The New York Herald Newspaper, September 19, 1878, Page 4

‘4 “THE STANNARD MURDER. Yesterday's Proceedings at the Trial of the Rev, R. H. Hayden. DETAILS OF THE CRIME. Interesting and Intricate Circumstantial | Testimony. THE INTERVIEW WLI PRISONER, A Significant Letter Written by | the Deceased. ener 2 HAYDEN’S NAME MENTIONED Mapisoy, Conn., Sept, 18, 1878, Never within the boriers of this quiet and pie. aresque New Eogland village has there been such _adespread and absorbing excitement as that which Row provails, ‘rue, the place has bad at times tu tue past, hke other villages, its local wonders, causing furmers to leave their ploughs und storekeepers whoir counters to discnss the same, but never bolore has | anything occurred that bas permeated so thoroughty every dwelling, every cburch and every tarmbouse tn the township, ‘The heat of political partisanship 4a coid as compared With it, aud even the recent ter- rible tornado at Wallingford, @ portion of whose tury left marks of devastation here, pales by its side. Every person in the village has the detatis of the mur der o! Mary E. Stannard at bis tongue’s end, and al- maost every person in the village bas a theory of his own to offer, Aside trom the shocking character of the crime the Pxcitement 1s intensified by the tact that the accused murderer is a minister of the Gospel, a man, (ov, who up io the Ume of the tragedy bore an unblemished Feputation, THK MURDER. Tho murder was committed on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 3d inst, the plage selected by the assns- Vin being a secluded road path that leads from the main ‘uropike about half a mile irom the young girl’s house, Clumpso! bushes, of sbady treos, and in the neur distance stately oaks, mado tne place one well sereened trom view except to those who happened in the immediate neiguborhood. The rood itself was seldom used, its loneliness making it undesirable for traveliers, Oveastonally 1t was visited by young men end women of Madison who saw) to its feclusion and rugged scenery a harming place for love making and berry gathering, Bometimes cattic strayed along its path, and thus at times cow boys in search fouvd thor way into it, On the alteruoon in question Mary E, Stannard told ber father that she was going burrylug, a8 she wished to have some berry pies for dinner, She left the nouse shortly alter oue o'clock, At live o'clock the same | afternoon her father, wondering al her long Biay, siurtud out fa search, A ten minutes? wuk brought bim to the middle of tne louely row, He cuiled aloud = for hig auugbier, but only the echo of his voice came back ip respon-e, ben ue pushed bis way forward. Atshe fovt of alittie Knoll, @ dozen feot away, be suw an object Stretched upon the ground partiy conveuled trom view vy the foliage of a large birch tree, He hurried toward 1, fuere, betore his eyes, lay bis @auguter dead. A ghostly cut in tho neck, from which the blood was still tlowing, told the horribie tute, The borror stricken father uttered a cry of auguish and rushed from ihe spot, Ou wis way to call assistance he met two cow boys, Wao, ou bearing of the shocking discovery, hastened to call tne neighbors. ‘The father then returned to bis dead child. “She luy on ber baek, with ber hands folded across ber breast, Une knee Was slightly eievaced. Her ciotuiuy was buta litle aistarved, Lt was evident (bat the strug. gle, if one there had been, was short, Her san bon. wet bad talien ofl, and jay partly crusued under her shoulder. REMOVING A ball dozen or more THE Roby. gubors were soon on tho spol. Amoug their number was Herbert H, Hayden, the Metuoulst minister of Madison, woo stanus charged with ie erime, Like the others he was | qwek to console with the sorrow strikea father, and with two of (ue number be itited tue body aud placed 1 OB & board Jor removal to the farmer's Louse ‘Those present at the time saw nothing in his appear. ance that Would in the least indicate guilt. He set about ihe gad tusk with coolness iwingled only With sorrow, nen while seme mado search fora Koile the mivister and ve others placed three strong brancbes Wuder the board on wien the boay ay ana slowly mercaued down the road jollowed vy Mr. Stan- nar news of the trdgedy quickly sprend and ina few hours Justice of the Peace stone was on the spot engaged 10 (ue Work of empaueliing # coroner's jury H. E, Scranton, a weil-to-d larier, Was chesen Jore- Man, avd the official iuquiry into the cause of death began Some ol the jury expressed au opinion that the deceased had tuken ber oWa ie, bat ua examination Of the WOU SON satished ail tuut iL was not sell. | fwflicied. Ihis point settied, the next was as to who ) your correspondent, | the effect NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET. eat greater than at the opening of the hearing. In ae- fault of-criminaut of the most sen. ional kind have within afew days been growing in size and amber, and Lo-da: was awiited with almost feverish anxiety. MM bas retaiued completely Lis composure, which, if feigned, is a most remarkable piece of acting, and bis coussel, Samuel Jones, of Hartfor!, appears as conti- cent as ever and says that bis client will vot be bound over on any such evidenc Joseph Wilbar Gibbs was the first witness, and ho testified that he had lived in the Rocklaad Methodist Eptscopal parsoaage since last April and tyeretore kKrows the locality; in bis opimien to go trom Hay- dien’s heuse to the scene of the murder ard return by the only pata oa which he would not be hikely to be seen Would tike two hours’ time, the walk to be rapid; where the agoused Is said W have been at work 1@ 15 boggy, and 11 would have cost much time aud iabor to cross the field to the woods toward the fatal spor; Hayden's house can be seen trom hou on three sides, but the south side 18 Shielded; to go the orui- nary Way to the bty rock @ person must pass in sight of four nonses und cross a highway. Luzerne Stevens lives in-the house opposite Mr. Hayuden’s, ie testified that there is a possibility of olng in adirect line from the spring te the big rock duodserved; ke did not sec Mary Sinunard rear Hay- den’s house’ on the latal day ; nys house atanas on the bighway to Durhat, and there is always some travel on the highway between the bours oi two and four j Mere are travelled foot paths between the big rock where the body was found wad the spring pere Mary Stunnard and Hayden met on the day of her death. Mrs, Henrtetia Young was house; sue saw Mary Stannard Monday before the murder, and luesday morning Bayden drove away xt an earty hour; Mary did not seo Hayden on ner wisit on Mouday, as he was absent. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRISONER. talked for nearly two bours last wight with tho Roy. Robert H, Hayden, tho accused minister, ‘The piace of conversation was the residence of his keeper, Mr. Johnson, When I entered the house and maie known my desire Mr. Jobnson answered that it was impossible. Mr. Hayden, be explained, would not covverse with newspaper men, even if be hac person ally bo objection, tmasmucl ae bis couusel had forbidden it “But may 1 not sce him to note Low he acts under the charge?” urged To this the keeper saw no ob- jection, but presentiy he made kaown the fact, appar- ently with a sense of relief, that Mr. Hayden wes at that time In the charge of a deputy 10 anotuer house apa cousequeatly could not be seen. The words were spoken when ihe front dvor opened and the noise of shuilling feet resoundea 10 the baliway, “What! that must be them now,’? exclaimed the dis- concerted Keeper, hurrying to the door, His conjec- ture was correct. | The ew comers were the accused prewcher and his custodian. HOW THK ACCUSED ACTS. Mr. Johnson performed tue eivinties of introduc- tion and soon ali in the room were seated, the clergy- man taking a chair by a table and placing bat ou the same. His manner Was cool and collected. If ho possessed any fear he succeeded marvellously in biding it from the scruuny of those areuod bim, = For the first few minutes an awkward sileace prevailed, all in tue room appearing more i!latease than the ove upon whom the awial accusation rested. ‘The prisoner avemed to be deep in thought. He glancea mechanically atan illustrated paper lying on the table and toyed with its leaves, his head the whtie bowed, and his cyes steadily tixed on the table. The ligut from tae lamp shone full im his face, and re- vealed a forebead of medium size, full cheeks, browned a little by exposure to the sua, a nose of ordinary size, a small moutu with lipssligutly inchoed to thinness, aud a straggling goatee of brownish color, that covered his chin, ‘fhe expression ot bis face Was geaerally pleasing, Lustead of the dark and siuister ook 1 expected to find I saw a combination Of ‘rank and mirth-loving features, The stience was broken by Mr. Jounson in an ailu- son to \he probability vi near irosi, Che words seemed to recall the minister trom his brict reverie, He leancd buck in his chair und soou Was apparently engrossed in the conversation. He talked ircely wud fluently ; spoke of the xreat distress in the South on account of tue yellow fever; hoped that the end of sue epidemic was not far off, ‘auded the benevolence of New York and other cities in contributing sv munilicentiy to the relief of the afflicted Southerners, aud, in fact, participated in (be peneral conversation with the ease and eurnestuess of a person having nothing elsc par- ticularly to occupy bis mind. His voice was soit, his words well chosen, his sentences in strict accord- ance with all the rules of rhetoric. “As TRUB 48 GOSPEL.” Presently there occurred a lull in the conversation, aud the minister Jeaned forward and began reading & He bad read but a moment whea he ex- jat’s Lbe moat Sensible article L’vo read on this affair.” “What is it?” asked Mr. Joln- sou., im respouse the clergyman read irom a local Jonrhal some comments on the murder to that a wan should not be pro- nounced guilty until be bud been declared so by a jury of his peers. “By the way,’? he asked, alier fuishing the paragraph and looking arouud at bis auditors, “nas auy obe seon any cuts of the trageay in the illustrated papers?” The members of the coupany hastened to say that they bad got seen ay. On, L suppose they will have them in due time,”? he replied, carelessly picking up another pewspaper, His eye again lit on an allusion to the murder, and ho read aloud, 1s was 1m regard to the blood stain found ou tne blade of his knife. He made no com- Ment on the urticle until he read the words, “It is not an uncommou thing for boys in playing with thoir lasbers) Knives Lo Gal their fngers and leave a stain of biced on Lue biaue,”” That is ag true as Gospel,” solemnly interjected she minister, hen without furtuer comment he read to tne ens of the article, “You seum to take tue chargecoolly, Mr. Haydeu,”? Obeerved (he HEKALE correspondent “Ob, yes,” ausWered the prisoner, smiling, a, not alarmed about it." ‘The conversation thea turned upon ocher topics, the minister taking bis puri, and maailesting 00 symptoms of nervousness Or unEasl- nese, t Luzerne Sievons’ sit Luyden’s house UNDER THE STARS At the end of avout wall an vour Mr. Hayden arose, PUL On bis hut, and romarking, “4 iL go out nd Bit on the steps,” advauced to the door, His keeper lollowed, and foun afterward your cor- Tespoudent joined thetn and (oo! a seat near the uc. Gused. Lhrouga the foliage of a large elm in front could be seen the pianet Jupitor suinimg with appur- ently more than its accustomed brightness, Mr. Hayden remarked the inct, and gradnally the cone versation turned upon Ursa Maj the North Star and (he constellations in general, Tue accused seemed ab enthusiast op the subject. Once your corresponuent changed the suoject by alluding to the kinie, bat Mr Hayven replicd that he had promised his counsel net to converge about (he tragedy for leur of beng mis- represented. The sunject was thereupon dropped aud again topics Of ordinary conversation were imdulyed in, Lbroughouc ali (he mynister seemed perivctly at eas! Listened in vain for aa occasiona: tremor of the voree or a haif-suppressed sigh, but none came. was the murderer, Lo get vhc on tuis mystery the | Speakiug during the imterview uf uiw wile, the ne- various members ot jumily were examined, | CUsed sald, With emoiton, ‘this ts a hard blow Their testimony, bdwever, only made the mystery her,’ ‘and the reflection threw him into darker. Ali they knew was Wat Mary bad leit we Ouse Al one o'clock, vsiensiviy io gather Lerrios, After asking ber father where berries Were thick, and receiving irom him the reply that tue viewiny of Binck Rock was a good place, So tue jury returned verdict that Mary Stavaurd evme to ner deatn trom & wound tu th This enved tue first fnvestigation, Til FINGER OF BUSPICION. The tonguc of runior, However, was not to be uukuown, turoat toficied by some anarp instru. | Fi ment in the bands of a persou or persons to tue jury | eurpestiy lor girl, und aiway> asks lorgivenees (ur his uccusers. ce jor fully five minutes, Ten o’ciock arriving, she wis tster and Mis keeper bade your correspondent a cheerful good right und proceoded inside the house. ho conduct of Lie xccused since bis arrest bas cere tuiuly not veen todicative of guilt, His keepers inform mo that he begins each day with prayer and aing of the Bible, selecting from tbo lauer pass asuding to persecution and wflliction, He prays light ou the mystery of the murdered THE SCEXK OF THE TRAGEDY, Silenced. Soon ail manver ol stories were in cirediu I drove to-day to the scene of the murder, It 18 ten rs po miedo sf Old mau naged | Miles from tue Vilage proper, in a northerly at near by, «8 Lhe pM Hie guilly vue, | Fection, Ihe road leading to the piace waa hever bo- be having Deen Known ty be a Irequ house of the deceased and some per Bim come from tue vicinity 0 the piace @) the mur- der sh ¥ belore its discover), Other persons were | Dumed, bai their guilt Iny ouly in the imag Visitor at the | sore so wel: ( o having seea | th ber jor so sin inion of | lowing diggram, which 1 drew on tue spot, will give your readers a clear Gutline oi the nelghborioud avelied, iuete is sourcoly x lamily in owaslip some member of whicu hus not | Yesterday iuily thirty teams (n lar; (a place) drove to Lhe scene. eu Lo um tot he place. Tp the not overwise gustipers. The day al.er the mur- der, however, ture were spread urowad numerous ru- # Mors which selected as the murderer none other hun |g 6 ° o ° of i ee ot” Mr. Hayden, tne minister. to properly understand | 9-8 | Woods ° his connection with tue deceased a brief bistory of | 0 0 ° 0° her family is necessary ° Woods © o Cie ° WHY THK MINISTER WAS ARRESTED. Fy ia ore iit Shee S ‘The first suspicion directed uguinse tue minister | 9 0 0 a oo was by Susan Hawiey, (ne Hult-sister of the deceased, | 0 | oO os oo oo Alter thy firet agony’ ot Kk had passed away ° ° gue tolc her inner ond {their triends that Woods )——/ Bt le ° Maury pat ber that woula er Ste throw jignt on the wystery. Hevened and E a 10 ° © oWeedso Buea narrated Low Mary, at one v'clock on tue atter- | ) E ive BY oon Of the Marder, Jasi betvre she lett to xo to the | ——_ é 4 berry te! wo usan, | cave an appoint 60 “oe Ch er eo tent at Blick Rock with Mr. Hayden ui two o'elock, | o's 5 ae Wat doo's tell father, Let ustn twink L have gone ber: | gS Jf Oo | ° rying.’