as neces- gary or desirable, when he would lay the matter before the Beard for action, ‘The result of tnese deliberations were several Buggestions for alterations and additional rules on the part of the Superintendent and inspeo- tors, and the same were, as per understanding, laid by Commissioner Voorhis before the Commit- <ee on Rules and Discipline. Ala meeting of this committee on Friday General Smith took certain exceptions and left the room; but the amend- Ments were, notwithstanding, passed by the re- maining members of tae Board, Messrs. Matsell, Voorhis and Disbecker, At the mecting of the Board yesterday, Com- Missioners Matsell, Voorhis and Smith present, Dispecker being absent, General Smith, as cha:r- man of the commtttee, presented tne following as the amendments and additions to the ruies adopied July 2, announcing at the same time that he inteaded to vote against them all:— Resolved, That the following rules be and are hereby a Later bet niece on tratt his off ULE ¢ Superintendent shall keep a ico books of record, in whieh shall be entered— First—A record of orders issued from his office. Second—A record ot current and incidental expenses of pis own office, aa well as those of the oflice of District spector. Third —& record of suspicious persons and places in the city of New York. = Pourth—A record of reported crimes and mtsdemean- ors committed-in the clty ot New York for which 10 a! Fests have been made at the tino they are reported. Fyik—A record of houses of prostitution, assignation houses, gambling houses and disorderly or ‘disreputable houses of every kind in the city of New York, with the Rawes of the owners and lepers thereof. ‘Roux 20. Each inspector snail be responsible for the Presevation of the peace in Mis district and for the dis- €ipline of the force therein. He shall weekly and. as often as may be necessary inspect thoroughly each. stax tion in his district, and he shall make or cause to be Made such inspections of the. members of the force In is district while on duty as may be tecessary to satis imself that the duties are properly performed. shall receive the reports in duplicate of the captainsand | ‘other officers in command of members of the force m his district at mine A. M. daily, transmitting the original fortawith to the Superintendent, He shall then care- fully examine the duplicate reports and present in pet son his own report of the cuties of himself and aids for the Previous twenty-tour hours, with such remarks on the cu ptaing’ and sergeants’ reports as he may deem proper at the Central Odice, at such hour as the Puperintendent may direct, at wnich time he shall receive euch orders as may affect the force within nis district and see that they are promptly and properly distributed therein, Rvrx 240. The captains and sergeants in command of companies, court squads, &c., will report at the district itispector’s office with the morning returns i duplt atnine A.M. ‘They will carefully examine the reports of sergeants and roandsmen made to the Superintendent jn relation to visiting the men, will see that the reports are correctly made out and bring tfem to the inspectors ‘with the morning returns. ‘the moruing returns shall be made oat in manner, matter and form as directea from time to time by the Superintendent or Board of Po- of | 1 i | | which he characterized as cut and dried. | ft | Voorhi NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. Commissioner mittee, cones, Chief Gierk ‘ond rales a'aina bt nlf'see Sagres was made by them which was with reference to tne morn returns, That ai: of I con- sidered the over. The hext morning, found thatthe rules had Yesterday morn Discttiine Committee. I aid members came in With a good many Stenaments, and the seemed to be that @ session of the Board be held at once and them. It has always been my custom to iur- member & faircopy of whatever! bility for themas I co! entirely Wine Teame assertion of the Mayor, frésh in my mind, that the police force of New York was in a HORRIBLY DEMORALIZED CONDITION. ‘That this is the fact I presume no Commissioner Will deny. itis growing worse and worse every @ay, and sometoing is imperatively demanded to stop tae corruption and demoralization. Ido not suppose that getting these rules passed to-day Was absolutely necessary; they have waited since 'y Why, therefore, this rush? I had setts Ted tad att io tana ~ 1B Ta sioners were guided by motives similar to those that actuate myself best interest of the De- partment, The present Superimtendent was for Many years Inapector and famihar with the steady demort Vion of the foree, yet he has offered to the B no saggestion jor improvement. The President of the Board, who was Superintendent for some time, has taken, no steps in this direction, neither has the Board it- self done anythin, I ‘am sorry, Mr, Disbecker is absen' Would like him to hear what [ have to say. there isa bona among ou to some extent, and I cannot fathom it. I ave Deen warned of it in emphatic terms by Mr. Disbecker, and Iam breaking no confidence with him when'I mention tt, as | would say it to nis tace were ,he present. Mr. Disbecker came to me the other day, unsolicited, and offered his support on certain conditions, and altnough ne did not ask Much, yet it was more than I could grant. I de- sire to say, Mr. President, with reference to your- self, that When you Came into the office of Super- intendent of Poliee you were proprietor of a sheet known as the Police Gazette, It was a paper or- ganized as A SCHOOL FOR THIEVES, and I cannot imagine that anything could be ex- pected by captains and suborainates in the way of morals from such a Supertntendent, President Matsell . (imterrupting)—You ‘e wrong, sir. It was not such a paper as you de- scribe. 1 was ene of the proprictora and editors, and f am proud efit. Commissioner Smith (continuing)—lt was the best text pook for villains that lever saw. [now cull tor the yeas and mays. Throughout the entire remarks of Commissioner Smith Mr, Matsell maintatned a dignified com- posure, interrupting him but once. The General's Speech Wag delivered with marked emphasis. Commissioner Voorbis, in reply, explained that she amendinents and additions to the rules were suggested solely to improve tke morale of the force. No slignt was Intended to General Smith. Since he (Mr. Voorhis) had been a memoer of the Police Board ne nad devoted all his time to in- creasing the efficiency of the department and eradicating its evils. He was not of the opinion that the foree was growing demoralized and cor- Pups, Many improvements were apparent to te public ia the discipline and efliciency of the force wishin the past year. All the disciosures made to the Committee on Crime referred to events that transpirea before he was a Inember of the aepart- ment. Tae Police Department