The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1876, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1876. FO ene ee eee ee ee eee Te ee ai a aces occrnre-ientepnc ance sessile execute nao SRR Gp oye NAAR EIST = HINA? THE = MONSTER“ McKee P se aeletoan MEGRUE’S STORY.| Business Like Organization of the Conspiracy. peaeLio ls Collection and Distribution of the Spoils, tED SECRET.” ‘'} SAC Sr. Louis, Jan. 21, 1876. Tne McKee trial is attracting unprecedented atten- | tiou to Whiskey Ring matters, The rush of spectators to the court room is much greater than during the trials of Joyce and McDonald By nine o'clock this morning every seat was taken, the aisles filed and | every available spot or corner of the room taken up by the eager visitors. Several hun- dred persons were unable to obtain admission, though many of them continued to linger around the @oorway all day, The venerable defendant made his appearance in court for the first time, being accom- panied by his chief counsel, Dan W. Voorhees, It was father a strange spectacie to see the old Missouri aboli- tionist and barnburner in such close and confidential communion with the virulent copperhead of Indiana, William McKee wore an air of ease and composure, ‘and was inno manner depressed by his surroundings, Most of the morning was exhausted in SECURING 4 JURY, although the time occupied in this preliminary pro- ceeding was not near so great as had been expected: The jury 1s a plain, honest, country looking body of men, all from distant counties of the State, and there ia | every reason to believe that both sides will reeeive an impartial hearing at their hands, Only eight jurors were challenged, The jury was at onco put into the box, and Colonel Dyer, the prosecuting attorney, read the indictment against McKee to the jury, and at the close addressed them in | a speech of great length, in which ho said:—‘‘The gov- ernment proposes to show you, by a preponderance of evidence, that McKee, with others, did form a con- spiracy, commencing in June, 1871, and continuing to May, 1875, by which large frauds were committed in evading the lawful revenue tax, We pro- pose to show you that William McKee was in combination with John A. Joyce and John McDonald in defrauding the government, The law re- quires that distillers shall havo a tax paid stamp upon Svery gallon of spirits or on the casks containing the spirits before they cau be removed trom the distillery; but we will show you that the conspiracy in which William McKeo was one of the con- | spirators embraced not only the officers men- | tioned but also the storekcepers and gaugers, | through whose connivance the frauds could | be easily perpetrated, We will show you, also, that the conspiracy was so great that these subordiutes could not hold their positions without being implicated with the conspirators. We will sow you, also, that aman came here from Cincinnati im 1871 abd remained until 1872, and during this time did agree with the distillers | and effected a combination by Which the government | was defrauded out of thirty-five cemts per gallon on all the proof spirits manufactured, which was distributed to the members of the “ring;” that this DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY occurred weekly, in five parts, as follows:—One-ffth to | John A, Joyce, dne-fifth to John McDonald, one-ifth to | Conduce Megrue, the organizer, and that the remaining two-fifths were given to William McKee, the defendant in this trial; that there was collected from Bevis & Fraser, distillers, weekly, from $1,500 to $1,800; from Mackli, Thompson &' Co., $1,000; from Uirici, $1,200 to $1,500, &c., and paid over to the above-named parties, We'expect to show you that a rectifter’s stamp must be placed upon every package of spirits that goes out of a rectifier’s establishment, and that at one time four books, containing 400 stamps each, went to the distillery of Bevis & Fraser, and that they were never | visible to Attorney announced that he had witnesses to prove positively the defendant's connection with the con- spiracy at a later date than the time referred to by wit- nesses who had been on the stand, and that to-morrow would proceed to introduce these witn the course of the trial the jur: trietly secluded from the public, a precaut. was not observed in the McDonald and Av The witness Everist has not yet matic himse Bete gaze, but the prosec to bave him here at the proper time. The report from Washington that he has fled the country and returned to Europe isnot believed here. THE WHOLE TRUTH TO BE DISCLOSED IN MIL- WAUKEE—CONFISCATED SOLD, PROPERTY TO J , 1876, Ellis Griffeths, gauger, and Valentine, storekeeper, and others to-day agreed with the government counsel to go on the witness stand and give the entire history of the whiskey frands from the war times to last sum- Mer. Itis understood that their evidence will incul- pate Jake Nunnemacher, who is reputed to have made $5,000,000 out of whiskey m the last two years of the d afterward. Testimony enough has been us witnesses to indict Jake's thre <d out of squeez | Juke himself. | ““Tnstruccions have been received from Washington to- | day to sell the confiscated property of Kissenger, distil- | ter, for taking assessment on the crooked whiskey | made at the Union Copper Distillery in Chicago, amounting to $236,000, Kissenger was @ private part- ner, On that ground the case was appealed to Wasting- ton but was decidedly adversely. OPPOSING RAPID TRANSIT. PROTEST OF EIGHTH AVENUE PROPERTY HOLDERS. Anadjourned meeting of the property owners on Eighth avenue, between Ninety-first and 110th streets, and Nincty-second street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, to take action against the contemplated loca” tion of the Elevated Railroad through the above streets, was held at Judge Mitchell’s office, No. 92 Broadway, yesterday afternoon. There were about twenty gentle- men present, representing a large amount of property in that neighborhood, all of whom were earnest in their protest against the change of route from Ninth to Eighth avenue. Mr. Johu C. Hamtiton was appointed chairman, The commitive appointed at the last meeting to ascertain under what enactment the Rapid Transit Commis- sioners designated the route of the railroad, reported through Mr. J. M. Hartshorne that it was under chap- ter 606, section 4, General Laws of 1875, which gave them the right to designate the route, provided that property holders representing in property fitty per cent of the entire valuation would agree thereto, In the event of their retusal application should be made to the Supreme Court to appomt three commissioners, whose action in determining the route would be final when confirmed by the Court. As these Commissioners have been appointed and will Meet next Wednesday in the City Hall, acommittee of SIX were selected to appear and present their protest against changing the route of the Elevated Railroad from Ninth to Eighth avenue, with their reasons there- for. The following are the committee appointed:— Chairman, John C. Hamilton; James M, Hartshorne, Homer Morgan, Judge Mitchell, A. B. Crane, General Depeyster, RK. RK. Hamilton and T. W. Barnes. ‘The meeting then adjourned, and the committee ap- pointed to wait on the Commissioners retired to an- other room to arrange their programme, THE NEW COMMISSIONER OF PUB- * LIC WORKS. The Board of Aldermen having