The New York Herald Newspaper, November 27, 1875, Page 8

8 “THE COURTS. The Tweed One Million Suit Again in Court. Motion to Vacate the Order of Arrest | or Reduce Bail. Argument on the Motion and De- cision Reserved. There was another sharp legal tournament yesterday, Though a brief one, in what is known as the “one | million’’ suit against William M. Tweed, It arose on | the motion to vacate the order of arrest or to reduce the bail. My. Dudley Field appeared for the motion and Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham in opposition. Mr, Meld, who opened the argument, began by stat- ‘tg thata suitof the same title was brought against | Mr. Tweed tm April, 1872; that he was f@rrested on the 22d of June following and the Dail fixed at $3,000,000; that while under arrest An the lirst suit he was arrested on the 8th of October ‘ensuing in the present suit; that the bail im the lat- ‘ter suit was fixed at $1,000,000, and shat he is now in prison. In the first action the complaint alleged a con- Bpiracy between Tweed and Watson to defraud the city nd county through procuring false and pretended elaims agninst the county to be set up, allowed and paid; that this conspiracy was entered into om May 4, 1870, fand continued until May 13, of that year, during which time they caused to be upon — warrants @rawn upon the Broadway Nationai Bank $6,000,000, which they converted to their own use, In the present suit @ similar conspiracy is alleged to have been entered into between the same parties, beginning om the 12th of July, 1870, and continaing till the 23d of Angust ensuing, during which $933,640 are alleged to bave been in like manner fraudulently obtained from the Tret y. After this preliminary Btatement he imsisted that the entire claim of the plaintifs curing the period named has merged in the dcst suit. Im the firet suit @ motion was made to compel the plaintiffs to set forth their claim in as Tiany distinct causes of action as there were distinct Warrants. ‘his motion was denied and upon the order of denial was affirmed by the General Term. He cited the uecision given by the General Term, which, as he claimed, showed that the present action Js simitar to an action on @ running account, He next ited the opinion of the Court of Appeals ou the appeal Yo that Court, showing that the latter tribunal refused the cook, ® Young negro, named George Hoss, told nim that he was to be a passenger on the return trip of the boat and asked the assistance of the cook in carrying some barrels on board. The latter declined to heip. Going ashore on the following day, however, for a walk about the city, in which he was a total stranger, aud while strolling around was approached by the same man, who, on this occasion, induced him to give his assistance in carrying the mythical parcels, Stopping im front of a liquor store on Broadway, Kelly displayed what appeared to be a bank bill for a large amount and, remarking that he bad no change with him, requested the loan of $20. Ross replied that he ‘would require some security for his money, whereupon Mr. Kellyhanded him several cvins which bore the semblance of $10 gold pieces. The young negro pulled Out a roll of bills to seloct the $20 asked for, and ‘Kelly seeing that the lad had more money than he bad suj , handed him several more coins and trueted the urchases. After jingling the pieces time the lad’s suspicions became aroused and he asked agentieman what was the value of the coins, He learned that they were nothing but brass counters. | Pushing into the store be found that Mr. Kelly had slipped through a side door and disappeared, Tho lad | returned to his yessel with the worthlesss pieces jing- ling in his trowsera pocket. His vessel sailed on the fol- lowing day and ho, of course, could do nothing toward the recovery of his money, Fourteen days later the Mont- somery Mturned to New York and Kosa started ashore seek the man by whom ho bad be him in one of {he streets adjacent to the Battery, but the fellow saw him too, and made off. Not at allalis- couraged, when the vessel returned on her next trip the coox started in’ search of him again, This time he found bim promenading the Battery, probably insearch of another victim. Ross, with the assistance of a friend, seized him and gave him into the custody of an officer, He was sreeianee tor trial before Recorder Hackett yesterday, and, being convicted, was sent to State Prison for five years. PINBD FOR KEBPING A DISORDERLY HOUSE, Richard Hohen, proprietor of a liquor store at No. 105 Canal street, was convicted of keeping ‘a disorderly house, and was committed ja'default of $500 fine. STEALING AIRGUNS, Karl Krafts was arraigned for trialon the charge of having st@len from the shooting gallery of J. Strauss,in Chatham street, two airgnna. jo was found guilty, and sent to State Prison for two years, PLEAS AND SENTENCES, Charles McCabe pleaded guilty to circulating obscene literatura, and was sentenced to two years’ imprison- ment in Stato Prison and to pay a fine of $1,000, Jobn Acing. a Chinaman, pleaded guilty to assault and battery on Lee Sing. Jealousy was the cause, He Was sent to State Prison for two years and six months, Jobn O'Keefe, a tinsmith, eighteen years old, who lived at No. 22 Cherry street, pleaded guilty to an as- sault and Dattery committed upon Cornelis Clancey, Of No. 444 Kast Twonty-Grst xtreet, by stabbing .the latter in the back with a pocket knife on the night of November 12, and was sent to State Prison for two years, Thomas F. Stanley, a Ismp manufacturer, sixteen years old, who resided at No. 56 Exghtu avenue, was Sent to tho Penitentiary for three years on his own ad- %o disturb the decision of the Supreme Court, General Merm, on the question of bail, on the sole ground that it was a maiter of discretion of Court deiow. He now appealed, he said, to this discretion. The papers showed that four other suits had been brought inst the defend- ant apon the same mattersone by the county, one by Whe city and two by the people. In the first he was held to 1 in $1,600,000. That action failed, as the plaintif’s claim was discontinued. In the second he Was arrested, and was now in prison owing to his ina- bility to give bai in $3,000,000. Why should additional dail of $1,000,000 be exacted in thisaction? The judge ‘Who granted the order acted only on the papers before Dim. On this motion the other suit, the fact of 7 defendant’ imprisonment, the enormous bail de- Yanded, then the impossipility of his escape owing Yo these {acts, were brought to the Court's tention. Why should he be held to bail tn his suit at all. The object of bail was to secure his at- tendance. That is already abundantly secured in the ‘other case. Will the Court a Ang on order after order of arr { the plaintiifs in pil- ‘the purpose of punishment and vexation’ In criminal cases, upon a ceries of indictments of like nature, when heavy bail was required and given upon one in- dictment, but small, almost nominal bail was required tipon tho rest, This was the case tn respect to the nu- Bierous ind.etments, thirty-flve or so, against this de- fondant. It was tin the system of bail should be mended 50 as not to © a system of oppression. Tf this bail way undisturbed, they should probably have ext week a new order of arrest in some other unex- ampled sam, and another the week following, and so ‘on in the