The New York Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1876, Page 8

8 — NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. “THE COURTS. — Multifarious Miseries of Matrimo- nial Mesalliances. ee INTERESTING CHAPTER GF DIVORCE SUITS. Grand Habeas Corpus Field Day BLEECKER § STREET RAILROAD —LITIGATIONS\) In the rapidly increasing list of divorce suits that Occupy so largely the attention of the courts is a guit just brought by Catherine F. Leboniveau against her husband, Webster Leboniveau, who keeps a hardware store at No, 793 Third avenue, for limited digorce on the ground of cruel treatment, Through her counsel, Mr, William F, Howe, she applied yesterday to Judge Van Brunt, holding Special Term of the Court of Com. non Pleas, for alimony and counsel fee pending suit. in her ailidavit the plaintiif states they were married | in 1864, and have three children. On the 24th of April lust, without any just cause, she says, her husband | whipped ber wiin an instrument calied’ a cat-o’-nine- thils; that on subsequent occasions he knocked her dowd with bis fist and siainped on her, aud on another Occasion seized her aud attempted to throw her out of window. The answer denies the story of the cat-o’- Dine-tails, and sets forth that the plaintill is addicted to drink and of a vivient temper; that she has flung knives, cups and othey table tixings at him, and calied bim foul numes; that, returning to bis store on one vecusion, he tound her intoxicated; that she fell when be ordered her out tur abusing him; after which she rose up furious and flung a stove pipe and gas stove ut him, and, tually, that on returning from the Cen- Hial, be found that she had deserted him and taken away the children. Having heard quite a lengthy argument Juuge Van Brunt took the papers, reserving + his decision. Iu the crogs sults for divorce pending in the Supreme Court 1 this city between Arthur and Hattie E, Terry, im Which have already appeared very fully in the HeKatp, Judge Donohue yesterday denied two mo de on behalf of the husband, the one to sirike of the wiles answer alicging cruelty on his part, and the otuer to stay the suit brought by the wite until the termination ot the one brought by the hus- bond. Judge Donohue in his memorandum decision says that LoL suits can be tried together, and that the Court desires a speedy termination to tnis scandal, Helen V, Phillips has brought suit for Linited di- | vorce against ber husband, Richard Phillips, janitor of the Seamen’s Savings Bank. The complaint charges | him with cruel and inhuman treatment, A hearing was to have been nud yesterduy belore Nathanial Jar- Jr, reieree, Colonel rge H. Hart, counsel for the pia sel, Were in attendance with their respective witnesses; bul, owing to the death of a relative of Mr. Jarvis, the | case was postponed, In tue suit brought by Nathan P, Rice against Anna B. Rice Judge Donohue yesterday confirmed the re: portol the referee, granting $3 uw week alimony to tue wile and $179 counsel tee, INVOKING TH HABEAS CORPUS. There was another rush of habeas corpus cases yes- terduy beiore Judge Dunohue, im Supreme Court, Chambers. Leading the list was the case of a young Man Whose real naine is said to be Jonas W. McKearn, but who is known under various aliases, including that of “Lover Joe” The story is that the prisoner recently Went on un excursion on the steamer Plymouth Rock to Rockaway, and du-ing the trip stole the watch of Jane Merceles, on which charge he was arrested and com- mitted by Judge Murray and held in $1,000 bai, This dail was thought by the District Attorney to be rather | moderate ior a person of such weil known peculating prochivities and supporting such a | Hamber of aliases, and, therefore, his release on such | was relused. m © bu The prisoner’s counsel Mr Winam F. Howe, took ‘out the write of babeas epiance of the After u the case was adjourned for further tin the ist was the case of John Car- » the City Prison upon a charge ot having, as alleged, knocked down Cer@ve and roubed Lin of $30, His counsel, Wilvem F. Kiutzing, sued out a writ of habeas corpus itu view fo a reduction of the bail, which has | bees Bxed by Judge Wheeler at 35,000, 'he claiming yall Was eXorbitagt Mr. Maursac, Assistant application, insistiug » the bail required Judge Donohue entertained the Game View, aud re‘used to grand Lhe application, Next Ob te List Was the case of Ju areed with stealing & wated and chain fro! jin Vandelvron- becker as they were Warking together in the Bowery, Mis couasel, Mr, Edmuna EB. Pri Mediately alier Mr, Vandelbronbook Watcd Was gone be caused the lat Watch was hot found on bis Bisted the Wateh Was stolen b Upow this siaie of facts Judge Donohue ordered the prisoner | discharged. Following (bis Was the producuon in court o! Anna Wilson, # girl fourteen years old, who was committed by Judge Simith on a charge of misde- Miewuor, She bad charge of a younger girl, who was begging on Broadway. Mr. Howe, the’ counsel, clawed that the offence did not come within the Staiute, aud the prisouer was released trom custody, A writ of Labess corpus Was granted, on application ot Mr. Howe, in the case ot Anna Nelson, who is charged With abducting two young giris and taking them to a house of ii/-tame, she having been committed without bail. The writ was made returnabie to-day. THE BLEECKER STREET RAILROAD. The Bleecker Street Railroad coi tinues to be the basis of Various litigious motions in the courts and the source of fertile revenue to a good sized retinue of law- | yers, No Jess than two motions in connection with the matters of tho road were made yesterday, before Judge Donohue, nm Supreme Court, Chambers, The first motion was made by United States District Attor- ier’ Bliss, on behalf of the government, for leave to sue the road for interna! revenue claimed to be due the government, [tis contended in opposition that the Toad bas never yetseen that prosperous condition when it Was in the enjoyment of a net ipeome, and cousequently that no lability to the United States can have accrued ¢ is uccount, The hearing on the Inotion Was postponed till to-morrow to allow the put- | ling 1 of affidavits as to tne earnings of the road, | The secona motion had r ence ty the execution of | the lease 0 «ito the Twenty-third street road. | ‘Vine Was also solieited to put iu ailidavits in regard to the matter, and the case was adjourned Ull Saturday to allow this to be done. | LACUSTRINE LITIGATION. | The Lacustrine Fertilizer Company of this city 1s | the owner of a large area of ground sorcewhere in the western part of this State, on which is found am im. mense quantity of a valuable fertilizer, which they aro engaged in placing in market. Some outside parties also appreciating its value have been accustomed to help themseives thereto without as much as saying “By your ‘tothe owner. A few days since the officers of the company were made aware of the fact (hut the canal boat R. Sears was on its way to this city in charge of Captain B. F. Groen, loaded with over 200 tons of the company’s fertilizer, which had been slipped e parties Bot entitled thereto, aud con- sighed to Some other parties in this Proceedings Porpus to compel tae aniet discuss ot, ted ans counsel Were Immediately instituted tupany to obtain legal possessien of its prope Yesterasy morning u « Messrs. Theodore M. | No. 1; Same vs. Same, No. | a cireular letter of instructions, companied by Deputy of replevin, touk a tug dawn of the morming bre down upon th Jurmdiction, property and now holds it SUMMARY OF LAW CAS The motion to vacate the order of arrest against | Arnold Strauss im the suit brought against bim by Wile am Hawes