The New York Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1877, Page 5

JERSEY JUSTICE? Mrs, Oschwald’s Prayer to the Writer of the Anonymous Letter. A HOME OF SORROW. Weak Spots and Faulty Links in the Evidence Against Her Sou. VERDICT IN THE RYAN INQUEST. Wo have received the following extraordinary and deeply touching appeal from the mother of Oschwald, who was executed tor the murder of Ofticer Brock :— NeWaRk, SUsvaY, Fed, 25, To THE BDITOR OF THK HERALD :— 1 have read the letter of the woman published in the Uxkatp inregard to the murder oj Officer Brock, Now my poorson is dead and wwe jaw 1s appeased, Nothing cau barm her husband, and | implore her to let the world know who was the guilty person. Since my sou’s death I have well nigh lost faith im all man- kind, But if | couid only know that the innocence of my poor murdered boy could be made clear to all the world it would be the ouly cousolation I can now base, It is the Jaw that after a mau 18 executed lora crime if the gully party is allerward diecovered he cannot de punished. Therefore, if the writer of the letter in the HxRaLp bas indeed a woman’s heart she will now speuk and tell her story tothe world. Tuis is (rom the mother of Charles H. Oschwaid, GERYRUDE OSCHWALD, P. 8. Lam deeply grateful for the kind sympathy you have shown us, TUE OSCHWALD HOMESTEAD, ‘The poor sorrowing mother, in her ignorance, may well be pardonea her error in supposing that the expi- ation of acrime by a party afterward found to have been innocent relieved the real criminal from subse- quent prosecution if he was discovered, But the ex- traordinary charactor of this appeal by a mother who has no longer her son’s life to save, but only his repu- tation and ber own, led the writer to pay @ visit to Frau Oschwald at Newark yesterday, She lives pear the intersection of Thirteenth and Fair- mount avenues, in the outskirts of Newark, The residents of this locality are mostly reepectable mechanics and the smaller class of tradesmen who occupy little, modest frame houses, Frau Oschwald’s is one of the most humbie in ite exterior, but the in- terior is neatly and evon comfortably furnished, She fnswered the ring at the bell herselt, and led her visitor into the parlor, a rather nicely furniswed apart- ment for people in her station of iife, Thore are puroerous family pictures, photographs and sketches, on the walls, one of the photographs revealing Herr aud Frau Oscnwald m a group with six children— among them the hapless Charles, This photo- graph must have been taken some years ago, jor he looks a mere boy, She tearfully pointed at this photograph, which represents a joytul, happy family group. The erect, portly form of ber husband in this jikeness, and his beaming face, reflect his pride in bis wite and children, and in the face of the recent execu. tion of one of these smiling, happy boys it certainly pointed a gloomy moral. Frau Oschwald seemed to be a plain, good, decent, neatly clad woman, slight in stature and evidently bent with grief. Her face was pale, her eyes were swollen and there was a nervous trembling about her mouons which indicated that she was still prostrate from the’ terribio blow she had received, Bhe spoke very broken English, but ex. pressed herself fluently in*the German tongue, an which the conversation was carried on, The cor- rectnees of her idiom showed tbat she had received a comparatively good education, and there was some- thing really gentie and refined 11 bor manner, unpre- tentious aud simple as it was, A MOTHER'S APPEAL, “Oh, for God’s sake,” ehe burst out during tho in- terview, “please publish this letter so that they may no longer be able to defame hig memory! Lt is enougu to have executed an innocent man—let them at least vindicate bis reputation, and let the guilty man now come forward and acknowledge the deed he has dune,’” Frau Oscuwald was closely questioned as to the grounds on which she believed hor sou to be innocent, d what she stated in reply 18 certainly importact enovgh to be laid before the public and the authorities. Bhe broke down in her recival several times, and coud only with great difficulty control her convulsive sob- bing; but, upon the wilole, her points xeomed to bo tear, and displayed considerable intelligence and in- genuity in the weighing of evidence. Her first point—and that on which she laid more stress than on any other—was that no investigation bad ever been mude Into the strange anonymous letter which was received by Oschwald’s counsel, Mr. Mor- row, after Ryan and Vschwald bad been sentenced vo ath, She brought a pile of newspapers from the bark parlor, showing that she had carejully kept every- Ming relating to the trialand conviction of her son, and called special attention to the following newspaper exiract describing tne contents of the letter :— THE ANONYMOUS LETTER. During the early part of January Mr. Morrow received by mail un anonymous letter trom some town in Pennsylvania, in which the writer stated that he was guilty of the murder of Officer Brock, and that both Ryan and Oschwald were fnnocent. He described the shooting. and, smom: other things, stated that he tcok the revolver with which the Shooting was done, wrapped itup in a silk handkerchief and threw it down the well on Isanc Blanchard's remixes, No. 86 Brunswick street, the night follow- mg the shooting. On January 12 the well was cleaned under the supervision of Constable Tomp- kins, and w five-burrolled silver-plated revolver was found wrapped up in # silk handkercniel, One barrel of th revelver was found to contain an empty cartridge. Upe Examination the bullet taken from Brock’s body was found tone exactly the same ay thoso in the charged cartridges, The revolver, however, was free from rust, and apparently hud hot been in the water more than % couole of weeks, The silk handkerchief in which the revolver was wrapped was Identitied a te property of Mr. Bedell, Jr.'s, wife. It Won the general impression, however, that the revolver was Tiriwn down the well a lew days betore it was found, “Now.” she urged, with tears coursing down her wan cheeks, “this ought to have been investigated, It the writer was nov (he murderer, or did not, ut least, know ali about tt, how could he tell exuctly the spot whore the pistol was to be found? T insisted that the jeter should be published and the writer discovered, Dut it was ail of no avail, Governor Bedle got tho jeter {rom Mr, Morrow, aod he has it stil, [went to ihe Governor and asked him to let me see the locter, but ne would not. He said he must return it to Mr, Morrow, from whom he gov it, It is "not true, as has been slated in somo of the newspapers, that the Governor treated me rudely, but he listened to me ikea man wio bud made up his mind to pay no attention to any- thing | might say, Now Mr. Morrow told me also that the writer, im this letter, says that Brock shot first, and that he (the writer, shot Brock, and also that B.anchard (one of Ryan’s pais, who turned state’s evi- dence and reaily planned the burglary) was to have re- moved the stolen articles from the house on the evening of the day on which Brock was killed,” QUESTION OF IDENTITY. Two respectable women, Zinderhatt and Hoffman, had come torward aller the convicuion and sworn that they suw the two burgiars on the morning of the murder, that they answered the description as given by most of the witnesses, and that thoy were positive these men wore not Ryan and Oschwald, “Why, Mrs, Zinaerhaft was here even last Sunday,’’ exclaimed the poor woman, wringing ber