The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1878, Page 8

"SCOTCH BANKING. eeoeteircnaetrnenicbiamen The Ring that Used the Money of the City of Glasgow Bank. EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS. How Rotten Firms Kept Alive. MILLIONS OF POUNDS SQUANDERED. Were Grasaow, Dec. 1, 1878. ‘The extraordinary network of fraud and deceit by which the City of Glasgow Bank has been wrecked and thousands of innocent persons ruined is being gradually laid bare. ‘Chis week the affairs of Smith, Fleming & Co., of London, Bombay and Kurrachee, and Matthow & Thiclmann, of Glasgow and Leith, have been under the legal microscope, and an amount of commercial rotteaness has been exposed which has seldom been equalled. Smith, Fleming & Co. at one time did a magnificent trade with the East Indies, and their wonderful prosperity reached its climax in the three years immediately preceding the ontbreak of the Franco-German war, when their houses—in Lon- don, Bombay and Kurrachee—earned among them an average of £90,000 per annum. This success could not r, The tide turned, and in 1870 the firm sut- ries of heavy losses. By the failure of their Liverpool correspondents—Nicol, Duckworth & Co.— who had been speculating in cotton, they lost £263,000. They also suffered severely by the depres- sion caused by the Franco-German war, and their Josses by that cause ultimately amounted to £90,600. At this time Smith, Fleming & Co. were indebted to the City of Glasgow Bank for £26,000 cash and £122,000 credit, but as these sums were fully secured the bank need have lost nothing if the firm had sus- pended, as they thought of doing. But it did not suit the bank to let Smith, Fleming & Co. collapse, and the partners themselves had still a hankering after the rich profits of their three big years. They could see no reason, as the head of the firm, Mr. J. Fleming, told his creditors, “why such earnings should not be continued if only our credit could be maintained, particularly having regard to the very low leyel to which prices of goods and produce had fallen in consequence of the war.” Eventually Fleming came to Glasgow, and here is his own ac- count of how they managed business :— ON THE DOWNWARD TRACK. I went to Glasgow and had a long interview with the manager aud several of the directors, at which our position was very frecly discussed, and our stoppage was by all strongly deprecated, Unfortu- nately, my partners and I did not regard our position as irretrievable, and were not unwilling to accept as- istance, provided it could be given conditionally, so to preserve our money-making power. I did not k assistance, but whe it was offered I did not feel justified in rerusin it, provided it could be rendered in a manner which I considered essential to secure ccess, Much discussion took place, and when it seemed to me that the magnitude of the difliculties und the corresponding requirements were not fully appreciated and that the proposals then made of ar- rangement were calculated, in my judgment, to bring all concerned into discredit, I refused to go on and left the room. 1 was, however, requested to return, aud ultimately consented to undertake what I knew qwust be a long aud arduous, although I believed not useless, struggle, upon assurance being given of eflec- tual assistance. From that day onward the firm of Smith, Fleming & Co. were the slaves of the bank. They toiled on, but never recovered the shock which their credit re- ceived in 1872. In the eight succeeding years they added to their losses £900,000, not to mention the large sums which they had to spend in commission and interest on bills and which they could only pay by the assistance of the managers of the bank. They kept the bank regularly informed as to the state of their afairs, submitted their balance sheets and all other documents and were bolstered up year after year by fresh advances. At the meeting of creditors Fleming was severely cross-examined by Mr, Abra- hams, who represented the Crédit Lyonnaise:— Mr. Abrahams—Can you tell us whether during the Jast year you made profit in your trading? Have you made any profit since 1870 /—Altogether I think » you made any profit on the London busi- I think not. ut down your losses on your trading in Lon- You don only at £500,000; are you aware of that?—Yes, L al. Were you in the habit of making balance sheets each half year?—We made a trial balance sheet for the last time on the 30th of June. Therefore I am to take it that on the 30th of June last, having made a trial balance sheet, you knew the state of your affairs?—Yes. Aud you knew that you owed more than you could pay ’—iWe knew that we owed £1,500,000 more than we could pay. Why did you not stop payment then?—Because I ‘was prevenied from doing so by the Glasgow Bank. ‘That is a corporation who prevented you?—I don’t think I onght to mention the name. I think you had better consult your legal advisers. Mr. Fleming, after consultation, stated that Mr. Robert Stronach, manager of the City of Glasgow Bank, was the gentleman who indnced him not to atop before. He told you not to stop payment I told him I'must stop, aud he sai top; we will flud you in iunds to keep on.” Did they know in what position you were?—Per- tly. Isaw Mr. Stronach last in September, in Glas- 1 me stopping payment by pro- % lue the money to meet certain acceptances, 1 you these questions because my ¢ Not exactl, heir money after July, andif nt when you wanted to they uppeared here to-day, Were these bills (holding out some bills) printed in London aud sent out to Bombay to the firm there with the amount filled in’—They were aii drawn abroad, and were not manufactured in London. FICTITIOUS BILLS. Some further questions brought out the fact that Dills amounting to £344,366 had been drawn by the | partner in Bombay and sent to London to the credit | of the London firia in order to keep down the appa- | rent indebtedness of the bank, that the bills falsely professed to be “for value received” and that the lat- ter statement was added in the bank. Mr. Abrahama then put some further questions with the object of bringing into view the dividend declared by the ank You » & shareholder in the City ¢ amount of the divid nt that you owed them £1,500,000 at that time; 4id you not receive the dividend as # shureholde Did you wake auy remarks to Mr. Strowaeh thas ow Bawk; do ¥ paid Inat?