The New York Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1876, Page 5

Walle bad with the plaintiff when sho begged him not THE MARTINEZ-OEL VALLE SUM ae What a Witness Knew of the Plaintifi’s “Neademic Postures.” CELIA DENIES THE “COMPROMISE” STORY. | The Case To Be Summed Up To-Day. i SPECULATIONS AS TO THE RESULT Long before the hour fixed for the opening of the proceedings yesterday there was a large crowd at the doors of the Oyer and Terminer court room—in which the Martinez-De! Valle suit is being tried—avxious to Secure a good place the moment the doors were thrown open, Among the applicants for admission were a few females, Tho plaintiff and her sister and mother ar- rived a little befere half-past ven o’clock, and took the ‘Beats thoy have occupied since the trial began. Judge Donohue put in an appearance with his usual punctu- Allty and the business of the day was commenced at the reguiar hour, Celia Rainbow was called to the Stand and bey cross-examibation was continued by Mr. Beach. In answer to his questions she testified as follows:— CBLIA RAINHOW'S TRSTIMONY CONTINUED. I made no memorandum of the conversation Mr, Del to send her away, nor can | tell how long it was before she finally left Poughkeepsie; before the plaintiff came to the bouse there was really no housekeeper; when the family eft Poughkeepsie they went to the Hotel Brunswick, but 1 have no idea how long they stayed there, but I know that it was not very long; the family consisted of Mr. Del Valle, the two younger children, Mercede and myself; when wo left Poughkeepsie 1 took charge of the elder of the two youngest children; I was a bervant, and Miss Martinez was an upper servant; she was always introduced as the housekeeper; remember ber being introduced to Dr. Quackenbos and Mr. Del Valle saying: ‘This is the housekeeper;” am now in Mr. Del Vallo’s emplvy jn the house in Fourteenth street, where he boards; the girl Mary, I suppose, is 1m Poughkeepsie, as she was the servant of the family from whom Mr. Del Valle hired the house thoro; my occupation now is to go out with Mercede when she sakes the children out, as she does not speak English or know the streets, and I also do the sewing; never Fecelved any presents from Mr. Del Valle but a pair of earrings as a Christmas present, the samo time that Mercede did; on the first Sunday morning in June, 1875, saw Miss Martinez down stairs tn the hall after dinner; 1 brought the $500 from Saratoga in an unsealea and unaddressed envelope and delivered the money to her in the aining-room in the presence of Mr. Alvarez; she met me on the piazza when the carriage arrived and from there we went into the dining room; called Mr. Alvarez to see me give her the money, because $500 is a large sum; don’t know whether Mr. Del Valle was in tho habit of sending her money tor the house- hold, although I think he must bave as she was house- keeper; after receiving the monoy ehe went into he library, wrote the letter 1 spoko about yes- Yerday, put a hundred dollar bill in the envelope Sod had it posted; the first time (his case was brought bb my notice was by two genticmen who called at Mr, Del Valle’s house and asked me a few questions; I sce ene of them in court now (pointing to one of the de- fendant’s attorneys); saw them in the front room and they were writing while I was there; was not sworn by them or any one else. To Mr, Choate—At no time did I ever tell the plain- tiff that Mr. Del Valle had a “compromise” so that he ould not marry ; did not know anything about such a thing; the Friday previous to that Sunday 1 got patd months’ wages; it was unusual for me to stay so feng in a room asI did that Sunday afternoon with Miss Martinez; the first timo I saw her wardrobe was on that day; should have stated yesterday that be, } anniversaries of vhat d sides the two servants—myselt and Miss Martincz— who slept on the same floor with the family, “Bob,” Dr. Quackenbos? little boy's nurse, also slept there when she was at the house; saw the plaintiff after ain- ner on that Sunday in June, but did not see the family at dinner, ‘“non’s” ACCOUNT OF 4 ROLLING’? PERFORMANCE. Atelia Jackson, the colered woman, who was called “Bob” by the previous witness, was next culled to the Mand. She testified that she was a nurse in Dr. Quackenbos’ family; went to Poughkeepsie two or shree times from Saratoga with his child; when at Mr, Dol Valle’s was in the habit of seeing nis family every day; noticed that Mr. Del Valle’s demeanor toward the plaintiff was always ge familiar; her room door was generally open at night when she was undressing; when I was on that floor I always remained there after putting my little boy to bed; every ovening I saw the plaintiff undressing, and her door was always open; Mr. Del Valle always introduced her as the house- keeper and governess; Celia and the plaintiff! seemed wory friendly together; saw the plaintiff often lying on the floor in the hall with her legs exposed. To Mr. Boach—Have been in the employ of Dr. Quackenbos going on five years; am not married and am in my fifty-f1th year; the Doctor’s little boy was in bis fourth year when we visited Poughkeepsie; bia mother was with him always when we went there; don’t remember the day we went to Saratoga, but know that it was in June; we left there on the 6th of September. Dr. Quackenbos stayed at the Clarendon wi at Saratoga, same hotel Mr. Del Vallo was stdpping at; Mrs, Quackenbos did not remain after myself and the little boy wi left at Poughkeepsie; am sure that I did not go to Saratoga from Poughkeep- sie, as I know we came to New York from Poughkéep- sie first; heard the plaintiff introducea by Mr, Del Valle to Dr. and Mrs, Quackenbos, Mr. Baker ana others, and | rem that she was always spoken of as ‘the housek and governess; the Doctor's Hittle boy played with Mr. Del Valie’s children, and I always was where my little boy was, never leaving him out of my sight; the day I saw her lying on the floor the children were playing in the hall; Cella and myself ‘were sitting together on the stairs and Mr. Del Valie was walking ap ana down in the room; the plaintif was laughing and rolling on the floor; can’t tell how Ty rolled—(loud laughter)—she rolled long r Mr. Del Valle to have seen her; 5! the back part of the hall; could not say the exact time occupied in her amasement; I ner, saying, ‘What kind of a way ts that for om 6: aan raelf im the presence of a gentic- man Q. Did she expose her legs the entire length? A. Yor, exposed her logs the entire length. Q She hud drawers on, | suppose? A. Oh, yes, she bad drawers on. (Laught Mr, Del Valle did not say anything to her; when Mr. Del Valle introduced the plaint:i to br. Quack: dos ho a; Spanish; do not know what the Spanish pak for housekeeper and governess is. (Jaughter.) (A diagram of the Poughkeepsie mansion was here shown the witness and she pointed out on it the ball where the plaintif had gone throngh her ‘‘academic postures”—to quote Mr. Del Vaile—and the stairs where she was seated while the performance was ing on and the location of the bedrooms on the upper r) : The witness then continued :—Used to go to bed my- golf about ten or eloven o'clock ; passed my time from about seven o’clool er Lhad pat the Doctor's little boy to .bed, in the upper hall; the chiidren did not play in the upper hall; could ‘not say whether they ver made it a practice to run in and ont of the plain- Wf's'room; Mr, Del Valle went to ved usually befor the plaintiff did; it was Celia who first told me that the plaintiff! bad instituted a suit against Mr. Del Valle; never spoke about this caso except to Mrs, Quackenbos, To Mr. Choate—Only went once with the little