The New York Herald Newspaper, January 9, 1879, Page 8

& COBB AND BISHOP ——_—_-—_ ——_ Seventh Day of the Remarkable Connecticut Trial. MORE FEMALE WITNESSES. Kate and Wesley Cooing While Charles Was Dying. © A SURPRISE. What Mrs. Cobb, Sr., Discovered In Her Son’s House. pode Nek wits [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Norwicu, Jan. 8, 1879. This was the seventh day of the Cobb-Bishop trial, which, under the direction of State’s Attorney Waller, has prog’ A with smoothness and yigor. Yester- day thirty witnesses were called and examined, a y's work that is umprecegented in the Supreme ‘That the prosecution has been energetic in bringing forward all the testimony that can have any bearing on the case the lengthy reports in the Huma fairly attest. Itis seldom thatacase in this State has produced such a sensation. Everywhere the details of the trial are discussed, Mrs. Cobb was considered like Cwsar’s wife. Her subtle methods now form a splendid theme for discussion among. the female portion of the commu- nity. That she should fall in love with her grocery man and accept his “pet’ presents is considered something awful, but that she should, like Mrs. Sherman and others who have imitated the Borgia, put her wnsuspecting husband out of the way by tho persistent use of deadly poison in his food and drink places her beyond the sympathy of the strongest of the strong minded. It is expected that all the evidence will be in this weck and that the arguments will begin about Tuesday next. There NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1879 next April; was intimately acquainted with Charles H. Cobb, Jv; know Kate M. Cobb; I know Mr. Cob died ‘Yhursday, June 6; Kate M. Covb called at my house the Tuesday evening before, when I got at twenty minutes t six, and left shortly after eight o'clock; she said she was going to Otis winch, closed at half-past eight; do not know what time Bishop got away from business; the families came to my house one evening to play cards; I met them at both Bishop's and Cobbs’; Mrs. Cobb did not ap- pear to be an expert—did not know a great deal about the game. Henry M. Durfee testified:—I reside in Norwich; knew Charles H. Cobb; I had a talk with Charles H. Cobb regarding his sickness in the fore part of May at his house; fhe thought he should not be able to to Valentine's; the latter yt of May I had a talk with him regarding his helug able to go Decoration Day; in February he spoke to me of taking Atwood Ditters two nights before, and they had almost killed him; he asked me, ‘What do you suppose there was in those bitters?” Cross-examination—Mr, Cobb had a heavy beard, but he told me after his sickness it dropped out 80 he had to shave it off. Mrs. John Reynolds was called:—I was at the house of Charles H. Cobb, Jr., the day after his death; I saw Wesley W. Bishop there in the door leading to the back hall; Mrs, Cobb handed him some library books, and asked him if he would be kind enough to ask how long the ticket was good. MALE ADMITS BIXHOP STAYED LA: Mrs. L. M. Fuller testified:—I am the sister of Charles H, Cobb, Jy.; have no other brother or sis- ter; [had a talk with Kate M. Cobb the 18th of Feb- ruary, 1878; I told her I heard Bishop was seen leay- ing her house at four o'clock in the morning when Chariey was in Troy; she said, “He was here, but did not stay as late;” I said, “I hope you will not think I have any malice?” she said, “Ido not think you haye;” she said people talked and she would give them something to talk about; when she returned from Troy she said she had found a pencil on the boat; I saw a hand mirror and she told me it was & present; I never saw the cup marked “Pet.” Cross-examined—I spoke to my brother about it about the 14th of April; Kate was not present; I knew in years before they bad becu very intimate, but Charley said of late years he could not countenance Bishop's drinking habits; myself aud Kate and Mrs. Hattie Bishop were very intimate frieuds until 1 left the city, two years since; the week of the fair, in the full of 1877, Kate told me she found the pencil on the boat; the mirror lay in the spare bedroom; there was no concealment; things looked very neat in her house; I was not a witness in the court below; 1 was in Columbus. . Charles Whituker testified :—I reside in Norwich: wm acquainted with Wesley W. Bishop; did not know Kate M. Cobb; was in Mr. Hurlbut’s