hands, “and she cried bit tery, declaring all the time that she knew Oschwald was not the man because Ryan had a beard and be- cause both the men she saw had smooth faces.” These two women bad made affidavits beiore Mr, Morrow and were ready to swear to their statements upon the stand, but they could not because no pew trial was granted, OSCHWALD'S IDENTIFICATION, Now ag to Brock’s identification of Oschwald, Brock, it will bo remembered, iniied to identity Kyan, Dut rdentitied Oschwald, and Frau Oschwaid claimed* that this idenufteation was vitiated by the fact thay Brock, white lydog in the hospital, told a feliow patient Damed Stamiord, ap Englisuinan, that it was t to distinguish aby face im the straggie 5 went to Engiund before the trial, amd nis evidence, therolore, could not be given, He did not retura | unui alter the trial was over, and then be could not testily, because no new trial was granted. Another poe raised by Fran Ose id was that Roe, the keeper of tue resort for thieves, where tel-iale bag containing the siolen articles was found, wiated alter the trtat that Bianenard, and not Oseh- waid, brought the bag there white he (Roe) was playing checkers With Mills, the Chief ot lolice. THK LETTER TO THK HERALD, The good woman aiso insisied that an investigation should have been made into the authorship ot the lotier, alacesimile of which was published by the tewaLD, The woman who Wrote that letter acknowledged that her husband was the marderer of Brock; and why was this Bxertion not investigated? Fraa Oschwald bad no | idea as to Who were the authors of either of the two wuonymous letters, Speaking of Binncoard, who has ‘been suspected as the possible real murderer of Brock, she said that she could not guess whether the author of the letter to the Hrrary could be Mrs. Bianchard, as she did not know whetwer Mrs. Blanchard hed any children, and as that letter said, «] caunot see the fatber of my Ntie ones die on the gatiows.”” These were the tata p mother, and they would a ints raised by Oschwald’s | tly indicate that, hows he byt not what tho doubis | a ever guilty Oschwald may have biel would be commonly called a fair chane arising =m MIS Case wero OL properly ine | vestigated, And these points are somewhat | ptrengtnencd by certain circumstances, — Chief of Police Mills certamly bad 4 strong antipathy toward Ryan, Wuo had once thratbed bis son, a very wiid fellow, aud, moreover, the police of Newark were fn great disgrace When this murder was discovered, And they seemed determined to convict these two men, Brock's idenuiication of Oschwald was pot positive and was considered by MALY peovle as worthless, us condition Was Bo low that bis mind was wandering, That Brock’s mmd might be casily shuttered can be juierred from the fet that be was at one tine an in- joute of a junatic asyium. son bad cost her husband the goodly sum of $3,060. | He is a very respectable ‘boss’’ mason, and arems to be thought a good deal of in the town. When ask ~thether the testimony of the witness Mullen was true, who swore at the inquest that be heard her say to her son 10 prigon that a detective bad offered to reveal the real murderer for $1,000, Frau Oschwald said that Mul- jen, not understanding Gerinan well, probably misua- derstood hei She ovly told ber son that a detective bad come to her pretending to know tue real mut de but be would not reveal bis knowledge un he “got the job,” and as they airealy bad a good detective and did pot put much faith in the man’s protestations they would not consent to transfer the case 0 him, As to her son’s association with a bad man like Ryan, she protested that Coarles never knew Ryan’s bed record and was not aware the fact that Ryan bad been in State Prison in i York. “Novody bas r been able to say a word against my poor boy’s character.’”’ said the fond mother tenderly, ‘and as to bis friendsbip with Ryan, who, no doubt, Wasa bad man, it is aot over a year oid, aud their saloon wag opened by them only eight days before their arrest.” “Even beyond the grave they pursue him,” shi sobbed toward the term:nation of the interview in heartbroken accents; “they now say that Oschwaid gave Ryan tbe poison because be feared that Ryan was such a coward that he might confess betore he was executed, SOMETHING TO BXPLAIN, Certainly there is something to explain here. Why was the anonymous letter to Mr. Morrow which pur- ported to emonate from the real murderer #o mys- teriously suppressed? Why would Governor Bedle not allow the mother of one of the dgomed men to see the epistie? And why did their counse!, who first made such a great ado about the letter, let it drop out so quietly soon aiter? Why was ‘the new evidence of the two women and of the Englishinan not neard? tor it needs no keen judge of buman nature to tell that Oschwala’s mocher, though her judgment be warped, speaks the truth and that (hese witnesses exist, ‘All this ig singular, and though Oschwaid may have been, for all that, guilty, there ts not a shadow of doubt that “Jersey justice” to be just must change her law governing trials tor capital ofiences 80 as to allow applications lor a new trial to be made in terins of the court subsequent to the trial before the same judge who presided at it. ‘Tne present Legisiature should not adjourn without effecting this important change ja tue interests of humanity and justice, THE RYAN INQUEST. ‘The inquest in the case of Thomas Kyan, who was to have beon executed at Newark on the Lith im in company with Oschwald, for the murder ol Officer Brock, was copcluded before Coruner Osborn yes- terday. ‘Tho jury remained out about an hour after getting the case, and brongit inthe tollowing verdict:— THK VERDICT find that Thomas Ryan came to bis donth at the Essex ty Jail, on Thursday, Pebenary 7 ng-by arsenic ad iim site to say UY W aid poison way »ny belore us we feel c are surprixed at the laxity ty at the absence of ay; f the sent iminal veclig the te that om say xuy that the properiy dod. to the prisoners in question is certainly Wo also condemn the practice heretofore. beg this county of # ing such criminals ‘to be ted except by food furnished directly hy the of the iil, an that In the case of the wrsenic used hy him was conveyed in merous uninspedted paccages that were | passed into bis cclt Ly the porron in ‘arte during the day time, but that this was done by him uncer the supposition that there had been «pt vio tion by others who, in turn, presumed that the inspection was done by him. We therefore recommend that the Committee of the Bourd of Chosen Freehohiers, under whose supervision prisoners are, take such action “and adopt such rales and regulations ax will hereatter efectually gasrd avainst tho possi itity of such. prixoners receiving any means rom outside persons for the purpose of seli-destruction or excape. ‘This was signed by all the jurors, wh their half-dollar and departed, STATEN ISLAND FERRY WAR. bh received ATTACKS ON THE PIER AT STAPLETON—ARREST OF THE CAPTAINS AND SUPERINTENDENT OF THE OLD FERRY COMPANY. It will be rememberod that in October, 1875, an an- availing attempt was made to destroy the pier at Stapleton, & L, upon which stood the New York Yaout Club House, and which was one of the termidi of the North Shore, Staten Island, Ferry Com- pany, by the oid ferry company, which 1s run in connection with the Staten Island Raii- road Company. The opposition to this attempt which was awakened among the residents of the island, who had availed themselves so largely of the accommodation afforded by the new terry, was