The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1876, Page 8

THE COURTS. The Interminable Bleecker Street Rail- road Litigations. A SHARP LEGAL CONTROVERSY. — Another Chapter cf Marital Unpleasantnes The Testimony of Spence Pettis in the Funcke Suit. Settling the Order in the Tweed $6,000,000 Suit. The Bleecker Street Railroad was again in court yes- terday, and Supreme Court, Chambers, seems to be its depot. Chief Justice Davis early in the morning granted a stay of proceedings, by which the case was ‘put over the term in order to permit the receiver to set up his*answer in the recent stockholders’ suit. The coup d'éat rather took the multitudinous opposing counsel cyidently by surprise, but they promptly Shows. shomselyes. Teady to meet the emergency, old employés of the road, who apparently hoped to gain some advantage by any move Judge Donohue might make. There was a strong array of counsel, in- cluding. ex-Attorney General Chatfield, for various stockholders; Mr. Patterson, attorney for George K. Sistare; Robert Ludlow Fowler, for Mr. Southworth; Mr. Miller, of Develin & Miller, and Mr, H. H. Ander- fon, for Harlow; Mossrs, Flanagan & Bright, for Jacob Sharp, and Jobn M, Scribner, Ji, for Mr. Con- over, The scene was an extraordinary one for a court Of justice, and excited the greatest interest, The proceedings opened by Mr. Fowler stating that he had obtained an order of Judge Davis staying all proceedings. This order was then read by Judge Donohue, alter which Mr, Chatfield rose to his feet and essayed to say something, when Judge Donohue interrupted him by stating that the stay in his case was vacated. A few moments’ time was ccoupied in drawing up a stipulation making the receiver a co- defendant in the cage, which stipulation Mr, Chatlicld refused to sign, alleging that the matter was one of very grave moment, and that he was opposed to any precipitate action and particularly as no notice of the appearance of several of the counsel had been served on him until that day and he desired to amend his complaint. A motion was made by Mr. Seribuer to vacate the injunction granted by Judge Davis and pro- ceed with the argument at once, Mr. Miller said he was ready to go on and most of the othor counsel said they were likewise ready, Judge Donohue said he would vacate the stay of proceedings. Mr. Bright, on bebalf of Mr. Sharp, said that he wished to deny every allegation charging his client with conspiracy and fraud, and, further, to charge the receiver with Interposing unwarrantable interruptions in the pending litigations without regard to the interest of the creditors of the road. Mr. Scribner also made an absolute denial of the allegations reflecting on his clients as made by the receiver and asked leaye to take the oral deposition of the receiver and Mr, Fowler, his-counsel, in the matter, Mr. Patterson asked a postponement until he could prepare his papers, He dwelt upon the gravity of the issues and insisted that no prejudice could come to anybody by delay, Mr. Scribner read a notice served on Mr. Patterson and then undertook further response, when Judge Donohue peremptorily ordered him to | hand his papers over to Mr. Patterson, After some further remarks, ll of which had reference to the | various suits pending and the hearing on the motions in which was set down by Judge Donobue for next Wednes¢ Mr. Fowler undertook to address the Court—an fort which was not very successful. “The receiver of this road,” said Mr. Fowler, ‘was appoimted to his present position by Chief Justice Davie, a mau of the highest judicial integrity. He is 1m court, and is willjng to submit to any examination,” “You shall be heard fally next Wednesday,” inter- rupted Judge Donohue, “It as not fair, I imsist,’? protested Mr. Fowler, “when the receiver, an officer of the Court, is attacked by a combination and a railway cliqae—' + “One ome aaele.smnerranied t nN “Hear me make one solitary statement on fi te ‘The New Boston Con! and Mining Company vs, | hall, and I will be extremely obliged,” insisted Mr. | parker et al.—Motion for extra allowance granted” ~ Fowlor, wit “T won't ‘don Wednes phasts, hy answer has been propared by the receiver the petition of theel0th inet. to lease street line. He alleges, among other , that immediately after be eutered upon the harge of his duties ke was met by tho most ile efforts on the part of John T. Conover and his aud confederates, and others, engaged in conspiring to control and subvert the company to their own uniawfal ends, desires and purposes; that on en- deavoring to take possession of the property of the company the officers who were in possession at first refused to deliver up possession of the keys and papers, aud he found it necessary to have recourse to the Sherif of the county of New York to put him in eat earnestni nt now. You will be arked Judge Donohue, with the Bloock possession of such property; that the pretence in the | petition that the proposed lease is in order to liquidate the debt of the Bleecker Street Company is false aud specious, and that the real object of such lease was and is to enable Jacob Sharp aud his party to control and subvert the Bleecker Street Company to their own use | ‘and to that of their associaves and confederates, He further alleges that the present Board of Directors haye not been consulted about the proposed lease, and ata much higher price can be now obtained for the perty and lease than is sought to be paid by the 'wonty-third Street Company. “You have got a pretty good fight before you,” said the Hxnaso reporter to Mr. Southworth after the par- ies had left the court room. “My only desire in this matter,” responded Mr, South- Worth, “us to save the road and franchises from un- scrapalous men and their devices. I stand ready at any moment to promote any honest plan that will re- heve the road from its embarrassments, that will re- store to honest investors the full value of their invest- ments, and that will be a fair, equitable and proper ad- jusiment of those Lrg g Nitigations, But I wis! distinctly to assert that I will never consent to any ad- S erey which will not procure these ends, Nor will in any manner or for any reason be intimidated by Sharp, Conover and their allies; nor will I hesitate to mcet these men at all times and under all circum. stances, a6 I am in duty bound to do, and 1 do not think they will find me making any endeavors not sanctioned by law, public policy and tne rights of all the parties in interest.” “Judge Donohue does bot appear to be yery friendly to your side,” continued the repor “| have been told,’’ Mr. Southward answered, “that Sharp and Cone" Judge Donohue aud influence his judicial decisions, but J do not fora momont believe that these statements are (rue, or that a clear-headed jurist like Judge Dono- hue could or would listen to such preposterous state- ments as they allege they have made to him. It makes no difference whatever action Judge Donohue may think proper to take, I cannot be made to believe that | it would be dictated by a trinity made up of Jacob Sharp, John T. Conover, who boasts he can control the courts, and Mr. John M.’ Seribner, Jr., who in this case has exhibited a malignant feeling strongly out of keep- ing with his position as the attorney of the road.” MATRIMONIAL INFELICITIES, In Sapreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, before Judge Donobuo, in the suit brought by Theresa Pfaunen- echlag against divorce, on the ground of alleged adultery, a motion was made by the plaintiff for alimony and counge) Tees, It appeare from the wifo’s petition that the parties came from Germany in 1859, and were marriod here; that with her money a haraware storé was and that while she attended at the store upon cas- tomors he went out making and reparring locks, In the course of a few yoars they mauaged to save up considerable money, which was put in the bank in their joint names, and after a while three five story double tenement houses were purchased in this city, the deeds to which were ali made out in bis namie, They lived happily together until Some three yoars ago, when he commenced fo go out and remain og from home for weeks at a ime, and.was abusive to her aud very oiten threatened to hill her, itis furthor alleged that he Onally got into a scrape with a woman, and was sued and compelled to pay $300; that he also drew $2,300 out of the bank and spent it without account. ing to ber for = of the money; that her aged father being sick in Europe ‘she dosired to eee him, but before going sho wanted some of the property, and he informed hor that it was neces- sory for her to sign @ paper in order to get a deed to one of the houses; that she did thi return from that she had figned artich sho bad released ber dower in all the pro) she was also informed by the no his wifd; that ure ra eb had divorcea thom, and that he, therefore, refused to silow ber to live with him and turned her out of the bouse. She then jearned th adultery, and that he was living in fine style in @us intercourse with a woman in one of his bow She stated further that the house in which she was ras old and dilapidated and was scarcely tenant. 4 that, alter paying the interest on mort. gave even omnes live 1 thes hae nda Ns ive on; ler nd did work and thal he was © man of means aad’ lived from. the rents of bis property, and was worth about $35,000. The defendant in his answerin, affidavits denies all tho allegations of adultery an @vors shat the only property he lias is leasehold prop- 4 ir openly boast that they can control | yr hugband, Frank Pfaunensehiag, for — and upon ber | he had been tudhy of | erty, the léase of Which expires in three years, and that itis not worth more than $6,000, while the plaiotif’s property is worth $18,000. He further says Unat she is a quarrelsowe woman and would not cook his meals, that she herself signed the deed conveying | a house to his brother and acknowledged the articles of | separation before a notary public. The plainti(Ms counsel in reply criticised the aifidavits on behalf of | defendant, and argued the questions of law as to the legality of the articles of separation, as they were made between husband and wifo and not through the medium of a trastee or third person, and as they re- leased the wife's dower in the husband’s hands, Messrs. George F. & J. ©. Julius Saugbein appeared for the motion, and Messrs, Kurzman & Yeaman op- poe. Judge Donohue took tne papers, reserving his lectzion, TESTIMONY OF SPENCE PETTIS. A feature of interest in the trial of the suit of Her- man Funcke against the Now York Mutual Insurance Company, which continues to drag its slow length along before Judge Sanford, of the Superior Court, was the | submission yesterday of the testimony taken by com- mission of Spenco Pettis, at present confined tn the Massachusetts State Prisom upon conviction of forgery. ‘The interrogatories and answers cover over a hundred pages of closely written foolscap, but the object for | which it was procured was mainly defeated thronch Judge Sanford refusing to admit a very large por- tion of it, The testimony was obtained by the de- fendants to show that in a motion for a new trial, made some yeara, ago, a certain letter and check wero used, and that Spence Pettis was employed for the purpose of manipulating the check and making it agree with an affidavit used, THE TWEED SIX MILLION DOLLARS SUIT. The fight between counsel in the $6,000,000 Tweed suit has, evidently, not yet reached a peaceful tor- mination, Mr, Wheeler H. Peckham, counsel for the people, gave notice to Messrs. #ield and Deyo yoster- day that on the 27th inst. application will be made | to Judge Westbrook at his chambers, im the city of | plication hat the exceptions on h¥s } ing defendant's aj behalf bo heard. Genera} Teri ; also denying defendant's application for | a stay of proceedings after entry of judgment pending an appeal, aud granting to plaintiif an extra allowance of one per cent on the amount of the verdict. This skir- mishing after the main battle promises to be con-_ Unued for an indefinite time to come, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT— CHAMBERS. By Judge Donohue, In the Matter of Louisa Lingard vs. The Receiver of the Third Avenue Savings Bank.—Must be referred. Juillard, &e., vs. Whitlock, &.; Dieffendach vs. Hetzee; In the Matter of Atwood; Mason vs. Wicner; In the Matter of Horatio Henriques; In the Matter of | Dunham; Mutual Life Insurance Company vs, Whelp- ley; Champlain vs, Fox.—Granted, The President of the Deluware and Hudson Canal Company vs. Wortendyke.—-Motion denied. Opinion. Union reese, Company ys. Byington; In the Matter of John FP. Crosby, &c.; Feehan va. | Green; Batley vs, Howland; McLean vs, Heald; Bruck- | baver vs. Killan.—Motions granted, Lowenstein vs. McEckron.—Motion denied. The facts set out by plaintiff are denied expressly, and the injunction, for that reason, must be denied. Lamb ys. Shelley.—Motion denied. Memorandum. Sturgis vs. Drew.—Allowance of $750 granted. Dilleber vs, The Home. Lite Insurance Company; Hoff ys. Geutz.—Motions denied. Voiller ys. Gilman,—Denied. It seems to me this case is fairly and properly presonted and it is not one where the Court will compel the security asked for, Corbett vs, Trowbridge; Reuter vs. Router, —Orders granted. Dillingham vs. Moore.—Motion granted unless ae- fendant pay $10 and put cause on trial calendar. Embil vs, Bamries.—The Sheriff is entitied to poundage on the attachment, George var Marks; Bergen vs. Raymond et al —Mo- -tions granted. Memorandums. Taylor ys. Mabie; Livingston vs. White —Granted. Memorandums. Moore vs. Talleott,—I wish to see counsel. Tn the matter of Scynlon.—I wish to sce parties. Manning vs. Davis.—Amonded case settled ana adopted. | | | | | | By Judge Lawrence, Matter of Daniel W. Field, &c—Since my last memorandum parties having consented to the appoint. ment of Mr. James, upon filing that consent and upon presentation of an order reciting that such consent | has been filed, I will appoint him as the committee. Bond should be in double the value of the personal estate and of the yearly value of the real estate, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Van Vorst. Dingan, &c., vs. McCormick et al.—Findings signea. | SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Curtis. Schwartz, &c, Ys.0’Conner et al.—Order confirnt ing referee's report, Levy et ul. ys. Burgess; The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company ys. Barncg¢t al.