? Susnu promised contidence, appoint. | 0 — o co ° ° oo Ment, Mary iurther exyluined, wag mude by Mr Have | 49 4 62 6 6 | Ti iM ace ive tne peeps ol giviog her some medicine to | Woods Pa “ai, Cc Le. cut her again becoming & molt he was ° > 3 oo thew within four mouths of continemont, Mr. Hayden | © oo ol @ atic ng ihe father of her wuvern child, susan turiher | 5% nants Waa? HN ted how abe bac knowa tora jong time past toat ° 1 5 her sister was enceinte, and bad often heard her stare | 9 0° 6 Ne Ree at ki that Mr, Huydeu was tue father. | ° . ° = Upon these statemenis Judge Wiloox issued a war. | 0 ° oo faut jor the arrest of tue mininter, aud he was placed | ° im the custody of Special Consiable Alexander ° " —— | a Johnson. ° 0 lol | [ B ° WHAT THY PUST-MORTRM KMOWED, | The ploin, straiguiftorward story of the girl Susan, | ooo Set bias ° however, received yuice a coutradietion the following | ° Care fay w Lhe physicians iaade a postmorter ex. | ° H co Weo!'s Bminution of tue body Of the deorsed, Luey fouud | © Woods ° ° That she Was Gor enceinte, and Lavy Iurtuer oud | ° evidence that tended to show that vue decvased | o ° —. ° ° knew that abo wae jot in that conattio Tahaersiliaitirs Oy nan The belict, theetore, that Lud been guimiog ground |g “ , ° Og Fig that Haydeo murdered fer to mido lia gait receiv ° ° Phe excrement, however, continued on the aay of the preiminary exam. iwation ot the accused clergyman velore the Just he Peace the court room was so tironged thar & { spare standing room, The pubic & strong cheek to tocreare, and ad the Provecuting Attorney tu his ft, and sUMMaNINg 10 Dis assist able lawyers he vegan by The friends of the accuse tai nister in Meantime were not idle, His father, the proprietor | On Hotel in Marina's Vineyard, wud reporiod Lo be wealiuy, burried to Madison and secured tho ser. Vices of Counselior Havbara, of New Ha bis so, while & number Hartiord Joined together and engaged as asso course! Me. Jones, of Hartford. ihe legal batt! been in progress now over a Week and the fight yeen of tho most Vigorous coaracter, The of the townstnp ate divided into stdes, 4 that Haydea ts the mard re wifouviy AeweVerate bik @ AVEFAMASCE OF THe ACCUSE cused ciergyinan ma Youug man of twenty. | git Yours of wge, Of a Mid anu quiet demeanor, He as born 1H Koscon and educated im Riode Isiand. He tome to Madinvo two years ago, nud during that time bor b poed “i and upright mae aod | pre ne te uf mitddle stature, With aubur url; blue eves of a pita | right when ne It wa eh where Rev. Mr. Hayden used Turdered xi ve murdey on the byroad leading from Ito the berrying ground, WHAT THE MURDERED GIRL'S SISTER SAYS. Returning trom the spot of tue trogedy L culled at the how farm house of Mr, Stinparu, the tatner of ed viel, He Was not at home, but his stop- pressed ber willingness to give all infor. wbout the murder, We fool satis. she sntd, taking off her aprou and brushing back wor bur, “that the minister Killed Mary. Ho wanted to hide tis gait, L remember the nade my siscer yleld to Lis wishes, loat March, Chere wax au oyster supper, and Ayden excused himeelt irom the compe Wad & hewvebe. Then be went On Mary was working for nitm atthe tt it Was then that he rutved her,” “Were you iu the house ac the time your sister leit it to go berry ing! asked the weiter. 1t Was avout one o’ciock im the alternoon, Only a slort Lime belore Mr. Huycen stopped at the nd asked for dfivk of Water, Mary took toe can avd Wont to (he Well \o gat kone, He followed Iwoen she sue told nie that ste. Hayden PXpreseie tie takes the ter. | bad ty +h APYOIHUMMEHL LO eet Her aeEMO volo tole ace " e but atrongiy as | at Mig Rock. She ted me woe to tell th She serie hie) | tole Me that Loe appomunent wa pure ROCREDINGS IN COURT. | pose of giving Ler some medicine to—to—— vid v. i. MH. iayden continaed hore to- | yuu hy tthe lever Mary sent tim from Gaiid- Mav. wita the cours room eruwaed os usual and inter. | fordt! the gil, stopping short ia hor state, T’ll teil you about it, Just before | ment, one which sbe asked mo to deliver to Mr, Hayden. and whoa the | one tor Mr. Hiayden and threw itin the fire; 1 doa’ . 1 contamed, HITTER YROM THE DECEASED. ford, tostifled (0 list Week that Mary wrote while her bouse aod employed by her, to her sister susan, ig interesting, It 1s not yet in evidence :— at 30, 1873, My Dean Sistee:—I now taka my pepell tn havi to tell ail the same. ciwo How fs all the i like my place here vory much, and Willie (her ily itimate ehila) is well, He came tv me und where vou a Give iy love to ail an share for yo 1 du noe think y kee it, I dou't knowhow long I shall stay. as) {any more ty write, xo goodby, Write From MARY STAN ARD. Do not lot tather see this, enclosed) to Mr. Hayden, and don’t let anybody sve ity and I will teil you what it ls tur some day, ou give ik to him yoursoit, This letter Mrs, Studley recently said she thought contained a statement of Mary's condinos, A SHRRINES STORY. Sheriff Hall testified that he found that a person could cross tue meadow lot near Hayden's gouso out being seen from Stias G. Ives’ nouwre; be looked from the attic, the piazza and the back yard, aud was satisied of this; a verson could wlso pass trom tbe place where the moraer was committed Lo the wood lot owned by the accused in twenty-lour mninutes, by following a secluded path; he visited the big rock last Saturday and fouud no Diackberry bushes along the highway or near whore the body was tound; Lave some of she prisoner's clothes. MAKT’S CONDITION. Mra. Luzerne Stevens ans recalied and testifed that she found jn Mary?s pocket four small and cle: splinters of wood, sofliciently large tor toothpicks; her first intimation of Mary’s pregnancy was siter the body bad deen brought into the house, aud when Sasan Hawley told ber no other being was preacut. The jury heard the testi- mony at six o’clock ou the morning u!ter the murder; witness heard Susan Hawley then meution Hayden's name in connection with Mary’s pregaauey for the first time, Mr, Jones, counsel for the defence, imade ingenious and interesting arguments against (he introduction ot testimony couceruing pregnancy, but the Judge de- cided for the State, Witness coutinued:—I knew Mary for ose year and a half and vover saw any indication of iusanity ana j beard no insinuation tat sbe was insane. ‘The trial was then adjourned uptil to-morrow morn- ng, ev aun Ene ah Ute THE BILLINGS MURDER. IMPORTANT TECHNICAL TH STIMONY YESTERDAY AT THE TRIAL—A DETECTIVE’S STORY—AN ARMOLER TESTIFIES AS TO THE GUN AND THE CARTRIDGE. [by TELEGRAPH TO THY HERALD.) Bauustox, N. Y., Sep!. 18, 1878. The Billings murder trial presonts many novel features, Some feature of the case is developed almost daily that changes 1s bearing on the prov- bilities of tho prisoner’s innocence or guilt, Tho ex- treme care with which the prosecution bave en- deavored to cover every 1maginable or real detail sup- posed to be connected with the murder, and