was at present not what it should be, but wita the able assistance of General Smita he (Mr. Voorkis) hopea the Board would weed out ail we evils, The Commissioner then enteied into @ long explanation of the motives that urged him to vote tor the rules, With regard to General Smith’s allegation that a bond existed betweem himself and the other Com- missioners he would say that the record of his votes, which were always independent, would show that such was not the case. He kuew of no bond, General Smith replied that evidence of 4 clique or understandiag among the Commissioners was apparent im their proceedings of Wednesday, Ho thought that with four inapectors of police the should be brought to @ better state. convinced of its utter corruption only necessary to attend the trials = of policemen. He woud muco rather break an inspector than acaptain, anda captain than a pi because of the warning 16 conveyed, General continued :—Whas better proof of demoralization was there than the speetacie of this Board refusing to send this captain to a certain precinct because he Would pretest panel games and participate in their unlawiul profits, or that captain to another precmmet because he was in with the river thieves? I know the board could not have the direct evidence of this, but never- theless 1t is absurd’to say that tac demoraiization 18 not getting worse day by day. After some iurtnél remarks by Commtssioner Voornis on the amendments; re- suite adopt whe, Ma and am 29 oting “Aye,” and Smith vating ‘ each instance. Tne Board then adjourned. MUNICIPAL NOTES. The receipts for Croton water taxes for the fis- cal year, ending the 1st inst., were $878,212 86. The receipts for the same period last year were $870,189 80, The. Mayor’s first marshal, Joon Tyler Kelly, issued during the week 164 licenses, for which he received $667 50. Tho Mayor. was informed yesterday that the Commissioners of Charities and Correction haa 0”? La | ¥tken during the day, on an excursion up to Hart’sisland and Glen Oove, 250 idiots amd inn- atics who are under their charge. The Public Administrator recetved during the month of July, a8 commission on siX estates he adjudicated pon, the tremendous sum of $192— and three cents, The services of Thomas Hall, George W. Swain, Ell Paylor and William H. Truman, clerks in the Department of Public Works, were dispensed with yesterday by oraer of General Porter. Cause—Not Budiciené salary appropriation om hand and a de- e of the commission to reduce expenses, THE JEWEL SMUGGLING OASE. It was reported yesterday with reference to the | English smugglers and confidence men, James Henry and John Hall, who were arrested at Hovo- | ken last Wednesday by Treasury Agent Chalker, | that the description of a diamond cross, which lice, aud shall contain accurate and faithful copies or | Teports of the entrics and memorandums, each and every ofthomt made in the blotter during the preceding twenty- four hours, including the disposition by the courts of ail Persons arrested for offences, and. in cases of discharge the courts, the cause in euch cave of such discharge. ‘The officers 1h command will caretully examine their morning and colrt returns and see that the compiaints arc properly entered. They shail make daily supple- mental reports of the’ disposition by the courts of all case the disposition of which is not reported on the morning returns. The morning returns shall be signed geant Who makes them out and’countersigned captain. When errors are discovered or explana- tions are needed in the chief clerk's office, the se geant who signs the returns shall be notified to attend at the chief cierk’s office to amend or explain them. Rowe Zit, The inspectors shall report in person daily at the oflice of the superintendent. They shall quarterly end so olten as may be necessary sibmit reporw in writing tothe Superintendent, sefting 1orth the condi- tion of each station house and otter police quarters, and the manner in which the books are kept in their respec- tive districts, with such suggestions in regard to. them as will condiice to the comfort of the officers and men and insures thorough pettormunce o: duty, ULE The Superintendent, uniess otherwise or- dered by the Board of Police, shall assign aue inspector in rotation to attend to the night duty pertaining to the Central Department, and oné inspector in rotation to attend to the duty pertaining to the Central De on -unday. Night duty will commence at six PM. and terminate at eight A: M. Sunday duty will begin at eight A, M. and ond at six P.M. RuLe 218. To cach inspector shall be assigned for office and inspection duty suca aid from the force as the Board May approve, two of whom shall always be on duty Roux 241. Captains and sergeants in command of com- nies and court squads shall report to the superin ndent and inspector of their district ag often as ro. quired and shall report to the inspector in duplicate every day, at pine o'clock A. M., the names of ail ab- sentees and the cause ot absence in each case it known; also the number prevent at each roll call. ‘The ouly alterations made to the ruli on July 2 were in rules 44, 200 and 211, 1 was cleared of some obscurities and t) The alterations 200 adily seem by comparing the below with the amendments ORIGINAL RULES 200 AND 211. Rutn 200. Each inspector shall be responsible for the Preservation of the peace in his district and for the dis- ¢ipline of the force under his command. He shall daily fnspeet or cause to be inapected thoroughly each station ols 1H his district, and shall make or cause to be made such inspections of the members ot the force in his dis- trict, while on duty, as may be necessary to satisty him- self {hatthe duties are properly performed. | He shalt re- ceive the reports of the Captains and other officers in com- mand of me: lorce in his district at — A. gaily ine them. aud make such r mn Teon as inay be proper, and transmit them i Ree at such hour as the saperiaiond di ondent which time he shall receive such orders ‘ns may aflect the force within his district and see that Promotly and properly distributed within nis district. RuLe Ji.