The New York Herald Newspaper, November 27, 1878, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, THE LATEST CAUSE CELEBRE. AN UNEXPECTED HEIR. It’s a Wise Father Knows His Own Son. _———— A COTTON-WOOL HEIR. How Lady Gooch Conceived a Plot and : How It Miscarried. Lonxpon, Nov. 14, 1878. There is a case now on before the magistrate at the _ Martborough Street Police Court which will rank among the most singular of causes célébres, pos- sessing as it does features of unique interest such as not even the Tichborne or the Bagot cases could show. It is getting to be a common thing to find titles in the police intelligence of the newspapers; Daronets are placed in the dock for stealing the jewelry of harlots or for giving bad checks in payment for champagne suppers. Aud now we have a baronet’s wife summoned to answer a charge which opens out @n extraordinary yistaof romance and intrigue not usual in these prosaic times and found only in the latest novel ‘‘in three fits and a gurgle.”” ‘THE CHARGE. Annie Louisa, Lady Gooch, and Ann Walker ap- Peared yesterday afternoon at the Marlborough Street Police Court in answer to a summons charging them with having, at the Grosvenor Hotel, unlawfully combined, conspired, confederated and agrecd to- gether to palm off on Sjr Francis Robert Sherlock Lambert Gooch, of Benacre Hall, Wangford, Suffolk, and No. 42 Charles street, Berkeley square, as his own child, born-of the said Lady Gooch, a strange child, with intent to defraud and dec Sir Francis Gooch, eighth baronet, is the prosecutor in the case, and was represented by Mr. G. Lewis, and the inter- ests of Lady Elen Emily, the dowager Lady Gooch. widow of the seventh baronet, were looked after by Mr. Poland. The prisoner, wife of the prosecutor, was defended by Mr. E. Clarke. As usual in these society scandal cases the court was crowded to its utmost capacity, seats on the bench beside the magis- trate being provided for those whose social status ‘warranted the gratification of hearing to the best ad- vantage al] the ins and outs of such a case. Lady Gooch entered the court and was allowed a Seat at the solicitors’ table. She was beautifully and richly dressed, but her face was hidden from sight by an gmpenectrable black veil, which was never raised for a moment. Her figure and manner, however, showed that she was a young woman. OPENING OF THE CAA ‘The counsel for the prosecutor opened the case,.and stated it briefly and concisely against the prosecutor's wife. Addressing the magistrate, he said: appear on behalf of Sir Francis Gooch to lay before your worship certain facts, with a view to your arriving at ® determination as to whether an information which has been laid before this Court is well founded or not. The charge made against Lady Gooch is that of con- spiring with a person named Walker to palm off upon Sir Francis a child not her own, with a view to disin- heriting his relatives of the fortune to which they would become entitled at his death, and to pass that oe to a strange child instead of to the rightful eins. “I need hardly say that Sir Francis Gooch has no fecling whatever in this prosecution, and that if any explanations can be given which are consistent with the innocence of the defendants he will be very glad that they should be placed before you, and to hear that Your Worship has arrived at the conclusion that the case uced not go further, In thut case he will know that he has done his duty to his relatives and to himself in having placed the facts before you. It is an extremely painful matter to him to prosecute his own wife, but I think I shall be able to show that Bir Francis had no alternative but to bring the mut- ter before the Court. Under the will of his father Bir Francis inherited an estate of £25,000 on the ¢ cease of his elder brother. He had a younger brother, after whom the widow of the elder brother would succeed. At the age of twenty-one Sir Francis met his present wife, and shortly afterward married her. You will find from the evidence that there was & design on the part of Lady Gooch to prevent the brother of Sir Francis or Lady Eleanor Gooch from inheriting this property by means of the child which she desired to palm off upon her husband, After the marriage of the parties, and during the absence of Sir Francis from London, a child was boru, which died seven months afterward. , THE IMAGINARY HETR. “From that time up to the month of August, 1877, Lady Gooch never pretended that she was going to have another child, but in that month she represent- ed to Sir Francis that she was enceinte, and that she expected to be contined in the following May. It pears that in the interval they went to Brighton, u that Sir Francis having strong doubts as to her state- ments, insisted upon her being examined there. The lady saw adoctor, and reporied that his statement ‘was that she had been in the family way for about a month. Still dissatistied, Sir I'rancis had his wife examined by the family doctor (Dr. Laking), who suid she was not in the family way at all. Notwith- standing this statement she insisted that she was, and seemed to get larger and larger; but this will be counted for by the fact that she was in the habit of padding herself with undergarment yain rep- resented to Sir Francis that # family way. and would be contined in September or October, but he told her over and over again, in the presence of a lady who was housckeoper and companion—Miss Gurrod—that he did uot believe her, and that be thought she had some design or scheme, which he entreated her to give up. LETTING THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG. “But while inaking these statements to Sir Francis Lady Gooch told her housekeeper that she was not in the family way, but that she was determined that the estate should not pass to Lady Eleanor Gooch; that Sir Francis could not live long; that there were already two dowagers who lived out of the estate; that there would be nothing left for her in the event of Sir Fran- cis dying without a son, and that she was, therefore, fletermined to have a child under any circumstances, to that in the event of the death of Sir Francis Gooch she would not be left without proper means. She made all sorts of offers to Miss Garrod to aid her in the plot—she offered her her jewelry if she would only stand by her, and said she would give her £100 a year when she came into her money; but Miss’ Garrod had always been an honorable woman, and nothing could indues her to play @ dishonorable part in thix matter, So far from doing so she earnestly entreated Lady Gooch to abandon her scheme, and pointed out the wickedness of the course she was Furening. But nothing apparently would deter her the course upon which she had entered, Sir Francis at last told hor that unless she gave up her design he would not live with her. A few days before the time sho alleged she was to be confined she came up to London, when Bir Francis communicated with his mother and his solicitor, directing persons to keep watch, so that evi- dence should be forthcoming it she proved to be snoeinte, at the same time. telling Miss Garrod never to leave her. You will find that from first to last she kept Sir Francis informed of ali that took place, Some observations no doubt will be made on Miss Garrod, who had a difficult part to play, but who has behaved most honorably throughout. HOW AN HEIR WAS uot, came to London, where Lady Gooch was She went to an institution in Great Coram ere she made inquiries of Mra. Palmer, the r, for achild, and that lady directed her toa lain, saying that aledy bad just been confined ‘This child, e. man Mrs. of a beautiful boy, who might suit