The New York Herald Newspaper, April 10, 1877, Page 4

4 THE SCANLON -MURDER. No Positive Clew to the Fiends Who Threw Scanlon from the Window. Jaughing and making child’s play of their work and each cart was \aking away 1p four trips pe more than could have been car off in ono. Indecd, it was uiso evident that those who were filling up or pretend- ‘0 load carts, 1m most instances threw as much the street as they put into the vebicles. 1t was this result of the Commissioners’ investiga. tion that convinced them of the absolute hoy ot appointing men to this duty simply to vblige local poliucians and to furnish weedy ward strikers with sivecures. Tho first step toward ‘relorm will therefore be taken to-day and it ia belteved @ clean sweep will be eflected, if possible, GENERAL NEWTON ON HELL GATE. To-morrow night General Newton will give a very interesting lecture on the work done at Hell Gate and the improvements to be made in the Hast River. The lecture will be delivered at Cooper Union and the pro- ceeds are to be for the benefit of the Central Dispen- sary at No. 934 Eighth avenue. It will bo the ouly public lecture that General Newton has ever given, and probably the only one he will ever give on this subject, so interesting to New Yorkers. The iecture will bo illustrated by numerous experiments, among which will be that of fring a miniature blast representing the rocent work at Hallett’s Point. The General will Girat show the necessity of the im- provements projected and the progress of the work up to this time. The great plan of connecting Hare lem River with the East iver will be dwelt on at length. It is proposed to make this connection by weepening the river and removing the reef at 125th street. A cut will then be made extending from Jobn- son’s foundry to the Hudson River, 350 fect In width and eighteen feet deep at mean low water, ‘This will be particularly beneticial for vessels coming down the Hudson und entering the Sound, The double current chus occasivned will also be of greatadvantage im keeping the we clear and sweeping all the garbage that may collect out to the sea, ‘The origin of this double current, it will be explained, hes in the tact that the tides of the Hudson River and the tides of the Sound both have diferent estublishments—tbat is, the time between the moou's transit and high water difers at each poin Perhaps the greatest benelit to be derived from the evening’s lecture will be guined from the practical ex- periments thai are to be portormed, A colored draw jog showing the plag of the rock excavations at Hal- lett’s Poiut will be exbibited, and also a drawing show- ing the workings of the steam drilliify scow in remov- ing the submarine obstructions iu New York Harbor, ‘Ybe method of the simultancous firing of the blast will be iustrated by # miniature explosion, Although THREE ITALIANS HELD ON SUSPICION, The Rope Identified as the Property of the Prisoners. Cornolius Scanion, the man found lying in the yard of No. 41 Mulberry street suortly after midnight Sua- day, with @ fractured skull and bound band and foot, ingered in unconsciousness until ten o'clock yester- day morning, when bis death occurred. That he was foully murdered the police entertain uo doubt, but the evidence as yet is too incomplete io point out posix tively the guilty partics, Everything thus far learned tends to show that the upfortunate man was bound only alter a severe struggle and then buried from one of the windows into the yard. The first knowledge of the tragedy by the police was obtained shortly atter one o’clock yesterday morning. Officer Hatton, of the Fourteenth precinct, was at that bour patrolling bis post, whea Dominick Myouer, an Italian, hving in the rear of No. 41 Mulberry stroct, excitedly called to bim and stated that 4 man lay in the yard bleeding and dying. Rapping for ussistance, the policeman burriedly followed his guide aud was g00n on the spot. A squalid tencment house loomed Up to the right, and from its dirt-bogrimed windows heads had already begun to poer to learn the cause of the commotion. 4 GuasTLy siGit, Lying flat on his back, flanked on one side by a pile of dirt, was the dying man, bis arms and feet Orinly | bound together by a long clothesline, It encircled his | Jegs from a point near the ankles to above bis knees, thenee once uround his body to hisarms. His bands were tightly lashed and inclined to his left side. His | 4'o49 nines were directly fired by electrical upparatus knees were slightly bent Near by was 4 | at Hell Gate there were 800 mines not connected with pwee of board, about four fect m length and | any electric battery. Theso tatter were tired by the coucussion, It is proposed to show the manner in which this was done, Thus the lecture will be inter- esticg, not ouly to property owners, but to practical miners, electricians and scientitic men geuerally. MODERN SPIRITUALISM. Dr. George B. Samson yesterday lectured before the Baptist Ministers’ Conference on t'Modern Spiritual- ism.’”? The Jectire way so interesting that the Confer- ence requested the Doctor to give a course of Monday lectures on the same general subject, The Doctor asked, “What are the {acts of modern Spiritualism ?”’ and class- ified them under four heads—iirst, those that can be explained on physical grounds; second, those that can bo explained by magnetism; third, those when the im- agination 1g set at work, and fourth, those where a special agent acts, ‘the Doctor next appiied magnet- ism and electricity to the nervous force, and gave various illustrations of the power of animal magnet- ism over serpents, cobras, tigers and other animals and reptiles. And in corroboration Dr. Reid, who pre- sided, related an experience of Brother Vinton, a returned Indian missionary, who told bim a tew evenings ago that he (Vinton) had seventy ser- im his bed at on which he had wx inches in width, on which were several spots of blood, The rope was also spotted with blood in several places, Ithad become loosened near the elbows, as if the victim had franctically stroggled for life, but uround tho jJegs it remained securely fustened. The Man was unconscious and blood was oozing from his mouth and from a deep gash on his bead, In afow minutes several policemen were upon the scene and the man was hastily removed on a stretcher to the Mulberry street station house, where a surgeon was in readiness. But the victim was past medical skill, His skull was found fractured in several places. Soon afterward an ambulance arrived and conveyed him to the Chambers Street Hospital. SEARCHING FOR CLEWS. The police were in the meantime diligently searching in and around the tenement house for anything that . might throw light upop the mystery. Every room was ‘visited and every person intcrrogated. All the inmates professed ignorance, On the top tloor Officer Hatton tound Scanlon’s room locked, and his, knocks fail- jug to elicit an, answer from within he kicked in the door. Scanlon’s wife, a low sized woman | Penis time, charmed simply; bervous magnetism, and ot about forty yoars of age, was lying in| thar he could” have ‘doo, what’ he. ‘pleased the bed half dressed. The window leading to the yard | withthem. Dr. Samson, coutinulng, showed how the was open. several facts of modern Spiritualism are accounted tor under one or other of the four heads named, and chiefly under the sccond, He quoted from the written teztimony of mesmerists, clairvoyants, &c., in proof that when they were in »his clairvoyant state their ‘How did your busband come to be thrown from this window?’ asked the policeman. The woman satup in bed and asked what he meant. On explain- minds mirrored the mind of the son oD ing that her husband was found dying in the yard, | whom they operated, and they conld not teil bound by # clothes line, she appeared amazedandcould | 4 single or simple uct beyond that which give no explanation, was in the other mind at the time. He ched ‘He lett me,” she said, ‘‘at ten o’clock, to go to the beer shop jor a pitcher of beer, That is the last I suw of bim, and that isall 1 know about 1,” The officer took her in custody, On the floor below the police ‘entered a middling- sized room, occupied by six Italian ragpickers. Two of them, Felix and Angelo Onilulila, brothers, were in bed. They said they kmew nothing whatever of the matier, Presently Augelo Guaring, wnother of the occupants, entered the room. He like- wise professed ignorance of the matter. All three were taken in custody. During further investigations the police iearned that the rope which was found wround the murdered man belonged to the Italians, having been used vy them asa clothes line, and an empty pulley attached to their window corroborated their belief. The police alsu learued that a quarrel ud taken place between Scanlan and Guaring. A Mrs, jatherine Fox, it was likewise learned, who lived in ove of the squalid rooms, possibly knew something of the mystery, and she was aigo made a prisoner. THE BXAMINATION IN COURT. The prisoners and witnesses were brought to the Tombs Police Court yesteraay, berore Juage Kilbreth. Alice Ward, #n unpreposseesing female, took the —Llive at No, 41 Mulberry street, shown Cornelius Scuplan and his wite have a roum on tho top floor; six Jtalians live in the room below them; the {talians are the only persons who have a pulley rope; I recognize the rope here present as tho one found’ on Scaulan, and 1 believe it belongs to tue Italians; about one o’clock jast night I noticed that it had been taken from the pulley; saw Scanlan lying im the yard; do not know how he came by his injuries, Dominick Weinmer testified that he resided in the basement of the house, Between one and two o’clock ju the morning he heard a voice which sounded like Catherine Fox's saying, “Mike, I will fix you.” In a few moments he heard u heavy thud as of a body tall- jog On the pavement of the yard. He asked Kosaro Curane to yo and see what it was, Corano took a hgut and went into the yard, where they saw Scaulan lying, boand and unconscious. ‘the examination of Catherine Fox and Mrs. Scanian Was postponed until to-day, Those persons, however, stated to # reporter that they kuew nothing of the an example of this Where a stranger was manipulated by a mesmerist who knew the Doctor, and the mesmer- ied answered such questions as the mesmerizer know, but was not able to tell Dr, Samson’s middle name for the simpio reason that the operator himself did not know it, The Doctor traced moderu Spiritualism back to Egypt and India, where it originated, and showed the importance of the statement in the siblo that Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was mighty iu word and deed, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHING. THE REV, MR, COURTNEY'S PLAIN TALK CON- CERNING SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THEIR DUTIES. St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, Eighteenth street, near Fifth avenue, was well filied last evening with a fasb- tonable congregation, who had assembled to listen to Rev, Frederick Courtney discourse to the Sunday School Association belonging to this denomination, After the singing of several hymns and reading of passages from Scripture Rev, Mr. Courtney delivered a discourse, during which he said parents, as a general thing, were unable to give their children that religious training which they received in the Sanday school, In matters affecting this life educa- tion was essentially necessary, How much mure important was itin connection with the life to come. In the ordinary schools it was not the general ideas of education that should alone be engratted upon the ininds of the pupils, but an infusion of moral pabulum by which spiritual life would be fostered and nourished, Probably any oi his hearers who bad undertaken to study a forcign language found the great benefit of sin class with otbers. Thus it was in the sunday school, Such a combination created useful sympathy. The very fact of being engaged iu Sunday school evoked @ sympathy between teachers, children and parents. tragedy. Mra. Scanian explained bei The work was peculiarly blessed in this par. reel pecthenpnoerter * ai Tox who ts so og | Hoular. The children feel that their teachers hives with her grandchildren’ in the house, | ™#ke many sacrifices im order to instruct She stated that she went to bed at six o'clock, and had | them = in the important truths of religiou, Speaking of Suuday senool teachers he said be wished to God that all teachers bad proper aptitudes for their work, A great many of them kuew more about nursing than they did of the aptitude for school teach- lng. A great prerequisite for a proper discnurge ol the teacher’s duty was actual knowledge. Many persons undertook to teach Suaday school who did not know the first principles of Christ’s doctrines themselves. They did not know exactly what was meant by repent- ance, baptism, resurrection, laying on of hands, eter- nal judgment, and s00n. They should not alone be familiar with the meaning of these things in the ab- struct, but also as to their effects. The lecturer con- cluded un interesting discourse by pointing out the rewards which followed a faithtul discharge of this heard no noise of tighting. ‘Ihe [talans are natives of Naples and ore an average specimen of the metropolitan ragpicker, swarthy, Tagged and iil-looxing, Guarang, on whom suspicion most strongly rests, is about filty years ot age, of tne- dium height, with a beardiess face much tanned, When questioned by an interpreter he stated that be knew | bothing of the gaaetr but his answers were evasive \n their charac! All were committed to the Tombs lor turtber evidence, THE HOMB OF THE RAGPICKERS, When a reporter visited tne scene of the murder festerday afternoon swarthy faces, mcstly Italian, but some, too, of other types, peered out, und such a Slater of tongues begun as would have done honor to “ Bedlam. sudging irom the display of rags | ty of school touching. and junk which everywhere appeared it be- aggre came "manifest that most of the denizens NG THE TABLES, ere Place made their living by ragpicking, ) at there w ere sone great hulks of fellows lounging | we TESSPERANCE AGENTS OF BROOKLYN about whose occupation might sately be doubted to be of a character so honest. “Maloney’s Bu:idings,” as CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR IN P the tevements are calicd, it was clear had become a | igh ths Sathana wort of human hive, in Which swarmed a mongrel com. | A VIOLATION OF THE LAW, munity of Italians and other foreigners, and these | Tho 7 were evidently the dregs of a society as wretched and | es euernnae pap Pag he eee ayer | ebased as any the city can present | of which organization Captain Oliver Cotter is chief One of the neigih ae, cuanacta. agent in Brooklyn, have tor several weeks past de- ne of the neighbors volunteered some information Wate de caamert nae he co ate Voloped groat activity 1m terroting out cases of ulleged Yrunk,”’ said this person. “He came to the house | V'lation of the Suuday clause of the Excise law. It | has