The New York Herald Newspaper, October 11, 1876, Page 5

THE TLLENTON OT! The True Story of the Race Conflict in Carolina, “THE THREE DAYS’ WARI” The Light Horse Cavalry Against the “Winchester Riflemen.” WARM FIGHTING IN THE SWAMPS How the Blue Coats Stopped a ; Very Ugly Conflict! LOOKING UP THE DEAD MEN! The Full List of the Men Who Were Really Killed or Actually Wounded. Ex.aytox, Alken coanty, 8 C., Oct. 6, 1876, Your correspondent, pursuant to instructions, bas fiven s patient hearing to every man in Aiken county who desired to talk about the late conflict in this county; has tediously evolved fact or comment front those who did not want to talk, and has visited every battle fleld of this guerilla war, from the defile where the frat rencontre took place, past Row Bridge, and the Double Bridge, the Cowdon Swamp, Silverton, where the brace of black villains committed the first crime; Crown Mills, the point where the railroad track was torn up, and finds himself this morning at Ellen- ton, tho uttermost point of tho conflict, A WAR THAT WAS WAGED IN THE DARK, I have been especially careful to sift tho truth out of the cloud of rumors that are flying about, and to note Bothing as trustworthy that was not supported by the affidavit of a respectable citizen. I doubt if there b ever been a serious conflict at a point so accessible to the authorities concerning which so little has been reliably published, There is a mystery about tho Whole matter that only the most persistent examina- tion bas cleared away. The cstimates as to tne killed and wounded have varied all tho way from ten to 800. A prominent democratic journalist remarked to me quietly that he was afraid as many as 200 nogrocs had been killed. A negro, who was in the skirmishes bimeelf, did not think over tnree negroes were killed. Two United States Marshals and the District Attorney have been engaged a week taking testimony, and, when I saw them last, with a double ream of affidavits, could not approximate even so simple afnatter as the num- berofthe slain. They hope to be through in six or eight days, when they will report officially. Tho trouble sbout the matter is that the fighting lasted for three days; that the bloodiest work was done at night; that the rencontres all took place in or near im- Penotrable swamps; that they covered an area of thirty miles, and that matters have not settled yet. Add to those diMcalties the fact that both races are still very much excited, and you wili seo how hard it has beon to getthotruth. WhatI shall write is thetruth. It is backed by affidavits, by concurrent circumstances, AND IT CANNOT BE GAINSAID. When the official report is made & must conform es- sentially to what is writton below. The story is a Strange one, and its suggestions are valuable just now. , On the 15th of September the house of Mr. Alonzo Harloy, at Silverton, was entered by two negroes with burgiarious intent. Mrs. Harley was sick in bed. Her gon, a little fellow of tender years, was her only com- panion, her busband being absent, The negroes boldly entered her room and commenced to rob, at which she protested. ‘fhe negroes then attacked her | nd beat her severely, striking ber twice or three times over the upper part of the body with a club, ‘The child then attempted to flee the house and was Caught by the negroes and sevorely punished, be ro- ceiving a blow on the back of the neck which may dis- able him for life, Mrs, Hariey in the meantime had seized her husbana’s guo, which she drew down upon the plunderers and frightened them off, although the gun was not loaded. Shortly afterward her husband arrived, and, collect- ing & crowd, started in pursuit of the villains, A negro, Peter Williams, was captured under suspicion and brought back to the house, Mra. Harley at once and fully identified him as one of the burglars. Pend- ing her testimony the negro made a sudden burst for the door, reached it and fled precipitately. Several ‘vf his captors rushed to the doors and windows and Bred upon him, He fell ana was brought back to the house SEVERELY, asD IT WAS WouNDED. He then confessed to having committed the robbery and been privy to the assault of Mra, Harley, which, however, he c! d was committed by one Frederick Pope, colored. He was then properly taken care of by his captors and his wounds dressed ht hero I shall take issco with the published accounta, Williams did not die, as has been reported, but is now convales- vent, Steps were then taken by tho friends of Harley and his wife to capture Pope, the accomplice, if not the principal, for the crime for which Williams had suf- fered. Tho proper affidavits were made and Charlies Griffin, a colored Justice of the Peace, issued a warrant for the arrest of Pope, In the meantime news had ‘been reveived, a vory genera! and exciting rumor pro- vailing to this cffect, that a large number of armea Polored mon. bad assembled and were assembling tor the purpose of avenging the murdor of Peter Wiiliams, «who was thon believed to be dead. Williams was ex- tremely popular with the negroes, and they protested St that time (the contrary having been indubitably proven since and confessed on all sides), that he was innocent of the crime imputed to h m and that he had been killed by the whites through pure wantonness. There are no clected constables in South Carolina, and the justices appoint a constable for the serving of each warrant that they issue. Feeling that there would be trouble in making the arrest of Pope Griffin ap- pointed Mey Angus P, Brown, a citizen of known cour- age but of pradent godd sense, to carry out his writ of arrest. Ri AND HIGHT HERS THE WAR CLOUD SNOWED ITsRLP, Mr. Brown quietly proceeded to surround himself with a small but determined posse. By Saturday night be had collectod fourteen men, having intended to take only ten. Ho then waited for morning, that the search for Pope might be commenced, keeping his men together during the night. Early in the morning he Jearned that Pope was at Rouse’s Bridge, under the protection of a considerable number of armed negroes. | He at once sent Mesers. Weath yy and Stallings out as scouts to determine il the report were trac, aud in the Meantime advanced with his posse toward the bridgo, taking tho precaution to carry the negro Jus- Mee with bim, that the negroes might be jaded to give up their man without a strug- le. When the posse passed Silverton, the home of i. Harley, it was reinforced by tive men; the Rows of the gathering at Rouse’s Bridge having be Fecoived at Silverton several hours before. Brown’s scouts returded, and confirme Knowledge, he negroes toward the bridge were terribly excited ‘and defiant, A negro (sidney Havkenson) confirmed their report, he baying vcen av the bridge bimseli, Mr. Brown avd bis posse—a list of which is in my jon—Moved quietly forward, Rouse’s Bridge spans a smull creck, and is flanked on the left and left trons by an immense swamp, [tis approached bya deep and narrow cut. Just as the emerged from this cut—or, rather, as the first uen emerged—they were met with