— u know n banks did you the creditors present was & Co. had been | © pressure put on of Smith driven into reckless jem by the b liquidate their adfat ys. The aesets are not expected to exceed £265,382. A RECKLIAH SYSTEM rs by f Mat w & Thielmann is somewhat dif- aracter from that of Smith, Fleming & | Jao brit ief the ruinous 28 out in strong r 1 by the bank itable collap a link with the view Matthew & 1 chain, being mer ton, Ja with the merchants, Glaegow, whe spending money ani wer whole story was told in Court on Monday by Th partner. Matthew & Thi grain and comm merchan nu New Pastis with a capital of £3,000. For many years, bus ineas prospered and in i864 their capital had moro than doubied. In that year William Hey, Sous & Co., who had had small transactions vith the firm for two | years, were unable to meet one of their bills, A con sultation took place with the result thu Thiel mann became a partner, without capital, of the Hays end ty naideration of the partnership, Matthew Thichmann agreed to supply them with the means ¢ goingon, Some largo transactions in 4 between th but their r the rom James Mor. had unlimited credit & Co., wh am Ha: had unlimited pow always calling for morc the Glasgow Bankru as Matthew, the # munn started business aa | w and the bank through Matthew’s brother-indaw, James yet exclusively ancial char h year Hay’s grain mill was burn jatthew & Thielmann, in cash and bills current, | MONEY! MONEY! MONEY! A firm witha capital of £6,000 could not, of course, lend this sug themselves, but it was advanced by | | Morton, who, it must be borne in mind, is indebted to the bank at the present time to the extent of £2,000, Thieimann’s partnership with the Hays was for five years, but at the ond of that time their dimeulties so great thet they could not be ailewed to dre but Morton, on being consulted, promised to “sec them through it.” Prom that day ouward the indebtedness of the Hays to Matthew & NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 187 ‘Thielmann increased by leaps and bounds, the money coming frou the bank through Morton and Matthew to the ever needy Hay. In 1876 Hay had got close upon £426,000 in this way, and Matthew, who was receiving efit from these transactions, was desirous of san end to the system. So was Hay and so orton, who said the thing was an increasing load round his neck, bat he said the bank did not wish it stopped. Matthew was asked: What interest had they in the matter? time that we have had the City of Glasgd mentioned. Had the funds Mr. M y dircet from the Clty Bank !—I cannot say where them. What interest had the City Bank in Hay & Son going ou tI presume he got the funds from the City Bank be cause the bank expressed 4 desire that they should go on se Ks not Lo expose the amount of indebtedness to the firm. of Matthew & Thielmann, of which T wa and I Was also a partner of Matthow, Bi ‘Theu the bank was desirous that Hay as their stoppage mixht affect Matthew have the effect of bringing them down '—Yes. Would the stoppage of Matthew & Thielinann necessarily have affected Matthew, Buchanan & Co. Tho two firms utirely distinct, but being the artner of thew, Buchanan & Co. I was engaged in large fina operations In behalf of James Morton & Co, and the ‘ ‘You as- partner wore quite conversant with all the trans actions of both firms !—Yes. “SRITLING UP" THE FIRM, Matthew, Buchanan & Co, had been started in 1868, with £20,000 of the bank’s money, and the firm was used almost entirely for financial purposes. At the request of the late Alexander Stronach, manager of the bank and brother of Robert Stronach, now in prison, the firm soon after being floated negotiated a eredit of £50,000 against certain securities beld by third parties, and that system went on increasing until bills amounting to £1,200,000 were floated in this way. So far as you know the corresponding bills or credits of thas £50,000 given you in TnGS tay have beow on the elrcle iu 1874 Y—Yes; part of them were ou circle. It was just finauce kept on and increasing, and never being paid off :—Yes, To turn again to the relations of Matthew & Thiel- mann with the Hays. In 1876 the latter were so deeply involved that it was impossible for them even to pay the £225,000 aguinst them in Matthew & ‘Thielmann's books, and it was agreed on the advice of James Morton to cancel the debt, in consideration of the surplus of the Hays’ assets over the liabilit to outside creditors being assigned to them. sum Was estimated at £20,000, but it has never been paid. Matthew was questioned on this curious point as follows :— Did the arrangement carried out in 1876 practically can- cel the obligations of Hay & Sons to your tir eptto the extent of any surplust—Yes. " In cancelling the 000 asadebt due to you did you consider you were cancelling a corresponding amount due to Mr, Morton on the opposite side of the ledger!—Yes, 1 looked upon that as fally carried out, ‘Aud that the cancelling of the one balance practically cancelled the of! Why was that not given effect to in your books!—I pre- sume simply on account of the relationship between Mr. Morton aud myself. You were a brother-in-law of Mr. Morton's, and it did not matter what wus in your books, so far as he was concerned ?— Iknew he would never claim it from me us far us he was concerned And that bis ereditors would have no claim upon yout— No, lis creditors now haye no claim upon me, At this time more new blood was introduced in the firm of William Hay, Sons & Co., a Mr. Dalglish, with £15,500 of capital, being supplied by Matthew & Thielmann. The capital in this case also was pro- vided by Morton, at whose credit it stands in te thew & Thielmann’s books, while it is placed to the debit of Dalglish. The Hays were thus made per- fectly solvent by the wiping out of the £225,000 aud the supply of new capital, but the old system of making advances continued, and at the date of Mat- thew & Thielmann’s suspension they had received, in addition to the new capital, cash ‘and bills amounting to £40,000. This ist LETTING THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG. Interrogated as to the reasons for starting the ad- vances again after the old burden had been removed, Mr. Matthew thus committed himself :— Was it not practically this, that the Hays could get from you, "both before 1816 and after 1870, whatever the wauted:—We were to a certain extent under their contro! Whatever sums of money they from time to time required to meet their obligations they came to you for, and you weut to Mr, Morton, I presumo?— And was there ever any objection started by Mr. Morton to continue these never ending udvances!—He demurred frequently to it, but said that it was necessary. The City Bank insisted on the business being curried on, Hay’s suspension would have iuevitubly led to yours, I es. And yo sion would have inovitably led to Mat- thew, Buchanan & Co.'s!—Yes. Aud Matthew, Buchanan & Co.'s suspension would have disclosed the huge financing that was guing on for the ben- ett of the City Bank, and, therefore, it was essenti sary that Hay & Sons should be carried ont—W earrying it on for Mr. Morton. Well, for Mortou & Co., but in reality Morton & Co., as far as this accoumt is concerned, are the City Bunk!—Yes. Then, that was the real object of making the large ad- vances’ to Hay, that they might be kept on their tect, bo- Cause. their suspension would have led to the disclosure of the large udvanees!—Yes, But the relations with the Hay family in Glasgow were notall, John Hay & Co., Leith, were relatives, and they were in the same happy position to Matthew & Thielmann as William Hay, Sons & Co. were. In 1577 the Leith firm had received £75,000, and that was wiped out, as the debt of their Glasgow relatives was in the previous year. In the aggregate the Hay family had thus received in twelve or thirteen years from the friends of the City Bank, dribbling through Morton & Matthew, the sum of 73, WHERE DID THE MONEY GO? you any idea what became of that money, Mr. w althou, # it isa delicate question to patt— id it was all lost in the way of business, t have been speculation—it could uot be legitimate as uever able to obtuin auy sutistactury we it. ‘Aud you have asked them?