s0 strenuous that the efforts at the destruction of the pier ceased, and 4t was thought that the ferry war over, Since then both Commodore Vanderbilt and Commodore Garner, the master spirits of the opposing ferries, have died, the ono im the fulness of years, and the other in the prime of lile and in the moment of pleasure; but their rival companies bave not given up or ceased their rivairy. Recently it became rumored that the North Shore Ferry Company, tnding that their buel- noss was largely increasing, had devermined to put on an additional boat, and as the rumor crystallized into @ fact the managers ol the Staten Island Ferry Com. any resolved upon a@ course at ovce dangerous and faw-breaking. ‘This was to destroy the pier of the op- position line by butting it down with their boats, ASSAULT ON THE PIER, ‘The two companies made their landings on opposite sides of the same pier ai Stapleton, The boats of the old ferry company in coming from New York have to round the end of the pier, upon the eud of which stands the club house, and come to their landing head on. In pursuance with the plan resolved upon, the bouts in- | gtead of slacking their speed, when making the land. ing, came in with full speed asd ran violently | against the pier opposite the landing. The tirst collision | occurred on Wednesday morning and it was claimed | to be ap accident, but it was followed in the afiernoon by a second and third collision, which destroyed the string piece ol the pier, aud would have eventually entirely destroyed it had not the the opposition man- ager, seeing that matiers were ppsrcecha a crisis, immediately gone before Justice Garrett, of the vil age of Edgewater, and made aflidavit to the facts Judge Garrett immediately issued a warrant, upon which Deputy Sheriff Thomas Brown, lato on Monday even- ing, arrested Captain Chambers, the pilot of the steamboat Northiield, which wag the colliding boat, ARKEST OF THE PILOT. Yesterday the assaults on the pior were continued by the steamboat Westfield, and shorily belore noon Sheriff Brown arrested Captam Charlies Cooley, the pilot of that boat, and Superintendent Braisted of the ferry company. Tho three men were allowed to go on their own recognizance to appear belore the court on Saturday next ut ten A, Me ‘To guard against further assaults on the pier by the ferrybouts of the other company the North Shore Com. pany are rapidly filling 16 beneath the prer with stone, boatioads of which are continually arriving. The pier will also be piled up with stone, this rendering a col- lision dangeroas tothe attacking boat, EXCITEMENT AMONG THE REMIDENTS. The greavest excitement prevails amoug the resi- dents of Edgewater, and the coarse of the old ferry company is unanimously condemued. The sympathies of the residents are entirely with the North Snore Ferry Company, and the assaults of the ferryboats aro freely denounced us outrages. On Monday night the pier was guarded by a special force of fifty-five men, under the command of Deputy Sherif Brown, many of whom were armed with revoivers, and freely expressed their intention of using them in cas of an assault, Last might filty special deputi had been sworn in to guurd tho pier, and the em- ployés of the old jerry company are promised rough usage should they attempt an assault, An alarm bell hus been rigged up and the tire company of the village have signilied their readiness to turn out en masse if they hear the bell ring, and be prepared to strongly resist any attack on the pier, A large num ber of citizens also hold themeeives in rendi- ness to answer t signal, armed with any such weapons as they may be ‘able to obtain, ‘Ihe | thoroughness of the preparations for defence, how- ever, are such that it is pot probable that any further attack will be made by the old company, whose course 48 everywhere denounced, The baile will probibly be fought out in the courts, ns both parties are deflant, and iv1s intended shortly to havea meeting of citizens to protest against the | outrage, a8 itis termed, INTERESTING POST AL STATISTICS. Postmaster James yosterday transmitted his annuat report ot labor performed in his department to the Postmaster General, comprising the staustics ot the | City Delivery Division, New York Post Office, tor the year 18’ Letter carriers employed. Delivery trips per day Branch Post otlices.. Mail letters delivered by ¢ Local letters delivered by carriers. . Registered letters delivered by carriers, 48,44 Newspapers, &c,, delivered by carriors, 8,802,215 | Letters, postal cards, newspapers, &o , coliecied by carriers from street boxes, —_ 68,401, 693 | Total number picces haudiod by carriers, 136,031,115 Average number pieces handled by each carrier a . 318,464 Total letters, postal cards, newspapers, &c, delivered through boxes ab ceu- tral office una branches. + 44,686,800 Total unregistered letters, postal cards, | newspaprrs, &c., delivered on call at central ollice and branches. «+ 9,268,831 Registered letters delivered on call at central office and UTANChes ....eee06 207,804 Grand total of deliveries in New York | HY eee 183, 822,940 Postage ived on lo 9,601 43 Amount par letter carrie 356,168 3d ptal area inh acres covered by city a very. 107 | FAST MAILS. Mr. Theodore N. Vail, General Superintendent of the United States Railway Mail Service, Was in this city yesterday, and completed arrangements with the Pennsylvapia Railroad Company tor the transmission Ol n fast mail service between New York and Washing- ton, The arrangements are that tho New York mails forthe South will leave thia side with the balf-past four boat, wnd on its arrival the train 1s to start in- THK STORY ANOUT THE DETECTIVE stanter, whetber connection with the Eastern train is Oschwald’s mutbor stated buat the deience ef her | made or not, , NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESD | pressed the question, TUE KELSEY ORDER. Tracing the Mutilators of the Hun- tington Victim, A HERALD REPORTER'S + What “Bill” Kirk Told Mrs. Schumacker as to His Share in the Crime. ——_ + -—___ DISCOVERY, Heyrixotos, L. L, Feb, 27, 1877. Slowly but surely the details of that dreadtul erime which for five long years has blackened the fair fame of this oldest and lovelivet village ou Long Island are coming to the surface, Now that they are at band one cannot fail to see that if the original inquiry was prop- elry conducted they weuld not have been #0 long de- ferred. In the summer of 1873 the writer went to Oyster Bay to attend an inquest over the remains that bad been fished out of the Sound vy the oystermen, Franklin and Ludiam, and during its progress he no- and so stated im the Herat reports, that it was Bot so much An inquest into who the parties concerned inthe murder were as it was an effort to prove that certain partics had done the deed All through the inquiry the rulings of the Coroner and the questions of tho Jurvmen proved that they bad what Dr. Carpenter calls “prepossessiona’’ to the prejudice of certain mea of the village of Hunting: The Coroner, and in fact nine-tenths of the community, had prejudged the case before the inquiry vegan and the only efforts made wero with a view to proving the generally ne- cepted theory of how the unfortunate Kelsey hail been murdered, Tho roaders of the H&kaLp who perused the details of the finding of the legs may remember that it was then ated that =the =~ fragments of, human —_reimaing bore marks of mutilation, inhuman and hideous be- yond rolating, Tho theory of the HeKaun at the tine was that thig mutilation was the reault