future. conclusion, that the order of arrest should be set aside or the bail reduced to a nominal amount, Mr, Peukbam, in reply, urged that there was noth- ng hew in the poimts raised, further than that they iad all been disposed of in other suit. He made a Strong point of the fact that the defendant made no ‘denial ot the ions in reply to the conclu: e way. A judge, through good nature, reduced Con- lly’s bail to $300,000, and im twenty-four Bours Coun was gone. That Tweed was secured by one bail in the $8,000,000 suit was no reason why he ehouid pot be held in another and different caso, where he is charged taking six specified sums of money trom the city. As to bringing numerous suits, that, he said, was precisely what he intended to do, and he added that be badcn’t Lalf begun to bring all that he wasentitied to bring. Mr. Field éaid the object was plainly to punish by civil suits one man, tie there were others stand- Ing around ‘Fassed like his client. Atthe close of the argument the Judgo took the pa- pers, reserving bis decision, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT CHAMBERS, dy Judge Donohue. Matter of Hynee; Jourdan vs, Jourdan; Nooggrath ve. Pat dk Matter of Bowm Matter of Goody Hofinan. —€ Bartlett e: vs, Crawford; Cacell uring Company.—Mo- Miller vs. Miller; Broadway vs. Eienor.—Motions de- Ried, thout costs. Peck vs. Borst.—Motion denied. Memorandam, > Hanover Bank vs. Lumerverth.—Affirmed. * Republic Fire Inguranc ‘vs, Wagstail. —Memorandum Beyer ys, Haas.—Motion granted; order to be settled On motion. Union National Bank vs. Rupper. By Judge Lawrenc Reterred back to tho referee memorandum.) Denied. Blated in opinion. SUPREME COURT-—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Vorst. ‘ Townshend vs. Townshend; O'Dongell vs. Kerr et AL. —Judgmens for See opinions.) LB awrence, w ‘acifle Ruilroad Company et St. Paul and P T.—Findings and decree signed, COMMON PLEAS—-SPECLAL TERM. 6 Larremore. et al.—Motion dented. ation B'nai Jeshurun; Ex- change Fire Insurance Company vs. By: Beck vi Beck Applications granted. ata New York Life Insurance Company va, Hall et al.— | Applications granted and reference ordered. organ et al. ys, Hammersicin et al. —Motion granted. ns Brace vs. Bruce.—Memorandum, By Jadge Loew. Wehle vs. Haviland et al,—Proposed case and excep. tions settled. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. ’ By Jadge Freedman, Fletcher vs. Clark et al.—Pleadings must be handed SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. William A. Butler, one of the directors of tho Manu facturers and Builders’ Bank, was yesterday appointed by Judge Donobue receiver of the bank, He was re- Quired to file a bond for $600,000, In the Surrogate’s Court yesterday Surrogate Hutch- ings denied the motion made by Mr. Booth, of Brook- | lyn, Long Isiand, to open the probate of the will of Otis Dyer, admitted to probate last December. The de- Bial was on the ground that if Booth oad wished to Contest the will be would have been present pefore the Will was admitted, and that nie absence at that time led the Surrogate io beliove that he bad withdrawn all Opposition. | A judgment was obtained not long since by Hugh at og es : a, Coniptreiier Bartle for | 083 12. He aseigued this claim gud tly t Riody Gallaher, who recently moved befare Judge | Donohue for an order compe’ ae * portion of bie, year of this judgment.” This motion {al Mt being shown that Mr, Earie’s whole pride. Quired for the support of himeelf and fom ly. Another Motion, for the appontment of a re yosterday and granted, and Built to ascertain the cond affairs. | lupreme Court, Chambera, yesterday, vero age | Donohue, there was quite an e tended arg thepbao | fag out of @ dispute as to the lease of Terrace Garden, It that Charles Schwartz leased the piace toU iver, Was made | snow brought Earle’s Onan T. P, Devereux and ctliers, who tock possen ae, te Hessor enbsequer iy toate. them, and the lasier got a temp: stion, | Fires ined that the fare Sn ‘aever bega executed, 1 remedy was an ‘Ho fi Fudge Donohue took the papers, reserving his denatny COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Beforc Recorder Hackett. A LAND SHARK CAUGHT AT Last. When the steamer Montgomery arrived at this city from Port Royalyon the 7th of last month, sho was ‘wonmled by & t, for the purpose, not | ‘ol securing the party's attendance, but obviously for | Upon the points stated ho urged, in | | drawn in the former case that he intended to run | Company va. Weaver; Jung | Van Loon,—Detauit opened om the terms | Venino va. Pratt.—Motions de- | | in Bastetn costume, were also urrested in ¢ damned James Kelly, whe tell mission that he had, on the night of the 9th inst, | broken into.the dwelling of John Ebets, of No, 331 Weat tho | Fourth street, and carried away 500 cigars of the value’ | of $25. | _ Jobn Toby, twenty-three years old, residence No. 104 | | Hestor street, was sent to State Prison for three years | on his pleading guilty to an indictment charging that | ho, in company with one John Hill, did, on the night | ofthe 17uh inst., steal » pocketbook sontaining 22 | from the person of John Zehner, of No. 67 Willets | street, wiiile the latter lay asieep iu a doorway im Rive | ington street. | Anton Fugen, a buteher, of No. 192 Canal streot, pleated guilty ‘to an indictment charging him with | breaking into the shop of Caspar Stengel, No. 133 Perry street, om the 26th of last mouth, and stealing tnere- from ‘property worth $6 75, He was sentenced to im- | prisonment in State Prison for five years. | _ Patrick O?Conner, jointly indicted with Walter | MicNeil for breaking into the liquor saloon of Thomas | Eagan, No, 69 Mott street, pleaded guilty, and was sent to the Pementiary for three years, John Laaghron, fifteen years Monroe street and ‘did not work at all,’ pleaded guilty to an attempt to pick the pocket of Henry Ahrends, of | No. 18 Cherry strect, whéle the latter was standing on | his front stop on the 16th of this month, and was sent to the Penitetitiary for three years, David Murphy, a stone cutter, aged twenty-one, who | lived in Soventy-second street, pleaded guilty to bur- glary in the third degree, and’ was sentenced to tho State Prison for three years and six months. Jobn Brady, a pedier, twenty-one years old, living at | No, 241 Past Sixty-third street, pleaded guilty to grand larceny, and was sont to State Prison for eightcen months, John Bradicy, a. tinsmith, aged twenty-four years, | who livedan Fifty fourth street, between Eighth and | Ninth avenues, pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny from the person, preferred by Rudolph Bretsch, of No. 123 Union street, Brooklyn, who complained that | Bradiey aptempted on the night of the 11th inst. to rob him of a eketbouk containing $10 75, Prison was the sentence, erty, of No. 279 Mott street; John Derry, wecker street, and John Haggerty, of No. Tharty-eighth ‘treet, all pleaded guilty to | burglary inthe third degece, and were seut to State Prison for two years and six months James Higgins pleaded guilty to the charge of steal- ang 4 pair of trowsers, and was sent to the l’enitontiary for 81x months. Two years in | Henry Voss was gent to the Penitentiary for six | PO months for stealing $50 worth of clothing from Rosa | Reakel, of No, 33 Allon etreet, on the 7th of November. | TOMBS POLICE COURT. Before