employ with Bishop; I was a driver and solicitor in the west side district Tuesdays and Thursdays; never called at Cobbs; I called for orders at a family 1n the house; I discontinued to call early in April, 1877; Mr. Bishop told me it was unnecessary for me to call at that house further; I discontinued and Lishop went off his route Tuesdays and Fridays to attend that customer; I left the store in January, 1878; I used to meet Bishop's team and have seen him at Cobb's house on Tuesdays and Fridays; he went a full half mile out ot his way; Thave seen Mrs. Kate M. Cobb at the store conversing with Bishop; when she came to the store she did her business with Bishop; when Kate M. Cobb and Mrs. Bishop were there, 1 have seen Kate and Bishop talk isa loud public demand that justice be done, MRS. COBE OUT VISITING, MR. COBB DY ‘The court opened promptly at nine o’clock. Mrs. L. A, Toune was the first witness called. She tes- tified:—I reside at No, 11 Park street; I know Kate M. Cobb; do not know Wesley W. Bishop; I never ‘was very intimate with Mrs. Cobb; she has been at my house only once, on the edge of the evening; Iremember the time of Mr. Cobb’s death; the call ‘was made two weeks before his death, of a Tuesday night; she stayed about ten minutes; when she left she said she was going to Mrs. Tracey’s; I heart’a team pass the house just before she left. Cross-examination—I know the time was two weeks before Mr. Cobb's death because we bad busi- ness together; we were o have met on a Wednesday, but she said owing to her husband’s illness she could not come on that evening, so she came Tues- day; the business related to the anniversary celebra- tion of Victory Lodge of Good Templars; I could not tell how many teams passed the house. Miss Jennie Douglass testified:—1 reside on Me- chanic street; have resided there several years; I know Kate M. Cobb slightly; Ido not know Wesley Bishop; Mrs. Cobb was at my house once in the evening, in May, li ut about seven o'clock; she re- mained probably half an hour; the visit was made after Charles H. Cobb's death; I know it was in May because I was finishing work for a lady in the West; I think Kate M. Cobb called on me Thursday night, in the latter part of May; if Mr. Cobb died in June she called on me before his death; there was no cir- cumstance which attracted my attention; she said she came from home, but did not say where she was going. CHARLES THOUGHT SHE WAS AT CHURCH. . Mary Maffitt was called and said:—I reside jo not ki y Kate M. Cobb; know them together in the the firse time the last of October or the Ist of November, 1si7; it was between nine and ten o'clock, on Central Wharf; Mrs. Bishop was at | church; M pb came to the church and asked Mrs. Bishop where Kate was; I met them several times. Mr. James Hull was called to testify as to the time “Linderessa,” a local operetta, was given in Breed Hall, and fixea the dates as the 20th, 2ist, 22d and 2th’ ot February, 1878; “Don Munid” was a local spectacular entertainment, given the same winter, I think twice, before ‘‘Linderessa.” He also turned to an article published in the Bulletin on the 13th of March, 1878, the publication of an article on “arsenic,” copied from Frazer's Magazine, which was read by the District Attorney. Mrs. Mary B, Gates testitied:—I reside on West Main strect; I know Mr. Bishop and Mrs. Cobb; on ¢ February, 1878, I saw irs. Cobb’ be- h the street light standing there alone at about twenty minutes past Cheard a noise across the way and looked and saw Mr. Bishop uniocking Hurl- burt’s store door; he joined her and they went east | ad of toward home. looked at my watch when I neat COBB'S MOTHER. wr of deceased, was then ided in Norwich thirty of Charles’ death he was thirty- five years of age; he was collector of taxes; wus also post commander of the Sedy K. irst complained about the 2 huis health was gene of his death; he entered the na years; at tl uary, a short army a year; then liseaxe in. the army s8 until that which resulted i leath; he told me that, on the 24th of February, aiter drinking tea, he had a strange tickling in the throat and numbness of tremities; told me he took ipecac tobacco juice to produce Dr. Perkins, and 3. the latter part of had taken Atwood i ight before and had vomited all night; ver served him so before; P st sick; bis wite Iwas away in he was sick; wien I got back in May he similar attack; he