The New York Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1876, Page 8

. Maneat Injuaction bas becn postpo: “THE COURTS. The Murderer of Sergeant MeGiven Sent to Prison for bife. DEFECT OF THs LAW THR LOOPHOLE OF ESCAPE Another Chapter in the Flint Di- vorce Suit. Gilmore’s Garden and the Police | Commissioners. Henry King, the murderer of Sergeant McGiven, wan arrnigned yesterday in the Court of General Sea- tions, before Recorder Hackett, upon an indictinent for murder tn tho firsts degree. It appeared before the Coroner that William Fretbourgh, of Na 60 First avenue, on tho evening of the 19thof July, about six clock, while walking along Firat avenue, near Sixth Btrect, was assaulted dis watch and chain at- fempted to be takon by Honry King: he was detected in the pursued by some boys, who cried Finding himself intercepted by Oilicer Kennedy the tncitive ran across the street, where he was stopped by Sergeant Me.iven, Inspector McDermott's nid, upon whieh MeGiven cried ous, “hold him; ho bas stabbed me.” OMcer Kennedy then captured bim and found a large pocketknifo in bis band, with which ho had stabbed the Sergeans im the Momach. After lingering afew daya in great pain Bergeant McGiven expired and King was fully com- mitted by the Coroner to answer for wilful murder, Cpoa bis arraignment, and after the indictment was to him by the Clerk and his plea demanded Willlam Kintzing, bis counsel, addressing and and ran aws Stop thief! Mr. the Court, said that the prisoner, acting by bis ad- Vico, now offered a plea of’ guilty to murder in tho sec- ond degree under the indictment, Mr. Kintzing then raid that there was no evidence going to show that the act was committed with a do- liberate and premeditated design hor any evidence that the act was committed while in the commission of a felony ; for, satd counsel, | His Honor did not look at the matter from the pris- | false pretences; ame vs. William T. Earl, attempt at the blow was struck one block away from where tho robbery was attempted, and after the attempted crime of larceny was complete, The pris inurder in the second degree, whieh wus the mtentional Killing, without an counsel asked that the plea as oflered,by the prisoner be uccepted and recorded. Assistant District Attorney Rollins, addressing His Honor, said that ho bad ca mined the facts and given the case much consideration, The facta, as stated by the prisoner's counsel, were substantially correct. "It was true that it would be impossible for the people to prove that the act was the result of premedi- tation or deliberation, It was an act committed snd- The sergeant was in citizen’s dress and thero 0 proof they were acquainted. Mr, Rollins then | said there-was a provision of Jaw that would permit a | conviction of murder in the first degree where the act | Was committed while im the perpetration of a felony, but he aid not think a conviction could be sus: tained under the provision, aa the felony of attempt at robbery by the prisoner, King, was committed & block away from where ‘the sergeant received ath wound. In conclusion, counsel referred to who was hung for the murder of Mr. he said, was diferent from that in that Mr. Noe met bis death in his own bouse while Dolan wax engaged in the perpetration of a burglar; while in this case Sergeant MeGiven met his death ¥ irom where King had attempted to perp: bery, and in attempting to eseapo, Belie ing that, upon the evidence and the law, It was a | tase of murder tn the second degree, it the Court con- jurred with him be would accept the plea. order Hackett said he fully concarred with the prosecuting officer, and that, in his opinion, the jury would not be justitied in convieting of a higher degree. Yhe Recorder then commented upon tte facts, chara Jerizing bis act as atrocious and revolting, that bis Cxcape from conviction of murder inthe first degree and death was attributable entirely to the defects in the Jaw, and Chat it was his duty to administer the Jaw us he fonnd it, Whereupon he directed the plea as offered to bo recorded, Mr. Rollins then moved tor sentence. Mackett, after a tow remarks to the prisoner, sentenced him to State Prison for life, The prisoner was evi- dently pleased at having thus escaped what must have seemed to him an uvavoidable doom—death on the Saliows, Reeorder THE FLINT DIVORCE, Dr. Rufus Waggoner Flint is still asing his utmost endeavors to obtain bis release trom Ludlow Street Jail, where he was committed tor an alleged contempt of Court in refusing to pay the counsel tee and alimony directed to be paid in the divorce suit brought by Elien Maria Flint, his wife. The case came yesterday before Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, op a motion for his discharge, All that was dono was the submission of affidavits, when the case was ad- Journed for argument till to-morrow, Leading the adidavits in support of the motion was one by Dr, Flint. The Doctor states “that nts only occupation and means of obtaining a livelihood is answering sealed letters as a Spiritual writing medvum, which said occupation is a portion of deponent’s Feligion, and irom which he never expected to realize his expenses, but hoped thereby to benefit his fellow creatures, and for this he felt an ample remunera- tion.” He states further that such occupation 15 carried on through the mails; that during the time he has been in prison he has received eleven lettors to be auswered; that only three of the letters contained money, the total amount inclosed being $5, and that the other writers requested him to answer the jetters asa favor, they being unable to send money. He alleges still further that during his service fn the late war he ‘contracted @ com-plica- tion of diseases which leave him a broken down vonMitution,” which render him totally unit to take | tare of himself and leave him partly dependent on tho tharity of friends, The affidavit then proceeded to te that he left his wile some four years © after that opened his letters and wrove answers attacking him in the most bitter manner; that his in- come was reduced in consequence; that Mrs Flint ia @ strong and beaithy woman, and ‘abundantly avle to earn ber own livelihood; that she Ives in Brooklyn, | whero she is carrying on the business of a developing | medium; that while livang with him she earned at this business $12 per week; that he is unable to pay $11 a | week to her, as ordered by the Court, or any other amount; that bis income is not sufficient to pay his own board, and that his fatlure to obey the order of the Court is trom po intention to bring such order 1 contempt. The story as to his poverty and poor healt fs confirmed in other affidavits, His landlady says that he occupies on attic room, and that he In mapy to paid bis board from money eiven to him by his friends; that she has opened all his letters since he | has been in jail, and that only three of them contained Money, the amount so received being $5, which was | {nsufticient to pay bis board. The Doctor's physician makes aMidavit that be is enffering from disease of the | heart, and that his confinement for any length of time iM prison would endanger bis iife. Volnminons afidavite were oifored on behalf of Mra Flint, The rst was that of Deputy Sheriff Bifl, who | Tecouats the circumstances attending bis arrest of the Doctor. He fina snoceeded, bat not unti! he had been savagely abused by an old man anda middie-aged woman living in tho same house, the latter