been the custom of the agents, of whom thero are several, to obtain admissiou to liquor stores on Sun- with the woman whom he called bis wife and took the | days anda to cail for drinks, of which they partake, so ferret room, and since that day! don’t know if he breathed u sover breath, He never worked. You as to iwsure the conviction of the licensed dealer who be caught uvawares. Ex-Judge Troy, counvel jor souldn’s pay him to do auything that looked hke ciation of liquor deaiers, has determined labor, Tho only thing ever saw him do was carry in some shavings to light a fire with, and I’ve been alraid that in bis drunken spelis ie would set the whoie place ablaze. That woman who hved with him was # indictment of certain agents, whom ho jow churacter, and managed most of the “are guilty of a misdemeanor ih procuring the time to keep as drunk as bimsell, Only last | comtuission Of the offence. Yesterday afternoon he forwarded @ letter to District Attorney Britton un the subject, which will bo brought beture the Grand Jury, and in Which he gays:— On behalf of my client L respectfully re timouy enclosed be and that ‘olicew Com week she came down from serving & teu days’ term. Chey were alla bud jot. As to the Italiana, I don’t know much about bow be got atong with them. He used to drink beer with them, | know, but I uever re- member his quurreiling with them.” b Allaire remained some hours on the prom- day bunting, for lurther evidence. He ar- rested, a8 witnesses, Francis Kappio, Komano Cordino and BuonartoGuarang. Coroner Woitman bas ordered the postmortem examination to be made to-day. The deceased was forty years ot av native of Ire- land and by trade a silversmith. He bad been out of Work for several months. A CLEAN SWEK®. jest that the enented to the Grand Jury Bow ta nographer be subyanaed, | of presenting to thut body proots of the commission of cannot be impaired by any pretence of delinquency his part, Claiming this fignt, thereiore, 4 of the people and seeking neither publi r coneeul: iHity of his . thir application is made to you afford him such rush d unsiotan ment, vat assuming the full and entire respor aetion in the RAILROAD ACCIDENTS, While stealing a ride ona Hudson River Railroad freight train outot New York yesterday afternoon James Donohue, aged eighteen, tell botweon the cars when hear Spuyten Doyvil and had both legs severed above the knees, Deceased, whose parents live at No. 465 Wes. Porty-sixth street, was put on board a pas- | senger aken to the city in a dying condition. | steph Sullivan, aged pine, while attempting to RYYECTED IN TH STREKT CLEANING DE- PARTMENT. It was stated in the Central Ollice yesterday that | Commissioners Smith and Erhardt, having vy personal | observation become well satisiod that the street clean- ing service is being neglected by the subordinates in | charge of it, are about to call the attention of the Board in session as & sireot cleaning committee to the sub- | | | | | | A MUCH NEEDED REFORM LIKELY 10 | | ject, It 18 quite likely that the tuspectors, foremen | crogs the raiirowa track at Coutral Morrisania yesters | and oMcers of gangs employed at night to re- | diy forenoon, was struck by Lhe locomotive of the Box. move the dirt wili be removed to-day, Certain it | 0" express (rau trom New York, sustaining injanies | which, it is thought, most prove tatal When the i# that a resolution to that effect will be offered this morning. Feeling satisfied that there must havo been some grounds for wwe incessant complaints Of citizens both to the Board and the Heraty vt the mangled boy wag carried to the home of his mother 16 Was uscertained that she bad not yet revurued from a wake in the neighborhood, where she bad spent t previous night. utterly jnefticient Lay toed in whieh this particular Aine iibiilisios branch of the street cleaning was vperatou, }resieut ‘eile ” nile Smith aod Commissioner Erunrdt on Sunday evening ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED. determined to make a tour of inspection themselyee, declined and by personal observation secure evidence against A man fell overboard y jerday at the foot of West the dehaquents. These offictais visited several guugs wrthous ‘Veree fecognized and saw a rest deal Fifty-second street and was drowned, He was forty mere than was = cver written abont the | yeurs old, five feet eight inches high, fair complexion, dereiets, The imspectors and furemen were pot | smaii red whiskers, mustuche and goatee, He bas noi looking alter thoir men; the men were merely | been recognized THE DIVORCE BULLETIN. CURIOUS BUDGET OF MATRIMONIAL DELIN- QUENCIES—WOES OF A WEALTHY WAITER— A SAMSON-LIKE WITNESS—AN INTEBEST IN THE MOTT ESTATE. Unchanged activity in the divorce market is shown in tho fact that there is no diminution in this class of special litigation, Hardly a day passes that three or four divorco suits involving all the varying phases of matrimonia) unploasantnesses are not, tp one shape or another, brought before the courts, and yesterday was no exception, THR SAYNISCA DIVORCE SUIT, In this suit, the facts of which have been partially published, Mrs, Ellen Saynisch ls now making ecdulous efforts to compel ber husband. Edward S. Saynisch, to pay her counsel for their services, and also to furnish her money enough to pay her personal expenses dur- ing the progress of the suit. Mr, Jacobs, her counsel, read some additional aflidavits yesterday giving to the case a somewhat deeper iterest than that evolved in any of the preliminary proceedings, Mrs. Saynisch says that when she was about thirteen years ol age, as she was playing on Thirteenth sirect with another girl about the same uge, a young man named Thomas Davis asked ber to go inio the church near by, being tbe church on Fourteenth street, near avenue A, and seo him married. Sho went into tho chureb and there witnessed a marriage ceremony between Davis and Nellie Callahan, Twoor three days ward, as sbe states further in her affidavit, Davis came to her house and told her mother that he bad married the defendant and insisted upon taking her away as his wife, Despite her mother’s protestations he took her away and compelled her to live withhim, Alter time her father, who was then in the Umon army, came home and took her away from Davis, after which the latter left tho city. The next sho heard of him was that be had died 1m Chicago, a story which she velieved, as the mother of Davis and other members ot his family were then wearing mourning. This story te given in justification of her having ‘married Mr. Saynisch, who is now seeking to have thé marriage an- nulied, claiming that she was tho wife of Davis at the time of his marriage to her, She says also that she told all these facts to Saynisch before their marriage. The reat of the story is still mere curious, Saynisch, who had beon an humble waiter, in receipt of poor wages, received intelligence thata relative had left him $12,000 in Italy, The uext question was how to obtaic possession of this legacy, Sayniscn, sue says, settled tho matter very quickly by seliiug their household effects, even thelr bed, and, thus obtaining money enough to pay Passage to ltaly, he left her without a cent and compeilea ner to go out to service to support hersell und ehild. Say- isch got nis mouey aud then a change came over tho spirit of his drcams, and to this sudden elevation to comparative aflluence she charges tho bringing of the presentsuit, Aflidavits read by Mr. JamesG. Boyce, the opposing counsel, represent bor as an habitual drunkard, and as