her, after some delay, she obtained from Mrs, Main. Iudy Gooch then sent to a Dr. Laking, and asked him to attend her ina mock confinement. She told him that she did not wish bim to bo present, and thon she explained the deception she proposed to practise on Bir Francis, telling Dr. Laking he that, though he would not believe “ the matter, he would belicve it if it was i y Dr, Laking. Dr. Laking,like an honorable man, refused to have anything to do with the proposal, and en- treated her to give up her design, which must in- evitably be found out and lead to punishment and linprisonment. In spite, however, ot all these warn- ings, she did carry out her design, and through tho detendant Walker, who has been guilty in a minor degree, she put it into execution. Before leaving home she had applied in the same way to » Dr, _ Lowestoft, who was written to or Miss Garrod, and who also retused, ike an honorable man, to have any part in the design. ‘A SHAM CONFINEMENT, “She then came up to London, took rooms at the Grosvenor Hotel as Mrs. Gooch, aud on Monday, the 88th, after being absent from Miss Garrod from six to’ half-past ten in the evening, she came to her suit of rooms and taking a large cloak weut outside thie ho- tel and wrapped it around the nurse Walker and @ child which she was carrying and brought them through the hotel without being seen by any one—w . Ciroumstance not remarkable, considering that it was dark, late in the evening and that few people were about. Walker must have known that the fact of bringing « child of @ fortnight old into # hotel in such # way aud atwuch an hour was a matter of se- rious suspicion. Lady Gooch thon went to bed, aud on the fojlowiag morning the chambermaid was in- for" Lady Gooch had been confined during the night. Tho chambermaid was told that the lady was confined at three o'clock iu the morning of a boy. Hot water and other things that would be necessai in cases of confinement were then ordered up. It will be proved that statements on the subject were made by Mrs, Walker, but that she herself had brought im the child, and it will be for you to consider whether, as she knew those statements to be false, she was not a4 party to the conspiracy. : A DOCTOR'S OPINION ON THE MOTHER’ AND CHILD, “In the morning the room was darkened and a doctor of Ligh standing was requested to go up to the rooms and examine the child and Lady Gooch, if she sub- mitted to it. I shallca!l him, and he will tell you that the child was fourteen days old; the child was crying, and he said that it could not be a child just born; she said sfle had separated from her husband, that she was desirous of regaining his affection, and she had adopted the child for that purpose; she begged the medical gentleman not to betray her secret; he then made an examination of Lady Gooch e had not been confined, ition, and a summons ¢ following morning m 3 “Forty-eight hours after the supposed confinement Lady Gooch was still in bed, and the summons was served on her, The summons had a most wonderful effect, for within twenty minutes of receiving it Lady Gooch was up and dressed, and as well ax ever. Tshall prove conclusively that she never had bee: confined. When the child was supposed to have been born Miss Garrod was asked to telegraph to Sir Francis Gooch, telling him w imale child had been born, and upon her refusing to do so she was re- quested to write to the same effec THE VOILL or THE ots will be placed betore you, and Sir Francis will then hay duty to his family, He would much rath maiter should be taken up by a public department, so that he should not, on the one hand, be under the imputation of acting unkindly by his wife nor, on the other hand, of acting unjustly by his family, It Miss Garrod had not acied honorably in this mutter, and if she had accepted the jewelry and income of- fered her by Lady Gooch, the matter would have passed off and a strange child’ would eventually have suceceded to the tumily property, to the detriment of Sir Francis Gooch’s brother and sister-in-law.” ‘A question from the mugistrate clicited the fact that the baby who had done duty in Lady Gooeh’s arms as Sir Francis Gooch’s son and heir’ had been xent buck to the institution from which it had been obtaine L. z TESTIMONY OF LADY GOOCH'S HOUSEKEEPER. ‘The first wituess galled was Miss Elizabeth Garrod, who said, in reply to Mr, Lewis:—1 was housekeeper and companion to Lady Gooch, Ientered that position, ‘as housekeeper, in April, 1877. I have arrived at that age at which I am called Mrs. Garrod. In Augtst, 1877, Lady Gooch made a communication tome. She told’me she was in a family way, She said she ex- pected to be confined in the following May. I had no reuson to disbelieve that. I believed it. In April last Sir Francis and Lady Gooch, myself and 4 young lady went down to Brighton. Sir Francis in my presence insisted that Lady Gooch should be exantined by a doctor there. ‘That was on the nextday, I did notac- company her to the doctor, In my presence and that of Sir Francis Gooch she said that the doctor stated that if she was enceinte it was in a very carly stage. ‘At Brighton, the first evening we arrived, I oc- casion to undress her, and T observed that she w yery much padded; in April we returned to Grosye- nor strect; Sir Francis insisted then upon her being examined by the family physician; Dr. Laking came to the house and s#id that she was not enceinte, and from certain signs he feared that she would never have a child; we returned to Benacre Hall in July; I found utterward that she was continuing the system of padding; Ihave been present many tines when Sir Francis has spoken to Lady Gooch about her being in the family way. Whut has he said? He al told her that he knew she was not in the family way, and he warned me yery much not to lose sight of her ladyship, as he felt that she was up to some scheme. She vowed that she was enceinte, and related cir- cumstances to try and make him believe it. To me she did not pretend that sho was so. She explained to mo why she acted so, saying sho was determined to have achild, She did not think Sir Francis would live very long, ana she would be left in such a ter- rible state at his death, as there were already two dowagers to be paid out of the estate, and his brother was in a very ill state of health aud could not possibly live, and then Ludy Eleanor would succeed, whom she was determined to keep out. Has eho given you that as her reason once or more than once? . 4 y times. In answer I told her that it would be such a fearful thing to do that I would do everything I could to stop it, and I told Sir Francis of it on one or two occasions. “She asked ine to help her to assist her in the plot, “because Sir Francis would be sure to believe me.” BRIBERY. Did she propose to give you anything? Yes; she offered me her jewels to any amount if I would help her, and an allowance when she should come into the nioney, saying that J should be one of the happiest of women and have £100 a year. She has stated that to mea great many times. In reply I said that I had always acted upri coutinned done his that the ‘hese f the’ counsel, ightly and would continue to do so, and i warned her of the terrible consequences that would ensue to every one. ‘Yo people about her did sho make about her condition? Yes, repeatedly; to tenants and any one with whom she came in contact. Her state- ment was to the effect that she was expecting shortly to be confined. I contradicted it to every one and told her lens shy thut I was contradicting it. I hoped that I should stop her, but she said nothing on carth should prevent her. From time to time Sir Francis, in my