The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1877, Page 6

| LIFE AT VINELAND. Landis and His Wife Before the Supreme Court. DOMESTIC TROUBLES AND FIGHTS. Mrs, Landis Telis a Story of Wrongs and Cruelty, Truntox, Feb. 17, 1877, Yesterday in this city, before Judge Alfred Reed, of the Supreme Court, argument was beard tn the case of Clara Meade Landis vs. Charles K. Landis, being an ap- lication for the custody of the plaintif’s children, who are now and bave been in the custody of the father, Charles K. Landis, frora whom the plaintiff is | Tee ine Second or third attempt that has been by Mra. Landis to accomplish the object. he parties were married at Staten Island on the ‘14th of October, 1868, Mrs, Landis is sixteen years younger than her husband, and at the time of her mar- Tiage she was nineteen yeare of age Mrs. Landis, in her petition to the Court, says:— Up to 1872 our marriage was comparatively happy. Ip that year my husband betrayed at times Most unreasonable jealousy in respect to mo, and treated me with unkindness and abuse. He said to me, substantially, at one time, You are unfit to be any man’s wife, and I have no respect for you. You and all your family are a mercenary set and unscru- pulous; and you have been injuring my interests and Tunning after men.” The interview in which these insults were given to me was _ protracted, nd much. more was said by him = tn- sulting and abusive to me—all tounded evidently on the insinuations of others, and not baving the Joast ground or foundution in fact, It was the begin- ning of the serious trouble which has occurred be- | tween me und the respondent, 1 endeavored then, aud at ali subsequent occasions, to appease bis unjust and acrimonious feeling toward we, and with partial success, But the respondent is a man of most unrea- wonably jealous temper; moody, morbid, self-willed and tyrannical, never thinking himself in the wrong, or at loast, never willing to acknowledge it; and difll- culties occurred, from time to time, uptil at last he became entirely estranged from me. VIOLENT LANGUAGE, In February, 1873, the respondent, on an occasion trifling in the extreme, became exceedingly violent aud abusive to me, and that, in the presence of a visitor, callmg me a damned mercanary b—-~ and using othor violent and insulting language. [ was then encienle; nevertheless he so fur forgot bimself as to seize me by the shoulders, push me to the door and tell me to get out of the house andliave my child in the street tor what he cared; to communicate with my brother, and that he should procure his attorney to | make arrangements for a separation between us, This was within @ month of my confinement with the youngest child, whose cuswdy | now seek, During this sickness 1 took cold, and was very ill with pneumonia, which rendered it necessary to pro- ture a wet nurse for my child. 4 SISTER-IN-LAW, Ip the summer of 1873, owing to my il health, I | Spent some time In the same boarding house and with the family of my sister, Mrs. Sands, and thus renewed an acquaintance whicb I had from childhood with a lad, then seventeen yeurs old, the brother of my sis- ter’s husband, The respondent chose to be jealous of this boy, and without the least reason in my conduct charged me, in the most abusive and even indecent way, of impropriety with bim and with a design to make him my paramour. ‘The violence of the respondent was exhibited later, not only to me, but aiso Lo others in the iamily, an to our eldest gue boy, whom, on several occasions, he beut so severely that the child was injured by it for days. During the year 1878 this violence was displayed toward tne, the children and others, and his jeatousy | as to the young iad, Sands, wus expressed by him to me, uot only in words, but in writing during my ab- gence from home. LANDIS SLAPPED IN THE PAC In the early part of 1874, at Poiladeiptia, a difficulty happened between the respondent and myself, because of his beating the litte boy Charles. Heuring the chila cry | rushed to iis nid, and forgetting myseif in | my indignation, when | found him severely whipping the boy, 1 slapped him in the face; the respondent thereupon seized me violently by the throat, choked me, and in great anger aud with abusive language #wore he would kill me if I ever offered tim another blow. I wasihen enceinfe since the preceding Jai uary, aud the effect of this conduct was to produce | severe Hines for nearly two weeks. Such instances as these, which, though not always attouded with violence, were uumerous, tended to con- Vince us that without adequate cause [ hud lost mv | influence over my husbana and wy position as the wie of his love, aod that he bad ¢: b the confidence | and regard due me to others. 1 was, besides, during the whole of my tmurried life, either in a state of preg- | ancy or nursing children, having had, including one miscarriage, four births th six years, while I ain now | expecting to be contined again. {nad not been expensive in my habits. Both my of my clildren, owing to bis | , Were of Lhe Most Inexpensive In Mareh, 1874, by directions of the respon- nature. dent, I purchused some dresses for myself and my children, the bills for which were not presented wil after his departure tor Kuropo, and these formed a large part of the expenses to which he atterward took Violent nmbrage, LANDIS IN RUROPE. When ue started for Europe | was convalescing trom ines occasioned by miscarriage, und I acquiesced in his going aloue—he saying he could not afford to take NEW sign the paper. He sent for his clerk and bad a docu- ment drawn , by which i was to have the youngest child; to be allowed §100 per month, and in consid tion of this @ up my right to what belonged to me by my marriage settlement This last L did not understand at the time, The document | waa duly signed, sealed and delivered. The next day was Sunday, On Monday morning | lett Vineland witb grief which I cannot express, but was itopelled vo hope that tt was an escape irom misery. | con- sultea with my counsel, Mr. H, B. Brews! and showed him the articles of separation. He told me [ had signed away my own and my children’s right vo my property. 1 returned to Vineland tw ask my husband if this was true. Ho sald it was. | asked | him how be could treat me so cruclly, He took a pen and wrote on the bottom of the page:—“This does not , altect the jointure property, but ly the tncome.’’ | She then says:—Alone and without money, but the re- | mana ofa smallsum be had given me; enceinte and for the loss of my eldest boy, | again retyrned i id to find, however, that bis ynduct and | bis words had spread throughout the that [ was ingane and that my insanity was the theme of general Village gossip. On occasions of altercations which arose he would ring the bell for the servants and bid them hold me asa dangerous lunatic. Tho (rst ime he dia this he bad seized a totter which T | had veen reading. [tried to wrest it from him, be | bell, saying I had attacked him. TUR BHOOTING OF CARRUTH. | Sbe then relates the story of the shooting of Carruth on the 19th of March, 5. “l rushed to ” she says, * to my husband, 1n God’s name, have you done?’ He put his ‘What arms around me, I consoled him as best 1 could and went with bim to jail’ ‘The petition is very lengthy, but the foregoing ex: tracts give the pith of the causes which led to the sep- aration, There are over 500 pages of testimony. THE ANSWER OF LANDIS. The answer of Mr. Landis denies that be and his wife are living ina of separation; that there has becn no separation since our marriage except such as ulted {rom occasional visits and absences by us re- epeetively from our home ut Vineland, ana one pare tcularly referred to und agreed upon by « paper write ing bearing date the 20th of January, 1875, and the present absence of the said petitieuer, the particulars of which are stated, und which 1 deny is the sepura ion intended or contem; by the statute of 1860, and which ts sought to give jurtsdiction to Your Honor in a case like this, Lygeny ber rightto live in astute of separation, or that “by ‘her deterini- bation she can create such relationship vetween us, and thus by deserting her howe, her husband and her children establish a legal’ claim or rigut to take the chiidren from their bome or the cus- tody of their father, 1 deny the allegation of cruelty made 1 the said petition, I cannot here more spe- cifically deny it, a8 no specific charge has been or is made, but I do affirm that there 1s no foundation whatever forsuch a charge, I declare that the said Clara Meade Landis is of such character and habits as to render her an improper guardian tor said children.” He then accuses her of Laving neglected the children during hi ence in Europe aad at several otner umes, ‘She threatened at one time to set the house on fire, to poison me and the ebildren—to shoot me.” ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL. Messrs, Courtlandt Parker and Samuel H. Grey ap- are forthe piaintitt and ex-Chaucellor Wijliamson, ‘essra. B, F. Brewster, of Philadelphia, and J, H, Nixon jor the defendant, Mr. 8. H, Grey opened the case for Mrs. Landis by reviowing the testimony, which was very voluminous, in an able manner. Mr. Brewster next spoke, saying that the proceed- ings were ander a statate of the State which provided that, in case of a divorce or separation, children unger the age of seven years could be committed to the care of the mother, ii sue be a proper person, He im- | sisted that the word “proper” meant suitable. |The old taw, he suid, gave the custody of | the children to the father, but that had been | changed, so that the mother, i! she was | w suitable person, should have the children until thoy | were of the age of seven years, He said that His | Honor way acommon law Judge, and was limited to | the provisions of the act of 1860, The revision of 1874 provided that all laws not incorporated therein were, repealed, aud that under the revision the disposition ot | the children was left with tne Chancellor. In this case there js not the condition of separation that the jaw contemplates, and the incongruity 1s suflicient to show that the statute of 1860 ia incon- sistent with that of 1874, and the authority of the act of 1860 cannot be exercise. An affirmative statute implies a negative. Iu this case Unis lady asks the custody of her children, and the question was, Is she a proper person to. have such care? Suspicions exist | which wil be testified to and decided before unother | tribunal, And an existing suspicion 18 suffiviont ground of retusal to grant her request, for the order should only be for the interest and wellure of the children, The law does not con- template anything that will break up the marital re- jation, The lady left her husband when the‘life of Her husband was in danger, from vindicating her own bonor, Is she a proper person, then, aud what con- sideration bus she at the hands of the Court? She wants the children, sue says, because she loves them, yet she wanted to goto Europe aud leave them. She beglected them at Cape May. He referred to her carry- ing a pistol and other charges, saying that they inust be considered in the decision, Ex-Chanccllor Willismson made an able argument for the defendant, suggesting that the foliowing ques- tions of law be submitted to the Supreme Court:— That the prosecutrix not being in the State the Court has not jurisdiction, 2 As to jurisdiction; 1 must appear that the statute of 1860 has not been repealed, & Is the act of 1560 repugnant to that of 1874 Hon, Courtlandt Parker concluded the argument, expressing satisfaction that the tedious controversy was noarly ended, All the questions were settled ex- cept one—that she bad broken the law in leaving Charles K. Landis, and was theretore beyond the pale of the statute. He recited the facts of the case, and claimed that she was a suitable person and a resident ol New Jersey, because ber legal settioment was within the State, although she had # temporary domicile out of it. The habit and character of the mother and not the wealth of the father were to be considered, Here was wothing but an allegation of cruciy on one side and wantonness on the other, yet the gentleman trom Pennsylvagia wants it understood that she has not been unfaltaful to her marital vows, but says 1 bave covered her with suspicion and theretore she is not a suitable person, The law calls for proof, and you | must prove she is vile belore you can deprive her of | the children that God gave her. He argued that the Jaw claimed she nud «right to ber children afd that sho, Was a proper person to have charge of’ them. Judge Reed took the papers and reserved decision, MOLLY MAGUIRE MURDER TRIAL. THE BLOOD OF ALEXANDER REA CRYING FOR VENGEANCE--APPEARANCE OF THE PRIS- ONERS—-TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE— PROVING AN ALIBI, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Buoomsuvna, Pa., Heb. 17, 1877. Another peaceful Saturday night has settled down me—thinking 1 wot)d bave rest und peace. When the respondent went abroad ne expected to be | gone but about three mouths, and the arrangement | was that I, with the children and his mother and sis- | ter, should go to Cape May for the summer, He sailed | on the 7th of April, 18 ud Was io return by the Ist | of August, | While [ acquiesced in this arrangement it did not | meet my wishes or my judgment. | bad bad trouble with Mrs. and Miss Landis, tue mother aud sister of the respondent, betore. 1 feared @ renewal of it, We were not congenial to each otuer. Retlection, after respondent went away, sauistied me thatthe piace had Detter be abandoned, and so Lt wrote sister of the respondent a kind letter, that 1 had changed my mind May and should remain at Vineland, She wrote her brother res: ing this, But in the month of May | received two letiers, euch referring to | this matter, the contents of waich were exceedingly | unkiud. They were especially painful, because the letters written by him to me betore that—one by the | Pilot, another on the Voyage, a third trom Queens- town, a fourth trom Liverpool and a fifth from Lon- don—were full of fondness aud affection, These I have reserved, The two in May, of which I have spoken, | destroyed tmmediutely alter their receipt. 1 could not bear to keep then | THK CORRRSPON DENCE, On the 30th ot May he wrote me another letter in Which be acknowledged a short note from me of May | 12, and reproached me for my silence. He siys:-—"Do | you not think ita long time, from the v3d of April to the lth of May, to write me or give me any in- formation about the euildren? * * * What Is tue use of calling me darling, or teiing me how you miss me, when | see that i: is irksome tor | you to Write? Common civility bears more (ruit than the ardent love you profess’? Avout the 23d of M Jeter came trom the respondent, through the Office, adaressea to Kilen Norton, 1t reads thas:— 10, 1 ar that say: about’ going Loxvon, Ma Miss Exiex Nowton:—I have be the child Vineiaud 4, doubt due to some v1 your own K Tam away you will do the ver and God will a ie when 1 arn idle pratile i less so than most clitldren, 4 we by the tine L return. Help Mrs. Landis ali you can, and il at any time you should have dott children om your hands do not lose patience. Bo » that the children get their food a dar timex, wud it of t jes is at they chat te Ch ¢ that bis underciothing uded and that the amon wear is vot changed. tis pecessury spank to Mrs, Li hot get the articles immediately, within fepurt, go tu Leavitt aud get then yourself. There wm be no delay