having pawned all the clothes of her children and Saynish's go as to got money to gratify her appetite for drink. After the counsel had finished their afidavits and made lengthy arguments Judge Donobue took the papers, ‘A WITNESS WHO SWKARS TOO STRONG. Otto G. Meicer cnarges his wile, Satilaa Melcer, with adultery. ‘The plaintitf’s counsel, Mr, Henry J. Appel, Tread the affidavit of one John Caliil giving a curious biographical sketch of the defendant and her alleged matrimonial escupades, He recited some dozen or more places in thia city in which he claimed to have committed adultery with Mrs. Melcer, Tho afllant then changed the eceno to Washington, ‘and gave a pic- ture of the defendant as living adulterously with John W. Faulkner. Ho says be visited her frequently ut Faulkner’s rooms and finally brought her to tuis oty himself, alter which he described an alleged ddison with one Frederick Pidgeon. “Your witness swears too strong,’ interrupted Judge Donohue, “There are seventeen other affidavits of hor unfaith- fulness,” said the counsel. “I don’t care to hear any more,” said Judge Dono- bue, Affidavits denying inthe most emphatic language unfaithfulness on the part of Mrs, Meicer were read by Mr. Benjamin F. Sawyer, ber counsel, It was stated by the latter in urging tho motion for payment ot ali- mony and counsel fee that Mrs Melcer is poor and without any mea ft support and that Mr. Melcer is not only earning a handsome salary as professor of music, batis heir apparent to a large estate in Ger- many. Asin tho above case, Judge Donohuo took the papers. THE MOTT DIVORCE SUIT. Some ten years ago Judge Westbrook granted a de- cree of limited divorce to Vatherine KR. Mott tn her suit against ber husband, Francis R. Mott, The ucfendant was one of the logatees iu the will of the lute Dr, Val- entine Mott, but at the time of granting the decree the estate had not been settled and so 1t was decrecd that be should pay to Mrs. Mott one-third of hia interest in the estate, and accordingly she was paid $100 a month, this being about hits esti- mated interest. These payments have ceased recently, and as the matters of the estate have been settled ap- lication was mado yosterday to Judge Donohue, by tir. Denis McMahon, on pebalf of Mrs. Mott, to com- pel the defendant, and Henry A. Mott, trustee, to pay the alimony as directed under the deeree of divorce. ‘The busband’s interest 1p the estate was stated al $12,000 a year, and Mrs, Sout claims to be entitled to ope-third of this amount, The dispute did not appear to be so much, jown inthe response of Mr. D. W. Bird, the defencan: counsel, as to the umount to be puid as to the times of the puyment; it being claimed that under the will the payments out of the trust fund must be made semi-annually. The papers were passed up to Judge Donohue for turtber investigation. THM KRKENBRACH SUIT. The facts of this suit, being ove brought by George A. Erkenvrach against Jevaie ¥. Erkenbrach, bis wite, for divorce on the ground of adultery, have ulready been fully published in the Hraup, und it 18 unvoces- Bury to recite the details. As will be remembered, tho husband charges his wite with having cominitted adultery with Augustus St. Clair, to this city and on the steamers St. Jobn and Drew, and on a sleeping car while en route back und forth tO Saratoga. Judye Lawrence yesterday directed tbat the crse be set down peremptorily for trial on the 24th inst. in Suprome ourt, Circuit, THK THEOBOLD CASK, ‘The trial of the Theobold divorce suit, in which it ig claimed that Mrs. Theobold’s adulteries are confirmed iu her diary, and which was fuily published in the HERALD aiew weeks since, was yesterday adjourned until the 18th inst. by Chief Justice Daly in the Court of Common Pleas, : JAMES HOWIE’S DEATH, An inquest was held over the body of James Bowio by Coroner Simms, at the Brooklyn Morgue, yester- day, Deceased, it will be remembered, was found 10 the river at the foot of Gold street on Sunday morning, and upon searching the clothing $6,000 in United States bonds, a watch and $44 In greenbacks were dis- covered. The only witness examined was William Stevens, of No. 220 Mulberry stroct, New York, who testified that be had known Howie tor sixty years; he last saw bim three or four days befure vis death; Howie then told witness that he intended going to | Brooklyn on Sunday; deceased was in the babit of going On sprees, Wuen be would keep under the iuflu- ence ot liquor for several days; when last he saw Howie, bowever, ho was wer; witress knew deceased to have a wi and child living in Engiand; his son is teaching school iu that coun- try, and deceased had frequently spoken of going home to see his amily. The jury found that deceased came to bis death by drowniaz. ‘The remains were placed in a handsome coffin and were interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Hast New York, m tho afternoon, 1 friends of & deceased attenued the funeral, money will be hold by the Coronor, pending tne receipt of the application therefor trom’ Mrs. Howie. Should | the widow fail to claim the property it wil be Lauded over to the Public Administrator of Kings County. THE BANK SILVER BURGLARY, ARREST OF DANIEL H, ROONEY, ALIAS DAN THE BLACKSMITH. Daniel H. Rooney, alias “Dan the Blacksmith,” wus arrested yesterday by Captain Wilhams, of the Twenty-binth precinct, on suspicion of bemg one of the parties who broke into the Sixth National Bank, at the junction of Broadway and Sixth avenue, Sunday afternoon. He was brought to Jefferson Market Court in the afternoon, and remanded till this after- noon. ‘The risoner is said to have been connected wit some of the largest bond | rovverics that bave taken place in this city and was a ‘*pal’’ of the notorious an Noble, He has been in criminal parlance “iying quiet” for the past and bas during most of that tine earned a ling faro, Captain Williams claimed yester- day that he Lad a man, a well known citizen, who iden- tiged Rooney as one ol three men whom he saw com- jug out ot the bank on Sunday afternoon, bat the Uap- tain retused to give the well known citizon’s name for the present, SPOILING A SENSATION. A crowd of people gathered yesterday in the Nowark Polieo Court, it baving been given out that a rich sen- sation would surely come out of the examination in @ disorderly house case, The parties interested as prin« cipala were Kity Ryan, a dashing, brazen-faced bra- nette, and Re son, a showy blonde, Hoth are Dow Ne nym, du "pave and were stylishly dresecd. They were charged with keeping a house of disreputable resort, It was understood that if they were forced to trial they would make some revelations about certain well known, truly good imeb, pillars in sucial, commercial und religious circtes, which would cause a quaking, and more than oue suit for divorce, ‘They wert 8 vounsel, by Mr, J. Frank Foot, Tuts, fk Was thought, meaat fight, and the hoary-headed spectators rubbed their hauds gleefally in anticipation Of rich revelations to come, Op the case beimg called, however, these anticipations were rudely shattered. The nympbs put in a plea of guilty, and, on promising to apiggd wero allowed to go upon paying $5 fine ac: THE EMMA SILVER MINE SUIT, Stan GENERAL SCHENCK AS A DIRECTOR AND TRUS~ TEE OF THE COMPANY—THE DINNER AT THE ROYAL CAMBRIDGE HOTEL—THE EX-MINIs- TER'S TELEGRAM TO SECRETARY FI8H AND WHAT CAME Of IT. The sult of the Emma Silver, Mining Company, of London, against Treanor W, Park and Heury H, Baxter, to recover £1,000,000 sterling, was resumed yesterday before Judge