The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1879, Page 11

AN EXCISE TEST. The Barroom-Hotel Question to Go Be- fore the Grand Jury. JUDGE KIGBRETH'S DECISION. Commissioners Morrisson and Merkle Charged with Misdemeanor. Early last month, on the complaint of an agent of the Society for the Prevention of Crime, Excise Com- missioners Morrison and Merkle were arraigned before Judge Kilbret: at the Tombs Po- Nee Court, charged with having unlawfully licensed the saloon of Byrnes & White, on West Houston street. Several examinations were held aud a couple of volumes of testimony taken. Yesterday Judge Kilbreth, who has been sitting at Essex Murket Court since the 1st of January, gave his decision as follows:— JUDGE KILBRETH'S DECISION. The accused Commissioners of Excise of this city are charged with inisdomeanor for having, on tlie Isth day of Apri 1878, Ragas granted Edward ¥F. Byrne hdward White a license to sell stro and spirituous liquors in quanti- ties less than five yallons at a time, to be drunk on the premises, No. i? West Houston strect. It was conce on the examination, or established by competent testimony, that Byrne's White have for nearly three years past occupied the first floor of No. 19 West Houston street as a barroom; that, in September, 1877, they filed with the Board of Excise an application to sell liquors as hotel keepers, which, having already on two occasions—the latter one as late as February 20, 1878--been reported upon untuvorably by two inspectors of the Board, was, on April 16, 1878, for the third time, referred to another in- spector, und on his favorable report the license was issued upon the same day; that at the time the license was granted nincteen similar Heenses to keepers of ho! within two or three blocks of the remixes and 995 similar liccnses to keepers of hotels u the city had been issued aud were still in tori that the Commissioners had no information, afd made no effort to obtain any, that a hotel Was required fur the actual accommodation of travel- lers at the place; that the applicants occupied or con- trolled only the first floor used as a barroom, and the Tear part of the second floor recently acquired, the basement being a restaurant kept by one Cuzen, also licensed to sell ale and beer, and the remainder of the premises being used as workshops. NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR TRAVELLERS. ‘That apart from the barroom there were uo accom- modations for travellers except three beds and bed- ding, a washstand, a table with adozen plates, and a cooking stove with one or two pots for cooking pur- poses. All originally contained in one room, which was afterward sub-divided upon the sugges- tion of one of the Commissioners, and each bed placed in a separate room, “five by seven feet in dimensions; that the room or rooms mentioned had never been used by the applicants. or by any person with their knowledge or consent, for sleeping or any purpose except for storage ; that there was no means of communication between the bar- room. and these bed rooms except by passing out upon and over the sidewalk, and the same ax to the restaurant kept in the basement; that there were no servants or employés, except a boy, who usually came at seven o'clock in the morning and left when his employers were ready to let him go; that there was a hotel sign, a book called a register, but containing uno entries, and a copy ot laws in rooms; that’ the Police Captain of the precinct in which the premises are situated protested in person to one of the commissioners aguinst granting the license for the reason that the applicants kept the place as a resort for thieves and prostitutes, the substance of which pro- test “was, before the license issued, brought to the notice of the other commissioner aud was the subject of mutual comment; that they gave no further attention to this protest; that they neither looked for nor sought any information, bo far as appears, as to the good moral cha@acter of White; that the only information they possessed favorable to the moral character of Byrne was de- rived exclusively from a few persons who were #0- licitors for the grarting of the license, were with One exception, so far as appears, personally unknown to the commissioners, and had the most limited nteans of knowledge of Byrne's charfcter, his place of business or his associates; that this person thus relied on was one of the applicant’s boudsmen and had been active in securing similar licenses for six or seven other persons from same commissioners within « short time; that Byrue was at the time ‘under three indictments for selling liquor without a icense, npon all of whtich convictions subsequently ensued. AN UNHEEDED. PROTEST. Testimony wis also given by the complainant, an agent of the Society for the Preventicn ef Crime, and 80 known to the Commissioners, that he protested to them against granting the license and filed this writ- ten protest with their chiet clerk. This is denied by both the Commissioners, who further say that they have been unable, by searching, to find such protest on the files, though the chief clerk, who was a witness, did noc deny the fact of such filing. ‘Lhe Commissioners presented a copy of a resolutjon which they forwarded to the Board it Police, asking & report upon the character of all places in the city where strong liquor or ale and beer is usnaily sold, and which was returned to them by the Board of Police with the suggestion that the Board of Excise had inspectors of their own to furnish such report. The’ purpose of its introduction is not clear, since the resolution was forwaraed some three weeks before the license was granted, and the protest of the police captain gave to the Commissioners the desired iuformation as to this particular place, Further evidence was offered to show that the charges made by the captain aguinst the character of the place were hot true, and that in making them he was intluenced by personal feeling of uniriendliness toward Byrne. ¢ latter testifies, however, that the captain, previous to any trouble between them, gave notice of his purpose to prevent him trom obtaining a license, and after making due allowance for the character, position and opportunt- ties for knowledge of the several witnesses, L feel pte to acquiesce in the propriety of the pro- st. A SMALL NUMBER OF HOTELS. Commissioner Merkle states that he regerded 998 hotels as a very small number for the city of Now York, aud for that reason did not make any ‘inquiries as to the necessity for @ hotel at the place, Commissioner Morrison states that upon the occasion of a personal ine spection which he made of the premises 4 very hasty and superficial one—he told Byrne that he should ‘place his hotel in a better condition, but did not inquire whether bis suggestion had been ear- ried out: that Byrne afterward caiue to the office and said he had complied with the law and was ready ior inspection, aud that he (Morrison) thereupon sent another inspector, who reported rors. It is clear beyond all reasonable doubt that the applicants did uot propose to keep a hotel in the legal intendment of the term. The place kept by them is not the kind of hote! contemplated by the statute, To cal it so would be a per- version of terms. It is a