Justice Bixby. A BEAL ESTATE BROKER IN TROUBLE. Bernard Guinsberg, a reai estate broker residing at No. 120 Kast Seventy-fourth street, was arraigned on complaint of Mrs. Mary KE. Russell, charged with faise pretences. The complainant resides at No. 466 Canal | street, Mrs, Russell owned a house and lot in Mount | Vernon, Westchester county, valued at $5,000. There | was a mortgage of $1,700 on the property. In Sep- tember last she met Guinsberg, and wishing to ex- change her property for some im the city she ne- | gece with bim. Guinsberg said he owned the | house and jot No. 920 East Seventy-fourth street, and other liens emounting to $2,100. Other than these, Guinsberg stated, in his deed of conveyance, | the property had uo encumbrances, Notes for $475 were made out by both parties before the deeds of con- veyance were signed. Tho note of Guinsberg was made | payable in twelve months and the other in six montha. | Mrs. Russell now alleges that the property in Sevonty- fourth street wus mortgaged for $2,500 more than Guinsverg said it was at tho time the transfer was signed, and she charges him with fraud. Guinsberg | was held im $2,500 bail to anawer, ALLEGED PERJURY. . Harry Goldstein, ot No. 1,871 Fourth avenue, was charged with perjury. The complaint, which ts made by Gustay Jaretztiel, of No. 123 Franklin street, states | that in December last the prisoner swore before Justice | Smith, at the Eesex Market Police Court, that he (tho complainant) had stolen from him (Goldstein) two peng ed notes, one for $2,000 and one for $200. | Jacob Jacobs, of ‘No. 269 West Thirty-second street, | testified that Goldstein offered bim $10 to falsely swear | that Jaretzlie! had admitted etealing the notes’ Gold- | svein was beld in $500 to anewer. | WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT. | Before Judge Morgan. | A DISHONEST EMPLOYER. | William Brown was caught stealing a pair of panta- loons from his employer, Mr. Witzinskle, of No, 423 Hudson street, aud clothing to the amount of $120 hay- ing been missed, ho was held in $1,000 to answer, TOO FREE WITH THE PISTOL, | Dr. John Bott, having quarrellod with Joseph J. Walsh while drinxing at the corner of Sixth avenue | and Thirteenth street, drew a revolver and fired at him. | trial in $3,000 bail, | _ Thomas Jamison attempted to levy blackmail on Mr, Newman, of No. 9 Maiden lane, by representing that his son, a married mun, had @ difficulty with an | actress, and offering to settle it for $250. Boing ar- | ee ee, jo the receipt E $90 in marked ills, given him by police advice as part pa: j was held in $1,000 vail to answer, DY Payment, he | ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT, | Before Judge Kasmiro, | A YOUNG GIRL LED TO RUIN. Elizabeth Brady, the keeper of a house of bad char. acter, was charged by Adolph Theil with inveigling nis daughter Roga, aged #xtoen, into & life of shame and getting her married unlawfully to a banger-on of the house, Rosa appeared as a witness for the prosecu- on and told the story of her enticement by some women into the house and the bogus marriage, A number of girls, under eighteen years of a essed same house. Elizabeth Brady was held for trial in default of J, and tho young girls were given the choice of go- bi | Ing either to prison or to some house for reformed women, FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT, Before Judge Murray, ALLEGED ATTRMPT AT BLACKMAIL, Calhoun Wood, 2 son of Fernando Wood, appeared as complainant in a case of attempted blackmail. William M. Kirk, of No. 146 East 127th street, was the defena- dant. It wag alleged that in August last Kirk forged the name of a young woman--Miss Julia Wade—to a | Bote addressed to Wood, authorizing Kirk to act as nor agent in (co settlement of some troubles that Were alleged in the note to exist be- | | tween her and Mr. Wood. Five hundred dol- | lars was demanded, The money boing rofused | him, Kirk loft, threatening violence against ir Wooa. Uireate having been repeated at r times wed dgmandts for money Raving en made, ‘00d songht the protection of ihe Court. ‘The de: | fondant ad: ted delivering the letter, but said he did uot know what its contents wore and denied: that he duped. He saw | , who lived at No. 33 | | Which bad a double mortgage thereon for $10,500, | The ball only hit Walsh's coat. Dr. Bott was held for | ] note for the price of» horse, and that bis visite to Mr. Wood were reference tothe payment of this debt. Witmonaee’ both sides boing t the prisoner was locked up till this morning, POLICE COURT NOTES. At the Tombs Police Court yesterday James Carlin, of Morris street, was held to answer for having on Thurs- day night, in company with an unknown man, in Vestry street, assaulted and attempted to rob Gaapor J. Sago, of No, 430 Kast Rightcenth street, tiliam Martin, an employé of the Harlem Railroad | Company, was held to answer a charge of embezaling from the company sume to the amount of $46 73, MRS. MERRIGAN TO BE AGAIN TRIED. Mrs, Sarah C. Merrigan, who bas been twice tried for the alleged murder of Miss Margaret Hammell, is again to be arraigned before the Kings County Court of Oyer and Terminer. She was last tried in July, 1875, bofore Judge Pratt, the jury disagreeing, as in the for- mer trial, The accused was then admitted to bail, and 1 ‘now residing im rooklya with her husband’ and el THE LOADER CASE. The counsel for Joseph Loader states that a commis. sion will be appointed by Judge Henry A. Moore, of tho Kings County Court, on Monday noxt, to visit Mont- clair, N.J., to take’ the testimony of’ Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Richards. ie A RAILROAD CONTRACTOR'S TROU- BLES, Johu McAndrews, the contractor for the construction of the tunnel of the Delaware and Lackawanna Rail- road, In Jersey City, was brought up for examination in the Second District Police Court of Jersey City yesterday, on the charge of an atrocious assault on one having all the wages due lim, One of Stanton’s cyes was almost thrust out by an umbrella in McAndrews’ hand, and it fe he was dying on Thursday night. The attending physician stated yesterday, how- ever, that ho will recover, The examination was, there- fore, postponed till the injured man can appear in court, About 100 suits are being instituted by laborers in the tunnel against McAndrews for tho recovery of ‘wages long due, HOUSE OF REFUGE. THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTER ON CRIME VISIT RANDALL'S ISLAND—-THR RESULT OF THE IN- VESTIGATION, The Assombly Committee on Crimo visited tne House of Refuge, on ‘Randall's Island, yesterday, and after @ tour through its several departments, took considerable testimony rogarding its management. Edgar Ketchum, President of the institution, first testified, He referred to its general workings, and the duties of the several sianding committees; showed how the history ofevery inmate is recorded 1m the books kept for that plrpose, and tho man- ner in which the indenturing committee discharges tho responsible duties imposed upon it, The wit- ness also, upou being questioned, spoke in regard to the non sectarian character of the religious instruc- tion; the Biblo is freely usod and the Christian religion taught, The ministers of any and all croods could talk to tho inmates, and havo been in- vited to ao so, The nature of tho punish- mont inflicted upon the