A RAGGKD AND SCATTBRING FIRE from 4 party ot rues, Who were aligned on the very edge of the swamp. No one was injured, a horse only being wounded. The posse promptly -retur: the fire, It is said that th THOUGHT MORTALLY, T can get the name ot only one wot man—Heory Campbell, who was shot in tho arm. This, I beileve, is ‘'o only casualty of the frst Rouse Bridge fight. AttL. freof the whites several hogroes issued from the swamp and burried Jo reinforce their friends, who numbered originaily ut thirty. The whites, fearimg the swamp was led with armed negroes, retired precipitately to B neighboring oper id, and the first fight of tho ference with the blacks, The woman returned shortly afterward, saying that the negroes refused to hold any commoanication with the whites, She was returned to the swamp witha more pressing invitation for a con- ference. Sue did not return at all, but gro came out unarmed and stated that it the whites would send forward six men named in a list be held in his band, TAK BLACKS WOULD GIVR THEM A CONYERENCE. The whites agreed and the six men entered the swamp. This was at about five o’clock on Sunday, The whites showed their warrant of arrest and de manded the negro Pope. The biacks replied that Pope was not with them, and had not been. The whites upon hearing this ‘agreed that they would dis and go home, if the negroes would do the same thing. ‘This was arranged and the coulereace terminated. ‘The whites at once dispersed and etarted home, Mr, Brown riding off by himself, Mr. Stalliogs and Mr. Jobn Wiliams taking another road, and thirteen members of the posse riding ip seattered groups towara Doubie Bridge, where they expected to cross. These thirteen inen were scattered along the road, Messrs. Ashley and two others riding some 300 yards in advance, When these gentlemen approached the bridge, wading through adense swamp, about a score of armed negroes jumped up and Three or four guns were raised to’ Bryant Counsel, a captain of the negro company, Knocked the guns dowy with bis sword, crying “Don’t shoot the mam—don't shoot!” He succeeded for a mo- ment, and then cried to Ashley, “YOU WILL AVE TO BAYH YOURSHLY, BIR; 1 CAN'T SAVE you!” Ashley at once put spurs to his horse and rusned off. Ho was fired on by several negroes and struck in the back by several small re His companions followed, one of them losing his gun snd another having djs trowsers’ leg torn off by a negro who attempted to pull him from his horse. In the meantime the whites bebind Ashiey hearing the firing Hloped sharply forward. As they entered tho swamp, eleven in nuinber, they were met with a brisk volley, and Jim Bush, James Cochran, D. W. Crossland and Sid Hankeneon were wounded. Fivo of the whites stood firm and levelled their guns. Tho Regroes rushea on them, Basil Bryant and Wilkins Hamilton leading the charge. The whites fred steadily and Bagil Bryant fell dead, and Wilkins teil sharply wounded, The whites then hastily retreated, each one plunging into the swamp at separate points. Just one-halt hour later—this rencontre occurring at about six o’clock on Sunday—the negroes opened the ball in another direction some five miles distant, n Silverton, Mr. John Wil nd Stallings, two m: bers ot tho dispersed posse, who were quietly riding home, were fired on by thr roee who were lying down’ under a large tree, John Williams fol dead on the instant, apd Mr, Stallings’ borse was killed. He leaped off and sprung into the woods and made bis es- cape. Kt just about this time the skies wero reddened in the direction of Elienton BY MBAVY AND VARIOUS Finns, caused by the buruing of a mill, ginnou +on the place of Dr. Bailey. These had be the negroes. Every point of the above is supported by the full afidavits from both whites and blacks. 1t appoi ‘that the negroes after agreeing to & treaty of dispersal which the whites observed in pertect faith, broke the peace in three particulars, First, by the tring gn the eleven men at Double Bridge, and wounding four of them; second, by the firing on Williams and Stalhnge, by which the former was killed; third, by the burning of the Bailey outhouses. It must be remewobered that these events occurred within two hours of each othe: They covered an area of twelve miles, proving conclus sively that several bands of negroes were at work with murderous intest, Occurring in she night time as they did, the scattered members of the posse believed that the whole negro race of the county were in arms and bent on murder, Taping and arson, sped in different directions, rallying tbe white people and call- ing for aid, This movement commenced at ¢ o'clock. By two o'clock possibly 200 mounted white inen were burrying toward Silverton, where shey were massed at about daylight. Colonel A. P, Butler and Colonel @. W. Croit were at the head of affairs. daylight Monday morning the white col- umo commenced moving briskly toward E ‘Au they were passing through the Cowden pla they were met by a very excited courier, who a nodneed that the negroes had wrecked tho ‘train on the Port Royai Railroad, hara by, and Were around the wreck in great numbers, They charged down upon the point of the wreck, being covered by a high grass hedge, uutil they were fairly upon the negroes. hey fired in upon the armed men standing around the train AXD KILLED ONE XBGRO, WOUNDING NONE, Tho negroes fred a few panicky shots and scattered. News then came that the wreckers had retired on Ellenton, where they had been met by a company of Barpwell negroos under Simon Corker, and were in s tull and dangerous possession of the’ town, n roaching the town they found that the negrocs had just left, one party going toward Rouse’s Bridge and ‘the other, under Corker, going toward Penn Branch Swamp, where they BXPBCTKD TO AMBUSH WHITE RRINFORCEMENTS that were coming from Barnwell county under com- mand of Gederal Haygood. The whites—it then being avout four o'clock on Monday—prsiiod on to Rouse’s Bridge, They had not proceeded far when their scouts were fired on by six negroes, who wero fortitied in a lle houso by tho roadside. The main body rushing HA ‘the negroes fled. David Malley (colored) was shot dead in the house, Sam Brown was killed whilo run- ing, gun in hand, Warren Kelsey was wounded and fell, The whites rushed upon him. Mr. Jim Bush ex- claimed, “Don't shoot him, boys, his daddy is a good old negro.” A white man, reaching down in the grass, Hfted Kelsey’s head and cried, “By God! he’s gota gun in hie nand, right now!” At this adozen shots were fired and PELL BACK DEAD. + Couriers then reached the whitea and implored them to return and camp in Ellenton during the night, as the negroes had threatened to return and burn the town, They did so and went into camp on Munday night at Ellenton, Up to this time the whites had one man killed and four wounded, The negroes had five killea and two wounded. During the night and evouing at Ellenton John Kelsey (colored) was killed while running through a field, armed. Wilkins Hamilton (colored), who had been wounded at Union Bridge, was brought to Ellenton and was either r or died of bis wounds ved reported dead in tho morning. {go jored) was killed at Silverton dur- low, able to learn. He was very Obnoxious to tl whites, 1 shall now leave the Aiken county whites in camp at Ellenton on Tuesday morning (having lost one white man and with four wounded, and having killed eight negroes and wounded two) to’ describe the fight- ing done by the Barnwell county men, who, under the leadership of General Haygood and Sheriff Patterson (colored), of Barnwell, were marching toward the soone. 