The New York Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1876, Page 11

_—™~ THE COURTS. Further Proceedings in the Walker Divorce Suit. CURIOUS CHARGE OF SUDORNATION OF PERJURY Accounts of Tweed and Mis Ring Allies in the Broadway National Bank. The Bleecker Street Railroad in Court Again. LATEST OFFSET IN A CITY SUIT. In the further argument yesterday, before Judge Robinson, holding Special Term of the Court of Com- mon Pleas, on the motion for alimony in the suit for divorce brought by Joseph Walker against his wife, Mary Eliza Walker, thore was a large attendance in the court room, drawn there doubtless by the singular features of this rather remarkable divorce suit. Septuagenarian though he is, Dr, Walker, who was present, looked much younger, talked with great ‘vivacity to his friends, and after the proceedings were ‘Atorminated walled out with the firm and elastic step ‘ofa man in the prime of life. Mrs, Walker, who bad ‘weveral lady friends with her, was most clegantly at- fired, though looking very pale and delicate, the (present, indeed, being the first occasion of her leaving ‘her house since the institution of the suit The hus- ‘Dand was reprosented by Messrs. George W. McAdam ‘and Anthony R. Dyett, and the wife by Mr. John B, Perry, ex-Judgo Jones and Mr. E. P. Cowles, Mr. Dyett replied to the lengthy argument of Mr, “erry, made at the previous session of the Court. Re- ‘erring to the affidavits on the part of Mrs. Walker, he Baid that upon analyzing tho affidavits of her physi- cian, Dr. Arango, it would be seen that he does not ‘Btate that her sickness was dangerous or of a charac- "er to render it impossible, or even improbable, that she was guilty of the licentious conduct imputed to her by the many witnesses whose aildavits Dr. Walker had produced; that her chief sickness, as the doctor states, 4s chronic dyspepsia, a disease which tsbetter cured by ‘a brisk walk in the open air and plain, wholesome food ‘than by riding in acarriage and eating luxurious din Mors; that the doctor, in his affidavit, states that she 4s easily affected by liquor or unduly sensitive to its indlue: but that for years’ past, as the doctor Biat @ had been accustomed to indulge in stimulants in order to forget her trouble, ‘which produced vomiting, congestion of the brain and sometimes aberration of mind, in which condition she did and said things for which she was not respon- sible, Mr. Dyett characterized this as an ingenious ‘mode of saying what in plain language would be defined as getting dead drunk and sometimes delirious from drink. He further showed that from her own affidavits ‘Dr. Walker was’ a large-hearted and generous man, supporting, it was true, many poor relatives, who locked about when he became, as they supposed, sick; but he bad also supported his wife’ in elegance and luxury; that the débris of her wardrobe, which she set forth in her affidavit as being now in her possession, consisted, for example, of a sealskin sacque, costing $500; a camel’s hair shawl, costing $1,000; a broché shawl, costing $200, and a’ large number ‘of elegant ‘dresses of silk and other expensive material, worth about $200 apicce, footing up nearly $4,000, and iitaire diamond earrings, worth $1,000; a diamond reastpin, worth $1,200, and other clegant jewelry, ‘worth in all about $4,000 more; that the furniture, ‘which she coniesses she has and which she took from the doctor’s house, was of the most elegant and expen- kive obaracter. He characterized her demand for ‘$12,000 a year tomporory alimony to enable her to hire ‘a whole house and furnish it and. keep three servants ‘and a conch and horses as preposterous, He thought, Af innocent and sensitive to the churges made against hor, she would rather seek the comparative obscurity ‘fa respectable boarding house and live retited until ‘phe had a chance to prove that innocenco; that by all ‘the authorities temporary alimony should be limited to ‘the actual wants of the wife to enable her to live in comfort, not in luxury. He conceded that these wants ‘were such as persons in her station in life were accus- fomed to, He thought $50 a week was an abundant Bum to support a lady, without children to caro of, in a respectable position; that child and the doctor's were both supported by ‘him, though the doctor was under no obligation to sup- her child That he did so now and kept that child at school in beh 24 Siete proof onty of his gen- erous ion. »That he had given large sums of ‘monoy th all to relatives and bad made bad speculations only showed the same thing and his confiding nature, He next reforred to her own admission that she had once taken breakfust on the road with her own coach- , Howard, who had retused to give up to the doce his carriage and horses; that sho gone out riding twelve times on the road with one of the gentle: men with whom she is charged with committing adultery, and had stopped on the road at various places swith him in the time. That in reference to the charge ‘maite by the doctor that she had gone into the bedroom tof a gentleman in her husband’s house, In. her pightdress, while be was oat of town, ehe admitted she’had done so, but excused it as a bit of fun, calling her servants to see the tun; she had played ‘Potiphar’s wife to this gentieman’s Joseph, whom her counsel spoke of as an old man, but who. the affidavits show had attained the venerable age of forty-five years, ‘Hoeinsisted that on the Aftidavits on both’ sides there ease of guilt on the part of the wile e ‘waa a stron; shown, and although he conceded this was not the ti ‘or placo to try the merits, and the wife had a right t rial by jury, yet the Court, in exercising its discretion Yn such a caso should take into consideration the Strength of the case made against her in fixing the mmount of the alimony; that the authorities snowed that in sucha case the Court might deny alimony together. The doctor, he added, did not wish his wife and the mother of his child to be left penniless, however 1 poten she might be. He did not wish thal he should descend, as women do who pass the rubicon Detween virtue and vice, into the lower depths of vice end igacy, where they are driven by want, Ho ‘Wid not read the affidavits, because it would occupy too ‘much time, but the Judge would read them and would Bee that by the testimony of many witnesses, who de- tailed fucts coming under thcif observation, thero cculd be no doubt of Mrs. Walker's acts, and that she. had beon guilty of the adulteries charged against her, ‘and of intemperance and licentions conduct for years past. Mr. Dyett spoke earnestly and forcibly, his argu- ‘meat occupying an hour andahal!. His analysis of the affidavits on Mrs, Walker’s part and statement of hhis client's side of the ease gave it avery different complexion from that which it bore when the plaintifl’s age finished his argument on Monday. Ex. of Mrs. Walker, which will close the argument in tho wease. ALLEGED SUBORNATIONS OF PER- JURY. - A rather singular sult was commenced yosterday in ‘the Court of Oyer and Terminer, before Judgo Barrett, Austin Black, indicted for subornation of perjury, was placed on trial, He is represented by Ex-Judge Fuller- ton and Charles W. Brooke, aud the prosecution by District Attorney Phelps. Tho facts of the caso as stated in Mr, Phelps’ opening show that in 1966 aman named John Ross was engliged in business in this city ms a broker, and that ehortly afterward he disap- ‘peared; that soon afer Mr. Black turned up posscssor of a check for some $63,000, purporting to be drawn by ‘Mr. Ross on the Continental Bank of this city, and that whon the check was presented at the Continental Bavk they declared that the certificate was ® = forgery, whereupon = Mr, Black = com- menced suits ngainst the bank, claiming that tho cortification was proper. Tho issue raised in that suit was whether the certification was forged or no! ‘and it became necessary for Mr, Black to establish t ‘the relations between ltoss and Timpson, the teller of Me were very intimate, so as to make it proba- Die that Mr. Timpson had really certified If he could show this intimagy he might mal tiflcation probable, Mr. Biack, knowing this, under- took to supply evidence, He’ engages Dusenbury, a former errand boy of who in turn engages two meu, named Howells and Boelinger, but there was a difficaity in the way. Neither of these men knew Ross,. who bad absconded. This difficulty, however, was overcome by Black furnishing them with a written ‘dorcription of Ross. Howells and Boclinger had never seen pson, but to rem this defect Dusen- bury was directed to take Howeils aud n- jer down to the Continental Bank some day caring business hout when, of course, it would be very ensy for them to see Timpson at ‘The prosecution called as thelr first witness John HB. Dusenbury, the Ling man who was jointly indicted with the dren poop hee en by enyre dong was emplo} tee ir. Ross Gayo; that beknew Black by-sight; that he oese an bimaboat three years Jones will appear this morning on behalf NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1876.—1TK the witness cnair—and that there would have to be some false oes done. The trial will pi ly occupy two or three days, THE TWEED SIX MILLIONS SUIT. The proceedings yesterday before Judge Westbrook, of the Supreme Court, in the Tweed six millions suit were by far the fullest of any thus far during the trial, On the opening of the Court Judge Westbrook an- nounced that he should allow the entries of deposits in the bank books as evidence. Mr. Parkhurst, the receiving teller of the Broadway Bank, resumed his testimony. He had before him the ponderous books of the bank, and, together with Mr, Peckham, went over the bank, accounts of the severay members of the Ring. His testimony was confined to a comparison of the deposits, with the dates and amounts of the fraudulent warrants. Fourteen checks of Androw J. Garvey were shown to him, and he was asked to say in whose handwriting the letters “E. A. W.," indorsed on the checks, were. He recog- nized the letters on three of the checks as in his own handwriting. On cross-examination he stated that the cuts on the checks might be the cuts of some other teller of some other bank; that other banks might havo the same kind of cuts; the accounts were correctly kept; the shorts and overs never amounted to but a few conts; he never knew of @ defalcation in the Broadway Bark. Wheeler Stockman and William H. Cox, both clerks in the Broadway Bank in 1871, were the next wit- nesses called. Their testimony was simply a corrob- oration of the evidence given by the previous witness, A. E. Parkhorst, W, Stockman, George W. Ball, Ben- eS D. W. Bleecker, John C, Cruikshank, Harward P. Park and Arthur E. Smith, all clerks at one time in the Broadway Bank, wore called as witnesses, Their testimony bad similar reference to the accounts ap- pearing in the books of the last of the members of the Ring, and was similarly dull and uninteresting. THE BLEECKER. STREET RAILROAD. Judge Lawrence, of the Supreme Court, yesterday granted an ex-parte order, directifg the Bleecker Street Railroad Company and Jacob Sharp to show cause on the 28th inst., in his court, why ‘they should not be punished for contempt for a violation of an in- Junction made on the 23d of December last, by an at- tempt to dispose of the property of the company and why such property should not be sequestrated. The order was made on the application of Messrs. Sullivan, Kobbe & Fowler, based on an affidavit of Mr. Alvan 8. Southworth, the receiver of the road. In his affidavit Mr. Southworth alleges that he was appointed receiver on the 23d of December, 1875; that certain actions are pending for a foreclosure of a first mortgage upon the property of the company; that by virtue of said order of the Court it 18 provided: —‘That this Court, in pur- suance of the powers in it vested, doth, by this order, enjoin the Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad Company, and its officers, agents, solicitors, attorneys and servants, and each and every of them, from the exercise of any of its corporate privileges and fran- chises, and particularly from disposing of, selling or offering for sale, any of the second mortgage bonds described iw the complaint, except so far as may be nm and proper to keep up the organization and corporate existence of said company, and to make application to the Court touching the settlement of these actions as they may be advised, from collecting or receiving any debts or demands, or paying out or in any way transferring or delivering or intermeddling or disposing of or other- wise mmterfering with the property or effects of the said Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad Com, ny untilthe further order of this Court;" that no suc! further order has been made therein; that deponent is vested with all the property of the said company by virtue of the said order so As ihe him receiver, He further alleges that, notwit! injunction, which was duly served on the defendant company, and of which Jacob Sharp, one of the managing directors thereof, had due knowledge, and of which they had due notice and knowledge, the said company and Sharp have wilfully violated and dis- obeyed sad order in that. both have iptermeddied with the company’s property, and have approached various Shareholders of the company to gain the consent of such shareholders toa lease of a portion of the prop- erty, claiming to act parsuant to an act of the Legisia- ture of the State of New York permitting such lease by said company; but, notwithstanding the said order of injunction expressly prohibited the said attempted transfer, the compan: and Sharp have proceeded to obtain consents to such trans- fer from the shareholders of the company, with the intent to embarrass the deponent thereby, and have openly given outand avowed to deponent their intent thereby was to aid the Twenty-third Street Railroad Company to gain possession of tne property of the Bicecker Street road; that this attempt and disobedi- ence is 4 great embarrassment to deponent, and is an unjust and disobedient and unlawful interference with the proporty; that while deponent is striving to invig- orate the company by a prudent management thercof the said Sharp and the company are giving out that they intend to dismember the company and embarrass deponent in the discharge of his duty as an officer of tno Court, and that such disobedience tends to defeat the rights of the receiver and disorganize the management of the corporation, and hag seriously embarrassed and interfered with the same. The affidavit concludes with the ailogation that “Sharp gave out publicly he would defeat the deponeut’s appointment and would obtain possession of all such portion of the property of the company ag was thus attempted to be disposed of.”” A NICE LAW QUESTION. In the Supfeme Court, before Justice Donohue, the case of Benjamin F. Haskin against the City was brought to trial yesterday afternoon. ‘The action was for services as Assistant Cierk of the Tenth District Court, of which Judge John Fianagan is the Justice. Tho City denied his appointment and the rendition of tho services, but after the examination of the Clerk of the Vourt the cause of action was admitted, and Assistant ion Counsel Stetson sought to defeat a recovery by claiming that moneys had been paid to Mr, Haskin for services as stenographer, and that he was incompe- teny to render such services and had not in fact ren- deref them and, therefore, the amount paid to him should be offset against the presentaction. Mr. Moyer Butzel, the attorney for Haskin, in his opening to the jury contested the proposition. When proot was of- fered by the Corporation Counsel, defendants’ counsel, Mr. Abel Crook, introduced in evidence a judgment recovered by plaintiff in a former action for feos as stenographer, and sisted that it formed a complete bar and estoppel tipon the city. After hearing be oop a both sides the Court reserved its decision. If the deci- ton shall be favorable to plaintif! an important preee- lent will be established, which will materially reduce litigation between the city and those in its employ, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT— CHAMBERS, By Judge Lawrence. i Matter of Waiker.