told me li rom the April attuck; in Mebruar as sick, told him { had heard stories about . Bishop not commendable and he should | with him; Kate was present but suid night I called on my son at his told me to pass into the sitting om, where Charley was; she came in aad said sho ued “folks would mind their own business :” [ left about ten o'clock; Kat in the habit of com- very tw ks until I spoke ayuiust Bishop; after that she never called again; J talked with my son the day before he die poison; asked him if Drs. B jit told him he was sutlerin “How do you know i trom lead poison ot some other poison? knew of no w ould yet other poison; | up and said, “We have had no poison in Thave seen Bishop at the house; when iren had the measies in Bebruary 1 Lishop's team was in front of the house; nobody | ‘was beiow but the childre MRS, COD 1 stepped to the parlor rr : SURPRISE, dd looked out to seo if the aside; when Mr. Cobb was there he often went into the office and left the ladies with Bishop; the conversa- tion was general. Cross-examination—I had special customers who dealt entirely with me; I carried no goods out of my district unless it was inconvenient for the regular driver. ANOTHER WITNESS WHO THOUGHT COBB HAPPY. After w recess of some fifteen minutes Mr. Charles ‘Tracy was recalled by the defence and testified :—I was as intimate with Mr. Cobb as anybody, except his own family, until he moved from iy neighbor- hood to the west side; when Charley was in the shop daily I saw him; Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Bishop were very intimate, and oe, told me that he and Bishop were very intimate; Charley invited me: to his house to spend @ pleasant evening; the ladies conversed to- gether and the gentlemen engaged in playing cards: Sirs. Bishop invited us to come to their house and spend an evening and play cards; at the suggestion of my wife I invited them to my house, aud they came and piayed “auction pitch ;” in 1876 I went to the west side and spent 4 week with Mr. Cobb's family at his solicitation; saw much of the family; they lived happily together; Mr, Cobb’s beard. began to cote out and he shaved it off; had not worn a beard for three years; we had many’ jokes at the ex- ense of his leanness: he had excellent control of Himelt, but I did not discern that he was over sensi- tive; on the night Mrs, Cobb left my house I sug- gested if she was going to the library she must go quickly, a8 it was a quarter past cight o’clock. Objections were raised by the prosecution to the defence putting in their evidence at this point of the tria!, and were sustained by the Court. Cros+examined by the prosecution—I knew his to take the Collectorship—about three years ao; he had side whiskers and his mustache ran into them; I never told any onc of this until the trial commenced; I spoke to Sydney L. Smith about it; I read about his beard dropping out being taken as an indication of poison; he spoke to Sydney L, Smith, George L, ‘roune and others in the shop; I never saw anything improper between Mrs. Cobb and Mr. Bishop; Ithiuk the Cobb family lived happily. WHAT BISHOP SAID TO A FELLOW CLERK, Mr. Charles Whitaker recalled by the prosecution— Bishop. and I were together a8 co-clerks about eighteen months; the hour for clos- ing is nine o'clock; the drivers were given alternate evenings, both remaining Saturday even- ings; with the exception of Suturday evening we closed at about half-past nine o'clock, Saturdays at ten; have no knowledye of Bishop being away, four consecutive nights; he could not haye been absent without an understanding with me. ‘An objection was raised to the witness being ques- tioned as to statements made by Bishop off the stand and out of Court, unless it was to deny some fact stated by him as a witness. ‘The prosecution maintained the right to show the intimacy between the families, as opposed to Bishop's statement that he and Kate regulated the meetings. ‘The Court ruled in favor of the prosecution. Mr. Whitaker continued—Bishop told me in June, 1878, that the families were very intimate, visiting each other almost every night; after Mr, Cobb's cath he rode with me, and I told him I thought he was to blame for the rumors abroad; he said, “If stopping and talking with the woman had brought it about he was to blaine; so far as any criminal rela- tions exist between me and Mrs. Cobb, Kate is as in- nocent as an