pretence and a sham ot which some ‘suspicion was evidently enter- tained by at least one of the Commissioners, As- suredly such license should not have been granted under the jaw as it now exists, and the responsibility the manifest violation or evasion of the law must rest entirely with the Commissioners. KMD HITS AT THE COMMISSIONERS, nnot regard their action in any other light than the result of a wilful and intentional disregard of the provisions of the statute or of gross negligence. ‘The evidence torces me to the conclusion that there is probable cause to believe the accused quailty of the offence charged. IL theretore direct that they each enter into a recognizance with surety in the sum of $1.00 to answer to any indictment of the Grand ary. Bail was furnished by Michael Breslin, of No. Kast Seventeenth street, for both Commis) alter which they immediately left the court ro WHAT COMMISSIONER MORMISON SAYS. In conversation with ® MeRALD reporter Mr. Morrison, who ix President of the Board uf Excise, sited that the decision of Judge Kilbreth to-day was a temporary victory for the fanatical elewent of the community; that the Society for the Prevention of Crime desire to prevent=no — matter — what thelr professions may be-all Heeused quor xelling in the city of New York. ‘They selected Judge Kilbreth as a man inibucd with their tdeus to go before to procure a decision favoruble to their views. “We took every precaution to ssvertain thatthe law was complica with in this case,” «aid Commissioner Morrison, “and if Messrs. Byrne & White were not properly Heensed no place in the city of Now York is properly licensed.”” RAILROAD REORGANIZATION. TAKE CHARGE OF THR YORK AND OSWEGO MIDLAND RALL- A NEW COMPANY TO NEW ROAD. A coting of partios representing $5,500,000 of first wortyuge bonds of the New York and Oswego Mid- land Kuilvoad was held yesterday at the Coal and tron Exchange, in Cortlandt street, Mr. L. H. Meyer in the chair, The modified plan for the reconstrnetion of the road, agreed npon by the conference committees ropresonting the Lolders of receiver's certifientes and the first mortgage bondholders, was wniffimously approved. ‘Phe modified plan authorizes the issue by the ew cessor company of $200,000 Sret mortyno bonde, of which $120,000, equal to a eakh aseesament of eight percent, are to be taken by the holders of receive | cortifieatos, and $99,009, equal to & cash assessment to bo takon by the first ty stock amount: be issued for tho of one per cont, are mortgage bondhulders, ing to $2,000,000 is NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY principal and interest of the t receiver's vertil- cates to January 1, 1879. This stock is to be entided to a dividend of six per cent after the uew first mort- gage bonds, principal and interest, have been =~ off, and when a work: capital of $50,000 has n accumulated, The first mortgage bondholders are to receive for their bonds, F pce! and interest, to January 1, 1879, $13,000," common stock. The holders of second mortgage, equipment and consol- idation bonds and floating debt can have common stock in the successor company for the par value of their securities upon the payment of a cash assessment of twenty per cent, The money received in assessments from the junior security holders and stockholders is to be applied to the extinguishment of the uew first mortgage of $200,000, Until such time as a dividend has been paid on the common stock the preferred stockhold- ers will have eight and the common stockholders ‘ive representatives in the Board of Directors, and er that event both classes of stockholders are to equally represented in the Bourd, According to the modified plan the present first mortgage bond- holders have heen allowed a representation of threo members of the Purchasing Committee, the holders of receiver's certificates to have nine members of the same, THE RIELE, At the Creedmoor Junior Range yesterday the sec- ond competition for the Ballard midrange rifle was shot by two teams of five from the Empire Club and one team of five from the Zettler Club. Tpe condi- tions of the match were:-~Number of shots, 10; po- sition, standing; distance, 100 yards; rifle, any 22 calibre, 3 pound pull. Entrance fee, $5 each team, One quarter of entrance moncy given to sccond team at each competition. Prize to be wou three times before becoming the property of winners. Open to teams of five trom any rifle club or association. More than one team ean enter from any club, but one man can shoot on but one team. Following were the scores :— P. Fenning.... William Klein. D. Miller... C. J. Zettler. . Ochl.. ‘Total, H, Fisher...... 4354454558 43 M. M. Maltby. 4553455434 42 H. W. Gourley... 4435445456 2 D. F. David: 44545 sanae al J.C, Clark. B4S4443445 40 Total... 208 This mak second victory ub, they having won the previous match by the same score, 222. : CAPTAIN BOGARDUS. On Wednesday and Thursday next Captain Bogardus will endeavor to break 6,000 glass balls out of 6,200, and he will also shoot a match with Abe Kleinman, of Chicago, allowing the latter 200 broken balls in 1,000, ‘The Captain will also attempt to break 6,000 balls without a miss. LONG BKANCH GUN CLUB. The glass ball shooting match of the Long Branch Gun Club, which was to come offat Marion, N. terday, did not take place. Only one member put inan appearance, the others being absent either from the delay in crossing the ferries or from the intense cold, Several members of the Jersey City Gun Club, by whom the grounds are owned, were in attendance and had made suitable preparations, but the grounds were abandoned at two o'clock. HORSE TES, The stewards of the different trotting associations of Cincinnati, Columbus, Louisville, Toledo, East Saginaw and Jackson, Mich., will meet in Toledo on the 8th inst., to arrange for a summer trotting cir- cuit, to include the places named, Captain George N. Stone will represent Cincinnati; Walter Morrison, Columbus; Sam West, Toledo; 8. 8. Vaughn, Jack- son, and Colonel R. West, Louisville. The latter | place has now a regular trotting association, of which Colonel West is president and Major McDowell is sec- retary. Racing meetings for the spring and summer are taking definite shape. Most of the clubs have fixed upon their dates. Mobile and New Orleans have not yet made public the time they will occupy, but Sa- vannah includes January 21 to 26; Charleston, Feb- ruary 5 to 8; Nashville, April 20 to May 3; Lexington, May 11 to 16; Louisville, 18 to 24; Cincinnati, June 3to7; St. Louis, June 10 to 14, and Chicago, June 21 to 27. Columbus has not fixed @ day so far, but she will find ao place to come to the — front with a@ ood meeting. The money offered and to be offered at these places which have fixed their dates, as purses and additions to the stakes, will not fall short of $60,000, and the amounts to be given by Mobile, New Orleaus and Columbus will swell this sum to about $70,000, The value of the stakes, of course, cannot be estimated, as many of them are yet unfilled, but they will probably more than double their value in any former year. THE BAUER-MULDOON MATCH. Bauer covered Muldoon’s $100 ‘at the Cipper office yesterday, and his friends, who accompanied him on 4 tour among the public houses down town, offered 2to 1 on their man