the per- tinacity and ingenuity which the counsel for the de- | fence bave manifested in their endoavors to secure a Javorabie verdict for tacir client, have made this trial an event of extreme interest to those who study the eflect of circumstantial evidence, The eighth day of tho trial bas closed and the prog- ress made bas been great, considering the number of witnesses and the extent of their testimony, Judge Landon, by bis prompt and impartial rulings and lengthened sessions of the Court, hus greatly assisted 1n expouiting the hastewing of the end, The prosecu- tion will conclude their testimony in two days more, Tho case against Billings may be somewhat sum- marized now without unseemly premature specula- tion, The evidence againgt him is, unquestionably, of @ damaging nature, and suco as te men would care to confront if an honor- uble reputation and liberty comprise any attractions for them. The proofs of te tracks ure indubitably strong, alse the identification of the rubber boots and tho rifle with which the crime was committed. The ownership of the boots and the making of the tracks is admitted, but io regard tothe weapon there isa positive denial, sud particu- larly #0 respecting its use, because theroon hangs the presumption of his guilt or innocence. The trac! cross certain parts of the flelds be admis, alleging that he went thore on the evening of the muraer for the purpose of teeding salt to his sheep and mending the fences, Woicu the bigh winds nad partially blowndown, Buthe does not explain we appearance of the tracks converg!ug at tne weil rein the weupou was found by tne vigilant ofl- cers, Concerning tho whereabouts of Billings ou the evening 1a question the searching inquiries ef the respective counse! have as you failed tv reveal any- thing angio: here are rumors of an intention to prove an aiivion that score, but until the defence bring forth their provls the theory 18 purely evvjec- ture, ihe prisoner w with young irioud of his on sunday and expressed nis unqualified faith in his acquittal, Whea asked what he b Jed to ut uruer bo replied, “A conspir added that ue believed it Lo be the resuit of Mr ings? indiscreeiness in gossiping and making on mics, In the court room the aces smiles conunuaily When auy ine tent Irequenutly prom pts Geucral Hughes to ask questions ns WFiLEs UBL the LQuIFIes Hs Luey are suggesed LO his mind, Whew dlrs, Harris, vis mocber-tu-ias, ap- pearea un the stand Biiinge cuanged his posi- iva so as to ve unseen by the lady, and waiched ber (rom the space allowed uy the civow. The uculeuess of the prosecuuoa was faily guown to-day, When, HOt satisfied with producing the rity of Bulinys® 1) Court, they vrougue there an ex. pert from Massachasetis io particularizy about ail kinds of cartridges, Mrearms aod bullets, and also placed a witness va the Stand to stue the ineusure- Mentol a hofse’s siride Woen walking oF Lrosting, nat the footsteps of ihe auimal supposed to have carried Billings on that nigni might ve Correctly ex- amined, wou the Lime vecupied KuoW4 More Luiy be- fore he appeared at Wasuburne’s, if such & ning 1s pussiule. The last pamed testimony will be of interest to turf- men. To-day was principsliy occupied in ex umining Uniel Detective Guraelius Markuaw, of troy, woo ur- resid the gang Ol street car garroters ay at © Aud WHO had jilsi Fevurned irom diassuchusetts, W ho tad veen to estiy agaiust Tuomas Mouabau, Who was tried or muruer, er Witnesses Were Uy D. Leet, the expert, WoO was Kept ou Lav etund for tive hours by the porsirteucy 0 Loe cross-exiuuer, THK TESTIMONY. Cornelius Markuam tesiued a6 fotlows:—1 have deco a detective iroy city police torce for six years; 1 rememver the murder of Sire, Billings at } Nurthumberiuud; 1 saw Oilicer Cunse aug air, Cuny oo Chursday mint; [ bad some couversation with them avout a well; aver tuat L weal with them up to tue Well; We Wout up ihe lane belore dark; when 1 got there’ Lo saw tacks where somevody had been tbrouge tue Held; L did oot wouce Whewwer avy Of the boar’s ou the well had been disturbed; 1 talked with Mr, Biihiogs about the well; 1 saw tracks on Keed lot, ou the Koed side uv) Lue ieuces ihe tracks Were in « Tower be: way up to the coruiiel tracks, tuey were Irequeutly the ruvver bouls with t | bed and touws that tuey traced the trieks all the ihey were nol coLtinuous wrrupted; 1 esmpared ower (racks im the fitied ine tracks vats also titted L the [fog on y Ladi pot tua any track would show, (fhis uy « ob ul previous wite | nesses on KuAL sutject) 1 could Hot reproduce the Hupressiou Of Lhe Irog OM aby placer Where we ted it; Lie tinpression of Lae rim iu rear of tue beel, bow: eVor, coud be piainly seen; J tried Wo get au itp ‘oi tie frog Cu Lhe oUt In soft yroand, L uoriced et cue Logeiher as though tue runner mination—-L litst observed tracks on 1 jookod tor tuer in the Bilings catuen; Llirst struck the (racks on the Reed sae of the fence; L have no certain reevilection ot tracing the tucks further than the oailivid; 1 did hot (bat day observe tracks on the Reed sie of the corafieia, tho house, bur did on the day tolluw= ing ("bursd 1 followed them west up to the cor when I triead to) fe A BOUt to the track If putit down bard and careiully; oc usivnally (oud marks Of eee together, as tuvagh person had stood tuere; (he exewiuation made In the garaeu was on Wednusday ultersuon: the one traek wen. only im one direction; there were no tore than three tracks tn the fluwer bed; there was one very distinct track, in presi hole fyot being Very periect; (hat wus as pert any one track that we tried. (here Was one distinct track im tue nh that ttre the boot and it Was a per- AN ARMORY kxPuRT. xpert irom the armory at Springs ext Called Jor the proseeudon, | ie ive yeurs vid; 1 reside at Springteld most of tho Wine; L have Deen Cugaged iu making me- taliie cartridges dnd froarins auu Lesiiug them; have tor (Wouty yours been making experimeuts with auch oid sd wun Sixty Weapons; lor tWo years | Have been employed by the Ausition govermmencat Vienna, (Shown the Billings | gun.) Pbis is a Bailurd cavalry carbine, eatibre 44; | tuese bouksare fora Valry carbine; the was waatit | Was tnade ior. (31 i) Tas isadd, meaning | (hat the calibre 44-100 ofan inen. (Bunet thas wos | taken trom i@ bead of Nes. Uiilings suowhe) Tite @ cunieal bali; L have examined tue ball belore; L my sutisied ftom tue €x Gal ball, (rom Certain Well KnoWe mark Hired from a 44-100 calibre carbine; there are H/HATION that it Was a cont tat it was nom. ber of fue riugs about tho ball that are only a come) alls; these grooves ure put in there for the purpose #( holding the lubricator that 1 put on thet, so that when the bali Is fired J irom the filly at wth grewse the bore (Marke shown (0 tve@ codusel ana Court) Teo bare ts market by « clreular sqnare base, where it would outer the shell; the end wf « cast ball wae marked by the circular square, (Witness showed the vail to the Jury Aud @XDlained bhe idvuiilicalion Marks BeT~ Belore the letter reaeucd me she had arrived her- er came she took out the waien Mrs, Siudiey, of Guil- T want you to give this (ous | | corned; the bovts matched wicoly; ut | pluces the tracks wers invte disiiact, partic: | jurly in the in tho Hluwer bed ie had | r death Maury was living out i Guiidtord, A few days be- fore the murder she wrote me a letter and onclosed eral of whom examined the leaden missile through a pipet lass.) This piece, said