—Over and over again. Did you ever think it advisable to have wecess to thoir books and satisfy yourself whore ull the money was going was very dissatished with the statements of their iness, and I at one tie suid that I thought it would be necessary to ask an accountant to investigate their atfuirs, but Mr. Hey declined to permit it. ‘So that you have ue idea whatever of the different dir tions in whieh these large sums of money have gone?—I have never Leen able to obtain any information. “And, im fact, you were in this position, that they were the masters of the whole lot of you tor any muncy they might douand!—Xea. Mr. George Hay wrote me every third or fourth day, saying he would require so much money, aud I bad either to get that or they would stop. ‘And you knew whut the cousequeuces of their suspension would bet—Yes. In fact, the Lank would not have allowed them to stop!— 0. With all this tremendous pressure on him on all sides Matthew, according to his own statement, made only £325 per annum out of the business of Matthew & Thiclmaun, aud nothing at all out of Matthew, Buchanan & Co. All this enormous labor and responsibility that you took was solely, tuke it, on account of your brotuér-in-law, Mr, Morton?—It may be said to be sa, But is it not sor—It is. You bad no interest im it, gained nothing by it,and did it really in consequence of the close relationship between you!—Yes, and in order to carry through ereditabiy, as I be- Tieve it would Lave resulted had the bank not suspended payment. ‘But had any uspension of avy of the houses that yoa re ferred to taken place before the Vity of Glasgow Bank I su ove it would have resulted in what has now taken pla Padoubeedly. ‘Asid that was the real object in keeping it all afloat!—Yes, & desire to keep it all together. Matthew's examination was adjourned till December 19. AMERICA'S BRIGHT FUTURE. (From the London Times, Dec. 3.} ‘The meeting of Congress at Washington yester- day wasso nearly coincident with the meeting of Parliament at Westminster on Thursday next that acomparison cannot fail to suggest iteclf. Nothing is more remarkable at first sight than the contrast between the situation in the United States and in this country. There, domestic affairs and the prosecution of along settled financial policy enguge | the public attention; here, our foreign relations aro of predominant interest, and the government i tering upon novel and arduous enterprises for the en assertion of English power in distant lands. Every- body in this country welcomes the bling of Parl ent and the assumption by the re entatives pre of the electoral body of their share of respousibility in matters of State. A yery different feeling p vails in America, where the possibility of inter- ference by Congress in the financial policy of the ‘Treasury is looked upon with regret aud alarm. It the law had not enjoined that Congress should be convened on the first Monday in December, and if the Executive had any alternative course betore it, we may be sure that the wisdom of the legislative branch of the government would not now be consulted. The | business upon which all minds are bent is the re- sumption of specie payments, and this 1s regulated, in default of subsequent legislation, by the act of Congress of 1815, which declares that on and after the Ist of January next the Treasury Department must pay coin on demand for all out- standing ‘legal tender notes,” better known as “yreenbacks.” Tlw Prewident’s Message, before ap proaching the vital question of resumption, drow # general picture of the state of the Republic, He con- gratulated Congress upon the preservation of peace, the maintenance of friendly relations .with foreign Powers, the strict observance of neutrality during the recent troubles in Europe and Asia, the abundance of the hervests, the rovival of industry and commerce, and, above all, the fact that the national credit stands higher than 1t ever stood be- fore. good fortune of the United States in hav- ing Little of what we know as foreign policy is illus trated by the space which the Mexsage gives to the otiations with Mexico on the subject of the ‘der ‘raids, The President's language is he contends that r cannot be dispensed with United States, Evidently tho fever ish disposition to piel neighbor- jug Republic, which was f ne reason while the democratic reactic eding, has now abated. Indeed, both abroad and at home th provpect is most encouraging, if only the national finances conid once more be established on a secu foundation. The dealings with the debt are satisfac: tory, and could the currency be brought back to a “hard money” basis and cleared of the complications of the silver coinage, there would be no xeason to qhestion the prediction that Auncrica is entering upon & new ora of prosperity. ENGLAND'S FINANCIAL DISTRESS. (Prom tho London World.) Every person one mects in the city has but the ono doleful tale, which is wearisome through its same- ness, We have had bad times, dull trade, declining enterprise and low (or no) profits now for years; but matters have been going from bad to worse lately with accelerated velocity, There is audible now, tov, | Judge Kilbreth at the Tombs Court. 4 new tone in the monotonous refrain—a tone of im- patience and irritation, as if some one tor these gloomy days would give sweet satisfaction. A paper has just been read on the subject betore the Manchester istical Society, the writer of which— Mr. Stephen Bourne—estimates, after making all rectifications of the published fig- as to ussure the’ correct result, that the adverse trade-balance of England was a hundred millions sterling in 1877, and will be as much in 187, In 1871 it was only £15,000,000; in 1872 if was nil; in 1873, £19,000,000, and from thence it has advanced year by year until it reached the large maximum of £100,000,000 last year. Now the years in which it was lowest were those ot the “leaps: and bounds” period, when our prosperity was at its flood tide; so that it is plain we have been spending, during the last few years of dull trade and stagnant enterprise, enormously more than we did duriug the height of our great time of inflation. It was inevit- able that this should tell, and it has told and is still telling with a vengeance against us, LOSS OF THE POMMERANIA. STATEMENT OF MR. POPPENHUSEN REGARDING THE EVENTS OF THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 25, Lonvos, Dec. 3, 1873. Mr. Conrad Poppenhusen’s narrative gives a calm statement of events, so far as they came beneath his notice, and it is only due to the company that what he says should be taken into consideration before passing judgment on the ill-fated steamer’s crew, against whom such serious charges were made at the inquest recently held at Hastings. The conduct of the first officer in refusing to give his version of the events leading to the collision cannot be too severely reprimanded. Mr. Poppenhusen says:— Iwas a passenger on the ill-fated steamer Pommera- nia sunk off Dover, and having crossed the ocean over fitty times I think my account of this disaster will be of ifiterest to you. We left New York on the 14th of November at a quarter past three P. M., in fine weather, which continued up to the night of the 19th, when a storm set in, and from that time the weather continued thick and rainy. On Aggronching the Eng- lish coast the captain showed well known cau- tion—viz., in slowing the engines