The New York Herald Newspaper, September 2, 1875, Page 5

THE COURTS. Joe Tyson Arraigned Before Chief Justice Daly. His Escape from the Clutches of the Vermont Officials, Sent to Sing Sing to Serve an Un- expired Term. The alleged chief of tho gang who in July last robbed tho Barre Bank of Vermont, moro generally known on the criminal records as Joseph Kingsland, but also known by tho aliases Joe Tyson and George Fuller, was yesterday brought before Chief Justice Daly, holding Chambers of the Court of Common Pleas, on the writ of habeas corpus previously granted on the appli- cation of Messrs, William F. Kintzing and John 0. Mott, his counsel. Quite a crowd thronged the court room, evidently anxious to obtain a glimpse of a man whose audacity and criminal exploits and escapes from prison Gnd few parallels. The prisoner, though giving his age as twenty-nine, appears considerably younger. He is of tall but lithe and sinewy figure, has a clean shaved face, except a mustache and an eyo restless, but’ keen and penetrating in its glance, He wore a blue flannel suit, and though flanked on one side by a deputy sheriff and on the other by the Deputy War- den of Sing Sing Prison, seemed wholly indifferent to his surroundings. ‘The proceedings in the case were short, sharp and decisive. Assistant District Attorney Lyons, who appeared on behalf of the people, stated to the Court that Deputy Warden Jackson, of Sing Sing Prison, was in court, and tlaimed that the prisoner should be delivered over to his pustody, on the ground of being an escaped convict, having been convicted of the robbery of the Watertown Rank, in 1871, and sentenced tu Sing Sing prison for ten years, from which place he escaped after serving a year anda half. Mr. Lyons wished to know whether coun- sel for the prisoner would admit that the man now in custody of the Sheriff was the man who escaped from Bing Sing prison, as described. Mr. Kintaing ‘consulted for a few moments with the prisoner, and then stated that if the Court would dis- charge the prisoner from the custody of the Sheriff, who hed him by virtue of a warrant of extradition Frantod by the Governor of this State commanding the heriff to deliver him to the authorities of Vermont, the admissions asked for would then be conceded. The prisoner was now called before the Judge, and upon being interrogated by Mr, Lyons as to whether he was the man described in the commitment read to him reciting bis conviction and sentence as stated, an- swered, through Mr, Mott, one of his counsel, that he was, Judge Daly thereupon ordered the prisoner's dis- charge from the Sheriff and his delivery to the custody of Deputy Warden Jackson, Upon this order the Deputy Wardon handcuffed the prisoner and at once removed him from the court room en route for Sing Sing. Sheriff , of Washington county, Vermont, who was present, accompanied by two special Boston detectives, ander the inspiring impetus of $5,000 reward for the prisoner's capture, left the court room presumably dis- gusted. The prisoner before leaving, however, it Bhould be stated, shook hands with his counsel, thank- ing them very warmly for the snecess crowning their eflorts in his behalf. On being interviewed as to his avident elation, for he made no offorts to conceal the fact, he answered in a cool, off-hand way, “If they should convict me in Vermont I should get Stato Prison for life, which means something there. You gee there are only three prisoners and about fifty keepers, one half of whom are on duty by day and the rest by night, which gives a fellow a Very poor show; and then, besides, the bleak mountain air is very un- healthy,” . SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. In the suit of Harlowe vs, the Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad Company, Mr. John E. Devlin, moved in Supreme Court Chambers, yesterday, before Judge Brady, on behalf of the plaintiff, that, in accord. ance with the terms of a $700,000 mortgage made with defendants, the interest amounted to $24,000—being un- paid since July 1—the trustees of the mortgage be em- powered to enter into possession of the property. Mr. . Scribner opposed on behalf of the railroad, and, after some argument, Judge Brady granted defendants until Monday to put in their answer. A motion was made yesterday before Judge Brady, in Supreme Court, Chambers, to compel Michael and Frederick Gross to take title and complete the pur- chase of the Park Theatre under the foreclosure pro- ceedings, in which Mr. Stewart (theatrical manager), Dion Boucicault (the dramatist), Riggs & Co, (the Wash- ington bankers) and Mr, Pursell were parties, as hereto- fore published. On the = of the defendant it was ar- ued that the purchase should be completed forthwith, ‘he purchasers, under the foreclosure, presented various objections, claiming that they were kept in ignorance of ali the facts in the case, and the other side insisted this was not so. The Court took the papers. Judge Brady, holding Supreme Court, Chambers, yes- terday granted’ additional attachments against property in this State belonging to the Bank of California, at the suits of the following ‘sons :—Patrick Butterfield, £20,000; Henry A. Tuzo, £1,750; John T. Carr, $2,000 in gold, and Dennis McMahon, $250. ‘he writ of habeas corpus sued out by Mr. William F. Howe on behalf of John Landigan, the bartender at No. 64 Charles street, arrested on a charge of setting fire to the promises, was yesterday dismissed by Judge Brady, The prisoner's bail was reduced, however, from $5,000 to $3,000. : Judge Brady also yesterday dismissed tho writ of habeas corpus obtained by Mr. Howe im the case of An- nie Jobnson, sentenced for keeping a disorderly house In West street, and the prisoner was remanded, The Boston’ and Charleston Steamship Company yes- terday made an assignment of their property to Thomas M. Hempstead. The assignment was filed in the County Clerk's oflice. DECISIONS. MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Joachimsen. Schanz vs. Bopp.—Motion to vacate order of arrest granted, on condition that defendant stipulates not to sue. Uliman ys. Raphael.—Motion for attachment against tlefendant’s person as for a contempt denied. Cammoyer vs, Burke; Downe vs. Lewis. advance cause for trial granted, Lester vs, Alcevedo.—Motion for appointment of ro- sciver granted. Ackerman vs, Adair.—Motion for judgment of dis- miseal granted, unless plaintiff stipulates and pays #10 costs. Goonan vs, Levine.—Motion to strike out answor granted, with $10 costs. Kocnig vs, Fritz, —Motion to set aside judgment for irregularity denied, with $10 costs. Sicbert vs. Dun.