about such matters, 1 do not wish the ¢hildren to go to Washington unger aay cirou Stances, os it will endanger their lives. This I Mrs. Lanuis. ts. Landis. all | Help 1a ulties you w Your eupl yer and tr CHARLES k. LANDIS, A SECRET ENEMY. | Mrs. Landis say: ind a friend in me, no me r nto, Kiss the children fur me, fu insult to mysell, 1 made et enemy was the respor r And I wrow her under ua up | ents | Landis. te of orget,”’ { said, “that I have ined to be | your ‘fiend, au! that, like Brutus, you Lave | Nabbed me Let there ve ho semblance of ‘Tiendsbip between us, 1 prefer wn open euemy to a weeret joe.” Further on in the petition, alter reciting &e,, made by Mr, | About the mid- , Violen Landis si Swtperous acts of abu: Lanes apoo ver, Mr Me of January be tw Bz thet | shocid write bim a place me io Kirkoride’s \avatic ARTICLES OF About the middie of January he proposed and stated be ia Sei6 bute that i would accede to bis suggestion and letter ask) him to | & sister's statement, Achiand, drinking along with a uumber of | friends. Patrick Faney, of Big Mine kun, also swore to meeting Hester in Ashland late on the might p: | ceeding (he murder, and that he was asleep im a chair j at Captain MeLanghlin's saloon as inte as cleven | o'clock. This witness was subjected to a searching | 1 coula not but cousider the | next Wednesday as the defence will calla large number | mission last Sunday eveuing w stranger prosent was ted te by delioerately propos. | on to Make owt afticles of separation, I | on this quiet country town, and the Court House, which has been the theatre of the stirring scenes in which three men are interested for life or death, it oace more silent in anticipation of the solen bath, It has been au exciting week. The details of the murder of Alexander Rea have been again and again recalled, and the old story of man’s inhumanity to man demonstrated by many a cold-blooded tale of treachery. Toe climax of the great Molly Maguire drama is evidently drawing near, As it approaches the | public interest in the proceedings grows greater, and the efforts of the counsel on both sides of this great criminai trial seem to be redoybled, «0 that they are fignung the strategy which they can command. ‘The prisoners look very inuch fatigued from the feree ordeal trough which they bave been passing, Hester seems jaded ani ill at ease. threw me upon the floor with violence, and rang the | e inch by inch with ali the ability and | The stock of good humor that was his | YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1877—QUADRUPLE SHEET. THE RIVAL CABLES. THE LATEST PHASES OF THE WAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN—G. VON CHAURAN, O¥ THE DIRECT CABLE COMPANY, ANSWERS SIR JAMES ANDERSON, OF THE ANGLO- AMERICAN COMPANY, . Loxvox, Feb, 17, 1877. ‘The toliowing appears in the London J¥mes of tl marine telegrapby :— No, 66 OLp Boxy Sruext, Loxpox, E. C, Feb, ia ite. | Sin—In the Times of the 13th inst, you darrow the Question at issue between the rival Atiansic cables to two or three definite points—viz, the enormousiy high sarils of the Augio-Americau Com; talpod by practical monopolists, with the capital ot £7,000,000, much of which stands for no real ous- lay. and upon which they seek to pay a good dividend, whereas a rival, with @ bulf or fifth of the capital, can make oroflt ut lower rates, With your permission | believe | can give a reply to these points wnich will remove their apparent importance. The £7,000,000 represents tne nomtbal cost of amalgamating the pros, going compantes—the Anglo-American, French Atiantic aud Newloundiand. It represents desides the capital of the fires Atlantic cable laid in 1858, which frst estab. lisbed the important fact that distans parts of the world could be united by submarine cables across the browdest ocean; but this capital is worth to-day in tho market avout balf noimoal value, and for my argu- ment I will take the amount—namely, £3,500,000, although the Ove cables aud their connections, which constitute the assets of the Anglo Company, could not under any conditions be created for that sum. The value of the rival cable 1 will not venture to assess at jess than £1,300,000, the nominal value which is, however, about £100 per mile more than any of tue Anglo cables. The total capital of the two com- panics would under this assumed estimate de £4,900,000. The gross revenue of the two companies at present 18 £6,290,000, The minimum regerve for both Companies should be £125,000, and the working ex- penses are £100,000, leaving £354,000 for dividends, or £7 8s. per cent to be divided between cables, assuming the present turit! to be maintained. As I don’t know | know any msurmountable diliculty to prevent the repair of ull these cables, I ‘take ot the cavies iid ag certain to be at work from time to time, and ! have cailed attention to the fact that, from tffe 4th to the 7th of May, 1876, evon ‘with six cables, America was three days without any telegraphic communication with Europe, This certainly establishes the fuct that a reserve carrying power is | essential, aud that the present reserve is not exces. | fighting, extra repairs and rebates would, of }* course, reduce (his dividend of £7 $8 per cent, Docs this pot dispose of the point that the enormously high ‘ tariff ts at the root of the present opposition to the larger company? Can any umountol lighting make a good thing out of a proportion of £7 88. per cent upon the capical 1 have assumed? And 18 it possible, should ihe Angio lower its tariff, that any rival will geo more tuan its proportion? ‘Assuming the tariff 10 be one shilling per word, neither compuny will: get any dividend worth the name, even if the fight were to continue until traffic developed so usto fll all the cavles, in which case more capital must be expended, or the telegrams would ve seriously delayed und there would be no reserve for temporary break- ages, It should be remembered that the capucity of a cable is limited, and should a number of tho vablos break, ag they huve dope and will do from time to time, then the service will be tadly done, the meagro revenue may hardly suflice for repairs and working expenses and the total absence of dividena will bot encourage the taying of more cables. I venture to think that these considerations dispose of the assumed value of the monopoly and the monstrously high tari!, It is just possivio by economy of working expenses und triendly ailanco that both companies can make a fair dividend at the present tarif!; but unless the maintenance bo less costly with both companies than it bas hitherto been even the moderate dividend I nave named 18 uncertain, No fight. between the companies can be of any dura. tion, und it cannot be of any public beneft that these companies should be ruined. Belore long they will in- evitubly combine and charge uny tarilf they please, unless government tnterieres, and I tink 1 can now ghow that this is not the clumsy expedient it seems at first sight. All the experience of Europe, including this country, bas proved the contrary to ve the case. Govern- ments every where on thig side of the Altantic own the iniand telegraphs, and by this expedient have given cheap and ellicient telegraphic service to the world, ‘These admipistrations every three yours appoint aele- yates to discuss the tariff, not only in the interest of each government but of the general international pub. lic, and they listen attentively to all demands of rival companies, and seek, where practicable, to find a basis upou which all can’ live. Our government is an ad- herent to the European convention. Let it exercise the power it possesses, and, atter hearing every side, say what shall be the tariff’ which cables connecting this country with any other. should cliarge. ‘the public