and taking sound- ings frequently. He said to me, ‘‘Rather arrive a day later, but be safe.” We reached Plymouth on Moh- day, the 25th of November, at three A. M., and, after landing passengers and mails, proceeded to Cherbourg, which port left after twelve o'clock the same day, The weather continued thick and rainy; at night very dark. At eleven o'clock everybody ‘turned in, T was asleep when I was aroused by a fearful crash. I dreased quickly, went on deck, and noticed that the steamer it over to one side, I met the ship's doctor and he told me to take a lifebelt, which I took, and he assisted me to put iton. Coming on deck I saw that the ship was sinking and found the crew busy getting ready the boats, and I assisted personally in lowering boat No. 6, together with Mr. Faber, ano! cabin r. It was then passenger very dark, and only the bluelight signals and rockets from the ship enabled us at intervals to discern the objects around us. When the boat No. 6 was near the water I got into it with Mr. Faber and one lady, Mrs. Ohrastiel, and we assisted other passengers who were near und visible, and amon whom were two ladies, to get into the boat. We h: to hurry these latter, as the steamer was fast sinking; we were about fitty or one hundred feet from the Pommerania when she sank. When we were about lowering our boat I saw the captain going along the deck and giving his orders in aloud but perfectly calm manner.‘ I noticed no confusion amo} the officers and sailors, and everybody did his duty, as is sufficiently proved by the fact that in so short a time—according to my opinion only twelve to fifteen minutes—a: in spite of the prevailing darkness 80 many souls have been saved. Ican fully contradict the report that a young lady had been’ pushed overboard, as I brouglit the very same lady the report alludes to afterward myself to the hotel at Dover, and she told me that trying to get into the boat she missed it and fell into the sea, but was picked out at once by persons who were in the boat. While we were in the boat No. 6 some of its occupants tried to attract the attention of a steamer seen in our heighborhood. ‘When I requested that everybody should keep quiet no more cries were heard but the voice of the carpenter, who had the command of the boat. I believe that we were in all about twenty-five to thirty persons in the boat. In about twenty minutes we got alongside the English steamer Glengarry, and our boat was then sent adrift. While I was on board this steamer one person was fished ont of the sea apparently drowned, but brought back to consciousness, thanks to the en- ergetic endeavors of the assistant engineer, Hinck, and others. I saw the chief officer come on bourd the English steamer in a very exhausted state; he could hardly walk and had to assisted, as his leg Captain Hogg and the crew of the steamer Glengarry cannot be sufliciently praised for the ready help they rendered—they gave us, in fact, all they had. of bedding and clothes to warm us. Captain Hogg did not leave the scene of the disaster all night, and at daybreak he slowly steamed round the sunken Pommerania, of which he could see the masts, as possibly some one might still have been saved, We saw uo one, however, and then made for Dover. With regard to the collision, I have to say that my impression is that the bark struck the Pommerania amidships, making such a fearful hole that the water rushed in torrents into the stoke- hole, filling the bunkers and the bo By room, and then the spar deck, the second cabin’ and other rooms so rapidly that every effort to stop the same was of no avail, aud the sinking of the steamer occurred in consequence within a very short time. The loss of life among the passengers I attribute to some extent, also, to the fact that many of them tried to get near to the captain, where they believed them- selves the safest, instead of hurrying to the nearest boat. Some of the passengers also went below to tetch some valuables, &c., and never came on deck again. The darkness was so great that the bark was out of sight immediately after the collision, and it is any firm conviction that if the collision had happened ae the day every soul on board would have been sav HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED, DANGERS BROUGHT UPON THE BEACONSFIELD GOVERNMENT BY THE AFGHAN WAR—NO GARBLED STATE DESPATCHES. {From the London World.) It must always be remembered that the opponents of the government at the present moment in their policy toward Afghanistan do not necessarily dis- approve of the Afghan war. They may believe that it was necessary fdr our prestige, necessary for co- ercing native diseontent, that we should plunge our- selves into the crucible of this campaign. What they do object to is the manner in which the English people have been dealt with and the shuffling pretexts which have been successively put forward. Ina government that systematically adopts such courses as these, it is possible for their besotted and interest- ed admirers alone to feel or to profess any confidence. Even in such a matteras the publication of despatches which reach them from India, who can know what are printed or what are held back, or who can_ tell how those which see the light are affected by those which do not? This is not statexmanship; it is merely an or; of trickery and dodge; and the government show themselves in the posi- tion of @ performer with a pack of cards, who can usually contrive to foree the ace into the hands of the by , preserving the illusion all the while that there is no deception or compulsion. Such a method of procedure as this is very well while it lusts, but ultimately it is quite certain to break down. onditions for its permanent success do not exist We have @ Cabinet and an Of- Th in this country. fice, but we have also a free and indefatigubly active press. The fear! unalarmist telegrains of Mr. Forbes in the News, the candid information which the Standard, much to its honor, does not fear to print, are destructive of the secrecy and will prove an effective antidote to, the garbled despatches which are the feature of the pres- ent régime, From one point of view, and one only, Lord Beaconsfield has displayed, as lic always does, considerable knowledge of the idiosyncrasies of the English people. There is nothing like a war for sink ing all differences of political opinion; and if tl war is carried through from inning to end without a check, ents will guarantee the most disingenuous Cabinet in the world « com- plete amnesty. But there is, always danger of some untoward occurrence intervening; and then it would not be surprising if, in a moment, the whole prospect were changed, ‘The nation is, just now, in a cynically defiant mood, in which it laughs at justice or houor and admires bluster and blood. But it is doubtful bow far and how long it would be safe to presume on the ooutinuanee of this humor. Such a democracy as that to which Lord Beacons- ficld’s Cabinet has appealed may be eusily converted from 4 sneering scepticism — in truth and humanity to an embittered and revolutionary distrust in Lord Beacoustield's Cabinet iteolt, Nor will matters be mended for the govern- ment when the fact is fairly realized that this Cabi- which now protests against the idea of falling a » to Russian machinations in anything, really acquiesced in