and Alphonso M, Hawes, was yesterday | denied by Judge Seagwick. Judge Sedgwick yesterday dismissed the complaint im the sults brougut respectively by Mary E. White against Thomas Loughran and Michael Hay against Gustay Newburger, The grounds of dismissal were | failure to prosecute the suits. Judge Donohue yesterday denied the motio) in the Suit brought by the eily against the Commissioners ot | Estimate and Assessment in the frst widening of Broadway to compet u readjustment of the cosis and expenses on the ground that the charges were exces- HVE. The inconvenience of poverty is a widespread ex- perience. Edward Wilson cesired to bring a suit @gainst the Dry Dock, East Browdway and Battery Reilroad Company, avd wot baving the means to proge- cute the action & Motion was made beiore Judge Sedg- wick fur leave to bring the suit as a poor person, or, in Jegai purase, in forma pauperis, Judge Sedgwick yes- terday denied his mowon. Ju the matter of Leo Popper, who Was arrested in March last, charged by bis creditors with traudalent bankraptey upou a warrant ai by Commissioner Osborn, ay order has been issued dismissing te com plant and discharging Me. Popper, upon the ground, asurged by bee conusel, Messra Vardezo combe, thu ilere was no evidence to sustain the com- piaink DECISIONS, supremE covut-—cHass: By Jatee Donohue. In the matter 0) Mati da Nuwer. —Motion granted. Fation va, Ty aan. —Boud approved, Ky Judge Lawrence, in these cases, as atrial has been abd a decision readered by him, 13. Banta Kent. had vetore » reieres ond New. | | taerket a pretium | executrrx of the decedant rustitated the prere jodgment m be entered on the re! "s_ report. Had I Known at the time that these cases Were he: that such a triai had been bad—I should not have heard the cases, Barnett vs. Barnett —Findings and request to fod settled, Muller vs. the Mayor, &c.—This order does not con- form to the view expressed in the decision. Union Consolidated Mining Co., &e, vs, abit,—Order as seitied, By Judge Donohue. Blobm va. Phillips; Grenvee vs. Willis; Mutual Life Tnsurance Company vs. Jackson; McCarthy vs, Cob: Dodge vs, the County of Platte in the State of Mis- sourt; Shaw & Wilcox Company va. Naegli; Pam vs. Vilmar; Block vs. Dobbs; Bennett va, Richmond. — Granted, Mocre vs, Schnott,—Plainti cannot name guardian for ws opponent, Mutual Life Insurance Compary vs. Briggs; Demelt Dispensary vs. Jardine and others; Gordon vs Kierst —Granted. Grittitha vs. Merchant.—Motion granted without costs, Hughes va, Rubino —Granted. Tyog vs. Fields. —Granted. Memorandum. Scudder ve, Bonner.— Granted. Burebell ys, Ruddenvicb, Nos. 1, 2,3 and 4.—Motions denied, without costs. Memorandum, ane Mayor ys. Cornell.—Motion denicd. Memor- andum Burchell va, Meyer; Mutual Life Insurance Company | vs. Doellner and others. ‘anted. Dobrinski va Broom, —Motion denied. Heis vs Whaley.—I desire to see counsel. Terry va, Terry.—Goth motions denied. Memoran- dum, Deeley vs. De Helema,—Motion denicd. In the matter of Campbell. — Granted. Lynch ys. Koapp.—Motion denie Morton ys. Tho Domestic Telegraph Company.— Granted, Rice va, Rico. — Report confirmed, Nichols ys. Koosevelt,—see memorandum, Townsend vs. Hadie! 5 Abrahams vs, Meyer.—Motion denied, Memorandum. Foster vs, Newbough.—Motion grauted, Underhill ys. De Woit.—Granted. COMMON PLEAS—-SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Van Brunt. Walker va, Walker.—Report of referee confirmed. MARINE COURT--CHAMBERS, By Judge Sheridan. Thuman ct al. vs Mitschel.—Order for judgmonf granted. Hermann vs. Moore, impleaded.—Order denying mo- tion granted. Levy etal. va, Lasar,—Oraer vacating order to arrest judgment, Arnold et al. vs. Houtmana et al.—Order giving ai- rections to receiver as to puyment of moneys, &c Levi vs. Berringer etal; Rapp, administrator, vs. Hoppevheimer; Driling vs. Harper; Holmes, Booth « Hadens vs. The Lucius Hart Manufacturing Company, Allis v8, Moore; Ha: vs, Murray Hiil Bank. —Orders signed. Keys vs, Miller ot al.—Order appointing J, 0. Fulle: ton receiver, POLICE COURT NOTES. Napthali Enoch, employed for the last nine years as shipping clerk for M. Roseuberg & Co., No, 69 Bowery, was arrested by Detective Canning, of the Central Office, for embezzling irom his employers, Duriug the last year a large quantity of stock was missed, and yesterday morning Detective Canning succeeded in | discovering Enoch sending out a package of dry goods, valued at $15, fur which no order had been given, The | priaoner, on being arraigned before Justice Duffy, at | the Washington Place Police Court, was committed for trial in detault of $1,000 bail. Edward Morris was arraigned before Justico Morgan by Officer Mahan, of the Tenth precinct, at the Essex Market Police Court yesterday, cLarged with stealing $25 worth of property from the residence of John M. Connell, at No. 76 Canal street, Judge Morgan held him tor trial im defauit of $1,000 bail, COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. Supaxme Covrt—Cuamuars—Held by Judge Dono- ‘os. 6, 87, 49, 52, 57, 66, 103, 104, 106, 110, 118, 149, 147, 140, 182, 196, 170, 171, 178, 182, 3. RAILROAD TAXES. Sr. Louis, August 22, 1876. United States Attorney Bliss yesterday filed a suit in the United States Circuit Court against the Missouri Pacific Railroad mortgage trustees and receivers for taxes from 1864to 1872, under the old Income law, The tax, with interests and penalties, amounts to $200,000. The United States claims a lien upon the road for this umount prior to all mortgages upon it, and especinily the mortgage under which the road is to be sold on the 6tb of September next, Judge Ditlon has granted an order, at the instance of Unitea States Attor- ney Bliss, to retain enough of the proceeds of the sale of the road to meet the claim of the United States should it be established. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. DECISIONS, JURISDICTION IN BANKRUPTCY—IT WILL BE SUSTAINED WUAKE PROCKEDING BY RULE AS AGAINST THE PLAIN- TIVY IN THE XXKCUTION ON ORDERS OBTAINED BY HIM- BELF, 208. James O’Brien, plaintiff in error, va George M. Wed, Henry W. Nagie and Edwin Sberwio—In | error to the Supreme Court of the State of New York — This is anaction brought to recover $4,404 72 col- lected by the plaintiff in error as Sheriff of the city and county of New York under three executions, two of whieh were issued on judgments entered in favor of | defendants against Frederick Wiltse and Albert Wiltse, Joint'y and severally, one of which was issued on a judgment entered in favor of tho defendants against Freaerick Wiitse alone. The defence relied upon is that the plaintiff! im error, under certain orders made by the United States Dis- trict Court for the Southern distriet of New York, in a proceeding in bankruptcy against Frederick Wiltse, patd over to the Clerk of that Court the moneys arising from the sale ot the property levied on by him under said execution, It is hold that the plaintiff in the execution himself having taken that proceeding in the Baykrupt Court, and there obtained the rule complained of, he is bound by it, In pursuance of the order so obtained the Sheriff made the sale and deposited the money in the Bankrupt Court. To hold that under these ciicam- stances the plaintiif in the execution may maintain a suit against the Sheriff tor paying the money into court instead of to them, it is said, would !