—Orders on re- anitiitars. « = { | | Claflin e’ al. vs. Meyer; Dike eval. vs. Snyder et al. ; Betta vs. New York Centi and Hadsoa River Rail. road Company; Long, &c., Dickinson.—Orders | granted, By Judge Van Vorst, Van Buren ya, Coit. —Motion granted. MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge McAdam, Blake vs. Frost,—The committment fails to show Jurisdiction. Meeks vs, McDonough.—Judgment for defendant on demurrer, This Court bas no jurisdiction. Hayman vs. Lesser.—The stay will be reinstated and suretice allowed to justify on payment of $15 costs within three days. Aubel vs. Weinoman,—Substitution ordered. Collins vs, Anthony.—Case settled, Pabst vs. Corbit.-Motion to overrule demurrer granted. Hapfei vs. Kelly.—Motion granted, unless terms aro | complied with, | Hollander va. Weidner.—Defondant will be discharged | on making an assignment of his property to Henry Weble in trust forthe benefit of the plaintiffs attor- | ney, &e. | Stannard vs. Petri,—Motion denied, | Miller vs. Cahiil.—Mr. C. L, Giles appointed receiver. yder vs. Volkening; Mack vs. Bindinger.—Motion to advance Center vs. Smith | Walker; Frank va. causes granted. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES, Application was made yesterday by Jobn D, Town. weud to the Supreme Court, General Term, to disbar Daniel J. Noyes, The Court took the papers, Judge Lawrence yesterday appointed, upon consent of counsel, Mr. James committee of estate of Daniel W. Field, recently adjudged a lunatic. | Before Judge Speir, in the Superior Court, William Eg. gert obtained a verdict yesterday against James Fettr: for $596 35, on account of payment of tax on defendant’s | property bought ata tax sale, | Jn the suit of James 8. Blydenburg against the city, | which bas been in progross for several aays before | Judge Van Vorst, holding Supreme Court, Circuit, the | facts of which have been published, a verdict was ren- | | in tho first imstance before tho » | Thomas Dyer, which it is claimed was written through undue influence, the testator then being eighty-eight years old, The Court took the papers. ‘The suit of the city against William M. Tweed and Ed- | ward Marrenner, which is brought to recover $550,000, claimed to have been taken from the city treasury by the defendants on vouchers fraudulently og tte and | certified, and also the suit against George Miller tor $500,000, were argued in the Supreme Court, General | ‘Term, The cases came up on appeal from an’ order of Judge Lawrence requiring plaintiff to furnish a bill of | particulars, The papers were submitted to the Court, and decision was reserved. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett. IMPORTANT DECISION IN CRIMINAL LAW. At the November Term of the Court of General Ses- sions Recorder Hackett sentenced to five years’ im- Kelly, who was convicted of haying obtained $50 from A negro sailor from Florida by lending the unsuspect- | ing colored man, as security, five pieces of brass, made in imitation of twenty-dollar gold pieces, William F, Kintzing, counsel for the accused, moved to quash the indictment on the ground that the prisoner could not, on the evidence, be convicted of grand larceny, which was the offence charged. He claimed that the offence was obtaining money.. by false pretences. The Re- corder, however, decided that the offence was properly designated in tle indictment and sentenced the pris- oner. Counsel for the latter took tho case before the January Term of the Supreme Court, and that tribunal ordered a new trial The opinion was = written by Judge Daniels, and the following extract from it covers the main point—one that has been much mooted:—‘‘When the possession of property 1s procured by artifice or trick with a felo- nious design, while the title of the owner remains unchanged, a'case of larceny will be made out, But if the owner is deceived into the surrender of tho title as well as the possession of the property by means of fraudulent representations, then the offence wii! not be one of larceny but of false pretences.” The pris- oner was arraigned betore Recorder Hackett yesterday, and.the complainant having left the city, was dis- | amount he obtained from bis victim was but $20, and that the darky, with the vanity of his race, wished to make himself appear richer by increasing the amount A GRITTY GIRL, Mary Logan, a servant employed by Julius Lorimee, who keeps a boarding house at No. 227 East Twelfth street, went on the afternoon of February 23 into a room on the fourth floor in the performance of her duties and found there a man with a black mask cover- ing the upper half of his face dragging a bundle of clothing across the hall toward another room from which a scuttle led to the roof Thinking the man was a Mr. Piard, who occupied the room, and who was in the habit of attending masked balls, the girl spoke to him. After a minute or two the fellow, who continued to drag the bundle, replied, and the girl discovered that he was a stranger, She called out to him to let go the property and grasped him by the arm, when -tho burglar—for such he was—threatened to kil) her Mf she did not release him, The girl called out to alarm the persons in the house and attempted to make her way down stairs, but was followed by the stranger and dragged back by the hair to the landing where he said if she called out again he would shoot her. Noth- ing daunted, the plucky girl declared that she would protect the property leit in her charge, even if she were to be shot in doing so, The burglar, who had by this time procured a razor, attempted to cut her throat, but succecded only In inflicting a slight wound upon’ her wrist, She then made her way down stairs and alarmed the inmates of the house, Upon returning to the scene of the struggle in their company the scuttle was tound | open and the thief had flown, leaving his booty bebind. | prisonment in State Prison @ man named James | came up 0D an adjourned examination before Commis- sioner . Winslow: Colone! Titus testified that he first met and became acquainted with 6 McDonald in Memphis, Tenn. ; either in they month of October or November, 1866, Witness said at that time he was a special agent for the Treasury Depart- ment and had been sent to Mensphis for the purpose of investigating the defalcation of the United States Sur- yeyor of the port of Memphis, depositary and agent for the Treasury Department. The defalcation in ques- tion was connected with the revenue frauds in colton transactions of the house of Parkinan, Brooks & hat witness Was introduced to McDonald by am attorney o! Memphis named Heplon, who informed bim that McDonald, who was a client of the attorney, could give him some impbrtaut information connected with the revenue fraud case. He gave an account which led to an important seizure. McDonald was subsequently made a wituess for the government; but in order to make him a witness for the prosecution of the suit Colonel Titus testified that he had to have two indictments pending sgainst him quashed, ie been indicted for defrauding the revenue in tobacco transactions. After the trial of that case witness had no recollection of meeting him Ullhe met him inthe city of Washington