kissing the Doctor very atfec fore bis departare for’ Ladlow Stroot Jail: Hill wrote a letter to the Doctor from the Windsor hotel, commoneing with, “having heard of your wonderful powers as a spiritualistic me- dium,” apd asking ap appointinent at the Doctor's Tesidence. The Doctor feli into the trap with the re- Sult stated. Next in order was a lencthy affidavit of Mrs. Flint She says that the Doctor is in good health, and that his income trom his answers to sealed letters was about $10 aday, She reettes his tot bperating with a tea kettle as herviviore explained in the Hxwaun. She says, forther, “that if there is any Dhe thing he is remarkable tor {tis his utter disregard for tho truth; that he bas no right to call himself Doctor and that he ‘cheats and cetraads the paolic.” As © the persons making affidavits In e Doctor's favor she aye that one {s un- reliable and of very bad reputation, that one cannot be found and that another 1s his mistross. Among the other affidavits were those of Drs. Burdick | and Hartier, who state thatthey calied on the Docwr | at Ludlow street toexamne his pnysteal condition, but | that be refused to allow (hem to make such examina. tion without first consulting his counsel, i GILMORE'’S GARDE JUNCTION, Some time since, when the Police Commissioners | and tho force under their control gave a sudden exht- dition of zeal in the enforcement of that portion of the Excise law relating to the sale of liquors on Sunday, Gilmore's Garden came tn for « ehare of official atten. tion, and the arrest of those employed therein followed, Mr. Sheridan Shook, the ownor of the garden, then commenced a suit through hte attoruey, ex-Judge A. J, Dittenboefer, against the poiice authorities to restrain them or any of their subordinates or members of the force from entoring the garden without payment of the reguiar admission fee, A temporary injunction to this effect was granted by the Cours, ascompauied by ap order to the defendants to show cause why 1 should not be made permanent. By virtue of au act ri passed prohiniting the restraifing of public otic: ® temporary of ex parte injunction the temporary In- Junction in this case was vacated. Sivce then argu. ‘Ment on the merits as to the right of plaintiff to « per- od from time te to affect death, | was guilty of | se er justification, whereupon | | pretence: time, upon the understanding that until a decision on the wmorits the police authorities would not seek to eniorce their alleged right to enter without paying the price of admirsion. Up to last Sunday this understanding was adhered to by defendants, but on that occasion they ontered and made numerous arresta. The truee being thus at an end, and the police authorities having threatened to continue hostilities on | Sunday next, Judge Ditteuhoeler obtained ex parte | from Judge Donohue of the Suprome Court, erday, | un order directing the police authorities to show cause | before the Court to-day why the case should not be fortbwith heard on its merits, 20 that a decision may | be reached before Sunday. It 1s contended on bebaif of the plaintiff in the case that, as matter of principle, ifone or a dozen officers ha ght to enter without payment of + a re i no reason why the whole force, with the commissioners at their be: should not proceed there 1n a bedy and monopolize the pleasures of that popniar resort, including the seats, tho fresh air, the music of Gilmore's band and even Cornet Levy. Nor ts it much doubted that they them in its free use. THE WEST POINT HOMICIDE. Jobo H. Rothelin, the United States soldier who | shot Washington Putnam at Wost Point on the night of the 8th of July, and who was held by Commissioner | Osborn, wag taken before the United States Grand | Jury. On investigation and hearing the witnesses in the ease it was docided that the shooting was acei- dental, and no bili was found againet the uccused, Rotheiin was then taken beiore Commissioner Shields, Commissioner Osborn being absent, and was discharged from custody. He returned to West Point for aaty. GENERAL SESSIONS.-PART 1 Before Recorder Hackett Yesterday was another heavy day in this Conrt, the Recorder, assisted by Assistant District Attorney Rollins, disposing of nearty Afty cares, including that of Henry King, the murderer of Sergeant MeGiven. The details of the sentence are given above. THB FRENCH WOMAN'S MONEY. Osear Quiret and Raphael Battin were arraigned to answer an indictment charging them with stealing from Jeanne Albonzo, « French woman, with whom Mey were fellow passengers to this country a tow weeks age, currency and jewelry to the valne of $1,600 while she was absent from her apartments, at No. 3 Varick etreet, on the 5th Inst The complainant stated | that she had extended pecuniary help to Quiret on the passage over, aud Nad taken care of bim when they arrived in this country, Battin was: aischarged by } consent of Assistant District Attorney Roilins, there | being no evideuce against him, while Quiret, who bad taken the property, adnntted his guilt, but stad that | the complainant had been his mistress; that she had | stolen the money and property referred to from her ! husband tn Paris, and that he (Quiret) and his friend | obtained possession of it tor the purpose of restoring tt to the husband. to four and a hait years’ confinement in Btate Prison. | oner’s point ot view, | A DEPRAVED 60N. | On the night of July 21 last John MeCottrey, of No. 96 Groenwich avenuo, rotired to rest, placing under his | pillow bis vest, im the pocket of which was $1,185 in groenbacks. His son James, an enterprising young gentleman of twenty yours, siept in the samo bed. son was missing and with bin the $1,185. Search was | made for the iniasing youth, but without avail un- | til the following day, when he returned home drunk, with but $900 remaining of the sum stolen, [lis father caused his arrest, aud yesterday he pleaded guilty and was sent to State Prison for three years and six months, AN UNPROFITABLE BOARDER. Charles Blank, alias Emil Warncr, an Austrian, twenty-four years old, who gave his residence as No. 11434 Essex street, where he manufactured musical in- struments, was arraigned to answer an indictment for grand larceny. On the 20th of July he engaged board trom Mrs Emma Storey, of No. 4 West Twenty-second street, Hw spent the evening in the house and carly the next morning doparted, carrying with him $90 worth of silverware, Ho was subsequently arrested, and on being arraigned before the Recorder yesterday he pleaded guiliy to grand larceny. The culprit went a very pathetic letter to His Honor, representing himself as having been ont of work and ‘sorely tempted, and the Court to suspend sentence on condition tat vuld return by the next steamer “to bis mother” in Europe, He stated that he stole the goods in order to pawn them for $15, with which he intended to bay a passage to the old country, whence he intended to ro- turn the value of the property by mail. A PAIR OF CONVICTIONS. Mary Kelly, convicted of stealing a bag containing $8 14 from Eliza O’Donnoll at the corner of Washing- ton and Spring streets on the 15th of Jaly, was sent to Bt ‘rison for th and a halt yours, | Frank Smith, alias John Brown, convicted of grand larceny, was sent to the samo institation for @ like period. AN ARMY OF CRIMINALS. The following persons pleaded guilty to the offences charged against them, and were thereupon sont to Stato Prison:—John Hart and Micbael McKnab, stealing