ihe witness, weighed 65 grail 1 can see the marks on the ball, and the form ot the ba'l ubout the butt; the weight of a 44.100 ball is 220 grains; the cast balls of this size will vary from one to three grains, (rom 219 to 222 eraine, but usually about 220 grains; there ts ao bust ium metaljic cartridges that weighs 165 grains or more, but ikere is sot of ins ball gone; ooking ike this bail th 44.100 pistol “ball; this cartridge 44.100 long cartridge, containing twouty eight grains Ol powder and 220 grains of lead; this bailcould not get into that shape without carry: away some of the lead; it is impossible tor a ball to go against anything with force enough to batter it like this without loaing some loud in the the murks of the groove this vail a was fired from a weapon with a groove wider than a pistol groove; the window throagh +h the ball went and veside which Mrs, Billings was siting when the shot wos fred was bere produced and shown wit- ness, Looking at that hole, he satd:-~1 think the ball struck through (rom the point a littie sidewise, perbaps a quarter angle; a bil! going through a glass like that would makoarornd hole ifit struck straight, but an clongated ono 18 made by a side sta; L have seen Mr. Wesson, of Smith & Wesson, tire 400 shots trom a pistol ibrough ons hole mado straight through # glues and at the 400th shot the hole would not be as Jong as that; 1 do not think the resistance ot the glass would affect the force of tue bail at all; tuts glo woul! make a hole like that at a distanco of fity feet or one bundred feet; there 12 a lability of loss either by a greater or lesver mutilation of the bullet; aball mashed up tm this shape mu-t bave eacoun- tered a great force of resistance; this Kind of curtriage can de found in every village store in the country, Cross-oxamination—I am employed ee the Bridge- port Union Gan [implement Compan, am satisfied thatthe balltaken from Mrs. billings? head was a conten! bali; a ball thatenters a person's head will not leave any lead ou tie outside, but 1m will reman inside; the Billings gun, with «44 calibro earirtdge, will seud a ball through’ twelve pine boards at a dis- tnnce of 100 tee: , I have done it myself with this gun, A BLACKSMITHS EVIDENCE. Tuomas J. Ward, a blucksmitu, was called ana said:—I roside at H. Miiler’s; I remomber the night of the homicide; t meusared the stride of the borse; it measured five feet teu inches from one track to the next; [ saw Mrs, Curtis and Mr, Bulngs ina room aidue last fall, Amanda Palmer was the next witness. She sald:— Iremember the nomicide; | went to Biiliugs’ house that nighs; [iouad Mrs, Biliugs stiting im the chair dead; Jennie Bullings was tn the room when her father came In and looked at the dead woman; he , “Ob, my wile!?? and fell on the floor; Jeunio said to hin, “Tis is a pretty Ume for you to full at mammu’s ivet wuen It 18 you who have done this cruel dec ne raised his bead and told us to tuke Jennie from the room. SAM PILO ACCOUNTED FoR. John Hammond testified that nilo was at their house on the uight of the murdei the pluzzy This closed the proceedings for the da! Court adjourned uutil nino o'clock t0-morrow morning. ‘THE NEW ROCHELLE TRAGEDY. The Grand Jury of Westenester county yesterday found bilis of indictment against Fraok Brady aud Jobo Quina for mauslaughier tn the second degree for causing the death of John McGuirk at New Rochelle on Sunday morning last, Yesterday it was reporied that Quinn was suflering trom fever, and it was tuought that bis condition had taken an-‘uulaverable tarp. KILLED BY HER HUSBAND. Coroner Simms last night held an inquest in the case of Mrs. Mary Riley, ot No. 35 Deaa street, Brookiyn, ‘vho diod at the Long Island College Hos- pital from the effects of injuries received by boiug econd story window by her husband, Consider: tostimoay was taken, and the jury finally decided that death resulted from acute inflam- matioa of the brain ftoliowing a fracture of the skali, caused by being thrown from a window by ter nus- band, Kiley was thereopop committed to jail to await the action of the Grana Jury. TRIED FOR AN OLD MURDER. The trial of John Retily for the killing of Officer O’Brien, in the month of August, 1864, in u liquor ga. loon at Ninth avenue and Forty-Orst street, was con- tinued yesterday in Part 2 of the vourt of General Sessions, before Judge Sutherland. Mr. John 0. Mout, for the defence, examined several wituesses, who described tbe scuille between the ollicer and the prisoper und the flighs of tbe latter, Lo bis own benuil the prisoger testified thas when O'Brien entored the guloon he cailea kim aside and demanded mouey from him, and oo receiving none seized him and fired a revolver at him. ‘I theo ran into tne hail, but was again seized vy O’Brien, and u strug, ensued b j he was tryiug to suoot me scuille I beard a shot and O’Brien turn aro ran irom the saloon toward Tenth avenuc.” Tho wit- nesa (arther stated that siuce the time of the occur- reace he had beea absent irom the city several times, but never knew that he bad been indicted for murder until December last, when he was arrested. Several Witnesses who saw Kely runing away from thi Joon testified shat he bad no pistol, put that O'BFi had one in bis hand, At the conclusion of the testi- mony Mr, Mott sammed up for tho prisouer, contend- ing that there was nv evidence whatever on Which to convict Lim, Assistant Disirict Attorney Herting will reply to-day, when the case will be submitiod to the jury. CAVANAGH COMMITTED. Jeremiah Cavanagh, the poltee officer who is charged with having attempted to sboot Cuptain Worth tn the Sixth preeiet station house, Williamsburg, on slon- day morning Just, was arraigned fur examination be- foro Judge Elliott yosterday. He looked depressed when brought into Court, nnd evidently felt bis posi- tion keeaiy, He was represeuted by counsel and spoke only when addressed. On his cross-examina- Won Captain Worth said that Unvanagh’s character Was good, and Le could not attribute lis con personal auimosity, Serceant Ward corrovs Captarn’s testimony, speaking lavoraviy of Cavapagh's couduct since he bad been iw the precinet, Colonel Ruvert Juunson, counset for Cavanagh, then argued that tuere Was #0 prool of criminal intent, and, there- fore, he should uot olter a delence, but ak lor the ance of bull. this Judge Eiliout d to graut, but committed Cavanagh Jor the action of the Grand Jury, promising to send the papers aown a ing the morning, thas bail couid be ken at tue oflise of tue Disirict Attorney, A MEXICAN TRAGEDY. WICKEDNESS REVEALID LY A CHILD, AND TOE OFFENDER TO Dis. [From the Denver (Col.) Tribune, Sept. 12.) The arrest of the Mexican Nuuez has resulted in the reveuling of @ horrible tragedy, of a species to wich the Mexicans seem particulatiy addicted. Th crime for Which the man 1s arrested, and tor Woich he seems now iu a fair way to be appropriaicy pua- ished, Was comimitied about & year ago, ou Lhe Green. hora River, im Pueblo cpauty. Luis Rascone, also a | Mexieu, Was the victim, Rascoue was 4 man of fam- ily, aud bore a yocd character with all who knew him, A short tine before his death bis wile became appureauy Bigblly atuched ty Nuve%, aad wueir con- HUCl Was NOL eXuClly What Was proper duder the law; but wotbts ax said tO attract any genera attention, ‘I'he and her paramour began to lay plans, has since beeu uevelo whieh woul make =a sudden disappearauce reasouable. trived to have tho tides