The New York Herald Newspaper, November 3, 1877, Page 8

b>} THE COURTS. Continuation of the Trial of the Alleged Silk Smugglers. ALIMONY GIVEN MRS, HASSLACHER. Memento of Frank L. Taintor, the De- faulting Bank Cashier. TAKING NOTE OF TIME. mene ‘The trial was resumed yesterday morning, before Judge Benedict and tho jury, of Thomas C. Owen, ‘Alvin Graff, Edgar B, Andrews and Thomas Gray, charged with smuggling silks into this port on steamers belonging tothe National Steamship Company line, Ex-Judge Dittenboeter and Mr. Lane ppeared for the defendants, aud Assistant District Attorneys Foster and Herrick for the government, The attendance of spectators was not large. On the opening of the Court counsel for the defence asked that all witnesses not under examination be requested to leave the room, and only the witness under examination ve admitted in Court during the trial, which request was of course complied with, The case was opened by Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Foster, who explained tho mode by which the silks were smuggled—already familiar to tho readers of the HsraLp—and urged the connection of the defendants with the conspiracy to defraud the government, ‘The first witness called was John Scott, a tall, lank, Jean Scotchman, who spoke with a broad Scotch ac, cent, The testimony of this witness was objected to on the ground that he was under indictment for the game offence as the defendants. Assistant District Attorney Foster then moved for a nolle prosequi to be entered for this witness, which was granted, and the witness proceeded, amid a great number of objections by defendant’s counsel, to give his testimony as fol- lows:— Lhave known Alvin Graff, formerly suporimtendent of the National Steamship Company, for tho last foar years; I know also Mr. T. C. Owen, who was purser of the steamship Queen; 1 know also Richard Clark, wholesale dry goods merchant, of Manchester, Eng- land; Clurk is a member of the firm of J, J. &G Cooper, of that place; I also know tho firm of Wilmer- ding, Hoguet & Co., auctionoers, of this city, to whom 1 sont silks to be sold; during the last three years Owen’ had bad six shipments of silk; 1 received silks tor I. C, Owen, J. Graham, F, M. Walker, Joun Wells, James Wells, E. H. Owen and others, I saw Owen at No. 23 Varick street, where tho silks wero taken; J. I. Nagie, who was a purser of the steamship company, was asked vy me to bring over Jaces from Copertake & Co,, of London, aud | ugreed to pay bim 10 per cent commission and’ £10 per package, ‘An objection was here taken by ox-Judge Dittenhoefer to this evidence, on the ground that the District Atior- ney bas to show that a conspiracy or agreement ex- isted among all the parties implicated. Separate, independent couspiracies, even with identical objecis, id not prove a general conspiracy. ‘Ihe delendants were beiore the Court under an omnibus indictment, and their conspiracy with Nagte bad not been proved, and the witness had no right to give evidence ou the part of the present defendants as to what Nagiv said ordid, {he Court direcied the witness to aneweronly ‘80 tar as the present delendanss were concerned, Witness then proceeded with bis testimony as tok lows:—1 sent £20 to Graff; the other proceeds I re- mitted to James ‘T. Nagie; | made arrangements with Edward H. Owen to bring out silks for bim; Edward H. Owen was storekeeper ‘on the Spain; | remitted the proceeas to Edward Owen Liverpool; 1 was to give Wells, storekeeper of the Denmark, proceods of the sale of silk, or five per cent commission; I was to pay the procecds of certain silk also to Edgar H. ‘Andrews, who was a freight clerk of the line, after deducting five per cent commission; I wiso made an arrangement with Francis M, Walker, storekeeper of the Canada, of the National line, to receive silks and sell them by auction; the four papers produced were given to me by Thomas C. Owen; I saw the goods described in this invoice at Duni: Express office, 128 Franklin street; 1 did not see the goods; | only saw tue case; | saw some siiks at Wilmerding, Hoguet & Co. that resembled those described in the invoico ; Lreceived some mouey from Wilmerding, Hoguet & Co, about a week alter the sale by auction; i+ was in the neigh- borhood of $2,000; I collected it and remitted it to T. U. Owen, of Liverpool; was instructea to do so by the defendant; the drait produced, dated 4th De- cember, 1574, tho second of exchange, was sent by we to Thomus C. Owen; this was for silks received by me trom Owen. Objection was here taken by ex-Judge Dittenboeter that if Mr. Owen received that money tho first of ex- change 18 in existenco at the banker's; that it can be produced; that the introduction of the seoond ex change was no evidence, and that the first of ex- change would have the indorsement of Owen, if he Fecvived the money. Judge Benedict said that he would receive it, on tho ground that the firs, of exchange was like the second, ‘And let it go for What It Was wortu to that extent, Witness resumed—I bad a conversation with Graff in June last, and the substance of that conversation was as lollows:—Graff said, “1 want to learn from ‘ou What tbe cases were that Tom Owen brought,” informed him that the case contained three barrels, Graff tod me at that time that be got £5 each varrel; the silks were brought to mo in barrels; about a year ana a halt ago they were brought im casi Owen told me that he could get a case lauded conta ing sixteen barrels lor the same price as one cou’ ing eight; Lremember Mr, Jackson and myself rent ing tue General Order Stores. Ex-Juuge Dittemhoeler objected to this answer on the yrouud that what was altempted to be shown by the answer was ullerly immaterial, inasmuch as tho delendants were on triai tor bringing of silks to this port without paying the duty, and not that a number ol barrels wow lying in (he stores contained cement Aud oatmeal, Another objecuon was that these men had nov yet been proved to be conspirators in this trapsaction. The Court allowed the question, and witness again resumed saw some smail boxes containing rice, sugur and tea; the box produced is one of them; only vue of them’ was opeued; 1 atm not certam tbat 1 opened more than ove; one coutabed oatmeal compared tbem with the wanifest ad found them correct; Mr, Owen told mo that he landed a case of Outumeal lo represeot what Was io the box; 1 only know that the otver boxes contained oatmeoai from what Mr. Owen said; tho other mine boxes | saw at the General Order Stores. It was proposod Lo put the Loxcs in evidence, and Mr. Dittenhoter said be sbouid cross-examine the w Less on Loose boxes at once If they were putin, The seemed to be Some Jitle hesitation w put the cases in evidence, and while the counsel were deliberating Judge Benedict said be wou'd adjodrn the court, and @cjournment was taken until SMoouay moruing, GENERAL TERM DECISIONS. The Supreme Court, General Term, Judges Davis, Daniels and Brady on the bench, handed.down a batch of decisions yesterday afternoon, It was announced | that they would be given at three