in April, 1871, when he spoke of his five years’ memorial before the Mixed Commission on British-American claims. In 1878 the witness took testimony in_ several cages of claims inst the government in the States of Arkan- sas, Mississipp! and Louisiana, that of McVonald being among the number. He met McDonald at Bastrop, | La., and subsequently at Newport, R. 1., where the Mixed Commission was sitting. After the award of the commission in 1874 he wrote to McDonald asking if he wished to negotiate the award, mentioning that | some others who obtained ards wero aboutto negotiate them, There was no answer to tho letter; he subsequently met McDonald at Washington after ¢he latter had reécived a portion of the amount awarded to him; the witness had received a claim against McDonald from Mr. Hale, of Memphis, for legal services, with a request to collect, and he spoke to MeDonald about it, who said that the bill had been wiped out by bankruptcy. The witness testified as to several interviews he had with the defendant, He said | that when he showed McDonald his authority for his extradition to Arkansas that gentleman said, “I have done nothing 1 am ashamed of, and if] baa | would face 1U;? it had been intimated by counsel for McDon- | ald to ‘witness that he was acting in the interest of iyi Washington, who had. suits against iim, but suet w2. Vashing ‘Ai this point of ihe “exafifbation the caso was ad- journed till two o’clock this afternoon, NO GROUND FOR. DIVORCE. Tn the Supreme Court at Kingston, Ulster county, a decision has just been rendered in tho case of Louis Meyers against Theresa Meyers, The plaintiff is a mer- chant of the city of Kingston and the defendant a resident of this city, The parties were married in | 1863, and some three months afterward the plaintify sued for adivorce avinculo on the ground of fraud, theraud, it was alleged, consisting in the fact that the defendant at the time of the marriage was amicted | with a disease known as leucorrhaa, referee to whom the case was referred decided in favor of the laintify. A motion was argued at a special term of the upreme Gourt, before Justice Landon, to confirm the report of the referee, Mr. C. W. Westbrook appearing for the plaintiff, Mes: Fowler, of Kingston, and D. A. Levien, Jr., of this city, for the defendant. Judge Landon finds in fayor of the defendant, holding that the disease, which, if it existed at all, was one which was common to all women, both married and single, and was not incurable or of such a nature as to ontitie the Court to consider it an impediment to marriage. COURT OF APPEALS. ALBANY, March 24, 1876, No, 40. Massoth vs. the Delaware, &c., Canal Com- pany,—Argument resumed and concluded. ‘No 85, Nancy Cardei), administratrix, &c., respon- aent, va. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, appellant,—Argued by 3, Hand, of ‘The affair was reported to the police, and Special Of- | ficers Robinson and Sullivan, of the Seventeenth pre- cinct, subsequently arrested, from the description of the burglar given by Mary Logan, a youth named | Gallagher, of No, 435 Hast Twelfth | street, upon suspicion. He was taken belore | the girl ana sho declared him to be the man, | as sho recognized him by his chin and height. | She said, however, that when the burglary was com- mitted be wore a brown coat with whi ts. The | prisoner was confined 1 the Tombs and the officers searched his room, where a coat answering to that de- seribed by the girl was found, The’youth wag held upon this evidence, and, being indicted by the Grand Jury, was arraigned for ‘trial before Recorder Hackett yesterday, Asa'stant District Attorney Russell prose- cuting. The girl swere to the circumstances of ber | he wore a mask, she, by voice and general ap- | earance, \deptified the prisoner. Counsellor Peter | Litebell, on behalf of the accused, called a number of | witnitsses who swore that Gallagher was in his mother’s house during the whole of the afternoon Of the burg- | | Jary, and others to swear that he had never worn the coat which was found in his room, that it was tho pee. of his father, The jury acquitted the prisoner after a brief delibera- jon, MRS. FOBD'S DRESSES, Margarct Murphy, a servant girl, was charged by ‘Mrs. Sareh Ford, of No. 23 Wavericy place, with” bay ing stolen a quantity of clothing and jewelry. 1t ap- peared that two trunks which had been filled with clothing were found broken open and the contents re- moved after Margaret left the service of the complain- ant, Detectives went to the house of Mrs. Gage, in Forty-fourth street, a friend of Mrs. Ford, whose em- ployment Margarct had then entered, and'in ber pos- session were found two dresses which had been, as legea, contained In the trunk. Margaret explained her possession of the dresses by ing that Mrs. Ford was In Gebt to her for services and that she had given her the dresses in part payment while eti!] in her em- ployment. The girl told such a straightforward story thal the jury acquitted her at once, PETTY PLEAS, The Recorder sent to State Prison for two years and a half Joseph Lyder, who broke into the liquor store of William Dike, No. 170 West street, on the night ot Feb- — ruary 10, and to the Penitentiary for one year James Conroy, of No, 243 Kast 114th street, who broke imo the apartments of Thomas O'Neill, No. 525 West Twenty-seventh street, and cut him in the back with a razor, Henry and Alexander Styles, brothers, and William, alias Alexander Anderson, ail colored waiters, pleade guilly to petit larceny in haying stolen bedclothing from the New Jersey Steamship Company, and were sent to the Penitentiary for six mouths each. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. Before Judge Murray. A MILITIAMAN IN JROUBLE. Jacob Cohn, who has been a hanger-on around this court and the civil court down stairs, and who is member of the Twelfth regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., was arraigned on a charge of larceny. A reception was given on Thursday night by members of the regiment, which was attended by Cohn and a friend named Alex- ander Clinch, of No, 147 Kast Ninetieth street, During the night Cohmstole Clinch’s overcoat and sold it to a hackman named Pailbin, on whom it was subsequently found, Cohn, in nae ioe to the Court that he e did it. | | | | was drunk when hi default of bail. ¢ was held for trial in derea yesterday for $1,190 for the plaintiff, Application Was made yestervay to Judge Donobue for an order to show cause why Mr. Hurd, Receiver of the Third Avenue Savings Hank, should not pay to | Mre, Louisa Lingard $164, which she aeposited in the bank as collateral foracheck, A reference was or- dored in the case. A peremptory mandamus was granted yesterday by Judge Donohue, on application of Anthony Frecian, directing the Board of Kevision and Correction of As: penis to approve the award of the assessors $2,750 for damages to bis property from the grading uf | a etreot in Manhattanville. Jobann Dreyer, 4 seaman on the brig Hansa, was hold for examination yesterday by United Staves Comm! sioner Shields, on | | | | argued on sSoks bY peremy | claimed he \ i | i \. trator bad maae ee that be had 7 -, Louis Sligieh, the William street Custom House | broker accused