will thus be protected, a ueedicss and ruinous avoided, and the security and Maintenance of submariae cables obtuned. If this obvious and simplo method is not udopted, there aro two other plans by which a minimum tariff can adopted consistently with the maimienance of this class of property, and these are either government purchase or a qualified monopoly upon condition of w given turitt, Tam, sir, your obedient servant, JAMES ANDERSON, ‘MR, ANDERSON ANSWERED. The subjoined is @ reply to Sir James Anderson's letter in the J'umes :— Tuk Dinxer Usirep States Cantx Co., Lusrep, PaLMeéRsTOn BUILDINGS, OLV BRoap Street, Loxvox, Feb, 14, 1877. To THE EDITOR OF THE TiMES: . Lobserve in the Zimes of to-day a letter, signed by Sir James Anderson, referring to the question of At- Jantic Kelegranhy, As you have yoursell already deal, with that part of the question which affects public in- terests f only beg that you will uliow me to correct some errors into which Sir James bus uv doubt tnad- vertently falien. It appears from his letver that bi beheves that from the 4th tothe 7th of May, 1876, America was. without any telegraphic communication with Europe, As regards his company (the Anglo- American) the statement is so fur correct, that com- munication over its lines was enurely’ interrupted trom the 4th to the 7th and from the 8th to the 9th of May; bat as regards our company its cables trans- mitted on thoge days on an average 10,000 words duily. ‘Lhe whole of the telegraphic traffic between the two con- tinents Was curried by our company, and commuication connot, therefore, be said to have’ boen interrupted, Sir Jumes infers trom the capital of our company that the cost of 118 cables 1s avout £100 per mile higher than thut of any one of the Anglo-American cables; consid- thut the capital of the French Company, now ed into the Anglo-American, was £1,200,000 as compured with £1,800,000 (being our company’s cap- itul); that its cables are %,833 miles in length, and that those of my company ure 2,980 miles in length, the apparent diilerence reduces itself to avous £76 per mile, 1 um inclined, nowever, to think that our cubie, Which has not only heavier and longer shore enus and intermediate types, but 18 also much heavier and stronger throughout, and whieh, according to the published tests of Sir William Thom- sop, Is electrically pertect, i, although apparently more expensive us to urst vutlay, in reality consid- crubly cheaper than the French cable, which was acknowledged iu November, 1869, by its chairman, Viscount Monck, to have a fault. In spite ot his lengthy connection with telegraphic enterprise, Sir James sects still to be unger the misapprehension | that the value of an Atlantic cable is to be measured by the yard, and not by its quality, Sir Jumes states that ‘beiore jong the Anglo-American and our com- pany will inevitably combine and charge what tariff | they ptease, These prophetic words we have heard uttered from time to ume since the formation of | our company, and I believe their fulfiment 1s as | far distant now as it was in 1873. should they, | however, become true the public would certainly uot appreciably vufler, as a new competition would atthe opening has evidentiy abandoned him, and his eye wanders turtively from the witnesses to the bench and lipgers there as if he would read his fate in tho | frank, honest face of the white haired Judge, whose prompt decisions on every knotty point have ‘thus tar been given with remarkable readiness and supported by ample authorit be set on foot ut once, makers of telegraph cables would probably be the gainers, and the only sufferers would be the shareholders of the two now existing Atluntic cable companies, Sir James hints at a reduc- tion of rates to one shilling per word, to be brought | about, L presume, by the Anglo-American Telegraph Company, a8 our company has at preseat no intention its race below the fair amount of THY CHIRP INTEREST 1N WESTER, 0 i Itisa matter generally commented upon by those | three shiilings per word, In the Times of the 1Oth in attendance that the prisoners McHuzh and Tully | st you say on this subject, in connection with the are entirely lost sight of by the counsel for the de- fence, and that their sole efforts are concentrated on behalt ot Patrick Hester. «This is nccounted tor by the jact that Hester is charged with originating the plot, it od that bis fate will determine tuat of $ fellow prisoners fr r ThE YOR A WITNESS, u tT the Bum” jormed the ony Of & ost of Wite | Hed this morning A | ulin swore that be under oath, Peter Luby and | several other witnesses alfirined that Kelly's general character wus of the worst kd. Jobu Cannon swore | that Kelly once asked bir It he would take a false oath | witness would oo believe K to save a tuan trom bemg hanged, and upon the wit | hess answering “Would swear any dainn thing to clear a man,? and a | nuinber of others swore to similar statements SWEARING POR A PATHER’S LI Helen Hester, daughter of the prominent prisoner, | eos a modest, agreeable girl, and appeared to | #3 stand with ‘fear and trembling, at her father wag ut home on tne Friday betore Rea was murdered, and detailed his movements. Another daughter of the prisoner corroborated ber PROVING AN ALI Luke Richardson was cailed to prove that late on the | evening of the 16th of October, 1805, the might when tt said tbe roobery and mar were planned, Hester | Cross-examination, but so far lis story remains un shaken, it is probable the trial will not be dnished before witnesses, AND NOW, During the dedication services in Jerry MeAuley's | seen Weeping, When the meeting closed he told Jerry th week, Yesterday afternoon, when Jerry was absent, | the stranger called aud left the $900 accoraing to bis | promise. Jerry told bis congregation last night that | uf any man had joaned bim g#u0 ten years ago he | would pave tken the first train for Jersey, The | ment entertains at present any idea of so doing. | only party which has, up to this date, attempted to tn- (he would send hin $900 sume time during the + eting of the Anglo-American Telegraph Company, is worth calling attention to the distinct threat, uttered by the chaitmun against the Direct Cable Com: pany, that he and bis board were determined to ins tute what be called an internecine = war ull the weaker went to the wall’? Should | the attempt now being made by = the Globe Trust party tu destroy the Direct Cable Company fail, a prolonged one shilling tariff would certainiy send the weaker to the wall, wad [ luave ito Sir James to estimate whether the company which bas £7,000,000 of capital and takes rather les# than seventy per cent of the traffic, or the one woich hus £1,300,000 of eapi- and takes rather more than thirty per centot tne trafic, i8 now tbe weaker one, I will not enter into the quesuon whether or pot it would be advisable that he Would not Kelly said he, Kelly, | government stould fix tue tarif to be charged by At jantic cavie companies, as I aim not aware that govern The teriere with the right of the two cuble companies to arrange their busiucsses as they see fit In the mterests | of their shareholders, hay been a power indnively tus ferior to that of the government, namely :—The Globe Telegraph and Trust Company, limited. Tam, sir, your obedient servant. G. VON CHAUVIN, Managing Director. aD. 1WO BROTHEKS DRO {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Castos, Mass., Feb, 17, 1877. ‘Two sons of ohn Thorpe, named Herbert and Willie, aged about seven and ton years respectively, while crossing Forge Pond, at Canton, aiter school was out to-day, broke through the tce and sank in water about seven Jeet deep, ‘The alarm was given by some of their schoolmates, ‘and several men responded, Boards and a ladder were spread on the thin ice sure rounding the hole, and Peter Finn plunged into the water, and by using’an iron hook and being assisted by other succveded im raising the bodies. A physician was called, but lite wasextuinct, It is thought they were in the water about fifteen minutes, FIRE IN TOLEDO. “Toruvo, Obio, Feb. 17, 187% A fire broke out this afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce building, origmating In the Mansard roof) ‘The dauage by tive 1s slight, but a large portion of the building was deiuged with wuter, causing damage to money ts safely lodged with Fisk & Hate, bankers, | No. 5 Nassau street. the contents of various oltices, &¢, aud ty the building, | estimated at ubout $12,600, the whoie | | THE STATE CAPITAL. BIGHTS OF POLICY HOLDERS AND D' INSURANCE COMPANIES DISCUSSED IN THE ASSEMBLY—BROOKLYN RESERVOIR IMPROVE- MENT ORDERED TO A THIRD BEADING. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. } Aupasy, Feb, 17, 1877. The Assembly alone was in scasion to-day. The 24th inst, Lt deals further with the position of sub- | Senate, through a wilful misconception, adjourned over yesterdsy until Monday night, Both houses should have hada meeting and a full attendance of members, because it was universally understood that the reason of holding over till to-day was to forestall the recess of next week and make up for the loss of time imourred by the recess, INSURANCE TROUULES TO BE PROBED. Purdy’s imsurance resolution, culling fora special committee to investigate the tnsurance companies, and upon which he made a specch yesterday, was the order for this morning, but, on motion of Mr, Husted, was postponed until Monday evening, when all the inter- ests pro and con may be expected to put in an appeur- ance. Purdy is congratulated on his speech pitching into the system by which rotten insurance companies are possible, This insurance subject threatens to be- come the leading feature of the session, and if there ever was a case of diamond cut diamond it is here be- tween the interests that clamor for investigation and those that seek to stifle it, Both interests are con- cted vy # sharp set, and it would seem the best ad vice the policy holders should have would be **Hands off” for a while, BILLS INTRODUCED. Only a few bills were introducea into the Assembly, the principal ones being Chris, Flaeck'’s for the pro- tection of life, and having in view the case of Joe Coburn, providing fora more severe punishment tor those who carry daugerous Weapons and whose charac- ters are already smirched by the courts. Mr. Marvin, of Brooklyn, offered solution that is tostirupthe New York Cen! iroad Company je, by requiring :t to reporta statement t ts paid by the company during the years 1875 and 1876. PROTKCTION OF LIFK POLICY HOLDERS. Mr. Ecciesine introduced a bill providing that no | policy of insurance on the life of au individual, now in existence or hereafter effected, shall become fortetted by reason of non-payment of premiums so loug as there shall be to the credit of the assured ap amount of unpaid dividends equal té the amount of premium then due on the policy, A few members of the Legislature have stayed over, among them one or two members of the Committee on Cities, who are supposed to be engaged preparing for the great task of framing 4 bill that ig to make New York happy and prosperous, BROOKLYN WATER WORKS IMPROVEMENT, The biil providing tor the enlargement of the Ridge. wood reservoir, at an expense not to exceed $200, 000, was discussed in the Committee of the Whole in the Assembly. The bill provides that the work shall be done by day’s labor, and this gave rise to discussion. Mr. Stevens (republican) moved to amend so as to pro- vide that the work should be done by contract. Mr. Bradley, the mover of the bill, strongly opposed the contract system, My, Ecclesine also condemned this system eaid that th borers in his district were working at eighty cents a day, and he protested against it in Do measurod terms. Mr. Mitc! ell, of New York, followed dir. Ecciesine, He suid he was a member of the Committee on Cities, and that they had reported the bill in ‘ts present shape after hearing Mayor Scrocder, of Brouklyn, who had rec- ommended that this work bo done by day’s work in his message to the Common Council of that city. Mr. Mitchell nuvocated the bill in its present torm as ou reliel to the unemployed workingmen, and sept to the Clerk’s desk an article taken from the New York Heraup of December last, showing that there were 45,000 skilled id unskilled luvorers unemployed in New York alone. Mr. Alvord unsuc- cesstully attempted to prevent the reading, and was supported by the republicaus. Mr. Ecclesine attempted to reply to Mr. Alvord, but was prevented from doing 80 by Alvord’s moving to progress the bill, which cut of debate, The bill was finally amonded go us to allow the Common Council of Brooklyn to decide how the work should be aone, and orderee to a third reading. THE STRIKING ENGINEERS. NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION—REPRESENTA- TIVE ENGINEERS BEFORE THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS—-LIKELIHOOD OF A LAW MAKING THE ABANDONMENT OF A TRAIN A MISDEMEANOR, A (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. {| Boston, Feb. 17, 1877. The Boston and Maine Roilroad Company and their striking engineers are alike irm and unyielding in the positions which they have taken. While the road is doing tolerably well with what new men they can obtain the strikery are doing what they can to in. terrupt operations by buying off the new comers as fast as they appear. This seems to be policy of war now, and it is likelyzto continue indefinitely, if the railroad managers and strikers are to be believed, ‘The hearing before the Railroad Commissioners was concluded this evening, Among the parties heard were the committee of engineers who waited upon the oflicers of the road, and Arthor, Grand Chief of the Brothorhood,:but their statements were nearly the previously elicited in interviews with tho Henato’s correspondent. The probable result of the investigation will be the passage of a law making it a crimiuul offence for an engiweer to abandon a train pending its transit trom one end of a route to wnother, COTTON FACTORY STRIKE. THE OPERATIVES OF THE WAMSUTTA MILLS QUIT WORK UNTIL THEIR DEMANDS ARE COMPLIED WITH. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] New Bepvorv, Mass., Feb, 17, 1877. At noon to-day the operatives in the Wamsuita Mills, at this place, suspended work, in accordance witha resolution adopted at their mass meeting held last night’ They do not propose to return to their work until their demands are fully complied with by restore aten per cent reduction ou the Ist of March, are determined to adhere to their original decision, and their mills, five in number, employing about 2,500 hands, will be closed on Monday, ‘The operatives were informed that unless they with- drew their two weeks’ notice of intention to strike the mills would close, hence they decided to strike. The operatives will meet on the Common at six o’clock on erable speculation as to the provable result of their mecting at this carly hour, COAL MINES. WORK IN THE PROBABLE SPEEDY RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS BY THE LEHIGH AND WILKESBARRE COM- PANY. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Witksnarne, Pa, Feb. 17, 1877. It was semi-ofllcially announced to-day that work in the mines of the Lehigh and Wilkesvarre Coal Company wiil be resumed on Monday, and that the wages due to the omployés of the company will be paid next week. It ig expected that the money due the miners for their work {n December will be paid on Tuesday, and that for January on Thursday. Alter that it ts believed the employés will receive their pay regularly, some say every Saturday night, Oi course, while 1m the bands of the receiver, the company will not be responsible for any debts contractea at the company stores, and Will pay no debts, all money earned by the miners go- ing directly to them, This will have the effect of increasing business among the local inerchunts in this city, who are please with the aspect of things in this respect. The company stores have Lay ubeat 4 com- elled the miners to trade with them, and at the same P tine pay enormous profits on their purchases. While the business i in the hands of the re: tly to Ul ver the order of things will be changed, gr our regular city merchants, WHISKEY RING PARDONS. JOYCE ALONE LANGUISHING IN JAIL—WHY HE Ig NOT SUCCORED BY EXLEUTIVE CLEMENCY. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) St, Lours, Mo., Feb. 17, 1877. It is well known that Colonel John A. Joyce is now the only Whiskey Ring convict who has not been par, doned by the President, and he still languishes in the Missouri Penitentiary. He has been expecting the arrival of his pardon from Washington for the past three weeks, but isnow a litte despondent. Ex-Gov- ernor Fletcher has been very active in Joyce’s tater. est und says he has reason to believe the pardon w signed some time ago, but bas been withheld tor re sons unknown to him, A DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISMISSRD. About two weeks ago Fletcher weat to Jefferson City and procured the written recommendation of United States District Attorney Botsford for Joyce's pardon. ‘The papers were trausinitted to Washington fortuwith and never heard of again; pointed. There are two rumors concerning the reason why the President dismissed Botstord. was because he recommended Joyce's pardon; while the ovher 1s that he was kicked out becanse of certain recent efforts he had made before the Grand Jury to have certain prominent citizens in Western Missouri indicted, PLEDGES TO JOYCR'S WIFE, Mrs, Joyce is with ber husvand and says that, under the promises and pledges made to her ia Washington, the dolay im forwarding his pardon ty unaecountavie, SMALLPOX. Winsrpra, Manitoba, Feb. 17, 1877. Smallpox is now stamped out at Ginill, Th but few cases elsewhere in the province of Keowat: the corporation, who having a few days since voted to | Monaay morning for consuitation, and there is consia- | but within a week Bots- | ford’s dismiseal arrived and bis successor was ap. | One is that it | APTER THE TRAGEDY, New Developments in the Byan- Oschwald Case. SUICIDE, BUT NOT MURDER. Both Men Reiterate Their Claims of Innocence. | THE FUNERALS AND INQUEST Prior to the terrible scenes attending the suicide of Ryan and the execution of Oschwald in the Newark Jailon Thursday, during the time the wretched pair were undergoing trial and awaiting the culminating act under the jail gibbet, their cay was especially noticeable for its frequent surprises. It is the same subsequent to their death, | Now, when poison and the hangman’s noose have done their work effectually, and when the grave has closed over both victims of Jersey justice, the sus- prises about this altogether extraordinary affair cou- tinue, Following quickly upon the mysterious anony- mous letter, published tn fac-simile by the Heratp on Friday, comes stili another starting, sensational surprige, the discovery that there has been lying for several days tn the Jai] Warden's safe a pair of papers penned by the unfortunate men whicd impart a fresh interest to the post-mortem part of tho entre Ryan | and Oschwald story. These papers are not, us was at firat rumored, a confession of the murder, but a con- | fessiou of, first, | 4 DEXPERATR RFFORT TO ESCAPE ALIVS, and, failing that, a deliverate inteus to deprive tho gallows of its work, Op Wednesday afternoon, when Deputy Warden George Johnson, son of the Warden, removed Oscowald and Ryan from the upper to the floor cells, be discovered Oschwald, go he avers, trying to grab some papers in the corner. He made bim drop them. After the removal he dis- covered the papers and other things, and supposing the pal were confessions, placed them in the gafe, not thinking it proper to examine them until alter the execution, ‘One 1s a le! ter addressed to the Warden by both Ryan and Osch- wald, aud the other to his parents by Ryan. Both are in the handwriting of Ryan, aud run as follows:— THE LETTERS. Colonel A, J. Johnson, Deur and Kespected Sir We leave you these few lines asking you to pardon us tor what we have done in this cell we tryed to vet through the wall und make our esenpe without doing any body any injury but we found out that we could not suecced So we touk the last remely to destroy ourselves So them that longs 40 much for our ives will not have the satinfaction of creating & yensa- he city of Newark by # double execution We nro t of the erime of which we wre doomed to die. All I the guilty party or partiey may be brought e usk you to forgive us for we know we have done wrong towards you and you have al- Nuys Veen good and kind and efficient officer and warden ever since we have been under — your charge We will now conclude by asking you to state to to the public we.dle as we lived innoceut young men of the crime of which we were doomed Give our best wishes and wurting regards to our kind iriends Mr. Carson and Mr, Hurvey and ull inquiring Irleuds we die trusting in the dy not accuse apy one for our nin here quite some time asiwe had our ade up that if the worst ewme they would usver have the chunce to bave # sensation over us as we know Anat there iy several ip the city who would lke it to happen Good night and muy God Bleys & protect you we die be- Heving on the lord Jesus Christ, THOMAS KYAN CHARLES OSWALD N B—we beg of you to forgive us and also ask our kind lady friend trom Orange to do the sane, y own Dear father & mother please forgive me for th T have done to night 1 dune so to not let them nave atlon_ over a double Execution do with my boty us you wish as L think my Soul ix suved for 1 die an ‘innocent man All though die by my own lund bear up under tor I hope to meet you in the jnnocent will not Suffer this wicked world tell my brothers to beware of bad evr and shun night walking tor it is that brought me to this End, [die an iunocent young man Mamma remember me 10 Little Josie and tell her sho was amon; at the lust in my mind and I would like to meet her in the better world give my parting regards to my Sisters aud Brothers and Kutie & her sister and Jane ‘Sam aud Billy and wil inquiring frieuds I die us I lived your Dour Son “TOMMY RYAN S Mamma Little Josie my pleture if you wis copies from it she will let you luve it if you huve an give one to the little girl Misx My k parting wishes to the Rey Mr ail ingui ‘and not forgetting my two lady friends Mrs Ko Wake Good vy Dear mamun & paps & ali the far we meet in the other world 1 die velieving on the Lord Jesus christ good night and may God bless you wll that is my dying wish Nb tell my brothers for God Sake and for my sake to lead different lives or they. will sue it in the future Shan wight walking & bud company that Is the wist of tueir dylug rother Good nizht forove in this world of Sorre God bless and protect you all Mamma Tle an innocent man although I die by my own hand God lorgive me fur the rash wet THE WHITK POWDER FOUND. Besides the letters there was found under the spit- toon a bit of newspaper in which was rolled up a white powder, supposed to be arsenic. The jail author- ities give itas their belet that both men agrecd to tuke poison and cheat the gallows, but that Oschwald sweakened” und lett Ryan alone to die by poison. It is also thought by the sume people that Oschwald was airaid that Tommy would “peach’?