presence, told her he did not believe her, She still persisted in the truth of her state. ment. She thought that Sir Francis was very fond of her and that if he ever saw her with a c! beside her he would be sure to believe her. ‘All this continued up té October. I then heard from her that she was yoing to consult Dr, Worthington, of Lowestott. Hearing that, before she saw him I wrote to him. After she had seen him she told me that he said “he could not do anything at Benacre, bat that it could be done in Rondon or Paris, and also that if she could manage to get a child down to Ben- acre and send for him he would attend at once, but that he could not get achild. That he could not do * [said I was most astonished, as I believed Dr. Worthington to be a most honorable man. On October 15, in answer to my letter, [ received the com- munication produced. ‘Mr. Lewis proposed to read Dr. Worthington’s let- ter, but Mr. Clarke objected to the communication being read in the writer’sabsence. ‘The contents were accordingly kept private. A SNUB FOR THE REPORTERS, A representative of the press having complained thut the witness was at times almost inaudible, and Mr. Lewis having requested her to speak a little louder, Mr. Newton said that the witness was quite audible to himself and the clerk, and that ax long as they could hear and the counsel engaged in the case, that was all that was required. Examination continned—Did Sir Francis come up to London to his mother about this time? Yes; about the Mth, on a Monday. Before his coming up—a week before—I was present at an interview he had with Lady Gooch. He begged her to leave off this deception, saying that if she did not he would leave her and never return. She told him that she was still certain she was in the family way. I re- ccived directions from Sir Francis under no cireum- stances to leave her. On Friday, October 18, we came to London. I telegraphed to Sir Francis. We went to Bath’s Hotel, in Dover street, and stayed four or five days.’ Her ladyship ulvo telegraphed that she was going there. Wuile there did you and she go to an institution in Great Coram strect ? Yes. ‘The Intants’ Home? Yes. I there saw the matron, Mrs, Palmer, who is now present. Her ladyship vd if she remembered her having called two or mnths before. After # little hesitation Mrs. remembered. Lady Gooch said that she called about a child that was promised to her in Sep- tember; that she could not come up at that time, and that she wanted one then, and wished to know when she could have one. Mrs. Palmer said the onc that had been promised ber had been given away a fortnight betore, but that there was another. A lady had been just confined, and she thought that her ladyship ht lave the baby. ‘The child, she thought, was about ten days or a week old. It was at Peckham, She said she could do nothing without consulting Mrs. Main. Mr, Newton—Who was Mrs. Main ? Witness—Mra. Paimer said she was the principal of the institution. Mr. Lewis—Did she tell Mrs. Palmer for what pur- pose she wanted the child? Yes; she said that she had lost her own little boy four years ago, and that she must have another. Mrs, Palmer informed Lady Gooch that the husband of the lady had fetched away the child that was removed a tew days betore. I then said, “You cannot do that with this ludy, for her hus- bund does not know of it, and it would involve you in a terrible trouble.” On leaving L shook imy head at Mrs, Palmer, ond said as plainly as I could, “No.” When I came out Lady Gooch suid Tought not to have interfered, and that i should not go out with her again, She was very angry with me, A DOCTOR'S WARNING, Subsequently to that visit Dr. Laking caine to Bath’s Hotel. “An interview took place in my pres- ence on the Tuesday atter October 18. He said to me, “Do you know what her ladyship has been asking me to do” Lreplied, “Yes, Dr. Luking.” He then told her it was a most absurd and wicked thing to do. He suid that it was # conspiracy, wnd it carried out it would be & worse case than the ‘Tichborne or Bagot case, She told him that she was determined to have a child, as Sir Francis would not only believe it, but it would bring back his affection to her, She told him first that she wanted him to write to Sir Francis to say that she was too tar advanced to go to the country, and t! he must make arrangemonts for her confinement in town, Her ladyship said sho would never go to Benacre again unless she had a child with her, She implored him to say it was all correct if Sir Francis should ask him, Dr. Laking suid, “Lady Gooch, I could not possibly do any such thing.” He said it would be a most ‘fearful thing, and that she would subject herself to penal servitude, I said, “You cannot carry it out, because Sir Francis knows you cannot havea child.” Limplored her to desist, saying that [ would do anything for her; but that if she did not I would be her worst enemy. She still persisted before Dr. Laking, saying she was de. termined to carry it on—that she must have some- thing to loye. Atter the doctor had gone she took terrible oaths that she would do it, even if she wero to be hanged on the morrow. I communicated with Sir Francis, and tried not to leave her out of my sight. hid you accompany her in a cab to a Mra. Main, re- siding in Ladbroke road, Notting Hill? Yos, two or three times, After your interference at the Great Coram Strect Institution, did she allow you to go into Mrs. Main’s house? No; she would not permit me to yo in. Did she say why? No; she did not; Thad previously said I would have nothing more to do with it Gooch, utter the first interview, told me thi got the promise of a child and that Mrs, also procure her a nurse, I said, “Don't tell mo anything for Lam determined to divulge everything;" tdid divulge whatever she told mo; she said she meant to register the child by the name of Robert Sherlock Gooch; she said ‘Kobert’ because “Fran any statement - cis” had been unlucky; I then said she would be aiding jury to conspiracy; she replied that she wou do it, and called God to witness that she would do it; I urged that Mrs, Main could not be good to advise a young Judy to deceive her husband.” She replied that MLrs, Main was @ very g wonan and would be her friend and helper—that every one was disposed to befriend her but myself. She told me from time to time that the child was promised, but that it was more than a fort- night old, und that if she took it she must have it at once—that she must not delay over the Saturday or Monday, She did not tell ine anything about the mother, ‘This wus partly at Bath’s Hotel and partly at the Grosvenor, where she went on the Thursday or ¥riday, under the name of Mrs. Gooch, She said se was determined not to use the name Lady Gooch un- til she had w child, Did she teil you what name she used at Great Coram t? At the first interview she said Mrs. M : venor Hotel had she a sui ments? Yes; a dining room and two beds: On Monday, October 2s, did you go to Gr street again? ' [don’t remember. : HOW THE HEIR WAS “BORN. Before the 2th did she purchase any baby linen ? Yes; on the Friday—the day after we left Bath's Hotel. ‘The linen cost £14, On the 48th I went to try and find Six Francis, I returned a little before eight. Her ladyship came in first, about half-past ten said, “Oh, Mrs. Gurrod, I have got a child, and the nurse are both «to j Her ladyship subsequently suid,“ that f must go to a doctor. about ten minutes | she went down stairs, She wax absent not move | than ten minutes, Mrs, Walker» returncd with- her. Mrs. Walker had her ladyship's thick clouk on, and a parcel on her shoulder, [undid the cloak for her, aud I suw the child’ wrapped up in a shawl, It was so quiet that I was frightened: the child was perfectly still, I shortly afterward wont to bed and locked my door, Her ladyship walked from the sitting room into the bedroom and sat down. Her ladyship got into bed, but was very itable. When L went down again after I had un- dressed I found her ont of bed, sitting beside the child with the nurse. The next moruing the room | was in darkness just as fhad lett it the night befor Lady Gooch was in bed, but got out onc t or twice. ‘The baby was in ded with her, lying ou her aru, SQUARING Next morning Walker said “she made it all right with the chambermaid.”” She said she had told her that the lady was confined at three o'clock in the morning. I saw the chambermaid shortly afterward, | and she asked me how the lady was, and I said “com: fortable.”” I was awaiting instructions from Sir Francis, and did not know what to do. SCENES IX THE “SICK” CHAM Did Lady Gooch on the ‘Tuesday ig ask you to make any communication to her husband? Yex, She begged me to telegraph to Sir Francis to say that she had been contined. 