¢ contrary to all authority und in violation of the principles of right and justice. Reversed, Mr. Justice Hunt delivered the opinion. RELEMPTION OF TREASURY NOTES—KPFECT OF A SUR- KENDER—PROTEST POR INSUFFIC! OF PAYMENT IN SUCH A CANN—VOLUNTARY ACCEPTANCE. No. 196. Sarah Chauncey Savage, Executrix of William Savage, deceased, appellant, va The United tes—Appeal trom the Court of Claims —Power was ferred upon the Secretary of the Treasury by the act of the 17th of January, 1561, to borrow $250,000, 000, for which he was authorized to issue bonds or treasury. hotes, to be of any denomination fixed by the Secretary, not icss than $50, and tu be payable three wears afier | cate, Wit interest at the rate of seven tenths per cent per annum, payable ser Section % provides that the Secretary sauli cause books to be open, for subscription to the Treasury notes for $50 aud upward, at such places as he may designate, and under such rules ay prescribe, to be saperinte: treasurers, at their respective localities, and at other es by’ such (aries, postmasters and other persons as he may aesignate, giving notice thereot as therem directed, (12 Stat at Large, 26%) Pursuant to the authority conferred the Secretary appointed Jay Cooke one ot the special agents to open a book jor sub- s to the Treasury notes, and it appears that Secretary addressed to him, a8 such special agent, mh Which, among other be made in States, and that when- 123, 131, 185, 136, 187, tuings, be stated that the jawlul corn of the Subscribed shail not be paid within period preseribed, the firs: payment sball be ened to the United States.’ Sufticient ap | pears in the finding of the Court to show that the special agent opened a book for sub- | scriptions, and that he published an auvertisement, | What the denominations of the notes would deserivia and giving the date when they would be issued, and that be stated that the notes would be payable in’ gold unveried into a twenty-year six per cent loun at the option of the holder, That cach e Would bave terest coupons attached, which could be cut off wnd collected in gold at the mint every | bsand at the rate of interest therein pri Subsequent to ihe pabucation of that a Vertisement, the lesiator of the plaiouil, then in fuil Ie, became the purchaser of Treasury ‘notes to the amount of $15,000. Througiout, plaintiff insisted that it Was his right to nav paid in goid, aod on the Mare, 1860 the notes to be transmitted bere to certain bankers with directions to present the same to the Treasury and ask tor the payment of the sainc, with Ihe Verest, Im gold, and with instructions that if the payment in yold was reiused to accept | the currency uuder protest. Payment jn gold was sub- Sequentiy refused, aud (be agents accepted the priner- pal avd interest aiter mavurity in legal tender noves, Under protest, as directed by their empioyer. Golu at the Hime Lue Holes Were presented was Worth in the of thirty-two cents oa the dollar over (he legal tender notes accepted in payment by the agents acting for the testator of the piaiutit. He de manded payment in gold, but Lis agents accepted the currency Under protest by bis direewon, the payment iu gold baving beew retused, — Babed ou these tacts the tsuitin | Court ot Claims to recover the diflereace im the market vaiue of guid and legal (ender avtes at the date | of the payment made by the Cutied States to to the tes- tutor of the plaiutif, “Judgment was rendered lor ¢ delendaais m the Court below and the paiuuil appeaie to (his Court, The unconditional acceptance of a different medium of paytwent from that promisca by the United States, of abroitite sceeptance of a smailer sum trom the Sec retary of the Treasury, does uot leave (he United tutes open to a further Claim ou the ground of duress, the acceptanee being vovuutary and Without intimica- tion | covered and punished before | ward, | Aired. Me. Jagtion Clifford delivered the opinion, | was sent to the Morgue and Coro: TRAIN WRECKERS AT WORK. NARROW ESCAPE FYROM A TERRIBLE DISasTER— PARTICULARS OF THE ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE ST. LOUIS EXPRESS—TWO MEN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION, {From the Rochester Democrat, August 21.) A drover by the name of George Adams, residing at Cayuga, had business in Fairport last Saturday, and just at night he started for tho depot, intending to take the train for Rochester, Provokingly, as he then thought—providentially, as it afterward proved—he was a few minutes behindhand, and having urgent reasons for reaching the city, he started out to walk the distance, He passed rapidly along fer about four miles without iaterruption, but as he neared Lincoln Ureek he saw a light in the bridge ahead of him, and as | he drew nearer he distinguished the forms of five men busily intent upon some work upon the track. He proceeded cautiously forward, and a closer view con- firmed his terrible suspicion, Tho MEN WERE TEARING UP THK RAILS! It was then about eloven o'clock, and he knew that | inatew minutes the St. Louis express was due from the East~indeed, if it were on time it would leave Rochester at eight minutes past eleven, with a heavy load of passengers A glance was sufticient to show him that ‘Singlo-handed he could do nothing, but tho twinkling of a light ina furmer’s house, a short dis- tunce away, promised assistance, and rapidly und stealthily be stole by the miscreants toward the bright beacon, the beating of bis heart quickened by overhear- ing one of them say, “This will be a bigger job than the one of the 15th.” He had nearly passed them, without Attracting attention, and was just congratulating him- self upon his success, when his foot struck against some obstacle and he stumbied heavily forward. The noise reached the ears of the men on the track, and at once divining its cause they started forward, shouting, ‘Catch the meddling fool and | drown him m the creek.’’ Adams at once started on a keen run for tho house, bis pureuers foilowing Louy after, never relinquishing the chase until the fugitive | ithin ten rods of the house, when they were ened away by a huge dog, which tnteiigently the lugitive to pass, but flercely assailed the pursuers. They thea turned und fled into the dark- ness, and the farmer, aroused by the cries, was soon | made acquainted with tho facts by the breathless Adams. He at once disappeared in the house and re- turped with a red lantern which bad ber jortunately dropped by a train some time before, This was at once lighted, and Adams, taking it tn his hand, STARTED UP THE TRACK ON 4 RUN, fearing every moment that he would be too late to prevent the threatened disaster, Meauwhile the St Louis express, which should leave here at eight minutes past eleven in the evening, had been detained, so that it left the depot twenty-five minutes Lehind time, Conductor Norris Eaton in charge, and William Creedman, the engineer, at bis post on the impatient lucomotive. The train made up of a baggage und express car, three pas- er coaches and seven sleepers, nearly every seat d berth occupied by passengers, hittic dreaming of danger, and teeling perfectly secure in the well-known management of the road. Tho engineer bad just got | his truin well under way, crowding hig engine ‘a little to make up for the lost time, when down the glistening track his practised eye discerned a swinging light, and in a moment more he saw that it was red, the well- known signalof danger. His hand was on the reversing lever in a moment, the whistle vlown, and with every brake tightly set, the loug train graduaily came to a andstill, the passengers and employ és pouring out the des to learn the aitlicu! The engiveer poirted out the red light which was rapidly approaching, and in a moment inore Adams appeared upon the scene, sur- rounded by a crowd of euger questioners. His story was told in afew words, and the party started down the track to loarn the extent of the dumage done. At