boy to Sarat ; the plaintiff was lying on the floor when | came down stairs; was minding the little boy and looked occasionally at the pinintif; heard the plaintul introduced to Dr. and Mrs. Quackenbos and to young * ahaa and governess; the words as folio Del Vaile belon; Valle’s two or three times; the first time was to make acall on him, the other times to get the rent; plaintift was introduced to me as the housekeeper or governess or both; remember the side saddie being put in a wi lL rode up in; went into the house and sent up my card to Mr, De! Valle; whon be came down he and J conversed in the library together and in the hait Bench—Saw the saddle jn the barn the same yy ; savy Colia about the house; think [ saw her about the place while I was there; will swear ponitively that the saddle was pot brought into the ball in cur press ence; wan introduced to the plaintif in going torough the hall or into the dining room, Mr. Del Vaile having invited me to breakfast; think tho plaintiff was on the Piazza when I went in first. CAPTAIN ALVAREZ TRLLA ALL WR KNOWS, Lucto Alvarez testified that he camo to this country trom Spain on the 7th of January, 1876, and that prior, | the question, Thore was a livoly discussion ovar th to that time he waa a captain in the mercantile marine from the ye he was sixteen years of age; was not a relative of the defendant, whom he bids koown from his childhood; he went to live with the defendant when he came here by the invitation of the detendant; he resided with the jatter ip Twenty-eighth street | and in the New York Hotel, and went with him to Youghkeepsie as n companion; remewber when the plaintil! arrived at Poughkeepsie, about the lst or 2d of June, 1875; she was introduced to him by Mr. Del Valle as the English teacher and housekeeper; this he understood 1o be her position while | there; be remembered the tirst Sunday of June’ well, as i was the day of his first shipwreck, on he came near los his lite at Manila, m 1852, and that he had mass for the repose of his companion, who was drownea at the time, the family that Suaday moraing in June, 1876, breaklasted at eleven o'clock; Miss hugenie was at the table as well as the children; after breakiast he and Mr. Del Valle went out to take a walk in the orchards; before they went out of the house they did not yo up stairs; Wey remained out till about balf-past two to three o'clock, when they stayed in tbe hall talking and smoking tll at dinver Miss Eugenie was present, with le, himself and the children; after dinner jax2a and alter: ward on the grounds, playing with ebildren; Mr, Del Vaile always treated her asa servant in a gentler manly manuer, but never showed her any familiarity, nor did he ever see Mr. Del Valle enter her room; he himself had a room on the same floor as Eugenie and went to bed generally about nine or half-past nine o'clock; at mght time the piaintil’s door was always ‘open, the other doors being closed; when the fawily had gone to bed he often remained up to read, and, often getting thirsty, went out to the sideboard to get a drink of water; he did not at first say anything to Mr. Del Valle about her door bemg open, but he finally did; he kuew she went: out on horseback too early too late; wi present | when Mr, 0 r about these rides, but as spoke in English | he did not’ understand the conversation; he it was who used to luck the doors at nightat Pough- keepsie; at first hedid nottake the keys from the locks, but after the tamily’s return from Niagara at Mr. Dei Vaile’s command he took them out and put them in his poeket at night; after that he remem- Dered that the plaintiif used to take her early rides as usual; sbe could have got outoi the house by the | 0 door, the only door im which he loft a key; between the plaintif and Celia there seemed to bea od they were frequently together; was preseut when Celia returned trom Saratoga with monvy, and saw her deliver it to the piaintil, what they gaid he could not tell, because the conversation English saw the money—live $100 bills; Mr. Del ‘Vaile wrote té him about the money from Saratoga, and he made reply to it; atter the family’s return from Niagara he told Mr, Del Valle about her morning rides; the plaintiffs ways did not please him while at Foughkeepsic; among other things she indulged in bad postures—sitting on the sofe and in the fields in immodest positions, ‘be- cause you could seo as far asthe knees.’? (Laughter.) THE OPEN URDROOM DOOR. To Mr, Beach—Recvived’no wages from Mr. Del Vaile, nor did ha pay-him anything ior the “privileges of his housebold;"” accompanied tim us a friend when he was iil; at Poughkeepsie was with him rambles; often went with him about the city of New York; never kaw the plaintiff betore sue went to Poughkeepsie, nor did heever accompany Mr. Dei Valle in bis carriage rides or when he went to restaurants in this city; was his constant companion in the house; was always in the hall when Mr. Dei Valle was in the Nbrary, studying English; there was never a moment of the day that he and Mr Del Valle were not together; Mr Del Valle occasionally out with the children, and always went alon, could not tell the name of the friend who was the shipwreck, Q. How could you bi A. L knew be was drowned, and I had masi the man who, | knew, was drowned. Q. How would heknow? A. Who? Mr. Cnoate—Whot What answer the counsel for the defence intended to make will probably never bo known, as the Court took a recess just us he was about to explain what he meant by his question. ‘After the recess the captain continued his testimony. He testified that bis friend was lost out of a canoe gu- ing trom the bark; bad known bim for # long time; ho was a man who used to ply his boat irom the wharves to the vessels in the narvor; ho had masses said at several places tor the repose of his soul, Here the witness was severely cross-examified as to the names of the vessels he had commanded, what ports he had visited and what be aid on the 6th of June to commemorate the death of his dead triend. Ho tes- tified that be remembered when the Quackenboses’ litle boy and bis nurse were at Poughkeepsic; this nurse used to go to very early when she was at the house; did ot remember seeing her sitting in the hall where tho sideboard was after she had gone up stairs with the ehild; when be came out of bis room to get a drink it was sometimes alter he had been in bed an hour, at other tines longer; when he noticed the piaintif’s door open he sometimes saw her in the room; the door was open so that he could see the bed and tho part of ber person near the feet (laughter); the plain- uff began her horseback excursions about the middio of June, a fortnight after ber urrival at Poughkeepsie ; while Mr. Del Vaile was at Saratoga she resumed these excursions, having been made to cease them some time belore. ‘To Mr. Choate—Had some property of his own; while Mr. Det Vail a the library taking lesso: he was arranging the toys for the children; the man who was lost in the vanee Was not an acquaintance of his before the day he was lost; he was drowned by iail- jug overboard, the canoe having upset; he (the wit- ness) clung to the boat and wus saved; be was unable to give the priost’s name, but all that was requisite was an explanation that he wanted a mass said tor an acquaintance who had veen drowned; it was not neces- sary to give the name, though the priest had asked rik lost in ‘THK PLAINTIFY’S INTENDED EUROPEAN TRIP, Mrs. Quackenbos, wite of Dr. Henry F. Quackenbos, testified that xhe resided at No. 39 West Fifteenth street, and was acquainted with Mr. Del Vaile going on two years; her family and his were socially inti- mate and had exchanged v