unborn babe.” Re-examined by the prosecution—I was telling him in June of the rumors abroad about the time his team was at Cobb's, and his frequent visits; after Cobb’s death I spoke again of the rumors against him in connection with Mrs. Cobb and the murder, and his reply was, “Kate is as inuovent as an unborn babe.” George W, Price was called and identified Mrs. Kate M. Cobb's signature. AFTERNOON SESSION. ‘The Court resumed its session at two o’clock. Lemuel A. Manning sworn for the State:—I knew both Mr. Cobb and Mr. Bishop; last saw Cobb in May before his death, when he told me that he had taken about cnough physic to clear out all the bile from his system; # few days later he claimed that the jar of a carriage in driving was extremely painful; [ was at Cobb's house on the day of his death; Bishop was there in the morning before Cobb died, but I had no conversation with him. Cross-examined—Mr. Cobb never showed me a gal- vanie battery when I called at his house; he did not indicate what medicines Le lad taken, ovly that he hud taken a “great variety.” BISHOP AGAIN INTERROGATED. Wesley W. Bishop was recalled by the prosecution d interrogated as to certain visits, the object being rroborate the testimony of other witnesses as He said—Several letters to to his visits to Mrs. Cobb. passed between me and Mrs. Cobb at the store; tour or five, perhaps; { made the first visit to Mrs. Cobb's puse While ler husband was in ‘Troy on a Saturday evening; I went there about eight o'clock; 1 went and remained ; the following ayain Sunday night, a little earlier, there until about two in the mornin; night I went and stayed until thre Jobb was then either in bry New York or Meriden, Conn.; ou another night I calied on her at nearly eleven o'clock. Cross-examined—The fact that my wife was there on the first week was something that I would not readily forget, nor that I hid in the cellar way; I for- got that, however, wheu I was on the stand before; I stood an hour in the cold cellarway; I have talked with no person about this matter, for | had tried to forget it; one night that Cobb was in Meriden I went there, but L cannot recollect Just what night that was; I did recollect the matter when I was testifying before and do not know why I did speak of it when I promised to tell the whole truth; iu my testi- mony Lalso forgot to state that I had taken Mrs. Cobb out driving two or three times at night and had had improper intercourse with her. grocer's teain was out there seutly 1 heard steps Overhead and coming down stairs; then I saw Bishop go out and yet into bis team and Kate come into the room, pale and coufused, and said, “AL! good morn- id, “I have brought something for the ehil- no allusion was made to what 1 had seen; this day before I spoke to my son against Bishop; 1 was present when my son died, in June; Kate said nothing o Charles’ condition; my son's life ‘was insured for $1,800 in favor of is wife, { Cro» mination—l lived ne sou; lived on | friendly terms; called frequently; she was last at my | house One week before her husband's first attwck; 1 | was away a mouth; do not kuow she called while I ‘was away; I think she never neglected her household Giities; 1 tasted the Atwood bit ; SWal.owed none; felt no bad effects; he said he had taken it twice at night and once while L was there; when Bishop's team was | there I went into the vr Aun street door; 1 saw | Ait. Bishop go out and yet into the wagon; Kate came luto the sitting room out of the hall; the child was tomfortable and did not neod immediate attention; I tuuld not tell whether the steps above were of oue oF tuore persons, or Whether they were @ lady's or gene | Heman’s, | Mr, J. L. Wheeler testificd:—I reside on School street; remember Charles H, Cobb's death; k ley W. Bishop; do not know Mrs. Ce Bishop on Schvoi street the Tuesday night before Mr. | Cobb died, toward Washington street; I goes Bishop; vong, Who was | Who i8 the woman ?”’ kus said, it was about five minutes to » e night; the light Ul ge L. reside in Norw Washington Dw Cobb; remen tang a litte after ni bult; did not see " siairs, opened the Widow; I did not hear the con- Vversation. aries Tracy was No. 68 Frauklia sir jed and sworn:—I reside at ; have resided there six years SUMETHING ME HAD FORGOTTEN TO STATE. There are a great many things I may have for- gotten, for it takes a pretty qood memory to re- collect all these things that happened a year and a half ago and bring them ali in during one examination, I did not swear that I had criminal intercourse with Mrs. Cobb while her husband was in Troy, and Ido not now admit it. P. ¥. Smith sworn :—Ho was an officer of Victoria Lodge ot Good Templars in May, 1877; Mrs. Cobb was Worthy Chief ‘lemplar; do not recollect thut Bishop was ever an otticer; she has also beon treas- urer, aud was subsequently elected to the higher office; I have seen her handwriting; witness identi- ficd her writing ina record Look of the lodge, the entries ranuing from May to August. ‘The defence declined to cross-examine, George W. Price was recalled and testified :—I have been Worthy Chict Templar and also treasurer of Victoria Lodge, and was sueceoded by Mrs. Cobb; I gaw ior writs two of the entries in tho treasurer's ook. Mr. E. H. Learned, cashier of the Uneas National Bank, appeared ws an expert on handwriting and compared the writing in the treasurer's book with the date written on a scrap of poetry sent by Mrs, b to Bishop; witness had no doubt that the writ- yy the same hand. samined—I have no reason to doubt that T cannot explain my reasons for ; if there was any testimony yoing to ere are some alterations in the poetry " to “his” in some of the lin id say that these and the date were made » pencil, although the marks wre blacker hanyes than in the date; they might alwo have p made by different pencils. (Laughter.) COLU's FATHER ON THK STAND. Chatles H, Cobb, Sr., father-in-law of Mrs, Cobb, sworn:-—Churies H, Cobb, dr, wax iny only sou; iis beard was falling ont a yeur before he leit the shop | but forten years previous he had never been ill enough to necd a physician; my attention was first called to my son's illness in February, 1878, and before that time I had never talked with him or his wife about her improprietics; T had, however, heard some talk out and con- versed with my own wife about it before my son a February; my wife spoke of Bishop and told Mrs, Cobb that she ought to abandon his acquaint- ance; she son's first attack he made no reply; the following m. Pad me about eo of tea, foeli distressed taking a cu afterward an: of going to Dr. Perkins’ office: the physician gave an emetic and he was relieved on the way home; Mrs. Cobb was present when my son was telling me this, aud she volunteered the ex- ber ypioons that the tex may have been bad, because it been steeping a long time; nothing was said about what became of the tea that was lett; my son had another attack in March and told me of it; ne was ill fora few days and had another attack in April, during the latter of the month; I was at the house, and seeing Charlie's condition, I called a doctor; he complained that he had been very ill all night, is sickness being accompanied by great per- spiration, and he was so weak that he could not raise his head from the pillow; Charlie was in the chamber alone and his wife down stairs; the doctor yave him quinine pills; he re- covered in three or four days, and went to Voluntown on the 2d of May with some members of the Grand ey of the Republic, he being com- mander of Sedgwick Post; after returning he com- plained that the journey had greatly fatigued him, and he was confined to his room for several days: during one of my visits in April, when Charlie was sick, Mrs. Cobb told me not to go up stairs to see him, that he was asleep and had better not be waked; three days before my son died I went to a physician again; his wife told me once that she went to see a physician concerning Charlie, but did not tell me whet medicine she ob- tained; Iknew of his taking Atwood’s bitters aud that it had strong effects; he never fully recovered from the first attack that I have spoken of, and early in June he was so weak that he was unable to write; when he described his illness to Dr. Paddock the Doctor suspected Icad poisoning; upon the morning-of his death he said that he did not feel any worse und was quite cheerful in disposition; he was naturally of an even, pleasant temperament, and never showed any lack of faith in his wife; on the day of his death I went to his house again later; Cliarlie was very sick; I knelt down by the lounge and took ‘his hand and spoke to him; he responded that he kuew me, and those were the last words my boy ever spoke tome. At this moment the witness’ eyes filled with tears and his voice became