of defrauding ee. eevee’ DE Dre. | curlug goods to be passed through the Custom H sees — was yeeterday admitted to | vel a 4 ret ber brought to trial bent te vie tho Marine | ourt, fore Ja Goop, io ‘Brien, execu. trix of Richard Mil, ctalaes Lawfence M to | reoover the jon of a derrick and pile driving | hommer, the defendant claimed Poesession of the | Heging Ke had a Nei the: for storage by wade | me. returned | “virtue of an the 4 aagessing ite value at Judge va) Fr and Douglas A, Lovien, Jr, r the | P ifs, Messrs. Sackett Wat for the defendant | ‘On application of Mr, Wiliam F, Howe the suit | ht by George E. Sheels against Polly Pohcarpo | Tenejos for alleged crim con was yesterday dismissed | by Judge Donohue. The suit was for $10,000 damages, and the piaiui some time since obtained a divorce | from his wife upon the eharge forming the basis of this action. Some timo was ocenpied yestordey in Supreme | | Gourt, General Term, in Mg ap bee on appeal of ; Wm. H. Booth et al., infants, by guardian, vs Wm. H. Kitchen, executor. The suit grew out of a dispute in Fogard (@ the second cadicil s¢ the wili of the Jate Utila al itbert, in H Bae Bet eee k A deta it ; mail. POLICE COURT NOTES. On the Ist of January R. W. Smith, of No, 408 West"! Forty-fourth street, lost a watch valued at $150 in the | billiard room of the Summit House, corner of Canal street and the Bowery. It was stolen by Joseph Levy, now in prison, who gave it to William Rose, of No. 13 Bond strect, to dispose of, He sold it to Jonn H. Nick- lin, of No, 5 Catharine street, for $12 Nicklin was esterday taken before Justice Duffy, at the Tombs ‘olice Court, and held to answer for receiving stolen eoods with guilty knowledge, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. 5450, sicnda noe 174, 226) | B08: B14, 315, ate) ai, so, = Temore.—Case on, No. 106, O'Neil pg vag i j peatobntetay ‘THE M'DONALD MIXED CLAIMS GASB. About a month ago tle State Agont of Arkansas | ove Colonel Horbert B. Titus, came on to Brooklyn with a warrant for the arrest of Augustus McDonald, Signed by tte Governor of the Stat q had obtained Wrough false witnesses the | settlement of a claim for cotton destroyed; that the Mixed Commision had adjudicated in bis favor upon the testimony of about 200 witnesses, and that he had been paid the sum ef $199,000 by the government. McDonald was arrested. He employed as counsel Colone! E. M. Wood Judge Lay, of Washing- ton, and last week he fore Judge Gi had statem: the caso was made to the Court, and the result was that the defencant wi leased from canoes But Colonel Titus was not to 0 foiled so readily. basenaciited the a * ara y Voi ‘uslow ebarging him with gereeey. that the crimo of perjury mitted Commissioner before United Blum, of Cincinnati, Ohio, on July. Sly 1878. When MeDonald’s coanse! foand that their chent had been again arresied an application, based upon an aifidavit of McDonald, was made in New York the arrest of Titus, on charge of conspiracy and black- A warrant for his arrest re fu ed py Judge Lawrenge, of the Supreme Court, he | was arrested and requirea to furnish bal) in the sum of $10.0. Yeon: bs sMdavit alleged that Titus ec $23,000 w rth of false claims im and then offered to set Vasteriay to the matter for | } } Wi was ry Was com- ij | Parker, for appellant, and by Esek Cowen, for respon- struggle with the burglar, and declared that, although | « counsel for appellants, and by™J. H, Clute, for respon- jen’ No. 49, The People ex rel. The Paciflo Mail Steamship pellants, vs, The Commissioners of Taxes, | &e,, of New York, 'respondents.—Argued by Coles Norris, for appellants, and by James C, Carter for | respondents, No. 28, Annie De Witt Mitchell, administratrix, &c., appellant, v& The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, respondent.—Argued by A. J. dent, Casestill on, Adjourned. CALENDAR POR MONDAY, MARCH 27, Noa, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74. 75, 76 ‘and 77, UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasuincron, March 24, 1876, The following cases were argued in the United States | Supreme Court yesterday :— Miller et al, vs, Dale et al.—Error to the Supreme Court of California —This was an action in ejectment | to recover a tract of about 5,000 acres of land in Cali- fornia, Part of the Rancho Las Animas. Both parties claim under Spauish grants, the defendants in error | being in possession in pursuance of a patent from the United States, Tho conflicting titles arise under tyo pected surveys. The full derivation of title tn cach case is set out and supplemented by documentary | The question is whether that of the p ain- Z ‘teh ‘VWs under a liter ‘fran, wtateb on red subsequent survey shall now be given firma prior: effect, §. 0. Houghton and John Reynolds, for plainti™s 1p error; S. Black and David Dudley Field for de- | fendan' No, 191. Steamship City of Washington ys. Baillie, peal from the Circuit Court for the Eastern | Distrietof New York.—This was a case of collision be: fween the appoliant steamer and the pilot boat John D, Jones, a schooner, in the open sea, about 270 miles | off Sandy Hook, on the night of March 28, 1871. The octasion of the near approach of the vessels was the putting of a pilot on board the steamer, and in the a lishment of the undertaking there was such a colli ‘Of them as to sink the schooner. The ques- tion & i8suc is whether under the circumstances, the schooney was entitled to the rights and privileges of a sailing Wessel pursuing a regular voyage, or whether, being a pilot boat, having her movements withm her control, she was bound soto approach the steamer and deliver the pilot as not to embarrass the mer in her yoyage, or risk a collision. The Court below ruled that the steamer was bound to observe the usual rule of navigation in the case of a sailing vessel, and th decree sustained the libel, it is here contended that this ruling was error. Platt Gerard, for appellants; H. J, Scudder, for appellees, THE THIRD AVEN' E SAVINGS BANK, The almost interminable examination of Thompson W. Deckér, the ex-President of the Third Avenue Say- ings Bank, was concluded yesterday before Justice Duffy. Mr. McDonald, the expert accountant, who made the examination of the books of the bank, testi- fied that he discovered no false or fraadulent entries in them daring Mr. Decker’s administration, and would not bave made the affidavit upon which Mr. Decker was arrested had he had an earlier access to the books of thebank. Counsel for Mr. Decker made a motion for his discharge. The Judge said he would commani- cate bis decision to counsel at an early day. ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. Yesterday morning Coroner Eickhoff took the ante mortem statement of Hezekiah Stephenfon, aged nine” teen, of No. 159 South street. He had deen wounded in the loft hip by the accidental aischarge of a pistol in the hands of Thomas Connors, and had been re- moved to the Chambers Street Hospital. He stated | that he did not believe the shooting was intentional, SUICIDE WHILE INSANE. August Moral, aged fifty-five, was found dead in bed | by hie wife early yesterday morning, at their resi- dence, No, 412 West Forty-sixth street. He had cut his leftarm with a razor, just above the bend of the elvow, and had bled to death during the night. The Ved Was coverod with blood, The razor was found lying 6n a chair beside the bed. He had been sick for ime past and was jn Jow spirits, Coroner Wolt- | the inquest and the jury brought in a verdict from suicide while temporarily insane, De- aves a wife, son and daughter, FOUND DROWNED. : An Ybknown man, about thirty-five years of age, was frowned off pier No. 59 East River, yesterday ; He had black bair and mustacbe and wore a Jacket. The body was removed tothe Morgue. THE CASE OF JEREMIAH SULLIVAN, In the case of Jeremiah Sullivan, who died at Belle- whe pital last WednesJay night, from the cffects of m the butt end of a pistol at the hands of er McCurnin, the Coronor committed the pris- await the result of the inquest next Tuesday, ‘FUNDING ERIE COUPONS, The special committee, consisting of Messrs, Mor. gan, Sloan and Dickson, to whom was referred with | power the plan of funding Erie coupons, have agreed foreign bondholders’ committee to recom- ‘unding of first consolidated bond coupons for, ars, paying in cash allernate coupons, and the geeond consolidated bond coupons for tive years Wwithowt any casb paymei The foreign committee to Engiand by to-day’s steamer. Both cor mittee reports in possession of President Jewett u ous, There are some details in the statement oot officials do not now make public, THE SHAD FISHERIES, ‘The gangs of shad fishermen of Messrs. Simonson & Co, Stillwell & Co, Burger and Waren, of Staten Island, made a commencement yesterday for spring hing by getting their poles, nettin; boats in readiness, ese firms claim that their stocks of are worth at least $2,000 each and that they toon well risk them in tho water as to ori re. teed ana they will run their chances of having u pulled up by the Harbor Commissioners. The; propose to put their in places where proye ae st fe the harvor, vn iu oner: | of No, 51 Sackett street, and Ambrose Sweeney, of No. | transferred to the command of | Otfice detective, was promoted to be roundsman and | Savings Bank had been robbed of a large amount of | money. The rumor on investigation proved to be un- | an excitable gcitizen who saw sneak thieves leaving a | precinct station house with the information. Sergeant _ Oates promptly sent his men on the cai | bail to answer | tice in the case of Jane Wilson or Jane Belles, who NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 25; 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT. A BONvsp WAREHOUSE ROBBED. A few days ago druggists of Brooklyn and others re- ceived a printed circular cautioning them against the purchase of Turkish opium, which was being sold in Small quantites, It was stated that the opium had been stolen from a bonded warehouse, in Bridge street, and that people purchasing the article were liable to arrest, The warehouse is that of E, 0. Johnson & Co., who employed a detective, but the rules of the Custom House excluded that officer from entéring the ware- house at night. On the outside of the building the de- lective kept close vigil. Nothing was seen to attract his attention, however, but still the opium was missed 1n the morning. Finally it was deemed advisable to keep a watch on the rool, which did not throw any more light on the mysterious robbery, Last Thursday evening a clue was obtained. Mr, Clark, the mavager of the Brooklyn Hommopathic Pharmacy, corner of Court and Livingston streets, opposite Police Head- quarters, was called upon by two men who offered to sell him Turkish opium for $8 per pound, the article being worth 6 per Yanga at market price. He suspected the honesty of the two venders of the drug, and told them to call on Friday, as he was very busy nd could not attend to them. Mr. Clark, as soon as the men left thestore, reported the circumstance to Superintendent Campbell, and an officer was detailed to watch the pharmacy. The men called again at three o'clock yesterday afternoon and placed their package on the counter. The officer then entered and arrested them, and they were taken to Headquarters, They said they were acting as agents for a man who resided “in the eastern section of Brooklyn, who was to give them one-half tho receipts tor the sales made and they were to take what they could get for it. Tbe prisoners, who denied all knowledge of the opium being sold. their names as Jobn Gordon, $44 Hicks street, A member of the warehouse frm was sent for and recognized the opium as part of the prop- erty stolen from them. An officer was sent in scarch of the man in whose employ the prisoners claimed to be, They found him and took him betore lhe Superin tendent, His name is John Eagan, and lives at No, 119 Van Brunt street, Red Hook Poink, He admits giving the opium to Sweeney and Gordon to sell, but es hn riniiy place, on’ Tasi Wednesday ‘bight. Th: i he knows about it, The prisoners were locked ap to await examination, pees aca SSA ARREST OF A POST OFFICE ROB- BER. Yesterday forenoon William Sprout, a carpeater, twenty-four yoars of age, was arraigned before Police Justice Walsh, Brooklyn, on a charge of having broken into the Post Officeat Lambertyille, N, J., on the night of May 5, 1875, and stealing therefrom $300, It is al- Jeged that the prisoner, who was employed on the premises on which the Post Office was, fled the place immediately after, the perpetration of the crime, and that he has since been travelling all over the country Vo elude the officers who were in quest of him, About & month ago he came to Brooklyn and took up his abode at No, 04 Fourth street, where he was arrested 4 Sergeant Kellet, of the Thirty-secona precinct, on Thursday night. Deputy Marsbal Angel of New ver- sey, appeared to take the prisoncr back to the place where the crime was committed, and as the Brooklyn magistrate had no jurisdiction in the case he dismissed Viner a Sar ‘officer then took Sprout to Lambert- vi ann ‘ “THE POLICE The Board of Police met yesterday, General Smith presiding. # The report of the committee of the Board of Health, in relation to the resolution calling upon that body to vacate its present quarters in the Central Office Build- tng was placed on file. Ad apprication was received from the authorities of the town of Westchester, asking that a squad of five policemen be sent to that town on Tuesday next to pre- serve the peace at the election of town officers, The application was referred to the counsel to the Board for opinion as to whether the Board could legally send members ofthe force out of the county for such purposes. ' The ee patrolmen were promoted to be roundsmen:—W. H. Mead, Twenty-seventh precinct | to Mr, William H. Leonard, of No. 42 Pine street, and | to watch forthe notice of arrival of the vessel upon; WILLIAM C. BARRETT, A CLEAR CONTRADICTION TO THE BOGUS NAME CHARGES—CONDITION OF THE LAWYER'S AG+ COUNTS. The curious family history of Mr. William C. Barrof appears to have given rise to a series of articles that are shallow throughout, having no better foundatio: than the mere editorial! statement of a contemporary, couched in language more antagonistic than fair. Th writer of the article claims that the real name of Willa fam ©, Barrett was William Carter, and that having! eloped against