4 will be remembered that Simon Coxer’s com- pany, armed with Winchester rifles, had left Ellenton on Monday evening for Penn B: they intended to ambush the white reiforcements. Belore reaching the swamp jarnwell whites were fired upon from ambush, and the Sheriff, James Patier- son (colored), was severely wounded. Upon reaching the edge of the swamp the advance guard of whites were confronted suddenly by AVOUT SKVENTY ARMED NEGROSS who poured a direct fire into them. Robert Williams (white) was killed at the first flash, Samuel Dunbar shot in the hapd and breast, J. H. Killingsworth was ot in the leg and Mike Heyers inthe neck, Tho whites r ned the firo, killing Ed W. Bush (colored), Roundtree (co.ored) aud two negroes named “Paris”? and “Henry.’? Tho negroes then plunged into the swainp, leaving Si ker, their captain in the hands of the wis The whites then pushed on teward Ellenton, carrying Coker with 1 En route to Ellenton the whites killed George Turner (colored) and William Tutt (colored.) .I am informed ‘that thei egroes were seen with guns in their hands, and were fired upon and shot down. Arriving at Ellenton Simon Coker, prisoner, who had been the ta- sugator and leader of the negroes, it was alleged, was killed by nis captors. Tho Barnwell men then killed ven negrocs in the march to Ejlenton, losing one man killed and three wounded. The casualties then stood fifteen negroes killed in both counties and two wounded; whites, two killed and eight wounded, ‘THE MARCH ON ROCSE'S BRIDGE. the Aiken county whites, who were encamped at Ellenton, started tor Row: Bridge, where it was understood the negroes were massed in large numbers. Upon reaching the bridge it was dis- ing tne evening. quite an old man and wi ch Swamp, where covered that the negroes had crossed the creek, torn up the bridge and entrenched themeelves in tho swamp. The decisive moment had now come. The main a whites, The Jayed at the torn bridge, and spent half Tanging to cross the stream. A fow sti were red on both sides, without damage to eit At Jongth the stream was crossed and the whites wero stiffening themselves in the saddie for a charge, when a yell that broke from the depths of the swamp caused them to hesitate, A dozen guns were at the sboulder to fire on the body of men who were evidently ap- proaching the edge of thoswamp, when Captain Crott struck them down and shouted :— “THOSE AK WHITR MEN COMING THROUGH THR SWAMP." In a moment they broke through the edge o! the aud discovered that it wasa body of United es troops. The soldiers came walking rapidly for- ward, totally unarmed, many with their coats off, aod many of them swinging their hats i A committee of three whites, headed by Captain Croit, advanced to meet Captain Lloyd, in command of the troops. Alter saluting, Captain Croft said, “We are here, sit, for the purpose of enforcing order, Have you any orders jor us; if 80, they shall be f hour ip ar- galing shots obeyed."” “I have none, sir.” “Under wha ruetions are you hero then, sir?” to preserve the peace, ’ uw any © to ofter?? Tw you to eree your men.” “Will you force the negroes to disperse ?”” “| cannot force them, I foel assured, however, that advice I shall give them will resuit in their prompt 4 persion, particularly if you will disperse your men now." ‘This was perfectly satistactory to Captain Croft and bis coilengues, and in twenty minutes the column of whites, saluting the soldiers pleasantly as they pas: Bled beyond the soldiers, and in two hours was col pletely dispersed. ‘Ihe negroes committed no more ba: ations, and th he following 1, mathe the kilie id wounded. Nov man can be named, who can personage. who is bow unaccountably m: Any neighborhood tp Aiken or Burnwell county. Henry Cainpbell, the negro Who was wounded in the first skirmish at the defile, died last night of secondary hemorrhage of bis wouna:— Waites, Kilied. “simply “Hay campaign was o It is proven by tho affidavits of than a dozen men, inciuding the colored Justice, that the negroes made the first fire, opening apon the sso in aofile as is described above. ‘The whites on, instead of roturning to the attack, determined to idaparicy. They procured a white flag and sent it ‘@ begro woman into the swamp, asking for a con- John Williams, near Silverton, on Sunday night— Ambushed, * Robert Williams, at Ponn’s Branch, on Monday night—Killed in tho fight, J. H. Bush, at D bie ridg 8 and mouth, ' eel ine, Saatae Banas @ trom | ape Cochran, at Double Bridge, Sunday night— # Sidney Hankson, at Double Bridge, Sunday night— D. W. Crossland, at Double Bridge, Sunday night— Neck and back. — Ashley, at Double Bridge, Suaday night— ue terson, near Penn Braneh, Monday night— ames Pal near Pena Brane! Ambashed. ie Samuel Dunbar, at Penn Branch, Monday night— Hand apd breast. we H. Killinzsworth, at Ponn Branch, Monday night— ie KEGRORS. Killed, Basil occ n Day Double Bridge, Sunday night. Killed in the fight. Unknown negro “Kit” Killed at railroad wreck in a 5 at Kelscy’s house, near Ellenton, in skirmish. Kelsey’s house, near Ellenton, Mon- + irmisi Malley, at Kelsey’s house, near Ellenton, Mon- aay evening, in skirmish. ohn Kelsey, at Elienton, Monday night. Shot while woaaing with gun in band, Abraham Hawmond or Silverton, at Ellenton, Mon- day night Wilkins Hamtitor wounded at Double Bridge San- aay night. Died or was killed after capture, jeorge Turner, killed by Brownell, Monday evening, in fight while armed. William Tutt, killed by Brownell, Monday evening, in flight while armed. Simon Coker, at Ellenton, Monday night Killed after capture. E. W. Bush, at Penn’s Branch fight on Monday even- ing. — Rountree, at Penn’s Branch fight on Monday evening. a *Paris,”” at Penn’s Branch fight on Monday evening, enry,” at Penn’s Branch fight on Mon: ning. bell, wounded at deille Sunday noon and died of secondiry hemorrhage of wound. Only two negroes wi whom (Campbell) died, ilton) either died or was killed. Thore are doubtie: other negroes slightly wounded who keep the matter hid. I beard of two or three such cases. NOTES ON THE CONFLICT—THE EXAGGERATION OF THE DEATH ROLL—THE CAUSE OY THE BXAGGERATION—THE WRECKING OF THE TRAIN—SOME INCIDENTS OF THE LITTLE WAR—THE SPIRIT OF THE NEGROES. Your correspondent must recur for a moment to the strange mystery and exaggeration that has been thrown over this affair, Kn route to the scene of con- flict I was repeatedly informed by democrats as weil as republicans that thelist of killed was everywhere from thirty to 300, Tne best informed editors and