husky, while many of the jury and spectators were visibly moved. A moment later he resumed:—The first time muy wife spoke to Charlie about his wife’s intimacy with Bishop Mrs. Cobb was not present. Testimony as to this conver- | sation in the absence of Mrs. Cobb was objected to and ruled out. Resuniing he said:—I went to Troy with Charlie in January, 1878, but Mrs. Cobb refused to go; ‘we were gone five days. ‘THE PROSECUTION CLOSED. C. P. Cogswell was culied as an expert on thé hand- writing submitted to Cashier Learned, and testified thut the same pencil could not well have made the date and the crasures on the poetry without heavy pressure, The State here rested its case, and the court adjourned to nine o’clock to-morrow morning. The defence will tnen open their case, and Mrs. Cobb will either be called as the first witness or at some time durit the day. It is understood that her counsel will go over with her the en- tire range of Bishop’s testimony as to their aequaintunce and intimacy, aud that she will hold strongly to the position she has thus far assumed, that of denying everything that will either connect her with the dual poisoning or any acts that may be construed as affording a motive for the crime that is charged upon her. Itis claimed by some that know her that she will break down under the searching cross-examination to which she will be subjected by State Attorney Waller, but her coolness up to this time, in the face of the terrible evidence that has been brought against her, certainly does not warrant such a claim. OFFICIALS IN HOT WATER. THE CITIZENS OF WARREN COUNTY, N. J., IN- DICTED FOR FORGERY, EMBEZZLEMENT AND OTHER CRIMES—SEVERAL FOUND GUILTY, ‘WITH MORE TO HEAR FROM. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] BELVIDERE, N. J., Jan. 8, 1879. It has been strongly alleged for six months past that a ring has been operating in Warren county. Since the commencement of the present term of court on Thursday last that allegation has been shown to be founded on fact. Eighteen prominent citizens of the county, embracing freeholders, ex- freeholders, ex-collectors, ex-State senators and others of high degree, were indicted by the Grand Jury in September. These men in their official capacity had, as it was alleged, plunged the county into debt to the tune of $180,000. Their trials wore begun last Thursday, Dr. Mattison, ex-clerk, who has been styled the “Boss of this little Tammany,” being the first to face the jury, Four cases, founded on as many indictments, have so fur been tried. Dr. Mattison was found guilty of forgery, amd there- upon pleaded guilty to threo other forgeries. Charles 8. Strader, ex-director ot the Board, was tried on two indictments tor forgery, and was found “Not gas ” on the first aud ‘Guilty’ on the second, ‘he fourth case was given to the jury this afternoon. VERY FORGETFUL. ‘These cases have shown the inside arrangements of the ring, notwithstanding that it is hard work to get evidence. Ex-Collector Cummins cashed these forged orders and is nécessurily the principal witness for the prosecution. But Cummins himself, as it is al- leged, wa: member of the ring and has three in- dictments penaing over him. Hence the prosecu- eution in calling him asa witness places him be- tween two fires as it were. When being examined he proves a champion ‘‘forgetter,” and even gone so far in one case as to forget, or to pretend to fe his own check, although both the check and stub were held before his eyes. Other witnesses, who are either in the toils of ‘the ring or through’ social or political relations sympathize with the defendants, grow equally forgetful when questioned, but the truth gradually leaks out. A CONSPIRACY INDICTMENT. ‘The case given to the jury to-day is a conspiracy indictment. One John B. Sliker built a joint bridge between Warren and Morris couuties for $743, this county’s share being $371 560. Six freeholders from this county com} the committee. After the bridge was built the committee paid him the contract price and a yoodly amount for extras. But the Prosecutor has shown that Freeholders Cox and Strader previously and without the knowledge of the rest gave a onc hundred and fifty dollar order, and it is on this order that Cox, Strader and Sliker have been tried. Frecholders Trimmer and Cox gave a secret order for $1%. So it wi seen that the uvlawful profits foot up $349. ‘The de- fence