P. M., but it was nearly two hours later—a delay that caused no little | amount of impatience on the part of the throng of There wero only one ur two of | special luterest, The mostimportant of those rendered | yoig jor $5,i48 50, was that in the suit brought by Samuel & Wilson, | ant in Deceaver, 15 lawyers in wating. trustee, against Thomas I, aso and others. The ob- Railroad svock aud JO suare: burg Keilirowd sivck. dus been subsututed had Veen previously held by planet as trusice, Vlaintif kept two babk accouuts im the Atlantic Nationa: Bank—one being kept #8 executor and the other individuaiy, He placed the shares ia question in the haadsot Prank L laintor, casuier, Who | papers Wis subsequently couvicied of delwivalion und 1s LOW undergoing Sepvence in Albany Penitentiary, with the kuowWiedge aud approval of the prosident, tor ai such times as plain = migat air » cveds to be credited to Lis accoun. Sucsequently Tatntor had these stocks transierred to his own uame, und vorrowed $59,000 on the same as collaterals trom F. B. Wallace & Co,, such transactions being without suthority of plaintiff or the bank, Suit was brougue ayainet the bank to recover the sum (hus obtained by Taintor, Which Was tried ut Special Lerm, but resulted in a dismissal, it being beld that the bank was not Hable for the wrongiul act of Taintor, An appeal was ken from tiis Judgment to the General Term. A | very leugthy opimion bas been written x Daticls in the case, in which be recites all rumplicated {acts growing out of this litigation, as heretolore publisued, in the course of Which he ani- madverts upon the strong temptations present- ing themselves to operators im Blocks — who have met with losses to hazard the commission of crime, by embezzling funds intrusted io their charge, in order to avert impending Hnancial disaster, Alter ating ali the lacts, jneluding the claim of Beimout & Co, tor advances ou Lhe same seourities, boiding that the latter lirm was unimpeachable and herr connec: tion with the case periectiy legitimate, be also bods that the delendant, Mason, should have had judgment Jn his lavor, ava (hatas to him and Atlantic Na+ tional Bank tue judgment suould be reversed and a Wat new trial ordered. As to another (ria 18 necessary. Anua . Liv ngstone, as executrix of her husband, brought suit against Asa Curtis, her busband’s former partner, in whch an ordor Was refused lor the dis- covery ‘of the partuership books, and application for the examipation of deiendant denied, Appeal irom these orders was taken to the General Term of the Supreme Coart by the plainuil, aud the Court gave 16 decision yesterday, Judge Daniels wnung the opinion. A settiement, it appears, was liad with the deceased while be was in a feeble coudition, in regard to which he afterward told bis wile (iat au important credit had been omitted, The remaining partner re- fused her an examination of the books to verily this gutement. Judge Daniels holds that it is a sus. pictous circumstance not to pormit the oxamination, and he, therelore, reverses the order rejusing such & Co, be says that suit was to setaside aud anoul toe by- | « NEW YORK HERAL ation of defendant, belaing that both aflect substan- tial rights, MRS. HASSLACHER’S ALIMONY. In ber recent suit for separation and mainten- ance, a verdict baving beem given in ber favor de- claring that Mr, Hasslacher was ber busband, action was at once taken by Mrs. Hasslacher to give to such verdict an eudaring substantiality in the way of all- mony. Appheation to have the amount fixed was made yesterday to Judge Vau Bruat, Mrs. Hassiacher was oriefly examined, the substance of her testimony being that Hasslacher deserted her in November, 1875; that from that time up to the present he never contrib- uted anything to ber support; that all she had siace received from him was $25 a month for two or tures months for the support of the children, aad that this withdrawn alter the commeucement of ber sui, Th ly other point of inate: testimony Was @ repetition of ber evidence on the trial w Hassiacher called her nis wistress. Following the giving of ber testimony @ consultation ensu bes tween the Judge aud Mr. C, Trappagon, the pluintif’s counsel, and Messrs. Timothy Peiton and George W. Poucher, the defendant’s counsel, which finally terminated im fixing the alimony at $50 » month, being at the rate of $600 a year, Thus tne case stands Ql present, and is likely to stand, unless an appeal is taken, which ts said w be nighly improbable, THE RIVAL AMERICAN LLOYDS, A motion to punish the defendant for contempt was argued at considerable length yesterday before Juage Denobue, in the suit ef Hartshorn against King. According to the pluintif’s afidavits it would seem ‘hat the parties were ip business as the American Lloyds at Burling slip; that defendant separated trom the partnership aud wssociated himselt with Thomas D. Taylor, who had been carrying on ‘fhe American Lioyas Universal Standard ;’? that the latter advertised that the American Lioyus had beea removed and con- solidated with the Lloyds Universal, and that plaintil sued the party for ap accoupiing with King wand au injunction aguinst the publication of the ttle *Ameri- can Lloyds Consolidated” or any staccment of such consolidation, Hartshorn was awarded $16,000 by the Teierce, ag ulgo the injunction asked tor, ‘The motion yesterday was tounued upoo au alleged certificate, Signed by King & ‘Taylor, under the prohibited title, It was alleged in anuewor to this that the separation was caused by piaintill’s neglect of nis business; that he dissolved partaership with Taylor beiure the judg- ment, aod that bis namo was written on the back of the printed slip belore the reterce’s report, The Court took the papers, N CASE OF GESNER. Following close in the wake of the recent proceed> tng in the case of Colonel Gesner, ti jeged iorger, 18 the appeal taken by the District Attorney from the order of Judge Westurook, directing the examivation before the police magistrate to be proceeded with, al- though the prisoner was held under an indictment which was argued at considerable length yesterday Detore the Supreme Court, General ‘erm. Ono the argument District Attorney Phelps contended that ouly a Judge at Oyer aud Terminer could discharge froin indiviment, It was contended on boball oi Ges- ner, by Mr. U. oriige Smith, that the law provides that when a warrant is issued by a Justice he sball Proceed with the examination, and that 1s @ privilege of which he cannot be ueprived by any ictmont, ‘The aiatute which gives the authority to arrest is no more tnundatory iu its character thaa that which com- pole the examination of a witness in support of the Prosecution. ihe cbiet poimt raised was that this Mlatute givos the accused an absolute right to be examined and to examine his witness, He dwelt at considerable length on the alleged conspiring; quoted tho testimony of Westoa, who stated that two mon, named Anstin and Jayne, came into bis room when he wasa prisoner at the Filth Avenae Hotel and Hered to hiberate him if he would make an affidavit