Wallace and a jury im the Equity branen of the United*States Circuit Court. The examination of Mr. Park, which bas occupied several weeks, closed at the hour of recess, and on the re- assembling of the Court General Robert C. Schenck, lave Minister to Engiand, and who has been so promi- Bently connected with the Emma Mine concern, was for the first time during the protracted suit called to the witness stand” His direct examination Was con- ducted by Mr. Chittenden, of counsel for tho defence, The witness’ testimony, so lar, waa substantially such @& he gave before the Congressional Luvestigating Com- mittee, What the crosa-examination by counsel em- ployed by the company may bring forth, remains to be seen, His stavement of his Arst connection with the operators who put the mine @ speculation op the London market, his personal connection there- with aod bia action on finding the criticism invoked 1m the pubtic pross in consequence, was substantially as follows:— GENERAL SCHENCK EXPLAINE. To Mr. Chittenden—About the middie of October, 1871, he met at the Royal Cambridge Hotel, in Loudon, where he bad gone to seo some friends by appoint ment, United States Senator Stewart, with whom he had been proviously acquainted; he also met on the same Occasion and for the first timé Mr, Park, the de+ Jendapt; this latter meeting, ho thought, was at the table of bis fridnd, Mr, William M. Evarts, by whom he bad been invited, as theo:her gentlemen seomed also to bave been, to dinner at the botel; he did not know whether it was at the dinner table on this oc- casion or at a subsequent meeting or interview one or wo days afterward that some conversation was started by Sevator Stewart about tho ebject of L. (Stewart's) visit to Londou; be was not positive as to the precise time of this couversation: ou the occasion however, to which he referred Senator Stewart told bim that he (stewart) and Mr. Park were imterested in or represented the property known as the Emma Silver Mine; that they wore desirous of putting the mine oa the market In England for sale to a company, und that, 1m fuct, they were then engaged in negotiations to that effect; there was not much conversation between the witness and Mr, Stewart on the subject of the proposed negotiauon ab that time; some short time subsequently, however, # suggestion was made to wit- nees—lrat, he tnink by Senator Stewart—tbat he ought to acquire and hold some imterest in the mine, ag it a very valuable one, and would prove a good thing; thatit was probably the finest mine that haa ever been put on the murket; he did not then enter- tain tue idea of interesting bimself im it in the manner proposed, but being further pressed on the sudject he consented to look rato the matter and seo whether it would be worth bis while, fhe could got the means, to invest in it to the extent of a few shares, or as.mapy as he might be able to purchase; the mat. ter stood still for a time and eventually Mr, Park told witness that be would give him 500 shares on time, or onough to make the investment of some importance to him, aud on November 1, 1871, ho gavo his nolo for £1,000 to Mr, Park by collateral. NEWSPAPER CRITICISM. By Mr, Chittenden—Was anything said about this time, or immediately thereafter, as to your connection with the mine by the newspapors? ‘The Urst thing of this kind—criticising my connec- tion with the mine—that | saw appeared in the Loudon Times, copied from the American papers; 1 was very much pamed and troubled at ft, and it immediately led me to telegraph to Sec retary Fish, of the State Department, that I had paid dollar for dollar for my imterest, and that 1 had invested nearly all my means in it, and that 1 would resign my position aM iniater if called upoa to doso; 1 thought thetelegram to retary Fisu was d@patched November 27; It was sent in the usual course of the business of my office, at the cldse of bus- ipess hours; the reply of tho Secretary 1 received the following moruing, and oo that day was very much excited by representations which reached me that there was something wrong in the concern, aud in Fegurd to my connection with it; that I ought vot trom my vilicial position to be a director in it; [that same day, the 48th November, went to a meoting of tue directors of the company anxious and excited, it hay. ing been announced that the directors intended tv go carefully over the prospectus; I had previously read the prospectds casually and thea beloved that is corresponded with the representations made to me by Mr, Park, and ull tho exbibus in the case; I lad Ueurd some one say that the reports were aimost ¥oo good to be true; the prospectus, however, was gone carefully over ut that meetiog, and I remember that the Bourd came to the conclusion that all tho Statements embraced in that prospectus were estab. lisbed; there was one discrepancy, however, of about ue thousand tons of ore as between Professor Silli, man’s report and the prospectus, ihe discrepancy being in favor of the prospectus; while a director of ihe company I was appointed a trustee to accept the tlle to the property, and acted as such trustee in asso- ciation with Mr, Anderson, the President of tho isourd, and Jay Cooke, of Cooke, McCulloch & Co.; theduties Of thy irusives were simply to pass over the property to the purchasers wi certified to by the svulicitors, Thia was simply @ ministerial act, and one that I did ot think would call for criticism trom any one, A TELEGRAM PROM SECRETARY FISH. ‘Alter the meeting ol the Bourd reterred to, og the 28th November, and immediately on receipt of a tele- gram from Secretary Fish, 1 decided to resign as a director of the company, but concluded I migat prop- erly continuo as a trustee; I also attended a meeting of the directors on the 30th November, at witich meot- ing a bond and guarantee of indemuity was demanded from Mr. Park on account of the cloud that was thrown upon the title to the property by the institution of some suits affecting the Litle to the mine In the United States. ‘he trustees had nothing to do with this, how- ever, Mr. Park at first was not willing to give the bond in consequence of the absence of Mr. Baxter irom London; but such bond I know was subsequently nven.”? Witness sent in bis resignation as dircetor to the Bourd on the 6th of December, bis intention to do su being previously formed and for some tinue knows to the other directors, he having stated to them that under the circumstances he could no longer hold a seat at the Board asa SORE A ICIOUS, He never attended a meeting of the board after the date of hig resignation, lu the spring of 1873 the president, Mr, Anderson, began to get sore and sus picious, and inquired of bim (witness) what be thougbt of Park, At the solicitation of Anderson he reiuc- tantly wrote to Park, calling his attention to the ru- mors and stories circulated by the press concerning the mine itself, aud reflecting upon the character of the meu connected with 1. Witness never made any claim that there were any tuisrepresentations made to bim by either Park or Stowart, and while he was ready to | ndmit that be thought at first that Park's repre- sentations of the product aud value of the mine were strong, he subsequently believed that they were sus- tained by the reports of the experts who had examined it, They were very thorougiiy convinced that they bad an exceedingly Vaiuable mine, and be had come to the game conclusion himself aud so believed to-day; he had not changed lis mind as to the character of tho mine, except in this way, that he