confirmed Mr. Allan Campbell as Commissioner of Public Works, that gen- tleman entered upon the duties of his office yesterday. He was formally sworn in before Mayor Wickham in the forenoon and gave bonds to the amount of $10,000, sureties for the new incumbent, ‘Mr. Campbell was engaged during the entire day in familiarizing himself with the routine duties of the department. He informed the Heratp representative that he did not intend to make any changes in the clerical force for the present. It is probable that Mr. Henry A. Gumbleton will be retained as Deputy Com- missioner, ‘The practice inaugyrated by General Porter, under Tammany dictation, of parcelling out labor tickets to the different districts, it is understood will be aiscontinued, This is a much needed reform and must commend itself to the public, BOARD OF EXCISE. Ata meeting of the Board of Excise held yesterday adecision was rendered in the case Of Nathan Gold- smith, proprietor of the Tivoli Garden, charged with violation of the Sunday Liquor law, The complaint returnes by the collector's office, except by the deputy collector charging himself with $400; that these stamps were taken and placed on 1,600 barrels of whiskey, by which means the governinent was de frauded out of $42 0n each barrel. We will also show you that this conspiracy was not confined fo St. Louis, but extended to Washington city, where officers were sent out to make examinations only after the distillers were apprised of visits contem- plated by the collectors, so that tho distillers might ees for examination. We expect to make it patent you that the reason why Mr. McKee was included in the “ring”? was because of his prominence and influence” with the administration at Wasb- ingion, and because he was at tho head pt the administration organ of the West He then proceeded to explain the operations of the con- spirators. Wo will show you that Joyce himself col- lected money from the distilleries and made the dis- tribution; also that a deputy collector under Ford, Joseph Fitzroy, until some time in 1874, when he was succeeded by ‘ist, acted as the collector of the “ring”? aud paid into McGrue’s bands the money so collected, or distributed the funds to the conspirators himself, We will show you also that the defendant now under trial was one of the parties interested in the suppres- tion of evidence betore the Grand Jury; that the con- epiracy was not only a combination to defraud the gov- eroment, but also became a combination to keep all evidence from the Grand Mae and that to that end Everist was sent out of o@ country, When Megrus was brought here upon a capias McKee bad three interviews with him, and that a proposition was made by a number of the members of the ‘ring’ — McKee being one—to buy off Megrue to prevent his dis- closures, and that this was not accomplished, because the money could not be raised. Colonel Dyer, con- eluding, said:—I will show to you, gentlemen, that the overnment has been defrauded here out of from 500,000 to $1,000,000 a year since 1871, one-half going to the distillers aud the rest to the members of the MEGRUM ON TRE STAND, The District Attorney asked that the Court might a fourn until to-morrow, i order to give time to arrange the place for trial, bat the Court would not accede to the request and the trial proceeded. The first witness talled was Mr, Conduce G. Megrue. Tne examination was conducted by Colonel Dyer for the prosecution and Colonel Voorhees for the defence, Being sworn, Mr. Me- raesaid:—I reside tn Cincinnat!; I am acquainted with ir. McKee; met him in St. Louis some time about May, 1871; I came here in response toa letter from Jolin A, Joyce to organize a whiskey ring; it was about Beptember 1, 1871, that l entered upon that dut: he way this was to be done was by an evasion of the tax | on whiskey; about this time Bevis and Frazier aud Thom; came into the organization; Mr. Uirict did not go into the organization until the spring of 1872; the arrangement was that the distilleries would be protected ‘4 the conspiracy in paying tax on only one-balf of the spirits manufac- tured; I was to receive #) oney from the distilleries and disburse it to certain parties; I did so receive the money from Bevis and Frazier, Thompson Carran and finally from Uirtci; I received it once a week, every Saturday; I remained here till the forepart of November; 1 received trom $1,000 to $2,500 ‘and $3,000 a weak from Bevis and Frazier, from to $1,200 from Thompson, gout the same from Curran and after Ulrici came in from $1,500 to $3,500 a week from him; the money ‘mo by the distillers th ; as arule tt ‘was paid to me in my room at (! oer of Fifth and Pine streets; [had conversations with gaugers and @orekeepera, but they were generally lef in the charge of John Leavenworth, who was a certain portion Parts; some was set aside jor William 0, Avery, who was then chief pointing clerk of the Revenue Bureau in Washington; ope hundred dollars was set aside for him every week at Girst, and afterward $300 per week. M’KER RECEIVING MONEY, Here the government attorneys announced that they ‘would withdraw the witness for the present Joseph M. Fitzroy, the cashier of the Rring, was next called. His testimony was quite lengthy, but the only part Dearing 4) y on McKee was as follows :—I collected once a week from these distilleries between June, 1873, and Al 1874; collected from all the distilleries from to $5,000 a week, that i# I returned that much taking out sums for gaugers and store- Keepers; this money was taken to the lanyemiy nat the office, it was divided into Leptd (mire y) death of Mr. Fi by Colonel Joyce and m; seit Then left there for Joyce to ‘ibute, I at the office once; it it was between the . Maguire's appoiatment; [cDonald and Joyce were present at the time; it was on Saturday alternoon; | had taken the money there which I had collected from the distillertes; I had was dismissed on the ground that the evidence was insuMcient. Commissioner Stewart voted against the dismissal and Commissioners Stiner and Marshall in favor of it, ‘A resolution was adopted notifying the counsel in the cases of the Atlantic and Paciflc gardens that the cases would be called up for triai on Friday next, BOARD OF POLICE. ‘The Board of Police met yesterday. A resolution was adopted directing the Treasurer to pay the owner of the schooner Ellen A. Brown $100 for damages done her in acollision by the police boas Beneca. On motion of Commissioner Voorhis C. H. Delamater, foreman in the Street Cleaning Department, was re- moved, and W. G. Strahan was appointed in his place, and Frank Campora, Inspector of Dumps, 3 re. moved, and William Wemyi appointed to ull the va- cancy. Applications for transfer by a large number of patrol- men aud several sergeants were, on motion of Commis- sioner Erhardt, denied. Honorable mention was made of Patrolman Gannon, of the mounted squad, for stopping a rupaway veam in Ceniral Park at peril to his life, A BIT OF CUSTOM HOUSE HISTORY. A Heratp reporter, in searching for the antique yes- terday, discovered two mouldy trunks in the seizure room of the Custom House. From the customs records it was learned that they were imported by M. Fernen Senen, chief steward of the French steamship Ville de Paris, from Havre, and were filled with beads, choice silks, &c., which the steward intended to run ashore and sell without paying the United States any duties, Special