the jaw in his native land he added Bar- rett to his name when he commenced hjs career in the New World, Thea, not satisfled with bis attack on the absent, ho adds:—‘‘As one after another of the kins- men whose lives had been yuined at home by his mis+ conduct followed him into exile they assumed the unsmirched name he had chosen for himself and grew up with him a new r among babes people” The charge made in the latter statemen: has been answered by Judge Barrett, and a record off the family history obtained from the two maiden sis-: ters of Mr. William ©. Barrett directly contradi the injurious assertions. Yesterday the same pay came out with a second editorial on the subject, and} published the following sketch, which it had receive from one of Mr. Barrett’s friends:— “William ©, Barrett's father was named George] Barrett, The latter married an Enghsh lady named: Miss Barnwell. The name of Carter origipated with) one George Carter, who was the uncle of this Mr. George Barrett, and when the latter married Miss nwoll he took the name of Carter as a middi name, and all his children took the name of Carter ag a middle name, Mr, George Barrett had two brothers," the eldest, Captain John Carter Barrett, of the seventy- first regiment, English army; the other, Dr. William! Carter Barrett, attached to the Galway militia, They! Doth took the middie name of Carter at the timo of the} marriage, of Mr. Georgo Barrett, to Miss, Barge) Middle name of Carter was to distinguish it, from other families named Barrett, this being) @ common name in thelr section of the country, Mr. George Barrett (W. C. Barrett's father and Judge Barrett's grandfather), was a private gentleman, with no profession, living on bis means at Annacken, In th county of Galway. His coat-of-arms is now ip possession of the old ladies, and his children, the Rey, Gilbert Carter Barrett (Judge Barrett's father), George: Carter Barrett (who died young), Dr. John Carter Bar- rett, who is still living, and W. ©. Barrett, who hag) just left this country, were all born in the county of Galway.” ‘ f Apparently not satisfied with the above, or anxious} to sustain the position it had assumed,.tle same paper added :— “From this it appears not only that the name Carter was a family name with the Barretts, but tl it was adopted by all the brothers of the father of Mr? William @ Barrett upon (he occasion of his marriage! with an English lady in no way connected either with} thom or-with the Carters; a proceeding so extromely unusual in itself and so complimentary to the *tuncle??; from whom the name was derived that it would not be; surprising to loarn that Mr. William Carter Barrett} himself, when he began life as an attorney in Dubiin, may have thougnt it proper to drop .the surname ol Barrett altogether, resuming {t ouly when he subse-! quently began a new career in a new world.’* 4 The above paragraph took a new view of the caso, and, although it made no dire! assertion, still cast a slur on the name and made a point that required in- vestigation. A Heranp reporter paid a visit yesterday, from him elicited the (ollowing statementi— “In 1836 I advertised for a clerk, and Mr, William O-i Barrett was ono of the many candidates for the po: tion, Mr. Barrett told me’ ho had received a diploma! as attorney in his own country, and had been a pro- thonotary. clerk in Dublin for over two years, Tasked him for a specimen of his handwriting, and he wrote’ ‘Walliam Carter Barrett’ in a clear, legible hand, 1 en-| gaged him at a salary of $200 per annum. About a year later I noticed that he was absent érom the — two or three times a day, and when I asked his reason he said ‘he was expect ing his. wife from Europe, and went out which she bad taken passage. His wile arrived, and T) raised his salary to $309 per annum, and in 1538, when married, he was in the habit of cally upon us with his wife. I remember of his telling ne once that he! left Ireland because his wife’s relatives were not satis- J. H. Pragt, Thirty-fourth procinct, and W. S. Reed, Fourth precinct, Roundsman Warlow, of the detective squad, was he Second District Court squad, Patrolman James Mealy, of the Bighth precinct, who has long been doing duty as @ Central assigned tocommand the Central Oifice detecti The following officers were dismissed :—Patrolmen Mayer, Eleventh; Bennett, Thirty-first; Mee, Thirty- third;’ Lawler, Eighth; Fox, Sixteenth. Patrolman Somers, of the Eighth precinct, was re- tired at his own request, on account of physical dis: bility. His pension was fixed at the nominal sum of $: per year. Mot Dut KIND OF HumRyRA + No little excitement was caused at Police Head- quarters yesterday by the rumor that the’ Dry Dock founded. It appears to have originated in the brain of | with them 801 had ath house adjoining the ban rying spoils. He Jumped at tne conclusion that the; robbed the bank, and at once ran to the Sevent se, who soon learned that the thieves had stolen a few articles of clothing from the house mentioned. THE KOONTZ ROBBERY. At the Harlom Police Court yesterday William Cooper, James Bolger and John Ulrich, who were arrested on suspicion of being the robbers of Koontz’s jewelry store in Harlem, were again brought up before Judge Smith. The police having failed to connect them with the robbery named, or with any other crime, they were sent to the Workhouse for six months. A very suspl- cious fact against them, however, was the discovery of a handkerchief in the possession of one of them which he failed to account for satisfactorily, and which was the property of a gentleman residing in Harlem, but who did not know that he had lost it. On another of the prisoners was found a letter which had re- ceived by a Harlem doctor a few days ago and answered, but he was also ignorant of its having left his desk, on which he had placed it, ‘ AN INHUMAN FATHER. Yesterday, at the Fifty-seventh Street Police Court, an agent of the New York Society for the Prevention of. Cruelty to Children appearea with @ boy, named James Thayer, as complainant against his father for cruclly beating him with a club over the head. The | boy's appearance clearly showed the abuse, his faco | being covered with biood and his head badly cut in several places. The evidonce submitted was to the ef- foct that a neighbor was passing where tl sides on last Thursday night, when he hea jn the rear of the house. Running into the found the father in an outhouse beating the child on the head and body with a large club. Other parties in the neighborhood say that this ts a common occur- rence. ‘hat makes the case more flagrant is that the boy is an imbecile, and, therefore, not responsible for his acts. Judge Murray committed tho father in $500 A DISHONEST BOARDER, Elizabeth Weir, a woman of middle age, went to board at Mrs. Aun Feenoy’s boarding house, No, 234 East Thirty-sixth street, about two weeks ago She was arrested yesterday on suspicion of stealing about $70 worth of Mrs. Feeney’s wearing apparel, and her arrost led to the finding in a pawn office of part of tho stolen property. She was held for trial. DEATH RATHER THAN DISGRACE. Rosanna Habn, a beautiful girl of sixteen, was found @ead yesterday morning in ner chamber, at’ No, 141 Springfeld