and connived at Russian intrigue in Afghanistan six months ago. THE EXCISE EXAMINATION. ‘The examination into the chargos against the Commissioners was Continued yesterday before | Morrison testified to having made a personal inspec- tion of the promises in West Houston street kept by | Byrnes & White. He saw # restanrant there aud @ number of people seated atdinner. ina large room ap etairs there were three beds and appropriats bedding. Witness was sure he never had any conversation with Captain MeDonnell about the character of the house or its proprictors; had heard that Byrnes and Cay McDonnell had quarrelied and that rome sp! d between them, It transpired during the jon of William M. Ws an agent of the Society ion of Crime, that his complaint against the Excise Commissioners had been previ- ously presented to the Grand Jury, who failed to bring in an indictment. Judge Murray, who hap- pened to be present, testified that Byrnes’ character was firreproachable. Atter a four hours’ session the examination was adjourned to Tuesday next. Commissioner | COLLEGE BOATING. CORNELL WITHDRAWS HEE CHALLENGE TO HAR- VARD—THE MEN OF ITHACA CONSIDER THEM- SELVES BADLY TREATED. Trnaca, N. Y., Dee, 11, 1878. Immediately after the freshmen crews of Harvard and Cornell had decided their contest on Owasco Lake last July the proposition was made to some of Har- vard’s "Varsity men who were present that arvange- ments be made for a whiversity race next summer. ‘The Harvard men talked so favorably of the project that Cornell had some reason for expecting a chal- lenge early last fall, Her boating men, after vainly waiting several weeks for the expected challenge, de- cided to issue one themselves, their principal reason for so doing being # desire to prevent a relapse into idleness such as prevailed in 1877, when Cornell was not represented ina single race. Accordingly early in October challenge was sent Harvard, the same letter that carried the challenge containing tho request that a definite answer be returned at the earliest possible date, The challenge was worded in a manner that was thought would suit the con- venience of Harvard, calling for an eight-oared four- mile straightaway race, both specifications as tonum- ber of men and distance coinciding exactly with those under which Harvard's crew pulled in ‘77 and '78, and both being entirely new to Cornell, for she never had an eight-oared university crew nor ever sent out any crew to row four miles. When some of the Cor- nell graduates questioned the expediency of sending a challenge that would require the introduction of so many new features if accepted the boating officials answered that they did nat wish to leave any loop hole for Harvard's escape from the acceptance of the challenge. HARVARD'S UNSATISFACTORY REPLY. At s meeting of the whole number of the under- graduates, which was called for the ratification of tho action of the navy directors who decided upon send- ing the challenge, there was not a dissenting voico, and much enthusiasm was shown, for it was confi- dently felt that the challenge would be soon ac- cepted, But such has not proven to be true. After waiting until November 20—fully six weeks after the challenge was sent, during which time Harvard made no reply whiutever—tho Secretary of the Cornell Navy was instructed to ad- dress a note to the Secretary of the Harvard Boat oe statiag that the circumstances of the Cornell lavy were such as to necessitate a speedy reply to the challenge. Secretary Morse sent such’ a note at that time, bugit was fourteen days before any notice whatever was taken of it, when the following was sent a8 an answer :— Campeipex, Mass., Doc. 4, 1878. Mr. Morse :— Dean Sin—I have received your ote of November 20 and would ask pardon for the delay in not answering dotinitely lienge we received from you. ‘Two or three days after the mecting in which it was voted to accept your chal- lenge circumstances arose that made it impossible tor us to send a positive answer, wud it was decided to postpone writing until we knew whether we could As yet, I ain sorry to say, matters are uot clear, but we are vi to row and hope you will keep your crew in ti . We will sond a debnite answer aa soon as wo can, which I hope reel spe a MB ard ed the delay will be rdon ‘ory respectfully. yours, 6 FREDERICK I? Seerotary HL U. B.C. WHAT HARVARD REALLY THINKS. This note was of little use in easing the impatience which the long delay had occasioned, still it was thot it advisable to wait a little longer and see if Secretary Allen might not be able to rack his brain sufficiently to produce something a little more definite than ‘which I hope will be within a week or two.” The Crimson of December 6, Harvard's leading periodical, containing the following statements, came to the view of some of Cornell’s men early this week :— It does not affect Yale and Harvard to be called cowards by Cornell and Columbia, All their talk will not make Harvard aud Yale fecl unything but that» race with Cor- nell and Columbia is a very secondary affair, and that their own annual race is, to them at least, the inost important race they can row. ‘With Columbia, Cornell and other col- leges we have no quarrel, and the losing or winning of w race with them is a matter of almost perfeet indiffereuce, to this university at least. With Yale, on the contrary, our yearly contest is of vital interest. When the R. A. A. C. Was still alive the question each year-was not, “Who won f” but, “Did we beat Yale ” CORNELL WITHDRAWS HER CHALLENGE. ‘This article, which Cornell looks upon as reflecting the feeling of Harvard boating men without exug- eration—judging by the contemptuous silence they 4 maintained—was the final reason why Cornell de- cided to withdraw her challenge aud not suffer her- self to be bamboozled any longer by men whom she now regards as inferior to the men that Harvard sent to Saratoga in 1875 and 1876, Secretary Morse has sent the following letter to Secretary Allen :— + Trmaca, N. ¥., Dec. 10, 1878, Mr, Auuex “AR Sin—Your letter of December 4 has been received and duly considered. We regret that the nature of your reply makes it necessary for us to withdraw the challenge wo have vent you. We—Judying by the experiences of tur- mer yours, when wewere kept in suspense for a loug period, tuour greut detrimont—consider no other course advisable: Therefore wo consider ourselves justified, under the cir: cumstances, in withdrawing the chullenge, regretting that your action las made it necessary. Respevifully, your ED. KR. MORSE, Seeretary Cornell Nuvy. The whole body of students here are thoroughly indignant with vard for the manner in which she has acted since negotiations were commenced, and are outspoken in their indignation. And they are no less astonished, for Harvard has had no cause for exhibiting such discourtesy, and the indifference which she has shown justifies the statements of the Crimson, all of which lead to the very absurd result that it is @ “very secondary affair” for Harvard to row against men who have repeatedly worsted her in a tair contest. TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK, ‘The delightful weather and the prospects of good sport brought out a fair attendance to Fleetwood Park yesterday afternoon, and the visitors were well rewarded for their trouble, The track, unfortunately, ‘was very heavy and slow time was the natural result. or twe, z | Sport commenced with the unfinished race from Wednesday, in which four heats had been trotted. Yesterday's regular programme consisted of a match for $100, mile heats, in harness, the starters thero being William E. Weeks’ brown mare Jane Eyre and P. Fleming’s white gelding Continental. ‘The bet- ting was very lively, with Continental the favorite. Jane Eyre obtained a good lead and held it through} out, going under the wire the winner of each heat, and won the race without a Straggle. Time, 2:49—2:1 'The closing race of the day was a sweepstake for $75; mile heats, three in five, in harness, After four heats had been trotted the race was postponed on account of darkness until to-day at two o'clock P. M., weather permitting. The following are the SUMMARIES, Firerwoov Pank—lnornNc—Tuvnspay, Dec. 12, 1873.