—Tho contempt seems to me to be plainly charged, and, under the provisions of the statute, I must remand the prisoner, * Gilbert vs. Seitz. —AMdavit of regularity required. Campbell vs. Spratt; Uhl vs, Falk (Nos, 1 and 2); Harris vs. Kenedy ct al.; Brown vs. Van Wyk; Hott ys, Sullivan; Powers vs. Matthews; Sticknoy vs, Good- win; Scrymser vs, Murray; Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany vs. Third Avenue Savings Bank et al. ; Townshend vs. Townshend et al. ; Visscher vs. Greenbank Alkali, Company ; Sirong vs. Cosine; Weithetmer vs. Strauss; Baird va, Smith; Sixpenny Savings Bank vs. Murray; Herbert vs, Smith; Cornwell Brown Stone Quarry Company vs. McReynolds; May vs. Risse; Levine vs. Levy; May vs. Decker and another; Matter of Ridgway; National Shoe and Leather Bank vs, Griffin; Hoff vs. Sullivan; Matter of Rutherford; Ferris vs.’ Phillips; Levy vs. Strauss; Wilson Sewing Machine Company vs. Woodruff; Kaiser'vs, Bartels; Haskin vs. The Mayor, &c. ; Mutbal Lite Insurance Company vs. Stewart; Sy- mington'vs. Palmer; Dunham vs, Dunham; Zitazmann cader; O'Gara vs. Curney; May vs. Strauss; May vs, Strauss; Schandin vs. Watts inelander vs. Hig- enbotham; Stiifel vs. Strauss; Muller vs. % Westbrook vs. Duncombe et al; Eno vs. Burchell, Nos. 1, 2,and 3; Manhattan Life insurance Company vs. Kubh et al; Ottendorfer vs. Weber et al, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; Wood vs. Scholle ct al; Reynolds ys, Scholle; Mahar vs, Jones. —Granted, Ehringer et vs. Shappert; Grant vs. Jones; Ma; ya Conover; Sheldon vs. imperishable Stone Biocl Pavement Company; Cromwell Brown Stone Quarry Company vs. Duffy and anvther; Horton vs, Chase.— Orders granted. Poilion ys. Volkening; Mau ys, Smith.—Orders granted denying motions. Millbank Vs, Millbauk.—Allowance of $200 granted to Dae iter of Suellback—Writ granted. Shrady vs. Loader.—The blanks in the order must be filled up. Muller vs. Muller.—Referred to Judge Donohue, Freedman vs. Bell,—Where is the report of sale which is sought to be confirmed ? m Fellows vs. Schiffer ot al—The affidavit required by rule 61 seems to be necessary. areereet vs. Dixon.—AMidavit of regularity wan! Matter of Avenue St, Nicholas —This order should specify the amount to vo paid. Renier vs. Speiman.—I think that the referee's ro- port should be presented and confirmed before dis- tribution is made, f By Judge Donohue, Munster vs. Seward.—TI desire to see counsel. Now York Savings Dank ys. Dixon et al; Boyd va. Gillham, Buees va. Koch; Maurice vs, Maurice; Hoyt et al. vs, Hoyt et al; Adriance vs, Wadsworth; Healy vs. Healy.—Orders granted. Matter of Zwink,—-Guardian’s bond Goldstein vs. The Mayor, &c.—Grant Me Sloat vs. Roberts. —Not sufficient, SUPREME COURT—crRcUIT—PaRT 2. By Judge Van Vorst. Denptiy vs. The Mayor, &.—Caso and amendments settle - SUPREME COURT—SPRCIAL TERM, By Judge Van Vorst, Mareh vs, Plyer ct al—Judgment for plaintiff on de- murrer to answer, By Judge Donohue, Norman and another vs. Degraw et al.—See opinion, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM, By Jadge Robinson. Green vs. Green.—Divorce granted to plaintiff, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES, Martin B. Brown, in 4 suit against the city tried yes. terday before Judge Van Brant in the Court of Com- mon Pleas, obtained a verdict in nis favor for $2,837, batance due for printing election ballots, Grotius S. Corson has brought suit against Isang standing the said order of | Hartman, claiming $1,000 damages on account of the leaks in the roof of his house in Grand street, caused, 88 he alleges, by the defendant, his.next door neigh- bor, tearing up a portion of it while altering the upper story of his house, The case is being tried before Judge Donobue, in the Supreme Court. In the suit brougnt by Henri Hennequin & Co., of Paris, against Henry Clews and others, the particulars of which have been published in the HsxaLp, now in ogress before Judge Sedgwick, of the Superior ourt, Mr, Clews was yesterday examined at consider- able dengih. ‘The only feature of interest developed was Mr, Clews’ want of retentive recollection of the facts of the case, McLean, Maris & Co., of Liverpool, England, have brought suit againstosiah B, Blossom, of this city, to recover £4,000 alleged balance of account growlng out of cotton transactions made by the plaintifis as commission merchants for the defendant, The defence 48 errors in the account, The trial of the case bogan yesterday betore Judge Curtis, of the Superior Court. There was a lengthy argument yesterday before Judge Sedgwick, in Superior Court, Special Term, on a mo- tion for fual judgment in the case ofe8pofford Brothers against the Braginia Land Company of Texas. The point is whether a majority of stockholders can by vote Tatify an act of the trustees in purebasing for them- selves certain property in spite of the opposition of the minority, it being conceded that such purchase would otherwise be illegal, The Court took the papers, Tn Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, betore Judge Lawrence, Mr. John B, Perry moved @ coniirmation of the. referee's report in the divorce suit of Jenpio Carroll, an actress, at present engaged at McVicker’s Theatre, in Chicago, and John W. Carroll, an actor, playmg at Wailack’s, The referee reports in favor of Souuithig the marriage, on the ground that it was void ab initio. Mr. A, Oakey Hall represented the husband. Judge Lawrence satd that be would require additiou@L papers before he could pass upon the mouon, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett, A CUR FOR BILLIARD PLAYERS. On the 10th of August last Charles H. Exall, of No, 62 Broadway, entered the billiard room at No, 7 New street with two friends to enjoy a game, While playing he hung upon a rack, a short distance from, the table, his coat, in a pocket of which was his watch aud chain, When Mr. Fxall took possession of his coat again the watch and chain were missing. He re. membered having seen & young man sitting near the clothes rack, apparently deeply interested in the pages of a newspaper, which was spread out so‘as to almost entirely conceal bis form, Detective Malloy, private oilicer of the Wall strect brokers, subsequently arrested, on suspicion of his being the culprit, a notorious _sneak thief named “Eddy” McLean, who had operated extensively in that vicinity, The iMtter giving: ball, was released to gwait trial, and while thus at liberty stole.a pocketbook from a saloon in Sixth avenue, for which he was arrested and sent to the Penitentiary for six months, At the expiration of this term be was brought to the Tombs, and yesterday was placed on trial before Recorder Hackett for the theft of Mr. Exall’s watch. He was found guilty and sent to State Prison for four years. Tho watch was particularly valuod by its owner, as it had