the cuivert over Lincoln's Creek Adams pointed out the place where he bad seen the meu at work, and there, by the hght of the lantern, on an embankment seventy-five jeet high, over twenty feet of water on a treacherous bed of quickstiver, they found the rail so cunningly dispiaced that unless miraculously saved the entire train must have dasbed down the heights TO INEVITABLE DESTRUCTION. ‘As the full consciousness of their great danger and escape forced itself into the minds of the group, with one accord they pressed around Adams and for aiew moments his hand was shaken and wrung until it was almost incapable of motion, It was, indeed, a narrow eszupe from one of the most borrivie railroad disasters ever cbronicied, and the gratitude of the poople to the man who had saved them found expression in every conceivable way. Some one suggested that a purse of money be raised, but this he denied at the outset, as he did everything but the thanks which were pressed upon him. Had the train been on time or bad Adams been overtaken by the would-be murderers the result would have been too frightful to coutemplate, but as it was the bund of Providence seemed to be unmistakably interposed apd by acbain of accidents the crowning one of all was prevented. Tho displaced rail was re- turned to its position as quickly as possivie and the train went on its way, the gratciul passengers crowding around Adams to the very last. From the remark Adams overheard, “THIS WILL BE A BIGGER JOB THAN stn,” {t is reasonable to suppose that they were the same miscreants who threw a train off the Lake Shore road ou that date. It will be remembered that only one man was, killed on that occasion, though the escape of the others seemed miraculous, If there is a gang of such God-forsaken scoundrels, who would wantonly sacrifice the lives of hundreds of men, women and children, idiscrimimately, merely that’ they might have ap opportunity for plunder during the confusion; if there is such an inhuman organization, thea we can only hope and pray that they may be dis- they bave another chance to curry out their barbarous plans, With such a gang in existence no travelier cun feel nd apy precautionary measures that may ve | avail but littl. Two men, William Jones and | James Madden, were arrested Sunday morning by Officer Jobn Stott on suspicion of being the guilty parties and lodged in the police station, They were found on the track near the place of the attempted outrage, but bo- yond this and the fact that they are both hard char- acters there seems nothing tending to show Ubat they were implicated. Further examination, however, may throw a differont light upon the matter, Mean- while the most active search will be made for the con- scicnceless perpetrators of the deed, and we hope be- fore many days to have the pleasure of chronicling their capture and speedily their conviction, ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE SAME OCCURRENCE. {From the Rochester Union, Acgust 21.] Now comes one of tho most singular parts of the story, and that is the history related by the man who alarmed Mr. Wright, whose name has since been ascor- tained to be George Adams. After the train had passed ‘on all right the two walked back, and on the way the man stated that ke was a drover by trade, amd Satur- | aay was in Fairport, Toward evening he was anxious to get to Rochester, as he was going on to Texas to make arrangements to buy cattle. Arriving at the Fairport depot he bad the satisfaction of seeing the train just pulling out, and being determined to catch the express train West, he started to walk, At the time he had, as he claimed, a valise with him, contain’ ing a suit of clothes and a pass to Texas, Arriving at the spot where the rail was moved he avers that he heard some men talking, and one of them said:— “This will make a better job than on the 15tb.”” Suspecting something was wrong he thought the t plan would be to make a detour and then give the alar He accordingly started to walk down the embankment, but stabbing bis toe aguinsta rail, be | was heard by the wurkera, Who made after him, calling on each other to pitch the d—d raseal into the creek. Dropping his valise, the stravger started off like a deer, and, distancing bis pursuers, arrived, us stated, at Mr. ‘Wright's bouge, This was the man’s story, and alter he had urdened himeeltof it he bade Mr. Wright good night aud again started to walk to Rochester, aud us fer as beard from, ived here on av engine at halt- past two o'clock Sunday morning, The next train did not leave till 4:40 A. M., aud before that time the authorities heard of the occurrence, and a watch was pt ior the individual, but no signs have yet been seen of him. Tuere are several suspicious circum: stances about this man that incline tbe police to the bebel that be had a baud in the work, and alter- becoming secured, blew on business, Iu the first place he ne’ to recover bis lost valise, aud he told the engineer on whose engine be rode into Rochester that he intended Mr. Burrows make his pass good, but Mr, Bur not yet seen him, avd he also told this same engineer that he bad been on a visit to bis friend Wright, op the line, Mr. Wright deciares he had never seeu him belore; and apother circumstance struck him as singular, At his house (hey have a large wateldog that at night will never allow any one vo enter the bat when this man came he acted as if he ‘These and various other litte cireum- Stances put together tuclined the police to the belief at it would be a wise con to look the map up, and ‘h is being kept tor him, ‘The above account uitfers materially from the report the Democrat this morning, Which is given as re- THE ONE OF THR in | lated to our reporter by Mr. Wright, a tew hours after the affair took place, There is something singular avout this whole business that will be unraveiled in a short Une and the guilty parties brougnt to light. ‘The police have a theory ubout it which ts no doubt the Fight one; but just ac present it would be tmpradent to mention what it is, The two meu, William Jones and James Madden, who were arrested on suspicion ot being concerned in the matter, have not yet had an ex- Am/hation, bus itis Bot Supposed they are the parties, Iu avotber column is publisbed an account of the capture of two men suspected of being concerned in the rail ripping at North East One of the young men contessed being in company with “George Adams,” who went on to Syracuse, This tnay ve U whom our pol are anxious to find for his sharo in the Saturday night's work. <D DROWNED. Early yesterday morning Officer Weiss, of the Sev- enth precinct, found a drowned man io the Catharine terry Sip. lie Was about filty-five years old, five feet uv inches high, bad saudy hair mixed with gray, Wore black coat «ud vest, drab pants, white shirt aud boots The body bad pot been in the water Jong. It | shortly afterward and died within. tw RESCUED AT SEA THREE STARVING MEN TAKEN FROM A SPANISH SCHOONER, The steamer Frisia, of the Hamburg line, arrived in this port yesterday with three men who were taken from a Spanish schooner in a state of almost absolute starvation, On the 21st of June the schouner Joaquina, of Barcelona, left San Domingo, bound tor Havre, with a cargo ofdye wood. There were a captat, first mate, six men in the crew and one pas- sepger, @ French gardener, named Augustine Gautier, from Marne, Franco, When the schooner Joaquina, which lef, St Domingo on the 28th of June, was about eight days out, the mate, Leonardo Ferre, took 11] suddenty and died with- ip an hour, Four of the crew were 0 taken sick ty-four hours. ‘The bodies were thrown overboard, and the manage- ment