a watch from tho pocket of Michael Curran, of No. 106 Madison strect, while the latter was intoxieated upon the Ist inst., twoand one-balt years; William McMekin, stealing $35 worth of property from August Kastu, of No. 507 West Thirty sixth street, on June 22, two and one-half yours; Jolin McCarthy, of No, 464 Highth ave- ue, cutting Kate McCarthy with a razor on the 2a of July, three years and six months; Wiliam Stevens, stealing a bat, watch and chain and broastpin trom Charles Sch weirer, of No. 279 Seventh avenue, while the Intter was lying asicep upon a bench in Washington square, on the bth inst, three years and six months; Henry Lewis, obtaining $24 worth of blank books from Bioomfeld Brower, No. 203 Broadway, by talse pro- tences, three roars; Frank Smith, alas Joha Brown, Stealing a horse and barnoas trom Robert Johnson, No, 2,3 be 3d three and one-half years; John Gagel, stealing $73 worth ot car- riage cloth from Wood Brothers, No. 1,350 Broadway, on July 16, two years and six months; John Knowles, stoalive $42 worth of cloth irom Albert J. Piammer, No. 63 Leonard street, on July 11, two id one-halt jorge Lewis, breaking into premises of Fred, Matthewaon, No. 90 Bruce street, and stealing $17 worth of property, July 19, twoand one-half years; John McCabe, breaking into premises of Matthow Kompe, No. 226 Thirty-iourth street, and stealing $5 worth of proverty, July 17, two years and six months; | James Hopkins, breaking into premises of George C. Wetmore, No, 145 West Eleventh street, duly 27, and stealing a bronze clock and other articles, one year; Charies Shelby, breaking into cutlery store of Griswoid L. Ely, No. 83 Reade street, on July 15, and stealing property to the value of $100, two years; John | Taylor, stealing $43 worth of | Strang, | one-baif years; Joseph Marcin, stealing $29 from Ig- | patz OffMer, No, 122 Sheriff street, om July 17, one ear. *Sthere were sont to the Penitentiary :—Charles Cas- par, obtaining a coat from Louis Goldsmith by faise ou July 8, six monthe; Jobn Daly, picking Zumbado, No, 105 Tenih avenue, all yeare. the pocket of Ju July 9, two and one SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. In the eutt of Petrie vs. Poellon, which was brought by the plaintiff to recover against commissions for sale of the land new occupied by Dr, Hall’s church on Fifth avonuo, an order o! discontinuance was yesterday en- tered in the Superior Court, In the Winehoil divorce suit motion was made yes- terday before Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, to set aside an order Oxing alimony, on tho ground that plaintiff failed to prosecute the suit and that the alrmony allowed was not sufficient. ISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Donohue. Wood va Cornish; Tappan vs. Long; Same vs. Samo; Strauss va Dietrich et al, and simpkins va Bil — Granted. The Motropohtan Medicine Company ve, De Grath and another. —Motion denied. Earle va Duryea, and Hoiden va Berringer et al. — Oruers granted SUPREMN COURT—SPRCIAL TERM. By Judge Van Vorst Therassen and another vs White et al., executors. — Order settied. SUPERIOR COURT--8PECIAL TERM. By Judge Sedgwick. Evors vs. Hervey ¢: al, and Valentine va Da Cunha @t ni, —Reterences ordered. Mabauley et ak vs Boygett et al—Oraer denying mMovion, Witheut costs, Cobb vs, Ward, and Wood va Mulock.—Undertak- toes approved. Smith vs. smith, —Bond approved. The Biackstone Nat Bank ef Boston vs. Bo. --BXira allowance grauted, y w vs Kenneth et al (Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4),— Orders for publication Valentine vs Da Canba, and Evers vs, Hervey et al.—Reports of reterces contirined and judgments of foreclosure and sale Rothitsberger vs, Poter.--Order denying motion, wi $10 cosis to amide event. Gerker Phat Order discharging defendant from imprisonment, Wort n vs Tho New York Elevated Railroad Com- Case sett ed and ordered on fle. vs Haligarten; Post va Same; Ward va and Johnson vs Same; Hartig vs. Haha etal; g w York Kile. any; Young vs. Struppm: Appnid vs. Same; Acwater vs. same Clapp 8 Same; Cornell va. Same Doolittie va ‘Same; Downe va’ Same; vs. Durand ve Same, and granted, Same; Ry Judge Spotr. Davis va The Mayor, Kc.--Order sottled. COMMON PLEAS —CHAMBERS, By Judge Van Hoesen. Mutebmnoek vs. Levy. —Taxation of ses Vs. Kitter mmeworanda: y va. MeKwing.—-Exceptions to report over. ruled. Se@ memorandum. In the matter of Sagowitz & Co.—See memorandam. Alexander vs, Caller.—See memorandum, amirmed would accept the lager also if the law would out sustaip | Recorder Hackett sentenced Quiret | When Mr, McCottrey awoke in the morning his dutiful | Foperty from Thomas | 0. 872 Broadway, on the 8th of July, two and | Thomas va, Same —Orders | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Davts-vs, Otmstead.—Extra allowance of five per cent | granted. Williams vs. Fuller and avother.—Motion denied, Bee memorandum. Farland vs Donough. —Taxation of Clerk affirmed. Patten va Tho New York Elevated Railroad Com- pany. —Motion to Hie additional security demed MARINE COURT-— CHAMBERS, By Jadge sheridan. Keeler va Griswold. —Motion granted, with $10 | costs to plarntif. Piekert vs. McConnell. Motion denied, Schiiwek va. Schiiwck. —Motion granted Eidert vs Heppler; Derham vs Lynch; Moran vs Hither; Ferdinaud va Garlick; Matonf va Ressdell Seblick va, Sehlick,—Orders granted. Myers va. Matthews. —Bond approved, Relyca vs. Messerole.—Order signed. COURT CALENDARS—THTS DAY. Surname Count—Cuanozrs—Held by Judge Dono hue. —Nos. 2 8, 61, 15, 74, 89, 100, 156, 176, 195, 199, 202, 210, 226,’ 235, 240, 243, 249, 254, 253, 259, 260, 261, 262, 266, 278, 278. Coon? or Gxxxrav Ssesi0xa—Held by Recorder Hackett.—Tne l’eopic v4 Joba N. Armstrong, robbery and petit larceny; Same va. Owen Brady, robbery; Same vs. Thomas Smith, robbery; Same vs, William Murphy and Jonn MeKenva, robbery; Same, v¥ Samuel Tese, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Thomas Smith, felonious assault and battery; Same | vs Jobn Brown, felonious assault and battery; Same ya Michaoi Finnerty, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. John Haggerty, felonious assault and bat- | tery; Same vs. Michael Curry, telonious assault and | | dattery; same va John Kildes, felonious assault and | j dattery; Same va Martin Burke. felonious assaait and ; Dattery; Samo vs, Thomas Flynn, durglary; Same | | ya Joseph B Cornell, burglary; Same vs William | Clark, burglary; Same ‘vs Charlos Hastings, burglary Same vs, William Kelly, burglar: me vs. Daniel Murpby and Patrick McLoughlin, durgiary; Same va. Achill# Wilbur and Micbaei Sullivan, burglary, Same | va Joseph E. Howell, Same vs. Edward MeLoughiin, — grand same va Mary | Ann Jones, grand larceny; Same vs James Wilson, | grand larceny; Same va John 0. Leach, grand Jarceny; Same vs Painick Murphy, grand larceny; Same va. Richard Hines, grand larceny; Same ¥' Mary Kelly and Charies Williams, grand larceny; Sarne | vs. Gotiried Mitehell, grand larceny; Samo va. James McGovern, grand’ larceny; Same ys, Carles Mack, grand larceny; Sane rs Gustave Neihof and Henry R. Noe, grand larceny; Same vs Ludwig Wolff, grand larceny; Same ve. Charles Hastncs, | grand larceny; Same vs, Alexander T, MeKay, grand larceny; Somevs Peter Quinn, grand larceny Ss | ys Henry Wilson, grand larceny; Same va Tobias Batlor, grand me vs. Jobn Short, srand larceny ; Same vs, Charles Berry grand larceny ; Same ys. John Fanikner, grand larceny; Same George | Fiagerald, grand larceny; Same vs George Fitzgerald, mevs Mary Brown, grand larcen wae Smith, grand larceny, Same ve and August Springman, grand larceny K. Knowlton, grand larceny} band Samuel Hoskin, torcery; | impson, false pretences; Samo pretences; Same vs. James Same vs. Phineas Abrene, James Hitt | Same vs, Remembrance | Same va Samuel Co | Same vs. George J. vs, Anguat Jacobs, fal Wright, tale pretences; | rapo; Same vs Ferdinand Heim, grand larceny; Saino | ¥x Goorge Smith, felonious arsauit and battery; Sune ve. Lowis Schoen, felonious assault and battery. POLICE COURT NOTES. | John Herry, alias “Goat” Herry, » notorious thicf, was held for trial at the Washington Place l’olice Court, yesterday, for stealing cloth, valued at $50, from the store of Lonia Cohen, No 80 Ninth avenue. The pris- oner has been out of the Penitentiary ono week. Jobn Irving, of Fishkill Landing, got drunk on | Wednesday night and foll asleep on a stoop in Wooster | street. George Hague, aged nineteen, a bartender, of | No, 117 Sullivan streot, stole bis watch and cham, valved at $30, LMague was arrosted by Officer O'Shea, of the Eighth precinct, and held for trial at the Wasb- | ington Place Court yesterday. | For some time past a numoer of boys bave been in the habit of jumping on the wagons owned by J, C. De Lavergue, brewer, of } West Kighteenth street, and cuttin: ugs, letting the malt drop out in the Yosterday Charles Flynn, aged thir- teen, of No. 231 West Twenty-sixth aireet, was caught by OMecer Murphy, of the Sixteenth precinct, and on being arraigned b fore Justice Sinith, at the Washington Place Court, was held for trtal. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TIMES. Kate MeNally, a notorioas Eighth ward character, was brought into the Washington Place Court yester- day for the 160th time, She ts known among the police as ‘Jimmy’? O’Brien irom her frequently giving that namo whon arrested, On the present occa sion she was found drunk and disorderly in Sullivan street, and it required tho united efforts of two officers to bring her to the station. Whea Judge Smith called | her name eh» answored, ‘‘Present,”” and marched up to the railing with military precision, “Weill, Kate," said the Judge, “how's this ?”” “Oh! you know bow 1 18 yourself,” replied Kate, 1 one o&the boys myrelf, and I suppose'l got tight. Just let up this once, Judge.”” Judge Bmith—While I may covil at your first asser- tion, I teel that your second statement is true, and in- asmuch as tt only required two officers to bring you in, natead of the asnal number, which 's four, I will tem- por justice with mercy, You are tined $5 or five days. Kate--Long !ile to Your Honor. You're a rounder yourself. A THIFVES’ DE Seven weeks ago John Thomas, a burglar, who has already served two terms of five and three years in the State Prison, started a saloon in the basement of No. 50 Houston strect, which has since then been the re- sort of the most desperate thieves and abandoned char- acters. Shoulda respectable man by any chance enter the place he would be either robbed or beaten by the gang of ruflans frequenting there. On Wednesday night William MeDermott, of No. 210 Elm street, en- tered the place, and on secing an unfortunate woman assaulted by KnosG. Corlett, ove of the gang, inter- fered. He wax at once set on by the remainder of the rufang and badly beaton, Officer Sullivan, of the Fif- teenth precinct, arrested Corlett tor assault and Thomas for keeping a disorderly house, On their being ar- Taigned before Justice Smith, at the Washington Place | weulur channel of trad | railroad company | these companies had discriminated agains | ests of New York in favor of other large distributing | points. Court, yesterday, Corlett was committed for trial in de- fault of $300 ball, and Thomas in default of $500 surety for trial A COMPLETE WRECK. Edward Lazarus, a comparatively young mananda member of the firm of Lazarus & Co., the William street merchants, was carried into the Washington Piace Court yesterday by Oficer Brenvan, and, om the complaint of his brothor, Alfred S Lazarus, of No. 955 Sixth avenue, was committed to the eare of the Com- missioners of Charities and Correction as being par- tially paralyzed and insape. Judge Smith sent him to | the Tombs In oraer that bo might be examined by the | City Physician, A WILY AUCTIONEER Another complainant has beon found in the ease of John W. Campbell, the auctioneer, of No. 7 West Third street, who held for trial by Justice Smith 4h | week on a charge of fraud. The prosent victim is Mr, Thomas Towsey, Intely proprietor of ® restaarant at No, 612 Broadway, which he ordered Campbell to sell | out for him in the early part of Jniy. Campbell re turned him $20 as the proceeds of the saic, nnd Mr. Towsey claims to have been swindled ont of $100, AS the compiaint in the other case bas already been sent to the Grand Jury, Mr. Towscy, on stating the tacts to Justice Smith, was referred to the District Attorney's ollice. As he was leaving the Washington Place Court he informed a H#RaLD reporter that Campbell had promised to make good the deficiency in tho event of his pot making any complaint, ! | LEVYING BLACKMATL. Henry Senneider, formerly a telegraph operator in tho employ of the Western Union company, was ar- raigned before Justicy Smith, at the Washington Place Court, yesterday, by Ofcer Reynolds, of Fighth precinet, charged with extort er the pretence that he was an officer. Mise Mary Ashback, of No. 18 Vandam street, testified that on the Sth inst. Schnetder” ealled on her, and, representing bitself as a detective, raid he had a worrant for hor arrest on a charge of an- aut He said he would arrest her if she did not give him $10, and ho further stated that he had ‘‘aquared” Sergeant Berghoid, of the Second District Court, by paying him $15. if she did not pay nim $25 he would arrest ner She gave bim $10 and promised to pay him the balance to-day, She subseqneatiy learned that he was not a detective, had no warrant for her arret and never saw Serzeant Berghold in bis life 3 grant Berghold testified in confirmation ot Miss As! back's statement, Other charges deing brought against the prisoner Justice Smith held him for trial ta detault of $1,000 dail. MURDERED BY BURGLARS. \ Yesterday at 8 Barnabas Hospital, Newark, about twenty-five minates to three, Officer Stanley Brock died from the effect of @ wound inflicted by burglars whom he was attempting to capture on Thursday weok in the house of Mr. Bedell on Clinton avenue, Thomas Ryan and Charles Oschwald were arrested a day or #0 alter the shooung and are now in custody awaiting the action of the Grand Jury and the Coroner's tnqne: which will pe held to day. At their examination betore the Police Justice Mr, Fussell and « colored woman, both of whom saw the men who eseaped trom Bedell’s | house, gave partly positive testimony that Ryan and | Osehwalc were the men, Both have bad reputations. | A TEMPERANCE LE | John Carey, of No. 192 Kim street, died on Wednes- | day from the effects of 4 dove of muriatic acid taken with suicidal intent Carey was a rooler by trada He loaves a wife and three children, He was much given 4 at the term:nation of long epree ended SON. } freight of NEW YORK JOBBING TRADE RFFOBTS OF PROMINENT MERCHANTS TO BE- GAIN TRE VANTAGE LOS? BY THIS CITY SINCE THE WAR. Yesterday afternoon a meeting took place atthe office of the New York Mercantile Bureau, No. 291 Birovdway, in which the members