—Nweepstakes $100; mile heats, three in five, in harness. Starters, H. Dobson's b. g. Little Ma 6s 2.8% W. Brooks’ b. g. Charle: “Lesa 3 W. Snediker’s b. m. iy -28133 J. Campbell's ch. g. Billy.... seed dry TIME. Quarter. First heat.. 40 Second heat 41 Third heat 42 No tin Fourth heat ~ Fifth heat. o. 42 1 Samu Dax.—Match $100; mile heats, in harness, Starters. William E. Weeks’ br. m. Jane Eyre P. Fleming's w. g. Continental, First heat. 1:21), 2 ok. —Sweepatake for § mile beats, best three in five, in harness, Starters, John Copp ‘Thos. Trimb! Joba Hazlett’s br. First he: Second ‘Third heat.. Fourth heat. . BROOKLYN DRIVING PARK, ‘The announcement made yesterday that a ten-milo trot for weweepstakes of $100, mile heats, the best three in five, in harness, would take place at the Brooklyn Driving Park, Parkville, Long Island, was the cause of attracting a large assemblage of turfmen, who were eager to witness a long distance trotting contest. The weather was all that could be desired, but the track was in a heavy condition, Three horses came to the score—viz., William Thom's lack mare Lady Visher, 8. Walker's bay gelding ‘turk, and Dr. ‘i, Power's black mare Vixen. Tho betting was very brisk and with Lady Fisher, the favorite, at $25 to $4), over the others, Although the time made in the race for ten miles was slow, it proved very pn oe When the word for tho start was given Lady Fisher took the lead on the turn and finished t first mile in 3 vance of Vixen, Lady Fisher 17m. 8) see., with Vixen on her wheel, and Turk three length the rear, On the completion of seven miles, Laly Pisher and Vixen went under the wire hoad aud head; but the paco soon told upon Lady Fisher, who was terribly exhausted and had to be withdrawn after finishing seven and a half mil » length for the eighth mi . Conklin, of Philadelphia, Pa, yy & Waiting race of it up to this tim but he now the whip to his horse and beat Vixen by half a length at the finish of pinth tenth and list mile was closely conteste sulted in Turk winning the race by a nore, amid great The tine hung out by the judges was Vixen led Turk | The driver of had been mak 8. When the above race was over a sweepstakes of $75, under saddle, wile heats, best three in five, came off » | Washington, to be represented by well-known - | men, and & 8.—-TRIPLE SHEET. between R. Dryer's bay gelding Ha Poole’s hay welding Prank, and Winite mspotted gelding Zeppa. ‘Three heats were trotted and then the trot was post~ poned: until two o'clock to-day, The following are e SUMMARIES, $ Bnookryn Darvinc Park, Panxvinre, L, 1.—TRor- ‘TING—Tuunspay, Dec, 12, 1878,—Sweepstakes, $1005 distance, ten miles, iu harness. Starters. 8. Walker's b. g. ‘Turk. . 1 Dr. 'T. Power's bli. m. Vixen: td William Thom’s bik. m, Lad “0 ly Fisher. ‘Total timo, 39:40, * Trottod 73g miles and then withdrawn, Samz Day—Sweepstakes $75, under saddle; mile heats, the best three in five. Starters, 8. Poole’s b. g. Frank .... — White's Ze) BR. Dryer's b. HORSE NOTES. A VISIT TO THE WINTER QUARTERS OF HOPE- FUL, THE FAMOUS TROTTER. Next door to the Gilsey House, on Broadway, are what are called the Excelsior Stables, in which the famous trotting gelding, Hopeful, has been assigned comfortable quarters for the winter. On entering the building the gallant gray was found looking out of the upper door of his box stall, his grand head and intelligent eyes being very conspicuous. Mr. Redmond, who was in charge of Hopeful, and who by the way seems very proud of his pet, re- moved the blankets so that a good view could be taken of the gallant little gray. He is a splendidly formed horse all over, He has filled up considerably since his return from his long, arduous and brilliant campaign of the past summer and autumn, which was finished on a snow covered track, and his exuber- ent spirits found yent in a few playful antics. Hope- ful is always genteel in his behavior; never throws his ears back nor arts a leg to intimidate a visitor, his disposition being very gentle, and not 4 vice mars his character. Hopeful’s performances are well known to horsemen, many of whom regard him as the fastest trotting horse in the world now on the turf, althongh the great performances Rarus has slightly the best record in har- harness at the present timo. Hopeful’s great wagon performance of three heats in 2:16}—2:17—2:17, at Chicago, October 12, this year, was magnifi- cent indeed, and far superior to any ever made before. Hopeful commenced his turf carecr in 1873. In_ 1875 he made a . record at Hartford in 2:17'4. In 1876 he was not started in arace, he being “let up” during that year, In 1877 he beat Judge Fullerton, Albemarle and Adelaide in 2:183;—2:20—2:21 44 over Fleetwood Park, and during the ‘season conquered Great Eastern, Smuggler, Lucille Golddust and Nettie without lowering his record, but trotting frequently less than 2:20, Last spring he commenced his season's work at Adrian, Mich, From there he was taken to Jack- son, Grand Rapids, East Saginaw, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Utica, Hartford ,Min- neapolis, Kansas City, Quincey, St. Louis, Chicago, New_York, and he finished at Albany late in November. During this campaign Hopeful trotted frequently twice a week. He was driven in some of his races by W. McCarty, well known as a careful, instaking driver. At Cleveland Hopeful lowered his record to 2:154¢, trotti: in 2:174%,— 2:15%—2:153g. In this race he was driven by Dan Mace, who handled him during the remainder of the season, except at Buffalo, where the gallant gray ‘was handled by John Splan and won in fast time, as well as at Utica, when he beat Great Eastern and Proteine in 2:1644—2:1634—2:174. At Hartford, with Dan be- hind him, he again beat Great Eastern. At Minneapo- lis he trotted a second heat in the remarkable time of 4%<, which is now his record. At St. Louis he trotted two days, the first day in 2:15% and the sec- ond day three heats against Rarus’ best time then (2:1534), over the St. Louis track, winning in Bi 2:15}¢. At Chicago, in harni ope- ful beat Rarus to a wagon and Great Fastern under the saddle, in 2:17%—2:11—2:16, with a gale of wind blowing at the time, and finished at that place, as before stated, unrivalled — wagon performance ‘of 7, 2:17, Rarus was timed at the same place in ig, 218, 2:17. At other places where Hopeful trotted he made fast time for the late season of tho year. AS @ great many errors frequently get into print in relation to Hopeful’s