Treasury Agent Captain Charles N. Brackett seized the goods. Their value is estimated at $2,339. Tho case was brought before the late United States Judge Blatchford, of the District Court, and the goods were condemned ‘and ordered to be sold, The steward appealed the case to Judge Woodruff, who affirmed the decision of Judge Blatchiord. The United States District Attorney, however, forgot to order the sale of the goods to take place at auetion. Now that the Heratp bas discovered the goods, they will be sold—doubtless for a fifth of what they were worth in isi. BUSINESS TROUBLES. The Brentwood Coal Company, of No. 43 New street, has gone into bankruptcy, Ata recent meeting ot the stockholders the insolvency of the company was 60 evident that the President, Mr. Tucker, was empowered to file a voluntary petition tm bankruptcy, which was accordingly done, and the matter has been referred to Rogistor Ketchum, Among the claims are those of James 8, Sanford for $380,257 35 and Samuel E. Lyon $5,000, The assets consist of real estate in Contra Costa county California, valued at $47,000, A meeting of the creditors of Isaac OC. Shafer, manu- facturer of syrups at No. 76 Cortlandt street, was called before Register Williams, at No. 4 Warren street, on his application for a discharge in bankruptcy. No op- position was made by any of the creditors, and his dis- charge will be ordered. ‘Antoinette Bernheim, millinery, at No. 27 Union equare, has ne into bankruptcy with liabilities amounting to 000, There are twenty-four creditors, the majority of whom are merchants in Paris. Among the largest creditors are the following:—A. Denisan Co., $6,327 58; Virolleaux & Canriset, 24 90; Mayer Rheims, $3,191 09, Prancfort & Edie, $1,006 12; L. “Abel, $1,701 79; Philip Ropzone, $1,602 34; Jour- dan & Auby, $1,664 28; Kerieux Soeurs, $1,275 78. The assets consist of the stock in trade and notes amounting to $12,167 73. In the matter of the application of George W. Nichol son for a discharge in bankruptcy, which is penain before Register Ketchum, two creditors have appeat against his discharge, and ten days have been allowed ‘vo file their objections. A meeting of the creditors of Mallory & Butterfield, f dealers, at No. 41 Broadway, was held yesterday efore Register Fitch, at No. 845 ‘Broadway, Accord- ing to the schedule the unsecured liatylities amount to $195,179 92 Among the largest claims are the follow- iy ational Bank of Chambersburg, Pa, $42,000; been there half an hour when McKee came fn; the ain office ‘being on a ‘was and soon afterward came into the back MeKee ; ety ge Mmcompeed one of mo: kages, McKee roy is hero;” jeDouald replieds lenerey wal t;” then Mo- wo funny way and said, ‘Fitzroy, keep it secret.” ah re cKee said anytting more, marked that it was more plained it by saying, the moncy had just been divided ‘one was for Joyce, one tor McDonald, , ee and one for if. 7 ‘itzroy was subjected to & very severe exam'nation, but no new facts were elicited. After his testimony the adjourned til! to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock. day the District 9 Alexander & Co., Monon, ia City, Pa., $24,000; Bank. of New York, $17,165; Importers and traders! National Bank, $17,140; ‘Dodge, Stewart & Co., Water- ford, N. Y., $10,762; Manufacturers’ National Bonk of ‘Troy, I A majority of the creditors elected James OG, Beach, of No. 80 Vesey street, assignee, and the Register ordered $30,000 bonds. The only assignment recorded in the County Clerk's Ofice rday was thatof W. W. Dowusto Curis- topher nan. REAL ESTATE SALES, Only two sales took place at the Exchange yesterday, F. A. Lawrence sold, in fexeclosure, the bouse and lot, 20x08, 9, on West Forty-first\ street, south side, $00 feet west of Seventh avenue, for $11,850 to George Sauer. F. H. Davis sold, by order of the Sopreme Ll the by ith lot, 25x100.5, No, 2 it Fity-ninth reek, south oak, 130 Eh. Prevod ne, to Jotn Hardy f said ty peing valued at hry 1y for $6,200, prope 7 ee ike BE | sons, but nothing was ever obtained before implicating | Messrs. William H. Neilson and J, H. Alsopp became }| | wife complained of feeling eick and lame, and THE FATAL LEAP. Execution of Marshall Crain in South- ern Iilinois. HORRIBLE YENDETTA. Justice Takes Mer First Instalment of Ven- geance for Many Crimes. Muniox, Ill, Jan, 21, 1876, Marshall Crain, the young man who suffered tho full penalty of the law*to-day, was one of the chief actors in a vendetta that aroused the attention of the Goverwor and nearly all the citizens of the State, owing to its deadly character and the mystery surrounding it Six human beings fell victims to the feud, each being killed by ambushed assassins. During the years through which the blood of these crimes is scattered the feud of two families—the history of which is too long to be detailed—had be- come that of several neighborhoods, ranged on two opposite sides, Sisney, the victim of the crime for which Crain was hung, had been active in the ven- detta, and it cannot be said that his fate was not merited, death. Many who have staimed thein hands in blood in this feud have never been punished. Toward the close of 1874, while Sisney and a youth named Hindman were sitting in the former’s house, playing a game of dominoes near a window, with the curtain down, two men in moccasined feet took aim at their shadows and fired, Sisney’s arm was shat- and Hindman’s body resembled a sieve. Both 1, and Sisney, to escape the clutches of his son county, adjoining Williamson, HUT SISNEY WAS DOOMED, and for his death Marshall Crain didd on the scaffold to- day. The house occupied by Sismey at the time of the tragedy is a two story frame, with a roof extending over along porch, reaching from the booms of the top windowa Three windows anda door are in the building’s front, under the roof. Tho door opened into the parior, two of the windows giving hght to the room, Sisney, after the second attempt on his life, usually retired early—never being outstde of his house | after dark, On the 28th of. last July a storm, violent in its character, had passed over Carbondale, ceasing in the evening. The atmosphere’ was dark and heavy, and rain dripped from houses and trees, and the alleys | and streets were extremely muddy. A delayed train on the Illinois Central Railroad brought a man named Stanley, who visited the house of Sisney, after eight o’clock, and found Sisney in bed. The visitor was de- termined to sce Sisney, although he seemed to know that it would be difficult to get that gentieman from his bed chamber. Sisney’s daughter, a charming young lady, finaily brought her father into the parlor, He seated himself in an armchair, a preliminary con- versation ensyed, when the window curtain was sud- denly agitated. Bisney said to Stanley, “Some person | is on the porch,” Stanley raised a corner of the cur- tain, peered out through a wire screen, and replied, “No one there,’? at the same moment dropping the curtain, A loud report followed, and a HOLE AS LARGE AS A MAN'S HAND | was plainly visible in the breast of the captain, | The two counties became aroused, and large rewards were offered. Search was made for Crain, and Lowe was detailed for this very impor- tant and perilous undertaking. At first the trail was not visible, but by degrees it was ascertained that the assassin had gone westward, across the Mississippi River, heavily armed. Then commenced a pursuit through Missouri, across