The New York Herald Newspaper, February 10, 1877, Page 8

4 Important Suit by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters. SURIOUS WILL CONTEST. 4 Grand Centennial Excursion that Proved a Grand Fiasco, MORE MARITAL MISALLIANCES The New York Board of Fire Underwriters havo brought sult against August J. Gross and James B, Faitoute, insurance brokers. The complaint alleges as the solo cause of action that the defendants, tn | vivlation of chapter 555 of the Laws of 1875, negotiated an insurance risk by a policy of the Millville Mutual Marino Fire Insurance Company to one Frank B. Ward, and thereby incurred the statutory penalty. ‘The avswer denics the alleged violation of the law, The statute referred to prohibits insurance companies incorporated by the laws of any otner State from transacting business directly or by agents in the State of New York, except upon compliance with certain conditions, and declares ‘that whenever it shall be plawiul for any insurance company to take risks or @vansact the business ot fire insurance within this State, Shrough agents or otherwise, it shall be likewise uplawtul for any broker or brokers or other persons acting for persons, firms or corporations in this State, or elscwhere, to negotiate for or place risks in apy such insurance company, or 1n any way or man- ner afd such persons, firms or corporations in effecting such unauthorized tusurances;” and, furtner, that the term broker or brokers shall “include all persons and firms whos) business, in whole or in part, it is to negotiate for or place risks, deliver the policies cover- ing the same and collect the premiums therefor,” A penalty, of $500 18 imposed for eacn violation of tais revision. in May, 1875, W. Carpenter, of Carthage, j. Y., mude application to the delendants, who were fire msurance urokers doing business at No. 170 Broud- way, ler insurance on beball of Frank B. Ward tor the amount of $1,000 on property 1m Deumark, N, Y. Tho deteMiunts, on the 234 of May last, sent to bim a. wlicy in the Paterson Fire Llusurance Cowpany tor Boo: aud wroio:—"We will endeavor to send you policy for balance ip a few days”? On the 25th of May they wrote tw Carpenter :—“suclosed we hand you the * other policy tor F. B, Ward in the Millville for $500.” Tbo Miliviiie Insurance Company reierred to in the lever was a corporation organized under the laws of New Jersey, which never cowpied with the Fire In- surance law of New York und has never becu author- Izeu to transuct tire insurance business im this State. The abuve transaction was communicated to the Supertutendent of Losuranco of this State, and upon the information of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, a corporation organized by toe laws of this Site for the purpose ot promotifig the general {uterests of tho busivers of fire insurance, this action Wigi commenced in the name ot the people and an oraer of urrest issued and duly executed. The deiendants were arrested Juiy 28, 1876 They now move, upon allidavits, to Vacule the order ot ar- rest, ‘These allidayils are simply the denials of the more in detail, of the cuuse of action alleged d bubstantially admit that the de- in Hegouating the risk and did wid in effecting the insurance, but set up that the transaction was with Carpenter and not with Ward; that no pre- miu was paid, and that the policy was cancelled wituin a short time utter its issue for the non-payment pf premium. 1t thus appears that the cause of action and cause of arrest are identical, and no matiers are alleged in tho moving uflidavits wich are not evidence relating tothe sole issue in the cause. The opposing affidavits fully sustain the allegations of the compiaint, Bud show that Carpenter was known to defendants to bethe agent of Ward; that the policy was negotiated and delivered by deleodauts, and tuat tne nou-pay- ment of premium was duc to the discovery by Ward’s Agent of the tilegality of the transaction. It also ap- peurs that the acicndants are insolvent and out of the State, Un the motion to vacate the order of arrest the case came up tor argument yesterday in Supreme Court, Chambers, before Judge Burrett, Mr. William Allen Butler appeared for tne plaintiifs aud Mr. MeGreggor Bteele fur the defendants, dr, Butier insisted that this cause of action and the cause of arreat being identical the Court will not, on this motien to vacate tbe order of arrest, try the merits of (he actiou.. Tho motion sbould be denied on this ground, no case being Made out Lo show that the order vl arrest was not war- Tapted by the acts alleged. by the piamtift. A mere depial vi thore facts was, he claimed, vo ground tor vacating this order, The odject of the act in question, be meisted further, was to regulate the busiuess of tire $nsurance for the protection as well of policy holders and the insured as 01 the stockholders by whose capi- tal the business 1s conducted; that the conditions iin- posed on companies organized under the laws of other States, as prerequisites for their transucting business in this State, have been saucuioned and upheld by the United States Supreme Court, and = the _ provision as to vue penalty has been upheld in this State; that aside from ine ob- ‘vious principies of pubic policy on which the statute rests the mischiet of permitting fire insurance com- panies of other States to issue policies and take risks in this State, or allowing agents or brokers to ald in Degotiating such risks, are clearly Svown by the facts Stated 1a the a‘fidavits submitted jn the case; that it is matter of general public concern that the provisions of the existing law should be applied and enforced by the courts; that the uct of 1879 was designed to rem- edy supposed defects tn the law of 1853 pointed out in the cave of the People vs. Imlay, 22 Buro., 68; that the facts disclosed in this case exbivit a flagrant violu- Lon of the law; thut it 1s undisputed that toe defend. ants negotiated for and placed an insurance risk by an Quauthorized company, and bad by direet ucts aided in | effecting sucb unauthorized insurance; that the poually given by the statute is incurred whenever a broker in the course of his business **uegotiates for or places risks’ or ‘aids’? in eflecting the insurances ; that the defendants upon the facts disclosed are ciearly Hable, and the fact yppearing that they are wholly 1- responsible and imsoivent they should be put to a trial on the merits, and that the notion to vacate the oruer of arrest should be denied, with costs. Mr. Steele made a lengtuy response combattiug surenuously Me in- the points raised su opposition to the motion. Bi-ted that the policy 1 question was speed celivd, and that on this account the deiendants shoud hot be heid Lo strict accountability in tne case, At the Close of the argument Judge Barrett took the papers, Teserving his decision. A COMPLICATED WILL CASE. Victor Bobdell, a restaurant keeper in West Hous- ton street, died in Bellevue Hospital in January of Jast ye He made a will leaving all his property to his wite, Caroline Bobdell, This will was offered for probate before Surrogate Calvin a few days ago, on which the usual papers in such cases were served upon the Surrogate in opposition to the probate, The Papers filed in the case develop a rather kuotty point for the Surrogate to determine, imasmuch as there ts in question tue legality of the will, as made in favor ot the sole legatee, the wile; te right of a reputed daughter to inherit, as against the provisions of the wil, or the daughters of a first wilo to iwherit, and in the fact that a provisional will was made to a party de- ceased who dicd without a will or appointing any one as admimistrater or