—presuming that he really bad anything to disclose—and was glad wheu | he heard of bis compamou’s death, Yesterday took | luce i THER DOUBLE FUNERAL. The men were not buried together, nor were the funerals ut all alike. place from the comfortable, well appointed residen Of the Uschwalds, was much more imposing th Ryan’s. The body of the tormer, neatly dressed in’ Diack, was encased in a splendid rosewood casket, richly mounted with heavy silver handles, &. Ga the lid wes a plate inscribed as follows :— ¢ Pookerssonnetmersandegumasawrancovodbonnnsed b apis CHARLES OSCHWALD, 3 Aged 21 years and 3 months, 3 Died February 16, 1877. td LO LE TE LENE REIEIOLELELELOLELEIEDEEEE DELETE DELE TE flowers in wreaths, bouquets, banks, broken piilars and the like, Over sixty carriages followed the hearse te Woodiawn Cemetery, where the interment took place. Among those in attendance were many well known Newark peopie, who have groat respect for the tathet of Oschwald, Ryan's funeral was largely attended aiso. Fiowers were contributed by Mrs, Oschwald. The Ryans are poor people, Ryan was interred in Fairmount | cemetery. Rev. A. Kent officiated at Oschwald’s and Rev. Mr. Allen at Ryan’s funeral Among those who passed ii and viewed Oschwald’s corpse was a young woman bamed Minnie Ryau, po relation of *Tommy's,’” who was refused admission to the jail She Lote mourning yesterday. Great crowds watched the fu- nerals as they moved to the respective places of inter- ment | THR INQUEST. | At four o'clock the inquest on the body of Ryan was | begun in the Grand Jury reom of the Court House by Coroner Osborne. William Robotham, M. T. Dwyer, W. H. Starges, W. H. Knauss, H.. M. Burnett, Paul Bucbanas, M.D. O’Conuor, Richard Harrié, 8. M. Moffett, Josiah Jobn- 600, Henry Forris, J. Masson, Colonel G. N. Aveel, Prosecutor of the Ploas, was present, aiding the Coroner Jn cross-questiommg’ wit- nesses, County Physician Ward and other officals were niso present, | The tirst witness called was Colonel A. J. Johnson, warden of the Essex County Jail. He testitied that he bad been warden of the jail for ten years past and had bad’ charge of Thomas Ryan for the past six mouths; between eight and nine o'clock on the morning of Wednosday, the day preceding the execution of Oschwald, he was intormed that Ryan was ili, and upon going to his ceil found him lying on his back on the floor with his feet toward the door; Oschwald was’ with bim; Ryan said he was very fwint and had had suca attacks belore ; Oschwald said = =Ryan was taken il! about four A. M. and vomited considerably ; supposing the latter was the result of a Dilious atiack witness gave orders to bave Ryan well cured for; the prikouer grew worse, and at twolve o'clock Dr, Kornemann, the jail physician, was sent for ; witness auid that then he conceived a slight sus- picion that Ryan's tliness might be she re- sult Of poison; this suspicion he communicated to the Doctor, but the latter promptly expressed the be | het that the prisoner had uot taken poison, but that | lis iiimess was the result of physical prostration and fright. Phe Doctor remained during Wednesday cven- ing and made repeated tests to tind if poison bad been | taken by Ry: The result was an opinion from Dr. K similar to that already given, that Powon in the man’s stomach, At the time of Ryan's death the Doctor was not present, Colonel! Johuson proceeded to state that the sberil | touk charge of the prisoners, at five o'clock P. M. on | Wednesday, and bad charge of them when Ryan died at three minutes past eyht A. M., on Thursday | morning. The Colonel sau further that on Tues- | day morning the prisoner complained of ‘eel- | ing sick, asked for aud was given some brandy, | Ryan had said vo the Colonel, “Al Lt care is the dis. grace this will bring on iny sisters, brothers und parents, Already has my brother beeu Kyau added that @ notorious character name McCann had met bis (Ryan's) brother and ina jecring way what he had crape on bis hat for, 1 he was “mourning tor Tommy.” As he spoke of the meident Ryan Wus moved to tears, Oilcer Carson, continued Colonel Jobneon, | was io charge the prisoners and superin- or with the exception of their counsel and spirivual ad- visers, order that no improper communication should be had with the prisohers by othe: was placed in the corridor of U feet (rom the cell; no communication could with the prison xcept by permission ol the Warden; during the exercise of the prisoners in the main ball no ohe Was pormitted with them but the keeper. Meals That of Oschwalu, which took | The following compose the jury:— | uited.’? | iutended every interview baa with them by parties, | Corsen always taking the basket from the mossea- gers—children of the Ryan family. Rye ever said thing to witness about any other mode of death On Friday Deputy Warden George mtv g. nson, bis son, gave witness a small gerne in which bad been found secreted the occupied by the prisouers prior to their removal to the ground floor, When Osebwald was first broughs to the jail he was placed in the same cell witn “1 iy”? Burns; but afterwara, in order that they might more easily be watched, wald and Ryan were placed in the same cell, At first the prisoners were opposed to this, as they prelerred being in separate cella. ‘+ Wags - customary, witness said, to allow the friends of condemned men to supply them with food, His beliot was that no friend would: give poison while there was a bope of pardon or connye rom death. He admitted, however, that poison could be conveyed in many waysto the prisover. It would have been additional punishment, be said, answering a question, to have plaved the men in gol! ry coniine- ment. ‘ ae wane ae ry ae ng HANDS.” uty Warden ge H. Johnson was next placed © upon the stund. corroborated bis prot cell opeoty mony, and stated additionally as follows:—He went to the cell of the condemned on Wedni at four P. M., to remove them to the cells Nos, 3 and4 on the grouud floor; Charlies was standing alongside the bed; Ryan was on the Led apparently asleep; upon the shelf at the end of the cell were books, papers, cups and food refuse, said the witness, ‘you have got to go “My God,”? he said, cropped on the bed ed Oschwald about illness of ‘Tom. my,” but Oschwald said he knew nothing except that Ryan woke up sick. Belore leaving the cell Oachwaid looked back twoor three times, and finally siwoping down, made a grab in the corner sur some papers; .old bim he .must urop everything; searched bim and found in his pocket » small penknife; found Ryan on bis back; he said that be was very weak and had felt the sick- ness coming on for four or ive days; carried hua down stuirsgwith difficulily; Oschwald wanted to bid bi farewell, and‘he allowed him to; then returned to ths cell and found a lot of papers on the floor; vas told by his father 1o put them in a safe place; made no further «earch then; the first slip of paper contained the words, “We die by our own hands;” found upon another search a letter addressed by Ryan to his parents; upon astill further search next day found under tue spit- toon # scrap of newspaper with little powder in it, and in a corner a place where the prisoners bud tried to pierce a hole; a leg of the bed -was found sawed in three places; a mason’s chisel was likewise found, ‘Witness’ idea was that Oschwaid wanted to get Ryan out of the way. The reason he dni pot look at the papers was that he supposed they were confessions, and suould not be opened until after the execution, By order of the doctor he had given Ryan whiskey and chainpagne on Wednesday night, Special Officer Wilaam Ci was vext called, He corroborated the evidence of the preceding witnesses 80 lar as their testimony related to bis special care of the prisoners, and described the minuteuess of bis scrutiny of 4 actions and the visits of persons to them, No one could communicate