pow thought it was rieber and moro Valuable than he for a time velteved tt was; be had never come to any diflerent conclusion than thatit was and is « very Valuable mine, though he bad no personal knowledge of the extent uf the ex- plorations of the Mine or what its prospective yield might ve. This concluded the direct examination of General Schenck, His cross-examination will commence this moruimg by Mr. Stougutun, to which time the Cours adjourned, A YOUNG LIFE SAVED. ‘A nurse who was drawing a baby In a child’s wagon, incautiously attempted to cross Fifth avenue yester- day morning asa rapitly driven carriage wi pproach- ing, Tho nurse became frightened and left the wagon standing in the street, Deputy Collector D. K. Phelps, at the risk of bia lie, rashed before the horses an drew the wagon almost from under their feet, He was knocked down and vadly bruised, but succeeded in saving tho child's life, THE WITTHAUS LIBRARY, ‘The salo of the Witthaus Library will be commenced at Clinton Hall to-morrow aiternoon by tho Messrs. Leavitt, and continued until Frida; The collection numbers somo six hundred odd®lots of vooks, which have beeo gathered together with care and taste, Among them 18 a copy of 8. Butier’s Genuine Poetical Remains, @ largo paper copy, printed on Whatman drawing paper, ilusifated with Indi proofs; Me! oires de Jacques Casnnova de Suingalt, six volumes, a scarce edition, printed 1 Brussels, Flora Londi- pensis, of plates ani descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs of London, with their places ol growth, by William Curtis, London, 1777, original edition, scarco; Damout D’Urvile’s Voyage Aatour de Monde, {rom the library of the Kwperor Maxumiiian, with his vook plate, and other works relating to poetry, drama and fine arts, CLOSE OF THE BOOK TRADE SALE, The spring book trade sale at tho Messrs. Leavitt's Clinton Hall salesrooms came to a close last evening, having begun on the Monday evening of the previous week, It has been an unusual success, and publisners as well as buyees have expressed the greatest s tion at the result, ‘The gross receipts from the sale have been aboat $150,000, Yesterday was devoted to a clearing Out sale of Atationery books ot little or HO importance and not down on the regular catglogue. The next trade sale will occur in the fail, BUOKS AT BANGS’. There was a saloof a small library of interesting books at Bangs’ yesterday afternoon, among which were a number roluting to the Mine arts and the drama, ‘The vrices wore uot large, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. , better, and stron, COLLEGE BOATING. THE YALE EIGHT-OARED AND STRENGTH: ~ New Havex, Coos., april 7, 1877. The coming eight-oared shell race between Yalo and Harvard bids fair to be particularly exciting. Both crews were oo the water much earlier this year than last, both have shown unusual energy and patience and of both much is reasonably expected. Yalo’s eight at present is made up as follows:— | No, 6, O, D, Thompson, No. 7, F. E. Hyde. . jaune Voxawain, , Aldrt No. 6, W. W. Galin® Substitute, J. P, Clark, Of these four pulled in last year’s race, while the other four now puil a ***varsity oar’ for the tirst time. Only one of tbe number was among the four that rep- resented Yale at the Centennial races, and he is tho present captain of the crew, Of their rowing it 1s, perhaps, too early to speak decidedly, but they 80 much betteratisciplined than last year’s eight wore ut & Gorrespunding time « pout or two may properly be mentioned. wo or three more strokes per tuinute will be added to last year’s thirty-four, yet im otber respects the stroke wili be materially the same. Ind:- vidually the men are not su strong as those of '76, vor ure the places of sueh oarsinen as Cook und Keunedy readily filled, Collectively the crew may ve as power- fui, but of this ne one can speak with confidence. The eight Went out this morning in their barge, 48 usual, ere Cook couching them, and one point was particu- Jarly notiveable—their unity of action. They certaiuly keep well togetuor tor a crew 1p so early w part of their training, yet many improvements may be made, Un oar on the starbourd side 1s a little tardy and not grace- ful tn the catch, Asa whole the crew lacks the energy which is necessary tv give them 4 dashing appearance, though this is partly due to. the atruke, which 13 essen- Wally a slow one, it is well Known in New Haven that Harvard's crow fe much stron; than th thas represented her last y' Of Yaie the same cannot be suid, yet it she holds, own, as she uims to do, there is something of ‘a gap'to be covered by Hurvard, ‘The present evenness in the strengtli of the two eights, the similarity in the two styles of stroke, avd the fact that the most cureful training 18 bi bestowed upon both, indicate that the eight-oared sheli race of 1577 wiil be one of the closest % ie many aquatic cnotesia betweou Harvard and ‘alc, YACHTING NOTES. The schooucr yacht Idier, Mr. S, J. Colgate, N.Y.Y, C.,arrived at Hamilton, Bermuda, on whe 3d inst, and Lae the marino rallway to havo garboard streak calked. The regular monthly meeting of the Brooklyn Yacht Club will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) ovening, “HYDROPHOBIA. Wa8S IT A DOG BITE OR THE EFFECT OF IMAG- INATION? Henry Wilkinson, eighteen years of age, residing at No. 304 Twelfth street, Brooklyn, was bitten by a black and tan terrier about a week since whilo playing with the aaimal at the place of business of bis em- Dloyersa, Messrs. Hughes, Hickcocks & Co., flour mer- chants, at No. 96 Whitehall sireet, this city, The dog seized bim by the third finger of the lef hand, Tho wound was @ very slight ono, and ho thought no more of tt until Sunday evening ‘ast, when, while at- tending 8x o'clock prayer meeting at the Eighteenth street. Methodist Episcopal Church with a young friend, he complained of feeling sick and experienced groat ditliculty in breathing. They immediately lett the chureh, Wilkingou remarking that be believed be was going to have another of the convulsions with which be had tor some time past been troubled, The two young men reacued Henry’s home at about eight o'clock und Heary wont to bed. Ho bad boen in ved bup o short time when hy was seized with convul- sions and had four or five in succession Mustard plasters were applied to the chest and feet, Dut yesterday moruing be was no better, During a conscious interval about having beeu bitten, and commenced to svarl aud suap like a do, frotbed atthe mouth. Several puysicians were sum- moned and averything was done to relieve him, He was uuconaclous most of the tine during the day; last evening be was somewhat hopes wore entertained o! his ulti- mate recovery. is iriends state that the convulsions were brought on again by reading 4 highly sensational article of achild having boen terribly bitten by two ferocious Spitz dogs in the vicinity of Prospect Park, , and tbat bydrophovia was developed by in- tense nervous excitement and a recollectivn of the incident with the black and tan dog where he was em- ployed, A DEPRAVED WRETCH. 