-Motion for examination of parties before trial denied, with $10 costs. Bates vs, Sertz,—Motion to vacate attachment de- nied, with $10 costs, to abide event, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Before Justice Dufly. A GREAT HAUL OF BUMMERS. Yesterday was an extraordinarily busy day at the Tombs Court. The police m the lower precincts had been unusually active the night previous in looking alter the patrons of the bucket shops which abound in Yhose quarters, and they brought to Court over 150 of the hardest looking and most ardent disciples of Bai thus that have been seen in that ‘hall of justice’? f tome time. Cherry, James, Water, Baxter, Mulberry, ‘| Oak and Roosevelt streets were, so’ to speak, swopt as with official brooms, so that scarcely a solitary bummer of cither sex was left untouched. They will not revisit their old familiar haunts for awhile again, Justice Dufly sent most of them to the Island for terms rang- ing from one month to six months, DISORDERLY HOUSEKEEPERS. William C. Cooper, of No. 52 Oliver street, and Maria Sommers, of No. 95 Cherry street, were held to answer for keeping disorderly houses, A STABBING AFFRAY. Yesterday, at about half-past ten A. M., an alterca- tion occurred in front of No, 22 North William street, between John Hollock, proprietor of the concert saloon No. 16 North William street, and Andrew J. Scullen, during which Hollock was dangerously stabbed in the Yhroat, breast and face, receiving font wounds in all, Scullen escaped at the time, but was subsequently ar- rested by Officer Kiernan, of the Fourth pr . He was arraigned before Justice Duffy yesterday and held to await the result of his victim's injuries, WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT, Before Judge Bixby THE BEGGING LETTER WRITER, Aman named Walter Dowdney was arraigned ona eharge of vagrancy by Alden Sheldon Woodell, of No. 783 Broadway, He stated that Dowdney had presented to him a letter purporting to be signed by Rev. Dr, Houghton, recommending the bearer as worthy of char- ity. Mr. Woodell stated that Dowdney was in the habit of visiting different peopte with eimilar letters, and im- osing upon the good nature of the charitable, He as- 8 various characters, sometimes pretending to be a physician in distress, again a clergyman in ill health, id generally adapting his story to what he thinks would most rendily enlist sympathy mn his behalf, The risoner said that he had used this method of deception pF the purpose of obtaining liquor, for which nordinate Bixby committed him to the ‘wland for six 1 3 € 5 SLORED CONTROVERSY. Florence Francklyn became involved in a dispute ye: Werday with Mary Teresa Dunn, Both are ladica of color, and the cause of their quarrel was a gentleman of color NEW for the possession of whose affections both strove, Miss Dunn, infuriated, drew a knife and stabbed her rival in the chest, Judge Bixby held in $300 bail to answer, A FRENCH SWINDLE. A certain Mile. Josephine Andrien has been doing an extensive business lately among confiding French residents of the city by pretending to sell bonds of various towns in Switzerland, the inducement to purchase which was the gratuitous presentation of lot- tery tickets which would entitle the bondholder to participation in a grand prize drawing to occur at somo indefinite period in the future, Rostan & Co., of Lugano, Switzerland, appear as guarantors of the bonds and they are drawn in triplicate, the languages used being French, German and Italian, Eleonore Bourgeois, of No. 117 Spring street, had purchased one of the bonds, and, becoming dissatisfied, complained to Mile. Andrien, but’ the latter declined to furnish any assurances of safety. Yesterday other victims appeared and Judge Bixby committed Milo. Andrien in $2,000 bail to answer a charge of obtaining money under faise pretendes. TROUBLE BETWEEN ACTORS. Enoch M. Powers, an actor, of No, 22 Kast Nineteenth street, and George Harper, of Ohio, of the same profes- sion, quarrelied on Tuesday, and Harper cut the former badly about the neck, face and arms with a dirk knife. ‘They were old and dear friends and the vietim was loath to oppear against his assailant, Judge Bixby, however, held him in $1,000 bail to answer. POLICY DEALERS ARRESTED. Officer Moore, of the Fifteenth precinct, yesterday ‘arrested William Smith, of No. 214 Mercer street; Charles Lindaner, of No, 184 Mercer street; William Boll, of No. 188 Greene street, and Jerome John ona charge of policy dealing. They were held In $300 cach for trial, ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. Before Judge Morgan, BIG PIPE BURGLARY. On the night of the 14th of August the premises of Charles Stehr, No. 847 Broome street, were broken into and 100 meerschaum pipes and twelve sets of amber Jewelry, worth in all $1,715, were carried of, On Sat- urday night last man nated James Henderson went to the store of Isaac Russack, of No. 35 Norfolk street, and offered to sell a quantity of meerschaum pipes. Russack refused to buy; but Henderson. presented to aset of amber jewelry. His action ex- ny and Detective Holley Lyons arrested The jowelry presented was identifiod as part of that stolen’ from Stehr. William H. Roberts, of No, 90 Delancey street; Mrs. Frances Ransom, of No. 349 Broome street, and Charles Darrow, of No. 345 Broome | strevt, testified that they saw Henderson loitering anout'the pipe maker's premises the night of the bur- glary. He was held in $2,000 to answer. A GOOD MEMORY. On the 5th of November, 1873, Mrs, Bridget Collyer was hving with her husband, James Collyer, at No, 11 Market street, Ho had a friend named Richard Kearns, and on the day mentioned Mrs. Collyer met Kearns coming out of her rooms with a roll of bank notes, which he had taken from her bureau drawer, his famil- jarity with the house enabling him to do so with facility. Ho rushed past her, and was seen no more until Tuesday afternoog, when’ Mra. Collyer mot him in Madisop street, and shouted Jondly for Officer Kiernan, of the Seventh precinct, who took Kearns into custody. Judge Morgan held him'in $1,000 for trial. COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. Soraemy Covrt—Cuamners—Hold by Jndge Brady,— Nos, 36, 46, 60, 82, 94, 143, 169, 179, 182, 186, 194, 195, A LESSON FOR TRAMPS. HOW JUDGE HOFFMAN ANSWERED THEIR CHAI- LENGE, The thieves who were brought up in the Court of Quarter Sessions at Jersey City, yesterday,*came to grief, As they gazed upon the face of Judge Hoffman, who presided, and whose house was robbed a few days ago by tramps, they could readily trace “the day’s dis- | aster in his morning face."? That there might,be no | mistake about his position on “the tramp | question,” he commenced by remarking that it would seem the county is being overrun by tramps, and that the challenge thrown out to the law by these scoundrels must be met firmly and promptly, He would that day teach the lesson that the tramps who mean to settle down in Hudson county were born under anevilstar. The Judge then proceeded to dole out jus- tice to the malefactors, The first who felt the blow was Tim Purcell, who stole acoat, He will repent for three months, under the paternal care of Post, at Snake Hill. Richard Knouse, who played the tramp on a saloon keeper by running off with his brandy, was also CONSIGNED TO POST'S PENITENTIARY for three months. Peter Weldon, a tramp of a most daring character, who only succeeded in carrying off $14 worth of junk, was sont to the State Prison for three years. “Oh, hell!” groaned out Peter, as he darted a fierce look at the Judge. James McGrath, though no tramp, was unlucky enough to appear on & very bad day, and ho was committed for six months for assault and battery. Paul Doiber, a tramp of somo dignity, who would not stoop’ to anything infe- rior in value, to a gold watch and chain, was hustled out by a constable after being told that the State will require his services for five years. Amean tramp, named John Smith, who riskod every- thing for $6, was sentenced to three months, as was James Reilly, who was meaner than Smith by $1. The programme Was varied at this point. Elizabeth Thomp- son, of the colored persuasion, acknowledged the theft of four satchels and a large quantity of clothing from a lady in Bayonne, and she was sent to the State Prison for three years, ' Josephine Meyers, an expert thief for hor tender years, was consigned to the Penitentiary for three months. Then came the meanest tramp of all, John Leitz, who stole a $l hat. The Court was so dis- gusted with his meanness that he sent him to the State Prison for three years. This closed the day's proceedings. TRICKING THE TRAMPS, MAKING THEM INTO WOOD SAWYERS IN ELIZA- BETH, N. —HOW A HIGHWAYMAN WAS CHEATED, The authorities in Elizabeth, N. J., seem to havo adopted effectual means for ridding the city of tramps by making them saw wood. Yesterday the fences in the vicinity were observed to have chalk marked on them, “N, G. XX, S W.,” which is supposed to mean in tramp literature, “No good, saw wood.’ It is believed that tramps who have suf- fered wroto the enigma for the purpose of informing th8 brotherhood of the hardships they will experience | if caught within the city limits, During the past few days one of them, dressed ina seedy, ministerial style, has been going about in the neighborhood of Woodbridge, vie- timizing people by telling them @ sad tale of domestic woe and misery, On Tuesday he went into the Wheat Sheaf Tavern and displayed « pocketbook well filled with greenbacks, He was scarcely uble to stand from the quantity of liquor he had imbibed. A day or two since Mr, Lister, of the firm of Lister Brothers, Newark, was driving ih his buggy from New York to Newark. While on the road he observed a travel-stained man who requested a ride. Mr. Lister ‘eded, but they had gone only a short distance ho fellow attacked him and demanded “Your y or your life.” By a quick movement Mr. Lister threw the fellow out of the buy; OUT OF THE DEPTHS. The body of Miss Mary Anne Anderson, of Brooklyn, who was drowned in company with Henry Carroll, off the Elysian Fields at Hoboken, a few days ago, was re- covered yesterday near the Communipaw ferry and taken to the Morgue. The body was in an advanced | stage of decomposition. She was about twenty years | of age. The body was recognized by one of her companions, Siss Lemos, from having the initials “M, A. A.” 01 Her clothing bore the stamp, ‘Emma Clark” a aria * the latter name | could not be deciphered. She was rather wayward and fond of excursions. The body of her companion, Henry Carroll, of Jersey City, whose acquaintance sho formed a few hours before they came to a sad end, was found near the Bremen dock, at Hoboken, and was also greatly decomposed, He was only nincteon years of age. DON'T KNOW WHERE HE GOT IT. About midnight on Wednesday Officer MelLangh- Jin saw two men on Grand street, Jersey City, one of whom carried a picce of black silk, which he was en- deavoring to sell. The ofliver watched their movo- ments closely and saw them enter a house, where they offered the silk for $30, Having heard of the late robbery of silk at the Rotterdam wharf, the officer thought he had seen enough. He arrested the men and brought them to the Fr cinct station house, where they gave their n: Thomas MeL n and David Harney, The former was Intoxi Yesterday morning they were brought | before Justice Keese, when Hurnoy said he was a tire. man on the Canard steamer Scythia and that he was in- nocent of any collusion with McLaughlin, He had ouly come out with him to take a drink, McLaughlin ad- initted that Harney’s statement was true, but he could not aceount satisfactorily for his possession of the silk, Ho was thereupon committed and Harney was dis- charged. A BRUTAL HUSBAND, At noontime yesterday a man named Bernard | Kramer, residing at the corner ¢f Van Buren and Ferry | streets, in Newark, went home to his dinner, He was drunk, and on finding that ms meal was not rendy he quarrelled with his wife. He became infuriated, and drawing © knife he savagely attacked — her, stabbing heron the right cheek, and following it. up with two other stabs on the lft cheek, He then knocked her down and commenced to kick herin the most brutal manner, An alarm having been given the brute made his escape, Mrs. Krainer was found insensible from loss of blood and the injuries she re- ceived, ‘ RAPID TRANSIT. THE COMMISSION DRIVEN FROM THEIR ROOM BY THE GILBERT AND GREENWICH STREET COMPANIES—THE DOWNTOWN EXTENSION DIF- FICULTY. ‘The usual session of the Board was held yesterday with closed doors, and the interest manifested in their work by persons having plans and schemes before thom was greater than on any day since the organization. Of inventors, however, the Gilbert Elevated Railroad advo- cates seem to have the inside track, as far as concerns hearings. Indeed, much of the time has been taken up by the counsel for that scheme and the Greenwich Street Elevated Road, while other equally meritorious inventors are turned over to the engineers of the Board. Yesterday Messrs, Alexander & Lowery, counsel for the Gilbert plan, and Jose F, Navarro, its financial backer, had possession of the room all day, accompanied by # corps of clerks and messengers, What they were up to of course was a mystery, but it is certainly strange that they are permitted to occupy the rooms all day, even during the absence of the Commission, as was tho case yesterday, Other inventors remarked this and de- nounced it as a species of favoritism that was not calcu- lated to give the public a high opinion of the inde- pendence of the Commission, Mr, Courtright, of tho Greenwich street road, and his counsel were also per- mitted to oceupy the room for hours, and while the Commissioners were at dinner as well. Mr. C. L. Snow, of the Riley Elevated Railway Con- struction Company, submittted a long report as to their plan, Ho reports that they can construct two tracks, with switches, turnouts, sidings and stations for $60,000 per mile, or cover the total distance from the Harlem River to the battery, as follows:- 8 miles of donble track at $60,000 per mile. ... $480,000 16 duminy engines at $3,000 each sign case AOD 48 car at $2,000 cach... 2) 96,000 Total for road and equipments. ......+++++++$624,000 He asks the selection of the following route, on the east side, which the company will construct, under the title of “Tho East Side Flovated Railway Company of Now York,” commencing at Whitehall and Pearl streets, up Pearl to Franklin square, New Bowery, to Division, down Division to Chrystie, up Chrystie to Second ave- nue, and thence through Second avenue to the river, with sidings to Central Park and the Grand Central depot. Messrs, Houston & Dorrick, of Jersey City; Mr. Kirkup, of William street, and Mr. Brandon, of this city, were heard by the engincers in explanation of their respective plans, Houston & Derrick gave the Commis- sioners the name of one of the most responsible con- tractors in the United States as willing to build and operate on their plan, and Mr. Kirkup assured them that if they adopted his plan, in twelve hours he would aubmit tho names of well known financiers as the par- ties willing to beepme corporators, ‘About one o'clock J. B. Cornell, accompanied by En- gineer Stimers, appeared, and they were at once closeted with the Commissioners in aside room. What trans- pired could not be learned, except that Mr, Stimers re- ports the object of the visit to be to change their route at Astor place into Third avenue, if the Commission so desire, Mr. Richard Franco, of No, 87 Murray street, sub- mitted # plan of a four "track elevated rord, supported on three lines of columns, occupying