size and other propor- tions, we will endeavor to correct them. He is fifteen hands high and no more, and his weight in trotting condition is from 860 pounds to 890 pounds. His constitution is perfect, and his toughness and vitality simply wondertal. Hopeful has won tho sulkies and harness offered by some prominent harness and sulky makers last spring to horse trotting the fastest heat and the fastest three consecutive heats in races with other horses, and they will shortly be presented to his owner, Mr. Richmond, this geatlemau having purchased Hopeful of Mr, Arthur Gillender, of this city, who purchased him of L. C. Chase, of Boston, As is well known, sft FLO Patchen, be by M. Patchen. After his hard campaign Hopeful is tak: a rest in a comfortable box stall, with a beautiful cocker spaniel for a companion, getting jog every day when the weather ite, OW. Mec Carty has charge of him, assis! by Charles Red- mond. If nothing damaging beppens to Hopeful or his driver, Dan Mace, another season will see him “taking @ hack” at Old Father Time, which will prob- ably reduce all former records, rank Ferguson is driving as a road horse the bay stallion Don Carlos, by Alexander's Norman (sire of Lulu, Blackwood and May Queen), dam Ella Jackson, by: Ewaltz’s Abdallah, by Alexan- der’s Ab lah (sire of Goldsmith Said, Ro- salind, Almout and Thorndale). Don Carlos is » beautiful bay, with tail ig to the ground; eight old, and he has trotted over the Fleet- wood Park in 2:25'g in harness, and pulled a road wagon, wagon and driver weighing 360 pounds, half a mile in 1;13 over the same track. Asa road horse he has no superior, being afraid of not . Trains on elevated roads he does not look at, and when Ferguson calls on him for a brush on the road his speed is wonderful. Among the many good ones show Se is considered one of the Ps ‘The owners of valuable road horses who stable be- low Forty-third street are deriving a great deal of comfort in driving up the new! wed Seventh ave- nue, which has just been fi from Fourteenth to Forty-third street in s splendid manner. The avenue has been a quaginire after a rain for several years, owing to the rottenness of the old wooden pavement, and was almost impassable. Mr. Johnson, who paved the avenuo, complains already that “‘sap- pers and miners" have been at work digging it up for gas and water pipes, but he intends to repair places at his own expense for some time to come, so that vehicles on their way to the Park shall have « good roadway, as Fifth avenue is too slippery for safety, Some plan should be devised by the authori- ties to prevent so much digging up of the good, new pavement of Seventh avenue, PIGEON SHOOTING. Matawan, N. J., Dec. 12, 1878, A prize shooting match for a valuable breech- loading gun, offered by the Midway Gun Club, of Matawan, took piace here to-day. The entries in- (06 | cluded twenty-five of the crack shots of the county. | Conditions:—Five birds each, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, Boyardas rules. The gun was won by James Lambertson and James Van Backle, both of the Midway Gun Club, who were tied twice; each killing ten birds straight. ‘The Midway club gained »nsiderable notoricty last summer by defeating the eae Gua Club, of Brooklyn, in three straight matches. TOO CORRECTIVE. Messrs. Halleck and Van Ness, respectable looking citizens, were going to business via Bleeckor street, near the Italian quarter—Suilivan and Thompson | streets—yesterday morning, when they saw a daugh- | ter of the land of song with one child in her arms pursuing another about six years old. Tne two gen- tlemen pansed to observe her, and were horrified to | see her overtake and knock the little one down with # stick she had in her hand, Not content with having done this the Liaiian woman beat the prostrate youngster across the face until it got upon its eet and theu knocked it down again again, The gentlemen interfered to save the little croa- ture, oud Dr. Halleuk, who is quite aged, was threat- ened by the woman with chastisement if he did not | aniud his own business. A crowd assombled, the ot- ficor on post arrived and the gentleman bado him ar- rest the womau. She was taken to the Jefferson Mar- kot Police Court and arraigned before Judge Morgan, who heard the foregoing statement from the gentle- men who were sworn, “What have you to say, inadam?” the Court asked the woman. Hor child, having escaped, was absent. “Me gotta six childrena, ‘theta childs my childa Me wanta she yo school, No wants, So me whippa. No killa thata childa, Me madre. Littla stick slap, slap! Maka alla right, Mo madre, Dhis mana no | her madre,”” hit her with a dear Little stick, eh? knocked | hor head nearly off because eho didn’t go to school | fast enough? Three hundred dollars to guew ‘or.”” MARTHA WASHINGLON RECEPTION, At @ meeting of the Executive Committee of tho Martha Washington Keception and Ball, held on Mon- day evening, at the Filth Avenue Hotel, it was de- cided to hold the entertainment on Monday, lebru- ary 24, 1879, as the anniversary of Washington's | birthday falls this year upon a Saturday, Irom the | programme marked out it promises more than its | Usual attractions. A tableau of the inauguration of gentle. new dance by twenty-five or thirty couples in fancy costumes, will form part of the at- tractions in addition to the ball, The préceeds of the entertainment this year will bo appropriated to the purchase and maintenance of a seaside hogpital for destitute sick childrax. THE MISSING CLERGYMAN, THE SEARCH AFTER THE REY. MB. .WRAY—A NOTEBOOK SUPPOSED TO BE His FOUND IN CENTRAL PARK, No clew has yet been found to the whereabouts of Rey. John H, Wray, who disappeared from his home in New Brunswick last Saturday under pe euliar circumstances, A memorandum book was brought to Police Headquarters yesterday contain: ing entries which led to the belief that it was hia property, It had been found in Central Park the previous forenoon; but certain points regarding ite discovery rather tend to increase than clear up the mystery of the case. Mr, Wray is believed to have left New Brunswick by an evening train on last Sat- urday, The pocketbook was found on Wednesday morning in an exposed place in Central Park, and yet showed no sign whatever of having lain under the heavy rain that fell all day Monday and Tuesday, THE FINDERS STORY. | ‘The finder of the book was interviewed last evening by @ Henawp reporter. His uname is William L, Maloy. He is an intelligent boy, about seventeen years old, He was seen at his residence, No. 97 King strect, and told his story somewhat as follows:—“I was walking in the Park yesterday morning with another young fellow, about eleven o'clock, We went through the Cave, entering by the high flight of steps and coming out at the other entrance, We then passed the walk that leads to the Schiller bust and entered a smaller one that opens oft it. Wehad not gone far along this path when wo found the memorandum book. It lay on the grass under a bush, and was perfectly dry when we found it, Only in one corner the’ paper was a little discolored and blistered, as if it had soaked up a_ little wet. Wo thonght very little of it at the time, and I showed it to no one until the evening, when I read of the disap- earance of Mr. Wray. F See it was his note- Book, and so took it to Police Headquarters