assiguce of bis estate, The deceased, Bobdeil, was twice married, and herem Nes the complication. During the iifetime of bis frst wile, and after he had children by this mafriage, the principal contestants being the children by such mor- riage, they rece:ved a letter from a Mra, Caroline teitter, in 1873, the now relict and legatee of the will, in whieh | Caroline informed Mr, and Mrs. Bobdell that she was living very unhappily with her husband at New Drieans, and asking permission that sh lit come | tnd hive with them if they could give Ler emp oyment, so as to remanerate hem iu that way tu heir care tnd protection of her, Mrs. Veter was soon attor- ward Invited to become a ember ol the Bovdell iam- baci Atier | Commuasioner Bews yesterday. Louis Guns, the agent Whis occurrence u strong inti up between vat on the stand by the District Bobdell and Mrs, Plerter, which resulted in u marriage, ks of the tolemurzed by Mayor Huvemoyur in 1814, ch firm. ‘The object of the prosecution was to identity vbey continued to Live as man and wile upto the ume | the books and the entries therein so as to put them mn of Bobdeil’s death, notwitustavding, as allegea, Mrs, | evidence on the trial on the criminal courge ogainat | Pioifler’s first busband was still ulive, and that no | the parties . fivoreo ac taken plaice between them, The wiil in | Judges Lawrence, Donohue aod Van Brant, holding pontest is aurmitied to be genuine, but is contested by | the three branches of the Supreme Court, Circurt, Prudence Kichon, » daughter of the devedent by | were yesterday mainly occupied im tryiug inquests pst marriage, and aiso by Mrs, Lena Valunt, the short causes, [here we owever, of daughter of the deceased Bobdell, but natural | special interest. In on daughter ot the first wile. was merried in | dict give! This w Prapee, and his legitimate to the | Thomas D. Mall against Smith s, 1 French laws, ‘The deceas: the claim Was for, “Nata, maifly, $10,000, perring no el What kind of nuts??? was further inquired, qaeatloing | be Homensed | 0 aman Sas was the answer, The amount of the ver- comtest er t oI « yoin! ‘ u sa rather healty aile; that no marriaze —ceremouy — was | condition ot in er coleman between the testator and the legates, In November, Ls 3. Woolsey got a ver. the apeied Sido ui P had had been that the | diet tor $3,814 f o W, Brown and John sume was contracted through sear and durces and was | Jobnson. The ei 8 carried to the Court of Ap Wiegal. [tie also claimed by tt ud not peals, Mr. Will tone becoming one of tie sure contradicted tras the « 184,800 1 | HES ON the Undertaking. The judginent was affirmed, the Gorman Savings Bi ota in of | aud thereupon, Mr. stove having wulitne died, bss, ovo Mrs, Bogieliardt, 1p oF itmiKht be saved | a suit Was brought aguinst nis executors upou ihe un frot the rapacity of Mrs, Boude shonid he die betore | dertwking, Mr. Brown in the meauwhile bat ing become which, as it happened, he aid. But in tho mean. | ingoivent,” Judge Van Vorst, bolore whom the ease time Mrs, Hngloherdt alao died without a will, heirs or | Was tried at Speciai Term of the Supreme Court, gave pesignees, and the $4,500 still remains 31 Lhe bank, | a decision yeserday, holding that as Mr. Stone was waving some dispowition by the Surrogate, through | only a eurety his lability terminated with Ins doaty, Me ru.ing 1B the cae, One ot the principal points relied | He accordingly ordered a judyment for the defendant, my bY the contestants, is the iegitimucy of the seeond Decisions were given yesterday by Judge warriage, the testatrix, as alleged, being a inarricu | In two cuaes recently Wenonat the time of Wer marriage with Hobdell and | of assessment for paving Pith avenue Ir bot suce divorced. The cortificnte of this marringo | Li0th street. Mrs, Caroline Richards was waseswed wiven took place in Alsnce is proauced, bot it is likoa | $145. She claimed that the proper statutory notices without the enacting clause’ —t lacks tho at. biil- festation of the gt been s citizen of the United States at the timo, aud nn Consul, Pfeifler, having | + without such the certificate canno! be ac. | assessment with intereat costs, Judge Van Vorst cepted in evidence. ease excites a steal ‘ot price eagle opted opr her lavor for the interest, not from the’ money Shvolved, but | full amount claimed. A similar verdict uuder similar questions of law that are ut issue. Counsel | circ’ nces was gi 8 favor of Sarah Davis for for the pro! g able to attend yes- | $3,582 60. In both the city demurred on the terday, the hearing of the caso was adjourued ull ihe | ground that sufhcient tacts were nut stated to consti 2iat inst, Lf the contestants succeed In overthrowing | tuic acause of acon. These demurrers, however, as (3 tho will on the grognd thas the Jegatee was not the wife of the testator, they will next be obliged te bring el suit against the bank for ihe recov of $4,800, de- posited in the mame of Mrs. ‘Rugichards. The case tn all 1ts aspects promises to Le an interesting one. GRAND CENTENNIAL EXCURSION. Early in September last Mrs, Dr: Elizabeth Dunuls, formeriy of No. 265 West Forty-third street, con- ceived the happy idea of giving a colossal excursion, and elaborate preparations were made for the event Tho programme ‘et forth that on the 28ih of Septem- ber a grand Contenalal excursion from New York to Philadelphia would be given under the auspices ofthe “Bethel Mission Femelo Church, the Sisters of the Eustern Star Constellation of S. Q. 8.G. C. of the An- cient Masonic Right of Adoption, of the 8, Q United Sons of the Fastern Star Chapter,”” from the oot of Thirty-fourth street, Nurtn Ri intne afternson, Lt was further wnnounced that the ste Granite State bad been chartered for the occasiol bi arrive at four A. M, and would icave the Quaker City at eleven P. M., arriving in New York at two P. M. on the 0th, thus giving to ail who : participated about sixteen houra’ — deltghtfut and invigorating sail each wry and more than two tull days i Philadelphia to witness tha grand parade and ‘the world renowned Centeunial Exposition for the display of the mdustrics of all nations.”? Buc this was notall In order thata religious atmosphore might pervade the affair it was also intimated that ministers of several churches wonid accompany the oxcursion, and that invitations had been extended to various clergyinen in Puiladelphia, who would partake of their hospitalities; outsiders each to get a sharo of the mammoth collation at twenty-five cents # bead. The event was tho all absorbing topic in an extensive circle of colored aristecracy, and was looked forward to with joyous anticipations, That nothing should be left undone Mrs, Duffuls secured the services ol a religious denust, rejoicing in the name of James A. Lane, aged torty-nine, residing at No, 1i4 126th street. fo him was intrusted the important task of chartering a steamer, and Mrs. Duffuls handed hin $100 as an instalment toward that end, The after- noon of the 28th of september was bright and cheer- ful, but long bolore the hour announced for the de- parture of the steamer the end of pier 34 was crowded with the enthusiastic excurstonists, be- sides bampers of good things and roxy faced fiddlers. The prospects of the trip were Jogos discussed, But with all this it would nave taken a pretty powerfu! telescope to bring into view the Granite State. In vain the adjoining piers were searched for the missing vessel, and toward evening the mutterings were “loud and deep,” and the Sisters. of the Eastern Star Constellation and the United Sons of the Eastern Star Chapter became indignane and were not slow in paying their compliments to Ars, Duffuls. When the sun_ begun to emk it was pretty evident that Mr. Lane had forgotten his trust, and the large congregation weuded their way in sadness to their respective homes, A swindle bad been perpetrated. Lune was shortiy afterward overs hauled, tried and convicted. He was granted a new tal; bat, on being arraigned yesterday by Assistant Distgict Attorney Rollit the prisoner pleaded guilty, and Judge Sutheriand sent him to the State Prison tor the term of eighteen months. MARITAL MISERIES. Rensselaer Hall has brought a suit for divorce against Libbie Hall, his wife, on the ground of alleged adultery. She denies the charge, and a motion was made before Judgo Barrett to change the venue to Saratoga county. Mrs, Hall states in her affidavit that she resided at Lock Havon, Pa, with her husband until, on account of his ill treatment of her, sho was obliged to leave him, which she did, going to Saratoga county to reside with her purents, and taking ber intant child with her, She says, further, that her hus- band has been u raviroad overseer, aud that he 1s a wan of roving hubite; that he recently came to Hadley, in Saratoga county, where sho was staying with lier parents, and endeavored to induce her to nc- company Bim to California, which sho refused to do, and that thereupon he attempted to seizo and tako away their child, which, however, he was unsuccess- ful in accomplisbing, Although denying the charge of adultery, as stated, she says that if she has been guilty of this crime be has since condoned the offence. ‘With the view more especially to prove the allegation of condonement application was made to change tho trial to Saratoga county. Upon her affidavit setting forth tho above tact Judge Barrett granted an order tor change of trial as asked tor. Appheation was made yesterday before Judge Bar- rett to punish for coptempt of court August Felter tor non-payment of alimony to Barbura Fetter, his wile, against woom he has brought a suit for divorce. As stuted by Mr. Hugh Reary, the defendunt’s counsel, the umount of aliniony directed to be paid was $10 a month, Mr. J, A. Jacobs sought to exculpate the plaintifl tor non-compliance with the order, on the ground thay beng un humble gardener and earning only $30 a month, and with lis pergonul expenses being $24.0 month it was ntterly impossible to pay the au- mony airected. jated, lurtaer, that the defendant was a florist, and derived trom her business ample in- come to keep her comiortably. Mr. Reary retorted by saying thal-the plairitet-was cnrneng enougir to support another woman, and ‘he insisted thot imstend o: his earnings beipg thus diverted they sbould be devoted to paying the alimony orderea by th: Court, Mr, Ja- cobs Maid that the non-payment of allmouy was partly due tothe statement of counsel that he had already paid enough, and that the matter could be sottled with the Court without further payment. Judgo Barrett took the papers, withtolding his decision, A STOCK BROKER'S ASSETS, The memorandum of assots of Charles L. Rathburne, stock broker, published in yesterday’s Hrraup, com- prises a portion of bis examination in supplementary proceedings in the suit brought by John Foley to re- cover $1,500, ‘The testimony of Mr, Rathborne is very voluminous, and was taken at various sessions ot the referee, The further extract given velow from his testimony snows that dir. Rathborne, though a debtor in this instance, is also a heavy credivor in other instances. Here is sume of his testimony on —"There 18 a large amount of money duo me as a part ot the firm of White, Detreitas & Rathvorne; I was a member of tat firm for six yea! the firm dissolved in January, 1874; 1 had an equal in- terest in that firm: when it was dissoived there was from $100,000 to $200,000 due; I have not assigned my interest in that firm to any one; the tirm owed John B, Thompson about $35,000; in payment of that claim the 1irm assigned two claiins—disputed claims they owned—one against Albert Havemeyer for $35,000 or thereabouts, the other against E. N. Eaton, of Troy, tor about $27,000. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. In the divorce suit of Jamieson against Jainicson, already fully ventilated in the Hera.p, Judge Barrett issued a commission yesterday to the American consul at Edinburgh to take the testimony of witnesses there, ‘The jurors in the Emma Sliver Mining Company case were yesterday paid $156 each, by order of the Court, for their services during fifty-two days—the period up to this time occupied in the bearing of the case, Tho further hearing of the case will be resumed on Monday next, In the suit brought by Stopnen L. Merchant and others against the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, an order of discontinuance was yesterday entered by, Judge Barrett upon consent of both partics, Counsel for the people entered judgment yesterday on the decision on appeal recentiy rendered in the six million suit against William M. Tweed, The judgment pealed from was for $6, 652 19, To this is now adued the costs of appeal, amoganting to $17v 15, which rates the total amount (0 $6,689.881 34, This, doubt. Jess, 1# but another step in the Ivigation, In the suitol Abvrabain Murks wgainst the Brewers and Maitsvers’ Iusurance Company to recover on « policy of iusurance on his goods, the tull iicis of whieh pave already been pubushed in the HexaLp, Judge Speir, betore whom the case was tried, yoster- day ordered a seated Verdict for this morning. Edwin Aaron, by guardian, has brought a suitagainst uel Goucbaud Lo recover lor au alleged iliegal ure of goods, and the trial of the cnse wag com- orday belore Judge J. F. Duly, in the mou Pleas. The piaintifl bought goods of were not pad lor, He gota 8 8c menced y Court ot Cor the delendant which Judgment against hun and levied on the yoods. — The | derendant gave ap indemnity bond, Plaintll now sues on tue ground that ts father was the purehaser, ‘The | defence is that the father was realy the owne | case of Bamburger and Guns, enarged with at jent bavkruptey, wus up for examination belure sell the property for non-payment of the assoosinent | she paid $1,306 69, being the original amount of tbe had not been given, but opon a threat by the eny to | will be seeu, were as Oi r Messrs, H, B. Clatin & Co, in January, 1 ne judgment lor $2,714 71 against E. J Northam, of Nushville, Tena. An attachment was issued against a policy tor $4,000 in the Liverpool ana Loudon and Glove losurance Company by ex-Sheriff Brennan. The Secretary of the company, whose office ia No, 45 Wali street, reiused to deliver the policy, aod suit hvs beew brought by ox-Sheriff Brennan, in whose hands was pliced the attachment against the company for tho $5,0U0 due on the policy. Application was made to Judge Donohue to make Mr. McPha: signee in bankrupcy ot 1 ‘ortbams, a pai suit, Judge Donohue yesterday granted an order to that effect, Surrogate Calvin rendered a dec! yesterday on the objections to the administrators’ account in the estate of George A. Erlicher, He held that none of the objecttous wero well taken except as to the penditure for a monument for deceased-—for the en- closure of the burial plot exceeding $200—which ts excessive and should not be allowed; and also except- ing to the expenditure of $270 tora half lot, wich Is also excessive, when it appears that quarter lots could have been purchased, and it does not appear that such could not have been procured in the same cometery. The churge for the burial plot, be says, should be re- duded to $135, one-haif the original charge, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Vorst. Davis vs. The Mayor; Woolsey va, Stone et al.— Judgment for detendant on demurror. Opinion. Richmond vs. Tho Mayor.