disobedient, unruly and vicious | was gone into fuily, and the records of all such cases are found correctly noted in a book kept for the pur- pose. The strap is frequently and the rattan occasion. ally used, upon the reports that punishment of great severity was | deait out to the» more violent, but all such rumors and reports were found to be groundless, ‘The hours of work, study and general recreation were also explained. The boy's bh whon the shoo contracts existed, but still aro kept comparatively busy in printing, wire working, siove making, knitting and hoopskirt manufacturo, the mo tive power being supplied by steam. The’ boys are thus engaged, while the girls are in the laundry and making clothes with the aid of sewing machines. Many of the inmates, tn the time of the shoe contracts, had been able by overwork to make considerable’ money, which they had put toto the savings bank, and the managers hope that this state of things will goon again bein rogress by work done in the printing department, Great diMculty is experienced by having those over sixteen years of age sont to the institution. Something should be done to prevent this in the future as it is | fearful that matured criminals, as many aro found | to be, should be let loose in euch a place. The ex- penses of the institution were then referred to, Last year there was received from various “Sources $117,527 62, being less than in 18' For ten years past the earnings of the inmates have beon equal to forty-three per cent of the expenses. Mr, Ketebum's testimony was exhaustive and clear upon every int Israel C. Jones, Superintendent, then testified, but | there was but little that was new elicited. He went into long dotail of the work performed by the inmates, | their hours in school and what persons had charge of them and could inflict punishment The health of the institution wag excellent generally, though at this time about twenty of the inmate have the measles slightly, The number of sick at one time was 1m great excess of many years past. Mr. Jones’ testi- | mony was of avery satisfactory nature and showed the institution to be conducted in the most admirable manner. . | ‘Atthis juncture Mr. Townsend, counsel to the com- miltee, went into the depar ments where the boys and girls were at work and selected one of each, who were called before the committee. Being examined fully they had nothing to complain of, were well treated, got enough to eat and now could read and write, though before being sent there they were ignorant of those acquirements. Everything went well with taem, but yet they didn't care to stay longer, the reasons be: | ing ‘with the boy “because he couldn't seo the city," and tho girl because she “wanted to get home and sce her mother oftener.” All parents are allowed to sea their children once & month, and friends may do so upgn the request of parenta, Chaplain Charles H. Smith also testified and gave in brief the character of bis teachings to the inmates. As ho expressively put it, “I believe them good tor anybody in any denomination.’ The committee returned to the city pleased with their visit, and from appearances were well satistica that the House of Retugo is an institution worthy of support. SECRET SOCIETIES AT PRINCETON, PROBABLE ACTION OF THE DOARD OF TRUSTEES, The despatch from I’rinceton in yesterday's Hrrato announcing the dismissal of twenty-two college stu- dents for delonging to eceret societies, in violation of an old rule of the college, was read with grave concern by many New York parents whose boys have been placed under the care of President McCosh and his most rigidly orthodox —_ associates They naturally wondered if their sons’ names were in Professor Atwater’s list of boys who had been adjudged guilty of misdemeanors which required their dismissal, and if such should prove to be the case they were anxious to know what would be the action of the | Board of Trustees in tho matter. a HeRaip reporter called Rey. Dr. William Adama, of this city, ef the Union Theological Scminary and one of the most eminent members of tho Princeton College Board, He received the reporter with courtesy, and deciared that the Herat, given him his first notiiicution of Profes summary order of suspension against the offending seniors, and that he Lad received no intimation that pecial meeting of the (rustees was to be held. bo had not even been made aware that there was a rule of the college against the formation of students’ sock | ties, secret or public, until he saw it so declared in the Heratp, It must, ho was sure, be a vi old rule, certainly franred before he became a trustc i) for it bad of the laborers named Martin Stanton, who insisted on | Investigations once or twice had been held | @ more time now than | iow than | the affirmative, marked | | | | | | For the purpose of possibly settling this last question | last evening upon tho | President |* In fact, | | been, #0 far as he knew, a dead rule since his official | connection with the college. | In response to an Inquiry as to his opinion of the | seriousness of the offence committed by the studonts in baying joined tho college societies, and in having | declined to rotire from them when directed to do so by | Professor Atwater, he said small troubles were seom- ingly unavoidable in coliego life, and that uniees really serious the best course Is that which gives the least necessity for unpleasant publicity, It was clear, even in bis more guarded rosponses, that, sternly rigorous | as he is on theological questions, he has still a well defined belief that “boys will be boys,” even when thoy aro sufficiently good to be stud of Prince- ton, which in bis opinion is saying « great deal for'@ young man, and that students the milder couree is, in a large majority of cases, th best, and by far the most satisfactory In the ond, Gi corning the gravity of the offence conunttted—it a | offence it should pfove to be—he could not at presont form an opinion, not having all the facts ‘before him, Dut he seemed to fool cortain that wisdom would rate in the end, and that, too, perhaps, without even a necessity tor calling a spocial meeting of the trustces to take action in regard to it. The Doctor did not seem to think that it would bo made necessary to call the trustees together on the subject at all, THER FRENCH STEAMERS. The agent of the Genoral Transatlantic Company has received a telegram notifying him to cause the com- from New York to Havre, to call at Plymouth for pas- | gongera, This call both ways, from Europe and the Umitad States, has been in contemplation for some time, and the telegram implics that it is now a settiod fact. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, Michaol Roth, aged forty yoars, of No, 555 Second demanded any money on ier bohalf. * MOCK able kaaner, Ho says be holds Mr, papy’s steamship Franco, sailing to-day (Saturday) | , suicide yestorday morning by taking | the department, the former for le was former | grenes, attompled + By by taking | {ofa | stroyed by insanity, and in many cases were not even | were often capriciously shown, especially in cases | jaundice were etrongly noti | his acts generally seemed to be irrational; from the ob- NEw YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1875—WITH SUPPLEMENT. JOHN SCANNELL’S TRIAL. THE CASE DRAWING TO A CLOSE—TRE RVIDENOE CONCLUDED—ADDRESS IN BEHALF OF THE PRISONER, The trial of John Scannell, which was continued yesterday in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, is rapidly drawing to a close, and will probably be concluded to- day, Thero was the usual attendance of spectators, and conrideraple interest was manifested in the result of the trial, All the counsel engaged in the case were promptly on hand, Judge Barrott taking his seat on the bench at half-past ten o'clock. Before tho trial was resumed motions were made to Judge Barrett for a stay of execution in the case of Jou Dolan, who was convicted for the murder of Mr. Noe, and also in the case of Jacob Standerman, who murdered Louisa Lieberman for refusing his offer of marriage. The Judge dented both motions, The first witnoss examined in tho Scannell case was Johu Murphy, who deposed that Thomas Donohue was a dangerous man, This opinion was founded on the fact that in = @sopre- vious affray Thomas Donohue tried to shoot him. They had been carousing all night after the or- ganization of a political club, and the police were sub- sequently compelled to interfere. Donohwe asked the witness to go into the yard and fight a duel, Counsel for the defence desired to offer corroborative testimony, but the District Attorney intimated that the truth of tho testimony would not be questioned. TESTIMONY OF RALPH [, PARSONS. Dr. Raiph L. Parsons, examined by Mr, Beach, testi- fled that he had for many yoars been connected with the New York Insane Asylum, He described at length the nature of diseases of tho mind, reference being made to the symptoms in Scannoll’s case, In- sanity, he said, could not exist without physical affection in tho brain, and the theory of moral in- sanity without such an affection of tho brain was a fallacy; the only method of determining whetber the brain of a living man was discased was to observe the symptoms; scionce afforded no way of more direct examination; in ordor to determine whether a homicide was the result of a diseased mind or of aroused passion it was necessary to inquire into the man’s pre- vious life aud conduct, aided by personal observa- tion; for instance, if a sudden aud great change had taken place importance should bo attached | to it; insanity may be produced by Intenso sorrow or by long brooding over a real or supposed grievance; the intellectual faculties wero not necessarily do- impairod; occasionally lunatics roason, and sometimes with remurkable skill and vigor; tt was difficult to judge of the sanity ofa man by a single act, teking the fact by itself; the effort of a man to escape after the commission of a homicide should not influ- ence judgment as to his insanity; homicidal tendencies wherein there was an emotional element in tho dis- ease; what is known as melancholia was usually at- tenaed by mental depression, sleeplessness, restlessness, attenuation and a sottle sad expression of gountonance; although —funatics —_ occasionally roason logically, often argue from false premises; ' they often assumo a fact unreasonably and then make deductions reagonablo tn themselves; it is common for lunatics to believe that rovenge for real or fancied wrong was just, and there may exist an irresistible impulse to do what the person know to be wrong, the will power being woakened. Ip response to Mr. Beach, who, in putting a question, ae- scribed tho incidents surrounding the case of Scannell, the witness, assuming the hypothesis, stated that the prisoner was Insane at tho time he shot Thomas Donohue. Counsel asked whether such a confinement as Scan- ncll had endured in the Tombs would tend to induce re- covery of montal balance, and the witness responded fn He also stated that improvement in his montal and physical health, as shown by tho pris- oner in this trial, ought not to affect a judgment of bis previous condition of mind. In cross-examination by Mr. Rollins the witness stated that he did not regard spiritualists as insane, although there might be a delusion; aciear and intel: ligent statement of symptoms epables an expert to judge of a person supposed to be insane, but of course a personal examination would be better; witness bad not made any examination of Scannell; what might indl- cate insanity in one person might not so show It in another; thére was nothing {n the testimony to indi- cate that Scannell did not know the wrongtulness of his act in shooting Donohue; Innatics having homicidal propensities usually kill persons against whom they have no téasonable resentment—friends, strangers oF whoever happened to be present at tho time; yct they might act upon motives such as would inflnence sane people; as’a generai thing maniacs were likely to for- | get the rosentments which they entertained when they were of sound mind. Iu cross-examination the witness stated, in reply to | Mr. Rollins, who put a hypothetical question in refer- once to the prisoner, that, a5 nearly as be could think, taking tho facts as Mr. Rollins had preseutod them, there was not sufficient evidence upon which to base an opinion that the prisoner was insane; but the vital points were lacking upon which to form'a judgment, In reply to Mr. Beach the witness stated that mono- maniacs Were often perfectly rational upon every sub- | ject excopt the one affected by their delusion, the in- Sane trait being occasionally unrevealed in their ordi- nary conversation. At this stage the Court took tne usual recess. AFTER RECESS, TRETIMONY OF DR. WILLIAM SHINE, Dr. Shine, examined by Mr. William I. Howe, testi- fled that be was the Deputy Coroner at the inquest on | the body of Florence Scannell. The actions of the pris- oner on that occasion were remarkable, his manner boing very violent, He saw him subsequently at Long { Branch, and at ono of the hotels there he trod on soy: eral ladies’ dresses without being awaro ot what be was doing. I remember the occasion ot the post-mortem examination of Florence Scannell; the prisoner's demeanor was exceedingly strange and he had to be re- moved; witness subsequently met the prisoner, and, in | the course of convorsation, he was persistent in assort- | that his brother still lived; evidences of able in the prisoner and servation of witness the prisoner appeared to be insane. ‘The witness was briofly cross-examined, and the de- fence closed. REBUTTING TESTIMONY. Officer John Caliaghan was examined and tostified that he was in the station house when the prisoner was taken there on the day his brother was shot; be heard him say that if his brother should die he would bo revonged. . Officer Jacob Vyse tostified that he was also present at tho station house when tho prisoner was taken there; he saw him kneel down and heard him state that ho would be revenged. This closed the case for the prosecution, and a recess was taken for twenty minutes, Mr. Beach addressed the jury on behalf of the pris. oner, _In the course of an eloquent and forcible appt the learnea counsel contended that the homicide was | justifiable, because, when the deceased and tho prisoner in Jobnson’s pool the latter apprehended = danger, — and self-defence shot the rson he _considerod to be his dangerous foe, When the counsel alluded to the thoory that inthe fracas which occurred in Dono- hue's saloon the prisoner accidentally shot his brother | the accused became overcome with ¢inotion aiid had to | be removed, Counsel submitted that at the time of