She then w In June, 1875, the 17th, 1 wa a there one day and two nights, leaving my nurse and child there for about ten days; saw the piaintiff there, who went by the natoe of Miss Henriques; rode up from the depot to the house, and on arriving Celta in- troduced me to the plaintiff, maiM, “Mrs. Quacken- bos, this is the housekeeper;”” Mr, Del Vake went to the funeral of Mr. Baker, Sr., the day I was there, and on thatday 1 was in the iibrary when the platotit came in; the witness expressed her surprizo that so young 4 woman should be acting as housekeeper, the platatiff’ remarked that there was a reason for it, that there was a mystery about her lite, The witness then gave the following testimony with great reluctance:—The plaintiff! then told me that hor mother had married uncle, who was constantly making overtures to her; that he was enamored of her; that she found it impussibie to remain at home, and that she was frequently exhausted from the trial she had te undergo to preserve her honor from the at- tacks of her stepfather; that her mother had asked Mr. Del Valle to employ her, and that sho had been in- troduced to him opposite Stewart's; the piaintif fur- ther stated that her father had known Mr. Del Valle which strack me av rather q and, to confirm her story, the piaintit advertisement trom the Henan, asking her to come home and all would be Tight; the plaintiff also told me on this occasion, in answer to a question I put to her as to what her young friends would when they found she bad lett home, that she would go abroad, and when she re- turned would teli them that sno had been in Europe and had got married; the plaintiff also told me in speaking of her stepfather that her mother had a wound in her side where he had shot with a pistol; T advised her not to think of going abroad an as she said she intended to; that she was in th ried would be her best ood place, and to act sq as to keep it; I received a letter irom the plaintift dated ctover 4, 1875. [The letter was here produced and identified. The witness said she did not make any reply io it. Mr. Choate read it, and it turned out to be simply a request from the plaintifl to be allowed to call on Mrs. Quack- enbos, and to let ber Know when it would be gonven- jent tor her to recetve the visit, as she longed to see er. J A DOCTOR WHO BAW AN “ACADEMIC POSTURE." Dr. Quackenbos wos the next witness, He said he had been a practising physician since 1839; on the 25th day of June he went to Mr. Del Vaile’s, at Poughkeep- sio, and care back the next day with his little boy; ‘was introduced to Miss Martinez as the housekeeper and teacher of his children; he saw, ‘while he w there, the plaintiff! throw hei if down in a sem recumbeat position ona soja in the entry with her dent of this occurrence, when be was interrupted by the Court and the counsel for the platnwil, and the answer was not allowed. . ‘To Mr. Boach—Went to Poughkeepsie on the 25th of June; ‘had a memorandum of the date of my going and coming in my book at home; was not Mr. Del Valle’ physi an nor had he ever attended any one of bit jam ily. ‘THR RVIDENCE IN REBUTTAL. The defence here rested their case, whereupon the counsel jor the plamtifl called the first witness in re- buttal, He turned out to be Lemuel A. Freiigh, who was coachman for Mr. Del Valle at Poughkeepsie. He testified that he brought a side saddle to the Pough- keepsie house for Misa Martinez, who money to buy it with; Mr. Baker aid not him io the wagon in ich he brought the sadule; Mr. Del Valle and Mr, Baker were on sh \d the plaintiff! was in the bail when he bro saddie into the house; before it was bought there was po s.de saddle im the barn; the plaintiff Used to start oat on horseback between hiall- past five and six o’clock; Mr. Dei Valle nover told him not to let ber bave the horse; on several occasions Mr. Del Valle rodo out with the children when Mr. Al. varez Was not with (bem; the plaintifl aod Cclia were In the hall when the side saddle was brought in, Lhoate—Tho horse she id nough; sl saddle; don’t know that Mr, Del Valle wi in any’ way about the purchase of th served the plaintif’s conduct while at saw her sister there two or three times; saw them o1 day lying in the meadow, near the tence; they were lying there on their stomachs. (Lawghter.) THE PLAINTIPP'S GRNRRAL REPUTATION, James Gill, the next wit estified that he was in the liquor business; had Known the plaintif for three of four yours; resided ia 1872 at No, 435 Kast Filty- six! eet; he understood she was a music teacher. He counsel tor the defence asked the witness what the general reputation of the plaintil! was, so aa he knew, Choate to his fect, who “NEW YORK ‘The question broaght M contended that as the general character of the ar had not been attacked by the detence, he objected HERALD, THURSDAY, Donohue evt short by sustaining point, which Judg the objection. Samuel Cramer was then called by Mr. Beach, bat his testimony amounted to nothing, as what the coun sel desired io prove by bin was covered by the sane question declared inadmissible by the Judge inv case of the previous Witnees DRAWING TO A CLOSE At this stage Sir. Beach was about to place the plain- tiff on tho stand, when the Judge siated that be bad an engagement at bail-past three, and as it was then within afew minutes of that time it was arranged that she should be examined to-day on the opening of the court, and that the piarntiff’s counsel could reeall the two bell bey ch alleging that they had discovered sometl rong them which — the; wanted brought out. It was also settled that the counse on both sides should conclude their semmin day, and, as the jury made a request pot to bi case given to thein in th» evening, the Judgo wail de- liver bia charge to-morrow (Friday), if the summing up should occupy all day to-day, While this arrauge- ment was being made between the counsel and the Jad, Mr. Choate, the deiendant’s counsel, re- mar! “If my learned friend on the other side will consent Lam wiiling that the case should go to the jury with- out any summing up on either side.” “No, no,” replied Mr. Beach, placing his hand over that portion of bis anavomy where his heart ts sup- posed to be, “I have some things hero which | want to jet out”? THE JURY. ‘There is considerable speculation as to what the ultt- mate result of the trial will be. The jury is, to all Appeurances, above the average in poi ot intelli. gence. The four who sit in the front row of seats, and Jurors Nos. 5 and 6, and Nos. 1 and 10, have been the most attentive during tne trial, although juryman No. 2 has, 8a rule, showed a particular fondness for news- papers durivg the cross-examimations, Juryme Are not supposed to taik to one another about A case which they are concerned with until all the dence is in. Yet tour of the members ot the jury in this case have dixtinguisned themselves by the way they have interchanged winks and nods and put their heads together at times to comment oo the testimony of some witness, one of them acting with a flippancy that bas been anything but becoming. Still, there is evidently a good deal of sound common sense in the Jury, and it is pretty certain that whatever verdict they will give will be strictly according to the fucts, SAMUEL SALMONS. The ease of Samuel Salmons, the newsdealer of Mid- dletown, who has been too much married, was re- sumed yesterday morning before Judge Duffy, at the Tombs Police Court. There is little doubt that the ease will be taken to the higher courts, where further developments may be expected. Since the last ex- amination the prisoner has become more communi- cative, and while he still insists that the presecution is n malicious