—Inspectorsshali report in person. daily ‘at the office of the Superintendent. They shall, from time to time, submit reports in writing to the superintend- ent, setting forth the condition of each station how fad other pollee quarters and the manner in which the eoks are keptin their respective districts, with such Pexepeiogs in re a sa un i conduce to the mnfort of the offieérs ai mand insure & performance of auty. apa General Smith then said :— MR. PResipeNT—Soon after | came into this Board I thought, on careiully reading over + rules of the departm that they could in a mended with advantage the force. The‘amendments t: ing What had become of the amendments, as [ anderstood ant, had not, y to that time, been 'y romulgated to the force. question was re- erred iswer to the Committe no Rules and #Ud that aiternoon. at the reamess of i report to the Central ot- has been found among the seized jewels, agrees somewhat with that of one stolen from Seilora Roque de Lara jast April in Havana, Guba. The stolen property was supposed to be brought here by a negro, but has not been traced. Tne matter Will be further investigated next week, In con- Versation with & HBKALD reporter Oaptain Oualker stated that there will be important de- velopments im the case on Monday afternoon, When the case will be meard by United States Commissioner Romaine. Colonel Ourry, Special Treasury Agent, went Lo Staten island last night in search for further evidence against the diamond | smugglers. Silicate THE JERSEY CONVICTS’ An order was issued yesterday that the pris- oners in the Penitentiary ot Snake Hill shall re- ceive their three meals daily as formerly. The resolution was passed at the late meeting of the Boura, and Director Young has signified his ap- proval. ‘This action will remove one of the chief Causes of the revolts among the prisoners, It will be remembered that on the first outbreak the prisoners notified Warden Post that come what might they would refusé to work till their three meais shouid pe restored. The Warden has given his promise to tke prisoners and the committee that ne will not strike or kick or knock down prisoners in future. UNTERRIFIED RIVER THIEVES, The New York river thievos have not yet aban- doned their designs on the vessels that lic at the Pubiio Wharfin Jersey Clty, where one ot their Dumber recentiy mets terrible death. The watch- man on board tue lighter Alpha, laden with sait- petre, reported yesterday that aodout one o’ciock in the morning two of these thieves made their appearance at the dock and’ asked Lim if he had any junk to sell. The watchinan wasso scared that he ran down the doek crying out for police. ‘The thieves soon disappeared, leaving their boat moored to the lighter. Tne boat was removed to the Cardiff dock and tied ap. In the afternoon two men appeared and claimed the boat and the stupid Watchman, Who was then in charge, gave ivup. The thieves coolly rowed to New ‘York, laughing at the stupidity of Jersey watchmen, THE HOBOKEN ROBBERIES. Aclew to the river thieves who stole $7,000 worth of silk, velvety and hardware from tne bremen dock a few nights ago was obtained yes- terday afternoon, Aman named John Bebrens, residing at No, 150 Court street, Hoboken, under- standing that a reward of $1,000 had been offered for the recovery of the goods, went to the dock agent and acknowledged that he (Behrens) nad the hardware in his possession, His version of the affair if that he found it under the Kagie dock (Which 1# not im 086 NOW) and, not Knowing the owners, took it 10 W- me, Officer Steuben, ing met reng several ‘om heavily laden, ever, remembers days since, in charge of Steuben asked him whi there, and Behrens it was co; poor woman, Behrens was arrested last evening and jodged tn prison, and the goods were restored to the steam- snip ofticiais, 0 rpetrat the robberies in Nowark BUGS RAKR AA. 344, WAAR SUAL UGS, 5 REVOLT. | | Cole, & laboratorian and professiomal pyrotech- “ure of ammunition and fireworks, EXPLOStON. An Accident at the Brides- burg Arsenal. ONE KILLED AND NINETEEN WOUNDED. Full Details of the Explosion and Its Probable Cause. BRIDEsBURG, Pa., August 7, 1875, A portion of the enclosure of the Bridesburg Arsenal, near the eastern walls of the yard, con- tained yesterday morning five or six frame-coy- ered buildings, varying in area from twenty by forty feet to about twice that size, These build- ings are built on @ system of what is called the Laidley Iron Laboratory. Slight but strong tron posts support similarly constructea roof trusses, the lower portions of which are about twenty feet from the ground, the whole making a very light iron frame tor @ one story building. A tin roof 1s laid on, and wooden panels, slightly attached to the tron frame, form the sides, These tructures are devoted to the use of the laborato- rians and pyrotechnists in the government ser- vice, the peculiar style of ‘he building being for the purpose of providing, far as possible, against tne terrible dangers of tne explosions, which cannot occasionally be avoided, even with the utmost care, by those handling the dangerous explosives used in the manufac- These bulld- ings are so arranged that when an explosion oc- curs within one the panels forming the sides, be- ing 60 hghtly attached, fall to the ground, like a box with its sides on hinges, The roof, being merely laid on, without much fastening, is easily lifted and turned over by the force of the explo- sion, The whole frame of the building remains standing, the force of tye concussion having been expended. There 1s, therefore, no débris from Wwalis, floors and roofings to overwhelm those who happen to be within the building at the time, and the explosion itself will be mueh less Severe, because it meets with go ltttle re- sistance. It 1s only when gunpowder or other fulminating materials are exploded within a close, confined space that their effects are so terrible, When such accidents occur in the open air they are not so apt to be disastrous, Experience has shown that tn casualties from explosions more loss of life has been caused from failing débris than from the inflammable material itseif, and buildings of the kina Just described, therefore, have been found to diminish tne terrors of the accidents which will ocour at intervals, in spite ‘of ail precautions. They are in general use by the United States government, especially at this arsenal, where are manufactured nearly all the explosives and pyrotechnics used by the army and navy. BREAKING UP CARTRIDGES, Another use to which these Laidley structures have recently been put by the Commandant of the arsenal is a8 workshops for boys and men from outside the yard, temporarily employed by the government to break up old army cartridges and shelis, These cartridges are of the metallic kind, ana, having been stored away for a long time in armories, cartridge boxes, or om board ship and 1n damp places, have been condemned by the War Department anc ordered to be broken up for the old brass and bullets, This work of breaking up consists of three operations:—First, the bullet is knocked out of the case or sbeil. + Then the shell i@ handed over to & second hand, who gifts out the loose powder from the metal case over a basin of water, thereby saturating the powder and rendering tt harmless, The case is then passed over toa third person, ‘who goes over the shells with a piece of brass Wire, scraping out all the old powder which be- comes caked inside. This work is dangerous un- less