of the Bureau con- ferred with hotel men of the city upon the subject of a reduction im charges to country merchants stopping for purposes of trade, Among the merchants present | were Messrs, H. K. Thurber, D. ¥, Austin, F. H. Leg- j ett, J. ¥. Henry, Daniel C Robbins, T. E. Ailen, J. » Magovern, ©. F. Cook, G. H Powers and lL. M. Bates’ Ot the hotel men there were but throg present:—Mr Sweeny, of Sweeny’s Hotel; Mr. Revera, of tho Mer chants’ Hotel, and Mr, P, French, of French's Hotel. Mr. R. #, Austin, President of the Bureau, opened the meeting with a description of the organization kpown as the Now York Mercantile Bureau and the purposes it had in vi He said tt was an attempt to associate the jobbing trade of the city for the protection of their business and the genera: mercantile interests ot Xow York Heretotore there bad been no unity of action, and if any drawbacks occurred in any par- the merchants had not been in a position lor effective action. Since the great panic in New York iterior cities have mado arrangement with railroad companies to receive aud transmit goods | for a much less cost than it was possible for merchants in large mterior towns to ship them from New York. ‘The result was that powerfui firma in the large interior cities shipped ail the goods consumed in the country throngh their own bands, and the city of New York had Jost a great portion of its Jobbing trade, In hopes of recovering this a few of ‘the prominent jobbing merchants of this clty had organized the. New York Mercantile Bureau, for combined efforts to induce the dequalizo their rates of freight to all anterior points, both large and small They thoughe he inter- By such action the railroads bug injured themselvos ag well asthe merchants and the city at large, he press of this city had not taken that amount of imterest im the mercantile welfare of New York that the press of other places had im their own particular lecal trade, From the year 1825 to the year 1860 the water way to the Hudson gavo a power- | ful advantage tu this city im tae matter of interior trade, But with the increase of raiiroaus New York was compelled to enter into competition with ail other growing contres of trade, There ts no royal road to | coutmerce any more than there is to individual wealth; | and New York must take more jealous care of her own interests it she wishes to maintain her former prestige. | MX, HK. THURDRR. | ofthe firm of H. K. & F. B. Tourber & Co., enld the | offorts of the Bureau were entirely for the interests of tho city of New York. High local rates of freight an: reduced rates to particular pomts had given great advantage to large concerns in the interior, The Burean since tte organization had ovtained a promise trom the New York Central and the Erie roads to reduce fares somewhat to merchants who came to New York trom the country. This the companies bad ready fultillea, It yet remained to procure | dyctions in local rates of freight against th es which were given to such pomts as § Buffalo, Rochester and Utier, The Burcau wished to go one step further, to ee if hotel men in New York would not unite with the merchants to give an idea to the trade thut trey could come to New York and hve in good houses at moderate prices. At a previous meet- ing wo hotels had promised to reduee their charges to | interior merchants, and the speaker hoped a number of others would do the same, New York nas the reputa- tion of being a most expensive place to visit or live in, and it had been urged to country merchants that the cost of fare and of stopping in this city would not be warranted by the extra profit je upon govds they obtained, By pulling together we can inform the people that they can come here, and live here, and buy goods here at innch less cost than they have been told. Only by such means can we bring trade to New York as wo ‘used to do, Severai other gentlemen expressed FURTHER OPINIONS UPON THR SUBIC’ Mr. D. G. Robbins, of the firm of McKesson & Rob- bins, drug dealers, suid the Jobbing trade bad changed ensively xince the beginning of the civil war. He acvounted for it by the fact that previous to the year | 1860 the buemness of the country was done largely upon } credit. New York was better able to give credit than any other city; but the necessity or sboriening credit had changed this entirely, There was no matter in New York which deserved so mach attention and re- ceived so little in comparison. Filty years ago mer- chants soid goods upon ix months’ credit; now give but thirty or im some instances sixiy days. Tegard to hotel advantages, the speaker had froquently advised the merehants to join 1a building one or two first class hotels and run them upon mercantile princi- ples ior the benefit of the country trade. Mr. John F, Henry said that goods were shipped to Chicago for one-third what the interior towns in the West were obliged to pay for treight. He advised co- operation of merchants, hotel men and others in ask- img the railroad companies to lower their rates of tare and freight between New York and interior towns. Mr. Austin again addressed the meetiug, and said the hotel keepers should, for their own interost sume view of this snbject as the merchants, do not expect to make large profits at present, The control of trade and existence of mercantile interests was going to bo aclose Oght fortwo or three years to come, The city of New York had been too libera! and must begin to take more care of herself. As an instance of what tho railroads could do, Mr. Austin cited that some time ago Commodore Vanderbilt haa thought 1t best for the interests of his road to unite j with Western routes upon a low rate of freight upon certain classes of goods to dis- tant centres of trade. After a little time the injury this arrangement did to the business of this city bo- came apparent and Mr. Vanderbilt withdrew from his compact. The reaction at once set in, and New York, which was losing 1s grain shipments to Boston, Phila: delphia and Baltimore, soon received more corn from tho West than all tnose citios together. Mr. Cook, of Whitney, Cook & Uo., returning to the subject of the hotels, said he had called upon tho pro- prietors of soveral of them, who had said that in any other time they would gladly co-operate, but in the centennial sexsou their houses were always full of guests nnd they could not afford to make reductions in favor of any class at present. A motion from Mr. Thurber, to the effect that after farther consultation with hotel men the Bureau would issue circulars to the interior merchants, ae the list of hotels ta which they might go for a moderato expense, Was unanimously passed. The meeting shen adjourned. poe ey THE LEASE OF CASTLE GARDEN. RAILROAD CORPORATIONS FIRST SECURE THE BUILDING 48 A LANDING DRPOT—THEIR CoM- PACT WITH THE COMMISSIONERS OF EMI- GRATION—THURLOW WEED'S PART IN THE MATTER. A glance at the circumstances under which the Com- missioners of Emigration obtained possession of Castle Garden will be useful at this moment, when tho city authorities are considering the propriety and necessity of restoring the Battery to the usos it was origivally Intended as a place of recreation for the in- habitants of the eity. In 1855 the volume of immi- gration had reached large proportions and the indica © tions were that it would go om inereasing. Tho trane- portation to the West of passengers arriving from Europe in New York had become a very important and profitable