one, instigated by wife No. 3, who lives in Middletown, he is willing to admit that the girl Caroline Watts believed that she was married to him. He afterward contradicted himself in this respect, and in an interview stated that she knew the certificate of marriage was bogus, and that he had procured it her own request, so that sho might decetve her pa- rents by showing it to them andgpretenaing that sho was married. The counsel for plaintiff stated that he should Drove that the prisoner had acknowledged his client as his wife, and that if he had done so the marriage was valid in theeye of the law aod would have to be recognized, even if he bad a wile living at the time the ceremony was pertormed, or pretended to be performed. His witness wa: Deiamater, who keeps a boarding house at Flathinds, She testified that sbe had known Miss Watts tor years, and that at the time of the pretended mar- she had heard of the fact and congratulated Caro- line on the event; some few months ago Mra, Salmons came to her house; she was very sick, and stated that her husband had gone to Middletown and that he ‘wished her to board there fora tew weeks; sho gindly gave ber the accommodation; the prisoner called several times and always spoke of Miss Watts his wife; the tirst timo he cailed he said to witnes! 1 hear that my wife has been sick,’’ and stated that had he known o! the fact he would have come before, The case is stillon, A NOVEL LAWSUIT. Asomowhat novel lawsuit occupied the attention of the Westchester County Court, at White Plains, throughout the whole of yesterday. Apart from the unusual features of the case, it possesses additional public interest from the tact that this is the third at- tempt within the past yearto havo it settlea bya jury. The issue, in brief, is as follows:—In November, 1875, a laborer named John Lantry, living at Mount Vernon, becamo intoxicated after a day of heavy drinking at various places in that village, and on going to his home in the evening set fire to the house, which was consumed, with its contents, including @ quantity of provisions lad in by Laniry for himself and family during the winter. The house was rented and not owned by him. shortly after the occurrence Ann Lantry, wile of tho above, brought suit, through counsel, against ono William Spreen, the owner of a saloon kept by a party named Brirgs, the plaintiff claiming damages, in $500 for the of her furniture, &¢c., which her husband had nm ine stramental in — destroyin; while half crnay trom the effeets of liquor, The suit was commenced under a statute passed in 1873, and which holds the owner of premises where liquor is sold toa person who afterward inflicts damage to persons or propert responsible for the same, ignoring allogether the cui- pability of the tenant who had sold the liquor. Among the points set up by the defence is the all Lantry did not procure the liquor which drunk at the piace owned by Spreen. The case was vigorously couducted on both sides, William H. Van Cott and J while Franeis pt defendant. Up to a late hour last evening the trial had not been concluded. WAS IT SUICIDE? It was reported at the Coroners’ office yesterday that a man named M. Sielleva bad died at No, 1661; ‘Leonard street from an overdose ot morphine. Coro- ner Woltman visited tho house and asvertained the following facts:—Dr, R. B. Wilson, of Park street, owned a drug store at No. 1663; Leonard street. Siel- leva, who was without friends or relatives in this country, but was always regarded as aman of integrity in every way, the Doctor placed in the store as osten. sible proprietor. ‘esterday noon Dr. Wilson went to the store and found it closel. This surprised him ex- ccodingly, as Sielleva was regalar in bis habits and always opened the store, back ‘of which ho lived, early inthe morning. ‘Tho Doctor told his bo; to get into the store by Sielleva’s window, whic! was at the rear of the bouse. The boy climbed in, and as he opened the shutters the light revealed Siel- leva’s body upon the bed. When Dr. Wilson was le! in by tbe tront door he found an ompty two-ounce vii standing on the end of the counter nearest Sicileva’s room. Sielleva was quite dead. botile, the boy said, was full of morphia when he went bome the night previous, and it is supposed that the dead man drank the conteats. On a table near the body was tound the following letter, written in Polish ;— New York, Nov. 22, 1876. received a let- ter from you, Iwrite you this and awatt an answer to know whut is the matter, Lam very busy in a drug store, and I write to you in order to know if I can do any better with you than here. T see no chance for success, In short, let me know bow you are doing and how yo is. L would like to return home to miy Tsend you my address, M. SIELLEVA. Dr. Wilson does not think that the deceased intended to commit suicide when he took the mor- nd he can seconnt for the death of his protégé . Stelleva, who was ehirty-eight years of 4, never seemed particu- larly depressed or gloomy, and the above letter, which. was dated yesterday, exhibits no feeling that would readily lead one to suppose the writer contemplated suicide, It is hoped by the Coroner that some one who fs acquainted with something of the unfortunate man’s antecedents will come forward and make known what he ts able to regarding them. THE POLICE INSPECTORS. 7 progr end my days the Inspector Thorne, of the First district, vacates his present apartments in the Central Office on the Ist prox. and moves to hia now quarters, which are to be located in the Bowery, near Stanton street, In- spector Diiks will aiso move about the same time. He has engaged quarters on Bicecker street, near Leroy place. Both offices are to be connected by telegraph ‘with the various precincts in tho districts, JUSTICE TO THE BRAVE, The St. Paul and Minnoapolis Pioneer Press makes tho following editorial amende honorable to Colonel Orlando H. Moore, of the Sixth United States infantry, for a paragraph reflecting on that officer’s conduct in the Powder River affair, which was quite apwarrauted by the facts, the gallant Colonel’s conduet on the oc- casion having been distinguished by courage and jaug- ment, which gained for bim the marked approval of his saporior officers. Asa matter of justice we reprint the very flatiering amende made by the St. Paul paper: We take pleasure in doing an act of justice to Col- onel 0, H. Moore, of the Sixth United States infantry, mm the publication eisewbere of an account of the en- ement with the Sioux Indians on Powder River, y 2 nat! Our readers will remember that 10 th telegraphic account of the fight published at the ti our correspondent at Bismarck was led to reflect somewhat upon Colonel Moore's conduct of the affair. Since that date we have received several communica. tions denying the accaracy of the statements then mado, and upon thorough investigation have becomo ficd that all such .statemenis by our cor- spondent ax reflected, even in the romotost degreo, upon Colonel Moore, either as an officer or @ gentie- Miah, Were crroveous and unjust, and that instead of censure that oflicer ts eutitied to the highest commen- dation for his conduct in the engagement. We reyret rf correspondent, although personally yarpose to mas! or 10 wrong Colovel ave been so unfortunate as to be im- in the matter, The story of thi setting Colonel Moore right, 18 at Ul nh iMleresting addition to the current history of dion wine NOVEMBKK 23, 1876.—TRIPLE. SHEET, | occasions. FORGED RAILROAD BONDS. A CURPSTONE BROKERS IN TROUBLE. Warren N. Herrick and WiQ@am Swansboro, curb- stone brokers, were yesterday ‘ore Justice Duffy, at the Tombs Police Court on a charge of complicity in the passing of torged bunds of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St, Pact itailroad Company. On Saturday after- noon Herrick called upon Bates & Bostwick, stock brokers, of Jauneey court, and left with them what purported to be five bonds of $1,000 each of the above railroad, desiring to have them negotiated for cash. The bonds were taken to the company’s office and verifiea as genuine, On Monday they were solt to Mr Thomas Denny, of \No 37 Wall street, and Bates & Bostwick subsequently paid to Herrick tho proceeds of the transaction, minus the usual commission. The bonus were only a few hours in Mr. Denny’s possession when he discovered they were forgeries. He imniediately returned them to Batus & Co., wilo 1ost no time in notifying the Stock Board of the existonce of the counterfeit paper, The Law Committee of the Board at once directed Detec- tive Sampson to work up the case, As Herrick was rather well known ‘on the street’ no trouble was ex- ‘nsecuring him. The detective found bim Park place. When questioned 1 rejerenco to Lhe bonds be said they were given him to dispose Swansboro, and that he had got his commission oX the sale. Swansboro was shortly atter ar- in Vesey street by Detective Doyle, of the Con- Oiee. James M. MeKiniay, Transfer Agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, was called by Justice Dufly and testified that the bouds were submitted to him'for examination by Mr. Denny, and alter a close scrutiny he found that the seals und signatures were forged; the lithograph of the bonds was, perhaps, gen- wine, as he could perceive uo ailference between them and the genuine ones in that respect." Mr. Herrick testified, as already stated, that he got the bonds trom ‘Swausbvoro, He had known' the Iatter for twenty years and had the uimost faith in his’ honesty, He (Herrick) had not the least suspicion when he offered the bouds for sale that they were not good. Swansboro, when called upon to expla bis possession of the bogus ar- ticles, said, very naively, that no received them from a Canadian friend named Charles Witherew to put on tho market, which operation be Herrick, Swansboro adimitied getting a commission of $50, He could not say where Witherew could be found, but the defendant’s counsel rewarked that everything would be done to hunt up his whereabouts. The counsel moved tor his clients’ discharge on the ground that no guilty knowledge could be traced to either of them. Justice Duly said he conid not hold Herrick as a particeps criminis in tho — transaction, as his account of how the bonds came into his possession was ad- mitted by Swansboro; he thought, however, that there was collusion between the two in the whole matier, The Court then committed Herrick to the House of Detention in default of $2,000 bail, and held Swansboro for trial in $6,000, ‘Yio prisoner, who is about forty-four years of age, medium height and dark complexion, said be resided in Tweuty-fest street, and was at one tim? a bookkeeper tor HK, Thurber & Co., grocers. It 1s said that a large num- ber of the counterfeits ore floating avout the country. The company’s bouds amount to about $1,300,000, W YORK COLLEGE. THE NE REMOVING TEACHERS WITHOUT WARNING— CONSIDERING THEIN APPEAL. A special meeting of tho Boara of of the Collegeof the City of held yesterday afternoon the Board of Education, Elm streets, to consider the report of the Execu- tive Committee regarding the removal of tutors Charles Roberts, Jr., and James Knox. There were Present Messrs, Baker, Benrdslee, Dowd, Fullor, Goulding, Halstead, Hazeltine, Kane, Kelly, Place, Traud, Vermilye, Walker, Webb, Wetmore and Wil- kins, Mr. William Wood presided. The clerk was about to read the report of the Executive Com- mittee when Mr. Walker offered a resolution that the proceedings of the Board of Trustees, allowing the suspended tutors to be heard, be rescinded and the proceedings vacated and sot aside, When the ques- Vion was first presented to the Board Mr. Walker said he thought the proceedings wrong and illegal. had given the subject mature deliberation and nothing has transpired to change his opinion. He beltevét the Board was establishing a wrong precedent. The whole country to-day, id, Was quivering like a wounded bird from the Atlantic to the Pacific because no wise aad legal p gency we bad never encountered. He reierred to the statutes of the Board adopted in 1848, which havo never been altered nor amended. In jt the Board was empowered to remove professors and pleasure, The Hresident of the college, however, could only be removed when charges were preterred, whieh must be made in writing, and an opportunity given yee accused to reply. Mr. Hazeltine said that a few days ago there appeared fn one of the iliustrated weeklies the picture of an old rf ry large hood and an umbreliain bor hand, underneath which were the words ‘I told you so.” Mr. Walker declares that he told us £0, and quotes the law to aubstantiate his assertion. Mr. West admonished the Board to be careful in the action they were about to take. If proper care was not taken the whole system of appuinting and remov- ing teachors in the public schouls would be revolu- tionized, Mr. Goulding contended that professors and tutors had the same rights as the Presivent of the college, and could not be removed oniess charges were made against them. The que Ho on tho adoption of the resolution offered by Mr. Walker was then put and was carried. Mr. Hazeltine then moved that the Board go tntoa committee of the whole to hear the appeal of Messrs, Roberts and Knox, aud that during such mecting tho cominittee sit with closed doors. Mr. Roberts declared that the action of the Executive Commitice in removing him was without precedent. Heretofore professors agd tutors were notified that their resignations would be acceptable when their ser- ‘Vices were no longer reqaired. The caso has been under consideration sevorg! months, and much feclin; is manitested by the teachers in tl blic schools of this city. Ht 1a believed that if this case 18 establisned ng a precedent the tenure of office of all the teashers will be endangored. AGED AND INFIRM DEAF MUTES. Trustees in the rooms of THE ANNUAL RECEPTION AND SALE FOB THE BENRFIT OF THE INSTITUTION. ‘The annual reception and sale forthe benefit of the god and infirm deat mytes was held at their Home, No, t Thirtoonth street, yesterday. The building is not, as may be supposed, a public edifice; it tsa pri- vate house, rented forthe charitable and bonevolent purpose of giving ® home and tender shelter to the aged and infirm, who, deprived of hearing and speech, are doubly entitled to attention. aud care. Properly speaking it belongs to the Mission of Deaf Mutes, which is an incoporated society. The institution bas been in progress some four or five years, and under tho joint management of Dr. Gallaudet and Miss Middleton—the — matron. thriv. ing well. Just now there are nine inmates, five women and four men, The rooms assigned to their use aro pleasant, prettty furnished ana re- markably clean. The women help in daily housework, little occupation for the meu. Dr. Gallau- 0 build a retreat in the country as soon as ecessary for the purpore can be raised. isalready $5,000 accumuiated in the trust fund. nd doliars would be required, but as large contributions are frequently made toward the purpose hopes are entertained for its establishment, It 4s to be called the Nationai Home for Aged and Io- firm Deaf Mute Yesterday morning Mra. A. C Fargis, of this city, sont in a check to Rev. Dr. Gal- laudet for $1,015 for the support of the Home, This sum was the proceeds of a fair held at Mrs. Fargis’ residence. ‘The