of accident. A physician of high repate in Suffolk county was a party to the tarring and feathoring of Kelsey, whose only crime seems to have been that he loved a woman who accepted his attentions, — but whose friends and gontlemen admirers thought her too good tor him; and this t would tend to dis- credit. the opinion that the man was intentionally mutiated, The wound gave evidence that it had been inflicted sn 4 burry, and on this internal evidence, and against the opiniog of those who professed to know, the flrRatp held to the theory of accident, It was a theory creditable to manhood and one which now appears to have been well founded. Of this matting tion and tho new evidence in support of the ground originally taken by the Heranp more anon, KELSEY'S CRIME. A tew lines above allusion is made to Kelsey's crime, ag itis called, and on this bead attention should be called to some fucts gleaned at a preliminary cxamina- tion, man action for rivtous conduct, from the par- tics engaged in the tarring and feathering. It bas Deen asserted, and generally accepted as true, that Kelsey used to bother Miss Smith—since married to Mr, Royal Sami is, one of the masked men engaged mm the tarring of Kelxey—by his attentions, ‘Tis assertion hardly corresponds with the evidence which 1s on record, Lt 1s in black und white that the parties who tarred and feathered Kemey were in waiting for bim severul nights betore he made bis appearance, and, the intimates of Kelsey assert that he was seduced to the scene of his torture by a letter from Miss Santh, or one purporting to be from ber. Lt is also charged that Keisey wrote poetry to Miss Smith, and some stray stanzas found expression in print in the columus of the Hxrato, Exception might have been taken to the me! but hardly to the sentiment of these lucubations, Enough it the rumors are contrasted with the evidence, on the topic of annoyance. A iow words wore about the preconceived opinion of, the jury and coroner who sat upon the — remnants of Keisey, before the new evidence is detailed. ‘Tat political capital was manufsctured trom the public sentiment aroused by tne case there is no doubt, When the excitemont was at its beyht all previous | Jines of social, religious aud political demarcation were obliteraicd, and one broad Issue divided the people, Tar, su to speak, Was the touchstone; all discussions and elections wero argued = and ~— Contested on thy texts “tar? aud “no tar’? The tar party. being = in the’ majority. were the elect of the county, and 118 tenets were, tor the time being, orthodoxy, Though the peopie aro stillexcited over the Kelsey cuse, the warmth of feei- Ing ovce entertained ts kone forever. ‘ibe people ot Huntington appreciate that the case was botched and ure upxious to mend the errors that have been made, ‘The aroma of evanescent emotion has given place to sturdy, eniughtened self-interest, nd this = last crusude against the disturbers of the pence is likely to result in something. — ‘The lawlessness of Suffolk county, and especially that purt ot it vecujied by the town of Huntington, has become @ byword, and the material interests of the town are beginning. to suffer und depreciate under the onus of a bad reputation. Belore the Kelsey afuir was brought to public notice, Huntington was a favorite summer resort, but this outrage coupled with the recent invasion of a churcu by a party of ruiflanly young, men, bas detracted trom 118 favor. The people begin to fee! thix, ana suffer material lose. They are anxious to cleur themselves trom all responsibility, and prove that the people, as a whole, ure not the liwiess herd these outrages wounl import them to ve by bringing the few guilty ones to justice, THK NEW DEVELOPMENTS, 2 On information obtained froin reliable sources, the writer caine here and immediately began to investi- gute the clews in his possession. During the early hours of last night the writer lett bis lodging in the villuge aud wended his way along the main road toward Gallus Hill, the home of & womun said to know some material facts about the Kelsey affwir, The road skirts the cemetery where three years ago the limbs of the unforiunate Kelsey were buried tn the family plot, where bis forefathers for 160 years are resting. Witnin pistol shot of the graveyard the home of Royal Sammis, now dark and deseried, throws its shadow uthwart the wood, Immediately beyond the moon lights up the award, stained with the blood of him who sleeps in the churchyard, and adjoining the scene of trageuy 16 the home of the proper deacon who witnessed the “sport”? The road trom here to the end of the jour- ney was comparatively bare of houses, anda in the progress but ope buman being was met, and he the object of the inquiry. He was of towering stature and brawny build, and as he slouched by 1 had a good look at his face in the moonlight. The face was notan itelligent one; on the contrary it showed an_ abseuce of intellect, After walking about haifa mile I came to the house of Mr. Schumaker and to the cud ot my Journey. WHAT A WOMAN HEARD IN AN ORCHARD, Mrs. Schumaker is the woman above spoken of as knowing semothing of the case. A knock at the door of the house was answered by a middle-aged woman who had a child at ber breast, and wuo suid she was Mrs. Schumaker. Immediately alter entering | wid my hostess in plain terms that I knew a certain man in the village had made acknowledgments to her that he was concerned in the outrace upon Kelsey, ‘This plain avnouncement startied her a little; for some moments she was much confused and talked a deal of rambling nonsense, Finally she said 1 had better see ber husband, bat on being asked rather sharply whether she had or had novthe tn. fermation imputed to her she threw herseif mto a chair, drew a jong breath and said:— “There's no uso im saying 00, for 1 did hear some. thing about it.’” “Mra, Sevumaker, when did you hear what you are going 10 tell me? I want you to be as exact as possi- ble as to the time.”” “Toau't tell you the exact date, but tt wi alter Kelsey was tarred Now, who was the party who told you what you are about to relate 2”? “Ri Kark.?” “Where were you when the conversation took place?” “In an ore ‘id near the village.’” “Was any one near at hand who heard bim epeax ??? “Yes! His wile was with me’? ow, tell me, as pear as you can remember, the exact words Kirk made use oi.” “Kirk came (o the fence and leaned on it, and some- thing was suid, | don't Know what Then Kirk aid to us that they bad tarred and feathered Kelsey, We asked how be knew, and he said he was there. Then he said he carried the scissors and ra “What did he say these things w Here the woman be @ a little confused, but I and finally, with great em- the day burrasament, she said: “He told us wey starved aim,” adding somo further particulars, Here the woman's story ended; she would say no more, Mer composure returned, and she would only repeat the words, ‘That's ail 1 know,’ to all subse- quent inquiries, Kirk wiil not talk about the matter, and no explapa- tion i# given of why he was not exumined by the au- thorities, One Was never put upon the stand, Mrs, Schumaker was never called upon to testily to the facts given to me yesterday, aud since sho speaks €0 freely to unollictal pereons a legally mstituted inquiry might get some- thing more. Lt would require the authorities to elicit anything trom Kirk, who 1s very close mouthed, Let District Attoruey Wickham take ap this clew and investigate I, 11 promises much, and, even ti be tats Wo establish a case out of ft, be will