been an heirloom in the family for a century and a half, McLean, who gave tho name of.Charles McCelland when arrested, is known as one of the most successful sneak thieves in the city, and had confined his operations to billiard rooms, ho- tels and steamboats, HIGHWAY ROBBER SENTENCED. Thomas Devine, a blacksmith, who, in company with two others, robbed Mr. Philip Rau, of No. 126 Chrys- tie street, of his watch and chain on the night of Janu- ary 10, was convicted of that offence, and His Honor sent him to State Prison for four and one-lial! years, THE DOG FIGHTERS, The sixteen Morrisanians who were arraigned before the Recorder on Monday charged with assisting ina dog fight at Karl’s Park and most of whom pleaded guilty, were brought up for sentence yesterday. John Barrett, who is charged with having handled one of the beasts during the battle, was remanded for sentence til! to-day. Hevry William Harris, charged with starting the fight and carrying water to wash the dogs, was finod $100 and sent to the Penitentiary for sixty days. William Feith was fined $100 and sent te jail for ninety days. All the othors were discharged upon their own recognizances with some good advice from the Recorder, who warned them that if they were caught assisting at any such affair hereafter he would deal out to them the utmost rigors of the Jaw, He advised them to inform their friends and companions that spectators would be dealt with the same as managers. The words of the Court m: a profound impression upon the crestfalien prisoners, and it is likely that they will not “assist” at any such performance in the future. WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT. Before Judge Morgan. THE BLEECKER STREET RAILROAD CASE, ~ The examination inthe case of Jobn G, Rickway, trackmaster of the Bleecker Street Railway Company, against whom a charge was mado of conspiracy to de- fraud the company, came off yesterday. The evidence showed that Rickway, upon false vouchers, had re- ceived certain sums of money which he divided up with the emyloyés of the company. The first tntima- tion the company had was upon the statement of an accomplice, James Lavin, to the effect that on the 22d, day of January he presented a voucher, signed by Rickway, purporting that the witness had worked five days for the company, whereas he had done but threo days’ Jabor. On receiving the five days’ pay the witness retained three days’ pay for himself and gave to Rickway two days’ pay, Upon cross-examina- Won the fact was elicited that Lavin was an he oat i, not of the company but of Rickway, and that the lat- ter had full power to cmploy mon for the company, and that the company could not bold him responsible for a larceny or a false pretence, but simply a breach of trust. Judge Morgan, after considering the eviaence, said that Rickway could not be held under the com- plaint. Riekway was accordingly discharged. The company will now commence a civil suit against Rick- way. FELONIOUS ASSAULT. Hugh McGuire, of No, 619 Broadway, was held in $1,000 bail to answer a charge of felonious assault and battery. Tho complainant, John Schaeiler, of No. 14 First street, made affidavit that on Wednesday morning MeGuire pointed a loaded pistol at him, threatening to shoot bim, the act being committed without any provo- cation on his part. McGuire, in his own defence, said that ho was partially intoxicated, that Schaeffer was handling him rather roughly, and that he pomted the pistol at him to make him desist, but that he had no intention of ehooting. A WOMAN'S REVENGE. On Wednesday Mrs, Carrie Burtnett, of No, 221 South Fifth avenue, applied to Judge Morgan for warrants for the arrest of a largo number of lottery dealers, alleging that hor husband through policy playing had lost asmail fortune. Judge Morgan aeclined to grant the warrants and referred her to Police Headquarters, At tho latter place she preferred her complaints and Superintendent Walling detailed the whole detective force to arrest the policy dealers, The result was the arrest of the follow- ing parties:—David Nolan, No. 108 West Seventeenth’ street; George Schmitt, No, 357 West Fortioth street; Edward Lawson, No. 124 West Twenty-fifth street; Francis Brown, No. 9 Wost street; Edward Rawley, of No. 245 West Forty-ninth street, and Michael Laire’ of No. 23244 Groonwich street. The lattar was discharged, there being no evidence against him ; but the others were held In $1,000 to answer. Mrs. Burtn ett, in answer to inquiries, stated that sho knew nothing about the poliey ‘business, but her husband, who was now absent from the city, had lost nearly all his money in this lottery, and she deterniined to stop it. Therefore she went around to each lottery shop and bought tickets in order to make the com- plaint. Her husband knew nothing about her actions, and she .positively swore that she was not hired to make the complaint. It seems rather singular that all the parties arrosted do not belong to tho “ring,” while in some cases a party was arrested in a store whore next door one of the ‘ring? dealers kept fall sway and was not interfered with. It was openiy claimod Bhat the complainant had been enaged to make the com- laint in order to break up the New York lotteries. Tne same prisoners or persons in the same stores were o on & similar complaint and brought up before J Wandell at the Yorkville Court. They were held to answer, but on its boing shown that the arrest was merely a “motive of re- venge’’ the bail boud was discharged, ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. Before Judge Otterbourg. AFTER MANY MONTHS, ‘Un the 7th of July last a customer entered the oyster saloon of Thomas Brown, at No. 25 West Houston street, and tendered in payment a $50 bill for # plate of oysters, Mr. Brown gave the bill to Joseph Gibson, ono of his waiters, to get itchanged. Gibson left the pi and for nearly eight months Mr. Brown has baggeor gy | awaiting bis return. On Wednesday an officer took him into oustody at his residence, No. 64 Crosby street. In court yosterday Gibson failed to account for his long absence, ands also as to what become of the $50, He was heid fn $1,000 ball to an- swer 4 charge of grand larceny, AN ALLEGED COAT THIEF. On New Year's Day John R. Wilson, it ts alleged, entered the saloon of James K, Kelly, No, 400 Broome street, and, slipping into a back room, stole two coats, valued at $15 each, the property of Mr. Kelly. He made his escape through a rear door and remained at large until yesterday morning, when be was arrested by an officer of the Tenth precinct. Judge Otterbourg held him in $1,000 bail to answer, HARLEM POLICE COURT, Before Judge Wandell. THE TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR ROBBER, William Howard, alias William Jones, was again arraigned at this court yesterday, and was identified by former companions, who had known him under the name of William Gear, He was also identified by neighbors of Mrs. Porhamus as being one of the two men who had called to see the house times with the view of purchasing it, ils most dleuinnaiaisa, arrested somo time feature isa peculiar sear on his forchead. At the request | On mo of the police he Was returned to prison until this mo: ing, when it is expected that further evidence of a eriminating nature will be forthcoming. Hopes also entertained of effecting the arrest of the man who accompanied Howard on the occasion of his visits to Mrs. Polhamus’ nouse in her absence, THE IRWIN CASE. Richard B. Irwin, who was arrested on Teusday night atthe suit of Mr. Rufas Hatch, late Director of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, upon a charge of embezzling funds of that company, was to have been examined yesterday