and bet the few takers to a stand- still, The meeting to sign articles of agreement, &c., will take place at the Clipper office on Monday morn- ing, at eleven o'clock. Both Bauer and Maldoon are in superb condition, and, although the gen- eral opinion is that Bauer will win, those who now how abstemiously Muldoon has always lived and the extreme care he has always given to his physical condition anticipate a most stubborn contest. Since the Police Athleti Club has been disbanded Muldoon has wrestled r ularly evers other day with one or the other of the French wrestlers here, and he is quietly talked of as the coming man. His immense muscuiar power and cool head, with wnstinted practice, must certainly make him a formidable opponent. MME, ANDERSON. Mme, Anderson is still walking at Mozart Garden, Brooklyn, and making very good time. Yesterday afternoon she made the following time:—451st mile, ! asm. 1is.; 452d, 17m. 19%44.; 453d, 18m. | 454th, 18m. 49444. Her fastest quarter—gm. 22! | was made duriug the afternoon, when she fairly walked away from an ambitious Brookiyn lady, who | would persist in accompanying the pedestrienne on , her rounds, At twelve o'clock last night Mime. An- derson had completed 1,840 quarter miles. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, REPORT OF SUPERINTEN! ENT DUDLEY TO MAYOR COOPER—INTERESTING STATISTICAL STATE- MENT —NEARLY THREE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EXPEN*X%D IN ERECTING NEW BUILDINGS SINCE 1868. Mr. Henry J, Dudley, the Superintendent of Buil:- ings, has sent to Mayor Cooper a report of the operations of the department during the year end- | ing December 31, i878. Mr, Dudley waa the deputy superintendent during the term of Mr, Walter W. Adatus, who rorigned his posi- tion a few weeks since, The report of the s— erection of buildings were submitted, the estimated cost of which was $15,219,680. Eleven hundred and twenty-one plana for alterations to buildings were presented to the department, to cost $2,621,046, The number of new buildings commenced during the year is given as 7; completed, 1,247; alterations commenced, 1,112; completed, 1,102. The nimber of Duildings etnbraced in the plans submitted for new buildings since January 1, 1878, was 10) and the number of buildings proposed to be altered was 1,200. The number of hew buildings in progress at the close of the year waa 741, as against 726 at the same time last year, amd the number of alterations 117, a# against 124 last year, The number of plans for new buildings peng during the year was 703, Fifty plans were rejected, Tew hundred and forty-nine plans for pom to buildings were approved and 72 re- Ot the 983 unsafe buildings re] Intendont 856 were made sate torn down. During the pax rt Mtutes that 10,910 unsate biildings were re | tothe d auont, of Which 10,214 were mu and 66 were demolished, During the year 1 sate buildings were provided with fro excapes. | ‘The report then gives @ long statement of the num- | ber of buildings erected in each district in this city during the past tom years, ‘The statomont shows that since L868 there were 6,270 first clus and 1,021 second class dweiling hotses erected. The uumber of rted to the Super- the remainder wore Froneh tats put Up was 485, and 7,041 tene: built. Six hindred and eight ist second clase and 314 third elass and ¢8 oitee buildings were buildings erected <snee 1868 wae 407, ‘Phe estimated cost for the erection of the totnl of 10,811 buildings i# wivell 1 the report a8 $284,925,405, 5 andl | Bureau shows that during the year 753 plans for the | utaetorion and workshops usen, HS Churches, WT; | lic baildiaaes fire engine and other | ), ae uum of frame | erences to Lieutenant Colonel Smith, of Pope's staf, FITZ JOHN PORTER'S CASE. CONTINUATION OF THE ARGUMENT FOR THE PE- TITIONER—GOING OVER THE WHOLE GROUND. West Pout, Jan. 4, 1879. Mr. Maltby, of General Porter's counsel, continued his address before the Board of Inquiry to-day, his argument being very full and exhaustive and illus- trated at every point by quotations from the evi- dence or from documents on file. S80 voluminous has been the testimony (nearly one hundred witnesses by the government representative and forty or moro by the petitioner) that uo one address can cover all the points to be illustrated, and Mr. Maltby has been forced to omit @ critical analysis in most in- stances and confine himself to a strict re- capitulation of evidence on the question at issue, He first considered the question whether General Porter was aware of the presence of Longstreet in his front on tho 29th of August, 1862. This knowledge, the counsel claimed, was shown to be in possession of Porter and his sub- ordinates by the testimony of his staff officers and division and brigade conmunanders, and the fact that a@nuimber of the enemy's scouts were captured and brought before General Porter and announced them- selves to be Longstreet’s men, As to the question of the strength of Lougstreet’s command, Mr. Maltby Awelt at great length to show by the evidence, both of Union and Confederate officers, that Porter, with his 10,000 men, held in check a force of the enemy in his frout numbering 25,000, and prevented them going to the aid of Jackson to overwhelm Pope. On this point, which is onc of the principal issues, the counsel claimed that no better testimony could be asked for than the evidence of the Confederate officers engaged in the affair and their official reports made ai or about the time. General Longstreet himself, General Robertsun, Colonel Marshall, of Xobert E. Lee's staff, and the writer of most of that General's reports, and other competent witnesses were quoted in support of this proposition, “The preponderance of the testimoney of the Conted- erate officers,” said Mr. Maltby, “4s strongly on the side of the petitioner, and it they are to be be- lieved General Longstreet’s line was formed at eleven o'clock on the morning of August 29."" The “joint order’ to MeDowell and Porter, the coun- sel claimed, left the responsibility of any attack upon the Se with the former officer, who was the superior, but as in their opinion it was not deemed best to give battle that day, and McDowell rode off atter a brief interview, Porter was bound to exercise his best discretion, which he did, and which prompted him, when he*found that Me- Dowell had withdrawn King's division from his com- mand, to lay quietly and watch the encmy, satisfied to hold so large a torce in check and not to risk the lives of his men and the cause in which they were engaged by an attack that was certain to fail. THE ALLEGED RETREAT. The charge that General Porter made a retreat on the 29th of August was next considered: “I am tempted,” said Mr. Maltby, “to » of this retreat of which General Porter has been found guilty in the manner in which the famous chapter on the snakes of Ireland was composed, to wit, ‘There was no retreat,’ and thus end the whole sub- ject.” The testimony of most of the general officers and a large number of regimental and staff officers in the command was cited to prove that there was ‘no retreat or movement that day in the nature of a re- treat” by General Porter's corps, and was strongly ut. The specification of the second charge, wherein orter was accused of ‘‘misconduct