hut Colonel Gesner had forged the drait, Alter hear- ing the argument the Court tok the papers. PHINEAS FOGG OUTDONE. Anice point in the matter of registration was de- cided yesterday by Judge Donohue. Mr, Beltram Wills went to the registry ollice of the Sixth election atstrict of the Fifth Assembiy district to register, Ags be offered bimseif tor registration the ciock struck pine P, M., and the registers refused to allow him to claiming that the luw limiting the hours of rex’ jon from eight A, M. to nice P. ML. did not per- mit wis registration. Not caring to lose bis vote he applied yeaterday through Mr. Peter Mitchell, his counsel, to Judgo Dovowue for a mandamus directing the registors to allow bim .o register, Aller quite au argument as to whether it was nine P. M. umtil after the clock had struck the hours, tue Judge hela that the time designated for registration did not expire until alter the clock had struck mine o'clock, A mandamus Was accordingly directed to issue, Langdon W. Moore, alias Charles Adams, charged with a bond robbery in Cambridgeport, the facts of which bave been published, was yesterday brought before Judge Donohue’on a writ of habeas corpus ob- tained by Mr. William F, Howe, his counsel. Aagist- ant District Attorney Leary wade a return 10 the writ that the prisoner was in the custody o1 luspector Mur ray awaiting trapsier to an officer from Cambridge. rt granted by the Governor of Massachusetts. Mr, ‘owe suid he desired to traverse this return, but was willing to wave the present writ dismissed, when ho would apply for a new writ This application granted and thereapon a new writ was issued directed to Officer Wood, of Cambridgeport, und Sheriff Ri to retain the priapner in thew custody until the 60 inst, at woich time it is made returvaule, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. One bundred and seventy-pine assessment suits against the city were yesterday discontinued vy Judge Robinson in the Court of Common Pleas, B.C, Chetwood was yesterday appointed by Judge Donohue receiver of the New York District Expross Company (limited). Mr. Samuel R. Betts, son of Mr. G. F. Betts, Clerk of the District Court, was yesterday appointed by Judge Jobnson United States Comuussioner tor the Southern district of New York. Mr. Heary Macdona was yesterday admitted to the Bar by the Supreme Court, General Term, on motion of District Attorney Phelps. On Wednessay next Judge Shipman will continuo the call of the jury calendar, beginning at No, 200, in the United States Circuit Court, civil side, The willot Rev, Dr. Will A. MeVickar, rector of Chrisi’s Episcopal Churen, in this city, receutly tied in the Surrogate’s office, was yesterday udmitied to probate. ‘There was quite along argument yesterday before | Judge Donohue on the question of making permanent the ipjunction recentiy granted restraining the sale of certain securities cluiined to have been given to Web- ster & Co. by A B, Stockwell us collateral for drafts, Judge Donohue took the papers, Additional uffidavits were submitted yesterday to Judge Dononae in whe suit of Ambrose ©, Kingsiand against the city to recover seven contracts Ja these affidavits it is denied thatthe plawff bad any inter- est in the Allen & Stevens claim, and avowed that claimed to be exorbitant for maps ure rday ordered a reference in for divorce brought by George Rathman agutuse bis wile, Elizabeth Kathman, on tne ground of alleged adultery, A relerence was aise ordered by | Judge Freedman in the suit tor divorce brought by Louisa Martins against her husband, Ferdinana Mar- ius, on the ground of adultery. In the suit tor divorce | brought by Aadrew Noiting against his wife Anoie M, | Noiting, on a similar grouud, the facts of which have | been published, Judge Robinson yesterday granted | | {he defendant $5 a week alimony and $25 counsel fee, | Application was made yesterday to Judge Donobue to Ux the day of trial of a suit Vrougut by Willam H. Drew against Jou N, Harrison. It was stated chat | | | the pluiouff received [rom Daniel Drew, his father, a | ven by the latter to the deteud- i | | | | | | | He aiso grants the order tor exami- for discovery of partuorebip books roversed, | ys. Hayes; Hazara ve, Lyden; Larsen vs, Thompson, , and payable in three years, and that the suit was for arecovery upon this note. Yhe defence ts that there was no cousideravon, and | that the vote was part of w contract m brokerage. not | | fulfilled, Alter bearing Mr. Alvie Bary for the plains | tft, wo desired the case to be set down for trial on the 8th inst, wod Mr, B.H. Throckmorton for tie de- Jeadant, who the trial until | the 17(h of Decewber, owing necessary absence | of the detenaant in Florida, Judge Donohue took the BUPREMF, COURLT-- CHAMBERS, By Judge Dononue, Roome vs. Sionn; Vavis va Wirth; Duffield vs. Horton; tu the matier of the application of widening Laurens street; Simpson va. State Bunk of New Brunswick; Tice vs. London; Moller vs. Mui Jonnsun vs. O'Sullivan; in the mater of the In tional Ingurance Company; Hemon ve. Steph the matter of Bartlett; im the matter of Herrick. Granted. # Clark v& Martin; Larsen va Thompson; Vaughan Motions denied. ; Schermerhorn vs, Schermer —A simple order sering tt back may be entered; the Judge to whom the report will them be presented will determine the canes Hunter vs. Port Royal Railroad Company.—Order granted. Kinacnmann vs Elsback,—No reason for order; should be on notice of motion. Lisiman vs, Blant.—Coe trial and judgment wero regular, aud if detendant wants to open he must show merit Movion denied. Bacot vs. ‘Tonnele; Bacot va Tonnele,—Motion do- Memorandum, curd ve, Beruheimer.--Papers are insufficient; defendant may renew application in pay iment of costs, Buchan vs, Downs.— ihe delendant’s affidavit denies flatly the merits charged by paul, lu the matter of the French Manufacturing Com- pany.—Order to stand excopt as in order found withi, SUPREME COURT—GFNERAL TERM, By Presiding Judge Davis and Judges Brady and Daniels, Darling v& Halsey, &c.—Judgment set aside and new trial ordered, Opinion vy Judge Daniels MeDooald va, Davis, —Order allirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements, Opinion by Juu Bowden, &e., vs. The Peovle, &c,—t versed anda trial ordered, Opinion by Presiding Judge Davis. & application for examination of defen: me jed as suggested in opinion. Opinion by J Cardwell, Jr., va, Cardwell.—Order modified a8 div rected in opinion, and affirmed as modified, without costs. Opinion by Judge Daniels. Manico vs. Smith.—Order modified as directed and siemat-as modified, witheut costs. Opinion by Judge ni Ridgway vs. Taylor.—Order reversed, with $10 costs And disbursements to abide the event, Opimon by Judge Brady. Stevenson vs Broome,—Order affirmed, with $10 Cos's and disbursoments, Opinion by Judge Daviels. The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York vs. Spicer and another, &c.—Order affirmed, with $10 cosis and disbursements, Opinion by Judge Daniels. Weyman vs. Tannenbaum.