of gome cattle With (he brand of auother man on tuen And tien jollowed an indictment of Kasvone fur at ing eactle, Betore the fall wer of coure began Ru G08 disappeared and 1 Was as lirst 1avereod, ag Was of rae inteuded vy the ue and Nauez, tat Ruscor hau fled the country, No sooner wad Raxcone disap. powrea than Nunes and Mrs. Rascowe began hv together. Prey remained im the vieimty of their Dene Ver lone during (ue Winter, And Just spring Weat lo Georgevowu bo reside us WME and Wile Aveoriing to Lue ut of the affair publighod in the Pueviw Chinflaie of yesteraay morning Ube dis covery Ol tue iruisaction is dus eatirely Hele Jodian gitt Who was living With the Kuscove amily previous to (ie murder, bul afterward found a bume with famny of Ait, Jouu Ervine, Sr, on ine Foutuiue, who ola some of tho tomily that she didn’t Delleve Kuscone would ever come back Lo staud his trial, Chis remark was reported to shen Price who, after cureludy questioning the ttle gi Jeurned, aller promising Ker protection, that Kuscone had veeb murdered by wis Wile aad Nauez, the body buried In thy corral, and altorward dug up and placed wite 6 bere cise, Where tbe girl did bo Kaow. Suerifl Price and iis patty went to Rauscoue’s place, and alter , in the corral founs where the body had been ot hair were It has siuce vee tdrward removed, warks of loud. ouna discovered that the body was afterward buried insid weil the b con use, Aud the house was toen thrown down to al the grave ho body will be exhumed on Ihursday, Flodiag that bis mun had departed tor Georgetown, Suerif Price started in pursuit, but in the weantine the jitile girl's story had vecome known to all he Mexicans im the city, and one of them, who iy Woil Known bo the Sheriff, Wrote u totter warning Nanes What the authorities were after nim. Nauex immediately lott Gvorgevown for parts anknown, and When the Sherif arrived he Was obliged to return empty banded, Sheriff Price followed Nuner’s paramour, Mrs, Rascone, to Fall River and securea the services ui Audy MeMariaud, Sherif! of Gipio county, o Keep waich on the Woman and capture Nuuez i hoe uppeared in those parts, Aboat four weeks ago the Woman married Garvino Martinez, a Mexican resident of that locality, Sherif MeFariand, ewig his opportunity, told Martine that tue wom: had «lover aud that more than likely Nunez would retara and kili him it he found him living with tus Woiman, Che Snerifl suggested thata good pien would be to tuform the offlvers of Nunex's wheresbours wna tuus gel rid of unin, % Uvwn UUs suggestion Martine, questioued the woman wad soon pur ihe Sherif on (he trai, MeParlaga followed bis man over to Graua River, thouee to the head of the Are ws and Leadville, and tnally came up with nim at Works In Soutn Park, vo inst Monday week, whore he captured tim, McFarland rode day and night and just captured bis man io time, for some of the Mexicun’s Kind fticnus in Fall River tad cent a party © wotily him of ie danger, Ube Myesongers areving & Short Gime ater Nudes Was captured. Shen Pree was iramedmmey & Deputy Sverifl stud ki went to Contral un on ruesday wilh Nuves, who now occupies a ceil in tue county Jai. ot Pusbie county, SHROUDED IN MYSTERY. Was Mr. Wolf Adams a Victim of Foul Play? EVIDENCES OF MURDER. The Police Unable to Throw Any Light on the Tragedy. ‘The circumstances aover whioh Mr, Wolf Adams, a retired Hebrew merchant, whose sons ure engaged In the cloak business at No, 361 Canal street, was ar Saulted with tata! effect on ‘Tuesday afterpoon, as sey forth in the Hxranp of yesterday, still remain shrouded tu mysiery. The cage ag it now stands pre- nts a forcible illustration of how an aged and peace- ful citizen, in the broud hight of day aud tn what might be termed the centre of the motropolis, may be struck down to lis grave, leaving the represenia- tives of law and order utterly in the dark as to the manner mm which the death blows wero deuit, or to the hands tbat are jmbrued with tho blood of a teliow being, a8 the resut of a post-moriem examination Joavos little or no room to doubt that the unfortunate gentleman was murdered, According to Mr. Julius Adame, one of tho sons of the deceased, his father lett their store to zet a gliss of beer shortly after threc o'clock on ‘Tu sday after- noon, Previous to that time and between one and two o’clock Mr, Adams asked nis lather to take a check ior $11 to the Puaclfic Bank, on Broauway, near Grand strost, and hive tt hed, The old gentioman did so, and on returning handed the {ull umount of the check to his gon It 18 not known that the co d had auy money when he Ieft the store about three o'clock, und bis sons suppose thut if he did have it could oply be a very emall sam, 9 MYSTERIOUSLY INJURKD, Somo mo between four and five o’clock in tho afternoon the old gentiemin returned to the store having bis coat buttoned avout him ana holding a pocket handkerchiet to bis head, which was bleeding. He walked up one flight of stairs to where the sewing girls wore engaged, and there lay down on a lounge, Al this time he was conscious, as oue of the girls asked bim bow he bad been injurea and he roplied, “Leave me alone for half an hour and let me sleep.” ‘The injured man lay in tne store for alittie while until bis sous were apprised of his con- ditiou, and Mr, Emil Adams, another son, went out and got a doctor, The doctor then examined the wounds, which he dressed temporarily. On bmg asked by Mr. Julius Adams whethor he thought the old gentioman was dangerously injured, the Doctor told -bim no; that the brain had not been injured at all, and ssid that a coach bad botter be called and-the pationt taken home, DRATH FROM A FRACTURED SKULL, ‘This was immediately done wud the cutriage con- taining the unconscious man and his two sous left Caual stroet about six o'ctock for the home of the family, at No. 305 East Filtioth streot. The old gen tleman on being carricd up stairs was at first laid on a sofa, aud whea an attempt was mado to lift dim on to a bed shoriiy afterward he begged iucohcrently to be allowed to rost, He then relapsed into unconsciousness, and his family becomiog alarmed, at once sent for Dr. Oppenheimer, of Filty-uinth street, who, on arriving, found the ‘man suffering from ‘compression ot the vrata, eto a iracture of the skull, This was the first time the sorrowlul intoili- gence was. imparted to tue wile und children that the loyed husband and parent was last approachiug ‘Was ball-past seven when the doctor as- condition of the patient, wo or past nine FY, M., wnen he breathed bis Last, A OLEW WORTH FOLLOWING UP. Tho reporter asked Mr. Julius Adams, when he hai reluted the above particulars, if be knew waat place bis father usually drauk beer in when he would go out of the store to get it? To this Mr. Adams re- pled wnat altbough his fatver was in the habit of going out to take u glass of peer in tho alternoon, he (Mr. Adams) bad no idea of ®heré he went to. He continued:—*A gentieman named Tomas, doing business iu Canal sirect, called at our store this morning, apd, seeing my ‘brother Emil, asked bim, ‘Are you a sub of tue nan Who bad his head cut yes- terday -atternoon ?” My brother said ne was, and thea Mr. Thomas told nim that as be was going through South Filth avenge, between four und five o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpuse of taking = tha ele rH raliroad, on hia way bome, he ard loud talking and noise im saloon aud that when he stopped aud tricd to lock