in the face of the enemy” was the counsel's next subject; and the additional clause that although being “within sound of the guns and in the presence of the enemy, with a knowledge that a severe action was being fought and that the aid of his corps was greatly needed,’ General Porter still remained uietly doing nothing, was characterized severely b; ir. Maltby. He quoted at length from the testi- mony of the most trustworthy and honorable wit- nesses to prove that the firing Which was occamon- ally heard did not indicate any severe action, and that until late in the afternoon there was only fight- by brigades, and that not “severe.” The “ order” of ‘General Pope was then considered indeed may be called the principal charge against the petitioner. The following is the order General Porter is charged with disobeying :— Heapquanters 1x THe Frenp, Aug. 29, 1862—4:30 P.M, You in on the euemy's flank, I o action at once On the ne. his rear. keoping. your he ene! be she! Tn case you a cultged to fall so to your Fight anid rear, so us to Keep you in close communtestion with the right wing. JOHN POPE, Major General Commanding, Major General Poxtrit. A QUESTION OF TIME AND ROUTE, The testimony of Captain Pope, who carried the order, and the orderly, Dufly, who accompanied him, was thoroughly reviewed, and the impossibility of the correctness of their story insisted upon. General Ruggles, who wrote the order at the dictation of Gen- ope, testified that his habit was to look at his watch and mark the time on an order when he began to write it. He judged it took twenty minutes to write it, copy it and prepare ic for delivery. The route taken by Captain Pope and the impossibility of a rapid movement, as testified to by that offiver, were particularly mentioned by the counsel, and the evidence of the members of Porter's staf aud others who were present when Captain Po, arrived with it, made it certain that it was not fil after half-past six P. that the order reached Gen- | eral Porter. The evidence of Colonel Moale and Lieu- nant Jones, to whom Captain Pope said only a few yeurs ago that it was “near dark when he reached General Porter" was effectively quoted, and the | weight of the evidence of General Sykes, who was | with General Porter, the oflicers of the stait who tes- | titled to the same effect and are all gentlemen of char- | | acter, and other equally strong’ witnesses was earn- | estly stated, The ordera of General Porter to his subordinate generals to carry out the d:rections re- | ceived in the “half-past “four 2. M. order” were stated, and the testimony that every | exertion was made and all possible prepara- | | tives to attack was quoted; and the iact, as Mr. Maltby declared, that darkess prevented a com- pliauce with it ought to be now adnutted without dis- pute. This part of the argument was exceedingly ‘well prepared and was the most interesting and et- fective portion of the address, Mr, Maltby, with the zeal of the advocate, couchided his loug argument on this point by saying:—"Heving thus shown that General Porter was entirely imocent of the charges upon which he was convicted, I shall turn to the ciaim advanced by us, that his remaining stationary uplished without loss of blood what could not | © been accomplished had he attacked and been de- ed. namely, he kept Longstrect’s torce from at- tucking General Pope's main army in flank, on the 2WUi of August, 1862, and thus delayed its defeat by his point, which is embraced in the previous part of his argument, he further elaborated with many citations of the testimony, and passed to the discus- sion of the question of General Porter's animus. Here he made a powertul attack on the testimony of some of the witnesses brought forward by the Judge | Advocate, contrasting the evidence of the witness Bowers, ‘whom hv cailed a “professional spy," who ntly during the war because ot his uspicious character with the evidence brought in re- buttal. ‘The evidence of Bowers was as follows :— Answer, Thad started owt, some hour, or perhaps more, | Wefore that to look for a ph wh volitn ting aren ap to an ol suspicions clings to him = = =s8 g ad headquart 1 in that capacity, under arrest, asi eon sidered myself, E saw al Porter. | @. Wid you hear vorsation on the part | ‘ an that they called ¢ 1 nis x th General Pope is e and Ldoa't wish any jquartors tent and ah pack; seme twenty minutes or half by neral Pope came through, wud mo atten hin. A WOUTHTLESS WITNESS, Maltby’s comments were certainly simple and | | | | evidence was A wilful falsehood, He | afterward enme bi after that time ¢ tion was paid was frequently an object of suspicion during the War, aid Was arrested ‘very often’ because of bis suxpicious ¢ 4, His suspicious character eliugs to him yet. ined scout a8 he was, with the keen | pair of eyes that he has, it is singular he did not re- member General Porter's personal appearance lore distinctly, and should Lave been mistaken about a very striking teature, Why did he, with his sharp eyes, declare that General Poxter was in his ‘wall tent’—his officer's tent— that be (Bowers) was Lin an inch of it on that occasion when there | no tent whatever there at the time, and lato in the afternvon, if at all, was afly tont used, The only members of Generel Porter's stuff were Colonel Webb, since brigadier general and brevet major gencral, President of the College of the City of New York; Lientenant Colonel since brigadier general; Lieutenant Weld, since brigadier general, and Captain Montieth, now honorable merchants al) of them; and Dr, Abbott and Captain MeQuade, who are dead, ‘The first three mained have specifically aud indignantly, as became patriotic mon, denied ever having heard of such an order being given by General Po Captain Mon- teith, living in Cingil eonsidered wn necessary to recall to contradict Bowers. He can bo telegraphed an in ry on tile point, if the Board desires, ‘The thing can be done as re- ards Generals Sy Morell, division command: rs wnder General Porter, and hosts of officers and | mon still live to testify to the truth, Why did not Recorder ask General Sykes if he knew of each an to General Pope? Why did he notask that question of General Morell, or General y Buchonwn, now also, vo longer y wd of relying ‘upon this Unknown spy? Comment is timnecessary, No we 1 | criticiam of General Pope were ever uttered by General irter to wy of the officers who fonght nader him,” ‘s address conelitded with sarcastte ref. ) at all. | real assets to §! | Elias testified ~ 5, and an explanation of the despatches of Porter to Buruside, with a bi ce Lo Governor Newell's testimony that President Lincoln told him a few days before his death that he intended to order an inquiry into the case of General Porter, as he believed injus- tice had been done. Mr. Maltby’s peroration was eloquent, and his entire address received the closest atgention both from the members of the Board and the spectators. Mr. Bullitt’s argument will follow next week, and after that the Judge Advocate and Mr, Choate, who will haye the final word, THE CHARTER OAK .CONSPIRACY, THE ARGUMENTS COMPLETED—AN ADDRESS IN DEHALF OF THE DEFENDANTS AND A SPECIAL REQUEST TO THE JURY—THE CHARGE PoST- PONED UNTIL TUESDAY. Haxrrorp, Conn., Jan, 4, 1879, The closing argument for