branch of railroad trafic, and a strong rivalry of competition prevailed among the principal Ines as to which shouid secure the largest share of this business, The commission had been In cxistence about seven years, but had failed to obtain: suitable landing places for the thousands of new comers who were congtantly reaching this port, and the railroad corporations interested found the system in operation either too inconvenient or too expensive for their purposes, At this juncture Castle Garden was | hired from the city under leave (to run tour years) by one Conklin, and the prospects of turning the bi to advantage by the lessee were not at all encouraging. The ratiroad companies considered the opportunity favorable to concentrate the lauding of passengers ut one point, Three of the leading lines having entered into am agreement with that object, proceeded accord. Iding ingly to negouinte for a transfer of ‘the louse of Castle den. The @ ANY objection on the , gration toestablisning the landing depot at the Battery, and, in fact, the terms proposed were such as to secure the co-operation of the Board. EXCLUSIVE PRIVILNORS TO RAILROADS, The three railroad companies agreed to pay the | rent, and i return they were to enjoy the exclusive privilege of selling passenger tickets 'to emigrants within the enclosure and contract for tne conveyance of Daggage, it would seem, ab such rates as they might deem fit, fon tt docw not appear that the Commissioners reserved to themselves any control over this vital matter. “The companies were also to have the right of ap empioyés, and, of course, occupy all the sp thougtit proper tor the transaction of their business This arrangement brought the Commissioners of Em) gration, in several itapertant resp into @ very anomalous position, Setore it could be carried imo effect, however, It was necessary tor the Legislature to sanction the occupation of tle Garden, There was some opposition to the transaction, and the services of Thurlow Woed were secured to put the matter through at Albany. AM act Was goon passed authorizing the Board to establish a landing depot at the Battery, The three ratiroad companies aiso took up their quarters in. We Duilding and have remained there since in the en- joyment of a fronepoly out of which they must have realized milhons of doliars A BREACH OP FAITH Hut the whole story 14 not yet told, In each of the annaal tinanc-al reports of the commission since 185 pears, with few exceptions, among the disburse- ents $10,000 rent of Castle Garden, showing that the ilroad ring hac: neglected or relused to pertorm their part of the origina: agreement There ww nothing whatever to stow that they ever paid a cent to the city for rent These corporations nave, it would appear, for over twenty years occupied a lurge space lor oifices in the garden without charge, and, what makes tatter worse, their tarill for late and ggage works (o the pecuniary injury of migrane This abuse has been repented!y ex. d, but the Commissioners are unable of unwilling to correct it, for they have never taken any action in the promises, it most be amparent from what bas bean atated that the ing forth | | | j Castle Garden was not obtained with any view of bene- fiting emigrants, but rather to their detriment Al- most the sole object in gctting possession of it was to firmly secure in the exclusive sale of tickets a rail- road combination, There was very little thought of affording the strangers protection, shough it must be admitied that the depot in its day has been tnstru- mental in accomplishing much good, The Commis- stoners are now merely tonants in arrear, and the du- tes they were appointed to perform having reverted to the federal government thoy have po elaim that the city authorities can properly recognize to maintain any os an eyesore in one of tho moss beautiful parks of Now York. REAL ESTATE. The sales of real estite at the Exchange Salesroom Yesterday were as follow: KE. A. Lawrence & Co, sold the bouse, with lot 24.4x75, on the west side of Second avenue, 25 feet south of Forty-fifth street, for $15,000, to Mary 8. Trimble; also the house, with lot 16x09.11, om the north side of Kast 128+b street, 248 feet eant of Fourth enue, for $9,000, to plaintiff. RV. Harnett sold the house, with lease of lot 20x77.6, on the north side of Hast Fifty-sixth street, 458 feet cast of First avenue, leased November 1, 1870, for a term of 19 and 6 months, ground rent $100 per year, for $5,500, to piaintifl; also the house, with Jease of lot 20;x97.2 4-5x20x98.6 3-5, on the north de of East ffty-sixth strect, 14 feet east of First avonue, lease dated May 1, 1870, for 19 years and 6 months, for $6,268, to plaintifl. i. H. Ludiow & Co. sold a plat of land 174 10x300.11 ‘£184 2x200x25x200, on the north side of Nagle nue, 755 feet east of Elwood street, Fort George property, for $1,000, to plaintiff. iltam Kennelly sold the house, with lease of plat 55.7x52x48, on the southwest corner of First avenuo and Sixty-second street. for $8,000, to H. H. Underhill; also the houses, with lease of ‘property 40x32. 6x40, 6x 38.1, on the south mde of Sixty-second street, 112 teet west of First avenue, lor $4,000, to Peter Schonck. TRANSPERS. 177.4 ft. e. of Waverley piace, Brosien nnd husband tw i. 3 er and wife 40 John Nev Broadway, w. 6, 1048 ft n. of 30th Saran J id husband 6 v 144th st. 3 fee. J. Stark and wife to Bloomingdule road, e. wite to T. Stoke: Oth av. ¢. 8. 17.6 ft 2 and wife toJoin Galwey...... Sth st, 5 a. 120 ft. w. of Lat wi to Myer Finn... Sth at., sume property som. and wife to F. J. Lam ert 2,000 4th av. ue. corner Li ith st forty( referee) to J, H, Bloodgood... - 6,500 Madigon av., n. @. corner S8th at., 38.8x100.8; B.D! ale (releres) to H. P. Dexraat nah + 11,500 Betrent w 6 Sth st grove, Toxi03 Gath ward) Bigelow (referee) to H. Sehmidt...... 1,875 MORTGAGHS, Burchell, Henry J. and wife, to H. F. Milligan, s. 8. ‘ at S years... Saine to same, years, Begs, B.D. and hnsband, to Joba Roberts, 6. ©, cor- ner zd a) sth st.2 1 700 Beekman, 5, ner Sth av aw 5 years. . + 8,000 Finley, John and wife, to A. Iselin, n. ». of Bitn st. fOth av.; 5 years + 8,000 to M. Hiedeibach, year. Same to st; 1 yea Mh THE JAMAICA JUSTICES, Judge Beach was yesterday engaged again atthe Town Hall, Jamaica, as referee to take.testimony in the case of the Jamaica justices charged with malfeas- | ance in office, The evidence for the prosecution in the case of both Bennett and Lott being all in, as well as Justice Lott's defence, it only remamed to hear the detensive evidence for Justice Bennett, for whom Gen- eral Crooke appeared as evunsel, The first witness sworn was James Huesting, whose evidence was chiefly remarkable for the great number otuscts which escaped his memory, his rejoinder to me&t questions being ‘I do not recoliect. ‘ames Wiley testified as to the charges made by Dob- son and Jane Dick, asserting that the mistake in these cases arose from grouping the chargos aguinst Dick and Dobson improperly. Witness made the charges througbouttrom bis head, except in such as he did not know what the legal charges wera H Deimar Johnson’s evidence relative to the Dick an Dobson case was favorable to Justice Bennett, as was also that of Edward lever: The evidence of the other witnesses was in the same direction. BROOKLYN BRIDGE WIRE, Yosterday forenoon the first section of the chrome steel wire rope, which 18 to be stretched across tho river ina few days, was hauled