—Order affirmed, witn $10 Costs aud disbursements, Opinion by Judge Brady. O’Retily ve Green, &—Order affirmed, with $10 d disbursements, Opinion by Judge Danicis, spiel ve. Levy, dc.—-Urder affirmed, without costs. Opinion by Judge Daniels, ‘ad Eager.—Order affirmed, with costs to abide the event, Opinion by Judge Vaniels, Weymau vs, Taunenbaum.—Oraer afiirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements, jun by Judge Brady. in the matter of Brewster.—Charges dismissed. Opinion by Presiding Judge Davis. Grout vs Cooper.—Motion denied, with $10 costs. In the matter of James Oliver.—Proceedings ab firmed, Opinion by Prosiding Judge Davis. Hig vs. Dillon eb al.—Motion granted so far as to allow dsiendant to appeal to the Court of Appeals. Kino ve, Kivg.—alosion denied, Opinion per euriam, Piummer va Belden.—Motion granted, unless pa- pers be printed and served within thirty days, aud $10 costs ol the motion be paid, Gano, &c., v8. McCunn eb al,—Motion denied. in the matter of the Woven Tape Skirt Company. — Order allirued with $10 coms and disbursements, Opmion vy Judge Daniels, Ridlou vs Fianigan and others.—Orders modified as directed in opinion, aod affirmed as modulied, without costs. Opinion by Judge Daniels, Williamson va, Mason, &c —Judgment reversed, now, trial ordered; costs to abide event us to aeleudunt Mason and Allantic National Bavk; 1 all otber ro- spects judgment allirmed. Opimion by Judge Daniels, Hardenburg vs. burke.—Motion denied, with costa, Opinion by Judg> Daniels. Anthony vs. Day and another, —Order nudified as di- Tected m Opinion, without costs, Opinion by Judge Braay. Van Allen vs Sampson.—Order affirmed, with $10 coats and disbursements Opinion by Judge Brady, ‘The People ex rel. McKivany vs. Kelly, && —Order affirmed, with $10 cosis uod disbursemeuts Opinion by Frosiding Judge Davis. In the mutter of Birdsall.—Proceedings dismissed, in the matter Reavey.—Reterenca ordered to Adolf Sauger to take proot and report with bis upinion. In the mater of Waguer,—Relerence ordered to Q, C. Bigelow to take proo! and report with his opinion, In the maiter of Reavy, &c.—Order to show cause, Hoffman v8 Spartiog.—Order afirmed #0 far as it Yacuied the order of reierence, and reversed so far as Mt grants a change of place of triul, without costs, Opinion by Presiding Juuge Davis, In the matter of Corbet. —Order to show cau: Keteitas vs, Ketoitas —Judgment ailirmed, r curiam. Yhe People ex rel Cantreil va. Alker.—Order re- vorsed, with $10costs aud disbursements. Opinion by Presiding Judge Davis. The people ex rel Cantrell va, Alker.—Order affirmed, with $10cosis and disbursements, Opinion by Prosiding Judge Davis. ‘Baak of the Metropolis va. Miller,—Order afirmod, with $10 costs and disbursements. Opiuion by Judge Daniels, Waring ve, Sanborn.—Order affirmed, with $10 cosis aod disbursements, Upinton by Judge Davis. By Judges Daniels, Donohue and Lawrence. The Erie Ruilway Company va, Vandorbus—Mo- tion granted on the terms stated in tue order on tile || with the clerk. COMMON PLEAS~SPECIAL TEEM. By Judgo Robiuson, Rathinan vs. Rathmay.—Leterence ordered. Wilsoa vs. Weed and otbers,—Order to tie security of costs granted, with $10 costs of motion. Lanter vs. Curpenter.—Motion to dismiss to appeal granted, with $10 costs, Meucci vs. McAudrew.—Motton to restore cause on calendar dismissed, wits $10 costs to defenda: Nolting vs. Noitimg.—Order for counsel fee and all- mony granted. Daniels vs, Boers.—Order to amend and file nono pro tunc granted. lien granted, ‘Taussig va, Wechser.—Motion to discontinue appeal nied, eo oaikina va. Knapp.—Stay of proceedings granted, with $10 ovsts of motion. Weilting vs. Browa and others.—Motion demted, with $10 costa. MARINE COUBT-—CHAMBERS, By Judge McAdam, Hoag vs. Moss.—Opinion Lied. Mendeisoba vs, Foes; Clement vs, Milderberger (two motions); Hudson vs. Darrow ct al.—See indorsements oa pepers, Wilboux vs, Hastings.—Proceedings dismissed, Reichardt vs Seobacker.—Kecord amended. Ovens vs. Martin; Oppenverm vs, Holland; Stutz va, Youmans; Asn vs. Light; Roberts ve Tbhucner; rol vs, Marks; Heath vs Masver,—Motions ranted, aarain Horaborg,—Motion granted for November | Ry bolo vs. Magee; Hogers ys, Mason,—Complaints e e | Manalacturing Company vs, Le Cain.—Bail- able attachment ordered, Paul vs. Young. —Motion denied, without corts, Slevin vs. Busseli.— Motion to amend granted, Schreyer vs. Kenneth; Linderman vs, Williams.— Judgments, Parker va. Bassett; Sulzbacker va, Barth.—Dolaults, Merkel va, Lile.—Order resettled, BOSLTONIAN RECKLESSNESS, A drunken man was stigcering along Sixth avenue about four o’clock yesterday morning, He was well dressed, though the cut of his apparel caused Otticer McCool, who was on tue opposite side of the street, to believe he did uot beiong to New York city, and so he kept waich, ‘Ibe officer saw a map whom he knew to be a person of very doubtiul characier walking with the drunken man. On the corner of fweuty-seventh street the officer saw the drunken man knocked down by bis companion, who then stooped over bim and commenced to search his ciuth! Officer dicCoul approached and the bighwayman ran away, MeUool followea, and ra chuso of two blocks captured him and broagnt him back to the place where he bad thrown a watch and chain vaiged at $250 away, The prisoner made a bard fight with the olficer at this point and endeavored to make his escape, but the haadcuffs being placed on bim, ue surrendered and was tukeu to the Phirtiech street statiun house. The strange mau was also tuken 0 aud on his person was found a dia- mond cross Valued at 0, This, he said, be- jonyed to bis wile, and he bad brought it to wns city to get 1 appraised ana suld. His name he regisiered as James Dillon, of No, 39 Milvourne street, Boston, ‘The prisoner's name 18 Thomas Potter, of No 428 Sixth avenue, A quantity of pawn tickets representing waiches, rugs, &¢., were in his pocket, He was com- mitted by Judge Morgan in $2,000 bail to answer, A SUDDEN DEATH. Rev. William H. Wyckoll, LL. D., secretary of the American Biblo Union, dropped dead yesterday morn- ing while taking a bath at bis residence, No, 58 Hau- son place, Brooklyn, The deceased, although seventy year of age, Was @ man of unusual vigor and energy, and yesterday morning when he arose he appeared as well as usual, He eulered the bathroom, and was there only a short time when his wife heard him call | Wyckoif, Livingston va Cartis.—Order denying a to her. she hastened to bim and found that he bad fallen dead im the end of the batn- vb, Some ten years ago the deceased had ao ateurism near the base of we = brain, It 1# thought bis death yesterday was owing to the oid trouble, as a portion of bis neck and face were found to be Very much discolored, The deceased attended to his business daily and was at the Bible Union office On Sunday last he preached at and was to have preached in New He Was born in this Septem. 1807, and was the son of Rev, Cornelius ot Aubura, N.Y. He studkd im College for two years, and im 18.8 nated irom Union College. Ho was alter. cipal ot the classical department of eat & Wyckoll’s Collegiate School in this-city for a num- ber of years. 