—Judgmont for defendant on the demurrer. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Robinson. Van Demark ve. Kmith.—-Motion to 4 cause on equity calendar granted. No costs. ‘andum. ‘Mackoller vs. Murfey.—Motion granted. The action is, as presented, one of equitable cognizance, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Brady, Tripler vs. Adamso).—Counsel will please appear on Monday, 12th inst, at ten A. Mt Ludington va. Fianson ot al,—Counsel will please appear on Monday, 12th inst, atten A. M, Baihermer vs. Scbuyler.—Report of recolver con- firmed and receiver discharged. By Judge Lawrence. Trenton Banking Company vs. Alexander Duncan.— Order settled. By Judge Barrett, King vs. Mayer.—Motion granted, Hael vs. Hacl—Motion granted, Goldstein vs. New York Co-operative Cigar Mana- facturing Compuny,—Motiou granted, Mr, J, L. Misler appointed receiver. ‘Hacl vs. Hael.—Motion granted, Aldrich va, Roblet,—Receiver appointed, King vs. Presthucken.—Motion granted, Hill vs, Ross.-—Roport contirmed and motion granted. By Judge Donohue. ; In the matter of Amelia Hersch, « lunatic, —Granted.! Memorandum. Cutting vs. Stevens (1, 2, 8, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9).—Granted, Order contirming report of referee, Martin vs. Windsor Hotel Company. Lestman ys. Blaut.—Denied. —Memor: & raudum. MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge McAdam. McNerin vs, Mckvoy; Wyhe vs. Gibbs; Puleston vs. Oddie; Volluk vs Moyer; Gilsel va, Guggenheimer.— Opinions. Guiterman va, Moukon; Schotte vs. Hamilton; Clark vs. Jones.—Arrest vacated on defendants stipulating not to sue. Kobler vs, Cumtskie.—The items making up the fine imposed must be stated in tue commitment, which, being issued to enforce a civil remedy, is merely to 1 deimuify the injured party, and the amount of his loss must be fixed according to legal principles, (7 Abb. N. &, 411; ¥ N. Y., 263.) Upon filmg in these various sums the commitment will be granted execuior or administrator, as such, cannot be reached nor taken wnder section 204 of the Code. (Drakoon Attachment, sec. 499, 35 N. Y., 361; 6 Hum., 425.) Inre Edward Waren, receiver.—The deotors swear that they huve neither possession nor control of tho books claimed. Not having them, 1t 1s safe to assume that they cupnot produce. Motion denied without costs, O'Dea va, Denerna.—The defendant is guilty of laches. Motion denied, (Code, sec. 173; Subs. 2.) .—Atiach ment vacated ; no costs, Same vs. Same,—Time to ai er shortened. Budde vs. Speer.—The proots establish the attorney’ right to his costs, The judgment will bo satisfied on payment of $19 93, the amount coming ty him, If not so paid, the detendant’s motion will be denied, with $10 costs. Stuart vs, Wolf,—Motiou for injunction denied, Ceinze ys. Nebeuzahl—Motion for leave to serve supplemental answer dented, ‘Sellman vs. Secor Sowing Machine Company.—I can muke no oruct in this maticr, Application denied, Lynch ys, St. John.—The complaint and repli proceedings will bo dismissed unless within six aa the defendant amends the same_as to tho title of the court, nunc pro tunc, and pays $10 costa, mons, being regular, furnishes jurisdiction of the ac- tion, Sander vs. Eschbach.—Motion to pay over or punish for contempt denied, but receiver appointed, Bouton vs. Gordon.—Motion grauted on payment wishin three days of $10 costs, (see appendix to Ma- rine Court Proceedings, page 44.) Schmidt vs. Martt Proceedings dismiseed, Turnvall vs. Recd,—Motiou granted. Orr vs, Robertsou.—Atmendment allowed, Carey vs, Brennan.—Prisoner discharged. Giltert vs. Collins.—Motion to strike out denied, with $10 costs 10 defendant to abide event, McUallam; Schmidt vs. Ryan; Bainbridge vs, Allen; Porter ve. Same,—Detaults noted, ‘Aurou vs. sennott.—Order resettled, * Ogden vs, Franzeman.—Order to pay over money granted, joningham vs. Caro.—Relerred to 8. H. Olin, Carey vs. Kock.—Receiver authorized to sue. Randlett vs. Rooney; Winfleld va. Peth; Klemm vs. Solomon; Werder vs. Ullman; The Graphic Company va. The Daral Malis; Ketcham vs, Green; Young - va. Cobn; May vs, Fleiscateim; Lotti va. ‘Krockoner; Ware Solomon; Kalt vs. Hitz; Ford vs. King.— Orders granted. Elis v4, Mier.—Bond approved. Hoyt vs. Berguimi; Harrison vs. Straus.—Orders granted, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART L Before Recorder Hackett THE FATE OF A BIGAMIST. George Thompson, a hack driver of Jerome Park, was arraigned at the bar, charged with bigamy, It appears that on the 30th of June, 1875, the prisoner was married to Anne Maria Doty, of Union Port, West chester county, by the Rev. Albert’S. Ht, Toeir married lite was not of the happiest character, tt being alleged that the prisoner maireated her, By some fortuitous circumstance it was discovered that on the 27th of April, 1873, the prisoner was married to Alice Russel by the Rev, D. McCaffrey, whereupon he was arrested ov the charge of bigamy and perjury. When the prisoner was brought tp to the bar yesterday his first wife did not put in an ap- pearance, but lis second was in atteudunes, | The pris- oper pleaded guilty, ana in passing sentence the Ke- corier said there was no doubt whatever that he had de- liberately wronged the woman, and he would thereiore impose a sentence of three years and six months in the State Prison. STEALING A FIRKIN OF BUTTER. Ernest Lohmann, @ porter, of No, 320 Greenwich street, was arraigned on the charge of stealing a firkin of butter from the store of MeBride & Howell, No, 333 Greenwich street, on the 15th of last January. Tho prisoner Was tried and found guilty, with a recom: mendation to mercy. the Recorder imposed the mitigated penalty of eighteen months’ improament, ALLEGED THEFT. A young woman named Laura Steinker was charged with stealing a pair of gloves from Ridley’s store, on Grand street, in November, 1875, The jury, being un- able to agree, were d.scharged. A BULGLAR SENTENCED, James Discroll, of No, 432 Washington street, broke Into the Liquor store of Michael Byrne, gf No, 362 Hudson street, and stole cigars and other articles to the amount of $5. The prisoner pleaded guiity, and Recoruer Hackett sentenced him to the State I’rison Jor the term of two years at hard javor, GENERAL sESSIONS—PART 2 Before Judge Suatheriand, PLEAS AND SENTENCES, Charles Hoffner, aged thirty-five, a cabinetmaker, of No. 02 Kesex street, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing two hams from tho restaurant of Gotthold Hotiman, of No. 194 Rivington street, He was sen- tenced Lo siX Months’ Imprisonment, Francis Murphy, aged thirty, of third sirect, was arraigned on tue charge of breaking into the premises of James McCabe, of No. 414 Kast | Twenty-flith street, and stealing clothing to the amount He was sentenced to lour years in the Stato 312 East Twenty- Prison. avenue, pleaded ‘guilty to the ebarge of picking the pocket’ of Louies Parmentier, uf No 245 Kast 128th street, on the 20th of January, and was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. | COULT OF APPEALS, | Auuany, Feb, 9, 1877, In tho Court of Appeals to-day tue following busi- ness was (rausacted j=- No, 841g. The People ex rel. 4 No, 43,. Tue People ex rel. La Argument resumed and concluded, 0, 12 Livingston va. Marray.—Argned by Joseph | H. Choate lor appeliantand John K. Porter for re- | uo v8. Kilbourn. ng va, Lreman— } Jobnson va. Morgan,—Argued by Samael Hand tor appellant and Joseph M, Choate for re- spondent. Progiumotion made ani court adjourned, CALENDAR, The following is tho day caieodar for Ménda, | Tasty 12, 1817;—Not 147, 134, 140, 174, 175, 1 Fob- 84%, jam. . Lowenstein vs. Fiaurand.—Motion denied. Memo- Duryee vs, Harrisup.