politicians believed that the slaughter had been terrific, and even in Augusta, within twenty miles of Ellenton, it 18 beheved that not less than fifty and probably more than 100 wero killed, A reporter of an Atlunta paper visiting the scene a week after the occurrence, put tho deaths at ninety, A Chicago correspondent, with pain- ful exactness, puts it at 17% General Hazzard, who participated in the conflict, gives fhe number at thirty- one. The causes of this strange misapprehension are mant- fold. In the first place, the negroes in almost every case fought in the swainp, leaving it indefinite as to how many were killed and lost. The fight was being waged at three or tour different points, widely distant from each other, at tho same time, and reports flying to and from thy various squads were vastly exagger- ated. The fights lasted for three days and nights, ren- contres being {requent enough to produce the impression THAT THE SLAUGHTER Was DREADFUL, A good many careless young fellows came down from Augusta and other points, and, returning with exaggerated reports, produced the impression that scores were killed, Above all, a great many negroes who were prominent in the fighting kept themselves hid for days after the peace, being afraid tosbow themselves. Their friends, really supposing that they had been killed, reported them dead, and mourned them as such, This very morning Abram Uverstreet and Alec Wright, who were currently reported dead, and put by demécrats on the death list, put in their appearance without a scratch, At Ellénton Albert Carroll, Dan Rouse and Alec Williams were believed on all hands to vo dead. Your correspondent } talked with both of there negroes in Aiken two days ago, where they are living under protection of the troops. I have worked patiently in both placos and at inter- mediate places, comparing lists, looking up missing mon, interviewing all classes and tonditions of people, and I am positively certain that not another casualty than those tabulated above can be substantiated. I talked with scores of negroes and asked them what negroes were missing from their various neighbor- hoods, In every case they were covered by one of the names reported above. All the negroes have shown up now, and now, for tho first time, is a trathful re- port obtainable. I could publish the affidavits of twonty men in Alken county of the highest respect- ability that the most rigid scrutiny could not put the deaths above twenty. I have madea search for the es of the killed. These graves are scattered about AND I HAVE LOCATED JUST SEVENTEEN GRAVES, two whites being buried and eighteen blacks, Henry last night, not being buried as yet. bat 18 wbaccounted for, le dead man whose grave cannot be lo- DKATH ROLL 18 SMALL. It appears remarkabie, when we consider the num- ber of men engaged und the time of the conflict, that the death roll is so small. The truth is there was enough ferocity and determination in the conflict to have caused the deaths of atbousand men. It the whites had struck the negroes oh Monday morning at Ellenton would have been terribl ter. If the United States troops bad been halt later at Rouse’s Bridge swamp, scores would bave fallen right toere. The main bodies of whites and blacks never collided. Tho blacks, at the first fire, would bury themselves in the swamps, whither the’ whites wore afraid to follow them. The neg ed ammuni- i tion and proper arms. There were, probably, thirty Winchester rifles in tho swamps All vlso was aboi- guns, old muskets, &e. Tho nogroes loaded their guas with half ebarges, Wilkins Hamilton (colored) pulled down his shotgun on Jim Bush, at about forty paces. A spoonful ot bird shot pattered against Bash’s thick coat and fell back from bis shirt bosom. Halt tho wounds received by the whites were from small shot. Wherever the Winchesters whistled thero was trouble tu sho air. THE MEAXING OF THR CONPLICT. I see nothing 10 this terribio conilict beyond a hint as to the beat of the canvass and of the inflammabie nature of things here. The negroes were imprudent aod wanton iu two respects, 1 can nardly blame them for rallying at first to protect Frederick Pope. Thoy Ddelieved that paying Bn lavorite, had been lynched and that Pope was being hunted down. They very naturaliy thought of protecting him. They were wroog in violating the treaty they made, by killing Willia by ambushing the party the Baily outhouses, the ratiroad at Double ridge and by firing ‘hoy Were wrong in tearing up track and cutting the telegraph wires, in jen and plundering Weadersby’s store, in driving catile into the swamps and killing them, in threatening Elicnton, The whites wore much more prudent aud correct. Indeed it is hard to see how the whites were #0 easily controlied as they were. They are continually nervous about the race question anyhow, as the blacks outnumber them ten to one. Now let us consider the condition of mind those incn who wero ambushed at Doubie Bridge om Sanday night must have been in. They were openly attacked by a Jar; ber of armed es ih the nig! wounded and @xhausted discovered that another party of negroes had ki Mams and shot Stalling’s horse. While they were receiving mews they skies reddening with two or throe inéendlary fret dently the work of another party of negroes. They felt certain, 80 many of them intormed me, that there had been a general uprising of the negroes for the purpo: of rape and murder and arson, Their coolness in dis- persing so promptly at their captain’s call is remark- able. . THE WRECKING OF THE TRAIN. It has beon said by Senator Joho latterson that the while people wrecked the train on the Port Royal Ruti- road for the purpose of robbery, believing that a United paymaster with §50/000 was on board. This ‘dly be #0, as the train that was wrecked was e way {rotght train on which no passengers (much less a United States paymaster) over travel, Besides tars the telegraph wires were cut im three ces OD the night veiore the train was due; a hardly likely pro- ceeding if robbery was the object. 