1o 1539 he founded the Baptist Advocate, now the Kzaminer and Chronicle, and remained its editor until 1846, He was aiso’ presivent of the Young Men’s Baptist Society and of the Baptist Domestic Mission Society, In 1836 be assisted in organizing the American und Foreign Bible Society, and was its corresponding secretary for tour years. The deceased aided in forming the American Bible Union in 1850, and remained ie corresponding secretary irom the time of 18 organization antil bis death, Mr, Wyckoff bas been identified with the Bap- {ist denomination for about forty years, preaching 10 Hamuiton different parts of the country since his ordimaiion tn the Laight Street Baptist Church i 1846, The de coused was the author of mauy religious works. REAL ESTATE, The sales at the Exchange yesterday were as fol- lo Supreme 8 —Charles tt. Hile Jumes Swan Supreme Court fyrecionure sale dalin Bassett, ref e of the five story brown stone front store tenement house, with lot Gth av., W. &, OU.2 It's, of Sith st, FHCODS reece Superior Court sale: hetchum, rete i TUN ste Mh to plurtitf Kit, Supreme Conrt torecinsure wuts ie P, Foster of w plot of land, 1 x18), on 4th aw FOF TSU 86. to piaintifl Y Supreme Court foreclosu referee—ot the three story brown stone irout Hast L1Gth ste, Me 5. rT) 7,700 is Supreme Court fore ei M, Purdy, roleree—ot one fot, 25 hingion av., known as part of lov No. wp ot Morrie ania, to plaintiff. . teeseee 1,000 Gordon vs Sullivan,—Order vacating mechanics? |. ‘Total sales for the day.. —s Deer seseseses asaessseneee BTA 1 1b should bo noted, howe: THE GUY FINANCES. Comptroller Kelly’s Answer to the Steinway Hall Attack, DEBT AND TAXATION Interesting Exhibit from the Books of the Finance Department. SUITS BY THE CITY. An Important Statement from Corporation Counsel Whitney. Comptroller Kelly yesterday seat the following com- munication to Mr. Samuel D, Babcock in answer to @ letter received from that geutleman as to certain statements made in relation to the city finances at the Steinway Hall meeting:— DEPARTMENT OF FLNANCK, COMPTROLLER’S Orricg, Nkw York, Nov. 2, 1877, Samunt D. Bascock, Esq Dut-L “py to Feveive your tlon of she 24th ult, in which L excepted to the statement in the address presented at the taxpayers’ meeting in dteinway Ha! ho permauent debt is to-day (us tur as the taxpayers are permitted to know the actual amount) $120,000),000.)"" Your explanation cortuinly exonerates you Aud your committee [rom all intentional misrepresentation Of the amount of the permuneut debt and refleetion upon muy ollicial conduct. You say that you “feel contident u re- OF Over Your siKUAtUTe embracing the items to which I juve referred will be de rr jiavie by your citi. deus generally and that shey will ve agreenuly surprised it the present actual net debs of our city is $120,000,000."" Private wentlomen cannot be expected to examino crit- ‘uppose, all the olficial reports ot the \'inance ft and coinmunicutions made by the Comptroller but 1 believe that all the items you 1 discussed aud stated in those official papers, and puulished in some form by th this city. You co mo the honor, also, to say that “'l com sider is quite unnecessury to adopt the suggestion which You so fairly make—to submit the accounts ol your depart- Ihent to av examivation by a committee of my sviecuon— but I will b poy to receive trom you xnd to muke public any statement you will make or the debt of she city in all its various furms, including an e of the aimvunt whick muy be reauired in. se mo snow ponding, wn slisable teum alt deots due ‘ ol statements show, of course, only she actual amounts of the bond debt, and d But ince estimated amounts of liabilities tor claims in ‘suit and on unsettled accounts, por the estimated “amount realiavle trom all debts due to the city,” tu show the ‘Amount of actual met debt of our city. 1 shull cheertaily comply with your wish ‘%o ascervain the exact devt of the city” ss far my power, The fixures kro. presented without y make # moro favornole ly to my communica- At uny rate without adequate provision tor the paymeut o principal and interest from income derived trom expondi- ture or other means besides taxation, Buch a balance sheet of th never been wade beiore for ti city, and is now made with the strictest regard to she actual amount of ali liabiliues, ets uF rewlizable duos to the city are estimated at the lowest figures which allowau cies will warrant, and much ower, it is would exist in u final settlement of these ace e most convenient date for reference to the bond debt and to determine the amount of the several items which enter into the account showing “the xctual net debt of tbe city”? is the time incicated in the Comptroller's last annual re- ort, August 1, 1877, Thi i re taken for the following stutement or be! r i$ of the bonded debt und estimated liabilities of the city of New York and of tho estimated amount realizable from all debts due to the city August 1, 1877: LIABLLizIxS. The city debt of all classes ot bonds on August 1, 1877, while the w tollows: — ¥ permanent dobt .$121.319 183 80 Loss sinking tand....0« 667, 59. bass $91,651,615 21 as - $22,144,400 00 1875, 1876, wevcess see 18,800,977 OL Temporary debt— Assessment bonds. R bonds, ry 445,377 OL Bond debt of annexed torrit 1,165,835 42 Unpaid appropriation for 1877... Warrants outstanding... i Amount due to special and trust account: Judements impaire Total .soceee -. Peeeatrtat axon [or "AUEUSE 1, AST seco, + +:-829,178,940 46 Dodvet tor estimated def ciency in the product ot iovied aiter the tax levy 696,599 14 6,514,653 52 8,514,658 52 11,064,184 57 25,000 00 1,427,000 00 1,427,000 00 Uncollect ents 170 78 ae Advances and payments for ‘stroet improvements...... 9,604,786 2% 13,000,000 00 Accrued interest on sasess- men a 2,103,759 00 1,500,000 00 Bonds and” mortgages’ on ja by she city. 614,077 U0 614,677 00 mm settlement of “King suits”... + 450,000 00 425,000 00 Arre’ ‘Croton water reuts prior to 1877... 163,852 16 163,852 16 Uncoliveted accounts the city lor rents, interest on bonds and mortgage ke. ase 591,373 43 50,000 00 +00. 854,008,402 27 -$150,615,847 43 54,008,462 27 RRCAPIFULATION. — was above, ‘Ainount of assets as above. Amount of “actual net dobt” or liabili- th . . + $95,707,385 16 ACTUAL NET DKBI atemout shows thas the “actual net debt” or 6 city is considerably jess than 8100.1),000, 0,000,000, at which I hope you and our fei groeably surprised,” as you have inu- eltizens "wil mated. CLAIMS AGAINST Tale CITY. In regard to “the amount which may be required in set- tlement of more thun three thousand suits now pending” tt appears by the following communication from tue « oansel to tue Corporation that in “his judgmont $,000,00088 tue outside sum which the city will have to pay upon the $12,000,000 of claims.” Tucludin $3,000,000 jor lin bilities on these claims th ‘wot debt” is less than $10,000,000, Orrice OF COUNsi TO THY CORPORATION, New York, Nov. 2, 1877. Hon. Jonn Kexrr, Comptroller: In answer to your letter of October 9, request ent trom me “showing the estimated amount w: ly have to pay on account of the suits made an estimate in the following roanner: is nes ry to have sume tact im urder to cet @ basis from whic! raw au infersoce. 