—Money in tho hands ot an‘ ‘he kum- - In View of this recommendation | Kate Hampton, of Twenty-erhth street and Seventh | CHARITY ABUSED. Investigation of the Management of the Juvenile Guardian Society. THE PUBLISHED FIGURES AND THE FACTS The Rev. Mr. Robertson Before the Commis- sion—Yesterday’s Examination. ONE HUNDRED = THOUSAND DOLLARS The New York Juvenile Guardian Society was incor- porated as a benevolent and churitable society on January 6, 1866, The society came first before the public as a missionary organization, The twenty- fourth annual report ects forth that in 1845 the writer of the report (Rov. Mr. Robertson) and others of like views and- convictions, ‘made an honest—perhaps over confident -—eflort to establish in New Yorka normal church ai centre for others, under a govern- ment exclusively of pastors and ordainod missionaries, and with sittings absolutely free to the poor, In con- nection with the sworn tostimony taken before a com- mitt of the Stato Board of Charities yesterday con- cerning Mr. Robertson’s mauagement of the Guardian Society, tho following extract irom tho society’s report, written by him, may not prove uninteresting :— Thirty. yeurs ago, when tho wide avenues and extended streets above there seemert to en below Ci + up tow but # select and ex i based on the affinity ith the poor, In the d Fr to be half oc ndsontte ped--which, with thelr mnnal expenditures, would hive provided forty tn su supported lorty nilyston- Rries in the uuevanzelized districts of New York. It it were possible to have a “church without the poor” we have it in These casen,. ‘The office of dencon fs mockery b ral tely and chielly: ie 1 is no trifling office spon Verily, the ministry triflers. Such was the broad charity that covered this In- stitution at its start, Frdm the normal church idea the Juvenile Society was gradually developed and is now designed for the attainment of the following ends, os declared in the words of the charter:—‘The particular business and objects of the society are and shail be the providing instruction, homes, clothing, temporary bowrd and other ais, and also for the opeuing of free Christian schools, not denomina- tioval, in destitute districts of the city of New York for neglected children.” THR SOCIETY’S RECEIPTS, From the jucorporation of the sosicty to the close of 187% the total number of children at the Industrial Weekday schools and Sunday Mission schools was 18,666," ‘Lhe report goes on to stato that:— ‘The whole number receiving direct nid in provisions and cluthing ja eight years was 7,060, being un average of t two-fitths of ail cared tor by the society in that In 1878 the whole number of children receiving direct rellef outside the schouls wax 1,036, the larger portion being newsboys and bootblacks. “This society received no uppropriations.or pro cate from the Dtute. previous to 1806, the uate of its incorporation, and uo appropriations or pro previous 10 1869, ruta from the city come from all sources, expended achools, the nie nnd direct charities, trom the date of its incorpo- to December 31, 1873, 4 period of elght yours, was ns follows: ‘Subscriptions, From Pro Rata and Tents, dee ‘Appropriations, Totat 1866 $7,286 2 $6,000 00 $13,286 28 1867., .10.072 06 ro 186s. 11,026 64 121 10980 GS (for 1871) 238.144 68 2,230 00 (lor 1872)* 17,789 92 Byeurs $78,506 61 00.107 57 “\ $138,674 18 ‘This is an average for eight years of $9,820 82, from private subscriptions und rents, and an average ior th samo period of $7,513 44, received through the State Legislature and the Board of Apportionment. WHERE THE MONEY GOES. The Society’s report of receipts and payments for 1878 gives a fair idea of bow accounts are rendered, Tho following tavie shows in a measure where tho , No, Ste Rents and lodgings. Fitting up and iurnishi Billy payab.e. Teuchors’ was Employes . Printing, mi Books and stationer; ‘Traveling expenses, car fare: ing and advertising. salaries, han Gon Cash on Total... cm It was during this year that whispers began to get abroad to the effect that most of the money, instead of going to the poor, was caten up in “expenses’? and “gaiuries.”? ‘The Rey. Mr. Robertson at that time was superintendent, and the moncy passed through his hauds. Charges of insuflicient food and clothing for the children were frecly made, and in one case, when mude by one of tife Bourd of Directors, wore answered by dropping bim from the Board, Mr. Robertson was elected 10 adircctorship, and, in consequence, drew noaalary as superintendent. He was afterward made secrotary, and is at prosent a director and secretary, andthe real mauager of the concern. Mr, Pell, wholesale merchant, was then treasurer, and he be- came implicated in tno quarrel. Jt was’ a Board di- time, it fell to pieces. Mr. Robertson, however, care- fully collected the pieces and the concern went on, The following statement, which was contradicted by several witnesses yesterday, will give some idea of the state of things at the timo 1¢ was madg, 1875:— To Hon, Joun Ware.eg, and through him to the honorable the Board of Extimate and Apportionment I Frstand t at acertain newspaper urticle against full of abuse and charges, hus had some intia- ety. on certuin members of your Apprtioning Board, I beg in that article was’ i 3 article by Stephen Pell and H.W. Baldwin, This Junes bad veen discharged by our Board’ of Directors trom the position of collector tor they deemed gross misconuie office three collectinz t r annaal subscribers, nm, und when he iy not w bscribers they are locked up, 1 um credibly intorm Poll’ sale, from time to time. Thy following letter t une of said books hus been tsed by them in deceivi che ” oRK JCVENIL TARDIAN Society! ~ New Guxtixaes—We were solicited to subscribe to relief of somo concern in East, Brondway (No. 314 I think), by a young tan. ie carried two vooks, Not recowulainy the hatue of the concern, we on being told we had subscribed mined the old boo tlre book 01 rightful owner. after stripping off two e We retainod and hold it subject advise at once. Yours respecttul: f BUUBANK & BALDWIN. I. N. Shaffer is collector, and Jones indorser of the new culling on Burbank & Co., they informed me that | Jones und Thompson, tuo latter ¢ eretary of the Chile | dren's kduc ellef Axsociation (see necompanying printed paper in which tbompson is branded as a swindler by Damuel Vitlets, rag. John IL. Parsons, Bag. &e. ce.) , bad voth called in the mean tine and “had begged so bara” tor the re 9 them of the veniie ardian soc! * reription book that they “caved in? and gave ¢ | books. (Whut had this Thompson, secretary of the a » Education Kelief, to do wita our subscription book, “be so hurd’ to get it? st wirieh Pei had in that 101 been lor ton treasurer of our society. ‘Ihe bourd j strongly disliked him; aud, though w candidate for Le did not get one vote, Ue, alter. wards, throngh the Wetmore influence, souzht to ¢ thenat | buex ay tretsurer, but wax unanimously repudiated. | told w director of th T want to make rome | ont y 6 only person who t for colleetin nent with’ any gements have sume: trate, tne to say that they wore exuniinct pretty extenslvely by «full Bowed | of Diveetors. They wore dismissed and ordered to be ex: pinged from the minutes of the society. charges xociety are the old staple decusutions by the lips of these two new ani abject coadjutors said Wetmore. D. F, ROBERIS THE FUSS CULMINATES, Charges were tormully made to the State Board of Charities against the Rev, Mr, Robertson, and an exutnination wos ordered for yesterday, There was present a pitteo of the Board, consisting of Theodore Roosevelt, Heo ry 1. Hoguet ‘and Mrs, C, Re Lowell, Numerous