the St. Francis River, through Cache swamp, and on to Black River, to a small Arkan- sas town called Pocahontas, Crain was found in a house asleep, exhausted from his long flight, A rifle and shotgun’ stood near his couch, and a pistol was on his person. When aroused from his slumbers he did not attempt an escape, He said that he bad travelled over 500 miles on foot. Ou the way back whiskey was given him, and he revealed the fact that he had assisted in the murders—Baker being the assassin of Sisney and | Music that of Spence. He later confessed that he had killed Captain George W. Sisney for the sum of $300, John Bulliner being the man who employed him to commit the crime; that Music was his accomplice and that the latter had murdered Spence. He was placed | in the Marphysboro (Jackson County) Jail, and by strategy made his escape, but was soon recaptured, From Murphysboro. he was taken to Marion and lodged “in jail In that town he was arraigned for trial and acknowledged his cs throwing himself on the mercy of the Court. judge Crawford sentenced him to be hanged in Marion on the 2ist day of January, 1876 Being remanded to jail he commenced a series of prayers, getting up a re- ligious enthusiasm, and wrote letters with the industry of Joyce, of crooked poison fame. While he was pray- ing and singing and giving advice to the youth of America he managed to cut a hole through the jail, and was only discovered in time to stop a successful flight, THE EXECUTION. Marshall T. Crain was executed at this ier atone | o’clock to-day. When brought from his cell he walked | toa window and addressed over 8,000 persons as- sembled, saying that it was a duty he owed to God | man to confess that his soul was blood stained. voice was clear and firm, denoting no emotion what- ever. After his address he read a poom he had pre- pared for the occasion, and then walked to the trap. A few minutes before it was sprung he said, ‘I am the murderer of William Spence and George W. Sisney, T have nothing more to say.” was no latoidird in his manner, buta display of His HENRY JACOBS’ DOOM. HANGED AT JOLIET FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIYE—THE CRIME AND PROVOCATION—CON- FESSION OF THE MURDERER. Joutmt, [il., Jan, 21, 1876, Henry Jacobs has seen the last ofearth, His exit was made by way of an oft-used . gallows, for in addition to our own murderers—and somehow the proximity of the Penitentiary, mayhap, has give®,us more than our share—we are called upon to do away with several of Chicago’s bloodiest, AS our county joins Cook many achange of venue brings the metropolis in its worst form to our door and our hangman. Jacobs killed his wife. Six months ago he was atolerably well to do farmer, residing not far from this place. About that time his wife was missing, It was known to the rural neighbors that Jacobs and his wife had not been of late upon the best terms, and suspicion was aroused that all was not fair and well. As not even a plausible ac- count was given by Jacobs of the disappearance of the | woman search was made high and low, and was re- warded at last with the Anding of the body, It was buried in a fleld not far from the house, and the grave had been carefully ploughed over. The body bore un- mistakable evidence that death was caused by violence, The usual inquiry followed, and circumstantial evi- dence was so strong against Jacobs that he was held for trial, This followed speedily before the Circuit Court of this county; and, though he was ably defended, the prisoner was convicted and sentenced to death, Jacobs has been hopeful that he would receive a par- don; Ddut, though he made every exertion possible through bis friends, the Governor has declined to in- terfere. JACORS’ CONFESSION. I have not given you the circumstances of the crime as they were developed on the trial, for tho reason that Jacobs has made what be calls a full confession. Eithe: he has given up all hope of escaping the gallows, and has, therefore, determined to make a clean breast, or, as | find many believe, he has given such a coloring to the cause of his crime as he hoped would create feel. ing of sympathy for him tbat would gain him the com- mutation he had sought, During the trial Jacobs declared to his counsel en- tire innocence, and persisted in that declaration until about January 10 last, About that time a son of Jacobs went to his /ather's lawyer, Major Mann, and inquired if'his father had made a confession. The reply was in the negative, whereupon the son made a full statement of the facts as stated to him by his father, Counsel there- upon went to the condemned and informed him that his son had made a disclosure without ing him what {t was, and insisted upon his telling the whole story. Jacobs refused at Orst, but, after persuasion, made a statement which coincided with that made by his son as having come from him. 1 was substantially as fol- low: CAUSE OF THE CRIME. For a longtime Jacobs had suspected his wife’s | erim:n@i inumacy with a young man in the neighbor- hood, About midnight before the day sne was last seen alive he heard a window raised in her room. Their differences were such that though the same roof shel tered them they did not live together. Going out and creeping around to the window he looked tn and saw a man on the bed with her, Leaping in at the window be alarmed them and both he hye the bed, Mrs. Jacobs placing herself between the paramour and the enraged husband, He caught her fiercely by the throat, choked herand threw her back upon the bed. Alter pounding the wonvan until his passion cooled Jacobs retired to hisown room. In the oe the that she would die from the chokii a ie, Finding her dead the ROOD, Jacobs was greatly alarmed, fearing that the neighbors would lynch him, as they knew of bis domestic troubles next afte and would certainly suspect foul play, To conceal his crime he threw her body in the well that night The next day. it rose to the surface and he threw some hay But Crain was the first victim whom the | law effectively clutched, and his doom was that of | ¢ enemies, removed to Carbondale, in Jack- | Neved his only safety was in persistent denial to the last He stated thathe believed the criminal conduct ot his wife was the reason of her insisting upon occu- pying @ separate room from himself, The confession used considerable excitement, but was recetved with ulity so far as related to the criminal conduct of wife, THE BxB°UTION. At balf-past ten this morning Jacobs parted with his children, when, with the assistance of the jailer, he made his toilet preparatory to going out to meet his doom, While this was in progress « large pumber of friends found their way into his cell to bid him goodby. | During the private religious ceremonies that followed | Jacobs appeared very contrite, At one o'clock the procession mowed inio the corridor, where the execu- tion was to take place, Jacobs occupied a chair | under the noose while the death warrant was read, then being attired inashroud. fhe priests knelt in prayer, after Which the rope was placed about his neck, the condemned man muttering’ in German, | help me! Jesus, take me,” and adding to the Sherifl, | ‘Make the knot good, Mr. Arnoid; don’t let me suffer.” | The pin was then drawn and the body swung up into | theair, The doomed man died with few struggles. After hanging thirteen and a half minutes the body was cut down and given over to the