from the yard on the Brooklyn side up to the top of the tower, The rope, which is three-quarters of an inch in diameter, ts 3,600 feet long. From the top of the tower the end was Jowered to the vase on the river front In the aft noon another and similer cable was placed over the wor, The ends ot the wire rope will be secured to the anchorage to-day. When these working ropes are in position, and firmly stretched from tower to tower, the | temporary cables for the foot bridge and the “cradles” Will be arranged for the workmen. ST. CATHARINE’S HOSPITAL, Yesterday morning the now charity hospital of St Catharine, in Wiihamsburg, was formally consecrated and dedicated to the cause of charity by Right Rey. Jon Loughlin, Roman Catholic Bishop of Brook; The hospital is a magoificent structure, of Phiuadelphia brick and Dorchester stone, the block bounded by Bushwick avenuc, Maujer and Ten Eyck streets, with a frontage of 200 feet and a depth of fifty feot, with dutiying wing and balcony extending on each floor to the ends of the wing, eo that in favorable weather every patient can obtain fresh air. The insti- tution has been erected by the parish of Holy Trinity, under charge of Father Michaei May, and will be under the charge of the Sisters of St, Dominica i aID TO BROOKLYN POOR. At amecting of the Supply Committee of the Kings county Supervisors yesterday the mode of distributing relief to the poor was discussed, and various sugges. Hons offered, including the one to distribute through the Brookiyn Poor Association, which President Morris, of the Board of Charities, explained had aaved the county $10,000 alone in hia district by cntting off 500 unworthy receivers of relief, No deeimion was arrived at, the committee adjourning for further discussion on the 24th inst, IDENTIFIED. The woman found drowned of Tompkinsville on Tharsday bas deem identifed as Mrs. Adeune Anderson, nged forty-seven, who Jett her home in Thirty-fifth | stroet, New York, on Tuesday evening, stating that she was going ton draggist's to purchase medicine, Tho deceased, it appears, was forewomen in Pott & Porter's haircioth works, in Forty-filth sireet, in which she and her husband had been engaged for twenty years, always going to work in the morning and returning home at night together, The husband died tn May Jost, and Mré Anderson had ever since been dow: hearted. There appears to be little doubs that she commitied suicide. NEW COURT HOUSE IN JERSEY. The Board of Chosen Freeholders, in Jersey City, | adopted a resolution yesterday afternoon to purchase 8 portion of the Harrison estate, at the corner of Now ark and Palisade avenues, for the erection of a county Court House, This is an exceilent site, overlooking the bay and harvor and commanding afine view of | Jersey City and New York. The present Court House Tace to the county. having been twice presented by te Grand Jury on account of i poor accommoda- Wons for the grand jurors and county officers. THE RIVER'S DEAD. The body ot an unknown man, about Mfty yoars of age, Was found off Fort Hamilton yesterday morning by OMticer Long, of the police boat Seneca. Deconsed Was aliout tive leet eight inches high, bad light com- plexion, baid head and wore black pants and vest, with & large patch on the back, aud coarse boots The bouy Was sent to the Morgue and the Coroner was uoti- fed. DOUBLY WRONGED. Mr, William Stirling, who was arrested a week ago on acharge of larceny, and taken to Troy, was ai Faigned vetore Justice Donohue, of that city, aud w honorabiy acquitted. Instead of being a thief it a pears that he was robbed, as well as the other victim, and lost both «me and money through the misiaxe of those who fastened apom him the charge, which ap. | by the way, is turned toward the sidewalk, so tbat n¢ ROTTEN TELEGRAPH POLES, THOUSANDS OF THEM IN THE CITY—OORONEDS INQUEST IN THE CASE OF MRS. MGUIRB. Coroner Eickhoff held an inquest yesterday morning tn the case of Mra Anna MoGuire, aged forty-five, of No. 3 Hester street, who was killed on the 34 inst by the falling of a telegraph pole on the southwest corner of Grand and Suffuik streets. After a great deal of testimony had been taken the case was adjourned te shis morning at elevon o'clock. Kvery one seemed reluctant to clatm ownership of the rotten telegraph pole, and this point was not clearly sottled when the ; case was adjourned, The following 1s the testimony :— boing Madison street and do business at No, 300 Grand street; ou the morning in question I was standing in the front of my store and saw the telegraph pole, corner of Suf- folk snd Grand streets, slowly falling; as it fell i a lady on the southwest corner of Suffolk and d stroeis; I did not see the pole when it started, but only saw it when it was going; whew tho Indy was struck she fell over; I started to go to her, but before I got there several persons wore belore me; L noticed the lady was dead; two children who wero with her were also knocked down; I know nothing as to the ownership of the pole that fell; 1 did not notice any person near the pole at the time it fell; I noticed a wire on the ground, but cannot say whether it was @ continuous hine oF not. James Crowley, being sworn, sal am the Super- f imtendent of the Police Telegraph; the pole tha} fell on the corner of Suffolk and Grand streets did not belong to the Police Telegraph line; I do not know whicn company the pole belonged to; 1 took the responsibility ol cutting down four poles that were decayed at the base in Grand street; the poles were reported as unsate betore the accident occurred; the poles would have been cnt down at once if they belonged to the Police ling; the Board of Heaith has power, to remove any- thing that is dangerous to life in the streets, and, im Our opinion, it is the duty of the Board of Health remove anything that is as dangerous as the poles in the same decayed condition; there are a number of poles in tho Bowery on the west side, from Fourth streot to Canal street, and also ju Spring sireet, between the Bowery and Broadway, which are in & dangerous condition and which ought to be removed, The following report, marked “Exhibit A,” was them road to the jury Pouick Derantaxnt ov tHe City ov New Yous, ) No. 30) Mutagery Street, w Youx, Anzust 10, 1976, § Gxonay W. Wattina, Superintendent of Police Sin—The old decayed poles now standing nud held up by pieces of rusty, worn out wire, located o west pr of the Bowery, irom Fourth strect to Canal; Springstreet, from Bowery to Broadway; Divison street, frum Ontherine te Clinton, street, and Ninth avenue, from Thirty-fourth to Thirty-ftth street, are all liable to fall at any moment should the wire becoine detached, asin the case of the fatal pole in Grand street. It ix probable that the wire was jourened by boys entangling their kites init, Another pola ga Fourth avenue, opposite Tompkins » srcet, fell on Mon- day ust, and several of the poles above mentioned are so rotten that they may come down at any time, ‘There seems to be ho ewner for theye poles, thouzh Fire Telegraph line by ratond to be the owner of ail the oid Fire Several poles in the vieinity of the one whieh fell nd street were reimoved by me, with the aid o! the police, ident occurred, they being in « very I'would respeetfully call. your attene eed of the removal of all the poles abu mentioned, It should be done iminediately in order to avoid. serious consequences. Very respectfully. your obedient ser vant, JAMES CROWLEY, Superintendent