of the schooner was leit to the captain, one ailor, Vincento Cortes and the passenger, Augustine utier. These threo n sailed the schooner for weeks, and became perfectly exhausted from fatigue and want provisions. When about forty-five days out from St. Domingo they signalled the steamer Frisia in_ latitude 48, longt- tude 3L46. The steamer noticed the signals, backed her engines, and « boat was put out to the schooner Jouquina, Mr. Franzen, first officer of the Fr bourded the schoonerand found three emaciater ing men, who looked up to him as he came aboard of their vessel and bailed him us their saviour, They had been for days without food and they wero merely hanging on the wings of Hope of ever seeing ia hove in sight. they could they explained their situation, and Mr. Franzeu’s inspection of the ship satisfed him of their absolute distress. There was nothing to the galley but some eixty gallons of water and a small quanuty of beans entirely unfit for ase, The three men, the captain, — sailor and —_pussenger were taken on board the Frisia and placed urder the doctor's care. The schooner itself was abandoned, as tho sea was so high thatthe oflicers of the Frisia did not think it advisable to provision her and put a prize crew on board. The Hekato reporter saw Augustine Gantier and { the sailor Vincenzo Cortes yesterday, and neither of them could say of what malady the mate and the rest 0: the crew died. They were positive it was not lever; but from their description of the manner in which the deceased were attacked it could only vo ascribed to cholera murbus, probaply superinduced by vad food. As the cook of the vessel was one of the victims they scouted the idea of poisoning. How- ever, 1018 a peculiar case and will bear investigation, | as the officer of the Frisia says that the schooner when left was in a perfectly seaworthy condition. The schooner Jouquina was built ut Muro, in Spain, in 1869, by M. Vaumogqudl, and is owned by J, Ferreivo, of Villa Gar Her dimensions are:—Length, 91 feet; breadth, 23 1 ind depth of hold, 10 feet. THE CROTON WATER. In the course of conversation yesterday with a HERALD representative Chief Engineer Campbell stated tbat on the day previous he had personally examined the water at High Bridge and found it as pure as it ever was, and discredited all the reports to the contrary. It came directly from the sources of supply, and had there been anything deleterious in it he would have promptly detected it. In reference to the suggestion recently made to construct sewers in the vicinity of the storage lakes where there are houses, he explained that the result would tend seriously ‘to affect the water, as in all probability the refuse matter would eventually taint the streams. The pres- ent arrangements, he said, were the very vest that could be made, and rapid changes could not be undertaken without greaily interfering with tne character of the works. considered there was no ground whatever for the assertion that the water in the various lakes was somewhat tainted, as a careful lookout was always maintained, Mr, Campbell further addeu that the present supply was ample, though rain and & cooler atmosphere were very much to 00 desired. There had been no rain in the country for a long time and the streams were scarcely runing. Yet the quan- tity in the storage k was sufficiently large for all purposes, THE BOARD OF HEALTH. At the weekly meeting of the Healtn Board yester- day the Sanitary Superintendent reported the seizure or 559 barrels, 114 baskets and 47 crates of unripe fruit offered for sale. The following 1s an abstract of the weekly report of Dr. Nagle, Deputy Register of Records :— During the week ending Saturday, August 19, there were 612 deaths reported im this city, being a decrease of 78 as compared with the preceding wet id 62 iess than were reported for the corresponding week of 1875 The actual mortality for the week ending August was 686, which represents an annual death rute of 33.54 per 1,000 persous living, the population being es- timated at 1, 063,330, ‘The following 1s a comparative statement of cases of contagious disease reported at this bureau for the two weeks onding August 19, 187 Typhoid fever. dearlet fever. Cerebrospinal meniniitis. Measles. Diphtheri Smallpox “REAL ESTATE. At the Exchange salesroom yesterday James M. Miller sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in fore- closure, four lots, 100 by 100 , with building, on south side of Sixty-ninth strect, 225 feet cast of Eleventh avenue, to plaintlff (Equitable Insurance Company), for 36, 000. Richard V. Harnett sold, by order of the Court, in foreclosure, D, 8. Thompson, referee, a house and lot on the north side of Eighty-stxth street, 203 feet west of avenuo A, 18 by 100.845, to Robert Centre, plaintiff, for $12,000; , by same order, a house and tot onthe south side of Kighty-seventh street, 190 feet west of avenue A, 20 by 100.844, to plaintifl, for $12,200; and also a house and lot on the east side of avenue A, 16.8 teet eet, 16.1 by 81, to James Arinstron; ‘$10,225. * . Janes L. Welts, by order of the Court, in foreclosure J. 8. Sinclaire, referee, sold a house and plot on the south side of Lind avenue, 429.1 teet cast of Devoe strect (23d ward); 6412200, 82x62.6x215 feet, to plain- tif, for $5,000, njamin P, Fairchild sold by oraer of the Court, in foreclosure, Robert Lyon, Jr., referee, a house on the south side of Fifty-eighth street, 116.8 fect west of Ninth avenue, with lot 16.8x100.5, to William Winslow, for $8,960, ‘A. J. Bieecker & Son, by order of the Court, in fore- closure, John H. Miller, referee, sold a plot of ground in West Farms, near Wilhamsbridge station, on the New York and Harlem Railroad, cast side, 53x83x53x 115, to Eilen Pettit Maujer, for $1,825. The same auctioneer also sold by order of the Court, in foreclosure, Jonn H. Henshaw, refereo, two lots on the north side of 129th street, 100 feet east of Eighth avenue, each 25x90.1 to plaintift, for $3,400. TRANSFERS, f south Sth av., 19x86. ) to B. B. Johnston 25x176.,; Canal st., n. 8, 62,4 ft. John Aitken ( By cori 12,00) E. W. Downs 8. Both, € of Bd av., 19x ‘son and others to J. on and others Fordham av., w, ,, 108 ft. n. of 167th st A. Aupfel to . . Sth st. & o% 47th st. ay. . Heal 175M. ¢. of Lith av., «Me By Knaack and wife to D, Dassler. Water st..n. 8, (Nos. 614 and 616) Kilborn 18 NON TL fe papain aati ward), 39,750 12,250 Nom. and wife to H. Ehrlich. ._.... B.S ft. @, of 7th m1 v0 &. €. cotner of 93d st. 78.531 ‘enbusl and wife ta E,W. Do 2 th st, 17 Vxbi. . Sturges Yard (releree) to H. 8 Toth st. 8. 8 17S thew. of Ath w DeWitt (reteree) tv Joseph STth st. 67.6 ft. w. of Lexington x A. Mel (referee) tok. A. Jucob POSH. ossees vevigvins corge K. and wite, to 0. If. 8t at... of Houston; L year... . 1,000 A.M, and bu: 8. Miles, w. 8. of ames st. (No. 67) 4,700 Laud E eof it Donginy. B. Wo on ner of 8th av. a w. of Ud a Evans, 8. A. C., 8. 