this morning.” “Why did you think it was bis notebook?” asked the reporter. “Because his name was in it, not at the beginning, but on the page dated January 28, It is arranged as adiary, The name was written J, H, Wray, and had three naughts written opposite it. The other entries were memoranda of the days he attended meetings of the Methodist Local Preachers’ Association and of vari- ous sums of money and domestic matters. Icould not say whether they were debts or not. ‘The cover was of bright red Russian leather. The book was quite large, and contained one pocket in which: there was nothing when I picked it up. The address of the stationer remained on the cover. It was No. 5 Pearce street, New Brunswick.” WHAT THE POLICE SAY. Inspector George Diiks was next seen at Police Headquarters. He repeated the description of the book and added that no entry in it gave the slightest key to unlock the mystery of its owner's disappear- unce. He believed that it was without doubt the property of Mr. Wray, notwithstanding the singular place in which his name was found. ‘The last entry made in it was under date of November 9. Sergeant Downey, of the Park police, was found in charge at the Arsenal by the reporter. He said tha. first news he had of the case was from the news pers; he first heard of the finding of the pocket. book from the reporters who came to inquire about it, No description of Mr. Wray had’ come to his notice from official quarters. Still, as his men ara under standing orders to thoroughly inspect their posts every time they go on duty, an know overy inch of the Park, the missing gentleman would have been found, he believed, if any ill had hap- peved to him within its precincts, “unless he is at the bottom of the lake,” he added, “But it may be information to your readers, that the lake is partially drained in anticipation of the skating season and is not deep enough to drown a man unless he lay down in it. I don’t believe in the suicide theory,” continued the Sergeant. “I think some one went through him and then threw, the book thera when he emptied it. I don’t think he is in the Park at all.” It may be remarked here, however, . that the Sergeant's theory does not aneet the facts of Mr. Wray’s departure from New Brunswick.. It re- mains to be explained why he left that city without telling his wife, aud why he borrowed money, an une usual act with him, it is said. THE BOWERY OUTRAGE. PHILIP MARES IDENTIFIES “BILLY” M'GLORY As ONE OF HIS ASSAILANTS—OTHER ARRESTS, Detective Wilson, of the Twenty-fifth precinct, om Wednesday night entered tho saloon at No. 103. Bowery, of which “Billy” McGlory is proprietor, and on inquiry found that there were present two men. who were in the place on Sunday night when the out~ rageous assault on Philip Marks, of No. 15 Eldridge street, was committed. ‘These men ha arrested, and they gave their names as Peter Thomp~ son, @song and dance man and waiter, and Leroy: Peters, a deaf mute. Thompson was arrested without. difiiculty, but Peters, when he saw the officer, jumped through a window in the rear on the roof of am adjoining house and tried unsuccessfully to escape. THEIR STATEMENT. Yesterday morning they were taken to Roovevelé Hospital, where Marks identified Peters as one of those who had beaten him and Thompson as a wit~ neas to the aasault. The accused were then taken be~ fore Judge Bixby at the Fifty-seventh Street Court and examined. Thompson swore that about three o’clock on Sunday morning he heard a noise in the nm, and on oi to the barroom saw Marks lying on the floor, Pha | with blood from a wound in his cheek. Marks, who knew him, cried out to him, “Save me, Thompson;_ for God's sake save me!"’ “There was no one in the saloon,” continued ‘Thompson, “except one William Davi ho gave no explanation about the affair.’* Thompson says he picked Marks up and then left the joon. Peters testified in writing that Marks came to Mc- Glory’s place with two other men, and that the fors merand the bartender had a dispute. He left the saloon then, and when he returned Marks was lying on the floor. * The prisoners were then remanded. During be examination Peter Rooney, a jig dancer and waiter McGlory’s saloon, was discovered in the court room, He was quickly consigned to a cell, and later on sen- tenced to five days for intoxication. FLYNN AND LANGSHAW COMMITTED. In the afternoon John I’ {in whose saloon Marks says he was detained his removal trom McGlory’s) and William Langshaw, a lounger about his placo, were arraigned. Flynn testified that Marks voluntarily came to his‘saloon on Monday and asked to be taken care of, offering $2 for that purpose. Ho said he sponged the clotted blood from Marks’ faca and gave him «a bed. He denied that Marks had been detained inst his wish. Langshaw, upon whose Vt @ bloodstained hand= kerchief, identified by ‘ks as his own, was found, said he had no statement to make, He and Flynn, were then committed without bail to await the re« sult of Marks’ injuries. Later in the afternoon Peters and Thompson wera rearraigned and sent to the House of Detention as witnesses in default of $1,500 bail each. M'GLOMY ARRESTED. “Billy” McGlory, who was arrested on Wodnesday night by Captain Wobb, of the Tenth precinct, was en to Roosevelt Hospital yesterday and identified by Marks as having been concerned in the assault. In the Essex Market Court he was held without bail to await the result of Marks’ injuries, TWO DARK PROSPECTS. They stood at the prison door laughing and attfa, tudinizing, swelled with the importance of guil—im fact, puffed up with the dignity of crime, Two cole ored lads were they, not over sixteen either of them, and yet they had been escorted through the etreeta manacled by two sturdy officers as if they wera great criminals, They felt their importance and showed it. “What's your name?” said Judge Morgan to one of them. “John Hicks, of Long Island," lied the ade~ dressed, with the drawl and slouch of what is knowm in Gotham as ‘‘a bad inane” “Indeed! Well, who are yon?’ continued the magistrate to the other youth, Pa “My name's Zekicl!” answered he, squirting bacco juice on the floor nonchalantly, ¥ “You're spoken of in the Bible! ‘Not guilty’ is roy Lent folding hi wning the “Y-e-081"" fo) 8 arms and fro’ a officer who bade him stand etraight, “Have you anything else to say?” “Not as I knows of. “Well, now is your time to find out whether you have or not. Nothing, eh?” 'No-0-0-0!"" ‘One thousand dollars cach to answer!” and as tha Judge spoke the lads were hustled into Jefferson Market Prison. They had stolen four pairs of shoes, THE LEWIS WILL CASE, ‘The hearing in the caso of the contested will of the late Joseph L. Lewis, of Hoboken, was resumed yesterday before Master in Chancery ©. 8. See, at Jersey City. Marcus J. Sacia, who it had been sworn had written the certificate of marriage offered by the alleged widow, testified that the handwriting in the certificate was that of Etheridge M. Fish, the West Hoboken Judge, whose name was signed to it. Ex-Minister Pierrepont appeared and presented hist retainer a8 counsel for the government, The hears ing was then adjourned. BUSINESS TROUBLES, Gustav Efe, tailor, made an assignment yesterday to Louis Elle, giving the latter a preference to the amount of $4, Nina Lonisa Masanti made an assignment yesterday te Gerolamo Cella