afternoon in the office of Judge Bixby, No. 23 Park Row. Counsel for the prosecution appeared in the persons of Messrs. Vanderpool, Green, and Cummings, and the defence was represented by ex-Judge William A. Fullerton and Mr. L. B. Chapman. The hour set down for examination (four o’clock) was thought by Judge Bixby to be too lave in the day, and after some discussion it waa Fee to postpone the proceedings until to-morrow (Saturday) at ten o'clock A, M., when the examination of Irwin will be had in the company’s offices at Pier 41, North River. Mr. Hatch was understood to say that Irwin stated before ‘ongessional Committee that he (Irwin) had employed over $750,000 of the company’s funds osten- sidly to bribe Congressmen, but that Congress was uware that the funds in question were not employed tn the shape of bribes, as alleged by the accused, and that, on, the contrary, they were apyroueeres by Irwin for his own use and benefit, This is the charge brought against the defendant, and Mr. Hatch adds that the company which he represents “will now try and get back a millon or so of the more than $5,000,000 loss which Irwin has caused it” COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Supreme Court—Cuampers—Held by Judge Law- rence,—Nos, 28, 56, 00, 4, 99, 100, 110, 116, 121, 134 135, 138, 142, 144, 150, 151, 154, 156, 173, 179, 182, 184, 197, 198, 200, 205, 209, , 245, $49, 252, 254, 267, 275, 278, 288, 201, 292, 297, 300, 302. Surreme Court—Svrcrat Ti Vorst.—Same caloudar as published yesterday. Supreme Covrt—Circvut—Part 1—January term continued—Held in General Term room by Judge Westbrook.—Case on, 2064, Part 2—Short eauses— Held by Judge Donohue.—Nos, 2388, 2082, 2408, 2398, 2472, 1708, 1504} 034, 177244, 2342, 2340, 2339, 2341, —Hold by Juage Van 1858, 1200, 1408, © D, 2498, 2420, 1568, 1780, 1202, 2490; 2201, 2519, 2458, 571, 101314, 2407, 1479, 2353, 2409, 2529, 2343, 2137, 2505, 2349, 2461, 1491, 2411, 1785, 1411, 2405, 2390, 2526, 2538, 3—Held by Judge Larremore, 1155, 1161, 2206, 2507, 1421, 53, 1069, 1111, 673, 1105, 1808, 6534, 1139, 1213," 2381, $332) 2233) 2334,'2335, Sovexion Count—Triar Trra—Part 1—Held by Chief Justice Monell.—Short causes—Nos, 1630, 1906, 1951, 1947, 1885, 1771, 1944, 1042, 917, 1937, 1813. Part 2—Calender will be called in Part 1. Sursrion Courr—Generat Trrm,—Adjourned for the term. Commow Px \s—kqvity Terat—Held by Judge Robin. 80n,—Nos, 20, 12. Common PLias—TriaL Tera—Part 1—Hold by Judgo Josoph F. Daly. —Nos. 777, 955, 956, 969, 177, 606, 2288, ‘2578, 1690, 1157, 1554, 45, 2122, 1778, 1692, 6703;, 1618, 986, 1556, 1038, 1689, 1817, 2328, 1098, 1593, 1586, ILE SHEET. uo » or mr. yr. J. Durant, William H. Scott, oF New York city, was admitted to practice as an attorney and counsellor of this Court. Case No, 033. The Selma and Meridan Railroad Com- any ot al., appellants, vs, Louisiana National Bank of New Orleans ot al.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States tor the Southern district of Alabama.— On motion of Mr. William H. Scott it was docketed and ry with costs. jase No. 162—John W. Morsell et al,, appellante, Tho First National Bank of Washington Tho area: ment of this cause was concluded by Mr. R. K. Elliot, of counsel for the appellanta No, 164—Elor Farnsworth et al., appellants, vs, ‘The Minnesota and Paciilc Railroad Company ot al.— The argument of this cause was commenced by Mr, Henry F. Masterson, of counsel for the appellants, and for the appellees. Adjourned until to-morrow at twolve o'clock. ALABAMA CEAIMS. B Wasutveroy, Feb, 24, 1876. In the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims to-day, in ease No, 721, judgmient was rendered in favor of Parker's Express Company for $450 25, and in case No. 907, Robert Schell and Edward Schell, for $2,032 64. On motion of F. W, Hackett David Fowler, of Baiti- more, was admitted to practice. ‘The following cases were presentod to the Court and Pyectgan on the testimony and oral argument of coun- sel: No. 1208, George F. Brown, Master of the Henrietta, The United States, F, Brown vs, The United States, tdward M. Heinsiey vs. The United States, No. 1302. Mary J, Brown, administratrix, vs. The United States. No, 1209. Eliza Mason, for her husband, vs. The United States, David Fowler for complainants, and F, W. Hackett for the United States, ‘The following cases, by agreement of counsel, were submitted upon the testimony :--Joseph B. Worth vs, the United States, Jobn J, Miguel vs. the United States; F. W. Hackett for the United 08. RUBENSTEIN. Pesach N, Rubenstein still protests his innocence, Yesterday ho was visited by his gister, who remained in conversation with him for two hours. Three keep- ers have been assigned to the auty of guarding him. A citizen told one of the jailers yesterday that he recog- nized Rubenstein as a ma street ferryboat on the Sunday the murder was com- mitted, He was then in company with a young wonian who wore no bonnet. condemned man finds that there hope of a reprieve he will confess his guilt. His coun- | sel are engaged in preparing the papers upon which to | base an argument for a new trial. | District Attorney Winchester Britton denies that he | that he was a Jew, as is declared by Israel Rubenstein in his appeal to the Hebrews, He says:—l mado no attack on the Jewish people as a cluss or a sect, nor sense because he was a Jew. What I did say, which is evidently what Israel Rubenstein refers to, and tho only thing bearing any similarity tb bis statement, was, S201, L1LL}s, 16s0%5, 1602, dd, 1781, LoL, Part 2— Held by Judge Van Brunt.—bne hour canses—Court opens at eleven A. M.—Nos. 2251, 1477, 2064, 1903, 2054, 2117, 220144, 2056, 2312, ‘2168, '2065,' 232 1406, 2239, '2368, 2363, ‘The following will be half-past twelve o'clock P. M,:—Nos. 1355, 1268, 1454, 1372, 1377, 799, 1519, 2137, 1263 1416, 1308, 1486, 1467, 1473, 1902, 2173, 2174, 728, 1508, 1291, Yart 3—Hold by Judge Van’ Hoosen. —Nos, 15 1789, 1797, 1495, 1603, 1665, 1 1793, 2124) YoOL, 1611, 1611%4, 1612, 1734, 733, 1736, 1525, 1705, 1630. Marisx Court—TriaL Tera—varts 1, 2 and 3,—Ad- journed for the term, Count o¥ RRAL Swsstons—Held by Recorder Hackett.—The People vs. Francisco Dicania, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Ambrose Rudionti, felo- nious assault and battery ; Same vs. Thomas Matthews, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Matthew Lur- kin, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Anthony Fay, grand larceny; Same vs. Francis Houghtalng, grand larceny; Same vs. William C. Reeve, grand lar- ceny; Same ve, Minna Miller, grand larceny ; Same ve. Mary Roe, grand larceny; Same vs. Charles’ Sehaofer, grand larceny; Same vs. Francis Curren and Edward Tobin, grand ‘larceny; Samo vs. George Webster, bur- bare Samo vs. George Darcey, burglary; Same va, ohn Mayer, rapo. Oygr aNp TerMinnr—Held by Judge Barrett —The People vs. Austin Block and John Dusenbury, attempt to induce perjury. A RAILROAD COMPANY MULCTED. Yesterday, in the Brooklyn City Court, before Judge Neilson, a case was tried involving the responsibility of arailroad company for injuries inflicted on passen- gers through the negligence of its servants, The com- plainant in the case was a young colored man, named William A. Hesdra, residing at No. 159 Gold street, Brooklyn, and the defendants wexe the Broadway Rail- road Company. On the night of July 15, 1875, Hesdra had been attending a picnic of colored pcople mm the Kastern District, and was returning on acar. He stepped down on the footboard to give bis seat to a female friend. He slipped off the board, and the wheels, passing over his left foot, crushed it so badly that four of his toes had to be am- putated. He was unable to attend to his busine which was that of porter in an insurance office, an hus bills for medical treatment amounted to $300. The defence was that the complainant was responsiblo through negtigence for the accident. The Court found a verdict for the plaintiff in the sui of $1,750. ' BARBARA REIMBURSED. Barbara Fablebach, who gued August Geiser for breach of promise and seduction, laying her damages at $5,000, had a verdict of $1,500 rendered ift her favor in the City Court of Brooklyn yesterday. COURT OF APPEALS, Atnayy, Feb, 24, 1876, In the Court of Appeals, Thursday, February 24, 1876, the following business was trunsacted:— No. 219. Christian G. Valtz, respondent, vs. Abel nq Blackman, appeliant, and No. 220. The same vs. The same.