1 have secon the affidavit of Tennant, the engineer, in which he says that the fleld in front of the piace whero the ongine was wrocked was full of armed negroes. Tho whites who came up shortly afterward fired mto them and killed one armed negro, The impression het it 1s shared by all, that the megroes feared would bring help from Augusia and they determi to wreck 1t re, = A PRETTY PICTURE OF PRACK, 1 am convinced ghat the great masses of negroes in South Carolina, as well ag elsewhere, are perfectly peaceable and harmiess. It is only whoo their load- ors stir their passions and appeal to their prejudices that they are vicious or dangerous, I was at Captain Croit’s house in Aiken at nine o’clock at night ox- siniping some affidavits, when two ladies who had been visiting him passed out, and getting into their buggy drove off alone in the moonlight, living noarly two miles away. ck with this practical tri- bute to the qui sive disposition of the negro when he thé ladies of iew countries will so trust the their people as (9 go out riding Alono av night. better peasantry on earth than the negro whea he is not led off by designing men, Iwas descanting upon thisineident of the nightin Aiken the day after it happened, anc putting the intorpretation on it notod above, A hirsute citizen of Aiken remarked to me, You hain’t struck the gist of that thing you.” “Why?” [ asked. “Weil, them women was safo, because we've tanght the nigger down here that our women 1s one thing thoy tech, IVs sartain death toa wigger to put hi hand onto a woman.” Now. my hairy iriend may be right after all, Twas sti THE BURNED SHIP. CORONER'S INQUEST IN THE CASES OF THE VICTIMS OF THB CONFLAGRATION. Coroner Eickhoff yesterday morning hold an inquest in the eases of Dennis Sullivan, James Casey, Thomas Ingraham, George Gill, Joho McDonald and William Furlong, who were killed on the bark Europa, at pier 43 East River, during the fire in her bold that occurred last Saturday morning. The substance of the testimony is as follows:— Captain Nicholas Brinkama, o! the bark Europa, was first called, He said that the Europa was built in 1854; he had been in command of the vessel only about twelvo months, bat baa been captain of different oi! ships for fome years previous; during the last voyage the Europa was damaged very much, the pumps b worked all the time to keep the water out of hor hold; abe was consequently placed on the dry dock last Fri- day morning, about eleven o'clock, for the necessary repairs. Mr. Steongrafe, the contractor, with Captain Harding, of the Bureau Veritas, and witness went into the hold on Saturday to examine the ves she was bored in several places to ascertain tho condition of her timbers ; during this operation the party used candies to light their work; witness then went into bis cabi and remained ther o’clock siroke came from the forward part of the vessel and the cry of fre ‘was started; witnees was unable to state how the fire oc- curred. ant Lonsdale, of the Soventh precinet station was next called. He said that when Joho Casey war brought 1nto the station house he accused himself of having been the cause of the fire, crying fois th Out in great agony :—‘*My God, I am going to div {# no more than right for me to say that I have ship on fire!"? Captain Samuel Harding, agent of the B tas, on being asked about the custom of examining the holds of vessels, testified that it was usual to use candies to hght the place while ‘the work was being done; he thought that the conflagration was due 'to the explosion of the kerosgne that bad collected in the hold; ~ this w the first accident that witness had ever met with, though he had examined many petroleum vessels’ be- foro; the hatches of the Europa had been leit open many hours before the fire broke out; there was no necessity for using oakum in the hold; in this caso a lot of dried cei grass had beon used in'the hold; it ry 10 uso candies’ in inaking an examination of was in the cabin at the broke out and noticed a peculiar smell of same as usual; there was a new waterway put Into the vessel and it waa not planked; the fire had evi- dently rushed through there; witness himself had had & narrow escape, as he was working with a candlo in the hold at the time, Daniel Garvey, master shipwright, who was in charge of the repairs in the hold, was next called to the witness stand. He was on the deck when the fire broke out and heard some one ask for a vucket of water; be had heard a noise just belore that, similar to the explosion of a kerosene lamp; witness ran up on deck, barely escaping the flamos;’ Ingraham followed him up the main hatchway; thero is no other way of examining the knees of ip but by using a candle; Witness did not believe that Casey was in that part of the ship where the fire broke out, but thought he was nearly fifty fect away; Gill was near the fore hatch and had plenty of tine to escape; in bis opinion the fire was due to escaping petroleum gas. George Weichart testified that he was working ne: ey at the time; he and McDonald were on the port of tho vessel; he and Furlong were at work on hip’s knee and heard the ory of ‘FF Run!” and called to Furlong to run; saw Case; through a port hole trying to escape; he stuck and wi ibly burned; he finally worked himself throu; witness made bis escape through the hat way; about fifteen or twenty men were at work in the bold on Saturday and cach one had a candie to work by; witness did not bear the noise of any explosion. Eugene O'Connell, a shipwright, of No. 65 Gouver- nour street, next testified:—He was at work on the Europa at the time of the fire and saw smoke coming up from the dun: He called for a bucket of water, but there was none near by. Casey was iifty feet trom the piace where the fire broke out’ He could not have ot fire tothe ship, and bis agsertion that he did so musi nave been caused by delirium from pain, Jobn Barrett was also working tn the hold at the time of the fire, Is was between ten and o'clock. The fire burned very quickly. As soon alarm was given the candles were extinguished, Wit- ness could not account forthe fre, He had worked for thirty years as a ship carpenter. He always used a candle, asalamp was liable to upset, He had never met with any accident betore, Patrick Gaffney testified that there was no one near the spot whonee the smoke first issued. ‘Thomas Connolly testified to Onding Sullivan’s body. Deputy Coroner Cashman’s medical testimony was to the effect that Sullivai id Casey died from burns and the other four m orn sullocation. After about an hour's absence the jury returned with the following verdict :— “The jury convened to inquire into the cause of the death of Dennis Sullivan find that ho died trom burns caused by a fire on board the bark Europa, lying on the dry dock at the 100t of Rutgers street, on Saturday, the 7th inst, “We are unable to judge from the testimony the im- mediate cause of the fire, but we believe that gases, gen- erated from petroleuin oll, caused the disast apidity with which the tire spread; and wo respecttully suggeat that, im oFder to avoid a recurrence the Board of Health should cause a scientific investiga- tion to de had to ascertain wi petroleum oil will remain in a ver ventilated; and that, ponding investigation, great care should be taken im the use of lights in petroleum vesscls. “Wo beliove, from the testimony, that the firm hav- ing ebarge of the work on tho Vessol are in no wise biamable for the secident.’” EAST RIVER BRIDGE, All the afternoon of yesterday a gang of men, under the superintendence of Mr. F. F. Farrington, were en- gaged moving the immense “cradle” cable, which ar- rived on Saturday last and ighs nearly eighteen tons, from the outer end of tho pier to the lower end, near the engine. On account of tho great weight of wire the moving of this coll was very tedious and bad to be undertaken with due caution. It was rolled along series of beams to the fro- quired position in about three hours and a half, Thon two jackscrews were placed under the reel, and after another hour’s labor it was lifted