im aman came out and shook nis Gist at him im a threatening manner. Mr, Thomas Said he thought it was aa Ltalian saloon, where there were lour wen aad & woman. Mr, Adams velieve that bis father, after lenving the stere, mas ven by tome parties woo had eurlir in the day observed nim to go imo the bask and got a check cushed; that the-e persons, tuinking the vid gentleman had the money sti in his possession, dragged him off the street Mito oBe Of the uw places With whicu the peighbernoot abounds for tue pur pore of robbing bim, and that whon their victim re- sisted they clubbed him without mercy, ACTION OF THR POLICK. When a despaten was sent irom tne Central Office tothe Eighth police precinct station house on ices day wight, asking it they wad any account of a man having bud biy skull fractured tn tbe vieiity of Canal and Wooster streets, Captain McDouneil called ine putroiman who had covered that post during the day and asked him whether he had of uceident or assault while on duty. The patrolman replied in the negative, and accordingly a similar anewor was sent to Police Heudquartets. Sbortiy re one o'clock yesterday murniug a desparch was sout to the Eighih proces irom the Nineteeuth setting forth that Mr, Adams had died from a fra ture of tne skull, supposed to nave been ri ceived 1a the noighvorbood above mentioned. Captain McDonnell at oaco sont ou Do- tecave Sherman and told him to visit all tne | saloons and other places that he found open at that soa Of the precinct aud eu- 10n avout Lue vecurrence. Laer in tho dy t jour offleers of the Kizutn precingt were pus apon tue case again, Captain “eDonned instrucciag tem to make inquiries in all the sai@ous and Oud oUt t porsible What places the deceaed bud been 1B tue havit of frequenting, Wine prosecuiny their searcu the | deteotives found a bortulack at the uoriueast cor- ner of Cagal street a Sout Filth avenue, who told them tuut be suw old Mr, Adams passing that way on Tucsday afiernoou, and asked tim i he wauted a ‘‘shiwe,” und the old geutiemaa sud No.” He was then goog through Canal street toward the North river, In ballan bour alterward, the vout- Ww Mr. AdMINS Coming VaGK, having | bis comt vuttone: Lag & baNdKerebiel to | bis pend, He was walking, the boy says, very rapidly iu the direction of bis store. Mary Dondrow, living at No. 219 South Fitin ave- bue, between Canal and Grand sireetr, anu Mary Caving, also residing io the same house, intormed Detective Sherivan that they saw a man coming ath Fifth avenue on Tuesday alternoon ding. Tue man’s clones, y xa though le Had fallen down, CONVLIGTING STATHAM UN'S Here it may by stated iae Mr, Bunil Adains wells a somowhat dillerent story to tua of lis brother Toe former geutienn called attne Eighth preomet sativa house yesterday and imiormed Captain McVonnell, that Wieo His lather returned ty (ne store injured | he bin how he hud been ourt, and that the | old gentteman said be bad “alipped under j the worses and got up and fell back again under the wugon,” The captain askod lim it bis father had suid where 1 bad vecurred, and be replied in tue ative, He also suid that belore bis father aied bis brother asked the old eptieman it any one struck him, and bo answered you Mr. Adaua, tn addition, staied to the captain that = when his jather rovurmed = =injured = to the siore his coat sway) torm under the eovo and that there was whitewash o@ his shoulder. ‘ow, When tho bootblack wnd the two somen Hamed wihe man walkioe toward his store aud within 200 yards ol it, noav of them saw any signs of White wash on bis cio the women say ins coat was muddy, as though ho had fail or been kuocked down. ptain McDouwell gaye thay where Messrs, Adaina do Dustnoss on Canal Stryet the houses were tormeriy dwellings, and ihe all being whitewashed 16 1s not Hurersonavie to sup. that the oid geotiemau migut have urushed st tho wail in going ti and im this way gov ihe wash on lis coat. TH POST-MORTEM. pose Coroner Woltman and De. Cushman visited the late residence of the deceased yraterday alternovn, wheu the latter maue a post-mortem eXamiuation of lncers the body. He to abrasions over both ey: ated wound vi the scalp, two inci trianguine in shape, over ibe lett p ovber triangular jacerated wound over the righk vein- poral vous, a contused wound in the occipital reqiov, & Small javerated wound in the frontal bon ‘*® largo contusion over the jet) shoulder and upper atm, another courusion of the ielt band, and abrasions upoo outer surtace ot the righbtley, Ov removing the scaip be found a lurge extravasation of Divod beneatu it aud LeIWween the sealp aud the skal. On opening the skull w Iraciure was te vealed of the parietal bone on the lett side extending to the bi ond a large 0, clot of vivod cumpressing the vrain on the left sido joriy, The other org found healthy. Death, in the opinion of Dr. Cusuman, was caused by compression of the brain irom tractare of the kai ‘Toe wounds described were provaviy inflicted, the doe. tor aids, with some blunt inatrument, and from (He character of thw wouuda thoy Were evINebHY produced vy inure than kind of i Tho reporter visited Ul od Mr. Simon W, Adams, onged. Whe had Juss arrived fr and de- Pivepurg, #ob- bing bitterly over the corpse of father, curs 1D the theory of bis vrothers 1 to the on been attacked tor the Purpose of rovbery. seemed greatly disap potted e learning bhi ‘ussaiiants = of bis father bad not been arrest and intimated that he would offer a reward to- day for their apprehension. Ho also said ho would pend bis last dollar to avenge bis father’s murde The deceased belonged to tne Hebrew benevole! society Chebra B’na) Zedeck, the transtation of whieh is “Sons of Justice.” The funeral will tuke place be- tween ten and cleven o'clock this forenoon, and the interment wili be at the burial ground of the society at Bayside, Long Island, ESTRANGED COMMISSIONERS. SOME OF THE CAUSES UNDERLYING THE POLION BOARD MUDD"<--GOSSIP AND TRADITION, Where there is smoke there must be fire, says am adage old as the bills, and it haw received a recent iMustration in the rumors floating around about the Po.ice Board. Ever since the meeting when the five captains were created the feeling between two of the Commissioners, which was smouldering tor a time, fired up in a bla, amd tt 18 questionable it will subside tJl one ortho other torieits bis office, Tho digsatisiaction of Mr. Erhardt was evinced by the charges ne preferred against Captain Schultz, and although be dectined’ making admissions which might appear indecorous to his colleague it was glear trom his expressions as pubéshed in Monday’s Hxnatp that he proposed Uzhtng General Smith’s appointment co the bitter end,” Tne HEnaLp’s exposures of the Seveca’s uses aud other mautvers, of which the Board was cognizant, has brought matters toa crisis, and now the live of battle is defluitely drawn, Gvoeral Smith bas made Schuitz @ captain, and integds he shall te one, Erhardt is bound, if there is virtue in cburges, to’ prevent it, Want other feeling and dvfferences may underlie this it 18 hurd te gay, but certitn it is that Schultz has become 1m the Board a veritable bone of coutention, On Tuessay when Mr, Erhardt made up his mind to have the charges at ouce mvestigated a vote of his three colleagues put the mut- ter in tho hands of the Commijtee on Rules and Discipline, This 18 simply a committee of the whole, of which Erhardt bimself is chairman, tis a way tho Commissiovers have of evading a both. ersomo subject, or at all events putting off 1t3 imiue diate cous:deration indefinitsly. With three against him the chairman will bave hard work to press the charges to bis satisfaction, and it 13 hard to say wheo thoy will come to the surface again, DISSESSION IN TH BOARD. “Brbardt declined to vote.’