—Argued by William H, Gurney and John 'T, Hotf- man, of counsel fomappellant, and by Asher )’, Nichols for respondent, No. 155, William Wilson, respondent, vs. Thomas 1, appeliants.—Argued by Justice Palmer, for appeliants, and by Thomas F. Jackson for respondent, No, 186. Frances Vose, repondent, vs. David L. Yalee, appellant,—Argued by E. N. Dickerson, of counsel for appellant, and by 8. Hand tor respondent. Proclamation made and court adjourned. LEXDAR. Day calendar for Friday, February 25, 1876:—Nos. 236, 22034, 221, 116, 201, 218, 223, 294, UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasuixetos, Feb. 23, 1876, In the United States Supreme Court to-day the fol- lowing cases were heard:— No. 150. Mutual Life Insurance Company of NewYork, ys. Jelfries, administrator of Kennedy—zrror to the Cireutt Courtfor the Eastern District of Missourt.— This was an action on @ policy of insurance for $10,000 upon the life of one Kennedy. The defence was that in his statement, filed with the application, ho declared he was single, whereas he was married; and that he was of temperate habits, when, im fact,’ he was dissi« pated. The Court ruled that the declaration was im- material as to the Gret point, and as to the second it did not follow that becnuse he was at a subsequent time dissipated he was so when the application was made, Judgment being for the plaintif’ the company maintain bere that as the declarations were untrue there should be no recovery, and that the judgment must be reversed, 0. H. Palmer for plaintiff in error; Chews & Laurie for defendant. No, 100, Cheatham and wife Norvell—Error to the Circuit Court for the Middle Diftrict of Tennessec.— ‘The question in this case is whether when a party has paid an assessment under protest he has six months under the internal revenue laws from the date of such payment in which to bring his action to recover it, or whether he mast bring hig suit within six months from the date of the decision of the Commissioner of Inter- nal Revyonuo aera from the assessment. The Court below deci that the appeal must be within six months from the decision of the Commissioner, and it is here contonded that there was no rigit of action un- tilthe assessment was exacted, and that it is only nocessary t6 bring the action within six months from that date, It is insisted that in such cases where there is an appeal to the Commissioner, and the reassess- ment is made im conformity with the appeal, the act does not affix any limit of time within which the suit shall be brought as a condition to the right of action, or as a statute of Hmitation, W. F. & H, Cooper parka meen Assistant Attorney General Smith for collector. No. 162, Morsell et al, va, First National Bank of Washington—Appeal from the Supreme Courtof the Dis- trict.—This was # judgment croditor’s bill, filed by the bank in its own behalf and on bebalf of such creditors of Morsell a8 chose to come in. On the trial the Court ruled that a deed of trust given to the Washington Co- operative Building Association for $10,000 so secura advances made at the date of the deed, and others to be made in fature not to exceed the sum of $10,000, did pot protect the association so a8 to deprive the bank and otuer judgment eredivors of priority of payment vut of the proceeds of the property except as to the amount advanced at the of the instrument and for which it had been daly stamped. It is here contended that this ruling Was in error and that a clause in a deed of trast for future advances ts valid to the amount specified, and that therefore there stronld have been a recovery for the full amount of the deed without refer- ence to the amount advanced at the time of Its date, Aiijot & Johnson for appellants; &, Totten for appellee. No, 161, Connections Mutual Life [nsurance Co: ny vs. Coverston—rror to the Cirenit Court for the istrict of Kangas,—This was an action by the wife upon a policy of ifsurance for. $5,008 upon the life of her husband, The defonce-was that tho insured frandulontiy took out the policy intending to commit suicide, and thus give to his wife the amount of imsur- ance, ‘The question was upon tho ganity or insanity of the party when he committed suicide, It was found below in faver of the wile, and the point of intended fraud is here insisted upon by the company, Clough & Wheat, for inti’ im error; Bontiey, Deford & Benson A! ee a dl a « In the Uni States Supreme Court jay, on mo- Mr. WW. Warren Samuel W. Creech, 3. of was Practico an attorney an of this On motion of John Gar. EL, #erriil, of was admitted to ag am attorney and ‘ef this Court ‘Unless this defendant is convicted on this testimony it will be a long time before I shall be able to obtain a conviction on circumstantial evidence in this county,’ ”” BQARD OF ALDERMEN. UTILIZING SALT WATER—THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE—PASSAGZ OF A HACK ORDINANCE— REPORT ON THE WORKINGMEN'S PETITION | FOR EMPLOYMENT. A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held yesterday afternoon, with Mr, Samuel A, Lewis in the chair, Alderman Billings offered a resolution, which was adopted, authorizing the appointment of a committee of five to examine into the feasibility of utilizing the salt watér of the Kast and North rivers tor extinguishing fires and sanitary purposes, Tho following were ap- pointed as such committoo:—Messrs, McCarthy, Gross, Tuomey, Billings and Howland. Arrvsolution, offered by Alderman John Reilly, was adopted calling attention to the presbut outragoous condition of Tompkins square, and asking the Park Commissioners to make the proper changes :mumedi- ately. Alderman Purroy offered a resolution, which was laid over, direeting the Commissioner of Public Works to expend all moneys for the extension of the Croton water authorized under tho laws of the Legislature passed in 1975. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE AGAIN, Alderman McCarthy c dd up his resolution requost- ing the Legislature to repeal all laws heretofore passed Folating “to the project of uniting the cities of New York and Brooklyn by a bridge across tho East River, particularly tho acts chapter 800 of the Laws of 1875 and chapter 601 of the Laws of 1874,"" Alderman Gross proceeded to deliver a speech in | Opposition to this resolution, when Alderman Billings | moved that the whole subject bo laid upon the table. Tho yeas and nays being calied, this motion was carried by a vote of 12 to 7. Mr. McCarthy took occasion when his name was called again strenuously to advocate the adoption of his resolution. He thonght the people of Brooklyn should alone pay the expenses of this work, It would be an injury to New York instead of a | Denefit EMPLOYMENT POR WORKINGMEN, Alderman McCarthy, from tho Committee on Public Works, to which committee was referred a communi- cation from workingmen asking for empioyment, sent | in along report, This document sets forth that’ ‘tho corpofate authorities of the city, as has boen repeat- edly shown, are absolutely powerless to afford in any manner the relief asked for in the petition» It is not In their power to appropriate a single dollar ot employ a Single laborer.” a list of public works authorized by the State Legisia- ture or Common Coune'l apon which large numbers of laborers might be dmployed. These works are encirely. controlled by the different city departments. A cory of the report, which was adopted after some debate, was ordered to be transmitted to each department, The committee recommends tmmediate prosecution of those works. A cURIOVS seMonIAL, thom are the following: ‘That the Board of Aldermen of this city is composed of | humane and public spirited citizens, we, sir, are the last to question; but in the hurry of events ad rush of business the sufferings of the workingmen are too apt to be over- looked, Let me say, sir, that in such tines as these, when the ery for labor is heard In our city, are filled with lo and evon destitdte mer authorities are Ledeagoetl in causing the svme & paternal form, and to devise means employment of a largor num sun * ¢ 8 Sir, I say again, that the cit, nuld be paternal in its charucter'in such times ot depression wad stagna 4s these, und [notice with darm and dread how little sympae | of the aristocratic Journals of the city take in the | 0 ot the Workinginan, Thoussnds of workingmen, driven re wandering about the country in search of y Post the other ni:ht alluded to | s and asked that they be treated as felons wud | deprived of their liberty. Sir, say it with all reverence, onr Lord aud Master Jesus Grist was sans cnloites, aud had | not whereon to lay his head, and the man who is moreilass and hard to God's poor will have « bard time ‘of it when he Wakes up in the other world sud eries for water toquench his tibet. that the city | vernMeNt to as- nd ways for she PASSAGE OF THE HACK ORDINANCE. A lengthy ordinance regulating the licensiu, ing of hacks was passed by the Board, The" rates of fare adopted are as foliows :—! one milo; $2 for three miles; $2 50 for tour m for any distance over four miles, 75 cents per om to and through. Central Park, $5; to Kingsbridg to Harlem and Manhattanville, $6. No charges be made for chikiren under eight yoara when accom- panied by adulis; to or from calls south of Fifty-ninth stroct, $2 for one person, and 50 cents fot each addt- tional passenger; for carriages by tho hour, $1 50, and | for cabs, $1. Twenty street blocks are to be consid- ered a mile, and seven avenue blocks a mile. The Mayor sent in a veto of t the Gorporation Attorney to send ton days’ notice to defendants previous to the commencements of suits, This veto is sustained on the ground that the Corpora- tion Attorney has not suiliciont clerical force at his dis posal to Wisohiarxe such duties ‘After the trauanction of considerable routine bus ness the Board adjourned. REAL ESTATE SALES, But vory fow attended the sales at the Exchange yesterday. Richard V. Harnett sold, by order of the Court, the house and lot, 20x100, on East Nincty-third street, south side, 180 feet cast of Third avenne, for $800 over & mortgago of $5,500, to George F. H. A. Reimer; also ten lots on 111th strect, south snto, 76 fect east of Eloventh ayonue, lots 25x100.11 och, to J. L. Kip, for $15,000; also tho house and jot, 16831022, on East Seveuty-fifth streot, south side, 200 fect weat of avenue A, for $3,100, to A. G, Fransioll, ¥. K. Stevenson, Jr., sold the bouse and lot, 20.6x60, | No, 222 Wooster street, cast side, 141 feet south of Amity street, to Edward Raynor, lor $3,900. ‘Hi, W. Coats sold, , order of the Court, the plot of | land 102x1021 on Bouley corner of Eightieth | street, to Annie C. Flynn for $5,000 over a mortgage of $20,000 and interest, E. H. Ludlow & Co, sold, por order of the Cours, the lot 25x100 on East Seventieth street, 100 feot from Fourth avenue, north side, to H Stallmeyer, for $6,250; also, ono lot, ndjoming, fronting on Fourth avenue, 100 feet north of Seventieth street, lot 25x100, to K. Oppenheimer for $6,360, William Kennelly sold, by order of the Court, tho Tease on certain lots (seventeen) known as the “Pike's Opera House”’ property, located on Eighth ‘ost Twenty-third street, a Hugh J. Jewott, for 70,000; also, the lot and building No, 183 Essex street, feet from Rivington street, for $4,500, over a mort age of $8,500, to N. W. Shelly; lao tho bullding and jot adjoining No, 135 Essex street, was sold to N, W. Shelly for $8,000 over a mortgage of $10,000, A Maller & Co. sold the building and lot 25x 82. 0x25.9x25.5, No. 127 West Thirty-second street to D. ‘Van Isentine for $9,500, also the Muo three syory bailds ing and lots on Ninth aveoue, southeast corner of Forty-fourth street for $62,000 continued by Mr. H.R, Bigelow and Mr. W. HL. Scott | he had seen on the Grand | it is believed that when the | is no longer any | demanded the conviction of Rubenstein on the ground | | the men who struck him, and they were discharged. Im did I ask for any conviction of the defendant in any | j and tle regiment can u ‘he report then goes on to describe — and when our streets | 1 50 for two passengers | € les; THE OBDURATE ORISPINS. THE STRIKE AT HANAN & REDDISH'’S SHOP WARREN STREET—POLICE PATROL AND POe WICE ESCORT NECESSARY. About six weeks ago the firm of Hanan & Reddish, boot and shoe manufacturers, doing business at No. 36 Warren street, introduced into their shop certain ma- chines whieh they had made in Boston, to be used im the manufacture of their goods, at the same time bringing on three men from Boston to superintend and instruct their workmen im the use of the machine’ ‘The tact was reported at the meeting of the Society of the Kuights of St. Crispin, and it was resolved thas these three men from Boston should be asked to join the Order, Thig on the- advico of Hanan & Reddish, they refused to do It was subsequently reported to the Order that the three men from Boston were working at the bench as | Wellas acting as foremen, and the second time they were asked to join the society, and refused. Messra, Hanan & Reddish, being called on, refused to recede from their position, and one Wednesday morning, six Weeks ago, 100 Crispins walked out of the shop om strike, Fifty men were then brought from Boston by Hanan & Kod: time, but were ne Order of St, Crisy 10 worked with them for some ¥ ail induced to return by the a in-New York, their fare being paid, , Since then the firm have employed Gfty Germans, whe work in the shop, and 100 who work under sub.contraee tors in Newark and Orange, N. J afternoon a& the hour of closing crowds of men co ate around tho corner of Warren and Church streets, whore Mossra Hanan & Reddish’s store is, waiting for the Germam employés to leave the shop. Some of those men have been assaulted, others threatened, and tt been about six arrests in consequence. indors, of the Twenty-seventh precinct police, was applied to some time ago onthe subject, and two officers are stationed at the door from eight o'clock in the morning till six in tho evening, and a further detail of six or cizht officers is proviaed every evening to escort the men who leave the shop part oi the w: home. Thirty of the employés of Messrs. Hanan Reddish eat and sleep in the building, and have not left it in four weeks. On Monday evening Mr. Reddish was accompanying ono of bis workmen, named Vou Loon, to his home. Ou the corner of Murray street and College place they were set upon by six men, some of whom were drunk at the time, Mr, Reddish tried to defend himself, and he was knocked down and rolled over on the ground. Von Loon was also struck, Two mw nained Landiz and Carroll, who tormerly worked for the firm, were arrested for the assault aud