on the frame from which will be uncoiled. Ine workmen on the top of the tower were busy lowering a fourand @ balf inch Manila rope which is to hoist this cable to the top. I! the necessary preparations on the tower and at the anchorage are completed in time this will be done this afternoon; if not, on Thursday. Everything 60 far connected with the hoisting or stretching of the wires bas been successful, and Mr. Farrington is determined that no lack of caution or foresight on his part will be the cause of any accident or delay in ca this cable is fastened and placed in the requisite positior similar ones will be carried over as spcediiy as p ble, This work of carrying across the ‘cradle’ will eccupy probably a month or more, REAL ESTATE. Tho following business was transacted at the Real we Exchange yesterday :— A. H. Muller & Son sold, by order of the Court of Common Picas, in foreclosure, Thomas H. Landon, relereo, & houso with lot, 18x100.5, on Woat Fifty-third stroct, south side, 385.6 fect west of Sixth avonue, to John Schreiber, for $16,100, Scott & Myers sold, by order of the Supremo Coart, in foreclosure, William P, Ketcham reteree, a plot of jand_ 155.7x150x99,11x50255,8x100, on Tenth avenue,” southeast corner of 11st Btroot, to E. Raynor, for $14,000, J. L, Wells sold, by order of the Sapremo Court, in foreclosure, J. R, Angel referee, tour lots, each 25x100, on Bpringficld street, south side, 150 feot east of Court- Jandt avenuo, Morrisania (Twenty-third ward), to James R. Henry, for $2,000, ‘TmANerens, (No, 342), ik; 5. M, Keddy n. 100 it, FP. Korst Deaio Sth at, m, 9, 100 fe, Forster to Marin A. Fisher. 184th stn. 2 lois); F. Hanbner and wife to B T, Haubne:....eccssseg-vses+ gies! No, 342). a, 140 th block; ©. H. Hallock and wife Forsysh st. M. Hoffm’ Bleecker st. & Lan 3D. Kar Danenbaum .. Bloocker st. w 's.. 611 of ‘Barrow 6. 10.1% 809365; 1, Levy and wife to K, Simon... . Nom, Bioockor st., w. 8, 90.11 tt. n, of Barrow #t., 10.7% 40,9 3-5; Same to D. Katzenstein + 10,250 1th a pt fhe . Mansort and wife to U. Pieffer.. 17,500 Albany road, irregular (24th ward) wite to W. G, Ackerman... 1,800 ‘Beh st. &, 275M. w. of Lth hees d wife to Germani pany - z Norn. 14.4 st, vf. Woodhouse fo Be Covert eos act! H Nom. ermilyenav., ® &. 100 ft. w. of inerson oi 150; G. D. Webster to Ch, Woolfo. 612 a fh. w. of 10th i Nom, Int avs Bye Feig, bilaabesh and, Bank,» « of Lidth «1 0h wt. Ww. Noves, Marion and tor), &. & of L1Zth st., w. of 3d wi ye Owou, Myron, and wife, to J. G. Har id. And Bd ava ; one year..... Bimon, Melinds, to ma Fire Ii | Seba i NEW YORK HERALD. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. : THE COURTS. Conviction and Sentence of Another Scissors Murderer. Inside History of the Black Friday Suits. The Law as to Valid Marriage Contracts. DELAYING A SUIT ‘THIRTEEN YEARS —_——___ Scissors seom to bes weapon greatly in favor with ‘murderers. A young negro, named Person, on Monday was sentenced by Judge Sutherland to State Prisoa for life for killing his mistress with a pair of scissora, On the same day, before Judge Gildersleeve, a mechanic was arraigned for assault with intent to kill a fellow workman with a pair of scissors, and was discharged, upon his own recognizance, at the earnost entreaty of the man he wounded, backed by abundant evidence of previous good character, Another murderer was yes- terday arraigned for trial before Judge Sutherland in the Court of General Sessions, Part 1, under an indict- ment for murder in the second degree. This was John Lazerio, a young Italian, who stabbed to the brain with a single blade of a pair of shears and almost instantly killed Paulo Tropiano, a fellow countryman, It appeared from the opening addr of Assist ant District Attorney Rollins, who prosecuted, that the deceased, who lived in the rear of No, 76 Grand street, was in the courtyard of that place about five o'clock on the evening of Sunday, August 6. His wifo and her two sisters were also present, when the prisoner entered she yard through an alley from the streot and to disarrange the hoaddresses of the women. A man, who was prosect, ordered Lazerio 10 nd leave the premises, The prisoner thereupon grow quarrelsome, and Tropiano interfering between the two men, Lazerio drew from his pocket a blade of an enormous pair of tailor’s shears and attacked bim. Tropiano ran ucross the street hotly pursued by his assailant, who overtook bim on the opposite side and plunged ‘she blade down through tho back of his skull into the brain, Tropiano fell, was picked up with the brain oozing irom the wound, and died tho same even- ‘ng in Chambers Street Hospital. The testimony bore out these clear statements al- most literally, but prisoner's counsel contended that the crime was committed upon provocation and with- out an intent to kill, and that therefore his client could not be convicted of anything more than man- jaughter in the shird dogree. Mr. Rollins addressed e Jury atconsiderable length and argued strongly im favor of a verdict 1p accordanes with the indictment. Tho jury retired about five o’clock in the evening for consultation, They shortly returned and usked for a definition of manslaughter in the second degree. Judge Suthorland read the statute, and about five min- utes afterward they returned with a verdict of guilty of manslaughter in the second degree. Judge Sutherland then sentenced the prisoner to serve a term of seven years at Sing Sing. The prisoner tok bis verdict with the greatest nonch and bowed and smiled to his acquaintances whi was taken out of the court room. THE BLACK FRIDAY SUITS, A little of the inside history—if the statements of counsel are to be considered in any way historical— vas givon yesterday In regard to the prosecution of the so-called Black Friday suits against Jay Gould, on & motion before Judgo Barrett, in Supremo Court, Chambers, for extra allowance in a suit brought by ‘Thomas Robbins, Jr., against Jay Gould, growing out of gold purchases made for Gould on tho memorable Biack Friday, The suit was for something over 100,000, which, with interest, swolled up to about 160,000, Mr, Thomas G. Shearman, the counsel ot Mr. Gould, made the motion, which was opposed by Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham. Mr. Shearman read his own affidavit, setting forth that this suit was on the day calendar of the Supreme Court for trial and was about ready to be called when bo wi served with notice of discontinuance. He then went on to state that the suit was dificult and extraordinary in its character and necessitated the employment of four counsel whc gave a great deal of time tothe pre- liminary preparations of tho case, Ho added that this was one out of about 150 similar suits, and cited as a singular fact that, notwithstanding there was such a multiplicity of plaintiffs, the same attorneys ap- eared in each case, He charged that it was evidently @ conspiracy between the plaintiffs, although he exone- rated the counsel from any complicity in the alleged conspiracy,, He stated, further, that the alm uniform