and obstructing a large portion of the street. This proposition was filed, Mr. Nicholas Nolan reports that since ho filed with the Commission an ingenious model others have como in, stolen his thunder and submitted schemes based upon his. He is looking for the offender, and threatens dire vengeance upon him if he discovers that he has in- fringed upon his rights, Late in the afternoon the Gil- bert party were reinforced by a gentleman who an- nounced himself as General Wilson, emphasizing the title; but the officer on duty only admitted him after his name had been sent in, At this time (four o'clock P. M.) the room was so filled with the advocates of the Gilbert and the Greenwich schemes that the Commis. sion were forced to adjourn to Part 1of the Court of Common Pleas to deliberate upon a route, or, as Com- missioner Mott facetiously romarked, “To hold a Coro- ner's inquest upon rapid transit.” They remained thera for nearly two hours, but were unable to agree upon the extension below Third avenue, the Bowery and Chat. ham street. It is generally understood among the per- sonal friends of the Commissioners to whom they have unbosomed themselves that the Gilbert Elevated Rail- road charter stands in the way. There aro only threo streets on the east side below Chatham that can be utilized—viz., Pearl, William and Nassau streets. The charter of the Gilbert Company covers Pearl street, and unfortunately the act provides that if the Commission locate a route on or coincident with the route of an ex- isting company whose charter has not been forfeited said company shall construct and operate it, Some of the Commission fear that if Pearl street be selected the Gilbert men can claim the right to build the road through its entire length. The difficulty with William stroct is that the Brooklyn Bridge crosses it at such an angle that it would be difficult, to build the road over tho bridge, and the objection to Nassau street is that it is too narrow. The Commission have the undoubted right to cross the line of the Gil- bert road on Pearl street or elsewhere, but it is not deemed advisable to do so, It is to got around these difficulties that the Commissioners yesterday took off their coats and retired to a private room for consulta- tion, From the same source it is ascertained that the Commission, since President Phillips, of the Third avenue horse cat line, made throats the other day cal- culated to intimidate them, are more inclined than ever to put the road on that avenuo—a conclusion which, they believe, four-fifths of the population who haye submitted for years to this insolent monopoly will approve. The company may combine with others, raise money and attempt to defeat rapid transit, but it is quite evident they will have a hard row to hoo in their efforts to capture this Commission by bullying and threatening. STEAM NAVIGATION. MEETING OF THE NATIONAL BOARD—A LIGHT FOR CAPE HATTERAS. ‘The Now York Board of Steam Navigation met yes- terday for organization at the Metropolitan Hotel, J. T. Whiting, of Detroit, presiding, and Bertram Snyder, of Philadelphia, acting as secretary. Over 100 delegates from the several States of the Union were present, The Chairman briefly expressed the gratification he felt at seeing so large a representation in attendance. After the appointment of a committee on credentials, consist- ing of Messrs. E. T, Evans, of Buffalo; H. Verhoff, of Lonisville, and J. B. Coyle, of Portland, Mr. Cyrus P. Smith, of the Local Board of New York, invited the delegates, when most convenient to them, to a sail in the harbor on board one of the Union Ferry Company's boats. In extending the invitation Mr. Smith alluded to the extraordinary growth of the country and its great prosperity. He said that the Union Ferry Com- pany controlled four distinct ferries and transported daily 125,000 passengers. He felt proud to say that during the past fifteen years only one life was lost on board the forryboats of the company, Mr, Osbon said that he had been instructed by the Inman Steamship Company to Invite the delegates to visit the steamship City of Richmond, now lying at pier No, 45 North River, and he would also make arrange- ments that the delegates might see the wonderful tun- nelling at Hell Gate now being carried out under the engineering skill of General Newton. Tt was resolved that the delegates embark on board the ferryboat at ten o'clock to-morrow morning, and, after visiting the City of Richmond, proceed to view tho works at Hell Gate, and then enjoy a trip in the harbor. A communication addressed to Mr, Ferris asking tho attention of the Board to the necessity of having a light at. Hatteras was made the subject of some conversation, and a committee of five, consisting of Messrs. Ferris, W. P, Clyde, J. B. Coyle, Marshall A. Parkes and William A. Courtenay, was appointed to urge the suggestion before the Lighthouse Board, with a view to its speedy adop- tion, The following committees were announced by tho chairman :— Committee on Nominationa.—Metsrs, John W. Bofin Louis; B. 8, Levi, Louisville; John Gilbert, Evansvi rus P. Smith, New Ys arshall ‘arkes, Norfolk, Bertram Snyder, Philadelphia Pittsburg. ‘Committee on Correspondence. . W.' 8. James, Philn- Jolin Reno, Cincinnati; EB. W. Gonld, St. Louis; T. ‘erson, Boston; George Ht, Kirk, New Orleans. Committee on Printing. sars. HB. 8. Osbon, New York; Anning Smith, Jersey City; Frank Garter, Lonisville. Committee on'Finance.—Messrs, James Ii. Andrews, Mary- land: David Gibson, Cincinnati; Thomas Clyde, Philadel- phia; A. Blackmore, Pittsburg; E. T. Evans, 5 The report of the Executive Committee was not read: yesterday, but will be presented this morning, as will also the reports of the several committees named above. The Board adjourned to meet this morning at ten o'clock. STRUCK WITH A TUMBLER. Coroner Fickhoi was yesterday called to take tho anto-mortem statement of Brien McDonough, a waiter in @ restaurant at No, 60 Lispenard street, who lies grievously ill at his residence, suffering from a severe wound in the head, inflicted with a glist which was thrown at him by a bartender named Alfred Warren, with whom he had been quarreling last Saturday, The following is the ante-mortem statement of the wounded man:—tAt about one o'clock P.M, last Sat- urday I was in the dining room of John Ircland’s hotel, Nos. 6Oand 62 Lispenard street, at work as a waiter, when [had words with Alfred Warren, who was om: ployed there as a bartender and assistant waiter, It was [who commenced the words, Warren thereupon struck me with his.fist three times, He then took a tumbler from the table, I, tuening my head, felt the tumbler striking the back part of it, ‘inflicting the wound from which Tam now suffering.” Warren re- r, St. Vel; delphin; W. Ni | inains locked up in tho Tombs to await the result of MeDonough’s injuries. ONCE MORE INSANE. Charles Sacia, who was indicted with Louis E, French for complicity in the Palisade insurance frauds, and who returned from a lunatic asylum a few days ago, was reported to County Physician Stout at Jersey City yesterday as being still insane. The County Physician Will baye Sacia sent to the asylum, - SOOY, THE DEFAULTER. THE RESIGNATION OF SOO¥Y AND APPOINTMENT OF HIS SUCCESSOR—PROGRESS OF THE COM- MITTEE'S INVESTIGATION. Truvton, N. J., Sept. 1, 1875, The case of Sooy, the dofaulting New Jersey State Treasurer, continues to engross the attention of the