proper precautions are used, because, as the cartridges have never been fired, each one con- tains @ little fulmimating powder under a thin Plate at the end. Usually a hard knock is re- quired to explode this powder and discharge the cartridge, but sometimes the old cartridges be- come so treacherous that the slightest blow will set them of, The workman must therelore avoid striking them on the end, and if this caution is always used the operation is not very dangerous. THE SCENR. In the northeastern corner of the Arsenal yard this operation of breaking up was golng on yeSterday morning. The Laidiey Building was about forty feet long by twenty wide, and twenty- nine boys and young men were at work on the old missiles under the direction of Mr. Samuel nist, who 1s employed by the government in the manulacture of ammunition and explosives. Tho building stood on a@ beautiful green tari, and a Majestic old elm spread its sturay branches over jt, as thougn to shelter it from harm. There were five benohes, extending crosswise of the room, and all the operations of breaking up were goimg on by the boys seated in front of them, About 80,000 cartridges were in the room, THE BXPLOSION. At & quarter before ten o’clock @ sharp explo- | ston, like the discharge ofa single cartridge, was heard coming from @ bench in the southeast cor- ner of the laboratory, where a number of boys, av- eraging about twelve or fourteen years of age probably, were at work scraping the powder from the shells. Instantly afterward a loud explosion followed and @ flash of flame burst out, the sides of the building falling away, the roof being hurled over into a heap of twisted tin, and the wood- work taking fire. The noise, which sounded like @ duil thud at the Commanaant’s oMice, near the | entrance to the yard, quickly brought a great portion of the soldiers and officers of the post to the spot, when the young workmen were seen Tanning in all directions with their clothes on fire or writhing in agony on the fresh green grass. With commendable promptness the little sufferers were grasped in strong arms, their burning clothes torn off them ana either wrapped in the first available covering or carried immediately to the hospital of the post. It was found that nineteen of the lads, or about two-thirds of those in the laboratory, had been hurt, most of them not very dangerously. One, William McLoughlin, aged fourteen, the son of a soldier belonging vo the post, and residing with his mother at Frank- ford, waa RUN THROUGH THE BREAST ‘with a splinter from an ammunition box, and died in a few minates aiter being picked up. George Zuller, another lad of about the same age, was so badly burned that hisfecovery is improbable ; but all the otnera, wno were speedily taken to the hos- pital or to their homes, will doubtiess get well. Dr. Robert Burns, Acting Assistant Surgeon, United States Army, is the surgeon of the post, and by bim and several physicians trom the vil- lage and the vicinity, who quickly volunteered their services, the wounded were eared for, Nearly all the injuries are fiom burns, mostly about the face, chest and arms; but, while ali the injuries are painful and most distressing to look upon, few are dangerous, Those who were the least hurt and abie to be’moved were taken home this afternoon by their parents and friends. The | others will be weil cared for in the Arsenal Hos- | pital. The following is a complete list of THE INJURED. A. Altemas, burned, J. Butler, badly burned, W. Deal, bruised, ©. Dearden, burnea. J. Farrell, badly burned. W. BR. Hopkins, burned, M H. Jacobs, arms barned. F. Klotz, hand burned, J. Mayer, both arms and legs burned. W. McMillan, leg broken, D, Ross, burned, 4. Simpson, cat in the ne: E, Shields, burned arms face, H. Steiger, leg burt and burned, J. Van Sant, hands burned. J. Wertzi, leg and both arms bruls R. Willis, badly burned, G, Ziller, badly burned; will probably die, AFTER THR EXPLOSION. FRY ATO OR tho siden vf Sha laDoratory Was Loop } along. put out, and the scene when the writer visited it, two hours after the accident, was maée up of @ jumble of charred and broken ammunition boxes, pieces of tin roof curted up like paper, torn and splintered boards from the sides of the building, blackened benches and stools and cartridge she! Nothing was left of the building but its tron frame and apiece of woodwork at one gavle. On the turf lay scattered here and there pleces of torn and burned clovbing, little jackets and trousers and other garments, whose wearers were lying disfigured and suffering in the hospital or at home. WHO 18 TO BLAME, ‘There can be no doubt but that the disaster oc- curred through the carelessness of one of the lads employed in the laboratory. This is the opinion of all the oMcers of the post, including Captain Phipps, in command, Orders have re- peatedly been given by the Commandant to those scraping the hardened powder never, under any circumstances, to strike the end of the carb Tidge with their wire implements, Every efort was made to have this caution observed rigidly, but, of course, nothing could be done by the oM- cals but to point out the danger, A rubber hose was kept lying close by the building, at- tached to @ hydrant, so as to be ready for immediate use in case of acct dent. Conversations with the lads who were in the laboratory at the time make tt evident that carelessness in the non-observance of this order on the part of some one of the boys was the cause of this accident. The officers of tne arsenal cannot in the least degree be held respon- sible for it. Captain Phipps, Captaim Prince and the others did everything in their power to aid the suvferers, HISYORY OF THR ARSENAL. The following sketch of the Bridesburg, or Frankford Arsenal, as it is commonly called, will be found interesting :— The Frankford ‘‘Arsenal”’ 1s what its name im- lies, “a magazine of military stores,” and is, ‘om its location and the nature of its products, one of the most important of the military posts of the United States Army, Here, ander the control 0} an able stail of educated and scientific oMcers, is manufactnred all the fixed ammunition for small arms for the whole army. Here also are made ail the instruments of precision, inspection and verification, such as standard gauges, scales and weights, calipers, scales of proportion, é&c., in use in the Various government shops throughout the country, and the production ol these reqmires the employment of the most highly skided mathematical and scientific instrument makers, Here also was commenced, and will probably be completed after the next mecting of Congress, the manufacture of the great Woodbridge gun of steel and bronze, which weighs twenty-two tons, and is being made as an experiment at 4 cost to the government 01 nearly a quarter of a million of dollars, To