scx Were examined and con- erable interesting sony elicited. The first witness cailed was the Rey, Edward F. Kadwards, who bad in former years been connected with the Juvenile society. ite could mention no specific act of Mr. Robertson that was bad, aud yet bo considered him a bad inan, Mr, C. W. Goll was the ess called, but he displayed a lamentable irs of tie society, with which he isitor.”” He did not consider the society ; knew no one ollicially 1M the suci¢cy excopt Mr. Robertson, THK SOCIKTY SEWING SCHOOL, Tho next. witness called was Miss Frances K. Fer- gerson, who objected to taking an oath. Miss Ferger- son was extremely. servous, and her testimony at iret was hardly audible, sho became connected with (ho society in September, 1876, aud her duty was to ine struct and give work to uucmployed girls; shirt mak- | ing was tier business, and she tnstracted A number of girls init; afterward sho tried to procure thom post ions; she received no compensation; she Was to res ceive $9 per week, such being her arrungemont with Mr. Robertson; the reverend gentleman, however, alter settling for une wock coased to settlo, and she vided against itself, and, alter struggling for somo, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1877.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. has never received anythin; ber tor four weeks’ sulary, whicn she ceive; the girts under her charge made shirts, tor which they received $1 25 per uozen. MUTILATED ROOKS. Henry W. Baldwin, an ex at of the society, Was next called and sworn, ldwin’s testimony was most important in showing that in April, 1875, he had received some of books of the society trom Rokerigon; twelve of t] wero badly mutiated. He tried to bring the matter beiore the Board of Directors, but they were tcompletey under thumb” of Mr. Robertson, He got up a quence of which Mr, Pell was by Robertson’: 10 rosign, bu though not a member, He back in the Bourd, because he thought that he would keep Mr. Robertson straight. The Board roiused to auted to put Mr, au 80, and ho resigned, A real estate agent vamed Fulsome had stated that he had paid rents to Robert- son that bad never beon entered on the books. The salaries, according to Mr, Baiuwin’s statement, amouuted to only about $18a week, Wheu asked a3 to his opinion of Mr, Robertson hu staced that a ‘‘con- cern as old ay the society was that couldn’t produce its books to its own officers did not need an opinion.”” He had given the books to Veaey and Fabian, account- ants id they had reported numerous irregularities, ‘ell testified that be hud been a director and treasurer ot the society, and that whenever he got a dollar Mr. Robertson came with back vouchers and took it away, claiming that the society owed bim several thousands of dollars for back pay. MACK PAY. Whenever he (the witness) would get $20 or $30 in bana Robertson would present a bill for back pay due him gud so kept the treasury drained; ne had paid thes€ vouchers to the amount of $1,600; be then tn- formed the Executive Committee that he would pay Mr, Robertson no more money; he claimed $5,400 ; tbe witness received about $5,000 trum collect- No, 101 st. Mark's place never camo into bis hands, and he did not know what became of them; the salaries, 10 the witness’ opinion, would be amply covered byf$1,000 annually, not countiug Mr. Robvertsun’s buck pay, to which there seemed to be no limit; be paid the collectors fifwen per cent, and Robertson gave them ten per cent more; bo did not know by what right. URKAD AND MOLASSKS FOR THRER DAYS, Mrs, Mary E. Litton ited that sho wus principal of the school in 1573, at salary of $500 a year, The witness then read a statement viving an account of tl school. ‘Ihe rooms were in a most Geplorable state of unrepair; children were lett without shoes, and al- most starved to death; at ono time they bad only little bread and molagses for three days; sbe had up- peaied to Mr, Robertson, but he simply said there was no money. George McWaters testified that be bad been a direc- tor, and considered the Rev. Mr. Robertson a disbonest man; he ulways felt satisticd tout the society did not owe ifr, Robertson what he claimed. ‘THY REV. MR, ROBERTSON SPEAKS, The Rev. Mr. Robertson testitied in his own dehalf thet he wasaclergyinan und the secretary of th Glety; the society had owed him for back salary, and at present owed him $3,000: he had received about $10 a week of back pay; the witness made a general denial of ull the charges ugainet him; he said that he could bring witnesses that would testify that they would not believe sume of the witnesses against bim on their oath, He mentioned Messrs, Jungs, Peil and Baldwin as the ones, Ho also wanted Judge Lunsing, Mr. Dudley Field and Mr, Artour Forbes called to testity in his behalf, The next witness was R, M. Jones, who read a long paper pronouncing Mr. Robert: son’s management us ‘ricky, fulze and villanous he had been i the society for five years, and he be- Neved that Mr. Robertson had wasted thousande of dollars 1n printing documents in his own defence; he took the daily cul, jon8 and paid out what be ploused und pocketed all he wanted; Mr. Robertson had been urrested, the witness said, for attempting to collect money fraudulently; tia reports to tho public are taise by thousanus of dollars, and there is a deficiency of $100,000 1n eight years. R. M. Baraard also testilled, ‘The commission then adjourned, CHARITABLE DONATIONS, COMPTROLLER KELLY’'S RECOMMENDATIONS— THE INSTITUTIONS ENTITLED TO APPROPRI- ATIONS FROM THE EXCISE FUND. In view of tho Interest exhibited in the donations to ch ble institutions of this city from the Excise fund Comptroller Kelly yesterday transmitted the fol- Jowing communication to tho Board of Apportion- ment:— THE COMPTROLLER’S COMMUNICATION. CoMPTROLLEW's OFFICE, Feb. 9, 1877. Several applications have been made to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for appropriations from the Excise fund by charitable societics, Among them are a number of applications made vy benevotent societies ard missions connected with particular cburchos, Howover worthy this class of charities may be—and they veur every evidence of their just claims to bo considered deserving of commend tion—1 am reiuctantly compelled to report against making appropriations to them, on the sole ground that they do not come within the meaning and intent of the law which provides for the appropriation of the excise money to “benevolent and charitubie instita tions which gratuitously aid, support or assist the poor,” THE FREE DORMITORY FOR WOMEN. From what I have learned of this charity Ido not think it proper to recommend any further appropria- tion to 1%. ? THK NEW YORK INFANT ASYLUM. This institution 1s provided tor under spectat laws from annual taxation by a per capita allowance under a certificate of the Department of Public Charities and Correction, which 16 paid by the Finance Department on mouthly bills, for the support of women and chil- dren reported as its inmates, ‘The law which provides for the distribution of the Excise fund is not applicable to it, and the application should therefore be retused, THE UBBREW BENEVOLENT PULL ASSOCIATION, This society is devoted to a charity which seems wortby of support, and I recommend a appropriation to it of the sum of $1,000. ST SIDE RELIEF ASSOCIATION. An appropfiation was mado to tnts tostitution on September 29 last of $1,875, and again, on December 29, of toe same amount—in all, $3,7) A report bas been received from the officers ot this institution, showing (he application of the 1moncy for the reliel of the poor, as required by the resolutions under which the uppropriatious