people of that Commonwealth to a great extent, and the excitement over the developments produced each day is unabated. This forenoon, at eloven o'clock, he will undergo an examination before Justice Mills, when it is anticipated that startling developments | will be brought to light. The State is determined that no further postponement will be tolerated, and whether or not Sooy is in a condition to appear, he will have to face the music, Last evening his counsel, three in number, held a lengthy conference as tothe line of defence to be pursued, tho nature of which they decline to make public. S00Y IN MIS CELL. In accordance with instructions given by Governor Bedle, Sooy's cell has been comfortably and tastefully upholstered, and everything is being done to make hi prison home as congenial to him as the circumstances of the caso will allow. The prisoner, it scems, is afflicted with rheumatism, and in view of this fact great care has been taken to guard against any discomforts in his cell in the way of dampness which might tend to aggravate that discase, Yesterday ho appeared in bettor spirits than at any other time since his incarceration, Ho talked cheerfully with his friends, and he took occasion at the samo time to re- iterate his innocence of the chargo preferred against him, He said he was not the sinner some people sup- Posed him to be. SOOY’S RESIGNATION. In reference to the letter which Sooy wrote late on Tuesday evening to Governor Bedle, in which he said, Owing to the bad condition of my health and other rea- sons [feel constrained. to inform you that Tam no longer able to perform the duties of Trensurer of the St \ Jersey, and I do hereby der the said office, henceforth perform tho said dutios. THN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. ‘The investigating committeo is hard at work examin- ing the defaulting Treasurer's accounts, Progress has been made as far as the State securities, such as bonds, mortgages, &c., all of which have been found in- tact. It will probably take a day or two more before a Teport can be made of the actual amount of the defal- cation. The State Comptroller has made arrangements with the Trenton banks where State deposits are held to pay all warrants for money that may be needed to meet cur- Tent expenses until a State Treasurer is appointed. AN INTERVIEW WITH ONK OF THE COMAUTTE) In an interview with the President of the Senate, Mr. John W. Taylor, of Newark, who is a member of tho Investigating Committee, that gentleman stated that in the examination of Sooy’s accounts all of the school fund and agricultural securities had been found intact. There was no irregularity found in any of those ac- counts. Besides all of the interest was accounted for, Mr. Taylor said that there were about $17,000 in gold bonds within easy reach of Mr. Sooy at~ any time, which he could have appropriated to his own use, but not a dollar was touched. There were also several gold coins of the denomination of twenty- doliar gold pieces in Sooy’s charge, which were not dis- turbed. Several securities of Maximilian, the late Ei peror of Mexico, which had been lodged in Mr Sooy’s care, were also safe. Said Mr. Taylor, “Sooy is nota dishonest man at heart. He has been led into this mis- fortune by the evils of dissipation, and dur- ing his carousals in Philadelphia, crazed with rum and becoming short of money, he drew ‘on the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for'the amount which makes up his defaleation, So far all his accounts, with the exception of that with the railroad company, have beon found correct, The amount of his defulca- tion will not exceed $50,000." ADJOURNMENT OF THE INVESTIGATION, ‘The investigation has been adjourned until Friday (to-morrow), in order that an opportunity may be had to hear from the various banks in which Sooy had State funds deposited. The general remark, and one which is unfortunately true, is that ‘women and rum have ruined Sooy.”? sof New Teannot ‘THE NEW TREASURER, Governor, Bedle has appointed General Gershom Mott, of Bordentown, Treasurer of New Jersey, vice Sooy, who has abandoned the office. The new Treasurer was a soldier in the Mexican war; in 1861 ho fought in the rebellion, going out as lieutenant colonel of the Filth New Jersey volunteers. Before the war was over he Was promoted to the coloneley of the Sixth New Jersey and he came ont as major general after the cessation of hostilities. He was appointed paymaster of the Cam- den and Amboy Railroad, a position he filled with much credit for years back.’ He has been commanding general of the National Guard of the State at various times, He was mentioned as a prominent candidate on the democratic nomination for Governor. He is pos- sessed of fine oxecutive ability, is a little over tho mid- dle age, and his appointment has given universal satls- faction’in all qnarters, THE GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENT SUSTAINED, Attorney General Vanatta has delivered a volumi- nous opinion sustaining the Governor in this step, de- claring that Sooy’s letter is an abandonment of the office, and, therefore, a vacancy was created. In view of this, and out of regard for tho:public welfare he ad- vised that the appointment. was absolutely necessary, and is strictly legal. Copious law extracts are quoted to sustain the opinion, } DETERMINED TO DIE. A JERSEY CITY FERRYMASTER'S SECOND AND SUC- CESSFUL ATTEMPT TO KILL HIMSELF. Passengers who have trayellod over the Jersoy City ferry for some years past have becomo familiar with the face of Ferrymaster Tremain’ Van Valkenburg, a tall man, with a subdued expression upon his face, about thirty-efght years of age. He managed to accumulate considerable means, and he left the ferry and entered into the broom business, This became a total failure, and Van Valkenburg, to uso a homely phrase, was never afterward the same man. He was s0 overpowered by mental depression after his failure that he attempted suicide by swallowing apoisonous draught. Before he swallowed the entire contents the bottle was snatched from him and he im- mediately tried to jump out through a window. In this he was also foiled. He then thrust his head in a bucket of water, exclarming, “HERE I GO OVERBOARD.”’ He was then taken to the First precinct. station and medical aid was summoned. Under careful treatment his reason returned. He was again employed at tho ferry foot of Cortlandt street; but for weeks, altnough a large stream of passengers ‘kept pouring past him, he never gave acheerful look. He had decided to remove from his residence in Fourth street toa house on Bar- row street yesterday morning. He passed a restless night and frequently declared to his wife he would NEVER GO TO HARROW STREET, His wife endeavored to soothe him, but about eight o'clock yesterday morning he becamo so violent that he Vegan to butt his head against the wall. His wife be- came alarmed and rushed down stairs, but before she was half way down she heard the report of a pistol, followed by aheavy fall. When she rushed back she found her husband lying on his back, with the blood flowing from ahole in the centre of his forehead. Dr. Lochner was and he found that the bullet had entered Van g's brain, Forty minutes after the pistol was discharged ho wns a corpse. The deceased had served in the Ninth New York infantry during the late war, and was a native of Greene county, New York. He ‘was allied to somo old and