the defence was com- pleted by Mr. Hyde this morning, covering in its entirety the operations of the conspirators from the time they came into the company down to the period of the Furber-Jewell settlement. Discussing the original Furber contract, under which $500,000 of assets were contributed, Mr. Hyde claimed that Farber received but $121,000 under the contract in the twenty months le was with the com- pany, whilo the profits during that period aggregated around million, Commissioner Stedman was rivht in ying that the Charter Oak could pay that contract and save $400,000, It was un honest bargain, and it was only fair that Furber should have some compensation (to be decided by arbitration) for the risk assumod; that the company might possibly be forced into bankruptcy and he would lose heavily. HOW DOUBTFUL ASSETS WERE MANIPULATED. Various bad assetz of the company were considered seriatim, and it was pomted out that every one was an investment before the accused had any connection with it. The Allen, Stevens & Co, (New York) “blanket mortgage” was an affair of the former Management. Suit had been brought to recover on this, and the other interested creditors of Allen, Stevens & Co., Mr. Hyde asserted, had been instru- mental in organizing the attack on the Charter Oak to cripple the company and prevent it from fighting for what-was claimed—everything of the estate cov- ered by the mortgage. Furber, upon going into the company, made a vigorous push to realize something on this mortgage, and the attack promptly began. The Valley Railroad $1,250,000 secured mortgage bonds were invested in by the company un- der the old management, and all that Furber had to do with them was to convert them into New York real estate paying six per cent. The Higganum mort- | gage was handled in the same way, and as to the West Virginia property Furber did nothing with it except- ing to have a new mortgage executed to cover im- portant properties, which had not been properly cov- ered in the original mortgage. very effort of the accused, in short, was to better the condition of the company end, to put the worst construction on their motives, only for the purpose of insuring payments under their contracts by making the company sol- vent again, ‘The New York downtown purchase by Furber in behalf of the company was reviewed at length, and that it was a good bargain hud been testified to by the present managers of the Charter Oak, and another point is that tor a year after the sale the seller leased the property at the rate of six per cent on the full amount that was paid for it. Coutinuing, Mr. Hyde remarked that an impresgion existed that the accused were in some way respdasible for the forty per cent scaling of the policies that was made by the ewell management. This is unfair; the fact is that the scaling was necessitated by the reduction of the receipts—33,000,000 in two years--resulting from the attacks upon the institution and the apprehen- sions of the ey holders due thereto. And these attacks, Mr. Hyde asserted, were continued by the interests that attacked Furber, and they are con- tinued to this day with the sole object of forcing the company into the hands of a receiver and ruining it. ‘THE JEWELL SETTLEMENT. Regarding the settlement made br Jewell with Fur- ber, Mr. Hyde said that while this had been excluded from the evidence, it must be conclusive to every in- telligent man that there could be nothing wrong in it when it was approved by stich men as Governor Jeweli, Senator Eaton, Colonel Bissell and other gen- tlemen, coustituting the new Board of Directors. Aud it should be remembered that this was a settlement made pursuant to the terms of the original Furber contract, which the State had claimed was fraud- ulent. With this Mr. Hyde closed his remarks on the evi- dence and spoke of some general features of the case. He said:—"It has been represented by the State that the defendants have endeavored by every legal means to prevent a trial and to escape justice. This is not borne out by the facts, Only a year ago yesterday the Gran@’Jury found « bill against them, and the fact was announced to the world with a flourish of trumpets. The wires flashed the news to Furber in New York and Wiggin in Boston, and they hurried to Hartford as fast as steam could bring them, without waiting to be legally summoned. Reaching ‘here they were compelled to await until the following week the form of being arrested and giving bonds, Since then they have stood ready at all times to answer the charges against them. ‘The prosecution complains that they insisted upon all their rights in this trial, but it should be remembered that for a full year they had been hounded by the press and the public; that they went into this trial under the dis- | advantage of a strong tide of public opinion against them; that their personal liberty and their reputa- tions alike were at stake, and that, consequently, in justice to themselves, they were bound to muke ‘the strongest possible defeace. The State Attorney, in his closing argument, did a most unusual thing;’ he urged that if a single juror had in his mind a shadow | of doubt as to the innocence of the accused he should stand out against the other eleven and sectire a disa- greement. Is this right ? Is this just? Can it mean anything else except that the State, finding itself un able to secure @ conviction on the evidence, is ne satisied with the expense and loss it has already subjected these men to, but wisbes to rnin them financially by putting them to the expense of another trial? If they are innocent such s course would be more than cruel. Ail through the long months since this indietment was brought public belief in their guilt has been a matter of prejudice, baset, not upon known facts, but upon rumor aud misrepre- sentation. A QUESTION OF LAW. “Tho case should never have been tried in this court Early in this trial the Judge admitted that it was not clear to him that the offences alleged consti- tuted anything more than simple misdemeanors, and if only these, the statute of limitations would have run againxt many of the allegations. We asked that we might be saved the expense of the trial by taking this question to the Supreme Court, but the Judge decided to yo on with the’ case pro forma and see what evidence could be produced. And yet, after all the wrong the defence has been subjected to, the State Attorney comes in at the close of this trial and asks thai, if the jury has any doubt as to the innocence of tl dunits, that the State receive the benefit of such ts. 