with the prisoners without being seea by him between seven and eight P. every day, The sisters and brothers of the prisoners never spoke in whispers to them, but Mrs. Oschwald and ber husband spoke to Churloy to German, which the witness did not understand. He allowed no one to have any intercourse with the prisoners except by permission of the Warden, He admitted that tobacco in tinfoil and bundles of clotning had been passed in to the prisoners without having been sabjectea to any examination, Ryan had made some remarks about the people of Newark wanting the sensation of a doubie execution, that some people would be very glad to have it, but never ry anything about poison, On Thursday of last week Ryan said be tet sick, but thought it was trom the tobacco, Ryan's uncle called on Wednesday morning gad was conducted to the cell of the condemned. Car. son was then gurprised to find that two curtains, in: Stead ofouc, hung inside the door. He supposed Mrs. Oschwald bad brought the curtain the day before, Ryan said on Wednesday that ho thought he had been poisoned and that it might bave been given bim in orunges, apples and cigars, Ryan expressed anxicty to see a doctor, and that evening ate no supper, At this point the Inquest was adjourned ti! next Wednesday, at three P. BM, to allow Professor Chund: ler, of New York, time to complete his analysis of Ryan’s stomach, ‘rhe impression prevails in well informed circles that the mquest will develop nothing more than iz already known as regards the manuer ip which Ryan be- came possessed of the poison, Warden Jobnsen ia severely censured for what is regarded as too much laxity of surveulauce i the admission of food aid other articles to prisonors, He is blumed for being too soit hearted in his manuor of disciplining prisoners, THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY, SCOTT AND DUNLAP ARRAIGNED IN PHRILADEL-~ PHIA, AND TURNED OVER TO THE MASSA< CHUSETTS AUTHORITIES—THE PROCEEDINGS IN COURT. Puitapetrnia, Feb. 17, 1877. The contracted limits of Magistrate Smith’s court room were not sullicient to contain a tithe of the crowd that gathered there at eleven o’clock this mrp Ing tor the purpose of gratifying a natural curiosii¢ tn obtuining a glimpso of the two burglars, arrested for complicity in one of the greatest bank robberies of the time James Dunlap and Robert Scott, the prisoners, were to be produced in court for the second and last time, Governor Rice’s requisition having been duly honored by Governor Hartranft and only the formal presentation of the Gov+ ernor’s order being necessary to eflect the turning over of the accused to the “Massachusetts authorities ‘The prisoners arrived 1 a carriage, accompanied by Messrs. James H. Heverin and G. W. Arundel, whow they had secured ag coansel, and as they were kept waiting in Court some time, until Mr, Lewis C, Cassiay, counsel for the Pinkerton Deiective Agency, should | arrive, the erowd had an opportunity to obtain a good | of mark in their “projesston.’” Jong look at the faces of the famous prisoners, AVPRARASCH OF THE PRISONERS, The cynosures of all eyes satin the middie of the room, and from their unobtrusive and rather common- place appearance would never have been taken for men Neither of the pair would liave been taken tor burglars, having more of the gentleman than the villain 10 their faces, Scott, apparently the older of the two, looked to be about forty, and his six-foot body was large und strong. He wore a full beard and mustache of dark brown, ‘and had sharp, gray, intelligent eyes, with which he glanced quickly and nervously about him, occasionally pulling his mustacue | Concern. The collin was almost lid with fare and costly | in an uneasy and fretiul manner, Dunlap appeared to be a man of thirty-five, ap ieb or so snorter in height, und had « mustache and side whiskers of reddish hue, He scecmd of a less nervous temperament than this companion, and he easily affected an wir of quiet un- Both men were dressed inconspicuously, having the appearance of mechanics in good circum. stances, PROCEEDINGS’ BEFORE THR MAGISTRATE, At the commencement of the proceedings in court Benjamin Fraukln the detective, im charge of Pinker- ton’s Pitiadelpaia office, was sworn. Belore he had given any testimony, however, Counseilor Cassidy consuitea with ‘the oflicer and with Mr Rubert Pinkerton, of _New York, who was also present Oflicer Franklin was then told to stand down, and H. D, Edson was called instead, Mr. sou proved to be a young man with the wir and dress of a workingman, answer to the first ques- tion he said he was a resident of New York. Here the counsel lor the defeudanis sharply asked bim what business he wasin. The witness answered that he ‘was in no business. Q How long have you been out of business? A, Since the Ist of January last. Q. What is your business? A. The fireproof and bank sato business. Alter this tuere was sharp fencing between the coun- sel for the defence and Mr, Cassidy, the detenuce trying to show the witness’ antecedents It was evident tha the Witness had been ap associate of the prisoners aud had “one back’? on them, It is said that be wasa member of the same gang of burglars, In response to questions he tully identilied the: accusea as Robert ve Scott and James Danlap; he bad known them tor eral years and met them in New York in Februar; 1876; he last saw them the 9th of Novembor of year on the outskirts of Prospect Park; he was in company with them at that time. In answer to questions by Mr, Arundel, the witness Telused to state whether he bad been brought over from New York to identily the prisoners by any promise of reward, and also at whose direction he Mr. Heverin tried to make the witness waver fication of Scott, claiming that son Damed in the warrant, but withou! Witness was also asked, concerning the prisoners, ever had any business relations with them. As he was about to answer counsel sharply objected, aud Magistrate Smith sustained the objection, Kobert Pinkerton then came forward, and, on ber sworn, testified to tue effect that he was the Robe Pinkerton mentioned tn the affidavits that weke pro- duced accompanying the requisition of the Govervor of Massachusetts for the two prisoners and also meu- tioned in the requisition, On his answering in the affirmative Magistrate Smith handed the papers to him, saying, ‘Mr, Robert Pinkerton, 1 surrender the two prisoners into your custody, to be removed to the ‘State of M. chusetts, on the requisition, ’? A HABEAS COKPUS HANDY. At this juncture a writ of habvas corpus was served on Mr, Pinkerton, returnable at the Court of Quarter Sessions and requiring him to produce the prisoners there fortuwith, The whole purty then proveeded be- fore Judge Thayer to make immediate answer, Here the prisoners’ counsel renewed their efforts to have the requisition sgt aside on the ground that the accused could prove mistaken identity, especially Scow. But Edson being examiued again and repeating his identi- fication Judge Thayer declined to interiere, and re. manded the men to the custody of Ofticer Pinkerton, by whom they were conveyed to a carriage, han cuffed together, and driven to the depot to take the train tor Boston. ‘THE HOBOKEN TRAGEDY. st night Recorder Bohnstedt, of Hoboken, com- mitted to the Hudson County Jail, without bail, Thomas Welsh, aged nineteen, of No, 111 Meadow street, for having caused the death of Willam Brown, o: No, 14 Suffolk street, in this city, by fracturing bis skull witha brick, some threo weeks ago, m Hoboken. The ante-mortein deposition of Brown is ia the hands ot Coroner Croker, who will bold the inquest, VITAL STATISTICS. Yo ‘There were 423 deaths, 484 births, 156 marriages aa@ | Were sent reguiarly irom Ryan’s house for Ryes, 5 + ssuiirthe in thisciiy durme the waa weal,