avenue, Newark, N. J., hanging to a bed- post. Itis said she had been engaged tp be married to one Michael Skein, who, on Thursday night, told her that in consequence of the hard times he must go West to earn a living. A post-mortem examination disclosea the fact that she would have soon become & mother, and preferred death to shame, JANE WILSON'S FATE. Coroner Simms stated yesterday that he hed made inquiry among the physicians at the Kings County Hospital, Flatbush, relative to the supposed malprac- died at that institution on Wednesday nig! ‘was satisfied that there was a mistake in position, What was supposed to bo evidence of mal- ice was caused by violent vomiting and spas: resulting from Paris green, which deceased had taken. ‘The inquest will be on next Friday. The boay moved {rom the Morgue by her friends yester- id will receive private and respectable burial. was day an THE LONG ISLAND HOLOCAUST, The Grand Jury of the Court of Sossions for Suffolk county on Wednesday found indictments for arson in the first degree against David H. and Carll Skidmore for baving, as alleged, set fire to their father’s house at Deer Park o1 'y 20 last, when four porson: burned to death, LABORERS’ LEAGUE. A mecting of the Mechanics and lsaborers’ League of the United States will be held on Monday evening, 27, at poem oF ery “Ft hear avent Stcnailisiion aa@alecunaoseara’ et” “PHOS | that it would be better for him to | Tess that the bo: | pared to answer. fied with the marriage she had made and he concluded) ke his chances im’ the Now World rather than fignt agalnet the opposition they might mako to his advancement. He also told) me that his wife was in receipt of £100 per annum from) her relatives, an addition to his income that was very, acceptable, When the Rey, Gilbert Carter Barrett) arrived in this country he was introduced to me by Mr. William ©. Barrett as his brothel and q afterward, whgp be died, Mr, Barretl ‘nformed me that he had adopted his brother’ eldest gon and the daughter, During the next few years Mr. Barrett often spoke to me of the brogs) ambi 7m Mi George was making at Col College, and ad: that he intended to t) bi his gon and take bim into business with a then employed in the Office of Mr. had been ap| General. porriite dag . Ogden Hoffman, United States Dis. trict Attorney under Mr. Tyier, and in 1847 he ente into partnership with Mr. Brinsmade, and was ags- sociated with him nearly fifteen years, 1 cannot think that Mr. William C. Barrett has been knowingly guil of any fraudalent practices, but he may possibly hav made investments for his clients that have result unfortunately. He was not, 1 should say, a practi business man, and was fortunate in having steady, re4 Mable men for partners.’’ ’ From theabove it does not appear that there can Be, any doubt of the right Mr, William C. Barrett liad to hi name. The fact that when asked to give an exhibition his penmanship be immediately wrote “William Ca Barrett” is presumptives evidence that it was a signa-; ture he was accustomed to make; snd again, it is nol probable that a clergyman of the Church of England) would deliberately change his name for the mere pur! so of shielding his brother, and thus aid. and assis®| ps fraud. The evidence of Mr. Leonard on that poit ig very clear, and completely upsets the malicio charges against Mr, Barrett of. falsifying his family! name. 8 BUSINESS AFFAIRS. A Heratp reporter paid a visit to Mr. Nevin W. Bat- ternoon, and the following conversa i—Have you made an examination into Mr, Barrett’s accounts yet? Mr. Butixr—Yes, sir; 1 have looked over his books;, but they have been kept in such an extraordinary! fashion that J find st impossible to make anything out of them. Rarorraa—Has Mr. Barrott settled with the Standard Insurance Company? \ Mr. Botier—I believe so. Mr. Barrett was counsel for the company, and was in the habit of assisting them: in their selection of investments@for the spare fun they had on hand. Rerorrek—What was the reason Mr. Barrett con-| veyed that block of real estate to Mr. Daniel Torrence? | r, BuTLER—That was on account of the Standard In- surange Company. Mr. Torrence was acting for them, | and eventually had to deed the property back to Mr, Barrett and tako a mortgage for the benofit of the com-. pany, as, being an alien corporation, they could not hol real estate, i ... Reporter—Can you give some explanation of Mrs, Halpin’s mortgage! $ Mr. Bornek—Yos. Shortly after Mr, Halpine’s! death Mr. Barrett and some other gentiémen under-} took to ran the Register’: office in the interest of estate of tho deceased, When Mr. Barrett made t final statement of his accounts with Mrs. Halpine he; found that she owed him $8,339, and therefore took ai mortgage for the amount on one of her houses, I af-! terward lent him $2,500, and then he said, for feam of accidents, 1 will give you security for fowr money, | and assigned me Mrs. Halpfine’s mortgage, making mp $2,500 Part, at sight. It was because it was payabl at ‘sight that 1 did not have it registered, ' sronTeR—How will Mr. Barrett’s other clientay sir, is & jeestiag 1am not pre 8 I said before, Mr. Barrett's ace) counts are in such a condition that I cannot tell how; he stands. Mr. Barrett practised law and es 4 the aces counts of ten or twelve estates in his head. In my be.’ lief there was steady work for a first class bookkeeper to keep Mr. Barrett's accounts in orde: RerorteR—Mr, Butler, do you think, from what you fe scen, that Mr. Barrett bas acted fraudulently | toward his clients? Mr. Burter—I have no reason to say s0; but, as I) said before, Mr. Barrett kept his accounts in his head, | and therefore got them so muddled up that when thi on gta came he had not the slightest idea how be Hy i Rerorrer—When do you think you will be ablem@m make a statement of the condition of his affairs’ ? Mr. Buti er—In about two or three weeks I hope to be able to get at the bottom of the matter; but | cer- tainly will not succeed uniess I get some assistance from Mr. Barrett himsoll, The New York family who are supposed to ve the | largest sufferers have received from Mr. Butler all [may relating to their property that wero in the a nds of Mr, Barrett, SETTLING CHARLEY BILLSy) The visit of Christian K. Ross to Police Headquartarg on Thursday was in relation to expenses incurneé yy certain members of the depariment in going to Philim delphia while working up the case, and not witb refers ence to any new clew. Mr. loss expressed to the} Superintendent his desire to reimburse nim for e: penditures jneurred in the sery ROss’ To-day is the festival of the Annunciation, which commemorates the tidings brought by the Angel’ br to the Virgin Mother of the incarnation of hirist. Itis popularly called in the British 1 Lady Day; in France’ it is kuown as Notre Dameaa Mars. Tho feast is observed in both the U holic anc, Episcopal communions, and appropriate services wilt be hold in all their churches in this city during tha morning and forenoon. It is of great ansiquitys! Among the sermons of St, Augustine, who died io two are found upon the Anpunciation. In ear: agoe the celebration of all festivals during Lent was forbid. den, except the Lord's day and Anayneiation, Severah [CONTINTED ON NINTH PAGE) ;