1 have scheduled the jour buadred and sixty suite disposea of by the Law Department during the iast tweive months, end- ing October 1, 1877, and 1 enclose the schedule with I h 4 in & total amount that total am covered by the elaiman best claims are irons tor tri fore not avi I sesame thatthe pushed to the isposed ol will there- ones that have been Ke nny the subject of litiqnti @ past twelve months. 1 think this is & Just in! Anotier fac must be taken into considerntion—that in many of the suitsupon which, recoveries were had there Was money in the trowsury rive by tixation to pay the amounts, but by reason of sume trcbuieal error in the mauner’ of making the claim, of some doubts with resaid to the legality of the ‘transaction, it became the subject of litigation, By investiqation at your ottic that of the $563,001 ered by 244.061 38 of the amount was paid out ol tux 319,000 paid by vonds in twelve month Q00, pending cw were d yred of with 1£840U,000 to the public debt just twenty pr the total claims pending in sait will n If they veallze to the elaima ns which have been the st (wolve months have city will have to pay out of bonds thi its th Ts in those si not over $2.4 0,000, I think that the clilms undisposed of will not turn out to be as soud as the ones in which the parties have insisted upon trinl, and therefore I consider that the estimate of gat ants 2,400,000 in w Hiverat one of the amount likely ered io to sults veral of the larcer on partly tried beiore reterees and sup: Hy abandoned In ort a Twill say ti in my Jud he outside sum which 0 city will ha 2,000,000 of cluima, always wssuming ¢ No estimate ean be made ol tho mount which may be recovereu by the city in the King suite and other cases in which the eity is plaintiff. Nor can any reliable estimate bo made of the amount which will be recovere: of the debts due the city by street rnilronds, forrion, &e. « it is monly reckoned, however, nt several million dollars, cdiugs have been taken for their th ino some to water rents lor 187’ Aesols, ‘The statement tnexpended brlances of app’ AsT7, , amounting to B1,O1h, whieh the appropriations w copt tor trifling amounts. 40, 0s made bave been ci 18 REAL KSTATE, been made of the value of roal THE A careful estimate has ertate owned by the city net used or required for puvlic purposes, a detailed deveription of which was re tne Senate vy tho Comptroller, January 16, 18: swer to a resolution of that body, The « than $1,500,000. ‘This ix exclusive o lous, public parks and plies ( Brooklyn bridge intere bail purposo of justilyin F purtinting the results of administration, which have Hut is noe be recognined in ti THK SINKING FUND. ‘Tho Comptrolier’s nxt annual report shows that a cheek, Atleast, has been finally put upon the fierease of the city ity, whieh showid connection. debt, Turongh the operation of the sinking fund, as therein tiated, the net fanded debt was $157,129 U1 le 1, 1877, than on Anguat 1, 187K, Ws follows: — Ne ed debt angist 1) N76 $01,808,744 2 Not innued debs August 1, 1877 6 7,125 OL D, SATURDAY, NOVEMBEX 3, 1877——WITH SUPPLEME}.. i now in force farther Issues of bonds are authorized and will enlled for, ns stated in # report made vy the Comptroller he State Senate on January 22, 1877 ORKS, At the Inst scusion of the Legislature [ endeavored to Fe the repex! of provisions of law whicn authorized t vf bonds tor various parposes and provide wh restrictions agalast the increase of the bonded debt, esseutinl features of orljaiual, bills {oF thts purpuse 4 Stroyed. by an corrupt political stroved by ‘deceptive amendments and P VALUATIONS AND TAX BATH A large reduction has been made in the expenses for the [_maintenance of the clty government und in the amount of ein 1877 is less than it was ‘amount of valuations 4s fol- rot faution in expendi- tures, reducing debt and taxation, vecuuse { think the facts should be fally wod and isirly consid by gentlemen who are sincerely orgie: ing schemes of municipal reform, complish the otject., Suen indi tt admi tration of the final m. They init of muni ® wholesome re! 0 eipal form witics, in a public commut to me from one of your committee, offensively lays itself ns * without knowledge,” by ‘the expression that ‘the taxpayers of Now York, —weixhed down under the! F pros nt feartul and unnecessary ba mand wu honest decrease instead of dishor nicipal burden: voacerbly if they ¢ \d indebtedn ly af they must. ‘hut Ido not mean to im- ANDREW H. GREEN'S “REFORM.” HOW HIS ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY FlI- NANCES CONTRASTS WITH THAT OF THE RING—TELLTALE FIGURES, Mr. John Foley has written a letter to the public in which he contrasts Andrew H. Green’s ‘reform’? ad- ministration of the Finance Department of the city government with the “Ring”? administration of Comp- troller Connolly, “Connotly entered upon his duties as Comptroller,” says Mr. Foloy, ‘January 1, 1367, and resigned the offlco to Mr. Green September 16, 1871. During Connolly’s term the burdens imposed upon the city and county were as follows:— 21/888; 23,569,127 00 28,361,674 00 20,154,482 00 Total debt of the city und county in bonds and stocks on September 16, 1871—she date of Mr. Green’s accession to of- fice—according to the annual message ot Mayor Havemoyer,Junuary 19. 1874, This 116,700,858 51 inciuded "revenue ds insued in anticipa- f the revenue of meyer ous of the taxes of the yeur above speck fled, whieh, therefore, de- duct... i. Tho total debt of the city and county on bonds and stocks on January 1, 1867-the date of Mr. Counolly’s accession +0 office - was. Bei This inciuded’ “revenue bonds issued in anticipa. tion of the revenue ot tho year 1866 and pad ut of the tax of thas your, which, theretoro, 93,043,658 51 $33,654,683 00 991,000 00 32,663,683 00 Showing the increase in the bonded ai funded debt in the five years of Connolly’ adtministration to ha n.. To taxes us per table given abovo...... $61,279,975 51 120,154,432 00 Grand total obligations in taxes, bonds and stocks for five years ot Connolly's admin- tration, including all the fraudulent is- duient stealings of 181,434,407 1 ‘oley, ‘“‘compare this with the fivo years of Comptroller Greon’s managemont, Dur- ing these years the followmg burdens wore imposed 1n taxes, bonds and stocks:"— First—Tazes, «5150,017,146 00 Bonds ‘and Stocks, According to the annual re- port of the Commiasion- of Accounts, datod ruary 4, 1877, tho to- tul funded’ ana bouded debt of city and county on Decomber 7. 1876—the day on which Mr, Groen retired fom oftice—wns. sees+. 149,590,963 41 This included" revenue bonds issued in anticipa tlon of taxos and subse- quontly pald from taxos when received, which therelore deduct........ 7,719,750 13 ——— —— 141,870,613 23 As shown above, the total tanded ani d debt on September 16, 1871—the don his offiee— 93,943,658 81 Showing an inorbase in the bonded and funded debt in five yenrs of Green's ad- ministration to Lave been....... . $47,926,954 77 ‘This, added to the amount of taxes from 1872 to 1876, a8 per table above......... 