Police Telegraph. Jobn H. Emerick,boing sworn, gaid:—1 am Superin- tendent of the FireMrelegraph ling; the pole that tell on the corner of Suffolk and Grand streets did not, to the best of my knowledge, belong to the Fire Telegraph lime; lam not aware that there are any decayed telegraph oles on the west side of the Bowery belonging to the Fire Department; there are no poles on the west sidé of the Bowery in a decayed condition; I think the old posts reverted to the contractor on the city aceepting the new system. David H. Bates, being sworn, said:—I am Superin- tendent of the Atlantic and Pacific and Franklin Tele- graph companies; the pole that fell on tho corner of Grand and Suffolk streets did not belong to the Atiantic and Pacitic or Franklin Telegraph company; | saw the pole this morning and examined it; 1 cannot say who owns the pole; wo have no ottice nearer that place than Fulton Market on one side and Tenth street o@ the other; we bare no line running in Grand or Suffolk street. ‘Aun Shaughnossy, being sworn, sald:—I live at No Essex etreet; | kept a fruit stand corner of Grand and dulloik streets, just by the pole that fell; I was ouly a few feet irom the pole; deceased came down Suilolk street and spoke to mo; she was going to the dispensary for medicine; while 1 way waiting on @ customer I heard a noise and saw the pole giving wayy it fell and I waw deceased lying on the sidewalk wii her head in the gutter; the ross piece was against het head; the wires pulled a brick off Mr. Hedden’s chim ney and the wires also came around my feet; 1 noticed that the pole was rotten at the bottom; I told my busband it was rotten and would fall; | suw it settling for about three days before 1 fell, and 1% Jeaned against another pole that was standing near it. Janies Cunningham, being sworn, said:—I live at No, 62 Lewis eet; on Jast Thursaay ‘morning | was eanuing on tt outbeast corner of Suffolk and Grand treets; looking up, | saw the telegraph pole falling; an old lady and two or three children wereon the southwest corner, about to step up on tho curb; the old iady and one child were knocked down; I liite¢ the child up and found it had been cut about the nos¢ and was bleeding; the old lady was dead when picked up; she was taken away Ou a stretcher by the police; for a week or ten days before the pole fell 1 noticed 1 leaning against the wire attaches to another pole whieh stood near it. James Smith, being sworn, said:—I am an officer of the police attached to tho Thirteenth precinct; ammed th that fell avout a week previous tothe day it fell; 1 ordered the On post to report Its con- dition, and he did #0; the reports aro made to the Superintendent of Police. Superintendent Walling said that all reports coming to the Central Office concerning anything dangerous life or limb wero immediately reterred 10 the Board Health as the proper authorities to act i ch masters, THE CONDITION OF THESE POLKS. Wishing to ascertain whether the telegraph poles on the west side of the Bowery wore in as rightful acon ditton as represented, a HERALD reporter took a walk on that side of the strect from Fourth to Canal street yesterday afternoon. He found in that distaneo twenty: 4x poies, all of them deserving te be condemned, al- though perhaps not one-third being immediately dan- gerous to life, The following are the results of his in- Vestigations :— Seven of these poles, viz, those opposite Nos, 206, 284, 258, 108, 112 and 63 are in pretty fair condi. tion. Thero are but few worm holes and very few of them are split, 5 ‘The more dangerous ones, those that are wormoaten and worn away at the base, are to be found opposite Nos. 344, 320, 306, 272, 218, 178, 168, 156, 136, 100 and 84 Many of these poles resemble’ very closely the logs of a beaver's dam, being eaten away around the base inavery fantastic manger. The polo opposite No. 218 is one of the, best specimens of this kind. The next class of poles are those that are literally crumbling away, apd a smart kick will dislodge trom them a mass of yellowish rotten wood. These polet arc opposi! jos. 332, 328, 124, 230 and 90, There are two poles on the line that, besides heing « little rotten, are leaning. One opposite No, 243 leang one or two degrees out of the perpendicular toward the street, Another at No, 188, on the corner of Spring street, Jeans at least seven degrees out of the perpen- dicular,, ana right over the sidewalk, besides being « little rotten. This suins up twenty-five poles, one opposite No, 268 Deimg enciosed by a triangalar signboard, making it impossible to discover its condition, The pole opposite No, 124, on the corner of Grand street, is the worst oi all. The entire base of the pol is eaten away, and only about one-third of the circulas rind remains, a piece about a quarter of jach thick and seven inches around the segment, This segment, one who did not, examine the pole carefully would imagine that it 18 so caten away, Were it not for the wires supporting It this pole would long ago have failen, Another piece of negligence was manifest at Na 17% Here there were two poles for an awning, com nected by an iron rod. The southernmost of thos¢ poles is entirely eaten away, and docs not touch the ground at all, being supported by the iron rod from thi other pole. InSpring street, from the Bowery to Brondwi there are seven poles in little better condition thi those on the Bowery. ‘The new fire telegraph pole at the Coroners’ building, on the corner of Houston and Mulberry strects, is eom ineucing to rot, and Jeans a little over the atreet, NEW JERSEYS INSANE, At the Court House in ark yesterday the Essex County Board of Freeholders held their quarterly meeting. A matter of considerable local importance ‘was brought forward m connection with the insane of the coun(f and State. In response to a letter from the Board, Mr. Samuel Tilly, secretary of the losane Asylum at Morris Plaias, wrote saying that the Stat Legisiature bad fxea jad sig ot keeping any pers there at §3 50 per week, exclusive of clothing. 4 committee of the Board—Messra E. U. Dorcraus, D. 8, Smith, William Cadinus, G. Daily, F. Aurens and 4, H. Barnett—made a report setting forth that theamount WAS grosely extravagant—twice as much as the keeping of the insane in Essex county costs They coi ciude by saying, “that by experience in our county insiitation, and second, by the admissions of the Board of Managers of tho Trenton Asylum, made vo the Jomt Commitice of the Legislature, that our insane in the State institation are costing us too mach money TI cost 18 beyond charity, 10 is a wilful waste, and has wendency to corrupt by creating an inanigence (and. T report was adopted, anda resolution passed calling for greater prudence and economy. It was te ported that there were $77,000 odd uncollected taxes, SHE LOST HER TRUNK. Miss Agnes N. Roberts, of Hartford, Conn., arrived here from Philadelphia on Monday night, While cross. ing the Desbrosses street ferry from Jersey City her pocket was picked of her purse, containing a baggage check for hor trank, containing property valued af $200, When she called tor her trunk, on Wednesday, the baggage master informed her {t had deen takes away, The case was placed in the hands of Doteetive Slevin, who ascertained that a hackman, named cyrat Lawrence, of . §4 Down, had taken the trunk (rom the depot, On sted Lawrence said he had been omploy by & stout woman (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE