The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1877, Page 3

TWO LINES FOR ONE. Charles Henry Simpson and Martio Heary To Be Hung for the Murder of Jobo W. Everett A CRUEL MURDER. A Hint from a Letter to a Woman Which Will Hang Two Men. PREPARATIONS FOR THB EXECUTION, | Port Topacco, Cuar.xs County, Ha Web. 6, 1877. Port Tobacco is am old, old village, snugly nestled ip a little valley surrounded by a loity range of hills, whfb, viewed trom the hamlet itself, beguilo the Spectator tuto the belief that there are mountains beyond, The. location Is unique, No other such val- Jey can be found in Seuthern Maryland. It appears to have been scooped out by nature for an Indian village, Its Indian name was Pota Phaco (‘‘a mver between bigh bills’), and Port Tobacco Creek, an inlet of tho Potomac, glides peacefully along at the foot of the town. Some Scotch settlers, away back in the Colonial time, built huge warehouses at the head of the creek ¥o secure tho trade from both sides of the stream, ‘Their foresight was abundantly rewarded, and for many yeurs a brisk traffic in tobacco was carried on directly with the ports of foreign countries. The ruins of the warehouses remain, but-the washings of centuries have filled the bed of the stream tor a mile or more, and where once the great ships of Europe quietly rode at anchor and received their fra- Brant freight the battcau and dugout now furnish for their owners a precarious livelihood among the oyster beds at the bottom of tho river Port Tobacco, like most of the villages which reared their beads ambitiously in Colonial timos, has fallen irom ite bigh estate. While a plentiful crop of the de- scendants of dukes, earls and barons may be gathered from the surrounaing hills, the old town no longer re- echoes the ringof their merriment. Stag Hall has crumbled to dust, the strecta are grown over with grass, and the hum and bustle of enterprise appear to buve deserted them: forever. The few tenements that temain are mostly in a tamble-down state, und the pub- he buildings are a somewhat dilapidated red brick tourt house, a square built stone church and a jail in Qupleasant contiguity, It will not ve matter of sur- prise thatthe community should be considerably exer- cised over the approaching execution of James Henry Butler, alias Charles Henry Simpson, and Charles Wil- 80, alias Martin Henry, the twocolored men convicted of the murder of John W. Everett during the night of the 10th or July, 1876. Such a thing as a public execution Bas not occurred in Charles cqunty for upward of iilty years, 7Hx CRIME. Jobn W, Everett, the victim, was clerk in Mr. War- (ng’s store in a little settlement called Pomonkey, about three miles from Giymont, one of tho steam- boat landings on the Potomac River. He was about twenty-four yoars of age, universally liked, and was at the time engaged to be married to a lovely and accom- plished girl, who bas since his death become a raving maniac, The circumstances were as follows:—On the 9th of July two colored meno landed gat Glymont trom the Harry Loader, a steamer which plyed between that landing and Washington city. Ketusing to com- mubicate with parties on the wharf who knew them, they proceeded in the direction of Pomonkey. Ar- riving there they visited several stores before nine o'clock P, M., among them Mr. Wuring’s, of which young Everett had charge, There was uo unusual alarm doring the might; but in the morning a young in named Barclay went to Waring’s store to make & purchase. Fading the tront door of the store locked, and receiving no answer to his repeated summonses, he went back of the store and found the rear entrance open. 4 GHASTLY SPECTACLE. Finding no one im the store he went up stairs to young Everett's sleeping apartment, and there he dis- covered him stretched upou the bed, bis skull crushed in trom4wo heavy blows and & wound on the cheek bone, The bed was covered with a thick mass of slotted gore, and an oaken club, part of a cart standard, about two inches in diameter and two and 4 half cet lon; fluor by the side of the bed. An ex- amipation of the store revealed the motive, The g found by the side of it, Some trifling ar- mong thom a pair of shoes and a tarpet bag. Pocuuiarily the villany was not a success, About $30 was taken irom the drawer, und the othor he abstracted would scarcely umount to $5 in value. PURSUIT ELCDED. The alarm was given ana the whole country aroused, The most intense excite:nent prevailed und measures wore immedisicly uopted tor the apprebension ou: the murderers. There having been a slight fall of rain tue uight betore they were easily traced by their iootprints trom the tore to a village called Middjetown, six miles trom Pomvunkey. one of them had puiled off nis shoes to climb to the porch root of the store, that be mignt enter the window of Everett's room, tna io bis burry to leave the spot bad negiected so put them on ugain, thereby aiding his pursuers, who rould easily trace the print of the stocking in the mud. At Middivtown the trail was lost, aud some hours lapsed before 1t was found, But the murderers had a deur start of their pursuers. They wect trom Middle- wwn to White Pluins, and thence across the country w Perera’, where they were temporarily lost sight at th Figutmy und ‘Tu Cup alleys—congenial haunts tor depraved villains Itke thentselves, PRUITLESS SKARCHINGS. Rewarus wore oltered vy the Governor of the State, the Commissioners of Charles county, the citizens und the Masouic lodge at Port tubacco, regating u sum tm the neighbor hvoa of $2,000; but secure in the fust- Desses Of those almost impreguabie dena in Washing- ton they fora time set at defiance the efforts of the Authorities, Kvery steanvout landing and railroad Station was caretully watched, Many were arrested on suspicion in different parts of the country; some in Virginia, some in North Carolinu, two in Frederick Cy and several in Washington, butin every instance they proved tu bo cases of mistaken identity. Detec- tives trom Washington and Baltimore, stimulated to ered, worked the ex- ezan to unusual exerts faitbiully, but 8 by the large reward 1 to no purpose, and graduall murder 1 and m: crimes trom which only the judgment day would brush away the mask and reveai the perpetrators, 4 WOMAN IN THR CABK. At length Simpson wrote a loiter to Jane Butler, em- ployed by Colonel W. Hautebins, of St, Mary's county, Marylaad. Jano could not read, and asked Colonel Butier. w make her ucquminted with the con- tents of the missive. From sume expression in it the Charles county inurder was calied to bis mind, and he suspected the writer to Le one of the culprits. Follow- ‘mg up the clew with great sagacity and determinats tu September last he ound the guilty pair ut Sandy Spring, Moptgomery county, Md. He industriously thered evidence of their identity with the two range men who had visited Waring’s store on the ening preceding the murder and bad been traced from the neighburlivod on the morning after the awtul Giscuvery. Boing separateiy arrestea they both mauve Confeasicns, euch blaming his companion as (he man who dealt the fatal blows while the relator stood guard be theopen window, was subsequently let into the store by his partwer from within and joined tn fobbing the store. vue TRIAL, Henry and Simpson were brought to Port Tobacco and atthe November term of the Court. They were ably deigndeu, the case vccupying three days, tnd resulting ip uw verdict of guilty, when they were Beutenced to death by Justice Brent, aud Goveruor Carrell bas since namea Friday, Fedruary 9, ax the day tor their exccution. The prsouers since ther arrest have been carciuily guarded. day und night, by @ detuil of six citizens to prevent their escape, They are chained to the floor and handcuffed at night tor greater security, but with this exception they have re- Ceived the kindest of treatment trom Sheri! Wade and bis deputies, SPIRITCAL COUNSEL. Fathers Wiget aud McAtee, irom the Jesuit station of 8t Thomas, have been unremi(tiog 1 their care tor She souls of the prisoners, ‘The former will be remem- bered by the public as the spiritual adviser of Mrs. Surratt ih the lust moments of ber troubied tile and the spiritual attendant also of the wretched Wirz, who was excctited in Washingion shortly after the war be- (ween the North and the South because of bis cruel treatment of prisoners as Anderevnvilie. Henry and Simpson both protess repentance for thoir past mis- deeds und are sincerely unxious to make their peace with@od, There is as yet very little of the stereo- typed air of the gullows piety aboutthem, They are quiet, attentive to the imstructions of the holy tuthers, communicative upon ordinary topics, but somewhat seewetogh Li pl me aman, ivaresty nae other crimes with which they are popularly suppose to huve been connected, of which more eas YEARS OF A RECUR Tho latest scare in the neiguvortiood has been the fumor, extensively circulated and very eneraily | credited, that there will be an elfort to rescue tou maleluctora on of bolore tho day appointed tor their ULIOT Doubtioss the proximity of Washington y and corsibility by water, coupled with the fuct that most abandoned inhabitants of Fighting aud Tin Cup alleys are the imtiinate associates and Contederates of the prisoners, hus given sti the impression, Governor Carroll received a 0 trom a colored mun in Baltimore city he had been informed organized ettort would be wade torescue the prisoners on the day of ibo execution, | than NEW YORK HERALD, ' WEDN ‘seatiahencsreninconi placed at his disposal a certain ber of stanas arms with fixed ammunition, and the Sheriff as prompty formed a guard of citizens to be used to pre- Serve the peace on the day of execution at eleven o'clock, THR BXECUTION PREPARATION: The banging will take place on Friday mornin; mediately in rear of the Court House, against which the gallows pas been erected as a background, The place is perfectly open, in the centre of the village, and the space making down to Port Tobacco Creek 13 large enough to accommodate any number of thou- sauds who may be attracted by the ghustly spectacle. The gallows is 9 substantial structure, consisting of heavy plank plattorm, with trapio be werked by a lover, which 18 entirely under the Sheriff's control. The ropes are of unuseal thickness and evince the Sherif’s anziety to preventany accident which may prevented by buman loresight, Simpson, who bas all along bold desperado of the twain, bas sensibly given in the few days, The approach of bis terribl and the sawing and banmering in- cident n the erection of the gallows, which can be distit heard wen from his cell winjow, have been too mnueh for his nerves, and great physical’ pros- tration has been the consequence. Hi a Henry bas shown bo tvar and is very attentive to bis religious duties. THE NEWARK MURDERERS. PASSAGE OF THE BILL ENABLING A WRIT OF RBERROR TO BE OBTAINED IN CAPIfAL CasEsS— GOVERNOR BEDLE, If I8 SAID, WILL NOT SIGN THE BILL OR GRANT A RESPITE, Truntoy, N. J., Feb. 6, 1977. In the Legislature to-day Senator Magies’ vill, which gives power to apy judge of the Court of Oyer ana Terminer to grant @ writ of error in capital cases, such writ to carry with it a stay of execution until the case was decided by a higher court, came up for considera- tion: It is designed for tho benoflt of Ryan and Osch- wald, the condomned murderers of Newark. Mr. Ber- gen, of Somerset county, mado a strong speech against its passage, He gald that tho present law had been the law of New Jeraey for a hundred years, and under It New Jersey bad acquired a reputation for speedy and oxact justice. If thia bill should pass we will have a repetition of New York law, and there 1s no mun who will be convicted of crime but will take tho benefit of elay the execution of the law. he Appeals will be made a jury to pass a second time upon the case, It wus introduced to save the necks of two convicted foye tote in the cases of whom the Governor and the Chancellor had refused to grants writot error because the facts wero too plain aguinst the culprits, Le hoped the Legisla- ture would not constitute itself toa Court of Pardong, Except for the pecullar cases mentioned this bill would never have been thought of. Mr, Vail, of Union county, said he was Opposition to the bill. He claimed that vieted of larceny could get the writ 8a matter of right, ana he could: not seo why a man convicted of murder, whose life was ‘at stake, should not bavo the same right, At tho most the bill would only give the uniortunate men a further respite of three weeks. It was a matter of grave resporsibility, and the bill ought to pass, esses Egan, Howell and Nichols also advocated the bill, and it was passed bya vote of 49 to 5, Messrs, Ber- gen, DeWitt, Mathews, Sykes and Voorhecs voting in the nezative. ‘Tbe bill has passed both houses, has been signed by both presiding officers, and 1s now in the hands of the Governor awaiting bis action, As soon as the Gov- ernor reeceived the bill he sent for Chief Justice Beasley to confer with him over it. It is rellably rumored here to-night that the Governor ‘will not sign the bill and that he will bold it tor five days and then it will be useless; also that ho will not grant anotber respite to the doomed men. Since the bill passed there hae been a growing ap- prehension that ifit became a law it would tniringe on the law of the State relating to capital cases and ultimately would tend to stop execution for murder, WHAT GOVERNOR BEDLE SAID, In an interview with Governor Bedle by a HRaLD reporter last evening the Governor said he bad not yet fully concluded upon the action he would take, but that he would make his decision by ten o'clock this morning, and would then immediately intorm the prisoners of what their iute was to be so tur us his action was concerned, ART MATTERS. SALE OF THE GOUPIL COLLECTION, ‘The water color paintings which were for some time on public exhibition at the Kurtz gallery were sold by auction last night in tho exhibition room, The at- tendance of buyers was large, but tac bidding was slow. A tew pictures sold at fair rates, but the average prices were very low. The following are some of the highest Tealized:—Vibert’s ‘Mandolin Player,’ $103; ‘‘Nea- Girl,” Filosa, $255; **After the Feast,” rupted Reading,” Cortuzzo; “New Frere, $143; lecour, $185; “At the Fountain,’’ Compre Calix, $150; “ihe Unwelcome Visitor,” Vibert, $205; “The Serenade,” Loloir, $200; “Curassier,”? D 390; “Spring,” Boughton, $205; -Jeremiah, ’ i. 340; “the Connoisseur,” Rossi, $320; “Aiter tho Bali," Cortazzo, $290. “the New Novel,’* ART NOTES, ‘Tho sale of the effects belonging to the estate of the late Alexander Taylor, who was well known as » restorer of old pictures, will take place at the Somer- ville gallery on Friday and Saturday evenings next, The sculpture and paintings belonging to the Ltalian exnibit, wich are under the control of Professor Kossi, will be placed on public exhibition on Friday next, at Clinton Hall, There will be a private view on Thurs- day for the press and a few favored individuals, The Beaumont collection bas veen placed on exhibi- tion at Miner’s art rooms iu Broadway, It contuins wome half dozen good works by well known men; among these Colc, Kustman Johnson, Gentz, C: mur, Chaplia, Robie, Bilbers, Huotingdon, Church, Ken- sett, Brown and Robbe. The balance of the works are not ol a very high order. wry N. Smith, of Fifth avenue, who was for- m partnor of Jay Gould, 18 about to aispose of his valuable collection of pictures, They will be piaced on exhibiton next Mpnday, the 12th inst., at the Kartz galery, and will be sold by auction on the 23d inst, ON EXHIBITION. Mr. Schenck has seldom had a better collection of pictures on exhibition than is now to be seen in his gallery, and which will be offered for sale on Thursday and Friday afternoons, Besides a flue lot of American pictures are several of foreign artisis, twelve of which were exhibited in the Paris Sulon. A:nong the most attractive pictures is a landscape, ‘‘un the Shrewsbury Raver,” by J. W. Bollea, ono of our youngest and best painters; “The Robin’s Note,” by Winslow Homer, who has two other pictures in this collection; “The Arrival of the French Ambassador in Madrid,” a care- fully painted picture, in a pew style jor Mr. Homer, and “The Farmet’s Boy,” a large canvas in bis best known manner, ‘Old Bridge on the Upper Connecti- cut” ts one of the best Bristols we have ever seen, “A settled Rain iua Pennsyivania Barn Yar is wn unusually attractive animal picture, by Peter Moran, and received uw tirst medal at the Centennial Extibi- top. Mr, Peter Moran 1s quite ws strovg in Lis lino of art, as his mere famous brothers are in theirs. Nothing could jook wore aejeciet that group of storm-beaten sheep and nothing more dismal than that rain, »White Face trom Irisu Hill” ig a very pretty Wyant; “Summer tn North Conway” 13 not 10 Mr, Loness’s usual style, but itis aclever bit. Thomas Moran bas taken a new de- parture and 18 seen to advantage in « smult painting called “Calatouche Mount, .”” There is a won- dertul amount o1 cleverness displayed in this lite canvas, Mr. Moran’s new style will find a great many admirora, Kensett, William Morgan, Walter Sutterice, Wilham Hart, David Johagon, Limbdin, Briscoe, Arthur Parton, G, H. Story, J. @. Brown, Witham F! DeHaus and K, L. henry are among the other Ameri- cup urtists represented. ‘The pictures trom the Paris Salow are-—-T'bo Pirouette,”’ by Adolf Sinn; ‘Feeding the Pets,’ by Casimir Lemair @ Mandarin anu His Son,” by Theodor Delamai @ Prestidigita- teur,”’ by Maurice Blum; “The Lovers.” by Francois Ralomsky; “he Daueing Lesson,” Ernest David; “Tho Convalescent, “Grandma's Story,” Gustav Tasset A. Lebbedez, and the ‘Entrance to the Restuarant,” Edmoud Andre. These French pictures are all stnuil and painted wit minute care, Rosierse, of Dordrecht, is represented by some characteristic candlelight effects; Jules Schgoer, of Munich, in “Preparing tor the Chase.'' Altogether this collection i# weil worth secipg; it 1 not often that Liberty street bas 6o fine an exbibition, THE CASTELLANI COLLECTION. ‘The Custellani collection of gems, jewelry and bronzes was opened to the public at the Metropolitan Museum of Art yesterd ‘The attwodance was not as large a8 might have been expected, not more than 150 py Fumtly,” Charles The Goveruor bas notified tho Sheriff that he bas Porsops having visited the treasures during the dey, Perhaps the people are waiting antil Thursday, when thoy will have but one price to pay. It should be ro- membered, however, that it is these very admission fees that go toward keeping the museum open, and every (wenty-five cents paid to see the Castellani col- lection i a quarter toward keeping {t In this country. Nothing more beautiful or more wnique than this col- lection has ever been seen in America. PRESLNIATION AND BANQUET. At the conclave of Palestine Commandery of Knights Tompiars held last evenibg at Masonic Temple General Charics Koome, Past Grand Commander, was present, and in the course of the eveniug Mr, Eliwood E, Thorae, Past Grand Master of Masons, on behalt of the Sir Knights, presented him @ bandsome aibam, boand iy morocco and gold, containing an engrossed and y elnbinzoned certificate of hunorary iembership tCommandery, Happy speeches’ were made by jonor und recipient, and at the end of th jon & banquet was held. AN EASTER GIFT, A soirée musicale and tea party attracted a large assenmblage so the Onuret of the Strangers last even- ing, the entertainment being given for the purpose of providinsen Kaser gift ior the church, TRAFFIC IN INFANTS. Strange Revelations About a Private Lying-In Establishment. MRS. WORCESTER, “PHYSICIAN.” Did She Starve Children of ; _ Shame to Death? A strange phase of metropolitan wickedness is once More attracting the attention of the health authorities in Mulberry street. This time Dr. Nagle, of the Bureag of Vital Statistics, bas awakened their suspicions and demanded that the light of duy shall be let into the well curtained chambers of No. 149 Charles street, where @ Mrs, Worcester bas for many years been prac- ticing as a private accoucheuse to ladies who may de- sire exclusive retirement in their hour of ueed. Is is true that the polico are not investigating the premi: mor the dark deeds that certain officers suspect have been done there during the pust. The simple fact {# that an unusual number of the children born there in secret have died recently and under cir- camstances which suggested queer treatment, if not ac- tual toul play, to Dr, Naglo, whose duty it is to scruti- tinize certificates of death. The following set him thinking:— “William Green, aged one month and twelve days, died January 7, 1877; cause, marasmus. Certificate of death issued by Dr, Haddon. “Peter Rogers, aged ten days, died January 30, 1877. Cause, gastric irritation from artificial food and ex- baustion, Certificate of death issued by Dr. Haddon,’’ Having seen these, ho thought he would just giance over the certiticates of the previous month to ascertain whethor any other children bad died from similar Causes at this establishment, about which he bad some slight knowledge. His search was rewarded almost itamediately by discovering the following :— “Willlam Ferry, aged twenty-two days, died April 30, 1874, from convulsions, Certificate of deatn issued by Dr. 3. 8. Banker, of No, 813 Greenwich street.” “George W. Richmond, aged thirteen days, died August 1, 1874; cause, marasmus and exhaustion. Certiticato of death issued by Dr. James Haddon, No, 292 West Eleventh street.” “Fannie Jenson, aged nine days, died August 6, 1876; cause, cholera infantum. Certiticate of death issued by Dr. George A. Evans, No. 703 Greenwich street.” “Charles Curt! Jed twenty days, died September 7, 1876; ‘a infantum. Cortiticate of death tasued by Dr. Kvane,”” Mr, P. Asmussen, of No, 361 Bleecker street, seems to have the contract for burying all the dead trom No. 149 Charlos strect, asall the above certificates bave his name on them, and they ure all registered as being in- terred in the Lutheran Cemetery. THE VIRST STRP TOWARD THR TRUTH. Dr, Nagle laid these facts before Sanitery Superin- tendent Day, M. D., calling bis attention particularly to that side of it which poimied toward the reinarka- ble similarity in the causes of their deaths. Dr, Day doputed Dr. Hughes, a sanitary inspector, to look into the matter and report what he found. Dr. Hughesdid go and the result of bisanquiry was transinitted to the Board of Health, wnich did not take any special action upon it y rday, A HaRatp reporter called upon him Just ening and leurned that on bonday Dr, Nagle, deputy register of vital statistics, called his attention to the case. Dr. Nag strange that six certificates of be sent to ¢! Mice from one house within two years. What mado it the more singular was that the deaths of two infants were reported irom the house in one month—Junuary, 1877. Dr, Hughes proceeded tu the house = Ni 149 Charles street und saw the *doctress,’”’ Mrs. Worcester. She was very reticent, and but little information could begained from her. She admilted that she kept a private boarding house tor married and single ladies to be contined, and that she herself attendeu to them. She then produced a puny little child for the Doctor’s inspection, then ran up stairs and returned with a chubby little infant a few weeks old, whose good .bealth and looks strongly contrasted with those of the puny iwfant. She en asked Dr. Haghes to take tho babe tn 8 arins and feel its weight, but the Doctor dechned. In thecourse of the Conversation she said she knew her business as well in former years certificates of th signed by her were uccepted by the Board of Health. ‘They don’t do that now,” said the Doctor, “Oh, no,” ropled tho Doctreas; ‘that’s all past and gone. Dr. Hughes believes that the unfortunate women w no invoke Mrs, Worcester’s assistance are, as a rule, | country People, although, as he says, there may be ; many New Yorkers, It w impossible to say who enter this house, They ull deutly belong to some good and rich families, or t ra, husbands oF paramours pay the money, which is no small sum, to got their friends out of their trouble. 1p the opimon of Dr. Hughes the establishment 18 a bad one, The above facts will be embodied in Dr. Hughes’ report to | the Health Board, which will be sent in to-morrow, SALE OF THK INNOCENTS, Thechildren who ure thus Jortunately brought into this world, and who are, as a rule, abandoned by their unnatural mothers, are advertised for adoption, But instead of being freely given to those who would take charge of the poor little waits, they are uctually sold, and many a close bargain is made between the proprietresses of such houses and the would-be. adopter, A physician who has studied the mutter states that from $50 to $250 1s often demanded and obtained forachild. It the partics take a tancy to @ nice ‘chubby little inant” it will not be given up until a good sum ts paid. In fact there isa geueral tratfic in these uncouscious bubes, and the highest bidder gets the first choice. Armed with this information it was thought necsssary to see Mra, Worcester and hear ber version of it, “wns, WORCKSTER, PHYSICIAN.” No, 149 Charles street is a plain two story brick Building, with a basoment. There is nothing romurk- avle about the dwelling except the silver plato on the door, bearing this inscription Physician."’ The Heraup reporter rang the bell and alter a moment or two a iniddle-agod woman, wearing a gray dress, without collar or culls, opened the door and admitted him. Her tirst exclamation was:— “Be yous heaith inspector or be you w reporter? I avo had enough of both to-day.” “Tam a reporter, madam, and want to sec Mre, Wor- Cester in relation tothe matter which seems to have given the Bureau of Vital Statiatics so much uneasiness. T mewn the deaths of the six infauts since last August in this house.” The lady, who has 1d & square rosolute face and cold gray ly Well, I am sure | don’t cure how much you Want to know about the matter, Or per- haps I shoald say I don’t fear an investigation. I[n- deed, tise m trom it? Just then a sharp featured girl camo bs 4 from the kitchen, where, from her attire, ono might be per- mitted to judge she bad been b Stepping quickly vehind Mrs. Worcester, sne exc ed :. “Mamma! don’t jow the goutieman to stand there, ‘with the door wide open, exposing us tn that kind of way. Take him into the parlor.” ! ‘The reporter wus immediately shown into the neatly furnished parlor and the door was closed behind bim. Inviting him to ve seated, Mrs, Worcester took a cha: and composed herself to answer any question that might be put to her. A VEILED BUSINESS. “Well, Mrs. Worcester,” said the reporter, “as you are disposed to bo communicat will you state the precise nature of your business here, und how it is transacted 7” Yes, 1 will; my house ts frequented by women who are about to become mothers, and who do not wish the orid to know it, | attend to them during their uchemeuts und care for thelr offspring until they cun be removed to suitable homes, Many married women have come to me because they knew they would be woll treated and have that quiet which ladies in their critical situation so sadly need. But the majority of u usomers are unmarried women, whose good natnes are imporilied by their indiscre- tions, and who desire to keep their frieuds in the dark as to the actual state of things.’ “Mrs. Worcester, bave many totants died in your house, or, to put it another way, has the death rate among the little creatures been a large percentage of the births This question greatly embarrassed and annoyed ber. She did not reply immediately, but when abe did she gesticulated imputiently, saying, “I think I have been hed about by the healta officers, und Lum sure I can show a beter record than they can in thelr own insti- tutions, I have had about tity women confined in tho | house during the last 61x months, and voly Ove or ax of the infants pave died." «Did these die recently ?”” “No; two or threo died during the bot weather in August, when the mortality was so great all over the | city. One child was brought here a week or so ago from the iy ber where it was born, and it was nearly dead when [ began to troat it, The last one was a lite Ue thing that belonged to a stylish young lady on Fifth avenue, Sbe had laced herselt so tigutly to prevent the detection of her secret—bvecause she was not wedded—thas she had becn unable to tako enough nourishment to support it while she was enceinte, ‘Ihe a ay little being was alinost dead when it was orn.” It is needless almost to say that drs. Worcester was stent as the grave in relation to the mother or whut Nas since become of Ler. WHY THEY Dix, “La it not unusual for healthy infants to sicken and dio 50 easily within ten days aiter their birth?” “Ot coufso it is, But you must not forgot that many of the eHild: born bere hud a@ hard tight for Ile betore they came into the world, Their mothers in Most cases exhausted every means within thor re h to rid themselves of the pro. ability of maternity. They have dragged wud dosed themselves unmerci- fully, and have saifered mentally b their endur- unce almost, When they seek my they are really 10 & very precafivus conuition themselves, and their children aro not at ull likely to be strong,” NONR OF WIS BUSINKBA “Why should married women, who certainly ought m quite willing the pers should adver- if they seo fit. My business will not suffer “Mra. Worcester, | to have nothing to fear, come here?” “That, sit, 8 Rowe of your bustaess, 1 hope, air, as ESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. 1 have been so frank with you, that you will be honest with me, 8 whut you write about this interview will pot misrepresent ne."" With the assuranee that the account would be fidelity itself, the reporter took his leave, and was graciot bidden adieu by “Mra. Worcester, physician. '* AT THE PHYSICIANS SAY. Dra, Evans and Haddon were calied upon, too, and stated that they simply visited No. 149 when sent for. On the first occasion they prescribed for the sick cb! dren and did not come ugam until required to give ce: Uficates of death, They knew her character, but pew haa any suspicion of wrong doing. Both 'geatlemen are im good standing in the profession, and so fur as could be learned ut thi pol it he thought it peculiar tnat the children should bave died within the the it would tuke starvation to kili them, Hoe warned Mra Worces- ter that he would uot act in such a case again. At the police station in Charies street the sergeants and other officers said that the woman had lived at No. 149 for several years, and, so fur ax they knew, had never done aught to bring her betore or udder the surveillance of thi ae ice authorities. It should be stated that Captain burse, who was in the Ninth Precinet tor severa! years, was claimed by Mrs. Worces- ter as one who could vouch for ber good character. WuAT If To COME, It may be unfair to alate as to the business and its character doue by Mrs. Worcester during the last few years. Still it is but justto that the most of the Sus- picion points to the deaths of adults not exposed yet. How many of the motners died Is 4 question that will have to be an: THE WESTCHESTER SCANDAL. Phe cymmittee appointed to investigate the charges of malfeasance in office made against William H. Ham- mond, keeper of the Westchester County Poorhouse, hold another session at White Plains yesterday. Mra Minerva Dominick, daughter of the accused and wile of tho principal witness against her father, testitied as to tho allegations sworn to by her husband, con- tradicting = bim flatly to every essential statement. Bills paid by her were offered in evidence to show that while she was keeping a boarding house at Pleasancville it was, not provisioned by stores taken from the Poorhouse, The witness also testified absolutely to never having re- ceived anything in the line of provisions from the in- stitution named when at Pleasantville, Miss Emma Hammond corroborated the evideace of her sister in regurd to the lattor’s husband having borrowed $100 from her fathor on the day of their marriage, Will- fam H. Hammond was examined at some length and emphatically denied the charges made by his son-in-law, Charles A. Dominick, in relation to having sold or appropriated anything beloaging to the county, He admitted having used the public teams occasion- ally, bus added that he had since charged himself with the same on the books of the Poorhouse, To day the investigation will close, the comnuttee having to sub- me their report to the Board of Supervisors next Tucs- Ye ROBBERY’S VARIORUM. CRIMINAL CASES IN THE POLICE COURTS YESTER- Day. Mary Jane Jenki: dissolute looking domestic, was brought up at the Washington Piace Court yesterday for steaiing a silk dress, valuc $100, from Miss Lilhe Hall Adams, of No, 126 Greone street, She at frst declared her innocence, but subsequently admitted to Vetective Murphy, of the Eighth precinct, that she had bidden the dress in the kitchen chimuey, She was held for trial. Court ufficer Morse yesterday arrested Oscar Flock confidential clork in the Continental Market, No, 1,266 Broadway, on a charge of lurcony. The proprietors wissed during the past ycar property valucd at several hundred dollars, and discovered that Flock oo the 4th ot November sent to bis own house a turkey and tix- ings valued at $5, (or which he did not pay or give credit to the concern. Justice Otterbourg held bin for trial in $1,000 bail, which was At the Washington Pla drivers—Willam McGrath, of No. nue, und John Kiernan, of No. 62. street—wero held for trial tor stew miah Harty, of No. druok in a saloon n Oficer Schmidt saw two men disappear into the basement of No, 134 Ninth avenue at ono o'clock yes nd found that tho door had been West Foriy-sixth 1% $29 from Jere- 2 Eleventh avenue, while ho was Lis residence, nd ulter summoning assistance 8! chase. A shot was fired ut hun while he was Searching the rear yard. Officer Campbell tound George Harrig hiding in the basement of No. 130 Ninth avenue and arrested him. A large chisel was found in his posscasion. Harrie, who refused to answer any questions, was held fcr trial in default of $3,000 bail by Justice Osterbourg. Ellen Brennan, aged 29, was brought before Justice Murray, atthe Essex Market Court, charged with lar- ceny., She bad u baby six months’ old in her arms, Mr, Arthur Nugent, of No, 524 East Eleventh street, stated that during his wite’s absence trom home a quantity of clothing had been stolen trom thetr rooms, and thut pawn tickets tor the same had been sur- rendered to him by the prisoner. She said that abe stole the clothes to keep her child trom starving, and that she intended to return them wheo she got money enough to take them out of pawn. she cried bitterly when held for trial at the Court of Special Sessions, A ROMANTIC WILL CASE. Among the passengers to sail for England on the Cunard steamer to-day is Mr Albert Mathews, a resi- dont of the Greenville district of Jersey City. His tour is undertaken in reforence to a very Important will, Five years ago he was in Constantinople and became acquainted with an Englishman then serving in the Turkish army. Their friendship became very warm, and before Mr. Mathews left for home he was asked by bis now acquaintance to be witness to a will by which he conveyed a large amount of property toa young lady in Eugtand to whom be was enguged to be married. ¢ intended, when his term of service expired, to return to England und marry her, but if he should die before that could be accomplished he de- sired that the young lauy should inberit his property. Last your he was killed in a skirmish, and his paper were sent to England His relatives now con- test will, claiming that it 13 a torg- ery. Letters of Mr. Mathews were found among the papers, and as he is the only living witness to the signing of ‘the will the counsel for the young lady wrote to him requesting his attendance m London and enclosing him a suflicieut ammount of money to meet all his expenses, KILLED BY A CORNICE. An Inquest was hoid yesterday on the body of Ella Bornstien, the little girl who on January 19 was strack by the bricks of a falling cornice In front of No, 42 Delancey @trect, while at play with other children there, Complaints, it appears, had frequently been made by the occupants of the upper story of the house that the roof was leaking, and that water trickled into their rooms through the masonry, which was saturated with rain from holes in the gutter, The landlord had reed to have the proper alterations made, but jailed to do so till the occurrence of the accident by which tho lives of five little ones were imperilied brought him toa senge of his duty. Abraham D. Car- lock, the inspector of buildings for the district, stared that he had overlooked the holes in the gutter on ac- count of the ice and saow on the root, aud he pad not had his attontion specially called to them. He bad no duubt that the cornice was saturated with water, which loosened the mortar, and it wux that which occasionea its fal, The jury’s verdict was that Ella Bernstien ied of injuries received by bricks failing upon her from # shattered cornice at No, 42 Delancey street, and they censured the owner of the premises for not at- tending to needful repairs, THE DOCK LABORERS’ STRIKE. The strike of the grain shovetlers on the Brooklyn shore front continues. The warchouse employers ro- fuse t pay more than twenty cents an hour, and the strikers say they will not yo to work for that meagro sum, which is not sufficient to support their families, 4 large force ot police was kept on duty in the vicinity ofthe threatened gruin elovaters and mills to guard the pew workmen, who were taken to Brooklyn trom this eity on iene and uoder coustant police protec- tion, Tho strikers threaten to beat the men who have taken their places as soon as they can get near enough to do so, The employers rotuse to recede from ther original determination in the matter. SOLID NEW YORK. Tho men of substance of New York meet together at their annual ball to-night at irving Hall, It is as im. possible fo Olid fat man nos to be jolly as it is for water to run up bill, The fun and mirthtulness of the annual ball of the heavy weights are, there/ore assured, There will be u “good time’? at Irving Hall, and as the vutiding 18 pronounced one of the strongest in the eny there need be no upprebension whatever number of thousands of pounds avoirdupois may be tripping on the light fantastic tue on the floor wt the same mo+ ment, It is more fun to see tho heavy weights in a ball room than to meet half a dozen of them on a Third Avenue Railroad car, Remembering this, the imends of the sotid mea will be to the front to-night, THE PILOT COMMISSIONERS, Ata meeting of the Board of Pitot Commismoners hold yesterday a communication from Dr. T. J. Thomp- son, Deputy Hoalth Officer, was read, complaining that the pilotor the bark Snow Queen, trom Tybee, passed Quarantine without stopping. Mr. Gaynor, the pilot saspended « month ago for running the steamer shore, was reinstated, A report was re- Street Ch a that large eot refuse ‘a im the harbor levon =A communi ir, Staples in reference to the matter, 1h front of Sta; to be sont to eard the burglars climbing over the | THE STATE CAPITAL. | Passage of a Bill to Pool Selling, STREET RAILROAD ARREARS. Suppress ——= Favorable Reports of Senator Woodin’s City Bills. ALuany, Fob, 6, 1877. The House spent most of the session to-day im com- mittee of the whole, and one Dill in particular-—for the suppression of betting and pool seiling—monop- oliged the chief sbare of discussion. As reported from the committee, this bill prohibits the owuer, lessee or occupant of any house or vuilding from using ib as a poolroom or naving any apparatus in use thereia for registering bels ou any lection of on apy tial of skill or endurance. It did not prohibit the selling of French or “nglish pools oo a raco track where such pools are sold generally be- sido the quarter stretch and In the open air, but to-day alt suddenly the country mombers showed au intense solicitude for the safety of the public morals, They would have no race track betting because it was de- moralizing, and young men were tempted to steal to got the means of buying pools and becoming rich, Half w dozen amendmenia, nearly ail tending to make the bill moro stringent and less likely to pase were offered, and as many spacches were mado by the movers of the amendmonts Strahan ana Purdy advocated the bill ag it stood. Poter Mitchell wanted an ameodment inserted reducing the penalty of im- prisonment from one year to one month, and the fae from $1,000 to $150, but, failing to got his way, offered by way of burlesque a further amendment to include ag liable to the proposed amendment mule as well as horse racipg, Hogeboom said that pool selling had growa into such a power as to override and bring to naught the purposes tor which the National Trotting Association bad been formed, namely, to iinprove the breed of horses, and the pool men had it all their own way. Rockwell, of Chemung, said it was ‘bad for tho morals,’’ Wolsh, of Delaware said it was “‘demoraliz- ing to the morals.’* Auother country member said it was “fatal to the morals,” and all around there ap- peared a sense of deop alarm in the rural mind as to the fate of the pecpie’s morals in case pool selling on race tracks was allowed to go on. Spinola made bis appearance about this time and got ready at once to take a band in, He, too, began on the moral keynote, but ‘Old Salt’? fastened his eye oo him and shook bis hoad dubiously, Spinola saw this and said, ‘Tho member trom Ouondaga need not sbake his head. He knows as much about seven up as uny other man.” Alvord (waiking away triumphantly)—‘Well, { never gambled at penny ante in the sky parlor of the Delavan. ’* Spinola, noway disconcerted, went ou with his speech, und, to the great umusement of the House, spoke ubout gambling before the Christian era and what a light was cust on the art by the excavations im Pom- peil, where loaded dice were used the same as in Mott strect. Finally the bill Was ordered toa third reading | with the amendment protibiting pool-selling on any race track, even though done in the open air, A LITTLE MAN'S AMBITION. After this debate ended another sprung up on a bill of Langbein’s forthe appointinent of three commis siouers to revise the statutes and make @ general over- hauling of the rules and practices concerning the Civil District Courts im New York city. Mr. Grady made vigorous onslauxht upon tt, and intimated a& muc! that Langbein, the introducer, wanted to vo appointed one of the three commissioners, at $3,000 a year. It the laws concerning these courts called for revi- sion, he did not think the proper lawyers tor the purpose would undertuke the job for the remuner- ation named, and tha oO remuneration at all was named there were lots ot the legal fraternity wao would perform the work con amore, The bill was pro- greased. ¥X-MAYOR WICKIUAM ON THE FLOOR, Ex-Mayor Wickham Was on the floor of the Assembly for quite a whiie, listening part of the time with rapt atteution to General Spinola’s speech on gambling “belure the Christian eru.’’ Subsequently he was the centre of a group of people who are all moro or loss intorested im insurance—Senaior ‘obey, General Husted, Counsellor sine and Reformer Cowdta. ‘THK RUTHLESS SWORD OF REFORM. Mr. Fiecke had # couple of bills ready to launch, but ‘was unable to obtain a chance, The first was one d claring thut the Department of Taxes and Asses: ments shail have for its bead only one commissione who shall be appointed by the Mayor, and Whose term of office shall expire at the same tine with that of the Mayor. He shail have a salary of $5,000, The Mayor and Comptroller are named as ez oficio mom- bers of the Board of Taxes and Asscss- ments, but shall receive no extra compensa- tion, Another branch of the bili declares that the collection of revenues arising from the sale or use ot Croton water and labor now performed by the Bureau of Water Register is horevy transferred to th Department of Taxes and Assessments, which shall have all the powers relative to the collection of Croton water revenue that are now possessed and periormed by the Commissioner of Public Works aud Water Register. WORK VOR TUE iDLE. The next bill of Fiecke’s authorizes the Commis- sioner of Public Works to repave aud repair all strocts south of Fourteenth street, trom North to East River, in the city of Now York; the repairiyg necessary in the various streets.to be perfected within one year after the passage of this act. The sums necessary to pay for the labor and material of such repairs shall be raised by taxation upon the real and personal estate im the city of New York and in- cluded in tho annual tax levied on the city and county, but should any sums be required for tho purposes of this act in excess of the appropriations theretor the Comptroiler may issuc revenue vonds in anticipation of the revenues to be derived trom taxu- tion for the ensuing year sulticient to meet such demand or expendiures. Ficcke = says. this bill, if made into Jaw, will give employ- ment 10 about 5,000 laberers, and do good, MK, GERARD'S HCMANE IDEA, Inthe Senate Mr. Gerard introduced a couple ot bills of public interest—one tor the appointment of a sanitary inspector by the Bourd of Education to look after the ventilation and hygiene arrangemonts of the public schools in Now York city; to inspect the druinage, and provide remedies against the comptainis schoo! children suffer from defects im the sanitary construction of tho school houses. VIRKS IN THEATRES, Another bill of the Senator's, of great length and minuteness, provides for the stability of constructiva aud security against conflagration, panic or other w cidents in theatres hereafter to be erected in New Yorkeity, The vill bas been drawn ap with grout pains, and it covers the ground compictely, as far as human foresight can determine the possible occur- rences of fire and the danger to life, THK NEW CAPITOL To-morrow there will be @ joint meeting of the Wa and Means Comuitteo of the House and Finance Com. mittee of the Sonate to consider the question of going back to we original plans for the construction of the new Capito. There is a preponderance of sepumeut among the metubers of the two committees in favor of tue original pians, ond there ts every likelihood of their being adopted again, Senator Baadeo will introduce to-morrow a bill si Mar to Flecke’s authorizing the Comimissioner of Pu lic Works to repair and repave ail streets and avenues below Fourteenth street, {rom North to East River. SENATOR WOODIN'S BILLS The Senate Commitice on Cities will report favorably to-morrow the bills introduced by Senator Woodin re lating to the offices of Register, County Clerk, Com- missioner of Jurors and coroners Of the city and county of New York. SECURITY LPR Ex-Mayor Wickham INSCRANCE COMPANY. and Mr. John D, Townsend called on the Attorney General to-day in regard to | matters connected with the Security Life losurance Company and the evidence at hand against the offl- cials aud the prospect for the prosecution, THIRD JUDICIAL COURT HOUBE, Tho Committee on Cities, of the Assembly, held a meeting this afternoon, and heard trom Mr. Porter, Jate one of the commissioners tor the erection of the Third Judicial Court House, his explanation, in conncetion with it, which was a sort of vindication of bis course from the aspersions cast upon it by pet- sons in New York, SALAKING OF CITY OFFICIALS, The committee agreed to report favorably Mr. Cowain’s bill for a commission to regulate the of tho city government officials, and unfavorably ‘Tighe’s bill for cutting down the fees of the Kings county Sheriff, A PRACTICAL JOKR. Some practical jokers sent a despatch dated Wash- ington and signed Fran to Senator » ck to-day stating that the Electoral Cominismion, by a vote of 10 to 5, resolved to go into an investigation of the of Florida The news spread like wildiire and the democrats were very jubilant, while the repub- licads were equally depresset, WUEKE RUTRENCHMENT 18 CALLED FOR, Dornan B, Katon’s vill, introduced a iew weeks ago by Mr. Cowdin, intended to effect a redaction iu we expenses of the government of New York city, 18 too cowplex and slow by halt, It provides tor an exten. sive commixsion of private citizens and ofliciais who | shall investigate the expenses of each departinent, ce where clerks may be dispensed with, salunes reduced pei and maby things besides, all of which—should the bill pass this § session—they stall port to the next Legislature, this i @ tedious way of reaching tho subject in question, The chances are that the report would meet no better fate than the namerous bills marking out what official salaries should undergo reduction that have been introduced here sorag. the pust threo years Last year sir. Peabody bad @ bill emoracing an eqaitable le of reduction in ail salaries of jeading officers of the city government; but every officer threatened managed to bulldoze some aod nothing membvor of the Assembly, came of it, The tact is, no bill such as Lang- bom introduced ead ex-Comptrolicr Groen | 300 hectares, which wai inspired, naming each oMeial and the proposed amongst of his reduced salary, bas a chance of parsing. sreeue piary oF political ineuns will be found to defeat it; and (tvs Question arises, shall the taxpayers of New York, in tines like these, with gold almost at par and prices weurly down to those of ante-beilam days, become Judges of the Murine Court the police justices the civil disirict court judges $6,000, the ot the Court of Sessions $7,500, and so on ad infinitum, | The most practical and expeditious pian for reaebing’ the difficulty appears to be by a law constituting & board of four persons, tobe composed of the May: Couiptrolier, President of the Chamber of Commerce and one priva pate, This board shail be vested pow late and fix ail salaries now paid by the oy A bill with provisions of this character w: duced this week. DUK TO THE CITY TREASURY, : Betore Compiroller Green went out of office he cause@ fan action to be commenced ip the Superior Court tor \he recovery of a very large suin of arrears due the ‘Lreasury by the street car raihoad and ferry compa- nies lor iranchises and assessments, To make sure that these arrears shall be paid tn it 1s contemplated introduce a bill this week that will leave no loophole escape tor the companies involved, and giving the Mayor and Commonalty power to collect the indebted. ness, The following the names of the railroad companies und the arrea a on cars, &c, a8 furnished from the Cowptrolier' ollie: — Arrearson Arrearson A. Rentof for Cars, Railroads, Franchise, de, Ceutrai Park, North and East River, $66,950 $6,250 Dry Dock, East Broadway and Bate 08,246 5,873 13,450 6,800 6, 8,000 7,250 Bleecker Strect and Fulton Ferry BAMFORD: «<b cacgeverah checks +. 24,200 2,596 Forty-svcund Street and Grand Street Ferry Railroad. .......... 30,000 3,000 Houston, West 5 and Pavovia Ferry. abi ~ 12,700 3,300 Twenty-third Street Railroad,..... 