4N EPISCOPAL CLERGYMAN AND KX-PRIEST CHARGED WITH OUTRAGEOUS MISCONDUCT— WHAT HE HAS TQ SAY FOR HIMSELF, An ltalian named P. J, Valentini, who described himself as an Episcopalian minister, not at present at- tached to any church, and who, according to his own story, has been a Catholic priest, a Methodist mis- sionary, a school teacher and a ludging house keeper, was arraigned beiore Justice Kilbreth at the Tombs Police Court yesterday alternoon on a number of heinous charges, It appears that Valentini started the Potor Cooper Dormitory, at No. 408 Pearl street, und two other lodging houses of a similar kind, one at No, 201 Chatham street andthe otber in Franklin street, The Pearl Mect house ho is at present conducting for the owners, two Italians, who bought it trom him. The charges were made under the direction of the So- clety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and the caso was heard 19 the examination room. Jeuny Retaghata, thirteen years of age, residing at No, 53 Park street, testified that during the month of June, 1876, she attended school In the houso in Pearl street, for the purpose of learning to play the melo- deon, und described ina very plain and matter-of-fact way Valentini’s indecent conduct toward her, Valentini cross-examined the witness very sharply, but she reafllrmed all her statements in the most ai- rect and positive manner, He then produced the two Italians to whom be had sold the lodging uouse, aud fur whom he 18 now running it, Charies Barsotu und Vitgilio del Genovese, to substantiate a statement he made to the eifect that the girl bad told ber mother she had lent him thé money ($3 8 month be says he puld her tor two months’ work), aud that she alter ward denied having said Jenny do Murtini swore that she had attended school at No. 46 Prunklin sireet, und also at Nos, 508 aud 610 Peurl street, and made charges in every way similar to those preferred by Jenny Retugliata. Hosa de Mar- tins, eleven years of age, u sister of the last witness, wade similar statements, ON THR DEFENSIVE, The revolting teuture of the whole affair was the utter absence of shame or modesty on the part of the littio girls, Valentini made a general denial of all the charges, and accuged the giris of being prostitutes. On being asked by Mr, Whituey, of tne Society tor the Preventivn of Cruelty tw Children, whether he had ever been accused of similar crimes vefore apd dis- missed from the Episcopal Charch vn that account, bo hesitated, and on Justice Kilbrech telling him he might Dot answer the question it he did not wish to do so he gladly availed mumsell of the privilege und de- chued to answer, Mr, Whitney sad the first {ulormation received by the society concerning the matter was through ao avovymous letter, and that afterward the children had been brought to- getuer aud the charges put into proper shape. It appears thut the anonymous letter was from one Barnabo, o former partwer of Valuntiol, and the latter accounted for the fact by saying that Barnabo was joalous ot hum, He described Burnabo as a acitish man, that ne had seven Wives aud Was addicted to immoral practi He was compelled to expose him now, he said, in sell-de- feuce. On boing asked woy he had pot dono bis duty by exposing bim before be suid be nad broken of tho paripership as soon as he found bim out. Though the case was a most repuisive one in many of its do. wwils Valentini seemed to treat the matter lightly, and his manner was thippant and self-complacent. He was committed tu $500 bail in each case to unswi MAKING A LIVING. id to bea native of Rome, and was Valentini 1s for some years @ priest, but Is very reticent about his previous history and his reasons for leaving the Cuth- vic Church, He came to this country a few years ago, and Was appointed a professor of Latin and Itul- fau at the Drew Cueolog.cai Seminary, where, be says, he remained a year. Having ‘ta Wish for the min- jetry,’’ bo started « Methodist mission in this city, but having some scruples about the Methouist torm of ordination, he became au Episcopalian and started a chapel at the house No, 408 Pear! street, but, finding he could not make a living, commenced the lodging house busivess iv partuersnip with the man Burnabo before mentioned. At present be manages the three lodging Wouses for the prosent proprievors, recelving a salury*ot $45 per month and fladings, A FORGIVING WOMAN. Alfred Picard, the jealous Frenchman, who threw vitriol In the face of his wile, Heloise, on the 26th of last March, causing asad difigurement to her counte- Dance, was arrosted yosterday and taken to Kesex Mar’ Court, Woerd he was arraigned vetore Judge Wandell, ‘The wife retused to make any complaint on nn that he, Alfred, should bever come near nnoy her in any manner, Judge Wane dell discharged whe prisoucr with a strong revuke and acouclading admonition to the effect that if his wise should ever be obliged to make a complaint against him be would be very severely dealt with. A pEA CAPT AIN MISSING. ‘The police have been notified that Charles A, Conklin has been missing since four o'clock on Friday alter+ noon, At that boar the missing man, who is cap- tain of the schooner P. 8, C, Vaught, lott his vessel, THE EWEN? TRAGEDY. - Tuformal Examination by Coroner Ellinger of “Mr. Dean and Mr. Taintor. THE THEORY OF SUICIDE “CONFIRMED, emrnigenmmins What Orville’s Old Friends Have to Say Reminiscences of His Past Life The mystery that has so long enveloped the details Of the terrible tragedy enacted at No. 182 Front street, lagt Thursday moraoimg, appears to be gradually clear. ingup. Ever since tho occurrence Coroner Ellinger has been diligently at work investigating all the tacts of the case, Yesterday be made an informal ex. amination.of Mr, Dean and Mr. Taintor, tho details of which, bowever, he is not willing to make public, though he says that he has learned enough to satisty him that Orville D, Jowett cied by his own hand, after having exploded the grenade which did such death. dealing work. Several of Orville’s old friends are not satisted with this explanation and continue to claim that the whole affair was accidental, while others of them, although admitting tbat he did explode the grenade, charitabiy suppose him to have been Insane. THR LATEST DEVELOPMENTS, Coroner Ellinger began his day’s work yesterday by calling at the house of Mr. Joseph A. Dean, No. 14 Wavoricy place, He quostioned bim closely concerns ing the relations between the diflerent membors ot the firm and hig recollections of the circumatances of the tragedy. Mr. Dean, who was found to be rapidly re. covering from his injuries, professed to remember nothing accurately concerning the explosion, He suid ho staggered out of the office as soon ns he could, and denied that there had been any trouble be- tween himself and Orville, On Thursday morning the latter came, he said, into the rear office and stood up in front of the grate. He asked several questions, aud, among othors, where Manchester wus, Manchester 1s one of the travelling clerks ol the firm, dr. Doan looked up and told him that Mr, Manchester was in Connecticut, Two or three other questions were then asked relating entirely to their business; Mr. Dean went on writing some letters in answer to letters received by the morning mail, While he was writing the explosion occurred, The shock to his mervous system was vory great, s¢ much so that his recollection of the circumstances atiendipg the tragedy 1s somewhat vague, After learning all vhat Mr. Dean was ablo to tell bim the Coroner proceeded to tne office of the Contral Rail. road of Now Jorsey to Judge Latnrop, receiver of the roud, who is counsel for Mr. Dean, The statement made by Mr. Dean to Mr, Lathtop did not differ in any particular (rom that made to the Coroners. Mr, Lath- Top still advises slience on the part of Br, Dean, and the latter gentleman refuses to make public any facta ho js in possession of until he ts officially examined at the inquest, Coroner Ellinger next went