'Ehis is reversing old common law principle, which accords to the benefit, and declares that every ma 1 to be innocent until it is proven beyond kuilty. Gave us fristice and you cannot fail wader the la to give US A speedy acquitt: The Court adjourned to Hovey will deliver his charge. BUSINESS TROUBLES. sday next, when Judge Rovert N. Hayward made an assignment yesterday to Charles Stoppelkam, giving a p ence to his wife, Frederick Graf made an assignment yesterday Jo Henry M. Blaskopf, without preference. The bond of the assignee in the matter of the as- signment of Olyphant & Co,, the China commission merchants, was yesterday fixed by Judge Van Hoesen, at $100,000, The following achedules in assignment cases were yesterday Med in the Court of Common Pleas William Roth to Philip Sleidel, the biabilities amount. ing to $13,574 61; nominal assets to $2,595 61 and 2 til. Charles Bellows to Sulney Whittingham: the liabilities amount to $25,015 06 and nominal assets to £24,000, Ash & Seidendort to Henry 8. Kisler; the liabilities are stated at $13,184, nominal assets at $9,117 85 and reul assets at $5,299.89, FAILURE OF ELIAS BROTHERS. William M. Elias and Bilas H. Elias, well known as the Elias Brothers, made an as¢ignnient yesterday to Hamilton Fish Burtuett. A few years ogo Ellas 1H. in court that he owned prop- government bonds, diamonds and = cash to the amount of $300,000. Their ment was the result, it ix nlieged, of in- ability to get an extension from their’ creditors and the commencement of 4 suit by one of the ered itors. The Habilities amount to about $40,000, and tho assets conslat of watches, fancy goods ant various odds and ends, Elias has five splendid horses, esti- mated worth $3,000, and yesterday wore a ‘profiision of diamonds, Daniel A. Loring is the only preferred creditor for $9,000, Among the other creditors are John F. Hopkins & Co,, FG. Whit & Ce ~ Richardson & Co., A. Bushee & Co., William Rich- ardson and J, M. Young & Co. SANE OR DEME ‘The proceodings to determine the sanity of Mrs, Henrietta Grenwe, of No. 211 Park avenue, who charges her husband, Kmil Greuwo, an architect in this city, and several others with attempting to in, earcerate her in an atylum, were continued at the Hudson county Court House, Jersey City, yesterday, before the commission appointed by the Chancellor. George Clarke, a Hoboken contractor, testified that he had caused the arrest of Mrs, Greuwoe in 1875 for annoying him, she Ley froymently attracted a v erty, crowd around Lis door by her actions aud ber state. assign: | 1879.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. | mont that her husband was inside; Mr. Greuwe, wit- | ness said, had never been in his house at all. Dr. Edward Vicarino, a graduate of the College of Geneva, and for ight mouths assistant physician | im a Geneva ag for the iusane, stated that he had pronounced . Grenwe of unsound mind beeanse | of her strange conduct; she frequently received let- | ters mailed to him and gave tem ‘o the children, who tore them uy . of Twenty-eighth street, this eit testified that twelve years ago he was Mr. Greuwe family physician: he first noticed the symptoms of a disorde brain in Mrs. Greuwe in 1871, after the death of one of her children at Cold Springs, N. ¥.; she afterward accused witness of conspiring with her husband to get her out of the county and «dso of giving her medicine to poison her; when asked by ‘im a year later why wanted his attendence if she thought he had'been trying to poison her she denied ever having said anythiuy of the kind to him: in the opinion of witness the loss of her child had partly deprived her of her reusoa, COUNTY CLERK GUMBLETON. PERFECTING THE MANDAMUS ORDER OF JUDGE DAVIS—APPLICATION TO JUDGE DONOHUE FOR STAY PENDING APPEAL. ‘The legal game of battledoor and shuttlecock in the matter of the examination of the books and records in the office of, County Clerk Gumbleton is not yet, it seems, terminated, A new phase in the litigation presented itself yesterday, evincing an ardent dete: | mination ou the part of Mr. Gumbloton and his leg | advisers to fight it out on the line they have chosen | if it takes ull winter. . SETTLING JUDGE DAVIS’ ORDER, First in the order of proceedings yesterday was the assembling in Judge Davis’ private yoom of the Com- | mittee of the Bar Association and Mr, Gumbleton’s | counsel for the purpose of settling the order of man- | damus directing Mr. Gumbleton to allow the commit- tee to exumine his books. This took some tim: Atter the usual phraseology reciting the facts of th case and the hearing in Court the rollowing was the onder as finally scttled:— “Ordered that a peremptory writ of mandamus issue out of and under the seal of this Court, directed to the above named respondent, the Clerk of the County ot New York, enjoining aud commanding him fortli- with, upon service thercof, to produce and exhibit to the above named relators, or any or either of them, and allow them, or any or either of them, to inspect and examine at all times during office hours of eac and every day when they may demand such inspec- tion, ali books kept by the respondent, pursuant to the Laws of 1847, chapter 432, im such case uaude and provided, containing an account of or any fees, perquisites and emoluments actually received by hint for any services done by him or by his assistants in | his or their ollicial capacity, containing an account of all or any fees, perqui and emoluments which said Clerk has been entitled to demand or receive from any person for-any services rendered by him in his official capacity pursuant to law. And it is fur- ther ordered that the respondent pay to the relators $10, the cost of this motion. Enter, N. Davis.”” ‘This order was filed in the County Clerk's Office— the first ever received against that oficial. APPLICATION FOR A STAY. Acopy of the above was forthwith served on Mr. | Gumbieton, and the Bar Committee expected tree access to his records. In this, however, they were disappointed, an order being ‘produced’ by Judge Donohue, returnable at balt-past three P. M., requir- ing the Bar Committee to show cause why an order shoutd not be granted staying all proceedings under the writ of mandamus pending an appeal from the | mandamus. At the appointed hour the parties inter- etsed came before Judge Donohue. No very long ar- guments were indulged in. Mr. Beach urged tuat no material injury could re- sult from granting the stay, and that its refusal | would cause great personal inconvenience to the County Clerk. Mr. Lord replied by urging that the personal in- convenience of a public officer was not a inatter to be taken into consideration unless the inconvenience ‘was very great. he committee, he said, did not de- sire to’ interfere with or disarrange the busi- | ness of the office, but would “endeavor to | accommodate him,’ He was of the opinion | that the County Clerk did not wish to | have his books examined. If a stay, however, was granted he thought it should be on the condition that the appeal be perfected at once, so that it could be heard at the present General Term. ‘The committe: was acting for the benefit of the public to prevent loss of time and inconvenience. Mr. Beach iasisted that the committee had no right | to the mandamus upon the papers presented, and he | reiterated the statement that the offer to allow an in- spection of his books, made by Mr. Gumbleton on December 1, was made in good faith, but that now, under advice ot counsel, he would never allow their inspection as proposed, unless so ordered by the Court. After some further argument Judge Donohue took the papers, reserving his decision. es MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, ENGAGED. Prernte—NewMan.—Max Pxrre to Miss Amenia” Newman, both of this city. No cards. | _ WaGNern—WEBER.—M1ss Exum L., niece of Mrs. M. ‘Weber, of New York, to R. B. Waaxen, of New Haven, | Conn. i MARRIED. Arrken—PUuLts.