were made, satisiactory in its char- acter, 1, therefore, recommend uw further appropria- tion to this institution of the sam of $1,500 irom the Exciso fuua. THE ST. JOHN’S GUILD. ‘The following appropriaticns have been made to this Institution for the present winter September 30, 1876 December 12, 1876. January 8, 1877 Total rz These uppropriations were madi vy Estimate anu Apportionment on the condition that re- | ports showing the particulars of the distribution of these funds should be made ut as early a dato as prac- ticable atter the moneys have been expended. A re- port has been made of the expenditures under the last iwo appropriations amounting to $14,973 92, herewith presented. An urgent application has been made tor a further appropriation trom the Excise tund to this focicty to aid the suffering poor, und I recommend that the sum of $5,000 be now appropriated. Ju view of the numerous special charities applying for appropriations trom the excise mon I teel con- Straped tu express some apprehension that the appro- priation of this tund as now provided for by law may. produce injurious effects by encouraglug the formation of benevolent societies relying muinly tor mainteoance on this fund, which cannot be depended upon perma- nently, Very rospectiully, JOHN KELLY, Comptroller. MONEYS DONATED. The following appropriations were then made:— St. John’s Guild..... see + ++$5,000 Hebrew Bencvolent Fuel Association, 1,000 West Side Reiiet Association... Institution of Mercy lor Care of De An opinion of the Corporation Counsel stating that the Board of Apportionment had power to dona moneys trom the Excise tond for the Institution of Mercy was recived, It appears that soventy- four cbuuren were transterred last your trom Ran- dall’s Island to this tustituuon, They hud been pre- viously committed to prison by the Police Justices, Their support Was calculated at $2 per week during the term, for which remuneration is aliowed. In connection with these donations a resolution was passed, on motion ol Comptroller Kelly, directing that Bo part of these moneys isto be used oF applied by yy Of such institutions ay a permanent fund, or for ¢ purpose of erecting or furnishing avy busiding, of for the payment os the salary of any employs or liqui- dation of any debts; but the waole amount allowed to each inaiituiion i to be Used and applied to the pur- poses above stated as provided by law—namely, to gratuitously aid, support and assist the poor, THR WOMEN'S FARR DORMITORY, THE OFFICERS’ SIDE OF THE SsTORY—THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT REFUSES FURTHER AID—-AN INVESTIGATION BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. At a meeting of the Board of Apportionment yester- day communications were received from Messrs, Gecrge H, Stout and Valentine Hammann, President and Secretary of the Women’s Free Dormitory in Thir- teenth street, relative tothe charges made against them in thoir official capacity. It will be recollected that last December the Board of Apportionment ap- propriated $1,000 to this institution, Since that pe- riod certain articles have appeared in some of the papers condemnatory of the dormitory, stating to substance that it wasa swindling concern and that tho money went into the pockets of the officers, An addi- tional appropriation of $5,000 was asked for, but the Comptrolier yesterday reported ogainst any further aid to the institution, and the report was contirmed, HAMMANN’S STATEMENTS, Mr. Valentine Hammann President of the dor, mitory, stutes that he joined Mr. Stout on December 15 in an application for an appropriation from tho exciso moneys, to be used in carrying on the Free Dormitory for Women. They showed by statistics that 5,000 women were compelled nightly to seek either the cold comforts of an overcrowded polices sta- tion, among inebrial and the viiest characters, or ince; the society owes | step to to re- | to state that he was formerly member of a committee | raid body and soul,” Hamman thon goss Sa called “The Fraternals,” which managed a free dor- mitory tor women two years ego and which bas since suspended operations; that a part of the $1,000 received from the city nas becn used in conducting the institu. ton and that the balance is on deposit in asavings bank; He denies that false esentations were made as to the conavotion of Dr. Strangers with the dormitor tory of its organization wi and George IL. Siout, Both iovestiguted the manner of lodging the bumeless poor in the station houses, . © “The cell, allottert ut the police stations were found t¢ averago ten by twenty feet in dimensions. Along the wall, avout two from the floor, was found slightly faclined bare wooden piatiorm. On this the lodgers reclined, side hy side, without mattress, cover- img or pillow, so closely crowded together that an; change of position was an impossibilty.. Dra or sober, white or biack, ragged or not, covered with vermin or cleanly, 16 made nu differ. ence, ,Bide by side they were huddled to- ether, air reeking with offensive odors apd Pibratt id horrid outus. The lato appheants, Gi bad begged saccesstuily during the day anu spont the alms in liquor, crouched themselves in the narrow alley Letween the platform and the wall, Wo did not wonder that during the winter months scores of despairing men and women committed suiciqe rather than submit to the = tion of applying ata police station for lodging. We found that many of thess homojoss wanderers were not proleasional paupers. They would not shirk em- ployment, They were victims of the dislocation of business, and there was found bat one way of relieving them. ‘hey must havo food and shelter or die, It certainly would not be creditable to the city to have thom freeze to death on the streets. lt sugges! that a bill be rated and aent to the Legisiature of this State ap- pointing three commissioners whose duty it would ve to secure su:table buridings in d ferent sections of the city for the sheiter of these homeless wanderers, Th nucteus for such a bill was drafted by Mr, Stout, order to add weight to the mutter it was deemed beat, in view of the distress that was prevalent early in the winter, to re-vstublisn the dormitory. Acting in ac- cordance with a tacit understanding made by the old managers of the charity at the time of 1t8 dissolution, I determined to take the necessary steps toward be- ginning operations.” BECKETARY STOUT’S DEFEXCE, Mr. George H. Stout, Secretary of the institution, states taat he had previously sent In a commanication to ‘of Kly, scuting forth that anonymous letters had een written and ‘damaging statements published ‘In regard to his connection witm tue Free Dormitory. He conclud»s vy saying: ~ “We not only court investiation, but thing now that we ought to demand it ay a matter of right, 10 order that our good naines, held for so many years in this community, may vindicated, We have no fear to the resuit, We are engaged in a good work that should earn praise instead of censure, The moss bitter of the attacks upon us Were made upon ez-parte statements, ana without any eflort on the part of those whu investigated them to ascertain whether they were true or false.”