respectable families in Jersey City. Ho leaves a young wife and one child. ARREST OF A BAIL FORFEITER, Early yosterday morning Officer Burns, of the Thir- tieth precinct, and Detective Lbughlin, of the Central Office, arrested Thomas Morton. The prisoner was indicted on the 5th of last January for a burglary on tho premises of Lewis Hass, at No. 7 Walker street, by which cloth and velvet to the value of $1,300 were stolen. He gave straw bail and escapéd, He was handed over to the District Attorney. THE ROBBERY RECORD. On the night of the Sist ult. thieves stole from an um finished building on 111th street, between Second and Third avenues some articles of clothing and a silver watch, valued in all at $50. Edward Mullaney, of Flushing, L. 1, reported yester- day to Captain Allairo, of the Fourteenth precinct, that on the evening previous he had been robbed of a gold watch and chain while asleep ina liquor saloon at No, 21 Kast Houston street, Between fi dsix P.M. Sst ult, Bprson ent e store of Ben) ‘hird avenue, while the proprietor was tempora: sent, and carried away five pieces of cloth valued at $100. Charles Frank, of Sixty-sixth street and East River, had his pocket picked last Monday evening of a gold watch and chain valued at $95, The liquor store of Alexander Hubert, No, 26 West Third street, was entered by thieves on Tuesday night and robbed of clothing, hquor and cigars to the value of $452. Freeman Morey, of Harlem, lost $250 by leaving his office for a few thoments. When he returned the above amount, which had been in his desk, was gone, some unknown A CENTENARIAN. RAGPICKER. Information was yesterday received at the Coroner's office of the sudden death of Wolfram Fogtbach, resid- ing at No, 640 Kast Thirteenth street, in the ninety. ninth year of his age, The deceased was born in Ger- many, but came to this country many years ago, set- tling in New York, where he has followed the oceupa- tion of a ragpicker. Upto within three wee death he was engaged in the above avocation, atte to his work with a Lis gen bf and activity astonishing in one of his years. A week ago he began ailing, and esterday, although his symptoms were not alarmip; iaroppes of siddeniy. % ad ng. 8 of his | min’ Gordon, No, 883 | ab. | YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. LANGDON’S MURDER. A PLAIN CASE OF PREMEDITATED HOMICIDE—NO TRACE OF THE ASSASSIN—STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES BEFORE THE CORONER. It will be retnembered that at noon on Saturday, August 21, @ young man named Langdon and two other young men, Connors and Curran, were step- ping on a car of the Bleecker street line, at Fourteenth street and Ninth avenue, when Langdon saw a well- dressed person approaching and immediately jumped off the car and fled into a lumber yard, hotly pursued by the person in question, and who is now being eagerly sought for by the police. Soon atter this a shot was heard, and on Langdon’s friends proceeding to find out the trouble they saw a figure sealing the fenee of the yard and disappearing on the other side. On reaching the spot where Langdon lay he was found dead, with a bullet through his heart, It was thought Langdon was a. pickpocket, though his friends earnestly deny the imputation. A silver watch chain was found on his person, and that morning a watch was shown by him, which, ho said, he intended to have tried by a jeweller and ascertain if it were genuine metal; but both chain and watch turned out to be German silver. They were supposed to bo the property of the person who shot Langdon. Connors was arrested; but no trace of Curran could be found since the occurrence took place. THE LATEST RIGHT ON THE MURDER. Yesterday the following evidence in the case was taken before Coroner Croker:—Joseph Mooney, being sworn, said—I live at No. 16 Gansevoort street; I work for Van Horn & Brothers, lumber merchants, corner of Fourteenth street and Ninth avenue; I was standing fecding my horses in the gateway of the lumber yard when I saw the deceased pursued by another man; they both ran through the gateway and ran toward the rear of the yard; about five or ten minutes after I wont back to see what had become of them; saw nobody, and thought they might have jumped the fence in the rear; turning to the front, where my horses were, I heard a pistol shot; I returned to see where the sound came from 1 saw the same man who was pursuing the other one coming out trom between two piles of lumber; said to itn, “What is the matter?” he answered mo that “That Son of something stole my watch;” I asked, “Did you shoot him#” he replied, “If I did’ not shoot him I’ scared him,” or words to that effect; he had a revolver in his hand; I looked along the gangway, be- tween the lumber, when I saw the body of a man lying on the ground; I said to him, “You have shot a man;? T then grabbed at him, when'he presented the pistol at me; he made a’ lurch and got away from my hold; ho ran out a gateway, near Four- teenth street, and I did not see him again; he doubled on mo in the yard three or four times before he got out; I never saw the man who ran away beforo; deveased sometimes worked in the yard as a laborer; I think the last time I saw him was about a week ago; Tam a truckman for the yard; when I returned from chasing the man deceased had been re- moved from where he lay, and a crowd was assembled. AN OLD FRIES OF LANGDON's, Timothy J. Connors, No. 433 West Sixteenth street, sworn, sald:—I am a ‘tinsmith, and knew James Lang- don fifteen or eighteen years; I’ saw him alive last be- tween twelve and one o'clock on Saturday, August 21; T was then in his and Charles Curran’s company; I was not charged with taking a watch; I met deceased and Curran on Ninth ayenne, near Sixteenth street; the told me they had a watch'which they wanted me to sell for them, ‘and before I could decide a man ran up to me, grabbed me and pulled me on to a Bleecker street. car; I asked him, ‘What is this for?” he answered, I want you;” then he mut- tered something and jerked me off the car; he beck- oned to Langdon and’ Curran, and I told them to go away, thinking the man was a detective; he, the man, lot go of me and ran for thein; I ran across the square into Hudson street; the man in appearance was five fect eight inches, light’ mustache, weating light clothes; I afterward heard that Langdon had been shot; I heard of it about twenty minutes afterward; Langdon ana Curran ran up Ninth avenue, toward Fifteenth street; Langdon was a hardworking man ; I never suw the chain hero shown before; Ido not remember which of them proposed to me to sell the watch ; the man who took hold of me pulled a pistol, which he pointed at me; I never saw the man before hor since. THE CAR CONDUCTOR’S STORY. Thomas Bailoy, of No, 19 Tenth avenue, sworn, said:— Tam conductor on the Bleecker Street Railroad; on Saturday, August 21, I was on car No. 11, going down about haif-past twelve; while at Fourteenth street and Ninth avenue three young men were standing on the cornet of Ninth avenue and Fourteenth street; one of them had hold of Connors by the gollar; he hailed the car and I stopped for him; they on the rear plat- form about fifty feet, when both got off, one still keeping hold of the other by'the collar and leading him taward the lumber yard on Fourteenth street and Ninth avenue, and I saw him no more; the man was about five fect seven inches, light complexion, stout, having on light coat and vest and black pants; have never seen the man since; Theard him say to Connors, “I want you to come with me.’ LANGDON'S FATHER, John Langdon, No. 450 West Sixteenth street, being sworn, said:—I ‘am ‘the father of the deceased; I saw my son alive last Saturday at six in the morning, when he was asleep; { heard of his death the same day at half-past threo’ o'clock P. M.; he had not boen working steadily for the last three weeks; he was a steady young man, TIE POLICEMAN’S TESTIMONY, William Beveridge, being sworn, said:—Iam an offi- cer of the Sixteenth precinct; I was on Ninth avenue Saturday, August 21, and when near Fourteenth street, at twenty minutes to one o’clock, I saw a crowd; went to Fourteenth street, and heard Aman had been shot; I went into the lumber yard and found deceased lying among the lumber; he was dead; I saw a wound in his chest; I made inquiries for the man who did the shoot- ing, and found he had escaped by jumpifig the fence leading to Fourteenth stroot; I have since made all pos- sible search for the man, without success, THE DOCTOR'S STATEMENT. Dr. Thomas C. Knox, sworn, said :—I have made a post- mortem examination of the body of James Langdon, and found a pistol shot wound one a half inches to the Jeft of the sternum; the ball through the an- terior mediastinum, piercing the aorta close to the base of the heart, and was found in tho left pulmonary cavity; pericardium filled with blood; stomach empty and lining coats slightly congested; all the other ab- dominal and thoracic organs were healthy; in my opinion the cause of death was internal hemorrhage, the result of a pistol shot wound.” VERDICT OF TIE JURY. The jury handed in the following verdict:—!The jury find that James Langdon came to his death by a pistol shot wound in the chest, received at the hands of some one unknown to them, at Ninth avenue and Fourteenth street, August 21, 1875," SEARCHING FOR A * MURDERER. District Attorney Downing, of Queens county, still continues in active and persistent inquiry as to the name, antecedents and present whereabouts of the murderer of Captain Lawrenco, of the schooner Joseph E. Potts, althongh he has reason to fear, from the length of time which elapsed before the crime was brought to his knowledge, that his efforts in behalf of justice may prove unsuccessful. It haying been ascertained that the man had previously been engaged on board tho schooner Claribelle, and that he was shipped from her on board Captain Lawrence's vessel, it was thought that theamurderer’s name could be ascertained by com- municating with the owners or officers of the Claribelle, She left Port Johnson, N. J., with a cargo of coal for Boston, Mr, Downing’ telegraphed to Boston ssterday to the consignees, but late youterday afternoon he received answer that the vessel had not yet arrived, but was expected Inst night. He may thus this morning be placed in possession of the murderer's name. Other clews were offered in the course of yes- terday. A young man on board a schooner commanded by Captain’ Braisted, as announced in a note received ‘esterday, knew the mato as soon ag he saw him on »ard Captain Lawrence's schooner. He was once en- gaged on board asand sloop—the Morgan—plying be- tween Great Kills and New York, and the informant thought that Captain Braisted would know his name, It is also said that Michael Wolsh, living on Van Pelt avenue, Mariner's Harbor, Staten island. knew the man, but Welsh has not yet been found. Meantime District Attorney Downing proposes to bring the matter before the Grand Jury of Queens county on Monday next and move for an indictment against the mate, although in the meantime his name may not be ascertained, Mr. Downing ts disposed to severely censure the course of Coroner McKee, of Port Washington, for not informing him sooner of tho murder, and for not taking immediate steps for the pursuit ofthe murderer, Justice Baxter, who had knowledge of the crime soon after it occurred, is also blamed for his failure to act promptly. A MURDEROUS SCOUNDREL. * In Wednesday's Henan a report was given of a locomotive and several cars being overturned through a misplaced switeh on the Morris and Essex Railroad, at Newark, Yesterday afternoon the notorions Jack Don- ahue was arrested at his house, on Morris and Essex Railroad avenue, on a charge of maliciously “throwing” the switch, thereby causing the accident, “He was held in $2,000 bail, SUICIDE FROM DESPONDENCY. John Dowling, aged thirty-eight years, a junk dealer, who resided at the northwest corner of Laight and Washington streets, took some Jaudanum on the night of the 30th ult, Ie died at one o'clock yesterday morn: ing. The deceased has of late labored under the hallucina- tion that his death was near at hand and was unusually gloomy and despondent. He te ‘and four children, The inquest will be held next week. E BALL BAT. A colored man named Carman, in the employ of Mr. Benjamin Wallis, at Joricho, while witnessing a game of hase ball, between the Jericho and Syosset clubs, on Sunday afternoon last, was struck in the head by one of the batters, and so seriously injured that it is thought he will die, The battruck him across the mouth and nose with such force that his face was literally “cayed in, 5 FATE. How Men Are Made Examples Of on Blackwell's Island, CONNOLLY’S DISGRACEFUL MEDICAL ATTENDANCE, Routine of Life Among the Prisoners. FOUR KEEPERS DISMISSED. The tragic fate of Malachi Connolly, the unfortunate Prisoner who was beaten to death on Blackwell's Island, has again aroused public interest in the works ings of the correctional institutions belonging to the city of New York. That cases like Connolly's are net of daily occurrence is not the fault of the keepers. The fate of the prisoners would indeed be very pitiable if the keepers had no one to hold them in check and mo public opinion eapable of reaching them. The salutary results of the recent revelations in regard to Connolly’s treatment are found in the immediate dismissal, by the Commissioners of Charities and Correction, of three of the implicated keepers, the arrest of one and the ex: pected capture of another who has fled from justice, It is to be hoped those who may be appointed in theit place will conduct themselves with more humanity, John E, Owens, who furnished the Hxraup with the first intimation of the death of Connolly through ill treatment, has not yet exhausted his stock of informa tion concerning the working of affairs on the Island, He gives a high share of prayse to Warden Fox and attri. butes the difficulty of his being able to see everything that transpires between convicts and keepers to the fact that prisoners from the Penitentiary are taken to work in places wide apart from cach other, Ono gang goes to the end of the Island, a mile away, and other gangs in other directions, and unless the Warden cag be in all these places at once he cannot detect the many quiet acts of brutality a keeper has it within his power to inflict on a prisoner. The ill treated prisoner feela apprehensive of complaining to the Warden for the rea son that his future may be worse than his past. AN ERROR ANOUT CONNOLLY. It seems an erroneous impression altogether has been given in regard to Connolly, Ho was not half-witted, nor in any degree less sane than the rest of his fellow prisoners, but his disposition was one of extreme patience and good nature, so much so, indeed, that it required a very stinging reproof in the shape of a blow across the head with a stick to rouse him to any exhibition of anger. It is men of this kind the keepers select for ‘markers,’ that is, men whom they may calculate to take all possible punishment in unrepining silence, and thus become serviceable aa examples to awe the other prisoners into obedience, “Nobody else in God’s world would have stood it,” ex- claimed the ex-prisoner Owens, “but Connolly. He was soft, and just answered their purpose. Now,” continued Owens, “they never tried that game om me. I gave a sharp answer to a keeper ono day when I was wearing a ball and chain, and he turned round and said, ‘If you talk tome in that way again I'll break this stick over your head.’ I told him if he attempted to do it I'd put an end to him with tho iron ball at the end of my chain, He never threatened mo with his stick again.” APPEARANCE OF THE VICTIM. Connolly was a young man, five feet eight inches in height and about twenty-four years of age. He was fair complexioned, robust, stout built and uncommonly strong. He wore asmall dark mustache, His relatives live in Jersey City and are respectable, well to do people. He had been sentenced to the Island for six months on a charge of petit larceny, three months of his term having expired when he came to his untimely end. Owen insists that. the young man was willing to work, and the large number of witnesses expected to testify before the Coroner's jury will prove that it was two and sometimes threefolil one man’s work Connolly was called upon to do. HOW THEY LIVE ON THE ISLAND. The manner of lite of the convicts on Blackwell's Is- land is as follows:—They getup at tive o'clock and then turn out and wash themselves. When the morning ablutions are over they return to their cells and arrange their hair with their fingers. Then they sit down for twenty minutes or so to await breakfast, indulging their imagination with visions of sumptuous but impossible feasts. Athalf-past six they go to breakfast, which consists of plain white bread turned sour enough ta remind the convicts that they are not at home. With this they get a tin-cupful of coffee, which they com- plain of as not being imported Mocha, but more like the | reflned extract of old boot legs. When “breakfast in ten minutes” is over, the convicts assemble in the parade ground outside the prison and go through a sort of drill, the following being a sample of the drill terms :— Keeper to his gang, “Heads on there; close up: look thia way, you, or I'll break your neck!” “Knees in, there !?? “Toes out, there top your squintin’, there, you ugly looking bull calf!” — This genial exercise lasta about fifteen minutes. Each keeper then takes his gang, which numbers about twenty men. One hundred men are allowed to five keepers, who go armed with ro- volvers and clubs or sticks. The prisoners work until a quarter to twelve o'clock, when they are marched to dinner, Those working in the upper part of the island take dinner in the basement of the Lunatic Asylum; the rest inthe Penitentiary. The bill of fare for dinner consists of five ounces of meat, a plate of soup and bread. The convicts complain that the soup is weak and watery. On Thursdays and Sundays, however, they are Dg one on pea soup, and these two days of the week they hail with great joy. There is an accompani- ment to the soup of Texas beef or “salt horse,” ag the convicts call it. At one o'clock ‘they return to w nd continue at that until five o'clock, when they are marched back to supper, which is com: posed of highly fluid mush one night and coffeo and bread the next, so alternating all the year around. ‘THK MEDICAL ATTENDANCE. The medical attendance, according to ex-prisonet Owens, is wretched in the extreme. None but ys and in many instances drunken, students of Bellevue Hospital come over in the morning to the Island, whera they do pretty much as they please. When’ one of } these promising disciples of Esculapius was told that Connolly an very sick and wanted tosee a doctor, he roared out, “Let him goto h—M! 1 guess that Irish Mick is playing off again.” Owens names Geary, Boyle, Cowenhoven, Reese, Reilly, Hardy and Corcoran as tha sét of keepers who helped to hasten Connolly to his grave. The four first named have been discl: . The Commissioners of Charities and Correction should call and examine Owens, for, no matter how full of Drejtm dice the man may be against those who were lately his keepers, there is suflicient vraisemblance in his story te statements that come from other quarters to indicate that a solid substratum of trath lies beneath hit charges, He tells an instance of a man dying with smallpox in his cell and the keeper refusing to send for a doctor, saying he was doctor enough for him. Con- nolly would have been buried in a pauper’s grave but for Owens, who, after much seeking, found an aunt of the unfortunate prisoner living at No, 1134 Washington street. His.sister, in Jersey City, took his remains and had them decently buried. A CALL ON THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS. A Henao reporter called at the oftice of the Com- missioners of Charities and Correction yesterday aftor- noon and learned from Commissioner Cox that no now dovelopments in the Connolly matter had occurred. Mr. Cox said that as far as the Commissioners were con- cerned they had done their duty. They visited the island, held an investigation, heard both sides and con- cluded that three of the keepers deserved to be dis- missed and. that was done at once, Another keeper named Reese, who was ordered to report to the Com. missioners yesterday, will also be dismissed, Warden Fox asked that this course be taken, and they, the Commis. stoners, were willing in that respect to carry out tha Warden's desire. He certainly ought to know what keepers are untit to be retained, When Reese presente himself at Eleventh street he will be summarily dis posed of, ‘ Rerowter—Did your trip to the Island, Mr. Cox, convince you and the other Commissioners that Con: nolly ‘had been foully dealt with ? Commissioner Cox—Of course it did, or else we should not have dismissed these keepers on the sj tonished to tind that Cowenhoven was mixed up in these persecutions of the prisoner, because he had @ mutation and was for twenty years connected prisons of New York; but I find he was worse than any of them, and L suppose it was because he thought so he fled at the first opportunity, We have done onr part, and it now remains for the law to dis: cover and punish the parties who were instrumental im causing Connolly's death, CORONERS’ CASES, A post-mortem examination was made yesterday of the remains of an unknown man found in a dying con dition in the colored district of the Bighth ward, on the morning of the 31st ult, and who died at the Prince street station house, Extonsive bruises and other evi+ dences of a violent death were found, Captain McDon- nell, who thoroughly probed the circumstances of the case, is satisfied that the injuries were received by « fall into an areaway. The Captain found a witness to the accident in Maria Brown, a colored woman, who will tostify to the fact at the inquest next week.. Joseph Rurb, aged twenty-nine years, died sudden! yesterday, at his residence, No, 1 West Twenty-eight street. Marcella Daly, an infant three days old, died suddenly at No, 118 Mulberry street yesterday, O, N. C. Shack, of No, 173 Madison avenue, died sud denly yesterday at his residence,