8. OF 9UCH at, Heald, B. ¢ ey . ye! s es eee 8,000 Otwell, ©. As, to Emigrant Savings Bank, Mouroe « eur. saepee ., 3,500 Schwarin, to Jaco Keitel and wife, @. s. of ay. B., between 1th and L1th 2 yenrs + 1,000 Seguine, Phoebe aud hi er (execu: tor), m. & of S6th 4,009 BUSINESS TROUBLES. In the County Clerk’s othce there were filed yester- day tho assignments of Joseph Eschwind to A. H. Stroeeklin; and Alexander S, Fiske, Harris K. Smith, Somuel A. Fiske and Charles E, Monroe, comprising the firm of Fiske Brotuers & ( roe, Fiske & Co., of Boston, to Washington E. Langley. nese hinlliy THROWN OUT OF THE WINDOW. Patrolman Clark, of the Third precinct, Brooklyn, found Winifred Kelly lying insensible on the flagging in front of No, 382 Hicks street yesterday morning. Subsequent inquiry elicited the fuct that the uofortu- hate woman had been torown out of the second story window by her husband, Patrick Kelly, She was re- moved to the Long island College Hospital, where it Was ascertained that ber collar bone was brokeu and she had sustained severe interval tojuries Kelly was committed to juil by Jastice Delmar to await the result Croker notified, Of iujuries Inilicted upon bis wile, bt . m this city, and Mon- | FOSTER’S MEADOW HORROR. CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST AS TO THE DEATH OF LITTLE MAGGIE BAUER—SUS- PICION POINTING TO KATE HOFFMAN AS THE PROBABLE MURDERESS. The inquisition as to the cause of the death of little Maggie Bauer was continued as Charlick’s Hotel, Valicy Stream, yesterday. The proceedings commenced soon alter eight o’clock, and District Attorney Downing, as on the previous day, conducted the examination of wit- nesses, Much of the testimony taken tends siill fur- ther to strengthen ‘he suspicion against Kate Hoffman. Coroner Hicks submitted the hairs found on Kate's clothing and supposed to be from the murdered child’s head, to the private examination of the parents, and they expressed the opinion that the hair was Maggie's. The members of the Rhoads famtly—the same to whom suspicion attaches—were subjected to a close examination. They were somewhat confused and contradictory in their statements and an alibi for Albert Rhoads was not clearly established. The intelll- gence of the family does not appear to be of a very high order, and the discrepancies may be the result of in perfect recollection, The irishman, Collins, who has Deen under arrest on suspicion since the day following the murder, succeeded tn pretty clearly establishing his innocence, and he was discharged on’ his own recog: nizance. Mrs. Charlotte Rhoads, wife of Richard, testified that she Was at home on Monday all day; her husband was away part of the forenoon, and aiter dinner laid down and went to sleep; Alired' got back from picking ber- ries about twelve o'clock; he and his wile had dinner about one; they stayed’ at home until three or four o'clock, when they went to Fowler's to pick beans; the clock Was too 1ast; Richard got up between two aud three, und stayed around the house; Richard got up whiie Philip was eating dinner. There were somo ap- parent discrepancies in the witness’ statements in Tegard to tine, that Mrs, Fowler was recalled to ex- plain, and the tangle was partially cleared—the state- ment of the two Witnesses main'y agreeing. Siuthoff thought it was about hall-past three when they went to Fowler's, Albert Rhoads testified that after he sold his black- berries at George Mott’s he went to Carter's store; lett about one o'clock ; went home und got dinner, and then went to picking beans—he thought about two o'clock; he sus at home meantime all the tine, and so was Stuthoff; in going home from Varter’s he went by the main roud must of the way; he knew Richard was ut home, because he saw him on tue bed, and be got up avout a ball hour afterward—about bulf-past one by the true time; wheo Witness left he was sure Kichura was at bome—about hall-past ope or two o’clock—because he heard him talking. Samuel D. Carter, storekeeper, remembered that Albert Rhoads wus at bis store on Mondwy, he thougnt, about hall-past one; he siterward saw Albert in Fow- ler’s lot picking beans about three o'clock. CONTRADICTORY TESTIMONY. Mary Chappell, Richard Rhoads’ marricd daughter, only sixteen years old, testificd that on Monday, ut her father’s house, they touk dinner about twelve o'clock ; at first sho said she lay down in the forenoon, then 11 the afternoon; she did not know wheter her father lay down or not; did not kuow where he was, but knew he was at home belore she wentto pick beaus; then her father did lay down after dinner until three o'clock, she was sure, becauso she looked apthe clock; he was uot out doors in the afternoon while witness was there, The witnoss was evidently much confused by the Dis: trict Attorney's questioning, and her evidence was tull of contradictions, She said she had never been to school and could not read or write; she wus positive that she went to pick beans about three o’ciock. Cattarina Dayas, who lives some distance south of the Hummel place, testified that Kate Huffman called at her house on Monday, about two o'clock, and asked the way to the Valley Stream depot; drank a glass of beer and paid for it with a live cent silver piece; Kato said she Was in ahurry to catch tho train; she lett Natiey:styem tor Hempstead at eight minutes to four o'clock. Albert Rhoads, recalied, said that Mary Chappell was mistaken in a statement that spe had made that sho saw him around the house before three o’cluck; as soon ag he got his dinner he went to pick beans; he was not at home trom one o'clock to three, as had been testified by previous witnesses. Mrs. Albert Rhoads ‘estitied that she had been mar- ried to Albert about thirteen years; she did not go berrying on Monday, but she was at her mother’s. and Albert called for her on the way home; they got home | and she got dinner; it took her about an hour; they got bome about one o’clock; Richard was on the bed asleep, but got up soon afterward; Stuthof went out to Mr. Reynold’s store; Richard's tolks had nad their dinner; Stuthoft brought some butter trom the store and they had dinner togetber; Richard was stillin the house; Mary Chappell was up and around while they were having dinner, and immediately after dinner they went to pick beans at Fowler’s; soon alter they reached home Albert went out to the vurn to look after some chickens; witness and Stuthol! waited up on Monday night uotilabout midnight, whea the searchers after Maggie catne home. Richard William Reising, Sarah F. Combs, Mrs. Magyie Walters, Frank Fowler, Mrs, Mary Aun Came- ron, Herman Cameron, H. Suthofl, Mrs, Ro A Fowler were the other witnesses. Mrs. Mary Ann Cameron testified that sho had known Collins a number of years; he 1s a little quarrelsomo when he drinks, On Monday she saw tim several times at Wood Chuen’s house, and seems to have had a knowledge of bis whereabouts until nhull-past two o’ciock. Her testimony was pretty convincing as to Co!lins’ innocence Herman Cameron, her husband, corroborates her testimony. pristopher Hetss testified that he saw Kate Hoffman at Mr. Bauer’s house, in the presence of the corpse. She was crying and making a great noise, He said he would like to seo, the person who killed that child, and she exclaimed, clasping her hands, “My God, (orgive all my sins!’? and kissed the corpse. At Antbony Wright’s afterward, witness saw Kate, and sue ap- peared as ihough airaid he was an officer, and was atraid be was going to arrest her, Michael Collins, who has been under arrest on suspi- cion since the day following the murder, was piaced on the stand. He 13 an unprepossessing Irishman, with cast in his lett eye and 1s addicted to occasional sprees, He wason a spree on the Sunday betore the murder and lay down to sleep in Wood Chuen's house. Kate Hoffman was locked up in the Town Hail, at Jamaica, where he had been conilned, and he ha heard her repeatedly say that she was innocent. At the conclusion of Michael’s testimozy he was dis- charged on his own recognizance, promising to keep sober, and be ready when called as a witness. Saruh Hartner was called to testify as to Kate Hoff- man’s churacter, Kate, about last Buster time, taiked the Bauers, alleging that they kept her hus- band away from her and wished that they would never luck =She was of violent temper and use of harsh language toward tae Wood Chuen, the colored man in whose house Collins went to sleep on Monday, testified that when | he went home to dinner, about two o'clock, he found Collins asieep in his place; he had known Collins since be was a boy, and had never known ot his doing avything very bad, though he occasionaily got drunk. Al the suggestion of the District Attoruey there & private consultation of himself, the Coroner the Jurymen as'to the propriety of taking further te: tmony at the present time. It was determined to go on and finish up all the testimony at hand, and alter a recess for dinner the examination was continued. BAD FOR KATE HOFFMAN, Peter Walters was called. He testitied as to the find- ing of Maggie’s body; examined uround the cedar tree and found, as be supposed, the tracks of a woman wearing @ guiter shoe with high heel—a pew shoe. Witnegs mentioned this to his brother at the time, and he saw italso, Me frst saw the track about four feet trom the body. He had seen Kate Hoifman’s gaiters, ana he thought they would make such a track. Morris Craft, officer of the town of Hempstead, testi- fled that he went to the poorbouse on Tuesday and got Kate Hoffman, Al. Rhoads was with bim. Kate asked i be had came atier her; if ber old man (meau- img her husband) had sent for her. The officer said “No” Kate said they couldn’t take her any further than the jail, and did expreas any objection to ac- companyiug’ them. On the way she dia not say any- thing about tue little girl, Mr. Lewis, keeper, gavo witness Kate’s clothes at the poorhouse, Officer Abraham Hamer, of Jamaica, testilied that he first saw Kate Hoffman at Mr, Bauer’s on Tuesday, when they were talking about the wurder; Kato said that sbe left Maggie at Hammel’s house, when she gave # 10 cent piece with a hole iu it aud kissed her good ye; when Kate it Mr. Bauer's hous toliowed and overtook her, and told her to get into the wagon; she asked “What do you wantofme? Do you think 1 inurdered that child ?"’ She afterward asxed, “Why do they se me of killing that chilay” Hamer said, “1 dou’t Kuow;” she then said, “lus that dirty Dutch Job at Hauer's,” the officer asked what the trouble was, and Kute said it was about some furniture, wie: she Weutthere Bauer and her husband were always taiking Duten together, amd about ber; sbe further suid, “Dam them, | swore rt on ther long ago,’’ Hamer asked “Why did you not tuke satis action out’ of the olu folks, aud tot the child; she answered, “I's pone of your damn business; I believe you're a Dutebman, too: Hamer said she wept all tue way trom Eoster's Meadow to Jamaica, where she was imprisoned, and repeatedly prayed to God to have mercy ou her; Hamer asked her where she bad been beture she went to Bauer's on Monuay, and she told him about the same story that she toid the previous witnesses—that she bad Deen to Rock way to see Wille, &., after which she went to Bauer's, and they bad not used ner well; she found fault with the Bauers, as they paid her husband only starvation Wages ; that he was a damned tool for staying there,aud that Mrs. Bauer wus to blame for t paration of her- self and busband and children; she sa:d Mra Bauer did not want her tuere, but se would go there if she had to go through bell to get there; she spoke about little Maggie, and said she would never harm und why was w& what they should accu her of committing that crime? Hamer asked her if she had not Deaten her own children at times unimercitully, and sue asked quickly ho told you that?” Hamer said he saw George said it was the Bauers who had put him up to it, and Ahat they were ‘all damned liars together ;"” that ended the conversation at that time, Hamer subsequeatiy in the cell showed her a ten-cent prece with 4 hole ia it, aud she irembied so that she could not hold it, George Hummel, father of Charies, previously ex- amined, testified aw to the whereabouts of bis family on Monday; they took dinner about one o'clock ; ulver dioner all went to pick beans except Charles, wie stayed bebind to grease ti and teed the borses, ready to go to market; he afterward followed into the los to pick beans at two or’a little after; he went to market that night and did not return until the next afternoon, As Charlex is said by Kate Hoffman ww have scen We aggic in her company there i# a faint suspicion that he may have some knowledge of the manner of ber death. | This cloned the testimony at present available, and the further hearing was adjourned until Monday, tember 4, it being considered injudicious to close 1! inquest without a further effort to obtain convincing testimony. The matter of the propriety of offering a reward for the discovery of such evidence as will lead to the conviction of the guilty party was discussed by the jury, and there was a consultation with Supervisor Kilburn, of Hempstead, on the subject. Board of Supervisors will hola.a meeting on Monday next, and the matter will probably be then laid before them, A poil of the jury showed them to be unanimously ip favor of offering a reward, THE LA RUE MYSTERY. New York, August 19, 1876. To THx EpivoR or THR HERALD: — Tho death of Mrs, La Rue, supposed to have bees poisoned ut No, 12 Clinton place, and the post-mortem examination of the body, have occupied a prominent piace in the public attention for the last week, The parties accused having been honorably discharged by the authorities their statements come in order, They make the following statement:—Mra La Rue, the de- ceased, loft Bullalo six or eight weeks ago to begin divorce proceedings against her husband, Mr. La Rue was the son of a hotel keeper in Buffalo, to whom she had been married about seven years, Mrs. Driggs, who has not lived in Buffalo for sixteen years, met her casually tn that city, and was intro- duced to her there carly last winter, but did not ac- company ber to Now York, as stated, Mra, La Rue was here over a month belore Mrs, Driggs arrived, On urriving in the city Mrs. La Rue took board, as we un- derstand, at the Ashland House, on Fourth avenue, thence removing to No, 20 Kast Washington place, and finally to No. 12 Clinton place, a boarding house, kept by Mrs. Callahan, When Mrs. Driggs arrived in the city she called on Mrs. La Rue, at No, 12 Clinton place, A few days after tunis Mrs. La Rue was taken il with ty'puoid dysentery and sent for Mra, Driggs to visit her. She was attended by Dr. Joseph W. Richard: that time and later by Dr. K. M. Deey, of No, 58 West Thir- ty-lirst street. Mra. Driggs neglected her own affairs anu attended the sick lady lor two weeks, staying up with her both day and night and furoisbing money for medicines and Other necessaries. A few days after Mrs, La Rue was taken sick Dr. Richards telegraphed to her family at Buffalo to send means or come on tm- mediately, as Mrs. La Ruo was very ill, They delayed coming, and meanwhile some of the expenses were paid by Mrs, Driggs. While the patient was yet clearly in ber-mind she gave the jewelry (worth perhaps $150, all told) to Mrs. Driggs for sate keeping, and the same tv be given to nobouy, except im case of her death, when it was to go to her fumily, On last Saturday, alter Mrs. La Rue had been sick two weeks, and nob expected to live, her brother, George F, Wackerman, & young maa without 'neans, arrived in this city. Mrs, Driggs then sent for her stepson, the undersigned, aod advised with him aod other parties as to what disposition of the jewelry would be best, and at their advice she deposited it with the Stuyvesant Safe De- posit Company, excepting one ring. This ring it was decided to pawn, in order to raise the means then necessary—ber brother not having brought any with bim—the pawn ticket to be deposited