the shooting of Donohue the prisoner was insane, and | insisted that the evidence clearly pointed to that fact. Shortly after six o'clock a recess was taken. The Court resumed its seszion at soven o'clock, when Mr. Beach again addressed the jury on bohalf of the | prisoner, (eo contended that tlie evidence clearly jointed to his insanity at the time of the sbooting of onohue, and cited several authorities in support of Lis | argument. | At nine o’dlock the Court adjourned until this mora. | i CORONERS’ Catherine Burke, aged eighty-ono years, of Kast 112th street, who fell down stairs a fow days ago, died yesterday morning from injurios recelved in the fall, William Pfeifer, tour years old, foll through a sky- light at No. 214 avenue A, whero he livod, on November 6, and received injurios from which be died yestorday. ‘Tho sudden death of tho following persons were re- jortod at the Coroners’ office yesterday :—Thoodore | anley, agod 56 years, a native of Ireland, at his re dence, No. 606 Ténth avenuo; Joseph Shipang, aged 58 years, native of tho United States, at No, 63 William | street, where he was employed as porter; John Kolly, | ort 47 years, a nativo of Ireland, at his residenco, Ne. Mouroo street; Catherine Fisher, of No. 179 Madi- fon strect, aged 20'years, native of the United Staton, Mrs. Fisher's husband {oft the house soon after the death of his wife and has not beon seen since, CASES, THK INTERNATIONAL ROWING REGATTAS, — . PROPESSIONAL AND AMATEUR CON?ESTS BETWEEN THE CLUBS OF THR WORLD—THE PROSPECTUS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTER. PwinapeLrma, Nov. 24, 1875, Ove of the interesting adjuncts of tho Exhibition of 1875 will bo tho athletic sports, and among these nono | ‘Will bo more attraotive, beth to the general public and | to those especially interested, than tho international Towing contests, if they are conducted upon the scale Proposed by the Regatta Committee, ‘This committee, | which is composed of mombers of the Schuylkill Navy clubs, have just decided upon the general arrange: ments for the regattas. The Executive Committee of | the United. States Contennial Commission have ap- proved of the plan adopted; the principal boating clubs of the country have offered to co-operate, ana if the Invitations sent to European oarsmen are accepted— and there is little doubt but they will bo—thore will bo no reason why we should not oxpect to witness in 1876 the finest series of rowing races over ¥een in this country, Tho Schuy!kill Navy courso is ono of the best in the United Statos, and it would be apity if the opportunities it eo invitingly offers should not be taken | advantage of during our Centennial Exhibition, | Among the foreign clubs which have already offered their participation aro said to bo the Dublin University | crows, the Royal Chestor, of Liverpool; the Paris row- ing clubs, from the French capital, and several organi- zations from London, It is premature to spoak of this, | however, as the prospeotus of the Regatta Commiitee, which ts given below, has only just been published and | the official invitations to the rowing associations of the | world are only just about being sent, An executive | committee of rowing men from different parts of the | country and ftom abroad and of the leading public | spirited citizens of Philadelphia will shortly be an- | nounced. The following circular explains tho plan and scope of these aquatic sports :— THK INTERNATIONAL OWING REGATTA, Ationg the athletic sports that will be hold during | the Exbibition will be a sories of boat races on the Schuylkill River—a broad, beautiful stream, genorally | acknowledged among rowing men ag ono of the Anest rowing courses in Atorica, having high banks on each | side and in full view of tho Exhibition Butldings, | ‘Tho races, while under control of the United States Centennial Commission, will be under tho management of the Schuylkill Navy, @ boaiing organization com. posed of nine clubs, Whose boathouzes are on tho cast bank of tho river, within Fairmount Park, The leaaing boating organizations of the country have consented to co-oporate, . The Schuylkill Navy has been in existence since 1358, | and has given a number of open regattas; and from its | past record and the experience of its members in con- | ducting racea we have abundant guarantee that this | series of regattas in 1876 will be most succersful, The Sobuylkili Navy, besidos furnishing quartors for | the boats of visiting crews in their own boathouses, purpose crecting temporary boathouses in the park, and will thus be enabled to accommodate all who may | accept this invitation to take part in the races, Arrangements hays been made to hold tho following races :— First—An International race will be held, open to ali regularly organized boat clubs throughout tho | world, to be rowed in accordance with the rules of the National Amateur Rowing Association of the United States; the prizes to be a piece of plato each for fours, for doubles, for pairs and for single sculls, and, in addi: | tion, medals to be presented to cach man rowing in the | Tace, to be gold for the winning crew, for the second crew of silver, and the romainder of bronze. Second—An International College race for four-oared shells will be held, the prize to be a pieco of plate, with | A gold medal to each member of Um winning crew; | open only to undergraduates. Third—An International Graduates’ race will be hold | for four-oared shells, open ouly to graduates of col- | | i | i leges or universities; the prizo being a piece of plate, and a gold medal to each member of the winning crew. No person will be allow to row In both tho Interna tional College race and International Graduates’ race. | Fourth—Protessional races will be kold, open to all crews throughout the world, for four-oared and single scullshells for suitable purses, the amounts of which | will be announcod by the Ist of May, 1876, | Tho races will be held between oth of August and the 14th of September, and the cnirtes shall be closed on July 15, | An entrance fee of $25 willbe charged for fours; $15 | for pairs und doubles and $10 for singles. “This fer will bo returned to all boats starting on the races, and is demanded as a guaranteo of good faith in making the entry, and to justify the cominittee in mak- Ing tho nocessary arrangements for properly housing the boats of the entering crews. | Tho amateur races will_be rowed in heats ono anda half mile straightaway. The professional races will bo rowed three miles, ono and a hait miles and retarn. Besides the above prizes the “Jury on Rowing” of the United States Centennial Commission, who will have an oversight of all tho races, will ‘award the diploma and medal of the commission to the victors. ‘The National Amateur Rowing Association will hold their annual regatta over the game course (the Na- tional) either previous to or immediately after tho above international races. Tho following dofinition of an amatenr oarsman, with the required pledge, will bo strictly enforced for all entries in the regatta:— Tho president or presiding officer and secretary of | osch club entoring either of the amateur races or re- gatta controlled by the Schuylkill Navy, will be required to certity on honor, in writing, that each member of the crew entered is strictly an amateur and is not paid, directly or indirectly, for his