show che people of the county that he is not altogether indiflereut to the fair fame of the people from whose hands ne bas received 80 great a tras Jt is said that Kirk left the village with Kelsey on the night of the out- rage. If be was not at the twrring and feathering it willbe an easy matter for bim to satisty the District | Attorney as to bis whereabouts, Kyerybody in this little village knows where bo was on that memorable night, aod the recolicction 1s us firmiy rooted as the memory of the deed, Hf ho was at tho tarring what part did he take? Did ho doas he suid he did? Let the District Attorney put bim under oath and give him the benotit of his assertion and if he was not there with Lis razor perbaps he can prove an alibi, he was summoned to Riverhead, but be | ART SALES. | ‘There ® fair attendanco last night at the Union Art Gallery, when tue secoud division of the Faulkner collection was offered for sale. The bidding was very slow and the prices realized ridiculously iow in view of the quality of the inajority of the paintings {op Many cases pictures were sold at less than one-third their value, and there was not ove picture Drought # price above its lowest market value. The following works obtained some of the biy hest prices: — “EBuretat,” Nicholsoa, $45: Desolate Rock,'’ Faulke Samp,” Nicholson, $220; ‘Ihe uikaer, $240; “Phe Shel- Stranded.” Zimmerman, $115 ieholson, $200; “The Grow $205; “Kingswood,” $270; “Barnyard, Kingswood,” Faulkner, $165. fhe conciuding part of the collection will be sold this evening At the sale of pictures t Barker’s gallery y. day the prices obtained were very low, $75 being thabighest L. ‘The most important pictures in this collection 's sale, sum paid for any one picture, and that for an B, Henry, will be offered ut to-day ARY NOTE, Cottier & Co,, the well known London art firm, have issued invitations for « private view of their collection | of modern paintings. ‘This firm intends to make the importation ot foreign pictures an important part of | their business, YACHTING NOTES, The second monthly meeting of the Scawanbaka Yacbt Club will be held at Delmouico’s on Friday evening next, Rear Commodore Center is expected | to read w paper on some subject interesting to all | yaobtamen, ‘The schooner yacht now In frame near Stamford, Oonn., was modeliea by O, BE. Ketcham, of City Island, and is boing constructed under the supervision of her owner, Mr. William 1, Brooks, Her dimensions a Length of keel, 75 fect; overhang alt to counter, 8 feet; rake of stern, 3ieet; lengih on deck, 83 fect 6 inches; breadth of beam, 22 feet; depth of hold, 8 feet Ginches, She has acentre board and flush deck. It is hardly probable sho will be dnished in time for the June regattas, BASEBALL NOT The famous old first baseman, Joo Start, 1s now ly- ing in a critical condition at his residence in Brooklyn, Among the many friends who visited him yesterday were Ferguson, Burdock and Cnssidy, of the Hart- Hicks, Mathows and Hallinan, of the Cincin- ! other well Known ball playera. » Daily, of Brooklyn, has been released trom the of Binghamton, and has signed with the Manebesters, of Manchester, N. H, ‘The ball players in this vicinity are taking advantage of every fine day. Manager Ferguson, 1 order to test the ability of Larkin, his new pitcher, has selected a strong batting team to play against “as inany of the Hartford Club as can conveniently be brought together, ‘The game will be played on the parade ground at Pros: pect Park to-morrow, weather pormitting, AHL JIG CLUBS. ARE MEMBERS OF CALEDONIAN CLUBS AMA- TEURS OR PROFESSIONALS ? New York, Feb, 26, 1877, To tux Epiror ov tug HexaLp:— Some time ago Mr. J. Marion Pollock announced an “open amateur athletic meeting at the Metropolitan Riding Academy,” tor March 1, and requesting entries from the various amateur athletic clubs mn the vicinity, Accordingly a few of the members of the New York Caledonian Club, who considered themselves fully en- titled to do so, sent in their names as competitors, ac- companied with the required feo, These gentlemen have since been: miormed that as members of Vale- doutan clubs are considered professionals, they ure not entitled to compete at such meeting. Now, sir, Cale- donian clubs are organized for just suck purposes as are athletic clubs, in fact they have tiught these 6: ainleti¢ clubs how tue various xames should be ducted, The competition at Caledonian vames ar fined to members of Caledonian clavs, with probably the exception of Philadelphia, which bas always opened their games (o ull, | There ix scarcely a, competing member of a Caledonian club but basto depend upon his daily labor tor a living, wor, with the exception of a few mouths in the sum- mer season, when games are in progress, do they have any chance for practice. With the exception of the gimes of the Philadelphia Club, open to all, they hever come in contact with what are culled protession- als; and yet because they take part in these games tho Caledousans are declared vy the New York Atuleuo Club to be professionals. “It ts according to this de- cision they ure ruied out of this “open? amateur mecting. LI recoliect whea this sume New York Ath- letie Ciub were only too glad to announce ‘Caledo- nians vs. Athletics’? at their meeting at the Rink a tew years ago, 1p order to bring them into pubilc notico, and the results at that tine showed them that Caledo- nians are rather tough customers to deal with, | think Mr. Pollock wouid ave given more satistaction it he had allowed these Caledonians to compete, and cannot help but think that those members of the Atuletic Club who control him are alraid to meet men in com. peuition who are a’ much catitled to be called ama- teurs as they are, J. To Tux Eptron or tux Heraup;— Allow me through your vaiuable journal to state a fow facts in regard to myself and Steve Taylor, He (Taylor) came on the stage at Central Park Garden while William Millor and myself were sparring on tho 22d, and challenged me to make & match with him, and insisted on a meeting at two o’clock the 24th at the Clipper office, 1 was on hand, but no Taylor, Now, it air, Taylor wants 2 match he can be accom- | modated by culling at No, 9 Nassau street, Brooklyn, 1 will also make a match with Protessor Miller tor one hour, with gloves, Botn matches can be made and particulars agreed upon by calling at the above piaco JOUN J. DWYER, Both these matches can bo made tor as much money ag they like, THE COACHING SEASON OF 1877, [From the Spirit of the Times, Feb. 24.] ‘The prospects of a brilitant coaching season for the coming summer are wuusually brignt and promising. The Coaching Ciub of New York bas received an ac- cession of five new coaches sinco the last parade, and several others are rumored as probable additions to tho roll, The spring parade ol the club takes place on the last Saturday in May, whon it is anticipated more coaches will participate than on any previous occasion Caluornia bas tallen into ine with the Empire State, und two couches have been shipped tor the Pacitic coast; one of thom was purchased at the Centennial | Exposition, in Philadelphia, where it was on exhi- bition una greatly admired; the other was j built in this city and reflects credit on Ameri- can manufacture for ite lightness, strength und elegance of appearance, Strenuous sfforts are bewg made to induce some of the en: husiastic members of the Four-tn-Hand Club to pata public coach ou the road irom New York to Yonkers, aud the residents of the proposed route speak most encouragingly of the