fair contal Ther without umber, the usual fancy ornaments of such © pretty mats and toilet articles made and contributed by Miss Jennie Boughton, a young pupil of the New York Industrial School for Deat There are also convenient houschold utensils and quaint love eases, Made, after the ancivnt stylo of the evolution. Of course they are styled Centennial,” and are vory pretty, It would be difficuit to enumerate the contents of the tables, They are well filled with all the dainty feminine appurtenances which the tar, sex consides tially important, Miss Neilson and Miss Fanny mour have the cnarge of them. Am- plo rofresiments form a palatable feature of the entertainment The female deaf mutes wero seated in their apartment, and appeared to be happy. and contented, The room was comfortably furnished, ana had none of the “institution” look that so oiten stamps charitable retreats, Thi da, three in number, were spoticssly clean and invited re- pose. The men’s apartment was similarly furnished, The inmates aro natives of Era, Halifax, Baltimore and New York city, One of the men, named Johnson, fed ned lithographer; soveral of his sketches em- bellished the room, Rev. Dr. Gallaudet, Home, possesses what the general manager ot tho many inen ardently out vainly The Doctor has dren, all of whotn hear and speak, The Home is open to appheants ot all religions avd nationalities, Dr. Gallaudet i# strongly opposed to tho admission of native and foreign paupers abd per- sons of Vicious prochivities into the asylum, and 80 are all those engaged in the work of ameliorating the con- dition of the afortupate deal mutex Tho pants of the Home are members of Dr, Gallaudet’s purian, and #eom 10 be sincere im their devotions. The s mons and services of St Ano’s church are interpreted Dy means of the sign language, The fair was well attended by the wealthier cinss of bomevolent people, THE 1812. The veterans of tho War of 1812 will meet at one P, M. on Saturday next at Military Hail, No. 193 Bowery, Frangetnenis tor celebrating the ninety-third Wi of the Evacuation of New York the British in 1783, The Messrs. Leland, of the Sturte- VETERANS OF vant House, have tendered the vyoieraus @ dinner on the occasion, used to be done by | New York was | corner ie Grand and | He | edent had been vstablished for an emer. | tuiors at . BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. Tuner GAMES PLAYED YESTERDAY—JOSEPH DION, DALY AND RUDOLPHE THE WINNERS. Three of the tournsment games took place yesterday at Tammany Hall, the most interesting of which was the one between Daly and Garnier, The latter was a favorite at four to turee, but Daly left him 114 behind. Shater, who sold nearly even with Joseph Dion, was beaten 185 points. In the game between Cyrille Dion and Rudolphe tne former was defeated by 118 points, THE MiRST GAME waa between Joseph Dion aud Jacob Shater, and took piace in the afternoon, Dion won the lead, but neither | player scored in the first inning. Dion took 1200 his second, while Shafer recorded anotier miss, The third inuing brought in 27 for Dion, and Shafer failed to score for the third time. Atter making 15 on bis next play Dion made a wild shot aud left an opening for Shafer, but he failed to make more than two points | j i | | | out of it, Shafer, however, who made himself | such a favorite the night before, opened well on bis sixth play by carrying the balls across ‘tho lower end rail for 37 points | when they “froze” om him and were spotted, He brought them in sbape again, however, and ran along to 49, when they “froze” again, He counted from the spot, however, and ran them up to 90, when they “troze’? tor the third time-=a most extraordinary good play aguinst very bad luck. He “slipped up’ at 94, bat took te load by 23 points, Dion evidently saw what he bad to contend against, aud went to work with a determined look; but after carrying tho balls | all over tbe tabie in’ Vain atiémpts to bring them together, retired with a well earned run of di, Shaler followed with 3 points, making the game J. DON, 11S; SiLAFKR, 100. Dion secured 49 points on Mis nexe inning, all of which were made away from the rail. He Jett them safe on Shater, Dion then took 20 more to 2 for | Shater, ‘The playing was stupid for several innings. Dion played for safety on bis fifteenth, but Shafer counted to loud applause, and held them for 7, when he missed an easy shot, Diou followed up his lead with more good playing. and rolied uj 50 points before he Drought them alongside of the cushion, He held them thore ior 95, when they ran in the corner, and he was compelled to open them, He held them for 99, when he made a foul aud played for safety: Shafer missed, and Dion rau out, The following 13 TUR SCORE, J. Dion—0, 12, 27, 15, 8, 12, 44,49, 20, 0, 2,1, 1, 1, 0, 9—300, Shafer—0, 0, 0, 2,1, 94, 3, 0, 2, 2, 0, ¥, 1, 3, 7, 0-115, J. Wiou’s average, 17 11-17; Shater's average, 7 3-16, THE ARCOND GAME. Garpier und Daly played the first game of the even- ing. ihe latter won the lead but failed to count Harnier on his first play began well but missed an casy ono at 17.:After (hreo misses between them Daly took the bails in handon his lourth inniug and without playing | ovor halfa dozen ata time on the rail rolled them along | tor 85, when fell in the corner. He kept them | close to the ‘croten” till he reached 117, whe he 4 played an open shot and gathered them at the centre | at the side rail. They broke away again and he | stopped at 128. He seemed to be at bis best, for in | the next inning he added 55 moro to his already big lead, Garnier in the meantime made a total of 18 | points, and the game stood, | | | | | | DALY, 183; GARNIER, 35, Tho latter took 9 points onthe tenth inning and fol- lowed with four consecutive misses, Daly took very little advansage of them, however; but in opening the filteenth he manipulated tho bails nicely for 34 points and tinished by failing on avery simple carrom. This put him 287 to 51 for Gurpler, who in closing the even funings made 7 and missed in turn an eagy show Garmer played so poorly be could not help laughing himsoll. He put’ on a serious face tu the nineteenth inving, and started as it he intended do with — Daly as he | did with Slosson, At 49, though, he made another easy miss, out of which Daly took 7 points, They both played several round-tho-tablo shots ior the red | bail, but paseed it so often that the audience laughed heatinly. Duly finally hit it and spoiled the tuo. ‘The game continued by smai) counts to the twenty-ninth inning, when Garmer rolled up 53 and again fatled on an easy shot, Daly, baving but two to go, finished the game, The toliowing ts THe SCORR. Daly—0, 2, 0, 123, 0. 2, 0, 1, 55, 9, 0, 5, 2, 4, 84, 7 7,1, 4, 7.9, 0, 0, 1, 1, 5, 4, 15, 0, 2-100, jier—17, 0, 0, 1, 2, 0, 4, 11, 0, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7,° 1, 0, 0, 49, 2, 4, 0,0, 0, 8, 15, 3," 0, 53—i86, Daly's average, 10. ' Garnier’s average, 6 12-29, THE THIKD GAME brought together Rudolp! nd Cyrille Dion, The for- mer captured 1 on the Jead and 32 on his second play, Dion taking 10 during tue same time. The play on both siaes was poor up to the efghth inning, when Ru- dolphe added 39 to bis string, The next oight jonings were tiresome, but Dion livened things up on his seventeenth inning. He kept the balls inside ttfe upper string, and rolled them back and forward along the cushion till ho se- cured a fine run of 136 points, woich gave him a lead of 59 points, the game standing :— Rudolphe, 101; Dion, 160. On his tollowing play Rudolpbe reduced his oppo- nent’s lead by 15 poinis, The next play reauced it to 19 more, and the following by 6 Outside of his good Tun, Dion played poorly, and Rudolphe came within 1 point of him on a score of 25, Dion stirred bimself into making 15, which Rudolphe eclipsed bya run of 134, which finished the game, The following ta 2 THE scoRE: Rudolphe—1, 32, 3, 2, 0, 0, 4, 39, 0, 6, 0, 6, 0, 0, 7, 1, 0, 15, 19, 6, 25, 154300, C. | Dion-—5, 0, 15, 0, 1, 1, 0, 5, 0, 0, 2, 2, 1,0, 1, 136, 4, 0, 3, 16182. Rdolphe’s average, 13 7-11; C. Dion’s average, 8 2-3. OWENS’ CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. at to Sixcrain Hovse, New Yorx, Nov. 21, 1876, To tne Epiton or Tas Heratp:— The Aexarp of the 18th inst. contains # challenge trom one James Owens, of Fairtleld, Vt., and as it was not accompanied by a casn deposit I had paid no atten- tion to it, I do so sow at the solicitation of friends in Boston, who have frequently offered inducements to me to come to that city. The amount proposed by bim 1@ below the requirements of the rules Still, to please my friends and gratily a curiosity of my own to visit Boston professionally, I will accept Ins challong naming Boston, Mass., asthe grounds Jor the contest at any time within thirty days from this date. 1 will meet Mr. Owens, or his representative, at any time and place he may name within reason to sign articlo: ard put up tho fult amount to be contested for, Yours very respectial J. H. MoLAUGHLIN. THE INTERNATIONAL BASE BALL ASSOCIATION. ECHOES FROM OTHER CITIES, |. To Tux Emitor oy tHe Heraip:— The movement for an international base ball asso- ciation, so earnestly advocated by the Heraup, I be- lieve to be both timely and good. It ts a matter of so much importance that it should be attended to as soon as possible. I bave bad, in the past, so much to con- tend with that I am excoedingly anxious to secure tho adoption of rules which will make a player remain with his club throughout the season, under penalty ol being regarded as too infamous to associate with honorable men if he {s guilty of “revolving? This evil and “crooked playing’? have caused the game to sink very low in the estimation of people who aamiro the right. By good rules, faithfully observed, the standard can ogain be brought up as bigh as e' The Quickstep Base Ball Club, of Wilmington, Del., of which I have been manager, will do all in its power to promote the bese interests of the game, that end, it will heartily join in the new m: see the leading newspaper cating the matter, tor th plete success, States advo- itself will secure its com- M. RICHENBERGER. PITTSBURG THE PLACE FOR MEETING. To Tux Epiton ov the Hearn :— Tho association Jaea meets with general favor hero. Our newspaper (Dispatch) has also been advocating the measure, and likewise that the meeting of deicgates svould be beld in city. 1t seems to us that this is about at central Q location/as could be selected, Wo (the Allegheny Bago Ball Club) will pay genoral ox- penses—that 18, hall rent and “y in of that kind. H. D. McKNIGHT, Allegheny Base Ball Club, Piuusburg, Pa A THIRTY YEARS’ PASTORATE, TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. DR, STORRS, OF THE CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS. The Church of tho Pilgtims, Brooklyn, was last evening the scene of a testimonial to the Rev. Dr, R. S Storrs, in commemoration of the completion ot his thirtieth year of succeestul pastorate, The prep- aratrous were of a very elaborate character, and re- flected great credit upom the young gentlemen and ladies who were active in the work of preparation, Surrounding the pulpit of the church was a col- lection of the choicest tropical flowers and Hants. The pulpit was = almost entirely idden from view. On the right of the d wasa d on the loft a graceful palmetto tre: 01 decorations of the lecture room were of still more varied character, Over the pi pyramid of plants and flowers, tapering lance of twenty feet, on cither side of which wero vastetully arranged boquets o1 choice flowers. Upon the wali over tho pyramid, on the left, was a wreath of evergreen surrounding the figures * yin scarlet flowers, amd om the right a similar wreash with tho Soe -*1876,"' These figures represented the year when the distinguished pastor was tirst calied to the ers his thirtieth your of ministerial duty. jany of the plants and flowers were the offerings of the Indios of the congregation who took part in the decorations, There were in attendance about twenty w in full dress to receive the gucats, who were very numerous, About eight P. M. the party, which included many ladies with elegant toilets, assembled ja the lecture room und puriors, A fow winuves later Rev. Dr. Storrs, Mra. Storrs and Miss Storre entered and Were most cordiaily greeted. Each guest was grevted by a cordial baudshaking, The reception was very informal and devuid of addresses, About two hoars were tly passed in social intercourse and music by the choir, The party dispersed about ten o'clock. after mneina the ‘Daxolavv.” PATRICK PADDEN’S DEATH. SCENES AT THE WAKE OF THE DEAD BOST+ MAN—TAE WIDOW'S GRIEY—POSTPONEMENT OF THE INQUEST. The body of Patrick Padden, who was shot on suse picion of being a river thiel, was surrendered yester- day to bis Wile, and it was conveyed to her home at No, 850 Water sirect, The house is an old wooden structure, elbowed in by houses of stancuer build, and not of loss dilapidated appearance, Wind and weather have jett their marks upon it, and there is nota square toot of surface from tne protecting roof to the broad square doorway and the old-fashioned window alongside that does not savor of age and wear, Last night, when a Hexatp reporter drew near this, the house of the dead boatman, there was 4 thick bunch of crape hanging from the door, and one or'two of the neighbors stood outside chatting. A dim lamp lighted the apartment, and the vistior stood at the door for a moment unnoticed, watching a sceno which was alike touching and impressive. The room was bare and furnisbea only with a couple ot rough settees and a chair or two, A few cheap prints of Scriptural subjects hung on one of the walls and a soi of homemade cupboard stood bolt upright against the other. In this room two or three persons were knecl- ing, and through an open door beyond a glimpse could bo bad of a well lighted room and of a larger group who also knelt around what seemed the dead man’s bier, A low murmur saluted the reporter aghe on- tered the room, He recoghized in the prayere those | preseribed for the dead by the Catholic Charch, It was 4 mixed and strangely assorted gather mg which bent the knee there to the Author of ile and death and muttered a benison upon the departed. Somo old people we there who themselves tottered upon the verge of the grave, a few others in the prime of man and woman- hood and ever so many little children—all come, it seemed, to visit this desolate home and to invoke Heaven's mercy upon the husband and father who lay {bere dead. Among the little ones kneeling in tho room were half a dozen whose faces were pale avd their eyes were red with weeping, These, it needed no one to tell, were the children whom Padden’s death had made orphans, For a long time the reporter stood. there waiting, while the inmates of the place, all un- mindtul of the intrader, proceeded with their devout exercises to the close, At theirconclusion the widow of the deceased, who: eyes were streaming, and whose whole appearance betokened intense grief, came to meet the reporter, followed by a few of herchildren, Bright, intelligent, looking, little boys and gitls they’ were, and although tho oldest was but a child, they seemed able to fully appreciate the terrible blow that had fallen upon and saddened their young lives. On stating his business