brought before Judge Duffy the next morning. Mr. Reddish could not swear that they were the latter part of January Dantel Mockloy and Lawrence McAlpin were arrested on a charge of assault and bat- tery upon one of the firm’s workmen and were held | $500 bail cach, and they are now awaiting the action | the Grand Jury. On Saturday night last Michael Gil- | martin, of No. 508 East Sixteouth street, who was one | of the strikers and who went back to work with Hanam & Reddish, was assaulied in bis own house by some ume kuown porsons and injured so badly that he is aty prom ant unable to eave the house. It is thought vhdt the assaulting parties Wore Crispins, Hanan & Reddish are aetermined not to recede, and the sucicty of Crispins say they will not submit and that they are able to keep up the strike till the 4th of July.” They say, however, that they deprecate all deeds of violence, and, though they ‘keep a patrol o four men every day before the door of Hanan & Reddish, it is merely to interview persons secking work there, and to inform them that the shop is om strike, But tho fact remains that the police patrol has stillto be kept around the building, aug an escort of men to daily bring tho employss of tho firm out of immediate danger. Captuin Saunders has ex- pressed himseifas tired of the jov, as it takes a good many men (rom their regular duties every day, and if | the men are attacked even ontside the precivet the diame naturally falla on historce, Hanan & Reddish Say that several firings have been driven out of the city already by the overvearing demands of the Crisp ins, thus carrying a great deal of capital away from where it nuturally belongs, and they may be obliged to g0 too, but do not at present believe they will. White this contest goes on many of the Crispins’ families are suifering, and the firm which generally do the largest business in fine work im the city are’ uaabic to fully supply their customers’ demands. THE WORKINGMEN'S WAGES, Will you kindly let a poor workingman know whether it is the Mayor’s, Green’s or the Common Council's fault that the workingmen are not paid for over two months? Mr. Valkonburgh, the paymaster, says it te the Mayor's fault, ‘The men'are ing. If they were puld they could get work im other places. A WORKINGMAN, THE SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMORY, Tho goneral committee on the new armory have is sueda circular asking for subscription to the. new buildings, Atmong othor things stated in tho ctrculas, the following reason is given why the Seventh necds@ | new armory :— | As the contre of population has advanced toward the | upper part of the isiaud during the past fifteen years tiv Bevenph regiment armory at Tompkins Market has become less and less central and convenient of accesa | A large majority of its officers and wembers now re | side above Thirty-fifth street, and they flud it diMcalt. | and onerous to attend the frequent drills which are | neceseary to maintain the military efficiency of the | regiment, Tho preseut armory, by constant use and on account of the © drillroom being on the third | oor, has become un’ he opinion of architects, tor the drill of more than two companies at one ume, ver secure the desired perfee- driliroom is located on the ground ving it an opportunity to practise antlie double time, aud is suillcieatly spa tion until it floor, thereby g tary evolutions in cious to accommodace one-half of the regiment at @ battalion drill, Tho future welfare and prosperity of the regit hi out as a large, thoroughly drilled and well | diseiplin nizatiqn is endangered, and a new ae | mory in a proper location has become a positive neces jit . circular continuos:— A long and earnest effort has beon made to secure the erection of a new armory by the city or State; bat ft has become apparent that there is a strong impres Tho petition of the workingmon, to which the report | $104 among taxpayers and citizens generally that the js an a pr, cont me peculiar oe ieee Pastages. Among | poney for such a purpose, abd that on account of the time 18 topportune tor thé expenditure of publi large debt of the city and heavy taxation there is a rea sonable objection to any increase of the peblic burdens, Board of Officers, therefore, on the 15th oT Januar; 1576, resolved unanimously to make aa elfort to bul the pecessary new armory by subscription, and to ap. peal to the active and exempt members of the regt- ment, and to the wealthy citizens aud business men ot the city for the amount required, The officors and m mbers of the Seventh regiment have subscribed over $40,000 for the erection of a new armory; subseriptom lists are now being circulated among the exempt and veteran members, and if the wealthy citizens and bust. Less men of the city contribute liberally to this objec’ the complete success of the enterprise will be im sured, The Trustees of the Sevouth Regiment New Armory Fund are Washington RK. Vermilye, Royal Phelps and Robert Lenox Kennelly, and ail moneys cok lectei are to be deposited in the United States Trust mpany, Union Trust Company, Farmers’ Loan Trust Company and New York Lite and Trust Com- pany. Drafts upon the fund are to be made by the joint checks of the treasurers of the regiment and the Veteran Association, aud only im Ponte med of bills duly: approved by 4 majority of the Building Committee, heeks for amounts subscribed to be mado payable the Seventh Regiment New Armory Fund, or to ell Of the trustees above named, INSTRUCTING POLICE CAPTAINS, ‘The various captains of police were summoned to the Central Office yesterday, by order of Commissioner Erhardt to receive further instructions avout the new record book which cach {s obliged to keep. Some mig- apprehensions witn regard to tho forwarding of the same to headquarters every day were corrected, THE GAS MONOPOLY. To rae Eprror ov Tus Herano:— Noticing that you aro strongly in favor of breaking up monopolies, and are agitating the gas questionse well for the consumers, we feel it our duty to give you this little news, Wo compiled tho following petition, whith we took to every consumer on Third avenue, who signed it without hesitation. It was signed by 800 of the heaviest consumers in the lower part of thele district :— To THe Harte Gas Licnt Compayy:— GestLamey—We, the undersigned, consumers of gaa from your company, would respectiully represent, thas Owing to the depression of business we are cou to economize in every possible manner; that we cam. not afford to pay the prosent prices for ‘gas light; that, unless i caa be furnished to us at I figures, we shall be compeiled to resort to other m: for o t, a4 Many have already done. Not wish to dothie if we can avoid it, and believing that be furnished at a much lower igure aud tll leave: remunerative Pf tto the manufacturer, we respectfully ask that the price of gas be reduced, Alter gotting these names to tho petition Mr. Stantial went with it to the Harlem Gas Light Com; h saw the president and showed the petition.to him, would not recognize {t, and emphatically refused to read it, and said that if a dozen companies should start im Harlem they would burst up; ho said that they had ae gh and people must burn thoir gas and Qs Ou their price (which is $3 1,000 feet). He, that they did not care if there was 250. or 2,600 to the petition they would not lowor the price of gas. Mr. Stanual told bim that he might send for bis moter immediately he would put ina more forcible pett- tion, ‘in the shape of oil,” which we have since dena, aud, can without reservation, that wo have a better a than we bad with We tai Lo wo Lye ‘on your valuable much already pried rey larther parlestars the Corner Seventy-ninth Street and Third A ,