to the office of Mr. John L. Suthorland, counsel for the frm of John Jowett & Sons, at No, 64 Wall street. There bho met Mr. Charles Taintor by appointment, and examined him as to the relations between tho members of the frm, Mr. Sutherland was also quostioned rogarding the arrange- ments for the proposed dissolution of partnership, Tho Coroner’s investigation lasted nearly an hour, At its conclusion he statod that he would not make public the details of the examination until they should be officialiy suvmitted at the inquest. The time fo! the inquest to como off has been tixed tor eleven o’clock to-morrow morning, The Coroner has aban doned the theory he at first held, that the shots found in Orvillo’s body were fired by some person other than himsel!. He now thinks the case to be one of suicide, The evidence, he said. would ve yery full, and would corroborate that fact. No one would be placed uuder arrest or surveillauce or held as witnesses, All the persons concerced iu the affair or who can give any clew to enlighten the mys. tery have agreed voluntarily to be present at the inquest and tell all they kuow. ‘The Coroner Jearned that Mr, Tainvor was to have had an interest ju the business. Orville on Wednesday night learned that, although he was to trausler his interest in the tirm to Mr, Dean, the latter would at once transfer it to Mr, Taimtor, This arrangement, it was presumed, augered Orville, and made him ready to do almost any> thing to defeat the project. he Coroner also declured that he had traced the pistots and the kulte to the pos- session of Orville D, Jewett, The jackknife found near bis body in the office had been purchased by him only a few hours previous to the tragedy. hile Coroner Ellinger was at Mr. Dean’s residonce Mr. Rawson and three acquaintances of Orville Jewet! visited the Corouer’s office and examined the knife und the two pistols thay were found after the tragedy, also the fragments of the exploded hand grenade. They then Jett tor thor offices. 11 was «auderstood that they wished Mr, Tamtor’s examinauon post poned, F Notwithstanding this sudden change in Coroner Kllinger’s opinions from the theory of murder to that of suicide, bis deputy, Dr, Goldschmidt, who made the autopsy on Orviile’s body, still adberes to his origi- nal belief, He thinks tt impossible that tbe bultets discovered could have been fired by Orville Jewett nunsell, He arrived at these conclusions {rom maturo reflection on the course the balls had taken, Captam Petty und the police officials are also strongly impressed with the belief that the shots in Orvile’s boay were not fred by him, Captain nowt suill thinks that they were fred by Mr, Dean im sell- detence, WHAT ORVILLE’S FRIENDS BAY. Mr. M. Brewster, a member of the Produce Ex. change, said yesterday ty a HeRaup reporter that he bad known Orville D, Jewort for along time. He said tbat the origin of tho trouble between Orville aud the other members of the firm dated back several yeurs, Orvilie’s tuther, John Jewett, had discovered a new method of making white Jead. Orville entered the firm with o half interest in the business, The other members of the firm wei continually extending their stock so that hie share was wetting smaller in pro- portion, Orville’s idea was that Dean was un- dermining him aud working him out. While he was in the army he ovtained @ furlough for the special purpose of coming home to look after his share of the business, ‘I'he trouble had iusted ever since that time, Mr, Brewster had no doubt but that these troubles brought Orville into a morbid staie of mind, Mr. Read Benedict, of No. 171. Broadway, an old friend of Orville, told the reporter that he had known Orville for fiteen years, but could pot tell much about bis business affairs, It was an exceedingly delicate subject. Orville was generaily a quiet man and one who kept bis owao unsel regurding bis business, He was noted as a very brave inan, It was a usual thing for bim to carry piatols, He alsa had quite a number of hand grenades in his factory. ‘Two or three years ago Mr. Benedict’s house on Staten Island was entered by burgiars. When Orville heard of it he told Mr. Benedict that he had some of these band grenades that he would give him, as they might be uselul to throw oat of the window at burglars should they aguin visit his house, Mr. laughingly refused the offer, saying that some of hig children might get hold of one of the grenades wad drop it accidentally, 1 have no doubt whatever in my mind,” said Mr, Benedict, “that, if he did commit such a thing as they say he did, he did it without any premeditation, ‘The story about bis keeping fast borses 1s entirely false, As near as | understand the history of his troubles they reach back to his father's time, His Jathor dis. covered the process of making white lead, and be was the working man of the business, Orville was the only heir, He wentto the war, but lett bis money in the firm. His share was gradually getting smalier, 1t scoms as though there must bave been troubie; but, it Orville did the act he was charged with ho must have been insane, His comrades in arms all speuk well of him.” Mr. Buell, an employé of Mr. Benedict, who was tu the same regiment as Orville during the war, stated that he had ulways thought a groat deal of Urville, and considered bim @ very fine man. He had wit- nessed a tow exhibitions of passion on Orville’s part, but they were ouly momeutary, He was known to be very charitable. When the company they were in started vi! to the war he gave $500 toward providing them with better equipments When askea if Orville was anything of a spendthrift Mr. Buell rephed;— “No, air, He wasa most saving man, If there was anything of that Kind in him he would have beon more likely to show it in the army thap anywhere else, He drauk but very litte, and | never saw him under the influence of liquor in my lite,’ R Captoin Kennedy, of Company I, of the 166th regi- ment, who succeeded Orville in the command of the company, whom the reporter met yesterday, said :— "Mf elt came home from the ariny behe ing that Lis business interests were in some sort of jeopardy, He was only with us a year anda half, In explanation of his not remaining to the end of the war ho told me that his busiuess would guffer, All these stories about his extravagance are entirely false, He was quite tue reverso of that, I volumtecred witn Orville and another officer of our company to ald in ® charge on Port Hudsou; put the char, was ever made, as the place surren betore our plans were eompleted, jae always lond of gunning and suooting I knew that he wasim tuo habit of carrying a revolver. He had ail inanoor of tirearms in bis house, if Captain Jewett did anything of this kind he was gouded to maduess by some real or faacied wrongs. I have board that he kept hand grenades in his factory. He used which is lying at the foot of Gold street, Brooklyn, saying that he was going to New Jersey, bay woul make no delay there, The captain is said to bave had 10 Us possession $150 when ho leit the schoonur. He dent of Smithtown, L. od is thirty-two tache and sido Whiskers, aud is dressed 11! @ sealaring man, the nen there, No braver man over lived tha taia Jewett,” The reporter then asked Mr, Kennedy about Orvillo’s manner When speaking of bis business troubles, aud whether he appeared to be incensed against the other partoers, ir, Kennedy dechnod to answer, but his manner soém indicate that there had been serivus trouble in the drm, to yo to the factory pretty often, as he generally ie ib Cap.