the rigid in- Spection of the officers of this arsenal gre sub- mitted all improvements in small arms, fixed am- munition, new explosive agents, &0., proposed for adoption by the Ordnance Department, and here the hopes of many an inventor have been crushed alter his new invention has been sub- mitted to the crucial tesis of the exquisite ma- chinery and the formidable calculations of thou- sandtha of inches or seconds through which it must pass before the question of ita adoption wili be considered by those in power at Washington. of course it Wil be seensthat to accomplish all these things successfully @ broad space of ground, many ana substantial buildings, costly and delicate machinery, learned and experienced officers and Skilled and industrious mechanics, are all neces- sary, and they are ali to be found at the Frank- ford Arsenal, THE LOCATION OF THE ARSENAL. The plot of ground upon which the arsenal stands contains sixty-two acres and eignty-two square rods, and is situased at the confluence of Frankford Ureek and the Delaware River, in the Twenty-third ward, The western iront of the property is on Briage street, the princtpal thor- oughfare leading irom Bridesburg to Frankford. . The northern ee the Tacony road, the eastern the Delaware River and the soutvern the Tacony Oreek. THE BUILDINGS. The buildings now on the property consist of two three story brick houses with capacity for four efices; two story brick barracks with ca- pacity for 100 single men, and two duildings with quarters for twelve enlisted men and their fami- les; eight large storehouses, principally of stone and brick; twelve frame laboratories; a magazine With a capacity of 1,000 barrels of powder; a hos- pital containing four beds, a dispensary and quar- ters jer the matron; alarge fre proof machine shop of brick and iron; arge rolling mifl of the same material, ofiice, guard house, proving houses, stables, icehouses, &c. in former years the officers and soldiers sta- tioned here sudered somewhat from fever and ague, but a few years ago um extensive manuiac- vory of sulphuric acid was erected on the opposite Dank of the grevx, and although the fumes are Somewhat disagreeavie at tumes, it has had the effect of entirely driving away the ague, and tho post is now remarkably bealthy. Like all military establishments of the nogeiae army, of course the strictest discipitne 1s malatained, and the groundg and buildings are kept in the most periect order. » The tollowing are the names of the officers at present stationed at the arsenal:—Brevet Liete: ant Colonel, T. J. Treadwell, commanding; Cap- tain Frank H. Paipps, Captatn William Prince and Lieutenant 8. E. Blunt. Dr. Robert Burns, of Frankiord, 18 acting assistant surgeon of tne post and Mr. William M. OReilly, chief clerk. There are stationed here one hospital steward, four sergeants, five corporals, thirteen first class privates (at $17 per month) and eight second class privates at $13 per month. The civilians employed are one chief clerk and three assistant clerks, one Master armorer, one master carpen- ten, one master painter, thirteen mechanic foremen, &c., one engineer and 156 laborers, in- cluding men, women, boys and girls, their wages Tauging from $1 upward per day of elgut hours, THE CHILDREN’S PICNIC, | EXCURSION TO ORIENTAL GROV# YFSTERDAY—a FESIZVAL DAY YOR THE JUVENILES, The free picnic given yesterday to the poor chil- Gren of the Fourteenth ward, under the manage- ment of Mr. George F. Williams, was no exception to its predecessors im point of being a completo success. Over 1,500 little ones were given the op- | Portuntty to enjoy & whole day of fun and jollity, to say nothing of the renovated heaith they obtained by the sall on the water to afd from the picnic grounds, which yesterday was Oriental Grove, Long Island, The children had been pre- | viously notified to assembie at the station house, | on Mulberry street, at eight o’clook in the morn- | ing, but long before that hour they came by twos and threes to the trysting place, each girl or boy wearing a pleasant and happy look, while they | eagerly talked over the pleasures that tuey were | anticipating. By hulf-past en there were not | leas than 1,000 anxious, eager and expectant little sampies of humanity gathered together. Captain Anthony Aliaire was on the spot, and, with the assistance of a number of men of his command, formed the mass into a long line, separating at the same time girls from the voys. At aquar- ter toeight Manager Willfams appeared on the scene, and, Aas bis well known face was ‘recog- nized, prolonged and deafening cheers were in- duiged in. THE START. The flags and banners were given to some of the larger boys to carry and ljead the march to the dock at the foot Of Spring street, North River, where the barge Republic, on which the part was to embark, Was moored. All being in read ness, the signal to move was given by Mr. William: ‘who headed the line and led the way. nen came the band and the boys bearing the banners; next the girls, who weré, without exception, neatly and tidily dressed, Tne boys vrougnt up tne rear 1m @ long line, As the procession marehed along spectators gathered in great numbers at the windows of every house, Men, women and children were seen who waved ir handkerchiefs and caps as the line passed The dock was reached about half-pasy eight o'clock, and, without delay, the chilaren ‘were passed on beard the barge, each child beng farnished with a ticket as he passed over the gang- plank for breakfast, consisting of a nicely-but- tered rol! and a mug of new milk, and THE VOYAGE WAS BEGUN, As soon as they found the beat moving the chil- dren indulged tha perfect hurricane of cheers, | is expression of their joy they repeated when- | ever a steamb went by. The giris occupied tne lower deck and the boys the upper. Such is THE PI CP SYSTEM on which these picuics are managed that no con- fusion ever Occurs, amd the children are at each meal fed with & rapidity almost ineredivle; yet each litte one gets his or her fair share, The sail and down the Sound, was greatly enjoyed by all on boa The Grove was reached avout noon, when there was an eager rush for the shore, the beach and the water. Girls and boys alike indulged in@he pieasures of a sea® bath, To describe the scene as these hundreds of little ones were batining would be almost impossible. Sufficient to say that their delignt unoounded, They had, as they passed from the boat been each given a huge sandwich of either beef, ham or tongue, as they enor hese were soon disposed of after the swim, and the next start was ior the piatiorm, where Professor Daisy gave two periormances of nis Punch and Juay. Professor Logrenia after- watd gave an exhibition of the magic art, which Was most effective in delighting the youngsters, A ramble about the