1 suid, very tiraly, “I will not do any such thing.” ‘She then aked me ‘if I would telegraph to the family solicitor and tell him what had occurred. Isaid I’ would not do that cither. ‘Then she begged me to write to Sir Francis. On the same day I saw Sir Francis Gooch’s solicitor, I went immediately after breakfast to Dr. Laking, as Ldid not know what to do. Her ladyship also wished to see Dr. Laking. On my return from Dr. Laking’s I saw Sii Francis’ solicitor, and the mana, tlie hotel was at once communicated with and a statement made of the circumstances, Subsequently, Dr, ‘Leevan, of Che- sham place, attended at the hotel and accompanied | him into her ladyship's bedroom, ‘Chat same. ai noon [attended at this court and made a deposition in reference to the matter. The whole of that evening her ladyship was out of bed several times. On the following day she still remained in bed with the child on her arm. Between three and four the officers from this court attended to serve her with the summons. After the summons had been served she jumped out of bed quickly and partially drexsed herself, appearing very ed. “Sho told me she believed Dr. ‘Leovan to be Dr. Greeme thy, gentleman who married Lady Eleanor Gooch, fore the production of the child I told her 1 had communicated with her husband. She called me awtul names; I could not repeat them here. We had a most fearful scene that night. ‘HE TWO DocroRs. Cross-examined by Mr. Clarke—I have been staying at Benacre since last Thursday. Sir Francis Gooch came up with me yesterday afternoon. Dr. Grwme married the lady who is entitled to the property on the death of Sir Francis Gooch’s brother. It was that olen Lady Gooch said she feared Dr. Teevan to be. Were you in Lady Gooch's rooms when Dr. Teevan came? Yes; Ishowed him in and brought him up stairs. I knew half an hour. before he came that he was to be sent for. I was notcertain of his name, and introduced him as the doctor the proprietor had recommended, who attended the hotel. It had been suggested carly that day that Dr. Luking should be sent for. Her ladyship suggested it. She wished him particularly tocome. She suggested it immedi- ately after breakfast—about ten. At that time her ladyship was in bed, and the room darkened. In the sitting room that morning the blinds were not drawn. Did you ever see Mrs. Walker in the absence of Lady Gooch? Yes; when I was packing up wy things to leave the hotel on Thursday evening. Who was it suggested sending for Dr. Laking? Lady Gooch, in the presence of Mrs. Walker. 1 said I would go directly I had finished my breakfast. I came back from Dr. Laking between twelve and one, I met Mr. Lowis waiting for me. Dr. Laking’s name had been mentioned betore as the family doctor. He was not mentioned as the family doctor in the morning. I knew his address, and understood the person to whom I was to go. The reason for selecting him was not mentioned. Lady Gooch had been up at different times beforethe sun- mons was served. I was in the dining room when the summons was served. Mr. Lowis and the officer of the court in police clothes went into her ladyship's bedroom to serve the summons. I left the baby in the bedroom, | I believe her ladyship said she would never part with the child. I had see Sir Fran- cis Gooch once since our arrival in town. It was on the Tuesday after we came up. I saw him in St. George's square, I was directed by agentleman, who said he was secretary to the Thames Yacht Club, I had been to Great Coram street on the Saturday be- fore. Did you know that Dr. Laking was asked to como to Bath's Hotel? Yes; he had been asked on Mondey evening. When I saw Sir Francis I knew Dr. Laking was coming to see Lady Gooch. Was the number in St. George's square 31? not say. It was corner house. The 5 the club told the cabman where to drive. I only saw Sir Francis Gooch there. I never heard from Sir Francis after that Tuesday. On the Thursday before we left Bath's Hotel I received a message trom Sir Francis’ agent. I showed it to her ladyship the very minute I reccived it. The agent, Mr. Smith, is the house steward down at Benacre. On the Monday evening I went to try to find Sir Francis, TO REGAIN HER HUSDAND's LOVE, Did you tell Lady Gooch you going to seo some friends in Chester square? Yes; and [ did so, and afterward I went to the club and to the house in St. George's square. I knew that Lady Gooch had gone to Great Cofam street. + While Mrs. Walker was at the hotel with you was a single syllable said with regard to the property of sir Francis Gooch? No. Did you hear Lady Gooch tell Mrs, Walker that she was anxious to regain her husband's love? Yes. Did she tell her that her husband had been greatly disappointed when the boy died? I don't remember, Did you hear her say anything about Sir Franc: having treated her kindly when he thought that she was in the family way? Yes. Did Mra, Walker syinpathize with and commiserate Lady Gooch? Yes. When did you first know the name and address of Mrs. Main? "Her ladyship told me, I believe, on day, October #2. I went three or four. times to Mrs. Main’s, but I did not goin. I heard her name first mentioned at the Great Coram Street Institution. Lady Gooch on each occasion gave mie some account of what had passed between her and Mrs. Main. { never expressed a wish to go in with her. Neither of us wished that I should yo in. [know nothing at all about Mrs, Main. Her ladyship told me she was a yery benevolent, kind woman. I aid not write to Mrs. Main because I did not think [ had any business todo so. Nothing was ever said about property on any occasion whea Lady Gooch told me what had passed with Mrs. Main, No preparations were made tor the child while we were at Bath's Hotel. When atthe Grosvenor we went to Garrard’s. I did not advise her as to the purchase of a bassinet, Did ee Gooch point out two bassinets to you, and did you advise her to purchase one of a light pink color? No. We only went to that one place. All the baby linen was bought’ there. Did you make any communication to the manager of the Grosvenor Hotel between the time you went there and the time Mrs. Walker came ¢ No. ECON IN NAMES, Didn't you know that Lady Gooch called horeolt Mrs. Gooch with a view to economy? Yes, I be- lieve so. She thought, rightly or wrongly, that at the Gros- Tcould eretary ot ms it venor Hotel she would be charged a Little more if she went under her real title? Yes. Mr. Lewis—Did she give any other reason? Yos; she suid she would drop her title until she could take her child down to Benacre. By Mr. Clarke—On October 19 Lady Gooch spoke of herselt as Mrs, Moss, On the first interview with Mrs. Palmer property was not mentioned, nor on the second, On the lth, at the interview with Mrs. Pul- fuer, it was arranged that she should go gain and see Mrs. Main. No arrangement was made in my hear- ing by Mrs. Palmer about getting a nurse. L believe the institution in Great Coram street is called the In- fants’ Home. I saw it in the Direetory, Will you undertake to say that a syllable ever passed between you and Mrs. Palmer in the way of req strance or warning on your part? Yes; 1 said, “If ‘ou knew that this would involve the lady in terrible dittcultics you would not do it, would you?” What did she reply? She made no particular reply, but she said she must refer everything to Mrs. Main. thought it was impossible to carry the plot out and that Lcould save Lady Gooch without exposing her. 1 felt certain I should be able to stop it. Mr. Newton (to Mr. Clarke)—¥ It is now tweftty im . pressed his readiness to udjourn, and, after some versation, it was determined that tho caso should be continued a week later, Mr. Newton said he must call upon the defendants to find sureties for their appearance, but Mr. Lewis having intimated that he would be satisfied if they entered into their own recognizances, Mr. Newton agreed to the suggestion, fixing the suim at £600 in each case. ing off ? Clarke © “JACKSON-HUNT, In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday the trial of tlie Jacksou-Hunt case was resumed, ‘The evi- dence was very brief, and for the most part a repeti- tion of what has already been told, After a snort discussion an adjournment was taken until Saturday morning, at which time the case will be completed and br.efs handed in by counsel without sum- ming up. NOVEMBER’ 27, 1878—TRIPLE SHEET. STRANGE EXPERIENCE. TION IN THE QUEENS COUNTY INSANE ASYLUM GROWING MORE AND MORE MYSTERIOUS EXPLANATIONS BY ALL THE PHYSICIANS CONNECTED WITH THE CASE, ‘The case of Mrs. Catharine Hess, who was an inmate of the Queens County Lunatic Asylum from October 18 till November 8, and who was then discharged by order of the Judge who committed ‘her, grows daily more mysterious, From the investigations made it could only be determined that is to be put im the opin- ions most reputable professional men—solemn!y sworn to—she Wiasg insane on the afternoon of October 18, and on the other hand thet she was unquestionably sune in the even- ing of the sume day, after she bad been incarcerated in the asylum, It will be remembered that Mrs, Hess was visiting her half-sister, in Pinshing, when she was declared insenc, and Dr. Rogers, the Superin- tendent of the Asylum, says he ix conyineed that on her arrival at ti of some drug. It wes ther ing to know what medi her sister's house, ore obviously interest- ne she had taken while in Phat foul play was to be sus- ed somewhere is the opinion not only of Mrs. Hess’ friends but of Dr, Rogers and Dr. Wood, of the asylum, and of Judge Armstrong, who first approved the physicians’ certificate and afterward ordered the woman's release, WHAT DE. BADGER SAYS. ‘he three physicians of Flushing who were inen- tioned in yesterday's paper as having been connected with the case agree perfectly in their judgment of it. Dr. Badger, who treated her from October 9 to Octo- ber 18, said:—“She was undoubtedly insune. I was not one of the certifying physicians, but if 1 had been called upon I would not havo hesitated to certify that she was insane. I saw her several times. At first “nothing seemed out of the way with her mentally, but she gre’ ulually worse, I judged she was in- sane from her incoherency in conversation, trom her false assortions about her sleep, her dict and other things, and trom her loss of memory and wrong ideas of facts, Her general appearance was not that of a person in her right mind by any means."” “Can you give instances of this incoherency, hood and loss of memory,’ asked the reporter. “No," replied the doctor, “except that she told me she took pills I prescribed and afterward admitted that she had not. Insanity may be on one or more points. A physician cannot give any one positive proof of insinity. He has to judge from all the facts, {n my treatment of her I first ordered some pills for her fever, and afterward prescribed nothing but bromide of potash.” DR. GOODRIDGE’S Views. Dr. Goodridge said:—"She was unquestionably in- sane. I examined her on the 18th ult. At first it vas difficult to yet her to suy anything. She was very wncommunicative. I persuaded her to talk after a little time, and she grew incoherent and wild. She said ehe saw people in the air all about her who wanted to ‘Thon she talked about her friends in G whom she had not seen for twenty years or more, and spoke very incoherently about them, She wasinavery feeble state physi- cally, and 1 understand was suffering from a (rouble that might or might uot produce such a condition of mind. Imade no examination, however, of her hysical condition. She was unsettled, irresponsi- Bic incoherent and in four of invisible thinge., Sho required rest and an asylum. I don’t think there wus any impropriety in her committal or any wrong conception of her case,”” Being usked if an asylum for the insane was a roper place for a person in Mra, Hess’ condition Br. Goodridge wdmitted that he did not think #0, but suid there was nothing else practicable except to send her there. He said, in conclusion:—She was insane on October 18, I don’t care what she was on the ivth.”” . false- ORAZY FREAKS. Dr. Lever suid:—*I certified to Mrs, Hess’ insanity on October 18, She was certainly insaue when 1 saw her. She was very violent, and in my presence tried to tip over a stove in which there wae a fire, I asked her what she wanted to do, und she said she wished to set tire to the house. Lasked her why she did so, and she said she did not know; that something in her im- pelled her to do it. | She was very violent, and I con- sidered that her sister was in danger froin her pres- I know of no drug that would cause such toms. “three physicians concurred in the statement that Mrs. Hess’ symptoms were not caused by the use of any drug, and the prescription book of the drug store in the neighborhood showed that the medicine which Dr. Badger said he had prescribed was a liquid mixture of bromide of potash, bromide of ammonia, water and oilof cinnamon. According to the direc- tions only about ten grains of the bromide of potash was tobetaken yt each dose, and the physicians all declared this harmless, HOW IS ‘THIS ? But on questioning Mrs.-Hess’ sister, Mrs. Shnepf, it was found that no liquid mixture at all had been obtained for Mrs. Hess, and the ouly medicine given her after the pills, which she refused to take, was in the shape of powders. Mrs. Shnepf told, with in- finite attention to detail, the story of her sister's visit, declaring that she seemed out of her head from the time of her arrival on October 7. This mental trouble increased from day to day, until she grew violent and ungovernable and it was found necessary to send her away. Mrs. Shnepf declared that she knew of no property which Mrs Hess owns, but said she supposed she had saved up a few hundred dollars. ‘She suid that Mrs. Hess, instead of having $30 or $40 with her when she visited her sister, had only JUDGE ARMSTRONG PUZZLED. udge Armstrong said he was fairly puzzled by the © ‘The physicians who certified to the patient's insanity were unimpeachable, but, on the other hand, there seemed no doubt from the reports from the asylum that she was sunc. He was inclined to think she had been drugged, but did not pretend to say under what circumstances this was done. He said he understood that some of Mrs. Hess’ relatives had been trying, since her commitment, to obtain pos- sion of her money. He referred’ the reporter to certaif persons in Mineola for further intormation on this point, but those persons proved unable or unwilling to give any information. NOT EXACTLY ALIKE. Certain differences in the certificates of Dra. Good- ridge afd Dr. er are worth noting. One says “she is suffering trom great and undue auxiety us to the whereabouts and condition of her only son, who has deserted her; also loss of memory, hallucina- tions, apprehcnsion of impossible dangers, such as personal Violence froin unknown persons, suspi- cion of everybody, even immediate attendants and near relatives, She attaches xreatly exaggerated im- portance to trivial matters, and gives incoherent an- swers to many of the questions put to li ‘The other gives hex name as Mary Hess, age 54, and says: “She is very violent toward her own family, threaten- ing to kill them, separately and collectively; wants to burn the house down, and cannot be lett alone for a moment. Her pulse is very rapid. Sho needs atten- tion which she cannot get at home.” DR. ROUKRS EXPLAINS. Dr. Rogers, of the asyluin, explicitly denies Mrs. Hess’ statement that she was handcuffed while under his care, He says she was not restrained in any way, She was forced to bathe in spite of the resistance she made, which was evidently inspired by tear. ‘Thi resistance was so obstinate that she was put into the bathtab ore her clothing was all removed, bat after the bath, which was of tepid water, she was much quicter. He suys, ulso, she left the asylum on November 3, or five days before the order of release came, he giving her a pass in order to expedite mat- ters. She was kept at the request of her triends, he says, for a time atter his legal right to detain her had expired. WOLF ADAMS’ SLAYER. As on almost all occasions when the end of an im- portaut murder triai is expected to be reached the Court of Oyer and 'Terminer was more than crowded yesterday with curious spectators, anxions to see the result in the case of Ferdinand Bieutje, charged with the murder of Wolf Adams, Up to two o'clock in the afternoon the day was ocenpicd in summing ap the case by Mr. William F, Howe on the part of tho prisoner and Assistant District Attorney Lyons on the part of the people. , SUMMING UP. ‘The argument for the prisoner was an claborate criticism of the testimony all through, in which counsel contended that all the circumstances tended to show that the wounded feelings, insulted honor, unwarranted and uncncouraged invasion of the do- mestic peuce of a poor but excitable and passionate man lay at the bottom of the case. VERDICT AND &ENTENCK. Judge Davis charged the jury at much length, explaining to them what constitutes the crime of murder and what the various degrees of man- slaughter, After deliberating a little over an hour the jury came into court and announced @ verdict of man- slaughter in the third degree. ‘The prisoner was at e put to the bar and the prosecuting oficer moved for sentence, ‘The Clerk—Have you anything now to say why sentence should not be pronounced upon you ? Prisoner—I hev noting to say. Judge Davis then, addressing the prisoner, said:— “Your case, in many aspects, is a very singular one, and there is a good deal of reason to doubt, at least I feel so in my own mind, whether you had any inten- tion tocommit acrime. Nevertheless in the great provocation that existed you made an assault with what the jury have necessarily found to be a dangerous weapon, and you inflicted blows that re- sulted in death. Tt is now my duty to pass sentence upon you. I shall not give you the heaviest sentence the law-allows, but such a sentence, in view of the statute, as in my judgment will be «sufficient pun- ishment for the crime of which you have been con- vieted, The sentence of the law is that you be im- prisoned in the State Prisun for the term of three years.” « Bleutjo—Three years? Boing assured by the Clerk that that was the term, sylum she was under tie inttuence | he burst into tears and became almoet Walking up to the jurors he shook hands with two or three of those nearest him, and told them, “I’m very manch-oblighd.” ‘The same ceremony was repeated with Judge Davis, next with his counsel, whom he also tharked and complimented with the expression, “Dot vos yell done.” ‘Then he resigned himself to the care of Deputy Burns, who grected him with the official command, “Come on now, ye poor divil, an’ have somethin’ to ate. HUNTER’S LAST CHANCE. REPLY oF THE JERSEY LTO MR. pay ATTORNEY GENERAL OP NEW ROBESON'S ARGUMENT OF MON- A SPECIAL CONFERENCE ORDE ‘TRESroNn ‘The Court of Ervors and Appeals resumed the con- sideration of the Hunter case this morning. As on the day before the court room was donsely packed, and among the spectators were a number from Cam- don aud Philadelphia, Hunter's brother and son were also present. "Attorney General Stockton made his argument in behalf of the State, He stated that Hunter had Leon convicted of aurder in the Oyer Yerminer of Camden county, and by t mereifal pi of the law had obtained g sented by his plied to sey said that Lis i argument fo the prisoner had struck Ariustrong a blow, be der the protection of the laws of New Je: struck him feloniousiy, in violation of the sovereignty of the State. After citing several authorities, Mr. Stockton said thut the assignment of errors—tweaty-five in num- ber—cun be resolved into three propositions, viz, Firs(—Whether the Oyer and Terminer of the county of Camdeg has jurisdiction where a person ia felo- niously stricken in Camden and death thereby ensues in Pennsylvania, Secon’—Whether the letter and declarations of the deccased and the letter of the defendant were ad- missibly Phird—Whether writ of error ase had boon pre- nse with great ability, He then re- points raised by Mr. Robeson, and ughout his whole god that the testimony of the wife of ‘Chomas Graham accomplice, was admissible to ‘oborate her husbund, The sixth exception is that the indictment charges two separaie felonies. ‘Ihe twenty-tirst exception is that the prosecutor should have been compelled to elect whether he would proceed on the count whicn to have averred the death tuken place in the State of indictment di position regar on w brief exami- rdict is general, and one good tis sufliciont to sustain it, ‘The right of election in this country, if not in England, is confined to cases which are actually distinct, and which grew out of different transvctions. Whether the Court will compel a prosecuting officer to elect rests in the discretion of thg Court, and cannot be as- signed for error, ‘The question of jurisdiction we have to consider is hother it is competent for the Legislature to pro- that where any person shall be foloniously n within the jurisdiction of this Stite, and shall die of such stroke outside of the jurisdiction of this State, an indictment found by jurors of a county of this State in which such stroke shall happen (whether it shali be found before the Coroner on view of the body or not) shall be youd and effectual. ‘Lhis is the language of the third scction of the act stripped of the converse of the proposition. Its title is Al act concerning the trial of murder in cases where th stroke and death happen in, different counties, und in cases where either the stroke or death only happens within the State.” The Legislature has so provided; many other States in the Union have substantially 60 provided, and also the Parliament of Great Britain, Mr, Robeson replied in an hour's speech, He went over nearly the same ground that he did yesterday, i Sometimes he would burst en commenting on a favor- ite proposition, his gesticulations being exceedingly dramatic, He devoted most of his time to the ques- tion of jurisdiction, and, as usual, cited numerous authorities, even going buck to the time of George TL, of England. Once in w while “he would read fron a musty volume a hundred years old, He concluded by thanking the Court for the attention shown him, and said the Attorney General made a mixtake when he suid Siat he (Robeson) had acknowledged the guilt of the prisoner. He did not admit any such thing. He ad- mitted that he had been found guilty on talse prin- ciples and bad law. ‘the case was then concluded, and on motion of the Chief Justice a special conference was ordered in the case, The decision will probably be rendered next Monday. the thei nation of the a A lady describing herself as Mrs. Fanny Farrell, wife of the captain of the canalboat Corsey, lying at the foot of Dover street, reported’ at Police Head- quarters yesterday that her daughter, Mary Jose- phine, cleven years of age, was missing. Mrs. Far. rell stated to a HERALD reporter that on the evening of the 19th inst. Josephine went to look for her father, who had gone ashore. At nine o'clock Mrs, Farrell went on deck to attend to she pumps and says she saw her husband staggering about on the deck of the boat Stonewall, lying alongside the Corsey, She called out to him’ to come aboard his own boat, at the same time asking ufter the child. He replied that he was all right where he was, and as for the chitt he knew nothing of her. The mate on board 4 schooner moored to the pier said he helped Farrell aud his duughter across to the. Stonewall about nine o'clock and that the mau was beastly drunk. He heard Josephine pleading with her father 0 into the cabin of their own boat. At twelve k the captain of the Stonewall came on deck to work the pumps and dikcovered Farrell sleeping there and under his head the little girl's skirt. At sight of this the mother brake down in tears, | She went down into the cabin, and, looking up at the clock, saw a small piece of red paper pinned to the shelf and on itin lead pencil these words:—“I am tired—Lam TIRED, mOTHER; good B. G.” Mrs, Farrell does not think ‘the note was written by her daughter, but is convinced that there has been Zoul play. A PRAYER AGAINST CONFISCATION. PHILADELPHIA. Noy, 25, 1878, To rae Epos oF rik Heuatp:— In a reprint of @ recent article in the Henan I find the following “It @ subsidy is granted to the Texas Pacific one will also be given to the Northern Pacitte, and to tho Atchison, Topeka and Kansas, which is also to be continued to the Pacitic. If the existing road is too powerful for the control of Congress, what will be the case when itis reinforced by three others. as greedy and un- srapulous as itsel’, and buving a common interest in refusing to pay back or account for the millions af public woney which they had filched from the treas- ury under the pretence of @ loan?” ‘The Northern Pacific has not asked for a subsidy, and Lam well assured it never will, There is no reason why it should. The company considers itself able to build the road with its own resources, includ- ing the land grant already made to it, and it asks no more, The privilege ot doing this, and thereby fur- nishing @ competing line to the Pacific, is tho only prayer the stockholders of the reorganized Northern road have ever made to Congress. These stockholders are very numerous and reside in almost e neighborhood throughout the Uaion, ‘There are 1,402 ot them in your own State of Now York, and 2,482 in Pounsylvania. ‘They had bought Northern Pacitie bonds in open murket. These were subsequently converwd into preferred stock, and the money of these stockholders, to mount of over $2,000,000 cash, has goue into the enterprise, and is atill there. As they desire now only the privilege of compl national work, with their own credit and the terms upon which they — originally vested, their proposition does not seem reasonable, repeat, they seek no but only’ a limited guarantee against coi fiscation, They have mercly petitioned Congress that the grant, upon the faith of which they invested their money, shali not be resumed tor a certain reasonable period of time. Such aresumption, under the circumstan would be most cruel and unjust, and would serve no public good. It is incredible that Congress can be induced to inflict so gross 4 wrong upon such a multitude of innocent persons, who in many instances invested their entire estates upon the sirength of government encouragement, un- subsidy So just and reusonable, indeod, has their prayer heretofore been regarded that it was granted by the Senate at the last session without a dissenting vote, CHARLES B. WRIGHT, psident Northern Pucific Railroad, LEFT HUSBAND AND CHILD, Frank Tueschet, a young German baker, residing at No. 40 Hopkins avenue, Jersey City Heights, yesterday sought the aid of the police to discover the where- abouts of his young wife, who, he said, had eloped with a saloon keeper named Philip Seigfried. Tues, cher was married a little over a year ago and opened a bakery near his residence. A few months ago Seig- fried opened a saloon on the corner of Palisade and Hopkins avenues, and, being an old friend, visited hun he wal YY. For two weeks past Tuescher sus- pected his wife's fidelity, and on Sunday, on retarn- ing home and finding his friend in his wife's room, quarrel ensued and Seigfried departed abruptly. ‘Quescher thought that his friendship and visits were then at an end, but yesterday, when he returned home, he found his wite missing, She had taken all her cloth: ing and her husband's money, and loft her infant child, Tuescher hurried to Seigfried’s saloon and learned that he had sold out the place a week ago. Judge Laird, before whom Tuescher told his Cad issued warrants for the arrest of Seigfried and woul, Very respectful SUBMARINE PATENTS, JUDGE BLATCHFORD RENDERS AN IMPORTAN® DECISION AGAINST THE WESTERN UNION TELE GRAPH COMPANY—A MEMENTO OF A DEPABTED GENIUS, Judge Blatchford, in the United States Cireni® Court, gave an important and lengthy decision, yeas terday, in the case of Clinton G. Colgate, assignee of the late Arthur W. Eastman, vs, the Western Union ‘Telegraph Company. “This suit,” says the Judge, “is founded on letters patent granted to George Be Simpson, as inventor, ou May 21, 1867, for an ime provement in insulating submarine cables, The specification states that Simpson had invented “a new and usxcful improvement in electrical conductors fos telegraphic purposes.” The specification is then set forth and the Judge goes on to say:—“It is plain, from the language of this specification, that the point of the invention is to make use of the fact that gutta percha is a non-conductor of electricity to insulate by means of gutta percha a metallic wire, which is a conductor of electricity, and thus prevent the eseape of electricity from the metallic wire when it is suspended in the air or submerged in water or buried in the earth, when, but for such insulation, tha electricity would exeape from the metallic wire, The mode of insulation described is to combine the gutta percha and the metallic wire in such manner that the wire will be covered on all sides with a uniform coat~ ing of gutta percha. Adequate means of softening the gui and putting it into such condition as to pers mit it to be so combined with the wire are set forth, and it is declared that such mode of combination and ! insulation confines the electric current to the wire and shields the wire from contact with all external clectric influences, It is manifest that the gist of the invention is the discovery of the fact that gutt= percha is a non-conductor of electricity. The applic cation of that fact to practical use is by combining it, by the means specified, with a metallic wire, in the mauner described, and then using the cable formed by such combination for the purpose of conducting electricity along the enclosed wire. The answer ad- mits the usc by the defendant of submarine cablea | in the insulation of which gutta porcha was em ployed, but does not admit that it thereby used the invention patented to Simpson. It also charged that the alleged invention was before known and used; that it had been for two years before Simpson's invention in public use in the United States with the knowled, »wance of Sin] it Simpson ator he wilful 3 | many years delayed to apply fora patent for it, and. | that the thing o imed by the patent is not patentable subject matter, and, therefore, is mull and void. Judge Blatchford, atter going into great detail as to the character of the invention and commenting .on various decisions in relation thereto, concludes as fol- on all the points in issue it must be held that, the plaintiff has established his case, and there must be the usual decree plaintiff for an injunction and an accou: * v Lk Mr. Simpson claimed to be the inventor of insula tion of wires by guita percha and the originator off submarine cables. At the present time the West- ern Union Telegraph Company has 60,000 miles of wires insulated in this way. Gutte percha was imported into this country in 1845, but its insulating qualities was not then known. In that year Professor Morse made an attempt to in- sulate Wires by a composition of beexwax, asphal- tum and cotton yarn, but his experiment was a failure. In 1846 Azra Cornell and Professor Morse tried to carry a wire across the Hudson River, at Fort Lee, insulated by asphalium and hemp and another Wire with glass beads attached, and enclosed in a leaden pipe. In¥ both cases failures resulted, Another attempt to insulate wire was made in the spring of 1848. It was called after a man named Downing, and was an wrial line insulated with India rubber, but, as in all pre- vious causes, it did not work, Professor Faraday pub- lished an articie in England in March, 1848, to prove. the insulating qualitics of gutta percha, AN UNLUCKY GUNIUS, Mr. George B. Simpson, however, claimed that he had made an application for a patent tor this inven- tion under date of November 22, 1847, and that he had sworn to the same in January, 1843. Ho was too poor,, however, to pay the Patent office fee, and ‘his application was not taken up for examination, Mr. Simpson brought the sub- ject to the notice of Amos Kendall and others in De- cember, 1847, and in March, 1848, to Pros fessor Rodgers, of Baltimore. He also exhibited his invention in the Maryland Fain, at Baltimore, in the autumn of 184%. He made another application for a patent in February, 1848, with the same ill success, and he put in his third applica- tion to the Commissioners of Patents in ‘April, 1849, at which time the late Horace H. Day loaned him $30 to pay his Patent Office fee. ‘This application was re- jected in 1850, and Simpson, becoming disheartened from his ill success and being pinched by poverty, was obliged to withdraw his fee. He started for the Ppt Coast, where he remained from 1852 to the end of 1857. SUCCESS AT LAST. He returned in 1858 and found his invention largely in use. He had accumulated a tittle money during his stay in California, and, on his return, renewed his application for a patent. The Commissioner of Patents claimed that Simpson was too late, and again rejected his application. The inventor protested against this action, and Kept renewing ix application every year from 1858 to 1866, and in each instance it was rojected. In 3866 Simpson made an application to Com gress for relief, and a favorable report waa given by that body on the originality of the invene tion, and on May 21 in the next your (1867), he waa granted ao tent as the originator of first practical method of constructing ocean telegraphs, and insulating wires with gutta percha, At this time Mr. Simpson was in the United States. service as paymaster, With his station at New Orleans. He enjoyed the fruits of his twenty years’ struggle @ few months only, as he was attacked with yellow fever, dicd in New Orleans in the month of October, His widow sold the patent to Mr. Arthur W. Eastman, who commenced suit against the Western Union Télegraph Company in 1872. After Mr. Eust. man’s death the suit was continued by that gentle- man’s assignee, Mr. GC. G. Colgat GREAT DISCOVERY IN CHEMISTRY. NORMAN LOCKYER ASTONISHES THE SCIENTIFI@ WORLD BY DECLARING THAT CENTURIES O8 CHEMICAL STUDY HAS BEEN ON A FALSR BASIS. At the last sitting of the French Academy of Sciences @ very rouarkable communication was read by M. Dumas from Mr. Norman Lockyer, which, should his views turn out to be correct, will entirely overthrow all the theories of chemistry at present accepted. In a series of investigations, extending over some years, into the nature of the spectra of the sun, of other celestial bodies, and the artificial spectra of dif- ferent simple bodies at various degrees of tempera- » Mr. Lockyer has arrived at the conviction that elementary bodies recognized by chemists are more gor less than hydrogen at various de= urces of condensation. ‘ For the moment he furnishes no specific detailas but promises very soon to present phys val and chemical proofs of this extraor- dinary fact, which ho states is already placed beyond the domain of probabilitios, and will inaugurate a new chemistry, giving us a far more expanded idea of the tere, of the proceedings by which the world in which we live was yradually formed. According to Mr. Lockyer the stars, which are the hottest, contain either pure hydrogen or the most clementary bodies. The sum which is only of mediam heat, consists of a mixture of various clements, while the colder celestial bodied show the most complex compounds, ‘The greatest anxiety was expressed to be acquainted with the nature of the experiments which had led the learned investigator to come to such con. clusions. ‘The startling nature of the announcement is sufficient to excite great astonishment, as it is ute terly opposed to ail our preconceived notions of the chemistry of the universe, and very naturslly makes us think (hat the ancient astrologers, with it NOs. tions of the transmutation of metals, were not such, visionaries after all as they have been generally ase nney they turned their efforts in a wrong rection. “LEL MOTHER GO." “Let mother go, please,” said a tiny boy with @ bright voice in tho Fitty-seventh Street Court yestere day. “Your mother, child, is a common drunkard.” “Oh, no, sir, I can’t believe it. She's too good to me to be that. You will let her go and she'll not ik any more.” “What does mother do for you?” “Oh, ever so many kind things. She sends me te achool, always gives me good clothes, and never saya cross words to ine. “Oh, well, if you think so highly of her she cam 0. ‘The boy was about to thank the Judge, but caught up in his mother’s arms and ink be LOTTERY RAIDS. Special Post Office ‘Agent Comstock commenced @ raid upon the lottery offices yesterday, and the fok lowing defendants wore taken before United States Commissioner Shields, charged with sending lottery circulars through the mails:—Richard Field, Noy 1,212 Broadway, and B. H, Porter, No, 1,237 They were admitted to bail in $1,000 each to examination on Saturday. Mr, Comstock the arrest of two clerks, named Vrederick K. Watkine and James Moore, for selling lottery tickets at No. 319 At the Tombs Court the