friends of the deceased, THE COURTS. While the prosecutors of the Brooklyn Ring are anxious to have the suits tried in this city, the counsel for the indicted officials strenuously oppose any move- ment looking to a trial of the cases outside the mits of Brooklyn. Some time since Mr. Parsons, the repre- | sentative of the State Attorney General, gave notice to the opposing counsel that he should bring the suits to | trial in this city, and the latter thereupon moved for a | change of venue, and upon this motion there was a | lengthy argument yesterday before Judge Barrett, im Supreme Court, Chambers, The suits, as will be re- membered, are to recover $455,000 alleged to have been | fraudulently obtained from the Brooklyn treasury in connection with the building of the Hempstead Reser- voir, and $190,000 charged to have been pocketed in connection with the construction of the Third avenue sewer. The suits are against the respective Commis- sioners having charge of the two works named, and the contractors, the former comprising Messrs. Fowler, Lowber and Bliss, of the Water Board, and tbe latter, Messrs, Kingsley & Keeney. Genoral Roger A. Pryor opened the argument for the Motion, After stating the nature of the complaints against the accnsed he discussed the question in its legal aspect, He claimed that under section 124 ot the | Code they were enutied to have the trials in Brooklyn, where the cause of action arose, Aiter he had Qnished his preliminary remarks the motion was denied as to Kingsley & Keeney, they not having answered and not being represented by counsel. He then went on to State that there was no averment in the compiaint that the Commissioners received any of the money alleged to have been frauduiently obtained. Mr. Parsons in his reply read varioas affidavits setting forth that a fair and impartial trial could not be had in Kings county; that the defendants were not only influential in controlling public affairs in Brooklyn, but that some of them were largely interested in news- papers, As tothe allegation of General Pryor that | there was no averment these men received any of the money obtained by fraud and conspiracy, he answered, the plaintiffs say they have been unable to ascertain so | far whether the beueiits these men received were peca- | mary or political, These actions being of a local char- acter, any county in the State, he insisted, might be selected jor the trial, A lengthy rejoinder followed | from General Pryor, to which MF, Parsons, in return, made response. "Both sides quoted numerous authori: ties, and at the close of the argument Judge Barrett took the papers, reserving his decision, THE PARK THEATRE LEASE. The New York Life and Trust Company leased to James Purssell, in 1868, the premises on the southeast corner of Broadway and Tweity-second street, for the term of twenty-one years, at $20,000 per annum rental. In 1873 the plaintiff erected the Park Theatre on the premises at an expense of $112,000 and leased the samo for ten years to William Stuart at $39,000 per annum. In September, 1874, the plainuit, having made default in payment of rent, was dispossessed by summary pro- cecdings and the defendants took possession, retaining all Mr, Purssell’s tenanis. By a statute passed 842 the plaintiff had the right to redeem the premises in one year, and made demand upon his landlords within the time therefor upon the ground that reuts received amounted to more than the rent due. Possession was reused, and thereupon Messrs. Arnoux, Ritch & Wood- ford filed thetr bill to redeem and for an account, The defendants appeared by Messrs, Betts & Robmson and W. J. Marrinand denied the rightto redeem. The case came on yesterday to be tried before Judge San- ford, holding Special Term of the Supreme Court, William Henry Arnoux appearing of coudsel for plain tif and Ira Shafter of counsel for defendants. The questions involved are novel and important and the amount involved inthe case exceeds $100,000, The questions involved are whether the landiord who dis- possesses his tenant under a lease of ten years acts as the tenant’s trustee for the drst year thereafter; whether the tenant 1s bound to tender to the landlord the whole amount of rent due, irresy of the amount of rent received, to constitute a valid tender, and whether the tenant can file a bill in oquity against the jandiord for an account, or is the rendoring &n ac- count a matter of grace on the part of the landlord, ‘The case is still on. IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE CASE. The case of Teresa Lynch against Marks Rinaldo, tried yesterday in the Court of Common Pleas before Judge Van Brunt, is one of considerable importance to persons dealing in real estate. It appeared that the plaintiff, in April, 1873, entered into a written con- tract with the defendant to exchange $: gia) worth of diamonds for two of defendant's houses in East Thir- ty-eighth street, subject to a mortgage of $8,000. Nothing was said in the contract about accrued in- terest on the mortgage, At the time of passing the deed there were four months’ interest due on the mort- gage, hence this suit upon the orginal contract to re cover that interest. The Court dismissod the complaint with costs, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. In the case of the Tivoli Theatre, which has been pend- ing tor some time before the Excise Board, the Com- missioners yesterday dismissed the proceedings upon the legal grounds raised by ex-Judge Curtis. It is be- lieved that the Excise law has been strack a mortal blow, and certainly it is @ great professional triumph for Judge Curtis. United States Commissioner Osborn yesterday com- mitted Thomas Stewart, steward of tho British ship Neptune’s Car, for extradition to England for trial upon the charge of assauiting, with tntent to kill, Rob- ert Buckingham, mate of the vessel. His counsel, A, H. Purdy, will apply to the United States Circuit Court for a writ of babeas corpus and certiorari, Everett Brown, charged with desertion and refusal to proceed to sea after regularly signing articles, was tried late yesterday afteruoon, before Judge Benedict, in the United States Circuit Court, Criminal Branch. A. HL Purdy ay for the defence and Assistant United States District Attorney Foster for the prosecu- tion, The jury returned a verdict of guilty and he was sentenced to ten days’ imprisonment in Ludiow Street Jail. Alengthy opinion was given yesterday by Judge Robinson, of the Court of Common Pleas, dismissing the complaint of Hennessey & Co. against Wheeler and others The plaintif’sare the proprietors of the “Hennessey Brandy.” The suit was for an injunction to restrain the defendants from an alleged infringe- ment on his trade mark. It having been proven to the satisfaction of Jada Robinson that the so-called quart and pint bottles of Hennessey brandy do not contain the full measure represented he dixmissed the com- plaint, holding that the plaintiffs did not come into court with clean hands, and consequently were not en- titled to an injunction from a court of equity. In the United States District Court, Criminal Branch, before Judge Benedict, the trial of ral William @. Manck was concluded yesterday. The jury gave a ver- dict of not guilty, and the defendant was immediately discharged. This ts the second trial of the casa, In 1870 there organized in California two companies known as the Giant Powder Company and the Atlantic Giant Powder Company. In this city there was also or- | ganized a company known as the United States Buaitag Oli Company, of which Mr. Shafner was President ai Mr. Stewart was Secretary. It is alleged that the two California companies proposed to Mr. Shafner to give | him $200,000 worth of stock im their companies and $2,408 in gold if he would obtain for them a majority of tho stock of the blasting ot company. A suit has grown out of the transaction, and ‘an effort is being made to set aside these transactions, together with an assignment of the patent rights of the oil company. The case came on for argument wy 4 before Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court, Chambers. The point dis- cussed was mainly one of jurisdiction of this the property of the California companies, The Court took the papers, reserving decision. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Barrett. Sowman va Atlantic and Pacitlo Railroad Com- pany.—Motion denied, with $10 costs. McLean vs. Mead.—Motion to change trial granted, Dut without costs, as the moving papers do not show that the demand was je before issue joined, Gilbert vs. Craig, Nos. 1 and 2—Report confirmed and order granted. Owen ve. Pickert.—Motion to vacate order of arrest denied, with $10 cosis, Bernhardt vs. Kridel.—Application granted. Gross vs. Dulman.—Order granted. Spratt vs. Crawford —Motion dismissed, without costa, and with leave to renew on other papers, Morey and another vs, Lilienthal.—Motion ted upon payment of all costs to date and upon jane giving the plaintiff a bond to be ved by the Court conditional for the payment of any ) ent which may recover, costs to be id and bond given the within ten days, or motion denied with $10 costs; order ‘to be settled on two days’ notice, Kid va Blum.—Writs aismussed and prisoner re- manded. Memorandum. Jaauary at a quarter pass ten A. M. Phillips ‘vn Melville Same decision. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. over it, and that nige Temoved it to afield hard by, burying it and ploughing over the spot, Jacobs asserted that he concealed the facts from his counenl bemause be dared not trust any one, and be- By Judge Donohue, By Judge Brady. af | Phillips va. Balley./-Counsel vo appear on the Mth of | Ramney vs. Peyser et al. ; May vy Kuhn et al —Judg- Opiniona hs ments for viaimtills, Saher vs. McCormack et al,—Decree and findings signed, Westbrook. By Judge 2 ' —Judgment for plaintif. Flint vs. Hemenway et al. Opinion. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Sedgwick, ie Nitschke va, O'Neill; schwartz, &c., va. O'Conner et al; Winfeld vs, Jobuston,—Judgments, for plaints. Memorandums, Parker vs. Harrison ct al. —Complaint dismissed with- out costa, Memorandum By Judge Sanford. Graham et al. vs. Oilivett; Pollock & Stevens and Zann et al. v& Phillips—Orders granted. Keck et al. va. Werder.—Reference ordered. Davis vs. Helm ot al. —Order overruling demurrer, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Before Judge Bixby. A ROBBERY ON BROADWAY. William Westlake, a resident of Fort Greene place, Brooklyn, was walking down Broadway at a late hour on Thursday evening, when just as he arrived near the Olympic Theatre he was stopped by three men. One of them asked him the time of night, Mr. Westlake, not liking their looks, made an evasive reply and at- tempted to pass them. One of them, however, got in front of him and struck him a powerful blow under the ear, felling him to the sidewalk and rendering him partially unconscious. Two of them then held bim prostrate while the third robbed him of a valuable Id watch aud chain, They started to run, and Mr. estlake, regaining his tee fave chase, ‘shouting “Stop thief !"? Detective Wade, hearing his crics, in- tercepted one of the thieves by Gg Fone The other two escaped. The prisoner gave his. name as John Murphy, said be resided at No. 48 Mulberry street. He was fully identifled by Westlake as ono of the men who robbed him. The stolen watch was not recovered, From a description given by Westlake, the 2 g E police say that they will be able to capture the other robbers. Justice Bixby held Murphy without bail, WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT. Before Judge Kilbreth. STEALING GAS. Augustus D. Hendrickson, of No, 816 West Eleventh street, was held tn $300 to answer for stealing gas from the Manhattan Gas Company. The complainant was Inspector 0, F. Marsh, an employé of the company, who swore that on examining the meter he found aru ber pipe connecting with the main and the house pipes, therefore the gas did not pass the meter and no regis- try could be obtained. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. As Selig Silberger, of No. 53 Orchard street, a pedler, was passing through Thirty-seventh street, on Thurs- day morning, he was assailed near Tenth ue by a gang of young roughs, who are known as the ‘Mur- derers’ Row” gang. The gang knocked the pedler down and ran away with his “pack,” which contained $40 worth of fancy goods. His cries attracted the attention of Oficer McCormick, of the Twentieth pre- cinet, who gave chase. One of them dropped the “pack” in their flight, thinking that the officer would stop to pick it up, but he continued his chase, and the boys rushed into the water at the foot of Thirty-ninth street and secreted themselves beneath the pier, Mc- Cormick rapped for assistance, and after some time two of the robbers surrendered, but not before a few shots had been fired at them. The third, however, re- fused to come out, and as the water was low the officers could not geta boatto reach him. He ts well known and will be arrested to-day. The two other prisoners ve their names as William Williams, of No, 604 West hirty-ninth street, and James Cushon, of Thirty-ninth street, They were held in $1,500 each to answer, JANE VAN HOESEN’S CRIME. In reference to the larceny of a watch and chain by Jane Van Hoesen, as reported in yesterday’s Henao, it was inadvertently stated that Mrs. Mullholland left the room and went to purchase a drink, The facts are that while Mrs. Mullholland left the room to optain the ten cents for Jane the latter decamped with her watch and chain. The prisoner stated she wanted the ten cents for a drink, and in Court fully admiteed the robbery. ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT, Belore Judge Otterbourg. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Late on Wednesday night as Frederick H. C. Clark, of No, 82 Spring street, was returning home, he was as- saulted at the corner of Bowery and Houston street by two men, whom he subsequently identified, who robbed him of a flute worth $100 and a piccolo worth $50, Officer Little, of the Seventeenth precinct, found tho men attempting to pawn the property in First avenue, near Twelfth street, They gave their names as John Grant, of No. 522 East Thirteenth street, and Terrence McKenna, of No, 569 Fiist avenue They wero held in $1,500 each to answer. On Thursday night Stephen McCarthy, of No. 16% Hamilton sti and Stephen Maloney, a sailor, living at No. 85 Washington street, became involved ina quarrel about some trivial matter. The affair was ended by Maloney attempting to assault McCarthy with aslupgshot, He was shortly afterward arrested and on complaint of McCarthy was yesterday beld in $1,000 bail to answer a charge of carrying concealed weapons. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. Before Judge Murray. ARREST OF AN ESCAPED CONVICT. Officer Joseph Cottrell, of the Twenty-second pre- cinct, arraigned William H. Chatterton, the Workhouse convict who escaped from Keeper Kidd on the night of the 9th inst, when the drowning of another convict named Gardner occurred, Kidd, 1t will be remem- bered, was arrested at the time for causing Gardner’s death, and i# now in prison awaiting trial on that charge. Chatterton is respectably connected, but his insatiable appetite for liquor has made of him a com- plete wreck. Ho was sent to the Workhouse by his relatives to be reformed, but instead of being deprived of all opportunities of getting liquor he was intoxi- cated, he mitt almost daily. It was with the intention bet ier on a heavy spree that Kidd had taken bimself and Gardner to this city on the night of the drowning, but generally the liquor is conveyed to the island in large quantities by the employés. A MAN EATER. In the Kings County Court of Sessions, yesterday, Owen Tully, proprietor of a liquor store on Myrtle ave. ue, who is known to the police as a dangerous ruffian, was placed on trial under an indictment for mayhem, Tully, who is known as ‘the wickedest man in Broox- lyn,” is ofa very ferocious appearance. Walter West- lake, the receiving clerk of the New York, Hartford and New Haven Railroad, on the night of April 29, ‘1875, was riding on a Myrtle avenue car, on the front platform of which was Tully, The latter quarrellea with the conductor, struck him and forced his way Into the car, Westlake remonstrated with him for making a disturbance, and Tully struck bim a heavy blow under the jaw. He then screamed, “I want to cat and bit Westlake on the nose. Westlake endeavored to protect his face with his band, but Tully fastened his teeth on the thumb of bis victim and bit it to the bone. The conductor and some rs came to Westlake’s assistance and torced Tully trom the car; but he still heid Westiake’s thumb between his teeth, chewing and biting it. When he let go of the thumb ho Tan away, but was subsequently arrested in a saloon in the netg borhood. Westlake has lost the use of his jumt Previous to the aesault on Westlake, according to the testimony of Thomas Karly, the conductor, Tully re- fused to pay bis fare. Early pushed him off the oar, Tully jumped on again, with the words, “I will eat Fd and then bit the conductor’s thamb terribly, —< testified that be bit Westlake and Early in sell. aeience, After deliberating nearly four hours the jury Iast night rendered a verdict of guilty of mayhem. Tully was then remandedio Raymond Street Jail for sentence, yee Tecenuly recovered $6,400 from Tully in a civil su DAMAGES AGAINST A RAILROAD. Before Judge Pratt, in the Kings County Supreme Court, yesterday, Mrs. Matilda Herch brought suit against the Williamsburg and Flatbush Railroad Com- pany to recover $5,000 for the loss of her husband's life, The track of the company’s line crosses that of the South Side Railroad. As one of the horse cars crossed the track jt was struck by a locomotive and Mr. Herch, who was amon; rs, was crushed to Plainti $4,250, death. The jury gave the COURT OF APPEALS. Aupay, Jan. 21, 1876 In the Court of Appeals to-day the following business No. 182 Brown vs. Volkenking.—., ‘dal cotanaaee. ‘ol ing. —Argument resumed No. 61. John L, Woisner, aj nt, vs. The Vill of Douglass, respondent —A\ ey yD. D. wivean at = for appellant, and by W. J. Welsh for ‘Adjourned, ; Siseniake ae an deca 191, for Mon 24;—Nos. 133, 147, 149, 150, 154, an a, por. i SUPREME COURT CALENDAR. Auaasy, 1876. ¢ following ts the Supreme Court, Sheena Term, lendar for Saturday, Jan 22:—Noa. 97, 102, Baie = <a Sea A SAD JOKE. To Tax Epiror ov, tas HeRALD:— 1 observe in Thursday's Hemanp ® notice ef my al. Jeged marriaga, No such marriage has taken place, either at the time mentioned or at any other time The whole affair ts undoubtedly 6 Joke, but Noses 11s Loree, a0 6 say mm ama ar ae STEEPLECHASE AND HURDLE RaG ING. [From the Turf, Field and Farm, Jan. 21.) Much has been said and written of late on the subjeq of this noblest of all fleld sports and all sorts of schemet suggested looking to the early establishment o steeplechasing and hurdling “‘on a grand scale’ at out regular race meetings, Some of these opinions ant suggestions, by the way, might have been unuttered for all the good they are likely to accomplish. The Nsw York Heraxp, in a recent editorial article ot “Steeplechase Racing,’? advances some very sensible views on the subject, Other communications have fol- lowed in that and other papers which are wide of the mark when they style steeplechasing and hurdle racing in America a8 ‘a subject for derision te those who have ‘seen anything of the real article! and our “wretched steeplechasers”? ag “knockin over hurdles not strong enough to pen in a calf.” II would be sheer folly to attempt steeplechasing in America if we poscess nothing but a species ol “cattle,” whose “clipped coats and banged tails only make their crooked legs and mean points the more con: spicuous” ‘This 1s not the proper mode of treating thé subject, and such attompts to belittle our racing stock and our modest efforts to engra(t steeplechusing as g feature of our turf sports are calculated wWtlo more barm than good. Steeplechasing is of h origin, and Dr. Lever has immortalized it in bis grapitcand humorous descrip- tions of the fox chase. England adopted it, but for many years the Irish hunter and Irish jockey were the victors. Then came genticmen riders, and the contestt between these amateurs gave a new zest to the sport. now steeplechasing and hurdle races are among the prized pastimes of English and Irish sportsmen. As a sequence their horses are bred and trained for the purpose. Sturdy, compactly built, with frames well knit, they are able to carry weight, and their thoroughbred blood gives them speed and endurance. They are also educated in jumping by @ gradual course of training. In the stud, proper selec- tions are made; and thus the steeplechaser aud hurdler are produced. Both jn England and ireland there are natural advantages of country also, all of. which tends to foster and popularize the sport, It \ not to be supposed, therefore, that, shorn of these many advantages, Americans are to succeed imme: diately in establishing at their regular meetings steeple- chasing ‘on agrand scale.” But there is much thas can be accomplished if we set about it in the right way. The steeplechase meeting at Newport, R. |, last summer, gotten up atthe instance of Mr. Jamea Gordon Benuett, though called at short notice, is ap evidence of what can be done, ifthe proper ellort is made, The natural advantages of location, the nature of the grounds, the stone fences, the ditches, awator Jeaps, &c., were mainly instrumental in in- suring the success of that meeting. Where these advantages are lacking at other courses, they can be measurably supplied. If we have no Atberstones and Quorns among our racing stocks we hi material to produce them. Even now there are a number of hardy, well bred youngstera: that could be readily educated for tle hurdle and the steeplechase, if their owners can only be brought discard that horrible bugbear, the carrying of weight. Since the reduction of welter weights from 40 to 23 Ibs., the present weights are ght in comparison witb English weights. A bue and cry was raised last fall at Jerome Park when