156,047,143 00 Grand totai obligations in taxes, bonds and stocks for five years of Green's re $203,974,097 77 ne Vonuolly’s administration, as above... 181,434,407 51 Showing an Incroase of obligations during Greon’s retorm administration over Con- nolly’s Ring administration of, $22,530,690 26 Mr, Foley’s letter closes as follow: “Io go report ever issued by Mr. Green did ho claim that ho had paid during bis administration debts in- currea during the period of Connolly’s administration, excepting in the aggregate of $11,000,000, that, giving bis aaministration credit for all such payments, and without taking into account the debia which he lett unpaid during nis administration, there still ro- mains a sum of $11,559,690 26 of obligationa Imposed upon the public during nis administration in excess of tho obligations imposed under Connolly’s administra- tion, although the latter included all of the Kiog frauds, This important fact afloras conclasive evi- dence of the incompetent administration of MM ry while Comptroller, aud what little aid he was abie to give when he hud the opportunity to reduce the taxa- tion bonded debt of the city. In another com- munication I will clearly show the causes of this jailure, which will be neither to the hoor anor credit of Mr. Green,” RAPID TRANSIT. THE LORILLARDS CLAIM DAMAGES FROM THE ELEVATED RAILROAD. The following letter was yesterday received by tho officers of the New York Elevated Railroad Gom- pauy:— To Tax vy ew York Evevatep Lie intl ao He of the premise tiously depreciat d tor some tim L, Lorillard, to ve © %, the trustees of Goo. ge s fur the recovery of of the company 6 to bo of no valu claim ti ose who participate in the wro they think Ix dono to them are personally lable, On their bebait we vex to notily you that they remon- strate against the injury which you are cuusing to their property, and that i gontinued they will huid you rexpone sible. Yours, ke, NUNN 4 PARSONS. New Youk, Oct. 26, 187 MOUNT VERNON AND KAPID TRANSIT. Ata meeting of the Commuters’ Protective Union ot Mount Vernoo, beid on Thursday evening, appointed to wait upon the several c disposed Lo secure cheap rapid transit, reported that all expressod themselves aa favorable.” Consequentiy the Union declined to endorse any particular can- didates, THE GILBERT ROAD. The Supreme Court, General Torm, yesterday, ap- pointed James M. Motley commissioner, im the place of the late Adam 8, Cameron, in the mattor of giving title to real estate required by the Giibert Elevated | The other members of tue come | Rattroad Company. mission are Chester A, Arthur aud John J. Crane, THE MuuRILT ESTATE, Surrogate Coffin, of Westchester county, was occu- plod the whole of yesterday im hearmg testimony in the Merritt estate matter, Petitions were filed about twenty new claimants for leave to come in and share in the distribution as next of kin, These were represented by some five or six lawyers, making tho number ol legal gentlemen engaged ia the case avout twenty-five. No new feavures wero developed, AMERICAN POPULAR. Important witnesses that were expected at tho rof. erence of the American Popular Life losurance Com. pany did not appear yesterday, and the proceedings 4 tothe testimony of three policy hold- 4 been misled by the circulars invuing nge their contracts, and it appears that the officers showed no partiality im practising docep. tions, Ancthor hearing before Mr, Jra D, Warren will ous of law | bo had en Monday, nen nneemeneneesd BUSINESS TROUBLES, JAY GOULD'S RAISE—OPENING A RICH BONANZA FOR THE LAWYERS Messrs, Berry & Heiser, bankers and brokers, formerly at the corner of Broadwyy and Wall street, who were thrown into bankruptey by their creditors in Septembor, owing $310,000, made application t¢ Register Fitch for their discharge from bankruptcy, and the case came up yesterday on rdor tor the creditors to show cause why their application should not be granted and the bankrupts be discharged, Neither the assignee nor tho bankrupts were preseat, but Mr, Richard Stackpole, counsel, appeared for tht latter and asked for an adjournment on the ground that she papers were not in readiness. Mr. Spearman, of Shearman & Sterling aud Mr. Albert C, Aubery, who acted as counsel for Jay Gould, against whom the bankrupts recently obtained a judgment for $442,661 10, prosented a claim on the part of Mr, Gouid for $322,300 62 over and above the amount of the judgment, Counsel on bebalf of Mr. Gould also objectod to & number of claims proved against the estute and demanded a re-examination of the claims, ‘These clalms are us follows:—Importers and Tracer: National Bank, $24,894 18; J. F. Underhill & Co,, 24,836 82; Ninth National Bauk, $2,088 09; Ora Hows $6,121 v4; Mark b. Davis, $4,300 03; Charles W.’ Berry, $5,209 20; Oxwin O’Brien, $1,683 91; Kockvilié National Bank, $4,819 19 le wag urged by counsel lor the bankrapté that Mr. Goula’s claim sould not be adjudicuted upon in a Registers Court, but property belore the State Court, Regi Fitch, however, overruied the objection and ordered @ re-examination of all tao objected claims, Further proceedings oa the application for the discharge ot the bankrupis were, by mutual consent, adjourned tor wwe weeks, ‘The investigauon ot the clains will Le prow cocdbd with immediately, commencing with the Nini National Bank's claim, aud will be continued trom day to day until couciuded. Avie counsel have been en- gaged on both sides and a long and bitter tight is antics iputed, Register Fitch suid, 1 Conversation, that the testimony io the matter of re-examining the Conte: Gluiins Would probuvly fill more than « thousand folios, and he would not ve surpri but that the en. tire matier would eventually be carried up to the United States Supreme Court, at Wasviugtou, OTHKR MISFORTUNKS, Michael Ash, wholesale clowing manufacturer at Nog, 183 Church strect, Who has made an assignment { the benetit of his creditors to Mr, Frederick Lewis, has veen in business tur the past twenty-eight years und bad a high business reputation. Heuvy losses vy depreciation in stock aud vad uebts forced uim to make the assignmeut, which wasenurely unexpected, His liabilities umount to about $60,000, one-naif of which ure merchaudise debts and the balance cont. dential debts, money loaned vy his immediate iriends, Mr. Lewis said yesterday that he could not gi idea of the Value of the as by | tho inveutory ui stock which he was taking aad the book accounts had been written up, He believed it to be an honorable iaiiure, and ull the creditors wno had calied had expressed (hemeelves satisiiod, As svon ag he bad fuisned the accounts, Mr. Lewis said, he would cad a necting Of Luo creditors, submit u stutemont ta ‘them and get their views as to tne turther manages ment of the business, Nathan Houtman, tailor, of No. 6 Clinton place, whe failed in August last, with liabilities amounting Ww over $17,000, applied to