services, either by place, emolument, or office, as a member, or by reason of his being a mombor of the club; that he ‘does not entor in open competition for either a stake, public or ad- mission moncy, or entrance fee, or compete with or against a proteesional for any prize, and has never taught, pursued or assisted in the pursuit of athietic ex- ercises as a means of livelihood, or has been employed in or about boats or in manual labor on the water.” REGATTA COMMITTEE, A. Krambbaar, Philadelphia Barge Club, Executive Committeo National Association, chairman, B, 8, Miles, University Barge Clab. W. R. Tucker, Undine Barge Club. G. W. Parker, Quaker City Barge Clud, Execntive Committee National Association. ¥. W. Murphy, Pennsylvania Barge Club, Isaac Bodichimer, Malta Boat Club, H.R. Barnhurst, Crescent Boat Club, Hi’ ¥. Stillwell, West Philadelphia Boat Club. Dr, Daniel Bray, College Boat Club, JAMES M. FERGUSON, Commodora. JOHN HOCKLEY, Jr., Vico Commodore. JoxaTHAaN GILLINGHAM, Teta The laws of boat racing of the National Association are (hose under which those races will bo rowed. PIGEON SHOOTING, At a pigeon shoot at the Azeton Works, New Jersty, | on Thanksgiving Day, 8 birds each, 25 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 1:4 02% shot, coverned by English | rules, the following was the score:— | Gampboll “? sosveseroe LI DE110 056 | Shanglo. 11111001-6 Chapin OLlL1110-6 Rouse. +OL011001-4) Coulson... -10010110-4] Proud. +0 9101 0—4 | Greig +11 0100-3 FLEETWOOD PARK. The trotting sweepstakes exiounced to come off at | Fleetwood Park yesterday afternoon were postponed on account of the weather, Thoy will be trotted to-day should the day be clear. TROTTING IN GEORGIA. Avovsta Cocrsk, Nov. 23,—Trortive vs. Pacixa.— Match—$1,000, mile heats, best three in fie, in har- Bess. John M. MeIntosh’s Lucy (pacer)... 21 J. W. Crawford's Basil Duke (trotto 1.2 ‘Time, 2:36—2:35—2:85 42:37 ¢—2:37, A WALKING MATCH. “ Bancor, Me., Nov. 26, 1875. A. Harriman, of Aaburn, won the fifty milo walk against G. F, Avery, of this city, whe gave out on the thirty-cighth mile, ’ Harriman mads the fitty miles in ten hours and twenty-six minutes, e941 122 SPORTING NOTES. | | i Principal winning jockoys in England, compiled from the Racing Calendar, and calculated to November 12 inclusive ;— A MODEL POLICEMAN. Patrolman Quinn, of the Eighth precinct, was placed on trial yesterday before Commissioner Matsell ona charge of attompting to shoot a citizen named O’Hal- Joran at the‘cornor of Forty-fourth street and Ninth avonue on the 28h ult, According to the testimony of Captain Ward and others, of the Twenty-second pre- cinct, Quinn was playing cards in a galoon, andgought with O'Halloran, when Quinn’s pistol was discharged. Quinn said it was his day off duty, and the pistol was discharged by accident, The next day Quinn was ar- raigned before Justice Kilbreth, and held in $3,000 bail, Tho testimony for the defence yosterday was Ubat Quinn was not the aggressor, that his pistol was accitontally discharged, and that he was not iptoxt- cated. The case was referred to the full Board for action, POLICEMEN DISMISSED, Al a mooting of the Board of Police yosterday Patrol- men Georgo W, Floyd, Thirteenth precinct, and Patrick ¥. Cotter, Ninewentn precinct, were dismissed from insubordination and tho antering a lianer saloon wlilo om dusy, : Mounts, Lost. = Won | Archer, F.. + 564 401 163, onstable, a7 9 Goator, J... 149 5 Brackahaw, T. Bid 44 210 bo 116 50 M7 46 153 46 Glover, 243 40 Fordham, G. 300 a ‘ood, O.'... 151 39 Webb, F i 86 Morboy 200 34 | Barlow 116 83 Melbourne, November 10, | says:—“At tho races here to-day the Melbourne Cup | was won by Wollowal, ‘There were 80,000 spectators on | the course,” | Whilo running in the Groat Lancashire Handicap, | Novombor 12, at Liverpool, Woodman of Arden slipped | up hear tho canal bridgo and threw bis jockey (Cut- Jer), who with difficulty extricatad one of his fect trom 4 ded aftor botng dragged a rew yards, bork i nately the lad eustained no injury, but the horse daghed into the canal, and was wih diMoulty got oat. But Leib agra his ducking, Woodman of Arden succooded Jn winning the Bentinck Welter, for which he started at 10 to 1, vg has been sold, tho price, it is said, boing £000, The horso leit Newmarket on November 9 for | Germany, where he is destined for cross country sport, Tho pigeon hnaggins at Monaco will commence at the ond of Docember. meehngs will jako plage tics @ | phraseology, a “sample room.” | mountod on horses, and, baying imbibed sufficient alr {| ard | ana will not bo trided with. | ap aptil everything of any Moadays ana # frone January 3. The 5 x ure March, the shooting olosing in April, — FOX HUNTING. AN INTERESTING ESS4¥ UPON THK PASTIME BE MR. BERGH—ANOTHER MEBT TO TAKE PLACE, Should the weather be at all favorable the fox hunt, Proposed for next Monday will doubtless be a success, Mr, Donohue will add several new and valuable hounds to his pack, and preparations have been made for the removal of the top rails of the fencos’ in the hunting ground, Some balf dozen agente ged New York gentlo- men have determined to take part inthe bunt, and im the event of a soft day a Jersey fox will have to rum pretty lively to save his caudal appendage. The hunt will bogin at sunrise. BERGH ON FOX HUNTING. Mr, Honry Bergh bas written to Mr, Thomas ¥, Kin ney, President of tho New Jersey Soolety for Preven, tion of Cruelty to Animals, calling his attention to the indulgonce in fox hunting. He says:— This impudent and aggressive relief to indolence Is of aristocratic lineage, and to the feeble mind of the aver- age London Club ian, in particular, prosents great attractions: first, becauso it is of very high “ton,” and second, that itexposes his perfumed body once a Year to the semblance of physical exposure. AN EXPLANATION TO JERSEYYMEN, Idon't know whether tho frugal and industrioag people of New Jersoy quite understand this elegant Innovation ; but, in ‘a fow words, it is thie:—On givon day a'namber ot habftual idiors issue from theit do-nothing abodes ard moet at a stated locality in closo proximity to what is termod ‘tap,’’ or, in American ‘The convention, all and quid, starts for an open field, followed by a na- merous pack of honnds, which’ locality, on being reached, a terrified fox is )tberated fram a ts and the dogs, horses and mon scamper pell mell after the’ miserable animal. Now, the fox exer- cising that cunning “for which ho is distin- guished, generally takes that route where his pursuers. can do tho most damage to hedges, gardens and crops, the consequenco being that those noble ‘sportsmen’? usually leave behind them an Irregular track charae- terized by its widespread dovastation. Suilcient in- Jury having beon done to the farmor and the landlord, ‘the precious pack of men and hounds return to theif usual covers, dragging along a wretched fox as a trophy, andthe following day the sporting papers paint the ‘daring and exhilarating sceno’’ in glowing colors, just as the “Hackensack hunt’? was done. It’ is almost superfluous to add thata “high old time’? ‘usually torminates these ‘‘meets,”’ whereat meat ia of secondary consideration. ‘ THIS PRRNICIOUS PASTINR should bo ‘nipped in the bud’? by the farmers of New Jersey, and that illustrious Celt named Donohue, who “eniertains hopes that these fox bunts, now in- apenas, may