to Mra, Padden ihe reporter was conducted into the chamber where the dead man lay, It was a poor, narrow apartment, but everything in it was neat and clean as hands could make them. The walls aud the mantel were covercd with while drapery except where, ina niche above the coffin, the meok face of the Saviour looked from a picture frame with bands raised in benediction, Under- neath it, ona littic table, burned seven candles in black draped candelabra, and their light fell full upon the wan, white faco of Patrick Padden, He had evi- dently been a man of blufl, hearty appearance, and the features, calm and tranquil as they were in death, bére traces of it sull, In this room were gathered a crowd of {riends and neighbors, many of them rougn, care- worn people, but all sad and subdued, as if they felt the presence of a dreadful sorro Even the yipes, tobaceo and snuff, always inevitable at an Irish wake of the common class, seemed but |ittle patronized, if such litthe indulgences were judged out of plac where such a great misfortune bad been sustained, THR WIDOW'S STATEMENT, Mrs. Padden, who, like mauy of ber country people isa woman of very strong fecling, seemed unable restrain ber griei, and every few minutes broke out into a new paroxysm. “Oh God |’? sbe cried, ‘that I bad been dead andin my grave before I had seen this day! It’s not, sir, the death of as honest a man and as good a husbaud ag ever trod this earth alone vhat’s driving me mad; it’s the name they have given him. A river pirate! Good God! To him that never handled a dishonest penny and wouldn't barm uchild. He has worked ahd toiled along shore for years, and he’s been in poor luck and had the children to get bread for, and been bai pressed on every side, but he never thieved, Patrick was above that. Me might ve foolish for himself, aud drink and go on a spree now and then, but my ‘husband was never the man to steal. You can ask them thatcome from his place and have knows him since be was a slip of a boy, and they'll tell you that every word I say is true, Last night when I wat with him they tore me away from his bedside aud him dying, but I was able to speak to him about 1 bad name they were trying to give me. The priest had just loft him, and knowing himself to be almos: ind ing betore God, he wouldn’t tell a lie, you can be sure, Well, he said to me:—** ‘Ellen, you know! wouldn’t de such a thing,’ and, says he, calling to his old tather ‘that’s in, his grave for years, ‘On! father, Va you never thought they’d be calling your son a pirate; you, that taught him above everything to be houest. Then he told me how this had happened to him, and then they came and dragged me away trom bim,”’ “Was he perfectly sensible when you visited him?" tne reporter asked. “Oh, fot courses he! was. 1 went to him, and sayq I, ‘Do you know me, Patrick?’ Then he looked at and said, ‘Ellen, how could I but know you?’ and hq spoke to me about the children and about the baby, poor litte Dannie, and at the meation of her ore phaned infant the mother went off Into another parox- yam of grici, in which she was joined by the little ones that clung around her and wept when she did, When she had recovered her composure, sho tol@ how ber busband had said the shooting had occurred :— ‘He was in the habit of bay 4 some work for Mr. Jobn Beahan; of Old slip—not Meohan, as the papers said—and that night he took a trunk from him off toa hip in the rive Boaban can prove that he took away, and the is there to prove that ho received it. Well, 1t was a stormy night and poor Patrick found it hard to make besdway im the wind aud rain, so ne drew into the Brooklyn shore for shelter. jo wat iryingto get up far enough to keep from being carried too far down by the current in crosaing, and was passing Martin’s dock or thereabouts when there was a pistol fired and the poor fellow felt that he was shot, He took his vars and tried bard to got to New York, but before long he faiuted in the pont, and there he lay till they fonnd him. He left the house with $30 in bis pocket, and there were only afew cents {n it when they brought him home. Not satisfied with that, they give him the name o/ a pirate, and poor Patrick himself robbed avd murdered by them.” Here Mrs. Padden began to ery and wring ber bands, From this painful scene the reporter WAbdrow, with the conviction that if Padden had been a criminal the home and the wife and childten he left behind seemed to indicate anything but it The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at two o'clock. ‘THE INQUEST POSTPONED. It was Coroner Woltman’s original intention to bold the imquest yesterday, but be concluded to poste pone it for a few days, in order to give some time tor the gathering of more evidence th: now at hand Tho Coroner and tg Coroner, Dr. Marsh, visited the Chambers Street Hospital daring the afternucn, and the Doctor made a post-mortem examination ot body of tue murdered man. He tound a pistol shot wound, a half inch im diameter, situated six inche@ above the left nipple and one inch to the leit of the median line of the body. The ball passed through and shattered the second rib, then through the upper lobe the left lung, and then through the fifth rib at ite middie, which it shattered also, The ball lodged bo- neath the skin of tbe bac! inches below the shoul. der, The left side of the chest was fouud to be filled with blood. Donth was due to internal hemorrhage following th ol stiot wound of the chest It will be seen from this autopsy that the course of the bail was desconaing, from which it can be assumed that the person who fired the pistol oocupied a mot elevated position than his victim. The ball was ex. tracted by Dr. Marsh, and was found to be a murderous looking thing of extraordinarily large size. It is prob- able that it was fired from a large navy revolver. with whom Padden was /ast scen, Tt is said that ‘The man O'Brien, has not yet been enptured or heard of, his brother was trying on Monday tion among his neighbor sed acquaint w him to leave town for a. The Coroner has empanclied tho followin; sitattho inquest, which will rn ae ly next week:—C. 8. Hammoad, ot No. 79 Chambere atrect; P. Conner, No. 8 Chambers street; J. P. Kemp, No. 85 Chambers street; William Strauss, No, 91 Charabers street; J. Sanger, No. 106 Chambers street; George Smith, No, 110 Chambers street; Simon He No. 114 Chambers street; H. Bawn, No. 21 Hui reot; S. Orgler, No, 20734 Greenwich strees; J. MeCormoeh, No. 293 Greenwich street 8. Manger, No, 201 Greenwich atreet; A. H. Hepple, No, 163 Chambers street; J. H. Shorman, No. 169 Chame bers street, and C. Quionz, No. 159 Chambers stroet SUICIDE OF A TRAMP. Coroner Woltman held an inquest yesterday over the body 0: ah Gnknown man who was run over by @ train on tho Hudson Biver Railroad, near Inwood jon, in the vicinity of 170th streot, John White, tho engineer of whe train, aod Edward Fitzgibbon, the fireman, testified that on the 20th of last month, as the train which was coming-toward New York rounded acurve, about a quarter of amile north of Inwood, they saw the deccased deliberately lay down on the track, about fifty feet ahead. Tho patent brakes were immediately put on, but the tram could not be stopped in time, and the man was run over and killed, The jury rendered a vordict of suicide, MUNICIPAL NOTES. —_— A i The Board of Alde: wilt meet thia afternoon for the purpose of completing consideration of tho estimates for 1817, The members do not seem to understand thal they have no power whatever to effectually alter a f the estimates, simply offer mimendationa wo the Board of A girly ae ce oviding for eat or tne ‘Park Dee peste ‘Water for the luture,