—On Wednesday, December 25, 1878, at the residence of the bride's parents, Lnwood, ‘ the Rey. Mr. Van Slyck, Cuarves H, Arrken to { | Maxnerra PULIS. | ConvEnse—Macponovet.—On Thursday, January 2, at the residence of the bride’s parents, Luwood-on- | Hudson, by the Rey. Carlos Martyn, Epauxp C. verse to Jessi Macpoxouca, daughter of F Green, Exq. .G | tives und friends of the family, Dainxen—LoupeN.—On Thursday, December 19, | 187s, by the Rey. William Searles, Cuanuns DmaxkeR | to Misi x1 LoupEn, New York city. ENGLERT—TRatNon.—On Sunday, December at the Church of the Holy Cross, New York, by Rey. Charles McCready, H. BR. Exc to Kati ‘Tracxon, daughter of the iste Thomas Trainor, Esq. Fapnict—FpMonps,—At the Church of the Aton ment, corner of Madison and 28th st., on Satur- y, January 4, 1879, by the Rev. C. C. Tiffany, w sisted by the Rev. Constantine Stauder, Fr Fanntct, of Venice, Italy, and Onrvia Sranw dunghter of the late William Edmonds, Esq., of this city. Kryes—Traynon.—At Newark, N.J., on Tuesday, the Sist uit., by the Rev. L. Gambesville, H. M, Keres, M. D., United States Marine Hoxpital servic 1m, daughter of James Traynor, kaq., of New- a the | | | | | | | . 5 | Love—Bosxrn.—On Deceraber 24, 1878, at tho residence of the bride's parents, by the Rey, Archi- bald MeConlongh, Rrcwanp T. Love, of New York, to | ANNIE C. Boxken, of Brooklyn, E. D. No cards. Morr—Monre.t..—At Bangor, Me., ou December 3, 1878, ALEXANDER H. Morr, of thix city, to Miss Mus pied M. MorneLt, of the former place. SHANLEY—BERKKLEY.—On Ist inst., by Rev. Thomas F. Lynen, Jon J, SAANLEY to Crane W., only daugh- ter of Charles W. Berkeley, Esq. TAGLIANUE--NOWLAN.—-On December 30, at the ch 7 by the Rev. r ul oO. B, 2 to Many both of this city. | “DIED. Barwonr.—At Woodside, L. 1, Waro H. Banmonr, | in the Gist year of his age. fhe friends of the family are inv funeral, on Sunday, the Sth, at half. it two o'cle from his late residence, Woodsi¢ Train leaves | Huuter’s Point at 1:30, Carriages moot train to con- | vey friends to the house, Bratt.—On Saturday, 4th inet youngest son of James A. and A . Beall, aged 5 | months and 20 days. Funeral services at one o'clock P. M., on Monday at his father's residence, $28 Madison av. js are requested not to send flowers. el to attend tha prox Cretr, mzn.—Suddeniy, on the Ist iust., Jaws | BLoowmn, aged 55 years. Funeral services at the Central Presbyterian Chureh, . between Br: y and ay., » P.M. Relatives 1 to attend. y 2% Roswen, Cc. this city, Sunday, batf-past tw oly and friends are tespectially | Brarn an Phursday, Soon Bratsann, in the 60th year or is age. Relatives aud friends of the family are invited to attend Une (uneral services, at Christ Church, on Bedford a near Morton st., Brooklyn, EB. D., this day (Sunday), January 5, at half-past one o'clock ML. Brows.—On Wednosdey, January 1, 1879, ANprew T. Brows, aged 46 rs, Relatives and trends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, at lis late residence, $87 Grahara i unday, January 5, at twelve My Members of Chancelivr Walworth Lodge, 271. and | A. M.; Seawanhaka Lodge . Fo wnd a. M.; Triune ter, No. 241, R. A. M., and Columbian Com | mandery, No. 1,K. T., are respectfully invited to ae tend. Trune Cuarrer, No. 241, RK. A. M.—The con» gpniens of this chapter are sttmmoned to meet at the lasomie Hall, on Sunday, January 5, at halt-past iT eleven purpose of uniting | with Cham ing the fun: 1 nM. L. EHLERS, High Priest, Frevenice W. Hranne, Secretary, Cnaxcetion WaLwours Lonak, 211, Bax A, M.— Brevimen—You are hereby summone | to attend an emergent communication on Sunday, January 5, at | ILA. M., Livingston room, Masonic Temple, for the ose of attending the funeral of our late brother, Andrew ‘T. Brown, Members of sister lociges are trae ternally invited to join with us. WILLIAM D. MAY, Master. Frenenick W, Hranine, seoretary. Heapguanrees of COLUMBAN CommMANDERY, No, 1, . T—Sin Kxtonre—-Yor are earnestly roquestod to meet, im citizens’ dross, on Sunday, at iL A. M., in Chancellor Walworth Lodge room, Masonic Temple, for the purpose of attending the funeral ceremonies of our inte Standard Bearer, Sir A. 'T. Brown. mn. Sir PETAR FOKKESTER, Commander. nnina, Recorder, turday, Janvaty 4, at bis late resi- On Avy, dence in this city, Ira L, Cany, aged 62 years. » funeral hereutter, rday, Jantary 4, THomas, the 1 Patrick and Briiget Carey, in the Weh year of tue age, anative of parish Dri, wear Athlone, Ire andl. lutermenut in Calvary Cemetery, Monday, January Notice of 1) cy K, | a n 6, at two P. M., from the residence of his parents, 349 East 23d st. ix Boston (Mass,) papers please co) Castner sesuere 3, 1879, Mee ‘assy, daugh- ter of Jeremiah ‘and Catherine O'Shaughnessey, suas, ot the parish of Killereran, county Galway, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, at her late residence, 22 Suffolk st., on Sun aay afternoon at two P. M. orTon.-On January 3, after a short illness, of scarlet fever, Louis Corros, aged 21 years, 1 month and 6 days, Kelatives and friends are invited to attend the fue néral services, at the residence of his parents, 116 Bryden st., Brooklyn, E. D., to-day (Sunday), at two Cuxiautox.—-On Thursday, January 2, 1879, Amy widow of Hugh Creighton. inher 75th year. Relatives and trieuds are respectfully invited to at- ni the funeral, from her late residence, 151 Wa- ley place, this day (Sunday), January 5, twelve M, Evans.—Suddenly, January 3, 1879, Epbwarp HENRY EVANS, Aged 39 yours ‘and 12 days. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect: fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late rest 416 West 16th st., on Sunday, January 5, at Her remains will be taken on Sanday, at eleven o'clock, to St. John’s Church, 21st st., near Sth av. Where a requiem mass will be celebrated for the re+ po-e of her soul. Relatives and friends are respect- fully invited to attend, without further not. FReEMaN.—At Mount Hope, Tremont, N. Y., Janu- ary 2, Henry A. FxeeMan, in his 6lst year. Relatives and friends and the members of Varick Lodge, No. 31, F. und A, M., of Jersey City, are in vited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, 5th inst., at two P. M., from the Mount Hope Baptist Church. FINNELLY.—On Saturday, January 4, Hannan Foe NELLY. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her fue neral, from her lato residence, 127 Mulberry st. GruvvrrHs.—KiBaLt Post, 100,—Comrades of this post will assemble at 335); 4th st., Jersey City, to-day (5th), at half-past twelve o'clock, to attend the funeral of our late comrade, William Griffiths. JOHN K. PERLEY, Commander. Hamiurox.—On Thursday, January CATHERINE J. Hanrnroy, a native of Middletown, county of Armagh, parish of Tynan, Ireland, Relatives and friends are invited to attend her fu. neral, trom her lute residence, 145 West 3¥th st., and trom there to the Church of the Holy Innocents, West 37th st., where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of her soul at half-past ten o'clock, thence to Calvary Cemetery. Hitt.—On January 2, in St. Mary's Hospital, Ho- boken, N. J., Francis Roca Hits, aged 55 years. His friends are invited to attend the funeral, at | three P, M, on Sunday, at the Church ef Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken, Haves.