soon become an established institution in New Jorsog,” should be emphatically told that if either he or his followers—the gallant Clusson, Purdy, Skinner, Levy, Blasson or Brennen and Murphy—as well as all other similar trespassers, are discovered again engaged in such depredations, they will be promptly arrested by tho police, or, failing which, then by thc aid of some swilter travelling agent, known to and feared by certain other malefactors, who practice | their sporting proclivities in the night time within the country houses of retired citizens, A CARD FROM JAMES T. KING. HIS EXPLANATION OF THE TIMBS LIBEL SUIT, l0Stn StReKT AND NivtH Avgun, New York City, Nov. 26, 1875. To tax Eprror or tux Huratp:— In your issue of to-day, in some editorial comments on recent libel proceedings instituted by myself against the editor and publisher of the 7%mes, you misstate cer- tain facts, which presents the case unfairly to the pub- ho. As you say, ‘It seems yery clear that the editor, | as an honorable momber of the profession, would be only too glad to make amends for any wrong that bo might do a citizen.’ I now appeal to your sonse of | justice to make this correction in my bohalf. On tho 29th day of Novembor, 1873, my attention was called toan article in the Zimes, commenting on the alleged division of the fremen's funds, in which I was accused of participating. Immediately on reading that article I wens to the Times office, and saw the person In charge of that journal, and requested a co: rection, at tho same time explaining to hjm that the check ip quostion was received for a real estal sale. Finding no correction the next day I tained Mr. Hedry Nicholl to prosecute, That gentle- man informed mé shat he personally knew the editor and publisher of the Times, and Suggested that ho would see these gentiemon and obtain a correction from them. He subsequently called upon them and submitted documentary proof of the falseness of tho charze, and relying on the promise of retraction | sut- tered the matter at that time to die out, Recently, when the accusation was again repeated with some additional lies of a local character, I promptly resorted to the remedies the law affords every citizen, With no desire to attack “the liberty of the press," but merely to punish the slanderer and nail tho slander, I. am not “the stool pigeon” nor “tho dummy” of Mr, John Kelly, nor any one clzo, ant that gentleman has nothing whatever to do with these proceedings, It seems strange that tho press will lend itself to tho defence of the robbers of charactor when it is prompt to condemn the filchers of property. Iu conclusion, 1 beg to rofer you to may card, published in your issue of the Ist inat, in which all the transac- tion is fully explained, which card the Times refused to publish unless paid for as an advertisement, Respect- fully yours, i ES T. KING. FIPTH AVENUE AND CENTRAL PARK; To rae Eorroe or tae Herat I have read with much interest your admirable and timely editorials on the subject of “Our (Fifth) Avo- nue,” which should be the pride of our citizens, to mako and preserve as the representative street of America, and whoso architectural decorations may not be excelled by thos of any thoroughfare inthe world. And while this feature is already assured by the ma- nificence, taste and enterprise of the in. dividual owners of tho property, an equally important element of success is the wise and prompt decision of the people in favor of macadamiaing the roadway or paving it in such other mauner as experience has ‘shown to be tho best mate- rial, Nor can it be dented that oven though the first cost may exceed the price of a plaster or wooden pavement its adoption would ultimately be a positive economy. Our own experiments with macadamized roads in the Central Park and observations of the durability of the game matorial employed to such manifest advautage abroad attest the tact of its excellence and adaptability | to the purpose named. Fifth avenue #hould bo to Now York what tho Avenue des Champs Elysdos 18 to Paris or the Ringstrasse is to Vienna, and, aside from {ts attractiveness as the | great thoroughfare to tho great Park, it should also be to the citizon and the stranger a pleasure drive and promenade, forming a picture of national life and se- curing {t to generations to come. ‘The admirable condition of the drives in our beauti- ful Park is ploasing evidence of tho ability of the Commissioners to maintain them at a stand- of excellence strongly suggestive of tho propricty of incressing their torritorial supervision and powers to includo that soction of the avenue from Fwenty-sixtn or Ferty-gecond street to the upier ond of the Park, and under whieh adsminstration tho char- acter and movement of yehiclez gould bo regulated as in the Park proper, 20 a# to cxciude objectionable trafle, which should properly seek parailel stroets, preerving to the Park and its tributary avenue that’ restriction and regulation of travel 30° essential to completeness ana success of the whole, Iam, sir, your obediont servant, CITIZEN, Nuw Yorx, Nov. 26, 1971 MASKED ROBBERS ON THE RIVER, A gang of masked robbers on Thursday evening surprised tho crew of the schooner Joseph Wooley, anchored off Hunter's Point, found their way to the crew's quarters, paced revolvers at the head of every man on board, demnanded all his valuables, and, after thoroughly ransacking the veesol, coolly rowod ashore, The following are the details of this starthng deed of | river piracy, as told yesterday to a Hersnp reporter | vy tho commander of the pillaged schooner, Captain J. M. Quinn :—- T anchored my schooner on Thursday night opposite Hunter's Point, No one wes on tho lookout. At about eleven o'clock P. M. tho crew and myself rotired, and were soon asleep, 1 was suddonly aroused, and imme- diutely leaped (rom my berth, but no sooner had I done fo than a revolver Was placed at my head and I wag told if dared to utter a sound { would bo instant! Killed, Thero was @ lamp burning in the cabin, and +4 could see that the man before me wasa powor(ul, hoavy set fellow, bis body wrapped up in acloak, and hig face concealed with a black tnask. I saw soveral other pergons upon deck, all of whom wero armod with ptstola or knives. Avy do you come hore?" asked. ‘Wo come,” said the ‘loader of vag fate “5 demand your money and all other things of ¥aluo that you have on board. It is seldom that we vonture upon an expedition sach as this, but WK ARB DRSPKRATR MPN You can either retire to our berth or fall dead at my foot.” Whilo the leader ‘aa speaking lis associate, ono by one, camo down the companionway and stationed themselves ut tho bunks of the startled crew. Thero was not one ot my men who was not guerded. Sovorat others’ camo down into tho cabin. ‘Thay ripped open the sea chests and took trom them all tho money and valuablea They thon wont throagh the pockets of all the mon, Ail articles of clothing on board which they they aiso guihered ‘alae in the cabin wag in their hands, Alter they bad dono this they pra. pared to go. Tho loader camo to me, ag I was lying (n the bunk to which he bad driven megnd said, You've dono @ sengible thing, old fellow. It was good for you joe you did, You don’t know what precautions we | ave taken, Wo were on board of your ship beforo any | of you wero awako and he who dares poke his head | {CONTINUED ON NINH RAGE]