grounds, and ROMPING GAMES were then induigea ee according to inclination, At hal-past toree o’€lock the recall was pealed out trom Manager Williams’ erill whustie. Forty minutes only Were required to get the children on board jor the return home, and not one was miss- Ing. Acupo! lemonade and another sandwion was Ved to euch and every child as they passed on the boat and about an nour after- | Pe . following is a copy 80 all seemed to think, which was that cach girl and boy was given a big dish of LS 108 ORRAM and a huge piece of sponge cake. ON THE HOMBWARD SATL the caildren pass their time in marohing d, slaging, dancing and, in fact, at all kinds ames, The home dock was reached at six o’clock. The children landed without the slightest accident, and marched ip column back to thi Mulberry street station house, where they were dismissed after singing several songs and giving three or four rounds of che: ‘ams. Great credit and many tha! are due to Allaire, Sergeant Wright, Roundsman Maioaé and the patroimen who accompanied the picnic, for the services they rendered while the children were marching along the streets, while on the boat and at the grove, THR COST, The expenses of the trip amounted to alittle over $700, which 18 an average of forty-six cents per cnild, there being on board the barge, by actual count, 1,528 ehiidren. The above mene tioned sum tuclodes all expenses, such as tug- boat and barge hire, hire of grove and help, band, 7,000 rolls, 300 quarts of ice cream, half barrel of sugar, 1 box of lemons, 1,000 ibs. of ice, 2,100 sponge cakes, 165 Ibs, of , 97 ibs. of veel, 18 ie a} butter, 63 ibs. of tongue and all other sun- ries, THE COURTS. The counsel of William M. Tweed filed yesterday in the County Clerk’s office a notice of appeal from the decision of Judge Barrett refusing to vacate the order of arrest or reduce the bail in the 81X million suit against him, The serving of this notice, the formal one usual in such cases, was Pursuant tothe order made by Judge Westbrook on Friday. Judge Blatchford will sit on the 24th inst, to hear bankruptcy and Circuit Court motions, and on the l4th prox. he will resume the regutar business of the District Court, United States Marshal Fiske recetved over sixty Warrants yesterday to serve against liquor dealers for non-payment of special tax, Counsel tor Ella Shaw, the alleged accomplice of ¥. W. Leslie, Duncan, Sherman & Co.’s defaulting clerk, yesterday, in the County Clerk’s oflice, filed @ notice of appeal to the General Term from tne order of Judge Donohue denying the motion to vacate the order of arrest or reduce the bail, which is $10,000, COMPTON VS. DE CARDENAS. In relation to the action before Judge West- broox for damages for the alleged enticing away ofa wife, the complainant yesterday signed the following card :— New Yore, August 7, 1875. I have noticed with pain and rostet the Publica. ton of the account of the proceedings in a case before Mr. Justice Westbrook which I have with Mrs. De Car- Genas concerning my wife. I wish to state there was and is now no iatention on my part to make any reflec- tion upon the character of the house No. 71 Park ave~ nue or its Inmates; quite the contrary. Ihey are highly respectable people. The account of the proceedings, as Po eid iu the different papers of this city, is mot a air statement of the case and unwarranted by the facts, and that such pubhoation was wholly unauthorized by me. M. COM. PTON, DECISIONS. . SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Westbrook. The Comptoir d’Escompte de Paris vs. Everett.— Motion dented. The assignee in bankruptcy suc- coeds to tue rights of the defendants only, unless there bas been a collusive recovery. The plaintiff Ought not to be deprived of the fruits of its trial: had and determined before the petition in pank- ruptoy Was filed, uniess tuere was a collusion in Uhe recovery. Ideciine on this motion to hold there was collusion, and deny the motion to set aside the judgment, but without prejudice to the rigut of the assignee to bring @ suit to enjoin the judgment on that ground. The assignee nay be substituted now if he desires an appeal. Ail proceedings of the platntiff are stayed for forty days from entry and service of the order, to en- able the assignee to take such action as he deems proper. Ten dollars’ costs of movion to piaintif, Copy of order to be served on Mr. Stickney. stevens vs. Stevens,—Report of referee con- ey aaa and decree of divorce granted to tue plain- WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT, Before Judge Bixby. THE EXCISE RAID. The proprietors of disorderly houses in Greene street arrested by Commissioner Stiner on Wecnesday night were arraigned at the above court yesterday for examination, after having been locked up in the Tombs all might. Mr. Mo. Clelland appeared for the prisoners and Assistans District Attorney Dana for the people. They wore all held {a $1,000 bail each to answer at General Sessions. Henry Danme, of No, 198 Bieecker street, Was accepted as bondsman'or Thomas ana Saran King; Jonn H. Guterioh, of No. 52 Ludlow sireet, lor Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Blum and Mrs, Coleman; Joan Lynch, of No. 723 Broadway, for Mrs, Voffee, and Mrs. Laura Barmore and Marcus ©, Moran, ef No, 301 East Fourteentm street, for Mrs. Trevere and Mra. Mack. George R Parkins, allas “English Harry,” and M. Buchman were not bailed, PLEADS GUILTY. William George Good, for some time a clerk tn the employ of J. ana G. Stuart & Co., bankers, wag arraigned on a charge of empezziing about $3,000, Mr. Joseph Stuart had suspected Good on account of his lavish expenditure lately, and placed the case in the hands of a detective agency. Om the 6th of December, 1874, it was discoverea that Good had made a4 false entry, by which the firm was robbed of $1,214 65, id @$ another time $1,081 80 in currency and $240 in tag were ab- stracted from the excsequer of the firm. Good Was arrestea yesterday by UMicer Dakia, of the Court squad. He pleaded guilty, and was held by Judge Bixvy in $4,000 ball to answer. TWO YOUNG FORGERS, On the 7th of January last a check for $500 on the Mechanics and Traders’ Bank, purporting to | be signed by Schappert & Schiacter, No, 20 Nassau street, was presented tothe apove bank and paid, On the 30th of January a check for $1,000, purporting to be signed bythe same firm, was feereoras to the same bank and was also paid. jou checks were discovered to ve forgeries, and the Central Poltee Ofice was notified of the fact, On Friday night Detectives Vou Gerichten’and La Rue arrosied Anarew Muiled, aged gixteem, of | No. 829 East, Fiith street, aud John McCarty, aged | eighteen, of Ne. 319 Kast Fith street. Botn these | lads confessed to being parties im the forgery. | Mullen was jormerly an employé of Schap- ert & Schiacier, and left them about three miontns ago. When arrested they had in their possession about $262, wittck they delivered up. Immediately after procuring the money on the forged checks the lads started on a tour through tne West, and the $262 found on them | Was ali that was lelt of the $1,500 they regeived, Juage Bixby held them in $2,000 bail each to an- ewer. A PROLIFIO FORGER. Edward Laggdorn, about twenty-four years of age, has been doing an extensive business lately im obtaining money from hotel proprietors on checks purporting to be signed by Philip Ottman, butcher in Fultom Market, The checks, which were all in Philip Ottman’s name, were accom- panied when presented with a note, of which the Guts—Will_ yon please cash this check for me, as I wish to use the money, and confer a favor on yours respecttully, PHILIP OPTMAN. | On the 4th of Angost Langdorn received $100 | from Breslin & Gardner, of the Gilsey House; on | the 6th of August $100 (rom the proprietors of the | St. Nicholas, and on the same day $100 from Nasn | & Crook, of No. 39 Park row. Detective Rogers, of | the fwenty-ninth precinct, arrested Langdorn on Friday night as he was presenting one of these forged checks to the cashier of the Windsor | him in $2,000 batl on three separate charges, | FIPTY-SEVENTH SIREET COURT. Before Judge Kasmire, ANOTHER ALLEGED POLICE OUTRAGE. OMcer Patrick McKenna, of the Eighteenth pre- | cinct, was arraigned on compisint of Mary Ho- | man, o1 No, 147 Suffolk street, who charged him with illegally arresting and beating ner while con, | veying her to the station house on tho night of the 29th of July. She was on a visit to @ iriend in | East Fitteenth street, and left there with a lady irlend avout twelve o’ciock on that nig! Toe deiendant, she tuinks, mistook her for ther Woman, and, stopping her and her friend im tho Street, used language to them which they com sidered extremely insulting. The young woman Who accompanied her ran away at len nd Mrs. Homan endeavored before sollowii et the policeman’s number, He did er to do 80, and rejused to she asked for it. He shen arrested ner, and while taking her to the tion house & policeman named O'Neil, of met (bem and told McKenna th Homan and her husband and t Well to let har go home with her bo; Of age, who was with her, MoKen on his charge of disorderly conduct and imtoxica- tion Mrs, Homan was locked up tn @ cell for the | cht with her boy. Tne following morning Judge Bioremn finea her $5 as ee ee proreating her innocence of both o Jur Koap ° subsequently granted & arrkat for Moke oa instructions from the District Attorney's oMce, where Mrs, Homan applied tor redress, On motion of Nathan Nesbit, who appeared for the deiendant, the examination of the case, which ‘was set down for yesterday, Was postponed until Monday at two o’ciock. McKenna claims to have done nothing more than Bis duty in this matter. < same precinct, he knew Mrs, Ward occurred the crane reat of the day, at least The Woman, he gays Was “eth agrank and dis- ardariy, 3 TAMMANTS WARPATH, The Disciplinarians’ Committee Resolved Upon Another Raid. NO TAMPERING WITH THE COUNTRYME What Is To Be Done with the Unfaithful In and Out of Town. The Tammony Hall Committee on Organization held a secret meeting yesterday afternoon, in the Wigwam in Fourteenth street, for tne purpose of receiving the report of the Sub-Committee on Dis- cipline, as to its action in the matter of tne reor= ganization af the district committees of the Thirdy Eleventh and #ifteenth districts, where, ap to a few days ago, Hayes and Morrissey and Ledwitty had everything theirown way. There was a fuil attendance of members of the committee, Mr. Joun Kelly, looking as radiant and as happy at though there never had been sueh s persom im the world as & Morrissey te disturb hig political dreams by night and his Gen- eral Committee reveries by day, presided at the meeting. The first business ia order was the formal calling of the roll, which showed that everybody who was expected to attend was om band. Then came the dub routine of busivess— dull to those who knew what was to be before~ hand, ana who did not consequently hanker pare Ucularly after any more information afterward, but whica created, before the bubble was burst, no little amount of anxiety among those members Who were not allowed to get inte the secrets of the committee wnen they were prepared for the public. It of course fell to the lot of Mr. Williant A. Boyd, Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Dis- cipline, to open this routine business, and ke did ge by submitting the following report:— A DISCIPLINARIAN REPORT, To tne Comairre: oN OngaNization ov TAMMANY HALL i— ‘The Sub-Committee on Organization and Discipline of Goneralvand Assembly district committees, who werd instructed, by a resolution adopted by the Committee on Organization, to supervise the organization of the new general committees from the Third, Kieventh aud File Wenth Assembly districts, beg leave to REPORT That your committee attended at Tammany Hall on Tuewiay, the %d inst., at tour o'clock ¥. M., the thm designated jor the meeting of the general committe: from the Third, Eleventh and Fifteenth Assembly dis tricts, and adopted the following preamble and resolu~ tons. (Preamble and resolutions already published im the Hrraup.) That your committee then proceeded to call to order the members of the general committees trom the Third, Jsleventh and Fitteenth Assembty districts. Tho Third Assembly District General Commitvee or- ganized by electing Francis O’Reilley a8 Chairman; Owen Cavanagh, secretary: Ambrose O'Neill, Treas- urer; James J. siem andJohn Birmmgham members of the Committee on Organization, (The certificate as to waid election is hereto amnexed.) The Bleventh Assembly District General Committee organized by electing Augustus Schell, Chairman ; Vamel B, Lyddy, Secretary; Menzo Diefendorf and Peter Trainer members of the Gommittee on Organization. (ihe certificate as to said election is hereto annexed.) ‘the Fifteenth Assembly District General Committe organized by electing William J. Kane, Chairmaa; Mar. in P. Killian, secretary; William Salmon, Treasurer George W. MéGiynn and Richard J, Morison, member: Me of the Committee on Organization. (The certificate as to said election 1s hereto annexed.) Your committee turther report thatthe said elections were conducted regularly and that the same were unaniinous. Your committee further report that, in accordance with the preamble and resolutions herein set forth and Adopted by your committee, the District Committee of the Third Assembly districthas been reorganized. Your committee further report that the District Come mittee of the Fifteeath Assembly district aro IN HARMONY AND UNION ‘with the Geaeral Conmnittee of that district, and there Was no reason