patronage to be expected. With the great amount of travel ou the Hudson stie of Westchoster trom tue city to Youkers the passenger trailic would be both ex. | tensive and remunerative, and the parcels delivery business transacted would ‘materially affect the inter. ests of the big express companies. It is doubtful, however, whether the coming season will wiiness the inauguration of the proposed coaching route; bot assuredly the day is vot far distant when the Hudson side of Weatehes- ter Valley stall resound to the potes of tt ery horn. ‘The steady patronage extended iast season to Colonel Delancey Kane's public coach from New York to Peihato, and the unqualified success wuich at- tended that gentieman’s spirited enterprize, has in- duced him this year to lengthen the drive by five | miles; the route the coming season being frou th Hotel Brunswick, ip Unis city, via Pelham to the Huguenot House, New Rochelle, This will make a | twenty mile drive each way, and will require tor its | ect working twenty-three horses, [his coact. being = an established institutia wi ordsnee with old custom and tradition, @ name, and it will be christened “The Tally | a tine-bonored appellation in the conching an- nals of the past. It is the intention of Colove! Kane to commence the running of the coach by April t | certainly by May 1. The Huguenot House, > Rochelle, sone Of tho good old-fashioned hostelries, how rarely met with, where comiort and good accom: modation are slwany certain to be met with by Lravel- lers. To Colonel Kane ts the honor due of being the ploneer of on American revival of coaching, and those who last season enjoyed the pleasure of delightful, exbilorating drive on his coach to Peibum Bridge will eagerly embrace tho op. portunity, the coming season, of a repetition of tue enjoyment. ‘The route lies through a charming district, abounding in lovely and picturesque scenery, and the pleasant companionship aiways to be met with on the top of acoach ennances the delights of the excursion. Extensive as was the patronage ex tended to this couch Inst year, when it was absolutely heceasary Ww secure seats Weeks aloud, in order to pres vont disappointment, we feel assured that a suill more enlarged measure of public support will be extended to it the coming season, and ‘Iho Pally Ho!” be ea tablished ox one of the pertnanent tosututions of the Hmpirecity KNIGATS OF Sl. PATRICK. | The Knights of St. Patrick, of Jersey City, held their anneal mocting for the election of officers last evening. The following gentlemen were elected :— Joseph Atkingou, President; Jobo ©. Bailey, First Vice Prosident; Patrick E. O'Brien, Second Vice Presi- dent; Thomas Kelly, “Treasurer; Aloxander Hamill, cording Secretary; Daniel P, Lenaban, Correspond: ing Secretary; Join L, Cleary, Sorgoanteut-Arms, A | test the will, committee Was appointed to make arrangements for J suo aunual bauquey on the 17th of Starch. AY, FEBRUARY 28, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. VANDERBILT'S WILL | Cornelins J. and Two of the Daughters of the Deceased Contesting the Will. Interesting Proceedings in the Surrogate’s Court. ae SS THE CASE ADJOURNED TILL MARCH 18 The ouestion whether it shall be waror peace in the Vanderbilt family, and which, like the war cioua in the | East, has for a time been the source of a great dea! of #peculation to the outer world, was yesterday solved, ‘The great contending parties—William H. Vanderbilt, himself in person god through counsel, and the con- | testants to Lhe great milliounaire’s will, through trusted and emivent counsel—put in appearance in Surrogate Calvin’s Court at ten precisely yesterday morning. ‘The will to be offered for probate. The legatees were then and there to accept their legacies br queathea to them by the deceased Commodore or to contest the fame—then and there the choice was to be made, peace or war. The majority of the Jegatees was for ‘peace, but enough juctined for war to turn the scale, Cornelius J, Vanderbilt was the first to throw in the sword Against the gold, and war was proclaimed on the in- stant, To the query of counsel for the will, “1s ita contest?” two legal cempronii on the other siae cried out almost ina breath, “Certainly; mo doubt of it” There was little doubt, looking round on the unwonted audience that filled the court room at the time, that the war element was in the ascendant, that the determina- tion to contest the will was received with the greatest favor by those who hadnt a cent to lose by the choice of either alternative. But there was the excitement of a contest over a colossal fortune which they could sur- Voy from a sate standpoint, and that was enough, The only V: rbilt pre it was William H., who sat beside Mr, Augustus Schell and bis counsel, Mr. Clinton. Surrogate Calvin having” taken his seat on the bench, and quiet following ther among tho crowd tbatoceupied all sitting and standing room within view, he said he was ready to entertain the question of the provate of the last will and testament of Cornelius Vanderbilt decoused. OPENING THM BALL, Mr. Henry L, Clinton, counsel tor the executors, then rose and said he appeared for the proponeuts of the will, and, tf there were bo objections, he was ready to proceed with the probate of the will, Ho requested the counsel for next of kin, if any wero present, to hand im their appearances, #0 that there should be no mistake about it, The following documents wero thereupon handed to counsel ;— Surrogate’s Conrt, County ot New York.—In the matter Of the papers writing, propounded ax tho last will and testa. , &e., of Cornellun V: lurbilt, decease Jake notice that I am retained by and appear fur Corne- lius J. Vanderbilt, one of the next of kin and he tes at law of the wuld Cornelius Vanuerbilt, deceased, and demand that all notices and papers herein be served on me, wt my viliew, No. 102 Heoauway, Dated New York, Fev. 27, 1877. HAN ALLEN, J. Vanderbilt, TAH BLACK, ALAN, Ot Counsel, LORD, § Notice ts hereby given that Ithelinda V, Allen, « dangh ter and ove of the hext of kin of the said Corpelius Vanders bilt, deceused, appears in this matter in relation to the said re writhing, pounded for probate asthe last will aud taune nt ‘the codicil thereto of the suid Coruelins Van- derbiit, deomane Dated New Yorn, Feb, 27, ts JAMES MATHEWS, Proctor tor Ethelinda V. Allen. DLEY FIELD, of el. one of the daughters Vanderbilt, ¢ ny hor proc 0, at may oflieo, 4 appears here Gemand that 271 Broadway, Dated New nh the city of New ‘onk, Fev. 27, 1877. WEKGAND TENNEY, ‘ructor of said Mury A. La sau, GEORGE W. WINGATE, of counsel. ake notice that Maria Louisa Clark and Catharine La Fitie, danghters and next of kit of the wait derbilt, deceased, appear in this case, and that Lam re. tained as proctor for ench of maid rs and demand that all papers be weeved on me at my ofice, Grand Centra! depot, New York city. dated F NTT. INCEY M, DEPEW, Proctor tor said Maria Louisa Clark Catharioe La Fite, MOTION FOR TO-vAT, Mr, Clinton said:—‘[t is proper to state here that in relation to Mrs, Thorne and Mrs. Torrance, daughters ot the decedent, bo was iuformed that no objection was made to the probate of the will by them, It was first, however, in order to hear what gentiomen have to say who do appear to contest, Mr. Dudiey Field, addressing the Court, said be ap- peared tor Mrs, Ethelanda V, Vanderbilt; bis lather wis also couasel for her, and he bad to say that his father, WhO Was senior Counsel in the cise, was at present at Washington attending to bis duties in Con- gross, where