resuk wus discontinuance of the suits whe plaintiffe proved to be men of meacs, and their vigor- ous prosecation w! the contrary was th After alluding to the vy outlays in the cited various authorities showing where extra allow- ances had been granted in similar cases. Mr. Peck- ham, in reply, contended that his client was no party to any conspiracy, {f such had ever existed; that tho suis was simply to rocover for alleged broach of con- at shore was no justifiable basis for tho t application. Judge Barrett reserved his de- taking the papers. WHAT CONSTITUTES MARRIAGE. Heinrich Hotten died intestate, leaving an cstate valued at $100,000. He had been a widower for sev- eral years and left several children. During the last yoars of his lifo he took into bis employ as a domestic Mariapna Mangold, by whom he had one child. She claims that they entered into a marriage contract, abd upon this claim brought suit for her dower interest in the estate. The case was tried before Judge Van Brant and resulted ina dismissal of tho complaint, ‘An appeal was taken from this judgment to the Su- preme Court, General Term, where the case was ar- gued yesterday, Mr. Charles Weblo appearing tor the appellant and Mr. Joho Hill for the rospon- dents—the Jatter comprising the children of Heinrich Howten. The laws ot murriage woro discussed at length. Mr, Wehlo insisted that the evidence was sufficient to establish "contract of marriage, such contract being the uncontradicted evidence of the cohabitation b tween the parties, the at cohabitation the birth of the child on the prem! occupied by them, the record of the same, dictated by the husband, an tho proof that tho parties acknowledged and admitied that a contract of marriago had been entered into be- tween thom, the execution of such contract being by cohabitation. The strong points raised In opposition were that the Diaintiff rece.ved wages domestic luded to her as a abeence of servant THE LAW'S DELAY. ‘Thirteen ye go Rose Breslyn was killed through being run over by a train of the New York and New Haven Railroad Company. John Kelly, her adminis- trator, at once brought suit for $5,000 damages against the company. The caso was placed on the Supreme Court calondar, but has never yet been brought to trial Mr. Rufus W. Andrews was plaintifl’s first coun- Sci, but it 609m passed out of his bands into those of,| Joseph R. Dickerson, who, howover, it is alleged, never brought the cuso to trial, A motion was made terday by Mr. Willan H. Munday, betore Judge jarrett, in Supremo Court, Chambers, to have himself ‘stituted as counsel in the place of Dickerson, with an offer, at the same time; to conduct the case with- out feo as ® matter of charity. Strangoly enough, a8 iv we Mr. Dickerson submiited in answer an affidavit si bas no Nleo- ly, after making protested the proposea order of substitavion, Mr. Manday thereupon produced a transcript from the Supreme Court Circuit Calendar for 1863, in which the cage was sot down with Mr. licker- gon as counsel. He also stated that haif an hour pre- iy Mr, Dickerson had refused to givo up tlio pa Pe yo Kelly’ er, unless $2 wore first paid bim, Mr. Dickerson denied this statement, and stated that he only said that Mr, Kelly owed him $26, Thore was quite a sharp altercation between counsel, which was terminated by Juigo Barrett ordeting a ret- erence to examine Into the facts of the case, AUCTION SALES UNDER EXECUTION. Judgments aggregating somo $150,000 were some timo sinco obtained against Philip Schulof! & Co., of this city. The stock of goods in their store, compr! {ng mainly silks, ribbons and volvets, was seized un- f executions issued to the Sheriff, Instead, how- ever, of solling the goods, as usual in such cases, by the Sheriil’s auctioncor, they were sold by Messra. Fiold, Fenner, Morris & Oo., such sale, however, being, alleged, in ‘accordance with the desire and requost the Judgment debtors, and only the ordinary per- being charged. A motion was made yesterday, me Court, Chambers, on behaif of Bentiy & Co., of the judgment debtors, to recover the fees of Field, Fenner, Morris & Co., an have the samo paid into th w apply to the payment of their judgment. After an extended argument, in whieh ex-Recorder Sinith ap- ured for Fioid, Fenner, Morris & Co, Mr. Moses ly for Bently & Co., and Mr. Goodwin for the Sheriil, Judge Barrett took tho papers, reserving his decision. GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 1, Before Judge Sutherland A MISSIONARY’S FALL. A local Methodist preacher, named Henry M. Little, pleaded guilty, before Jadge Sutherland, last week, to him with having fraudalontly nelacr, of No. 56 Wull street, by provending that he ‘was authorized to collect it tor tho purpose of buying hymn books for a camp mecting in New Jorsey. He ‘Was then remanded for sentonce till yosterday, the ase might bo investigated. Li conducted the Fevival sorvioes in the fat pit of the notorious “Mit!” ron aud benefactor and eloped from New Jersey with he nd, although he had a wife and ebilaren in this city at the time, After a brief stay in London 10 18 stated that he ahantonad she peor ae url yd several weeas age came back to + had already a wife and children, Soon afer his arrival he was arrested upon the charge meni above, the family be bad so foully wronged being ™B- willing to create a scandal by a prosecauion for the sey Offence. Being brought to the bar yesterday, 1# counsel argued that bis client had, according to the jckment, been guilty of ey worse than telling lie. Judge Sutherland took a different view of the matter, and sentencea Little to confinement at labor in State Prison for two yeara and nine months, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. The will of the late Eugene Ketaltas, who died recently, worth nearly # million of dollara, was yester- day admitted to probate. The wiil apportions the vast wealth of the deceased to his family, with some bequests to distant rel nd a few old friends, Henry Van Hov oof Belgium, fled to this time in May last to avold arrest on ® charge of having forged bills of exchange to larg amount, He was captured on borders of Minne- sota by Deputy Murshai Crowley after along An examination was held bofore a United States Com- missiouer, on the application of the Belgian Co! for his extradition, and yesterday the Commissioner made his report to tho Secretary of State recommesd- ing, on all tho testimony taken, oral and documentary, that the accused be returned to the Belgian authorities for trial. DECISIONS. SUPREMR COURT—CHAMBBNS, By Judge Barr Tho New York Lite Insurance and Trust Company ‘ys. Stephens. —Report confirmed and order granted, The German Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul’s Chureh vs. Green and Faille ys. Reardon. —Motions granted, Mudge vs. Quackenbusch.—Demurrer adjudged te be frivolous, with costs, Guiteau vs, Bennett—Plaintif ordered to file se curity for costs. Matter of Murphy.—Tho petition mast be handed up before | can act advisedly on this report. Slater Shaw.—The c: chied by the defendant are conclusive, and I am constrained to grant an or- der of discontinuance, SUPREME COURT—-SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Van Vorst. The Equitable Life Assurance Society vs. Brow &o., et ul—This case will be disposed of at By@ Teri, at Chambers, bofore Judge Barrett, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEBM, By Judgo J. F. Dal. Wheeler vs. Murray.—Counsel may attend on October 14, at half-past eleven A. M., to sottle ndings. owry vs. World Insurance Company.—Case to be settled by excluding all evideuce on points not involved in the decision of the motion to dismiss complain Partics will attend on 14th, at twelve M., to setalo case, O'Gorman vs, Kamak.—Motton for roargument de nied. Parties may attend for settlement of findings, &c., on 14th, at halt-past twelve P. M. £UPEBRIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Chief Justice Curtis, Clark vs. Beninger.—Motion tor payinent by assignee of claimofG. N. Titus denied, Sco inemorandum, MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, By Chief Justice Shea, Allon ve. Hoey; Murray vs. Acker; Lazarus vs. Stty sor; O'Brien vs. Dempsey; Williams va Gennell; Steers vs, Geitz; Leacu vs. Simon; Fowler vs. Goren- flo; Butler vs. Hittorf; Brown v& Knauth; Williams va Spaulding; Danoyak vs. Staub; Olesen vs. Drisko; Conley va. Davis; The Chatham National Bank va Kile trick; Coates vs, Winter; Wertheimer vs. Stevena; vecio vs, Ascher; Kupler vs Duly; Burke va. Long- ford. —Orders granted. McLaughlin vs. Stanley; Stevonson va. Esselborn; Fowler vs. Rudenbush; Doying vs, Fulk,—Mouons granted. Beatty vs. Collins,—Motion deniod, Loonan vs. Picot.—Motion granted, COURT CALENDAKS—THIS DAY, Supreme Court—Cnasnars—Held by Judge Bare Tett.—Nos. 204, 303, 305, 408, 48, 61, 67, 83, 54, 98, 108, 111, 175, 204, 220, 20, 25, 275, 238, 309, 499, 818, Call bo; it No. 314 8 JURT—GENERAL Tenm—Held by Judges Davis, Bracy and Daniels. 189, 192, 194, 196, 1964; 197, 19744, 199, 13834, 256, 200, 201, 202, 203, 136, 184, 0s, 208, 20636. 0 © 415, 477, 479, 457, 11, 620) 521, 524, 520, 530, 539, 820, 547, 548, 549, 551, 563) B15, 575, 678, 581, 588, 584, 586, 589, 600, 57, 602, 603, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, G10, 611, 612, 615, H14. SUPREME CoURT—Cincttt—Part 1—eld “by Judge Donohue. —Nos, 1795, 1051, 1859, 1877, 1047, 1048, 2001, 1613}, 1177, 2019, 20d1, 2061, 2075, 2091, 2107, 2121, 1309, 15195¢, 1987, 2145, 2157, 1876, 1458, 1489, 2111, 1703, 942, 2163, 1647, ‘1789, 862, 1971, 2027, 140934, 1057, 2225, 2297, 221, ‘2233, 2236,’ 2237, 2239, 2241, 2243, 2249, 2VH1, 2267, 2261, 2263, 2265, Part 2— Held by Judge Lawrence.—Nos, 1824, 770, 2264, 1404 1188, 560, 77534, 2838, 702, 3102, 148, 1516, 1086, 1264 3224, 662, 500, 43456, 2860, 1006, 3110, 738,’ 1654, 2552, 048.’ Part 3—Hold’ by Juage 'Larremure.—Nos. 305, 2489, 3182, 3163, 1160, 2: 7, 2207, 2228, 3161, 1736, S31, 15404, 2207, 2277 ¥ 7. Surxniok Covrt—G Monday, October 16, 1876. SUPERIOR CoURT—SPxciaL Curtis —Demurrer—No, 7. Nos. 40, 50, 68, 78, 58, 11, 25, 26, 27, 67. SUPKRIOR bo per gg hen 26a 25a, aoe ae Judge Santord.—Nos. $12, 276, p 270.6, 97, 207, 163, 201, 687,'652, 68. if Comuox Prxas—Equiry Texx—Held by Juage Van Vorst. —Nos, 4, 30, 9, 21, 63, 60, 52, 13, , 57. Commons PLEA8—TRIAL TERM—Port 1—Held by Judge ©. P. Daly.—Nos. 864, 458, 895, 892, 960. Part 2—Ad fourned. Part 3—Held by Judge J. F. Daly.—Nos, 1,020, 916, 883, 819, 973, 991, 995, 1,011, 1,018, Maxine’ Count—Tniat. Tenx—Part 1—Held by Judge Alker.—Nos, 4208, 1919, 8189, 8196, 4578, 4677, 4803, 4806, 4808 to 4814 inclusive. Part 2—Held by Juugt Goopp.—Nos. 4363, 7201, 4501, 4597, 4312, 8342, 8492 8910, 4612,. 4754, 4624, '4656, 4522, 8014, 8015, Part 3—Held by Judgo’Sinnott,—Nos, 7172, 8040, 7168, 5828, 1227, 3023, 7207, 7179, 7180, 6344, 7189, 4952, 7135, 7071, 4338. Court or Gerunat Sessions—Part 2—Held by Judgq Gildersieve.—The People vs. Richard Kainagle, burg. lary; Same vs. Walter Scott, felony; Samo vs. George J. ‘Gels, Same ve. Emanuel! Mauuheimor and Herman . grand larceny; Gruimley, grand larceny ; |, larceny; Same va James Daly, grand larceny ; vs. Lorenzo Mazin, grand It Michael, grand larceny ; lareeny ; Same vs. Geor, va Sabiua Blaesea, receiving rf John H. Johnson, false pretences; Same vs. George Koys, false pretences; Same vs. Herman Shillaek, for. ery; Same va. Joseph Gracia, petit reg: Same vs. eieh B, Dexter, miademeanor; Samo vs. John Ero: burglary: Same vs. Thomas ‘Cooke, grand lareeny Same va Sarab Mullir, grand larceny; Same va. Tho! Henson, assault and battery. Part g—Held by Judge Sutherland.—The People va. Rovert Gerrity, homio! POLICE COURT NOTES, At the Washington Place Polico Court yesterday Joba Burk, eged nineteen, of No. 329 Ninety-third street, and David Johnson, aged seventeen, of No. 215 West Fighteonth street, wore committed for trial by Justice Bixby for having stolon a pocketbook, containing a number of pawn tickets and fifty conte, from Mra, Mary E. Pray, of No, 34 West Twenty-third whiio she was passing the corner of Nineteenth ai and Sixth avenue on Mongay afternoon. John McGine, alias Murray Jeromiab, and Joho Kelly, who were arrested by Vaptain McDonnell, of the Eighth precinct, and Detective Murphy, for vroakiag into the tailor store of Ulrich Lamlem, No. 421 Hudson $200 worth of clothing, wore ar. raigned before Justice Bixby at tho jashington Piace Police Court yesterday and held for trial, The stolen property was recovered. THE VALUE OF A FOOT. SEVENTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AWARDED BY A JURY FOR THE L088 OF A FOOT. The sait brought by Bernard Stamm against the Southorn Railroad Company of Long Island, in the Brooklyn City Court, before Judge Neilson, to recover damages for the loss of a foot, the amount claimed be- ing $25,000, was coficluded yesterday. The b- Aaag no a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $1 The Naini was drivii truck on South Seventh Lei ict, on September 12, 1874, when engine belonging to the defendants ran into the venicle, throwing Stamm to tine \d the wheels passing Tarm—Held by Judge of law and fact is in very poor circumstances. SUPREME COURT CALENDAR, Rocurstar, N. Y., Oot, 10, 1878 The Supreme Court calendar for Weduesday, Octovet By ASICS Me asm TS 8 18 A WOMAN’S VENGEANCE. A tow days ago Bridget Ryan occupied apartments on the third floor of the tenement house No. 756 West street, Not boing a desirable tenent, the agent, Mr. McQuade, had her ejected on Saturday last, on which occasion, it is charged, she made threats of gotting satisfaction. She retained the key of her apartments in Wost street until monteys whon she wen: thero, at she told one of the neighbors, ‘to tidy up whe place.”’ After remaining in the rooms for some ume she came down stairs end told a family on tho first to ous their fur. nitare at once, as the house was on fire. Preseni Inara hare ha pon ee oe ee 1001 was put out. Search was then mage for Mire. Kyan and el m ippeced to bs A ‘ont sti whither she neues to have ai to pdb con pot and yesterday at was held 3 é