existing tor the reorganization of the said District Committee, An election of oificers of said com- mittee was held, which resulted as tollows:—Noah A. Childs, Chairman; Patrick McCabe, Firs: Vice Presi- dent; Adam Mosher, recond Vice President; Richard’ Birmingham and John J. Hayes. secreturies) Kdward Reilly, treasurer, and Robert Love, sergeant-at-Arms. Your committee further report that the General Com- mittee of the Kleventh Assembiy district Lave been unable, within the time prescribed, to investigate and act in the organization of the listrict Commitice of that district; and your committee are advised by those having the ‘suid duty in charge that in a few days the said District Committee will be so reorganized that the said Distrigt Committee will be in uccord and uni with the Geheral Committee and efficient in the interest of the organization. Your committee therefore recommended the adop- on of the foilowing resolution: Kesolved, That the Committee on Organization ap- Prove and adopt the preamble and resolutions adopted y tl mmitiee on te br gered in relation to the reor- ee of the district committees of the T! eventh and Fifteenth Assembly districts. Rosolved, That the Commitiee on Orgenizatton ap- Prove the action of the general Comuittocsipt tye Third, <\ pouth and Fifteenth Assembly districts in the otee. tioti of their officers and their representatives to this Comimittee on 0: mn. Respectfuily submitted. WILLIAM a. BOYD. PAYRICK LYSAGHT. HENRY D. PURROY. MAURICE J. POWER. THE PROOFS OF THE THREB PUDDINGS, ‘The following are the certidcates reierred to im the report :— Ata mecting of the General Committee of the Third Assembly district, held at Tammany Hall on the 3d day of August, 1875, James J. Blevin aud John Birmingham were elected delegates to the Committee on Organiza- lon. William Lynch, Michael Feeney, Patrick Oakley, Am- brose ei!. John Birmingham, Thomas McGutre, James J. Slevin, Thomas Stanton, Daniel O'Reilly, Michael Burke, Patrice McOoliam, ‘Patrick Dempsey, Owen Oavanagh, Francis O’Retily. Ata meeting ofthe members ot the General Commit. feof the bleveuth Assembly district, held ac Tamiany Hall the 34 day of August, 1875, Augustus Schell, chair- man, presiding— Peter Trainer and Menze Dtetendorf were duly desig- ‘Mated and clected as delegates trom the Elevenwh As sembly district to the Committee on Organization. Augustus Schell, Dariel i Lyday, David McAdam, Willian J. Newman, William MoMullen. Nicholas Judge. Adam Hens, Jonn Doering. Menzo Vietendor!, David Banks, Joseph McDonald, B. K. Murohy, John Wagi Michacl Dougherty, Wilham Samer, Mic . iD Lyn 8. Spauiding, Peter Herrman, We, the undersiened, members of the General Com- mittee of the Fitteenth Assembly aistriet, hereby certify that ata meeting held on the Sd day of August, 1875, at Tammany Hall, ‘the tollowing persons were selected to the positions herein designated, to wit:—Wilham J. Kane, Chairman; Martin P. Killian, Secretary ; William Salmon, Treasurer; Richard J. Morrison and George W. Mouiyni, delegates to the committee, on Organization. WwW. Chairman; Martin P. Killian, Secretary; Thomas Daw, John H. ‘Netjen, Philip Hoifman, Perer Sanger, Frederick Hetby, Michael Fitzsimons,’ Felix Dougherty, Charies Price, John G. Dimond, Thomas J. Halt Janes J, Deery, Francis Gorey, Edward 4 rick, Thomas H. Fox, Peter Farrell, John F. Kelly. Chris- toptier Bath, James J. Campbell, William Salmon, R. J. Morrison, George W. McGlynn, Michaei F. Mcwoughiin, GOING FOR BUSHWACKERS, ‘This troublesome matter of the district commit- tees over, It Was deemed advisable to go for the scalps of outsiders Who are endeavoring to tamper with the rank and file of the party in the back- | woods’ districts, and Owen Cavanagh, fresh irom the newly reorganized Third dtstric party who made the first fourisa, follows :— Whereas information has been sent to this Committee on Organization, by various members of the democratio party throughout the towns and counties of the Btate, that they have received communications from @ person signing himself Oharles U. swan, Secretary of the stave Central Committee. or Assistant Secretary, who assumes to be and arrogates to himself the authority which of right and exclusively belongs to the Secretary of the State Central Committee; and whereas the letiers written by said Swan are coached in denunciatory terms of the regular democratic party of this city and county, misrepresenting, villtying and ab its “members, un~ errating their standing, and in every concelv. able way endeavoring ‘to lessen them in 1, was the Tt was as | tenanced the atrocious couduct of | Sere estimation of the democrats throughout the State; and whereas the said |. Swan 4 nominally employed tn the Financial Department this city, and ror his supposed services in the position which Ke holds is paid’, remunerative compensation, and in which he renders little or no service, while his time is otherwise employed as aforesaid; now, there~ fore, Resolved, That the Corresponding Secretary of this committee be and he is hereby directed 10 communica’ immediately with Lewis H Apgar, the regular secre tary of the State Central Committe, and request tb gentleman to cae Us orale! wrhewer he hi sriged, directly or indirectly, or im any Wa: Srnmpeed ti ¢ the aforesaid Swan, and whether the said Swan has assumed these preroga- tives without his authority, consent or approval. A NEW PULL ALTOGRTERR, Then Seth C. Dougias, from the Kignth district, fired with @ patriotic desire to make the loyalty of the troudiesome Twentieth district a thing be- yond the chance of doubt, offered the following:— Whereas it {s currently reported that great westot discipline exists in the General Committee of the ja eth Assombly district, and that ey have not is required by their own by- obtigations members of ther meetings regularly, a laws as well as their implied the Tammany Hall General Cominttte ts of our party ia the district which he Giaims to rep- Wy, ee Dei ved, That the Committee on Discipline of this organization take immediate steps to ascertain if these rawora referred to in the foregoing preamble are in any Dart true, and if there be any necessity or reason exist~ ing for a reorganization of what district, and report all facts rolating thereto to the next meeting ot this Com- pe oh Urganization, with their reco! All *hese resolutions were adopted, after whict: 1 During the now district committe Third, Eleventh and Fifteenth district gen committees will be indorsed as worthy of tue wousehold of Tammany. SNATCHING A WATCH. Yesterday afternoon, as Mr. F.C, Smith, of No, 118 Nenry street, was looking on at giadiatorial contest between a couple of n boys, a youth named Daniei Rogers attempted to steal bis nd chain, Daniel was arrested in the at ind, upon being tal to the Tombs, Wad answer.