1,000 800, Curistophor and Tenth Street Rail. WHAM coc de ssels Seabade shee 650 1,489 Harlem’ Bridge, Morrisania and Fordbam . ne sreees 1,100 - Central Cross town Rwilroad, + 2,000 - New York Elevated ailroad . 23 _- Secona Avenue Railroad, + 10,066 bit South Ferry Railroad,, oe 910 _ ‘the following are the names of ferrics that have n Jeases and are paying nothing to the city:—Whiteball Sireet and Staten island ferry, Grand streot ferry, Teath street ferry, Twenty-tbird street ferry, Cortiauds street terry, associated with Pennsylvania Railroad Company; Houston street ferry, associated; Desbrow- ses street ferry, associated; Barclay strect ferry, assu- cited; Christopher street ferry, aud Chambers street and Twenty-third street ferries, associated with Erie Railroad Company. THE BARON'S POST OBIT. WHAT PROFESSOR I. B. H. VAN DER VELPEN SAYS CONCERNING THAT HALF MILLION FRANCS, Yesterday evening Professor I. B, H. Van dor Veipon and bis wife arrived in this city. They were tuken before United States Commissioner White and ro- manded until to-morrow. They are meanwhile com- mitted to Ludlow Street Jail, They aro accused, it will be remembered, of forging a post obit of 500,00uf, by the late Baron d’Acosse, of Belgium, and are brought here for extradition. The Doctor gave the following account of himself, his wife and the docu- ment, to a Henao reporter last evenin ‘The stories published aboat me in the papers of Now York are tucorrect, ag woll as the history of the alloged flight; neither was my wile a servant of the Baron do Pasquet d’Acosse, of Bothey, near Namur, Belgium. She 1s descended on her mother’s side from the nobie fumily of the Do Gobbarts, of the Chateas of St. Marie, in the province of Luxemberg, Belgium, All this was proved in the courts of Namer in 187L lo 1862 1 was professor of musical composition at Brusesis, where 1 obtained the prize of Kome (le prix de Rome) tor one of my mu. sical compositions called “Agar Dana le osert.’? 1 was very successtul, and made a good deal of money later on teaching pupiis. I made the uo quaintauce of my wife, whose muiden uamo was Jean- notte Dumas, at a concert at Sombreffy, where she was among the audience. We married about three manths alterward, and lived with ber family at Martélange, 19 tho provinceof Luxembourg. We lived on an estate af purchased by her at pabiie sale with the Baron's money, | composed a comm Opera there, which was afterward played with great succ’ss wt Arion, culled ‘Le Voyage en Suisev.’”* 1 took charge of the estate, t cost abou’ 300,000 ~The Baron possessed a fortune valued ut 16,000,000 {ran We lived tuere for lourteen years and bad one cluld, now thirteen years old, My wile was eight years in the Buron’s employ as housekeeper, taking charge of the castle, When sho left ois sere Vico, in 1862, ne was eighty yoars old. The post obit bond tor 60,0001. was given my wife before she tmade my ucquaimtance. The Baron died eight years after our marriage, in 1870, and in 1871 bis heirs— De Villers Masbourg, Biron, Wiban, De Paul and others—refused to pay the bond. 1 commenced a e:vil action aguinst them in the Court of Namur. No de- cision bas been given 1n the civil case, but as the other aide thought they were losing they caused crimiual proceedings to be commenced five years afterward, ia 1876, accusing us of fraud, ° THR DOCUMENT IN QUESTION. The papers served upon ine and my wife merely age cuse us of presumptive fraud, and there 1s no mention ot forgery. The post obit has no witnerses’ names signed to it, and was handed, all drawn up, to my Wf, The following is a copy of tt translatea:— jood for five hundred thousand franes, payable after death to Miss Jeannerte Damas paraiso ARON DE PASQUET D'ACORSE. Borne@ 29th Aagast, 1862. We resolved in 1876 to come to this country, our fortune being greatly decreased by liw expenses, Lee fore my departure [ employed Messrs. Tesch, Leclers, Lasalle and lemartre, jour of the best lawyers ip Belgium, to look after my interests. Then 1 did not want to teach music again in Brusevis where [ wag jormerly well knows. We arrived here on the Den- mark from London on the 17th of June and registered tn our own natues at Reivhardt’s Hotel, on the Bute Our child Arthur, aged thirteen, living wub of Goshen. ‘the good people of that place shed mo with a lawyer, Mr, Osborne, wha accompanied us hither and is working very hard. £ am 4 pative of Malires, and in my youth was clationet solo player in King Leopold’s private music band, To show you how fur 1 tried to conceal myself, here is my business card. The cara bore the foliowing inseripe tlon-—“l, B. Henry Van dor Velpen, protessor of music, composition, Piano, organ, singing, clariouet, violin, Goshen, Ind.’’ That is ali I have to say abyud this conspirucy t me. FLOOD'S, DIVORCE SUIT, Yesterday the attention of the Brooklyn City Court, Judge Reynolds presiding, was occupied in the trial of the action brought by Michael Flood for absolute | divorce from his wile, Mary Ann, on the ground of in | Adelity. The parties to the sult were but bave no children, 1hé plaint! | young wi n of Erin about sixty yours of ho is Michael's second wife, isa a, of not more than tw years. The complainant avers that in 18 became improperly inyimate with Josep! William Freny. The caso was concluded and gi the jury with instructions to bring in @ sealed verdict, cone the second time the cause has been placed om trial A BRUTAL DRIVER, Terence O'Neil, an employé of the “Now Roofing Company,” was arrested on complaint of Mi. Ambrose Lee, of No, 224 Enat Twenty-third street, yesterday morning, for beating a horse over the head and body with @ hickory club weighing over ten pounds, It ap- pears that O'Neil, when starting with a load, got stack in the gutter, and the poor horse, belug unable to draw the loaded vehicte, was treated to a most brutal cluv- bing. O'Neil was Lrought up at the Fifty-seventh bo Court and committed for trial in default of $700 a ‘The mass mooting to-night (Wednesday), at the Cooper Institute, in favor of low tolls on the canals, will be addressed by Messrs, Josoph H. Choate, James Wadsworth, F. A. Conkling and L, B. Prince, Ex-Gov- ernor Horatio Seymour will also be heard from. The Produce Exchange, Cheap Transportation Association and other commercial bodies will be largely repre- sented at the meeting. A NEW SCHOOLHOUSE, | Sealed proposals wero recotved and opened by the Board of School Trustees of the Twellth ward at the Hall of the Boara of Education yesterday afternoon, The proposals were for altering and Gtting up the premises on the northes corner of avenue A and 1isth strect tor school purposes, About 100 care pentere were presont, David If bea chairmua, knd Trustees Charles Crary, Germain Hauschell andy Roswell G. Rolston were present. The contract was" awarded to Edward Gustavison, of 142d street, near. Thita, avenue (Cwenty-third ward), for the sum off VICE PRINCIPAL MAPLES, ‘The Committos on Teachers hold a meeting poster, day afternoon, at which the case of Mr. Maples was dig. cussed The descision will be given to the Board of Kducation to-day for their action. Mr. Maples ists UB beat, DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY, Richard Everett, while driving last night on Point (L. 1.) causeway, Was waylaid by two n, who jumped into his wagon, robbed bim ot aud ‘nen tied,