The New York Herald Newspaper, November 22, 1878, Page 4

4 ~ STILL A MYSTERY Ths Police Untiring ip Their Search for the Re- mains of the Late A. T. Stewart MAY, THE SODA WATER MAN Christian, the Resurrectionist, and Doug- las Not the Same Party. —_-——— STRANGE STORIES FROM JERSEY. ———_—___ Little or no new light was thrown upon the Stewart grave mystery yesterday. Chief of Police Donovan, of Hoboken, and Chief Nathan, of Jersey City, called at Police Headquarters during the afternoon and con- ferred with Superintendent Walling. Their presence set all sorts of rumors flying, but none of them could de traced to any reliable source, Judge Hilton called at Police Headquarters about moon and was closeted with Inspector Murray for ‘pearly half an hour. As the Jadge passed out several Weporters sought in vain toclicit from him some ex. ression of opinion in regard to the prog- , of the search for the remains. | To Bhe newspaper representatives who endeavored to @ce him at his office, corner of Chambers street and Broadway, during the afternoon, the answer wiven to each through that gentleman's private secre- ftary was that there were “no additional developments hin the case,” and that whenever anything new or im- ies transpired he would be happy to at once urnish the intelligence to the press. Failing to see the Judge the Hrrarp reporter in- wauired of his secretary whether any importance at- Mached to the rumor setting forth that a clerk in the semploy of A. T. Stewart & Co., and who lives’ at Garden City, had been seen conversing with the Aman Douglas, supposed to be the “mysterious \doctor,”” frequently during the month pre- ‘vious to the robbery, and also that he was noticed in the vicinity of St. Mark's Whurchyard on the night of the outrage. The reply iven by the secretary and accompanied by an in- ‘gredulous smile was, that, so far as he knew, no im- jortance whatever was attached to the report by the Frome of A. T. Stewart &Co,, “and they would be kely to know what importance to attach to it,” he ‘added. THE MYSTEEY OF “DR.” DOUGLAS. The Henatp in a Washington despatch published ‘Kovember 10 and in local report published on the \8th inst., called attention to the striking resemblance vetween the suspicious stranger who called upon Mr. Middleton, in Bond street, and “Dr.” Christian, the well known Washington resurrectionist. It ap- that George Evans, Sixth avenue ntist, was struck by the description of hristian, which he read in the Henarp, thought that it applied perfectly to a “Dr.” Doug- lass who had been boarding at No. 30¢ East Four- teenth street, and suddenly left the honse and disap- from the view of bjs fellow boarders on the Preceding the night of the grave rob- "bery. It was rumored that Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, who Keep the boarding house at No. 306 Bast Fourteenth street; Miss Thompvon, a boarder, ad Mr. Evans, who had been a visitor at the house, positively identified the photograph of Christian whown them by # Police Headquarters detective as fthat of the “Dr.” Douglass, and upon the ‘strength of this statement it was positively declared _that the boarder of East Fourteenth street must have then Ghristion, and. that Christian was undoubtedly the chief concocter guiding spirit of the ‘robbery. But cargful infuiry yesterday showed that likoother sensational discoveries, this one rested upon @ very flimsy basis indeed, and the very tounda- stions of the story were shaken by thove who were said ‘to h@ve identified the photograph as that of Christian, *end who to the representative of the Hyma.p yester- day flatly dectared that they had not identided it. Hl ‘MISS THOMPSON'S STORY. +. Mr, and Mrs. Campbell being absent from the house East Fourteenth street when the reporter called, Thompson was questioned as to whether she “positively identified” Christian's photograph ae that of her former fellow r. + “It is not true that I identified it,” she replied, \wthere was no photograph ut Police Headquarters that mbted him in the least. Christian's photograph twhich the detective brought here to the house was hown to us, but itis not true that we “positively lentified it.”” “What was your judgment upon it ?” | “I said that it might possibly be the man and have ome resemblance to him, but that [ could not iden- 'y him as Dr. Douglass. That's whut I said.” “nd did Mr. aud Mrs, Campbell or the other board re klentify bim ?”” i. “No; they thought just as I did, that it might be he man, and that there was some resemblance to im, but that they could not say it was the man ’s what they said.” Mr. George Evans, the dentist, whose suspicions ere first aroused as to the alleged identity ot “Douglass” with Christian, was next visited, “Is it true that you have positively identified the Photograph ot Christian ss that of Dougiaas?” he ‘was asked. “I bave not,” he replied. “I have not even seen it.” WHO IS DOUGLAS ? question naturally arises then, if “Douglas” js not Christian, the resurrectionist, who is he? The vextigutions tnade by HraaLy reporters y ww him not iu thee! ter Of @ ghonlis! “but as an agent of @ patent medicine man, cwhose tramsactions rather severe strictures are rpasved by those he has bad dealings with. puglas’ relations with one Dr. Blood are reported w ave been of an intimate character. A tew days after Donglas came to lodge at Mrs. Campbell's he inserted ‘the following advertisement in the Hxnaip ander the Thead of “Business Opportanities.”” It appeared first ‘on October 9, and wae continued for four or five con- ‘pecutive days:— ITE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME POR A GEN id tleman with $1,000 cash; halt intorest in an ewey busi mew that makes fA) monthly wet profit. DOUGLAS, 908 Bam 14th st. He told the boarders that the business he wished to Pogage in was the sule and application of a patent medy, and aman whom he spoke of a Dr. Blood as frequent caller at the houwe. Dr. Blood is the proprietor of « patent medicine for the treatment catarrh and similar diseases, and ot Lim more ‘. The ill be found below. EXTUAORDINARY ADVERTISING. ‘The advertisement g en above bas at varions times “The opportuntty of a lifetime,” It wonld seem that the advertiser continually changed Ibis domicile and his name simultaneously. By means ‘of this peculiar phrase in the advertisement # Hzmatn ES yestertay establivhed the identity of “Dr. nan who a short time ago lived in under the name of Dr. Hatch, The ed fo an advertise- ent whieh, under the head of “Business Opportuni- a," appeared in the Hemary of October 1 und on the tve following days, about # week before the advent pt Dr. Douglas at Mrs, Campbell’ HE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME FOR A GEN Hemen whe bar $i 4k0 eh, leit (oterest in easy bust Meese that makes 840 maptily dor petit TOWARD, 88 Lexington av. The writer proceeded yesterday to the number imdi- wated and foun it ownpied by wtomlly named Myers, Swho let ont « portion ot it in furnished rooms, The ead of the household seem disinclined to bring imseli or bis house before the public by speaking eely of is former lodger. He stated, however, thac the Inst days of September a man whose deserip- n twilies in every point with that of Douglas called d hired 2 from Mev. Myers. He hadonly been few days in the house whon Mr. My it orning upon the stoop. He w fwithout any token of ree tter yraxped him by th 4, jou reimemiber ine?’ that he used to me years ago when t u's furnist exclaiming, “Don’t wht to his tind the maint with Mr. Myers t was in the gentie- ing business in Broadway. Haron,” ‘The new lodger gure his nome av Dr. Hatch, and a he was a widower, having lost hiv wite in Cali- jo nit. He said he wanted w find o partner with oney to buy out, from Dr. ©. 1. Blood, an establiah- ment for the treatment of diveaves by oxygenized air, nd asked whether Mr.‘Myers would have any objec- ee to his advertising for euch «man to call et the yuse, He #aid he had been employed in Dr, Blood's boratory in Fourteenth street and understood the eystem perfectly. Inaday or two the above adver. tivement appeared in the Hrnanp, and Mr. Myers Doticed that many persons called’ at ‘auswer to it. Match remained at home all day so Bs to sew these callers, but what the result of Bho interviews was Mycrs could not tell Myers’ suxpicions w aroused by the in oye? promised in the advertivement and by t the writer did not give th me by which he wvas known in the house, He spoke about the latter Pireumstance, and Hatch explained by sayin id jot wish to give his trie na be tld do as well to a so many callers wt his iking must cease, The lodg for him to continue his advertising Bnd a few days loter left the house. This was aboot | the Oth of 20th of Ostober, corresponding with the fate when “Dr. Dougtas’ took lodgings at Mrs. Camp Dell's. POINTS OF COINCIDENCE. Dotglas and Hatch cacn told the fellow boarders am hus boarding yiwe that Le was a widower; eacl the house in | spoke of California as a former place of residence, and a bundred other incidents, aside from the minute and exact coincidence in appearance, prove the identity of the twoimen. The description given by Mr, Myers of his v, Hatch, shows him to be a different sort of man/trom Christian. ‘The latter has light hazel eyes, and is in the habit of keeping them upon the ground while speaking or rolling them uneasily about. Hatch was remarkble, Mr. Myers says, for a pair of piercing black eyes and for a habit of gazing so intently, steadily and sharply into the face of any one with whom he cen- versed’ as to make his listener uneasy. The eyes are the most remarkable feature in all the descriptions of Christian, and this discrepancy alone would show that he is not the man who passed under the names of Hatch and Douglas, ® WAS HE A GRAVE ROBBER? ‘The conclusions drawn among the limited circle of police experts and detectives, to whom these facts were known late last evening, were de- cidedly unfavorable go the theory that Doug- las, alias Hatch, alias somebody else—tor that he had other aliases—was His course in it was stated engaged in the grave robbery advertismg so persistently his patent medicines, and thus attracting public attention upon himself as well us the peculiar character of bis advertising, were all considered to militate against this theory. Was it likely, it was asked by the detestives, that a man would advertise’ a probable profit of $200 a month as the result of a con- templated grave robbery, a profit evidently supposed to flow from a business of a somewhat more perma- nent character? Was it likely that a man enguged in st acriminal and daring undertaking would (oe licly advertise for his accomplices and trust bim- self to strangers? His conduct toward Myer was also held to be inconsistent with the theory.” If he was such a man would he have reeniled to Myer his antecedents? It was also pointed out that the fact of Donglas or Hatch having an account some years ago with Myer proved him t have been in a measure @ resident of this city, which Christian, the Wash- ington resurectionist, never was. DR. BLOOD. Dr. Blood, of all other people in this city, seemed from feport to know most about Douglas and his antecedents, and in quest of him a reporter went yesterday; but the Doctor proved a veritable will-o’-the-wisp. At about half a dozen houses in New York he had located at different times, and one sojourning place was reached only to learn there that he had flit on to another. Nineteenth, Fif- teenth, Twenty-sixth aud Twenty-eighth streets had been consecutively the places of his abode, but at none of the numbers in all the streets could he be found. In this search the name of Dr. Smith, of No. 304 Second avenue, oc- curred to the reporter, and inquiries were made of that physic with reference to him, The report received was a deciuedly unfavor- able one. Blood, according to the account furnished, had secured rights to a system of purifying the blood known as the oxygenized air treatment. It was a remedy which hed been largely advertised and which had been Dr. Blood’s custom to put in the marke: through agents in all parts of thecountry. His practice ‘was to sell the rights of disposing of the preparation in certain sections, reserving for himself a royalty. To effect this purpose more readily Dr, Smith stated it wus his custom to advertise for partners, offering exceedingly large inducements, and so secure financial support. In this way Dr. Smith had been induced to purchase the rights of the treat- ment for New York. Since that time Dr. Smith has ut various times been called upon by persons seem- ingly in the interest of Dr. Blood, and one of thos who appeared about three weeks ago corresponds int 4 nearly every particular with Dr. Douglas. WAS IT DOUGLAB? He came to the house aud, representing himself to be a Californian, inquired where he could find Dr. Blood, from whom he wished to pur- chage an ‘agency. Then he interrogated _ his hearer further about the remedy, and endeav- cred to ascertain what the Doctor thought of Blood, The visitor later on appeared in the character of an agent for Dr."Blood, and threatened Dr. Smith with punishment if anything unfriendly wan said of his superior. As he had first appeared in the character of Blood’s enemy this seemed a little peculiar and at ‘once aroused suspicion. He is described by Dr. Smith 4s 4 man who wore a blue suit and soft hat, He had dark hair and eyes, and the other characteristics be- lieved to belong to Douglas. He had also the fea- tures which were supposed to establish the latter's identity with Christian, but which investigat shown differ in many respects from t the resurrectionist. His eyes, Dr. Smith says, had @ fixed look while the man was speaking, not the roll- ing, uncertain one, which Christian's had, The mus- tache, too, was lighter than Christian's, but in nearly every particular the visitor answered the description given of Douglas by those he resided with. Word was brought yesterday to Superintendent Walling about this new character in the case and strong reasons were furnished to show that the sup- ‘resurrectionist was nct 4 practising physician, ut the agent of Dr. Blood. WHERE IS WILLIAM H. MAY? There is some excitement prevailing in certain circles in the Fourth ward since the robbery, owing to the belief that an old and well known resident of the ward is connected with the case. That mm is William H. May. It is » matter of general gossip that for months jous to the robbery Mr. May, when under influence of liquor, was heard to talk in ssloons and otber public places about the lerge fortune that could be realized by robbing Stewart's grave. Among thee Pisces where he wus heard to express himself thus, and to exhibit diagrams of the burial ground, are Flynn's ssloon, No. $1 New Chambers street, and Div- ver’s, No. 73 Chatham street, and among the many persons who heard him talk so are dames Ryan, newsdealer, No. 31 New Chambers street; Michael Lawler, No, 15 New Chambers street, and James Deg- nan, Pearl street. These men, while they talk without Teserve among thetr friends, are extremely reticent in the preaeuce of strangers. ‘May, who is an educated man, possessed of consid- erable chemical knowledge, has been for along time engaged in the manufacture of soda and mineral waters at No. 30 New Chambers street and No, 52 Rose street. May is 4 big, burly Englishman, who was noted for his propensities for indulging im boasts of his capacity and his genius for invention. He claimed to have been a gentleman of property in England, whose means had been reduced by — circumstances, and who hud been ‘compelled to give over an old tamity homestead near Liverpool for debt prior to his departure tor this country. While here he developed quite a facility for mechanics, devised several ingenious contriv- ances, and khowed " himself to pos- Bessed of + mind wlapted for con- cocting strange and phenomenal schumes, Several times ke of inventions he had perferted, by whieh he’ conid tear safe asunder; and once he tried a practical experiment in a barroom which alinost resul @ lows of life and lim The seme cud was attained on another rasion with ancther wacbine of his invention, which huried down the wall between the apertinent he was in and an adjoining saloon, and all but ended the days of the functionsry behind the bar. MAY'S OCCUPATIONS, May was inclined to cultivate the criminal classes, and when they were not within reach of his setuctive tongue, he exercised his eloquence on unemployed talent which he thought, with proper training, might develop benk<racking and safe-blowing traits. The youth of the neighborhood he — resided in ” were frequently treated to plausible theories of for securing large fortunes — with effort and not infrequently he solicited their co-operation in carrying out schemes for plunder which he devised. May was a gentleman of amorous proclivities und in his cups he was accustomed to make merry in the lower wards, and was frequently heard from in out-of-the-way nooks and corners. | He bad a wife with bim when he settled in the lower districts, but she died, poisoned, it was said, by some noxions drug which bed been left in the honse, He put bis childrewt iu the Orphan Asylum, and, during his engage- ment in the soda water business, he iar. ried again. This time his bride was an vid woman who, from mon report, might have been his mother, so far as age was concerned. She had a stand on some corner near the Stock Exchange, and had accumulated quite a handwor various littie enterprises she engaged iu. Among others she incroased her subsistence by the purchase of portage stazups and such things from smuall boys engeged in clerical pursuits.” Somehow May's marital Telations were not of the happiest kind, tor a divorce enit wav one of their latest outgrowths. May's special sphere was the barroom. There he was on oracle whom muny ridicnicd, some laughed at, afew respected. He had ideas befitting a man of considerable thought, but they were generally of #0 wifl and eecentrie a nature that they received but little consideration, iiwere generally regarded as the offsprings of a distempered rancy. HOW BE WOULD DO THE JOB. Some time before the attempt to steal the body of President Lincoln, some two years ago, May repeatedly suyyested among bis companions that it would be xplendid enterprise to despoil the grave of the martyred President and sell the remains back to the government. When the * wae attempted and the whole, ntry shud May intimated | among his been concerned in ‘he as it, The thing, was treated a joke by associates, but persisted declaring he hed a bend in the Mr. stewart had scarcely breathed bis last when May suggested in a barroom On the east side that it would pay we steal his body and hold it fora ransom. He spoke this more than once, and on one ovearion an acquaintance asked how he would hide it if it were in his possession. Ho replicd, “1 would go into the kindling wood business, boys, apd I would fix the body so that it wouldn't smell; put it beneath a load of kindling wood ina cart and drive around the streets with it until the search should be - so all your wood should be sold 2% reply, “I'd ask a dollar a ‘ould buy.” anme when Mr, Stewart's body was really the words of May recurred to the n they began to think about ore the deed was done May a kindling wood ery of wood W proposed saw in night Wednesday following election a fire occurred in the vicinity of May's shop, ant some residents of the viemity declare positively that May wis present at the secno of the fire at two o'eluck on Chursday morning—abouy the time the grave was desecrated PLiGHt OF MAY. Several of the wage of the neighborhood whe had heard May's pluns for robbing che grave, met kim on Swursday aud Friday, wud vanier- | ingly accused him of the crime. May seemed much frightened, and said, “Ob, come, don’t say anythine about it, boys; you'll have the ‘cops’ after me, you know.” On vy t he disappeared and has pot since’ been heard ‘he police were informed of the circumstances and immediately began 4 search for him. Nothing in the records of the steamship companies showed that he had shipped, but as he was known to be intimate with sailors and firemen on many Ocean steamers it is thought he would have no difficulty in being shipped as a stowaway by some of them. No evidence of his fight in this way bas been found. Captain Potty has been at work on the case, but with no result. It is now generally thought’ that May not—directly, at least—concerned in the crime that, in view of bis former boasts and frequent allusions to such @ crime, he became frightened and fearing the oflicers of the law fled under an assumed name. A STRANGE sToRY, ‘ The search for Mr, Stewart's body in the vicinity of Riverside, near Paterson, N, J., was continued yes- torday most industriously.' The detective spoken of in the Henatp of Wednesday as having returned to Hackensack for further information made his appearance at Paterson, accompanied by an uncouth looking man, who, it is said, was the only man who had a good glimpse of the faces of the two men who stopped at Simmons’ Hotel at Hacken- sack on the night in question, It is now definitely fixed upon as the night of the 12th, when the men were there and took a drink and watered their horse. Only one left the vehicle ata time, which in itself was ed as a suspicious circtumstance. The man who accompanied the detec- tive yesterday is the bartender who — ga them “the liquor, He describes one of the men as being quite old, with ‘grizzled’ hair and mustache; the other was younger and had a smooth shaven face. The two talked in what the man describes as broken Italian. He says that the impression was given that they were ‘‘a bad lot,” although they were dressed well enough and had plenty of money. Another man, who, however, has not the best reputation in the world for truthfui- ness, being regarded os ‘a sort of local Munchausen, told the detective that while standing near the wagon or buggy in which the mysterious bundle was, enveloped in what in the dark- ness appeared a dark oileloth or rubber Dianket such as is used on horses, he dis- tinctly smelled a disagreeable odor, He remarked to one of the men, while the other was inside the little tavern, that his horse seemed to have the “thrash” pretty badly. To this the man made no answer, appearing not to understand. It is well known that the ‘‘thrush” is @ disease in the “frog’”’ under a horse's foot, and that when it is far advanced the stench therefrom is almost intolerable. ‘The interrogator in question being attached to the stables of the Simmons House, naturally enough attributed the odor to some equine cause—at least that accords with his story. Now, however, it is re- garded differently, and much stock is taken in this possible clew to the disposition of the stolen remains, and the Hackensack theory is thought to be as good as any other, to say the least, But where were they taken—supposing that the two Italians had them in charge ? wit is what Detective McGahan is trying to ferret out, He told a Herat reporter yester- day that he was employed by Judge Hilton hi: self to go to the bottom of the _ busi- ness and he intended to do it if it takes all winter. The difficulty is to find the two men, for the horee and buggy are said to have passed throngh Hackensack as if returning to Hoboken early ou the next morning; but there was only one occu- pant, and he did not answer the description given of either of the men who drove out the night previous, A connection has been pretty clearly es- tablished between the West Hoboken ‘‘fence,” hereto- fore referred to, and an Italian living along the river near Kiyerside, about two miles below Pater- son. This man, by name Ventnrino, a dealer in junk, has always been regarded with suspicion, and it was his place that was visited by the detectives the d the Hackensack story was first told, ince then he has left, having locked up his hougs, and no trace of him can be found. He is in the it of going about the country with. his horse “and wagon, but always returned at night; now he has not been back since Tuesday afternoon. Meantime some unknown aimateur detective has used his spade over almost the entire plot of ground—not very large—enclosed on the river bank, whereon Venturino’s house stands. It is feared that if the body was ever brought to this place on tho night in question that it has been since removed, and that the man’s absence now is due to rnmors that were circulated and the presence of the ofticers in that vicinity; that Le has gone to convey the remains to a place of greater security. Detective McGahsn has established himself at the Riverdale House, and is actively prosecuting the inquiry in every direction. YET A STRANGER sTORYA Between eight and nine o'clock last evening a young Englishman, with a decided Lancashire accent, giving his name as James Cook and his occupation as that of a switen tender at the Newark depot of the Newark and Paterson branch of the Erie Railway, entered the First precinct police station, Newark, and asked to see a detective. The particular de- tective he desired to see was not in, und he was turned over to Detective Fischer. With him he went off to @ corner and whispered the following story, all the while from his entrance show- ing great excitement and evidently being sbout three- fourths convinced that his information would surely help to penetrate the mystery so long surrounding the stolen millionnaire’s o — “T was,” he ssid, “tending switch to-day for an- other man on the Paterson and Newark line, opposite Mount Pleasant Cemetery [the railroad runs along the Passaic River bank at the foot of the cemetery, the same as the Hudson River Railrozd does at the foot of the Carmansville Cemetery] and I found a ay and a rubber blanket. The blanket had a smell like as if it had been wrapped about a dead body in a state of decomposition. Pretty soon [noticed nearthe track the two hind wheels of a carriage, and later ip the day saw_@ new made yrave in-the cemetery close to the railing. About dusk this evening I saw a man row up the river in a good sized boat. He wore a stovepipe hat and came ashore. This wae Be ead where the carriage wheels were. These he took into his boat and rowed away. Who he is, I don’t know— never saw him before; I feel sure all I saw has some- thing to do with Stewart's body, and 1 want you de- tectives to work it up.” ‘The detective felt so littie interest in the story that he neither took Cook's address nor started instanter to expose the mystery of the new made grave referred to. Fischer told the Englishman he would atterd to the matter in the morning. JERSEY CITY AND HOBOKEN MYSTERIOUS Chief Nathan, of Jersey City, yesterday, after visiting the Central Ottice, in this city, returned to Jersey City in the evening he ¢ tain Woerner, of the Third precine went away together, It was said that they were subsequently joined by two strangers, who were believed” to be officers of — this , Superintendent of th and his frequent visite with Chi the cemetery, it is said, have resulted in his receiving information from Mr. Bayer which will direct them to the — hidin place of Louis Mahoney, the man employed in the marble ard connected with the cemetery, and who made the that if he got hia hands on Stewart's body be conld make ““# good stake. At the Jersey City Polic: Inspector Murphy sald that no information in rela: tion to the case hed been received by him. He did know where his chief had gone nor when be would rerum. Chief Donovan, of Hoboken, was around his police station all day yesterday, and in answer to a report: er’s question said that he had not received any fur- ther information concerning the caso, nor liad ho been consulted with since Monday by the officials of | this eity. Howdemariers last night CAPTAIN BYRNES’ TRICKSTER, m Baker, alias Burke, recently arrested on the charge of complicity in the stealing of the body of the late Mr. A. £, Stewart, was arraigned yosterday in | Part 1 of the Court of General Sessions, before Judge Sutherland, on an indictment charging him with forging a chee the naine of Seitz Brothers. guilty and was remanded, for #474 on the West Side Bank, under ‘The accused pleaded not BUSINESS FAILURE. DISAPPRARANCE OF THN HEAD OF A NASHVILTE AUCTION HOUSE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS PRECEDING —-WIADILITIES LEFT BEHIND, [sy TELEGRAPH TO THY HERALD. ] Nasmvitnn, Nov, 21, 1878, A lively sensation wae produced in mercantile eir- cles here to-day in consequence of the mexpected dis- | appearance of ‘fT. J. Redmond, proprietor of an tion house on the public square and a large dealer in ready-made clothing. On Monday he | sold out a store he owned in Gallatin to James Aydelott, of Tullahoma, who says he prrehaserl it to secure a debt owed him by Redmond, | At two o'clock yesterday afternoon Redmond sold out his stock of goods here to W. ¥. Davidaon, also of Tullahoma, who seys he was Sentirely igno- rant of Redmond’'s indebtedness and asked |} him no questions concerning it, A note | drawn by Redmond in favor of Hankin & C5, went to protest at three Rankin went to Redmond’s store several times after that hour and inquired for him. Welsh, the cashier of the house, sent after Redmond, but up to to-night he has failed to appear, INIUXCTION KERVED. Laat night Ward Blake, representing Carrick, Cal- Mr. Treey, of Trocy ¥ afternoon, vert & Co., of Boston, wnd & Co of Nashville, appeared at the Masonic The during 4 wanee, where th saw Davideon and re surprise that Re mond had mle the sale, Blake then served nifineti Davidson, enjoining him from paying Redmot © that might be due him tock, At halt-past eight this as clowd by the Sheriff of Renkin & Go, and on wn White, Hondiy & Co., LIADELE Redmond'’s liabilities are supposed to be of which it has so far been ascertain’ acon due ‘Treey & Co, of Nashville; fh to Rankin & Co. of Nashville; $5,400 to Carrick, Calvert & Co., Boston, and $1,000 to White, Handly & Co, of Nashvilin, ‘Che faity Kedinond | to turn up has, given eet to the transaction, and the question now is, “Where is Redmond ?”" . officially. CADDO PARISH SPEAKS. MEETING OF CITIZENS AND EMPHATIC DENIAL OF CHARGES MADE BY DISTEICT ATTORNEY LEONARD—RESPONSIBILITY FOR BREACHES OF THE PEACE CHARGED ON REPUBICAN LEAD- ERS—APPEAL FOR A SUSPENSION ‘OF PUBLIC OPINION, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Suneveront, La., Nov. 21, 178. Ata mecting held by the citizens of Caddo parish, La., the following resolutions were adopted in reply to the “illeged slanderous reports made by United Statés District Attorney Leonard to the Presi- dent and Cabinet, with directions that the same—be telegraphed to the New York Hrnatp:— Arecent statement reported to have been made by United States District Attorney Leonard, of Louisiana, demands some notice from the people of this (Caddo). parish because of the official, not the personal, source of the statement. Mr. Leonard could say nothing which we wonld dignify by the slightest notice. As District Attorney, however, his official statements mide to his superiors have a force and effect which made it Proper that we should respond'to them and repel the slanders they contain, FALSE STATKMENTS CHARGED, We do not consider it appropriate that at this time and in this manner the events which transpired during the late canvass and clection in the parish of Caddo shouid be referred to in detail, nor that we should answer item by item the counts contained in the District Attorney’s indictment against our entire population. We will content ourselves now with the wssertion, made with all the solemnity which should characterize the declarations of honorable men in reference to a serious subject, that the District” At- torney, if correctly reported, has made an absolutely false statement in many particulars; that many facts have been wilfully and knowingly perverted by him so as to create abroad an impression precisely the reverse of that which a correct statement of those facts would create, and that he has so mingled with occur- rences which have some foundation in fact his own unscrupulous insinuations and conclusions as to justify. us in denouncing his statement as a wholo.as false and slanderous. THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE OFFICIAL. The conduct of the individual and the official were so intimately connected in the conduct of the canvass in this parish that we find it impossible to sever the two, and ure, therefore, not only justified but forced to hold the official responsible for — all that was done, His public speeches were ‘recognized as coming from pee! and clothed with official authority and the appoint- ment of federal officers to attend at election precincts seemed to be an emanatiqn from the same authority. Thus not only the individual influence of the man, but also the sanction of the fedcral office were brought to bear to arouse his political friends and to overawe and intimidate hia political opponents. RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUTRAGES, We charge, and at the proper time will be prepared to substantiate by sufficient and lawful proof, that this officer of the law, who now talks so freely about outrages which have been committed and arrests and prosecutions which are to follow, is responsible for every breach of the public peace committed either during the canvass or at election, afd that in every instance he and his party friends (the negroes) were the ors, the latter under the influence of his teachings, which were incendiary and communistic. In order to make this charge good we invite the most rigid scrutiny in investigation by a commission before the courts. AN EX-WHITE LEAGUER. We will show that the same spirit influenced the conduct of the individual, when, in 1874, Mr. Leonard, as @ White League leader, avowed the doctrine that the leading republicans should be killed before they should be allowed to hold the ottices to which they claimed to be elected; as in- fluenced the conduct of the federal official in 1878, when he appealed to the passions and prejudices of the negroes and incited them to acts of violence against the persons and property of their white em- ployers. AN APPEAL FOR JUSTY We are x1 to meet the issue indicated by the District Attorney; and now, in the name of that jus- tice for which the American people are distingnished, we appeal to them to suspend their judgment upon this issue ao all she tee ony Lena Losrpoghia are gratified to see by the morning despatches that the Governor of this State will probably visit this and other portions of Louisiana with the view of personally investigating these charges. We invite this investigation also, and con- gratulate ourselves that in this way, at least, we shall have the opportunity to make our vindication R. H, LINDSAY, N. GREGG, DRURY LAcY, B. B, MARTIN, R. W, FORD, J. W. DUNCAN, Committee, THE BLOODY SHIRT. SENATOR GORDON DEPRECATES THE EFFORT OF REPUBLICAN LEADERS TO BEVIVE SECTIONAL STRIFE. AtLanta, Ga, Nov, 21, 1878. Senator Gordon, in a speech before the Georgia Legislatare, after referring deprecatingly to the re- cent speeches of Senators Blaine sud Conklingund Secretary Sherman, said:—Will the masses of the republican yoters sustain these leaders in such a policy of oppression? I cannot believe it. I cannot believe that they will be sustained by that wing of the party which supported President Hayes in his pa- triotic recognition of the fuct’that the war was ended and ina withdrawal of the and isiana and South Carolina thelr rights of self-gove ment. (Applauee.) I wish you also to know, my countrymen, that there are hundreds of thousands of patriotic men in that party, who, if they saw cir danger and reactionary danger to them, would unite with you to avert it. There are thou- sands of Christian men in that party who do not sympathize with these wrongs, whose hearts bled for recent afflictions, and whose purses were employed to relieve Southern suffering. (Applause.) That was aspectacle that presented the etter side of these men, and it was a spectacle that touched and moved the great Southern heart and caused it to beat once more in responsive throbs to the great heart of the North as deop calleth unto deep—(loud applause) snd Southern prayers ascended that Jeho- vab would not only reward them « thousand fold, but that thia great Southern woe, made national by Godlike sympathy, might become the grave of all sectional animosities. But now what a revolution and contrast! At the very moment when Southern syffer- ing and Northern beneficence were binding together these estranged sections these grave Senators seck to reopen wounds that were healing and to revive pas- sions that were dying. At an hour when good will was Dbeing restored, when the races were at peace, when both the races alike were enjoying the blessings of education und good governinent, these leaders bring out the bloody shirt again, run it up the party stall and fly itas a symbol of a new civilization and a re- stored Union, INTERFERING WITH ELECTIONS. AN IMPORTANT CASE TO BE CARRIED TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. [BY TELEGRAPH TO TH HERALD.] Crxctnnati, Nov. 21, 1878. The trial of Lieutenant John Brady, of the police force of this city, charged with interfering with United States Supervisor in the discharge of his duty, was before the United States Dis- trict Court to-day-and resulted in his convietion. Brady, acting under an order of the Police Board, arrested a supervisor at the October election for attempting to count ballots, ‘Tho case becomes of national importance, because it is to be taken up to the Supreme Court of the United States, where aryn- ment is to be mate upon the constitution- ality of the statute authorizing the — ap- pointment of supervisors, The attorneys of awe whnit that the general government les power to provide for elections of Congressmen, but & ny that it bes the right to graft a United States statute on a State*law and interfere with the ma- chinery of the State for holding its elections, It will be watched with interest as it may rewult in declaring cleetions void in every eity where government super- visors were appointed, . POLITICS, Trae Rivers, Nov. 21, 1878. fangeoin, the Postmaster General, was this place in the Dominion Par- CANADL Hon. H. 1. 1 elected to repres Mament to-day CANADA'S MOUNTED POLICE. [bz TELZGRAPN TO THE HERALD.) Orrowa, Ont., Nov. 21, 1878, Colonel McLeod, of the mounted police, is to be ste tioned at Ottawa this winter. A reorganization of the force is contemplated, similar to the Australian system, COLUMBIA, BRITISH. San Francisco, Nov, 21, 1878 A Victoria (British Columbia) despatch says the ‘al Commission found that the late Governor of Proviueo had not been guilty of attempting to bribe # member of Parliament. TROTTING IN CALIFORNIA. Saw Frasecrsco, Nov. 21, 1878, ‘The trotting horses Rarus, Sweetver, Calmor and Adelaide are now at Chico, Cal. To-day Sweetzer trotted agaiost time, to beat Judge Fullerton’ record of 2:20, The firet beat was mare in 2:174 and the second in 2:18, Adelaide and Calmar were matched pe ® purse of $500, the latter winning in 2:35), ond asi NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1878—TRIPLE SHEET. | Johuson saw n THE TRANSFER OF THE IND BUREAU. POINTED EXPRESSION OF OPINION RY GENERAL f SHERMAN. i Wasurnarton, Nov. 21, 1878, General Sherman to-day said, with regard to the transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War Department, that such transfer was not desirable in view of the fact that it would entail a great deal of extra responsibility and care on the army. He said, how- ever, that the whole matter rests on the proposition that cither the Indian Burgau must come to the War Department or the army must be turned over to the Interior Department to protect the Indian Burcan. The General thinks that the recent departure of the Cheyenne Indians from their reservation was because they were serving. and he is of the opinign that the problem of controlling Indians rests in the ability of those who have charge of them to keep the supplies appropriated for them by Congress on the ground near t) reservation, and not hundreds of miles away. THE INDIAN SERVICE CONTROVERSY. SECRETARY SCHUR7'S LETTER REFERRED TO GENERAL SHERIDAN. Wasuineros, Nov. 21, 1878. ‘Tho letter of Secretary Schurz, addressed to the Secretary of War, dated 16th inst., did not reach Gen- eral Sherman till yesterday, after it had been pub- lished. He thereupon forwarded it to Lieutenant General Shoridan, to whose reflections on the man- agement of Indian affairs by agencies in the Military Division of the Missouri the Secretary took exception, and requested that General Sheridan communicate to him snch facts as may be in his possession sustaining his assertions against the conduct of the Indian ser- vice. Army officers gay that the publication of the Jetter in adwance of its receipt by those particularly interested may be regarded as addressed to the public, and might therefore justify General Sheridan in not taking notice of it; but it is not doubted that be will reply and fully state the facts upon which he predi- cated his allegations, though he may not be in haste to do so. fHE FRIENDS AND THE INDIANS. Crxcrsnatt, Ohio, Nov. 21, 1878. ‘The Exeentive Committee of the Society of Friends on Indian Affairs has been in secret session in this city for the past two deys, and closed its labors this evening. Delegates were present from New England, and from New York, Pennsylvania and Western States, including Iowa and Kansas. They reported some -sixteen thousand Indians under their care at sevon agencies at the beginning of the year, since which time three agencies have been taken froin them and placed in charge of agents nominated by politicians. Of those remaining under their care fair Li ahd is reported in education and agriculture, and they think their agents have been efficient. The object of the mecting was to protest against the action of the Secretary of the Interior in taking the threo agencies from the care of the Friends and giving them to politicians, They express confidence in their methods, and claim that if continued asteady progress would be made by the Indians toward civilization and self support. AFTER THE YELLOW FEVER. New Onxxays, La., Nov. 21, 1878. Thirty-five packages of clothing, received to-day by the Peabody Association, were turned over to the Young Men's Christian Association by consent of all parties for distribution. The latter association is well informed, through its large visiting committee, as to the needy throughout the city, and will in future distribute all clothing contribpted for the benefit of yellow fever suflerers. ‘The distribution will, like all Telief work by this agsociation, be unsectarian. AN APPEAL FROM NEW ORLHANS, The Belief Committee of the Chamber of Commerce received yesterday a letter from a committee of the Howard Association of New Orleans appealing for ad- ditional funds to enable the association to pay the expenses incurred for physicians. The committee state that the despatch sent over the wires on the 12th of September that rage had ample funds on hand was true at that time, for they considered only their own legitimate needs and the needs of those points then under thetr care—Port Gibson, Holly Springs and Canton—but sbortly after cries of distress come to them from various other points and in rapid succession, and all their calls were answered till three weeks since. The reccipta up to date have ‘been $361,220 77 and the disbursements $360,736 51, and there are unpaid obtigetions in the country amonnting to $2,000. In city and country $30,000 is needed to the debts of the association, peal is 84 by all officers of the society. THE ARLINGTON ESTATE. Wasmrnerox, Nov. 21, 1878. The United States Circuit and District Courts will meet in Alexandria, Va, next Tuesday, Among the cases on the docket is that of G. W. C. Lee vs. Kauff- man et al., commonly known as the ‘Arlington Case.” Mr. W. Willoughby, leading counsel for the government, has signified that his side will be ready to go to trial. Whether Gené@ral Lee’s counsel will be ready or not is not known. A NOVEL FRAUD. FICTITIOUS MARINE REPORTS “AS A BASIS FOR MONEY LOANS. {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD). Batrwone, Nov. 21, 1878, The schooner L. B. Wing, Captain Fritzinger, which was cleared from Norfolk by P. De Murguiondo, of thie city, last August, for Demerara snd Morant Keys, to load guano for New York, had been gone but a few days when she was reported as having arrived in New York, Subsequently she was reported as arrived at Philadeiphia, Boston, and finally at Hampton Roads, bound to Baltimore, The mystery attending her movements was heightened a few days ago by the fact of her having been spoken off the coast of Florida ina disabled condition. Fro information received here to-day from Philadelphia it appeani that amen giving the name of Smith has been swindling the ship brokers of Philadelphia, New York and Boston by caning the I 2, Win to be reported as bound port, and then obtaining advances from the brokers. He obtained $100 in this manner in this city, and is supposed to have secured several thousand dollars @sewhere, including a consider- able sum in New York, Smith was discharged from the schooner just before she sailod and Captain Fritainger appointed in his place. The charter party of the schooner has received here to-day by mail from New York an unsigned and undated note, stating that the schooner was off the Florida coast, about to be sold to pay expenses of repairs. The fraud is a new one end has excited consi le interest in ship- ping circles. Efforts will be made to discover how he vessel could ge reported as “arrived” at the yari- ous ports when she was really off the Southern coust. PEPPERED WITH BIRD SHOT. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Spninorreim, Ohio, Nov, 21, 1878, Yesterday wealthy farmer of this (Clark) county warned a number of young sporta- men off bis premises. Some angry alterea- tion ensued, but the sportsmen retired. About half an hour after, while Mr. Johnson was examining a colt in a field near by the place of diffienlty, several shotguns were fired at him, literally filling him with birdehot abont the head and shouldérs. Mr. one do the shooting, nor did any one else witness it, The general supposition and belief is that it was done by the aforesaid sportsmen, arid for a wirile there was talk of @ search for and siummary punishment of the offenders, Mr. Johnson, though suffering severely, will probably recover, A MAYOR'S NARROW ESCAPE. (BY TELRGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) SeninariniD, Ohio, Nov. 21, 1878, Tate last night Milton Cole, Mayor of this city, was employed in ‘his office fixing up his books, when, becoming tired and faint, he went to @ front window to lean out and breathe the fresh oir, The office is in the third story of one of onr prominent business Diocks. While at the window he was attacked with verfigo and fell to the pavement below, @ dis- tance of forty fect. He struck upon an iron grating; yet, strange to say, he suffered only a severe apra' f his right ankle and a fracture of #ev- eral bones of the foot. A SANGUINARY QUARRED. [BY TELRGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) SAN Anronto, Texas, Nov. 21, 1878, particulars of the fight at Llano have the name of Williams only one sur abont stock. No additional been received. Two men ard a Mr. Peart were kill leavin, vivor of a party of four, who ‘ateng rod MR, SCHLEICHER AT HOME. (DY TELEGRAPH TO- THE HERALD.) SAN Astowro, Texas, Nov, 21, 1978, Congressman Sehleicher’# majority will be about four thousand, Ho arrived bere yesterday and was tendered a banquet last night, He will leave in » few dave tux Wasbingtun, _ THE BLECTRIC LIGHT. Edison Denies that His Invention Resembles Any Other. OVERCOME. ALL OBSTACLES Only Waiting for a .Powerful Engine to Complete the Work. “You aro the eleventh reporter to-day that has Tnade that observation” were the words, laughingly spoken by Professor Edison, in his lsboratory at Menlo Park, a Henatp reporter last evening. ‘They were called forth by the reporter saying, as he seated himself in the chair proffered by the inventor, “T hear thatthe Patent Examiner in Washington has rejected your application for a patent for the electrio light. How is it?” “I don’t believe it,” said the inventor. “It can’t be true, else I would have been notified by my Washington solicitor long before this, and I haven’t heard ffom him to that effect. Besides,” said the Professor, after a moment's pause, “my claim is so distinct from any other ever made im electric lights that the application could not on any pretext be rejected;.and, again, I have applied for eight different patents to cover the invention. Thq rejection of one leaves seven others.” “But it is said that in 1845 a Cincinnati inventor, J, ‘W. Starr, applied for a patent for exactly thesame _ principle as yours.” “I am familiar with the facts of that matter,’ replied Mr. Edison, throwing his hat on his desk and seating himself back in his chair with an air of sub- mission to the interview. ‘In 18¢5 Mr. Starr did make application for a patent for an electric light, but it was rejected on the ground that the prin- ciple sought to be patented was not new. Neither was it, but my invention hasn’t the faintest resem- blance to it. Well, Mr. Starr about the same time ap- lied through Edward A. for an En; ona obtained one, but negro came nee “Then you are not alarmed about receiving your United States patents 2 observed the med, ted the Profi ig, wh by yea 1e fessor 8m! > “wl shoud I be? ae “ vention is I know absolutely that my m- new. Why for the past two weeks I have had an expert searching the books of the Astor Library, and mal a digest of all pat- ents and claims on the subject of electric lights, and he has found nothing bearing the slightest resem- blance to mine. ‘This is outside of the usual examination in the Patent Office. my invention is not new I_ don’t want a patent for it, but if it ia new, andI know that it is, the patent must be issued. On that point the lew is imperative, It can’t be got around. No, I have no ee ne first rie le.” “ we “But is there not just enough similarity: between your invention and some of the other electric lighte to involve dispute and litigation ?”” “No, sir. ere is not the first trace of connec. tion. The patent will be granted. There is no danger.” How about the English patents? Have you heard fey oth Me heard from England, and the patents “Yes, I have mA land, e there are all right; but come,” said the Professor, ris- ing, “let's go up stairs. I was just showing the i to ex-Judge Curtis. He is looking at it now;”" an instant the Professor was bounding the stairs, two steps at a time, like a schoolboy on Bret dav of vacation. fete lighted up the mactam of the great A dozen gas lig! up the im inventor, revealing telephones, ones, fpr graphs, batteries, chemicals and the scores of other po appliances which strewed the walls, table joor. “(Here's the light at one candle power,” said Pro- fessor Edison, seating himself by the side of J Curtis at ‘a bench in the cen! of ¢ laboratory, and pointing to a diminutive instru- ment which waa emitting a pure white light. compared to which the gas jet burning near by a) peared tinted with yellow. ‘I was just showing it the Judge,” continued Mr. Edison. ‘Here you can see the difference between the old and the new. * Now I will send the current through this strip and in a few moments *the heat will break it.” The experiment proved the accuracy of the statement. The strip radiated light for about a quarter of min- ute and then snapped in twain. ‘Now, I apply the invention. Note the difference,” continued the in- ventor, In a moment the light in appeared, steady, white, uniform, and continued without fluc- tnation until at the ex) ion of about half an hour the Professor turned off the electricity in order to ex- ora his friend the particular characteristics of the A SCIRNTIST'S VIEWS. A running conversation ensued, in which were discussed a number of the objections made by scientific men with regard to light. In handling them Mr, Edison displayed a wonderfully re- tentive memory in minute details. He tool O seriatim nearly all the objections referred to ai showed their inaccurcy #0 as they bore upon the electric light. Speaking of the assertions made by some ecientists that the electric ight as a substitute for gas was out of the question the inventor pointed to a copy of @ recent lecture delivered by Professor Barker, of the University of Penns In the same was the following passage:—"I hoped to beable to exhibit the famous light, but Iam in- formed by Professor Edison that advices fram his London solicitors prevent him making his invention public for twenty days yet, and I therefore have to ‘wait; but within a week I have visited Menlo Park, and after a thorough examination of Mr. Edison's discovery I can say that the problem has been solved, und that Mr. Edison can place chundelier burners on every bracket and on every which will give a brilliant white light, safe, pleasant, beautiful, and at about one-third the cost now charged for gas. The practicability of the scheme is beyond question.” GETTING RRADY. ‘The large eighty-horse power engine, now in cess of erection in the new machine shop being built in the rear of the laboratory, scems to be the main thing needed by the Professor eparatory to making his invention public. With his present engine he can supply only a limited quantity of electricity. On the completion of the new building, at which a score of men are daily working, he intends to begin the work of lighting’ up on the houses of Menlo Park. All connected with the labora share with Mr. Edison confidenee that all obstacles have been re- moved. The minor details which until recently have made the discovery incomplete have been arranged, and Mr. Edison saya that he will very soon be able to exhibit the light to the public at large. Before taking his deperture the reporter witnessed anumber of enrions experiments made by Professor Faison on the electric light. oy lengthening the ip through which the electricity passed, by forming it into different shapes, prod Pees he numerous deg: of ~— When much surface was exposed to the air the light decreased until it was scarcely more than visible. The original intensity was produced by a number of simple contrivances. In bidding the reporter good night Professor Edison again expressed himself aa confident that he would - culty about his United States patents, haye no Ban Fraxciaco, Cal., Nov. 21, 1878, A Virginia City (Nev.) despatch says the committee of miners who last night examinod the Sierra Nevads mine express themselves eatisfied with the result of the examination. The croswcut at the 2,200 fect level is now inrich ore ix feet on top and ten feet on bot tom. The crosscut is eo hot that it is aimoat impos- sible to work in it. The grosscut in the 2,100 fect Jevel is still in a mixture of cap rock and low grado ore. The report of the committee assists to restore confidence here. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. John Montgomery, the second viefim of the 8t. Paul House fire, at St. Pani, Minn., died yosterday. The October yield of precious metals on the Pacifie cost is estimated at $2,900,100, the lightest month for years. Antonio Hernandez wea hanged yesterday at Refugia, South Tex, for the murder of Walder and Maton, He protested his innocence. Runeey’s Hotel, the Masonic Hall and Dixon's Hotel, at Port Dalhousic, Outario, were burned yes- terday. Total loss, $15,000. As A, W. Terrell was retarning from buying hi in the country he wae waylaid at Anna Station, onle, by highwaymen and sobbed of $3,000, George App and Jobn Hackett, shoemakers, had s dispute yesterday at Memphis, Tenn,, about a gett of boots. App drew a pistol and shot Hackett, with fatal effect. Governor Robinson haa pardoned Miehnel Murphy, who war twice wentoncel to be hanged tn Rockland county and then had his sentence commuted to im- prisonment for life. M. Frank Paige, charged with a conspiracy with his portner, Charles A. Aretson, to defraud creditors, was at Boston, yesterday, in $40,000 to appear Defure the Superior Court. ». B. Stargoon, of Toledo, Chat of the Nw al Committers of the national y. hee fasted o call for a§ meeting of the committes to be held in Waehington, November 40. the case of Charles The Coroner's j in rd, at Mosrintown, N. J., found that bis death by Jobn Keary and Medison. by injur hae Cavanaugh ina dght at Samuel Moore, ‘of Morristown, N. d., while huntiag neat Mendham, on bayer shot himself Vor the right arm near the shoulder, and to save his the. ay it muah bo amputated.