—On Thursday, January 2, 1879,our dearly beloved mother, ELLEN Hayes, also mother of Bella Hayes, deceased, in the 61st year of her age. Funeral trom her late residence, No. 44 Renwick st., this (Sunday) ‘afternoon, at ast twelve o'clock sharp, and from St, Anthony's Church, Sulli- van st., at one o'clock Joseru.—At Louisville, Ky., January 1, 1879, Rosa Josern, in the 27th year of her age. KetLy.—Mrs. ELizavEerH Kerry, native of Listowel, ! county Kerry, Ireland, in the th year of her age. Funeral will take place from the residence of her son, Michael H. Keily, 196 South 2d st., Brooklyn, E. D., on Sunday, January 5, at half-past one o'clock. ' Rela- and of her grandsons, P. Henry and Jolin 1, Breen, ure respecttuily invited 0 atte! .—On Saturday morning, January 4, at his nce, No. 236 Gerden st., Hoboken, of pneumonia, Jamns A. KIERNAN, aged 42 years. Funeral Tu y, 1th inst., at ten A. M., from the above residen: the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, corner 4th and Willow sts., where a solemn requiem mass will be offered tor the repose of his soul; thence to Calvary Cemetery. Relatives and friends are re- quested to attend. Kmuy.—On Sunday, December 29, of scarlet fever, James, son of Ellen and the late James Kirby, aged 8 years. interred in Calvary Cemetery, December 31. LancHaar.—Suddenly, Friday morning, January 3, Jous LANGHAAR, in the Gith year of his age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- | tend the funeral, from his late residence, 363 Degraw st., Brooklyn, on Sunday, the 5th inst., at two P. M. LoxRMANN.—On Saturday, January 4, Saran Do- ROTHEA, infant daughter of Frederick W. and Sarah Loghmann, aged 3 months, 26 days. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend her funeral, from the resi- dence of her parents, 169 West 21st st., corner of 7th ay., on this Sunday, 5th inst., at one P. Luqverr.—On urday evening, December 4, Mary £. Orn, wife of Robert 8. Luqueer, Jr., and daughter of David Orr, Esq., formerly of Albany. Notice of funeral hereafter. Marsy.—On Friday, January 3, 1879, Axw M., widow of the late Rev.‘L. G. Marsh. Services at the residence of her son, 427 Monroe st., Brookiyn, on Sunday, January 5, at half-past two Mess.on.—On Friday, January 3, after ashort and severe illness, SopHia, Wife of John Messloh, aged 63 years, 11 months and 16 days. The relatives and friends of the family, as also tha members of St. Mark’s Ladies Association, are re- spect! imvited to attend the funeral, from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 6th st., between Ist and 2d avk., on Monday, the 6th inst., at twelve o'clock noon, McOnymont.—On Thursday, January 2, James Mo- CLy‘“ont, aged 78 years. Relatives and friends of the family are inyited to attend the funeral services, from his late residence, 523 West 50th st., this day (Sunday), January 5, at one o'clock P, M, McCoory.—Suddenly, on Friday, January 3, 1879, MicHauL McCuoky, u native of the township of Drum- jogstes county Armagh, Ireland, in the 42d year of is age. ‘The friends of the family, also those of his brothers Arthur and Owen, #re respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, 217 av. B, on Sunday, January 5, at one o'clock, thence to Calvary Cemeter; McNatiy.—Saturday, January 4, WrcLtam McNay, Youngest son of Jane aud the late James McNally, in the 2ith year of his age. latives aud frienus of the family are requested to id his funeral, from the residence of his mother, East 16th st., on Mond: January 6, at one k sharp; from thence to Church of Immaculate oe’ | Conception, East 14th st., where a burial service will from thence to Calvary Cemetery. Newnovrn.—January 2, 1879, Crorria, daughter of Gooriman and Louisa Newbouer, aged 7 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the tue neral, on Stnday, January 5, ‘at half-past nine o'clock, at 102 East doth «t. O'Newm..—On Friday, January 3, Jess R., in the 18th aa of her age danghter of the late James H. O'Neill, ed Funeral on Sunday, January 5, from the residence sotuer, Mrs. C, A. Field, No. 142 East 57th st., crs.—Jannary 4, at her late residence, 53 Ate 2 Brooklyn, Mrs. Many Penerre, wife of John Perette, Born in Bristol, county Kerry, Ire- land; maiden name, Mary Trant. Reintives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Mouday, January 6, at half-past two © Eicnarpson.—At New Rochelle, on Saturday, Jann- | ary 4, Cano.ine A., wife of Edward B. Richardson, in the 79th year of her age. The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday, January 7, at two P. M., from the residence of Mrs. J. A. Seacord, New Rochelle. Train leaves Grand Central Depot at 12 M. Ricuanps.—On January 4, Henry H, Ricnarps, aged SY years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- teud the Cunerel, from his late residence, 73 Market st., on Monday, January 6, at half-past one o'clock. P.M. mson.—At his late residence, 51 Myrtle av., after longed illness, J. 8. Ronson, Jeweller. of funeral het ,. WRLL.—At Brooklyn, N. Y., Friday, January of scarlet fever and diphtheria, Jams S. Rock yELL, aged 61 years. Funeral services (private) from his late residence, No. 4 Montague terrace, on Monday, 6th inst., at ten o'clock ¥. M. Rosexrnat.—On Saturday areas January 4, Fassy Rosenrnan, née Sulzberger loved wife of Isase Rosenthal. Notice of funeral hereafter. ScaLLox.—On Saturday, January 4, James J., son of J.J. and Mary Seailon, aged L nonta and 16 days. Relatives and friends are invited to ateend the funeral, from hia parents’ residence, 200 Bast on Monday, January 6, at one o'clock. Scnmrrn.—On farday, Januery Scurmprn, fo the 6904 year of his age. ‘Tho rclatives and friends of the fainily are respect. fully inyited to attend the funeral, whieh will take 4, Wiens place in his late residence, No. 24 Vai ‘Tuesday, Jannary 7, at eleven A. M. Sreners.—On Saturday, Janaery 4, 1479, Hexev ~ son of J. L. Siebein, aged YS years and 4 months. Reiatives and friends of the family are respeetfully invited to attend the funeral, at the residence of bis parents, 188 Hitdson st., Hoboken, on Monday morn+ ing, at half-post ten, Stevens.-On Le geen f phe a ks ANN STEVENS, aged 41 years, days. Funeral services at her lute residence, 222 Rast 11th this (Sunday) afternoon, at one o'clock. Hel- os unl friends are invited, Sroppant.--On tite 4th inss, Mancaner A., wife of William Stoddert, aged 61 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respect+ fully invited to attend the funeral, from her late Pesi+ dence, No. 319 West Suth st, on Tuesday, at ten o'clock A. M. Swants.On Saturday morning, 4th inet. after a lingering and painful illness, ANNi®, beloved wife of rick Swarts, in the #th year of her age S61 Sackett st., morning, Jannary 2, months and 16 st. Frneral from ber late residence, Brooklyn, ov Monday, 6th inst., at n Witiiama—Suddenly, of paralysis of the heart, 3 LLIAM WILLIAMS, of Candid, spectfuily nce of hit . invited to attend his funeral, at t son-in-law, William HB. Walton, v8 Vanderbilt ev., between Greene and Filton avs., Brooklyn, on Suus aay, January 5, at two o'clock P. ij . 1870, Tromas W. Writers, yh On Thoreday, Jannery 2, in the 1th vear of her swe, Atice Pawnrxa, daughter of Peter and Julia A. Wyckott. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully fnvited to ettend the trneral, on Monday, January J, at one o'clock, from 126 Amity st., Brooxiyu,