? ‘That was reoorued 1a counection with other questions that came up for consideration that day, and It indicated the amicable spirit in woich the Commissioners’ deliberations were conducted, These developments are in perfect accord with rumors which have leaked out of offte cial quarters relative to she position of Genoral Smith and Mr, Erhardt. lo the past they were ro- ported to have nad several collisions; but in this Schultz affair they buve given over ‘hitden wiles’ and openly taken the field, According to hearsay General Smith contemplated Schultz's elevation for some time. He was of service, it is binted by brother officers, 10 tho President of the Board while in charge of the Seneca and he nad the shrewine toinsinuate himsell into official favor whea oppor- tunity oflered. In the May mesting, the story goe: General Smith mentioned Schaltz us a likely candi. dato for a captaincy. There was a demar to tuts, and the proposer was given to understand that he wouid have to shoulder tho responsibility of the pomination bimsolt. He declined to do xo then, but biaed his time, and when the five captains were to be made, he put the man of his choice on tho slate with them, and they were ali pro- moted together. Erhardt bad opposed thts irom the sturt, aud when be found that bis colleagues nud hurriedly disposed of the matter without him no was indignant. The tepublican member (Wheeler) had depended on to vote with him, but he found that he, too, had seceded, WORDY WARFARE. ‘Then there was a warm naif bour among the Com- missioners, and Mr. Erhardt, after vainly endeavor. ing to cause the others to rescind their confirmation, turned upon his cvlleague ip politics and soundly rated nim for his desertion. Then he stigmatized the appointment as an outrage, and said many other severe things. In fact, rumor has it that the devate waxed so warm that General Chester Arthur, who happened to bo on band, deemed it judicious to intert aod pacify one of the contending officials, But for thata most delectable bout mizat have resulted. Next came thechurges. Erhardt hud thrown down the gauze, On Tuesday the president defeated ail bis motions. So G weral Smith had taken it op, At present affuirs in tbe Bonrd are in thie plens. ant conditto: and it is Ikely that vomoe very interesting developments will follow if it remains 80 1 When two commissioners aro ur- against each other there mvatiavly comes to their intimates’ xo! me racy story illustrating the weakues: Such au one 1s now fn circulation. ‘THK COMMISSIONER'S PLEDGE. According to It member of the Board sat one cay in his room when a patro!man entered who looked rousiy arouud food day, Commi smiled knowingty. Now tt was not Commissioner —— who wae sitting there, but an associate ty the Board. He did not un- deceiv2 the new comer though, but only said, “Weil, what can [ do tur you?”? “Tratn 1s, I'd like to bo detailed”? eatd the officer. And you promised the orn ight that you'd doi.’ “When was thar??? “On, you know, when I took you home,” whis- pered the other. “took me home? How was that? Was it slip. y ?) inquired the Board member, trying to cou. timset. ‘The ambitious patroimun lookea saspicioasty at a couple of gentlemen in the room, but Le was mo- toned to speak out, “Well, you bad a drop too mach,” sald he, “but y said that ail I'd bave to do was come and see you aud room 18 upstuirs looked agh: by out hordu't let any one know what Pitrolmau, thas encoaraged, went up stairs ta Commissioner ——- ana lett the Central Ofice siniling. Next day one of the gentlemen who hud beon in the Board members’ room came neross an ollicer calmly discharging tne functivns of one of the “soltest”? vetans tn the o jt and he recognized in bim the aspirant of the vay betore, There are many little marratives of a kindred ture that show che Kind of merit that sometime wins promotion in the depariment, ana tuere may be some ditty neu washed belore loug if contention only Waxes warin cvonge. OLY CHARGES OF INTOXICATION. Tho motion at tue lust meeting to oring up for considerition all charges of iatoxication peod- ing against poliee officers was invested by some people with siguiticance. They fancied it ree lerred to complaints against javorites which had Leen pigeonhoied, Under we explanation of one 0 the Commissiouers, Mr. Nichols, vowever, it any snch um To bim a HeraLd man applied for nis opinion internal contonts He app: fig, euch ove! bin ato at. Bat an th sentative of Tammany stands quietly aloo the str He was very reticeut avout the terday, wd said that bis posit bim tur veuturing ao opinio speak of tnatter quite loreign to me, and which 18 « purely persousl alla said the Commissioner, “Delicacy Would dicvate as much.’ Tih SOUULTS CHARGES, But in your oifiots! capacity you will have to pass the Seuuity charges,” suid ine reporter, “What do you think of them “Well, L rently belleve they amount to nothing,’ be said. “Schutz sent ina requisition for urticios tobe used on board the Seneca. They were prow cufed and they are now serving the pure poses for which they were Every: thing = mentioned in the in there, O! course the linea may bave be tuo fibe wud the china ware tov costly, but not Very starting items at the worst, Theu, it was not Schultz himseil who ordered them, He simply banded in bis ri ral Parker, our Perhaps toind: me; y' a said.’ So ti Smith and Krhsrdt ure pitted directly against and Wheeler's secession bas broaght repro he did not specity the mai siore people sent the best tney la fs not Mr. Eroardt aware of this?" 1 suppose he 18°" has he any personal animosity against “L guess not, I se for the,piacem» no, id the Commissio: i rather tuink he profers sor tie o reporter then inquired 1¢ President Smith bed the reporter then inquire not nomad i Schultz tn May. This Mr, Nichot denied, He said the uame had Dot veen vrought u formaily in any Bourd meovng, bat the prosident might bave mentioned him as an oligiole mun, “When @ Smish proposed him tor one ot + capiaincies,” said Mr. Niebol on to dita, with bim. Sehaita hi & good record, and wi man 1s mentionad by @ Commissioner a8 Worthy of promotion { give him my yote ualess [ learn ol something to disquatity him, ‘WitY OLD CHARGHS ANH CALLED UP, The significance of cailing 4 the oid complatats of intoxication Was explained by the Commissioner in this way:—"W u apers in any case are made out,” he said, “tbey are submitied to each of the Commissioners tn turn, Now, the exigens cles of everyday duty may sometimes prevent | one’s examining = thein with caro tora week or more. They are serious matiers, these charges, and | believe that they should not be passod upoo hustily, Wren au officer bas a family who depending upon him for subsistence it is & grave respousibiliiy & man takes in dismissing =bim. oT think that drduke enness is uupardonable in an officer, bat! think ever; should be daly weighed. aout ol¢cumetance of the cas n carefal in mal stich things, and « ¢. up omy | min ro than once Tha mitted ny opinion to thoriies betore i, Tt ts on weeount aud Kin that tere are ee on hwnd which have not be | Pig of, ana the Motion on Tuesday only roterrod. wu —_