ail bis time was required tn the business Of the country, abd us it Was proper that he should be consulted betore they even tled objections be would suggest to Mr, Clinton, counsel for the executors, that the matter be permitied to stand over for one fortnight from to-day. At tnat time, of course, they would be prepared with their objections, and be able to pro ceed at once, except something quite unexpected might happea in tho moantime—some complications in Congress, or some extra or specal session of Con- gress, Which might make a farther demaod on Mr. Field's ime, We sce no reason now, however, so lar as Mrs. Allen 1s concerned why we could not go on at the expiration of # fortnight, Colonel Ethan Allen, counsel for Cornelius J. Van- derbilt, said be had merely lo segret what Mr. Field said, with the change of aname. Ho said be appeared tor Mr, Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, one of the beirs to con- test this will Ho bad associated with bim Mr. Jerem: 8. Black and Mr, Scott Lord, The latter gentieman now in Congress serving out bis term, and will not be Irew Ull the 5th of March, He would certainly lke to confer with these gentlemen belore filing hia cheni’s objections, and would, therefore, concur in a sugges. tion for a postponement, Mr, Clinton said that under this stato of facts he bad no objection that a postponom ut be granted for ten days or a fortnight. He thought « fortoight was a reasonable time, With the expectation of being then avie to proceed. ' (To Mr. Field and Colonel Alien)—"'1 understand you both appear tor the purpose ol con- testing (he will.’? Mr, Fiela—Cer' nly. No doubt of that. Bir, Clinton. pat being go, it is impossible for me to state, and, as Your Honor kuows, it 1s not customary to proceed with the contest of a will on the day of the return of the citation. I will, theretore make no ob. Jection to @ reasonable adjournment, But, beiore we proceed further, I would like to be sure whether there are any other appearances from other partics, We have now In contest only two—Mrs. Allen and Mr. Coruelius J. Vanderbilt, [8 Mrs, La Bau’s counsel io court? Mr. Tenney, on behalf Colonel Wingate, counsel for Mrs, La Bau, answered, and in this case asked for an extension of tine, ax objections would probably be otlered, the matter at present being under cousidera- tion. Mr. Chauncey Depew said in referonce to Mrs. Mary Louisa Clarke and Mrs. La Fitte, daughters of de- cedeat, there was No contest to tue Will, Mr. Clinton—Tnen tuere are but three out of the nine thas far that propose to contest the wili—rather only tWwo—as one desites to keep the matter under consideration. As 1 stated before I have veen in- jormed that neither Mrs. Thorne nor Mrs. Torrance, two of the daughters of the deceased, propose to con- lu reference to the anjournment, there. fore, 1 have to say that as Judge Rapalio, of the Court ot ‘Appea withess to the will and codieil, it well known, drew up. both, tw for Albany ow Friday. the matter should stand adjourned Uli Thursday next, 3.0 give Judge Kapalio an opportunity 10 be ex- amined bolure he leaves. I desire to state now to ali the counsel opposed thas we shail mesist on the se proceeding ob she adjourned day, and that we shail be unwilling to grant avy further dey. [deem it but right to counsel to state tis at first. 1 bope, theretore, Your Honor will fix a day not later than a week iron Thursday for the case to proceed. Mr. Field said the 4th of March would fallon Sun- day, and that Monday, the Sth, would be the 4cb for all political purposes, und It must be presupposed that every moment of Senior counsel’s (Mr, David Dudley Field’s) tine will be fully occured til Monday night Ho saw ho reason, in tact, why the case should take @ different course from other suis on account of its maguitude, He did not think he was asking tuo much from the induigence of the Court in _ ask- ing & fortnight’s portponement. Ae to Judge Kupalio’s eniurced absence at Albany, this contest. will necessarily be «a prolonged one, and there would be ample opportunity for him and ail the other witnesses (o Come and give their to#tin As to couusel’s remarks that no more time would ve granted, but that the adjouroment shall be poremp- tory as to the day, he begged to say that he proposed to go on With the cage With due dill:gonee as ali labors ous lawyers do in all cases, I terms imposed on them whieh the exigencivs of the cage did pot demand, The magnitude of the caso should not impose on them different rules than those observed nail the courts of justice aud in the Sur- rogates’s Court, ‘They intended to contest the wil in good fa.th and With all ditigence, but he had to beg His Honor to grant a fortuight’s adjournment, Mr. Clinton said that in order to proceed with promp- titude be would tke copies of the objections to be served on him at least three or four days prior to the day of meeting Surrogate Calvin then suggested, If all the counsel were agreeable, that the case should be postponed until Tueeday, the Lith of March, and that copies of ovjections should be served on Mr, Clinton by the Oth ot March, The Surrogate then adjourned the case to eleven o'olock, Mareh 13, Connacl and audience thon left, and the court room lea did not desire to have | resumed ite ordinary quick | | | THE PARISH WILL & CITATION ISSUED 1O THE EXECUTCRS BY SURROGATE DORLAND OM THE PETITION OF SARAH P, HOLDRIDGE. Povcuxeersim, Feb. 21, 18° There is a Mutter over the Purish again, and the case is Bow reopened in the Surrogate’s Court, as will be seen by the following order and petition, which have already been filed:— Scarocate’s Count, Detcuyss County. In the master of Jegations againsi the probate of the will of Thomas ned :— ‘On reading aud filing the allegations of Sarsh P. Hold- in to Thom one of the next of ¥., deconse testament T Pome ol the bast wi deceased, and the competency proot don motion of — Miltem” A. Fowler, tor the said Sarah =P. Holdridge, J that weitation insue to Nathaniel B, Hayt an executors whe have taken upon them the sald last will and testament Vorish and James Varish, of > elit. Hayi, of Newburg, N. Inge. and Thomas Parish Krdight, am fafant son Karghi. of New Jork, having wo general euardia and being under the aze of fourteen years. legatees named in the seid iast will and testament, re: ri m and each of them to appear in this Court oa the Oth day of Apeit heat, at ten o'clock in the forenoon ol that day, to show Cause Why the probate of the said last will and testament should not be re-oked. PETER DORLAND, Surrogate. ‘The petition referred to in the above order ts us fob lows: Suanogate’s Court, Dorcnmss ¢ of the probave of the will ot Thomas Marist decwns A paper writing bearing date May 2 erry be the lust will and testament of Thowas Parish, deceased, and appoliting Nathaviel B, Havt aud Peter Bi Hayt ex: ecutors thereof, having been admitted te probate by t Surrogate of tie county af Duteh ist of Deca bor, IN, Your petitioner, Sarab PB. Holdridge, hereby cow: tosis the Validity of such will and the competeney of the proof thereof, pursuant to the provisions pa apter fy Ue 1, articla 2 of the Revised otatutes, and lor why the sald probat ld be revoked nileges :— First—That aper writing is not the last will and fextaiventot the sad Thomas Par ‘Seomil—That the said Paoinas Parisi as not, wt the time of making and subscribing of thy said paper writ- ing, of sound mind and memor Third—That the said T suid paper tO be bis list will and testament in the presenea of the attesting: with Fourth Think