Diavolo, 5 years old, who was required to carry 178 Ibs. in a steeplechase of two miles and three quar- was injured in taking the water jump, not over ten feet wide, with a brush fence in front not over two andahalffect high. His accident was, to the unini- tiated, of course, the result of being over weighted. How this weight, for a five-year-old, compares with English weights, the tew examples annexed will show. Rose of York, by Morocco, 4 years old, won Elyas~ ton Castle Plate, two bed with 179 Ibs. ; Jonah, by Outcast, 5 years old, won Welter Steeplechase Plate, two and one-half miles, with 183 Ibs.; Hussar, aged, by Hesper, won Open Hunter Race, two miles, with 196 Ibs. ; Lucy, 6 years old, by Commotion, won Open Hunter Stake, two and one-half miles, with 185 Ibs. ; Goldfinder, 6 years old, won Hunt Steeplechase Cup, ai Kingsbury, three miles, with 199 Ibs.: Carbineer, aged, by Young Voltigeur, won the Middlesbury Hunt Steeplechase, two and one-half miles, with 210 Ibs. ; he won the Tynsdale Hunt Steeplechase, three miles, with 199 Ibs.; Marmion, aged, by Codrington, won Car Horse Cup, three and one-half miles, with ist Ibs; Lucy, aged, won Hunter Steeplechase, at Cambridge, three miles, with 191 Ibs. The Bloomer, aged, won the United Hu -Bteeplechase, three miles, with 189 = Ibs.; Bangor aud'Merry Lad, 6 years old, carrying same weight, &c., &c. These are but a few of the hundrede of steeplechases run in England in which the weights carried are heavier than our American weights. —Be- sides the difference in weights, the stone walls in Eng: land are five feet high, the hurdles four and one-hal{ feet, made stiff, and the water-jumps from twelve ta fourteen feet. In our steeplechase courses the stone ‘walls are about three and one-half feet bigh, the bur. dies about the same and the water-jumps seldom over ten feet. Again, the English steeplechase courses are uneven and rolling, making the racing much more exhausting to tho horses engaged than ours, over & comparatively flat country. The corollary drawn from these facts is indisputable. We cannot afford to be bebind the times, Owners of racing stock must bow to the decree that calls for steeplechase and hurdle racing ag an essential feature in our Recta. pre ea, Of necessity they willhave to bri jong distance, sturdy horses, until a distinctive type it created, fitted for cross country purposea. Mcanwhile those that are adapted to such work should be trained” for the business and | erdgre 5 accustomed to carry weight. The country affords ample material to work on. We must utilize and make it available. Why should we not, with the resources at our command, be able to accomplish what others bave done and are still doing? It is now a well established fact that we have greater number of long distance horses in the United States than the whole of Great Britain can boast, ‘Added to this we have in perspective the sons and daughters of Lexington, Planet, Jonesboro, Barney Willams, Harry Bassett, Fellowcraft, Wanderer, Fos- ter, Morgan ‘Scout, Limestone, Arizona, Oyster- Thad Stevens, Tom tate | Monarchist, Big Fellow, Bayw Enquirer, Glenelg, Long- fellow, &a, &c, besides an endless number that will follow when Katie Peaso, Wildidle, Rutherford, Preakness, Mate, Grinstead, Springbok, Abd-el-Koree, Catesby, Tubman, Vandalite, Madge, Acrobat, Stam- pede, Colonel Nelligan, it Friend, Jack Frost, Aaron Pennington, Aristides, Shylock, Whisper, Lizzie Lucas, Bessie and a host of others that do not oc- cur to us at this moment, shall bave been retired from. the turf, which they vow adorn, to become the hon- ored sires and dams of future heroes and heroines, Of this material will the steeplechasers of America be: composed; and with the aid of the Jockey ‘cee should co-operate with owners and breeders by offering inducements in thes shape of liberal stakes and purses, the time is not far distant when, as Americans, wo may, with honest pride, boast of our stecplechases. and hurdle races. THE RIFLE. The Amateur Rifle Club have just declined to accept. of a challenge from the American Offhand Ritle Club, to shoot a team match of six men a side. The amateurs object to the use of hair triggers on the part of the American Club, The objection may be all right enough, according to the rules of the National Rifle Association; but the amateurs can also use hair triggers if they wish. Good shooting rather than nice ruling is what all should aim at A match is on the tapis between the rifiemen who are writers on the stafls of the daily journals and their fellow professionals who are similarly connected wiih the weekly journals of this city. Efforts are bejng made to organize a long range Irish-American team, to shoot this year in the inter- national match at Philadelphia, Mr. Edward Browne, secretary of the Irish-American Rifle Club, will receive, at his office, No. 243 Broadway, communications on the subject from either the city or country. PIGEON SHOOTING. MATCH OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THE: GROUNDS OF THE LONG ISLAND SHOOTING CLUB. There was a large attendance of the members of the Long Island Shooting Club on its grounds, near Jamaica, yesterday, to witness the match at pigeon. shooting between Mr, Parks and Mr. Thomas Jerome, The latter was known to havg been ao excellent shot, but he utterly failed to display any of his old time skill. He was decidedly out of practice, and moe to shoot without any confidence in himself. He was likewise unfortunate in what are ordinarily called “good birds” or “drivers,” while Mr. Parks was in fine form, and although first class birds | omg 8 fell him, he brought them down in handsome style, and shot his opponent out in the eighteenth round. After the match several jes for the value or the birds were shot by different members Uf the clut present, for sce only, and the sport was not wound up antil all pigeons were exhausted, SUMMARY, sen a Grovxps of tHe Loxa Istaxp Smoorixa Nera Jamaica, L. L, Jan, 21, 1876.—Match at pigeon shoot ing, $60 9 side, 25 birds each, from two traps; 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary; Long Isiand rules to govern. 1s ben cas — 4,41, 9 1,1, 1,1, i ir. Jero' 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 4, ota "ined, , Sasha ee WAS tle PIGEON SHOOTING NOTES, The play or pay match of fifty birds each for $25 » side, announced to be shot at Deerfoot Park yesterday, between Dr. W W. Wynn and Philip Duffy, did not take place. Mr. Duffy was on hand at an early hour, but Dr, Wynn failed to put in an appearance. At the annual meeting of the Long Msland Shooting, Club, held on the 19th inst, the following oficers were, elected for the ensuing aa ee W. M. Parks; Vico President, Dr. H. F. Aten; Secretary, M. V. Bay: lis; Treasurer, R. Robinson; Board of Directors, J. J Walton, Charles A. Eddy and W. W. ‘Wynn The repors of the Board of Directors for’ the ear, through its chairman, Captaw A Greeters’ was very encouraging to the cluly showing @ prosperous condition, while it also estab: lished that its shooting | sepeoy are better arranged ir all for the comfort and pleasure of its member than of any association in the State, The follow tng resolution was proposed by the Board and unani mously carried:—‘‘That the mutilation of birds sha not be allowed under any circumstances on the ground tee Lon; Lome Shooting Club Pe? person 3 y at this resointi be conspicuol posted om the club rounds, “