Kegister Dayton yesterday for bie discharge from bankruptcy. Several creditors ob- jJectod to bis discharge, and tho usual time was allowed in Which to file specifications giving their objections, A meeting of the creditors of Hiram H. Durkeo, deuler in cooperage stocks, at No, 92 Pearl street, waa held yesterday at the ollice of Register Day.on, The scheawes of debts presented sbowed liavilities amount. dng to $140,000, disiribated among a large aumber of creditors, | Ouly fourteen creuitors proved thi chums, which aggregated about $22,000, the following being the largest:—Hale & Shaw, of suffalo, $12,500; N. & H. O'Donnell, $1,905 97; Josep Hovson, vf dace Mo., $2,102 05; Juhu Augustin, $461 70; C, B, Locke « wood & Uo., $1,054 64, Mr. Heury Kk, Hough wag elected ussighce 1n bankruptey. The creditors of Provost 5. Haines, formerly propri« etor vl the Newburg Wovllen Mills, met yesterduy at the office of Regisser Little in pursuance of the pros Visions of the Bankrupt uct, and elected Mr. Jono Mullord assignee in bankruptcy. Kieveu claims, a; gregating $55,990 72, were proved, the principal ones being the iouowing:—Mary E. Hates, $53,519 425 Simon Haines, $1,000; Kdward J, Burgh, $900, ‘The Koveris Manulacturing Company, of No. 168 Contre street, which manulactures priucipully rattles and ruchings, bas suspended, and efforts are being made toward a sottiement, with every prospect of success. ‘The abilities are not large and will probably not ex- ceed $6,000, while,the nominal assets, which consist of machinery, stock "and book accounts, are placed at about the same figure. Mr. R. W. Roberts bas been im consultation Witu his creditors, and all but two of them, it is said, have signed a comproinise, the terme of which are sixty cents on the dollar im indorsed Dotes at four, six aud nine months, Mr, Roberts tailed about five years ugo, whon ho was in business om Broadway, wear Canal street, and was enubied to rew sume business by settling with his creditors, whe ace Sepees a small percentage on their claims. ‘here was flied to-day, in the Court of Common Pleas, the assignment, with schedule annexed, of Charles Wilbelms to Fred Steins. The liabiliies s~> stated at $10,292 86; nominal assets at $5,044 22 and Teal assets at $2,936 47. In the County Clerk’s office there was also filed ye torday the assignment of George 8S, Woodward : Samuel J, Pholps, comprising the titm of Woodwar Pheips, t0 Samucl Quincy, and of Moses Adie August Seligman. FAILURES IN CHICAGO, Curcago, lL, Nov. 2, 1877. Winslow Bushuell bas filed his voluntary petition im bankruptcy, His secured debts amount to $66,000, with securities worth $120,000; insecured debts, $96,000; assets about $11,000, George F. Batchelder, commission merchant, hag tailed. Hrs tiabilit are $47,000; assets small JAMES WATSON’S ESTATE, A petition was yesterday submitted to Judge Donos hue, of the Supreme Court, by George Warner Watson, asking a partition and sale of real estate in which he has a half interest, as son and beir of the late Jamea Watson, He states in his petition that he ts sixteen years of age; that he 1s at present residing with hig mother, Margaret Kemper Watson, at No, 206 West Twenty-third street; that bis sister Maggie Watson #, heir tothe remainder of tho property in ques- p, Tetuses to jo with him in such application, ‘The roal estaic usked to ve partitioned aod sold com- Drises 81x parcels, the fiest on Sixty-tourth street, near Eighth avenue, valued at $4,000; the second on the corner of the ‘boulevard aud Ninety-second street, Vaiued at $15,000; the third on Ninth avenue, near Sixty-niuth street, lued at $5,000; the fourth on Broadway, near West Forty-second sircet, vaiued at $25,000; the fih on Broadway, near West Forty-first street, Valued at $10,000, and the iast parcel comprises sixty-ihree lots ia tne vicinity of Teath avenue and 204:h street, valued at $9,000, and comprising a por tioe of the Dyckman estate. He states that he has no otber property except what may accrue to bim | Upon the settlement of his tather’s esiate by his mother, but from which, after paying all debts and lia- bilities, he does not tuink he wil realize over $1,000, Itis turther stated that ali the property mentioned, with the exception of two lots, are unimproved prop= orty and table for taxes and ‘assessinents, which his mother bas to pay, and that the rent of the improved property as collected by bis mocher 1s used mainly io payment of inter ments, and the balance being used to repay advanced made to her as administrairix of the estate. Judge Donohue appointed Thomas Pearson to inquire into the facts of the case and upon the same with his opinion, NEWARK COUNTERFEITERS, Liebmann Cohen and his sons Jacob, Samuel ang Isaac, who wero arrested tho night before at their rase idence, No, 47 Bank street, caught in the act of coum terfeiting twenty-five and ten cent pieces, were taken yesterday before United States Commissioner Jonn Whitehead and committed to await examination, For the elder Couen and his son Jacob the Commissioner de imanded $5,000 vai , wud for Samuel and Lsaac $1,000 each Was required. Thoy could fiud no buil and were | lucked up, Next Thursday they will have an examk nation, The evidence agaiust them, according to the police, 18 overwheiming. Lt appears their discovery were brought about by mere accident. The ‘cou the qui vive for an escaped penitentiary ird named Barney Gilroy. Iu searching tor Barpey suey stumbled across the Cohon family, DIAMONDS, MES. HOOPER AND HER TRAVELLING COMPAN+ ION BEFORE JUSTICE BLOOM, Mrs, William H. Hooper and Miss Nellie Hayes, ho: travelling cémpanion, who were arrested last we on the chargo of stealing $460 worth of diamond jew- elry from the residence of Mrs, William Delaney, No, 212 High street, Brooklyn, were taken before Justice Bloom yesterday for examination. As the two pris oners entered the court room every oye was turned upon them, Mrs. Hooper pieaded not guilty to the charge, and waived examination, Isaac Lindau, @ Broadway joweller, was then placed on the witness a ma! stand, and testified that the two prisoners were the parties he had purchased two diamond earrings trom for $65, Nellie Hayos was | Next called, and swore that sha was tormeriy | & waiter giti inthe Ashland House, Bostun; that sho | acquaintance of Mrs. Hooper, who en- gagod her as a travelling companion; they came to | Brookiym toxetuor and went to reside with the De lanoy family, Nellie tested furtier that during their stay (here she was in tho habit of making up | Mra, Deiuney’s bed, and Knew that tho box of Jeweir was kept under one of the pillow shams, Witne: also testified tu secing Mrs, Hooper sell the diamoud | to « Broudway jeweller, She denied having spent any money with Mrs. Hooper, Detective Campbell, of the Second Police Precinct, was sworn, and testified that Nelle had told him that Mes, flooper bad spent $9 50 for aring for herseit, Justice Bloow told botu prisoners 40 Awall the action of the Grand Jury, and ia delwuls COONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE) .. 1 engine Br es eR,