thi UNTY. le CP st er ting witnesses did not nor did os Hy wituersen At the end of onan Pariah, J will at ther Pith That the ad papor writing purporting to ba aneh Inst. will and testament was obtained and the exneution thereat hy smi Ts ured by fraud and undoe spon him by the principal some other person oF persous unkown to your petitty Nisth—That the said paper writing wax not freely and vot. a ed or in aot as his last will and testament by Thac the said papor writing was nov duly and ntly proved by the said surrogate. ur petitioner tu * that Nathaniel i, Mayt A erer Ket cntors in waid will, have jon thacaot, letwere od to thom in . Susie Haye paid, and Naihiniel B, Haye, Thomas Parish New York, havi ot , of Pougliaeepsio, courg, all Knight aud infant son of vo general guardian, mirtoen years, and Roberk ho died before saia Thomas are of full ago, Daniel Kn ther allages that «ald Thomas Parautiad leaving neither descondants, parents, brother or sister, And your petitioner is his niece und one of his Dext & citatlon ma: 1 Mage direeted to Hf vB, Maye, and pour betore yi ms, at a CLG a why the probate of SARAH P, HOLORIDGE, revoked. » kBKUARY 20, 1N77. WALL “STERE oT MOVEMENTS, The Vanderbilt will question was discunsed early yo terday morning on the street, and when the naws arrived that the hearing bad been postponed for two weoks, it was confidently anserted that the case would never come upas Mr. Wiiliam H, Vandertilt: wan ready to compromise with the dispntants, Conniderable busi+ ness was dono in Delaware and Lackawanna stock, based to a great extent on the anticipationa of the coal sale to-day. The Pennsylvania Railrowd have not ao. nounced how much coal they are going to offer, but the Lackawanna company propose to sell 100,000 tona, It is stated, however, that Mr. Soan gave ont that they would withdraw their coal unless there was@ good market, Coal dealers think the price will be low as there ure few bnyers, dy having all the coul on hand that they require, The meeting at freight agents below reported Lad no pereepuble elfeat on the market, as neither the Pounsylyania or Balt. more and Ohio Railroad companion were repraseated, THK OPEN BOARD OF RROK KR, ‘Tne room occupied by the open Board of Brokers was jn a good deal better order yesterday, as the stack ivdicators wero all at work, and some other weensnury eonveniences put up, The morning busivess wax not very brisk, but at the afiernoon call at quarter past three, the Board assembled in force aud had quite 6 lively time over New York Central, Western Union and Luke Shore, Some 4,000 or 10,000 khares of #tock changed bands, and the market was really lively when Lake Shore was cailed, The members feel consideraty elatcd over the business they transacted yesterday alternoon, as it looks weil Jor the success of tnetr ude dertaking. = CORAP COAT. It ts generally understood that there is every pros pect of having very cheap coal for some time to como, as Mr, Gowan, of the Reading Rutlroad Company, bat discovered that their mining facilities xo ample and their tock of coal lauds 80 gigantic that he hae offered to coutract deliver anthracite coal tn Vhit deiphia at $2 50 per ton, und in New York at $2 75 per ton. He also says hbo will take orders at the above prices twe!ve months abend, FREIGHT AGKNTS MERTING. ‘The meeting of the freight azents of the bive jines was held yesterday at the si, James Hotel, The object of the meeting was to Lake nto consideration the ques- tion of an equal rate for through Kuropean freight, The meeting adjourned, without trausacting any busl- ness, uutil Thursday, at eleven o’ciock. BUSINESS TROUBLES, Cipperly & Deming, hat manufacturers at No. 100 Spring street, have become financially embarrassed, and offer to compromixe with their creditors at any cents on the dollar, Mr Cipporly was formerty of whe firm of Cipperly & Collins, of No, 450 Broadway, which failed over a year ago for over $100 000. Rogister Ketchum bas called several meetings of the creditors of Thomas R. Agnew, the Vosey street grocer who failed a tew weeks ago with pominal liabilities of $584,000, but the creditors have failed to appear aud do not take any interest in the bankruptcy proceed. ings, Only one creditor thus far has proved bis clas and it appears ax if tho creditors intended to let the matter go by deiault, Information has been received in this city of the suspension of Harrison & Merritt, lumber dealors of New Haven, and of the assignment ot N, C. Lyon & Co., paper munafacturers of New Miliord, Conn, CRIME AND POVERTY. THE CITY PRISONS AND BELLEVUE HOBPITAI— ABSTRACT OF THE WARDENS’ AND PHYSICIAN'S ANNUAL REPORT. The annual reports of the Warden and the Physician of the City Prisonand the Warden of Bellevue Hos. pital have just been issued, and have been submitted to the Commissioners of Charities and Correction The documents are replete with interesting data, CITY FRISON STATISTICS. Warden Quinn reports that during 1876 47,659 por. sons were committed to the city prisons and wore dim tributed as follows :— The namber of prisoners lett over from last yeat wa:—Males,, 332; females, 118; total, 450, Received during 1876—-Males, 22,081; females, 14,606; total, 87,087. Theso prisoners were disposed of in the following manner;—The courts sent to State Prison G6 and to different asy- lums and relormatories 992, and the polico 8 committed to asylums and rol wore 15,749 committed by th jurities and Correction to the Work House, aud to hospitals and asyiuus 395, There were seven deatbe (ons by execution), one birth and 13,862 discharged, In addition to the abo wcharged trom the Third District Prise ¥ police justices ta Blackweil's tlund, and one who éloped, From the Fourth District Prison 4,029 were «ise! 23h went to Blackwell's Island and one eloped, From the Fifth District Prison 98, and from the Sixth District Prisos 104 were discharge he total number of commiv ments were—Males, 30,026; femal 16,733, vowal, 47,659, THE PHYSICIAN'S REPORT. Dr. David Breckes speaks of the increased facitities for the ingress of light and air, and of the rigid vig lance observed in the preservation of cleanliness in ie coils and among the prisoners, aud ascribes the small number of deaths ) to the above jacis, The substi tution of kinder treatment to the prisoners has ro. sulted favorably, The moral, mental and physical good of the prisoners bas beeh properly attended to, The insane receive particular care, and foreigners are enavled to correspond with the different consuls, The Doctor attended 426 surgical cases, 565 cases 0! insanity, and exammmed filty-threo cases at the request of poltca magistrates and the District Attorr BELLEVUR HOSPITAL Warden 0’ Rourke reporis:—Number of prisoners in the hospital January 1, 1 45; admitted during 1876, the number treated, 6,063; deaths, 695, dine 313; patients remaining’ in hospital Decom- The sanitary condition and boating hospital are deemed satisiactory. The siirgical wards have been disintected, the wails and hallways repainted and the coiling woltewashed Other Improvements have been made anda new surgical pavilion ts asked for, The preseat fre bose, it te thought, should be replaced with new hose, The total exponses for the year were §110,000, aud the average cost per pationt, daily, forty-two cents. FORGING HIS WIFE'S NAME, Charlos Hoboy, residing at Flatbush, L. 1, was ate Frosted Jast night on a warrant issued by Justice Fei in which he is charged by his wifo with forging hi name to @ deed of their house, which he desired te. trauster lor other property. en