with the other jewelry on Monday. Mrs. Driggs not wishing to leave ‘the deceased gave the ring to Mr. Driggs, her stepson, to pawn and to deliver the ticket and movey to her that evening at nine o'clock. He not desiring to go to the house made arrangements to meet ber, and it was because sho failed to carry out the arrange- ments tiwt Le wrote that “mysterious” note. Eany that evening Mrs, La Rue, in her deliriam, spoke of being poisoned. Her brother hastily went to the police authorities and ente charges, Before Mr. Driggs’ note arrived Mrs. Drigge was arrested and taken to the Fifteenth precinct, and and on the arrival of Mr. Driggs’ note he was found and arrested, as heretofore stated. ‘There was tn all the arrangements not the slightest intention of de- frauding Mrs. La Rue or her family. It was simply the only arrangement by whieh money could be raised which was indispensably necessary for the deceased, When the arrests took place these circumstances were tortured into accusatious against us. Ambitious reporters bave striven industriously to work up asplendid sensation, and in their exertions bave drawn heavily upon o.hers’ imaginations for their facts, We reply to the slanderous personal reports 60 industriously od ‘indecently mixed in with the above occurrence With a positive and full denial, giving wara- ing to malicious circuiaters of such that we intend te hold them directly responsible for all such taisehooas, Mra. G. H. DRIGGS. A. C, DRIGGS, AND MURDER, MISCEGENATION HORRIBLE DEPRAVITY NEAR NEW ROCHELLE— AN AGED NEGRO BEATS HIS WHITE PARAMOUB TO DEATH. A shocking case of miscegenation, supplemented by- murder, transpired at New Roohelle, Westchester county, yesterday, during an oficial inquiry by Coro- ner Purdy touching the death of an Irisu woman named Catharine Burke. Deceased was tound dead in @ miserable frame dwelling at a negro settlement knows as Jerusalem, about two miles trom the village named, on the preceding day. The lower portion of the house was occupied by a colored man, named Isaac Harris, and his family, consisting of @ wile and two children, Frederick Everson, another negro, aged about sixty, lived on the second floor with the deceased, whom he met as a tramp about eignteen montbs ago and induced her tolivo with him. Rverson is a very black map and has the reputation of being one of the most vicious, abusive and dissipated characters in the neighborhood. He has eked out a precariout living by doing odd jobs for white people in and arouné New Rochelle. Siuve the deceased has lived with bir they have both been accustomed to exceasive drinking whenever the means of doing so were at hand, and a aconsequence they frequently fought in the streets and highways, to the annoyance and disgust of the re spectable portion of the community, They have botl been arrested several times for drunkenness and disor derly conduct, Everson having only recently emerged from the County Jail, where he served a term of thirty days. Occasionally the wretched creawure had hinteé at her intention to leave her sable paramour, and at such times he would threaten in presence of others te kill ber if she ever attempted to abandon him. It may here be stated that the colored man, Harris, who occu: pied a portion of the house with Everson, was marrie¢ to the daughter of the latter. Jt appears that Harris and bis family left the house about hall-past eight o’clock on Monday morning to the purpose of prekimg berries. Everson had pre coded them, going to New he where he was ca- gaged by a butcher during a portion ot the forenoon, When Harris left the house the deceased was upstairs, in bed, complaining of being sick and vomiting tre- quently, owing to a severe heating Everson bad given her on the previous day, At about eleven o’ciock Everson lett his work aud returned to Jerusalem. What transpired while he stayed there is not definitely known. Between one and two o'clock in the after- noon he came back to the village and reported that he had found the woman dead in the house, Accord: ingly some citizens repaired thither and found the body of the deceased lying in an almost nude state on the floor in the jower portion of the house, the face and various other portions of the body showing numerous bruises and abrasions, As it wat weil known that Everson had beaten and kicked the woman in a barbarous manner on the previous day be ‘was at once arrested on suspicion of having murdered her, ie, however, stoutly declared bis innocenca, Meantime the body of the deceased, who was of a tol erably robust trame about thirty-five years of age, was conveyed to Davis’ inergue by order of the Con oner, who subsequently granted a permit for burial by the town authorities. The following embraces the most important portions of the testimony taken at the inquest REVOLTING DISCLOSURES, George Martin, colored, testitied—I do not know de ceased very well excopt by sight; ber on Sunday, between one and two o'clock; she was then going up the ratiroad track with her husband; she bad @ busket of meat; be asked her to go home and get dinner; she said she would not go; she went up as fur as Larkin’s house and entered 11; be (the prisoner) made her come out; he then told her to come home, and said ‘1 will take your lite;” he first kuocked her down, and thea stamped on her head wll the blood came out of r mouth aud nose; he then took her by the back hair, and, picking up a stone, swore if sha spoke he would knock her brains out on the railroad track; then ne took the me stove and batiered her peraon til she shouted “Murder !"’; the stone was about eight inches long and very sharp; while he was beating her [ toi him twice to stop, and then went and told srs, Cox and she pot fied aGerman neighvor, who came out with @ pistol and told Eversou if be did not stop beating bis wile he would shoot him; he then desisted, 4 the wumaa got up and walked home to Jerusalem; I did not see her alicr that until | saw her dead vouy, Isaxc Harris (colored) testitied that be lived ip the same house with Everson and the deceased; saw her Jast alive about nine or ten o'clock on Monday morming; she was in the house and appeared to be sick at te stomach, saw Everson strike ber ui Sunday evening: be knocked her down and kicked her; this was ii garden, ond wheu she Was returning from the ri be hit ber with a stick; she cried, said, “Don't, ‘Fade.’ don’t kill mv enough to say my prayers;” he told her to get up an £0 into the house; my wile came out and told him that he could not ver in the house; Everson 1 I said, let the poor woman in; I then iether in; he came in directiy after hi asked Ler where tho vasket of meat was; she says, willbe all right in the morning; be remarked, “I you don't bring that basket of meat home 1 will ‘ben you to death ;’” he then went out and got a stick a0 Whipped ber in a most iadecent manner; she called {: me to help her, but | told ber I coula do’ nothing with him, as I was lame; he ordered her ry went, he folowing her; # veral tights like this between them betor as been in the habit of beating his wile ev. can irom the village; on Monday morning Everson lefi the house shortly uiter seven o'clock; betore leaving he shouted up stairs, “Kate, it you don’t get that meat I'l kil you;” he told me when Jeaving that he would be back soon; I replied that i Was going to gatuer elderberries and lett, after fasten- ing the door by putty tick underneath it Mary Jackson, an aged colored woman, testified that she had repeatedly seen Eversun abuse deceased, aod that he hat often threatened to kill ber im Presence of the wituess; that on ome occasion (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE) 'y ime ~~