? TUM BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT ACTS, Tho above is tho managers’ side of this controvorsy, but notwithstanding such statcments Comptroller Kelly Las reported against giving any aid to the Wouen’s Free Dormitory. ANH FINANCE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATES. Comptrotler Kelly sont 4 clerk in his otfice, Mr. Sigis- mund Weiss, to investigate the institution, who ree ported as foll»ws:—‘-The building contains three storics, the second :to-y being occupied by Mrs. it and family. Mr. otoat, Jr, 18 the acting secretary of th institution, The rear room of the second as well as the whole of the third story are {urnished with single fron bedsteads and mattresses covered with blankets, The bedsteads have been lent by the Commissoners of Charities and Correction. I have been informed by the gecretary that tho rent is $608 month, In re- gurd to the question as to whut had been done with the $1,000 they hud received from the city somo time ogo, Mr. Stout informed me tbat the greater part o1 tt was am the bank, under the account of Mr. Valentine Ham- mann, the President of the institution; residence, No, $ Charles strect. [have received tho appended siate- ment up to February 1:—Rent, $90; bedding, $172 food, $137 37; repairs (p umbing, painting, carpenter, ga» fittings), $71 68; iucl and light, $35; printing, $31 25; portage and stationery, $18 61; expenses and Cartage, $8 60; petty expenses, $23 40. Total, $557 91. Mr. Weiss next states that the last night’s attendance Ce 20) was twenty. They are provided with joudging, not witn meals, Mrs. Stout, the mother of the acting secretary, acts as matron of the instivation, Un my inquiring how long they intended to ruu tl institution 1 was auswered by the sccretury, ‘until the Ast of May, 10 reopen in the fall,’ ? It 1s understood that Comptroiler Kelly will call upon the officers to retund the $1,000 donated to them, ag under the resolution of the Board ot Apportionment they had no authority to spend the money in such @ mance as is stated in the reports made to Mr. e183. A FIRST WARD POMONA. AN ATPLE WOMAN WHO LEAVES THREE THOU- BAND DOLLARS IN CASH AND OBDERS A THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLAR FUNERAL—ARE THED® MILLIONS IN APPLES? Who has not beard the wondrous stories about old beggar women in Paris and other cities dying and leaving quite handsome fortunes as tho results of their mendicity? Not long ago a woman was discov- ered by some enterprising Paris reporter who, alter soliciting alms all day on the street, would retire tor tho evening to her cosily and prettily furnished apart ments, where she gave quite charming little dinner parties to other equally wealthy members of the men- dicant profession, She was the queen of Paris beg- gars, just as Catherine Deloughery, who died on Wed- nesday afternoon, was the queen of New York apple women, the downtown goddess of irult. A brief notice of her death yesterday revived the memory of these stories of marvellous beggar wealth. “It was stated that her name was Do Lowery, that she was a French woman, and that she had made some $10,000 as the result of along life’s alms gathering. Diligent inves- tigation of the case yesterday showed, however, that the queen of apple venders was not a countrywoman of Mme. do Sevigné, but of immediate Irish origin and that her real name was Deloughery. Her relatives and friends declared themselves also greatly outraged by the statement that she was a beggar, and vohementiy asserted that sho had always made an honest living by bawking apples, BAITING THK WALL STREET BEARS WITH APPLES. ‘While it may seem less extraordinary for an apple woman to accumulate a small fortune than for @ pro- fessional beggar, the circumstances surrounding the strange life of this woman are sufficiently interesting to deserve passing notice. Itappears that Catherine hery came to this country some thirty She was over fitty years old, and for ‘s AZO, Ieenty-tve years she scarcely ever missed a day im the pursuit of ber business, She carrot a little basket always tilled with the freshest and ros:est of apples, and became a regular visitor of the downtown oiticcs. She lived first iu Whitehall street and then in ‘Wushington street apd soon became well known in the First ward, What characterized her perhaps more favorably in contrast with other members of her “‘pro- fession”—if it may be dignified with that title—tban anything else Was a superior neatness in her atti id a desire on the part of the old Irisn woman to render her appearance us attractive as possible, Regularly as clockwork she was at the Larciay street church every morving to hear mass, and, with the same unfailing regularity, she might Le seen a short time after with her neat little basket hawking her apples among her numerous and ever increasing patrons, DEPOSITING IN THREK SAVINGR BANKS. “Are there millions in applest’? The question must be answered in the negative. Catharine Deloughery suyed enough to spend the last fi ol ber Iife in hamble comfort in her room at No, 10 Washington street, living on herearnings of the previous twenty- five years, and to die leaving about $3,000 to ber rel- atives aa.4 $400 for her burial and for the performance of wrequicm mass for the repose of her soul. Reg- ularly every week she trudged to the savings bank to deposit her spare earnings. The old woman evidently did not reposo the most perfect contidence in our savings banks, and thought 1 prudent to divide her deposits between (he Chambers street, Bleecker street nd Bowery savings banks. She made most of her little hoard during tbe flush times of the war, when the Battery was tue rendezvous of the recruits, and then she mado her headquarters thero added tobacco and liquor to her appics sup- ply. The recruits, who were trying to spend thoir bounties as fast as possible, dropped mauy a quarter into the old woman’s apron and told her to keep the change. Vive years ago, at the ago of seventy-six, she retired from active work, and settled down in Mr. Dan U’Conor’s tenement house, in Wash- ington street, to spend the remainder of her days in peacetul seclusion. She had brought up a family of tour children in what muy be considered, for yp in her station in lite, superior comfort One of her Grandsons said yesterday, ‘Her son in San Francisco is a prospector.”’ When asked for the meaning of the mysterious term “prgspecior,” be said, ‘Ho's look- ing out for them Big Bonanza mines,” and he added that one of her daughters in San Francisco had mar- ried a well-to-do slipbuilder, Last year the ola woman of eighty, feeling that ber lust days were close at hand, sent for her son in Sun Francisco, paid hie expenses both ways, and presented him with $800, @ giit which she suvsequently increased to $1,000, SUK MEANS TO HK WANDSOMELY BURIB On Wednesday atteruoon the old woman was found dead on the steps of No. 39 Quincy slip, where she bud apparently fallen asleep, Tho police say that sho wae not only an apple vender but alxo a persistent beggar; but this, az before stated, is emphatically denied by her friends and relatives, Her body was conveyed to an undertaker’s establishment in Greenwich street, and she will be buried this morning from the Barclay street church, whence her remains will be removed-ta Calvary Cemeter, Betore her death she expressed « ‘Wish that she be disomely buried,’ and her bedy reposes in a fine rosewood casket lined with satin aod with silverplated mountings, Tho following will was found in her room :— In the name of God, amen, 1, (uth nthe name of (od, amen, 1, Vath the city of New York, being of Pier ea te int aud cousidering the uncertainty of this lite, do therefore make, ordain, publish and declate this to be my last will Ana testament; that is to say :—First, atter all my lawful dobts are paid ant discharged, I give and bequeath unto on in inw, husband of my daughter sum of $899 in cash: to my granddaughter OJ in cash; to my son George, who is now Tee walk the streets in despair, with temptations at every Oe ee eT eeee ee eae ae Or Les em ea a ee Tee ee Danae mA LED Oy PNY am iae” nen enn Eee en (OONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE] —