set up was forgetfulness; that when Strader sigued the final order tor the full contract price and extras he forgot that he had previously signed a one- hundred and fifty dollar order on the same bridge. Cox forgot that he had audited $349, and Sliker for- wot that he had drawn the moucy. Prosecutor arris aptly described them as “fo dumb forgetful- ness a prey.” ‘The caso wus ably summed up on both sides. The Chief Justice charged strongly against the accused, and the jury retired at twenty minutes it three P. M. in about half an hour they returned with a verdict of guilty against the accnsed, Cox, Strader and Sliker. ‘The pronouncing of sentence on the three was deferred. MORE INDICTMENTS, While the jury in this case were out the Grand Jury preseniod eleven indictments. It is expected that other members of the ring outside of tie eightecn already indicted will find their tate in batch of bills. THE BALL STILL ROLLING. - Prosecutor Harris moved the case of the State vs. Simon A. Cununins, Edwin G. Bulgin, John N. Givens and Charles 8. Strader, Coun for the defence called attention to the fact that J. V. Mattison and John W. Dean, jointly indicted, were not called for trial. This indictment is for conspiracy to defraud the county out of $5,214, which amount, it is alleged, was divided in a hotel room among the six. The em- panelling of the jury occupied au hour and « half, when the Court adjourned. NIPPED IN THE BUD. Ont of the pigeon-holes of Superintendent Wal- ling’s desk come the following despatches, which describe the birth, existence and untimely end of a most promising sensation before it reached the light of day :— Saw Paanersco, Jan. 5, 1879, Ciuer oF Porsee, New York city :— Information regarding dead bodies found in trunks can be had here. THOMAS MOONEY, No, 368 Natonah stteet. Chapter Il. of this gory narrative is as follows, Here the interest thickens :— New York, Jan, 6, 1879, Chief Kinkeatrice , Sau Francisco Polige — lowing despatch received from your eity ing dend bodies fuund in tranks wing Mooney, No. 363 Natonah ste What ’ GEORGE W. WALLING. It is somewhat sud- tion regn Signed 1 dows it mes ‘The announcement follows. den :— G W. Wattaxe, Supori y is crazy, Just owt o x KIRKP, Particulars by wail jot of Voliew. SAD SCENE IN COURT. A sad scene was witnessed in Judge Semler's Court, Brooklyu, yesterday morning, When Danicl Dousen- berry, a butcher, residing at No. 1,222 Broadway, Williamsburg, was brought before His Honor on the charye of deserting his wife, The injured wife was present, with her two mouths’ old baby, and, with tears streaming down her cheeks, she approached her husband, and raised the little one in her arms so that the futher might kiss it, Glancing disdainfully at both mother and babe, he turned his back upon them. Mrs, Dousenberry gazed at him fixedly for several moments, her grasp on the child relaxed and she fell backward in a swoon. The accused, who was not atfected by the sad seene, wes re ou bonds health iad been poor for a yeur prior to his death, | te appeur for examination on the 1501 inst SUICIDES OF A DAY. THEODORE HYATT, EMBARRASSED IN BUSINESS AND SUFFERING FROM INSOMNIA, SENDS A BULLET THROUGH HIS BRAIN. ‘Theodore Hyatt, sixty-five years of age, committed suicide yesterday, at his place of business, No, 25 Waverley place, by shooting himself in the head, The deceased was member of the firm of Hyatt Brothers, manufacturers of patent vault lights, He was the inventive and mechanical genius of the firm and devoted all his life to the invention and im- provement of the patent vault lights, which are pro- tected in his right by over forty patents. He had also achieved great success in other modifications of the vault lights, such as illuminating encaustic tiles, non-condensing’ skylights, corrugated copper sky- lights, floor lights and vault covers. The tirm, up to a few years ago, was considered to be in a prosperous condition, but lately business reverses are said to have set in, This depression had a soceeeponytin eifect on the mind and general health of deceased, Fdr some time pust he hus been under medical treat- ment for a nervous complaint, which took the form of insomnia; but it was never suspected that this affection would take a suicidal turn, ‘t ‘About noon yosterday one of the employés, Jacob Jacobs, while passing Mr. Hyatt’s office on the second floor, heard what he describes as a ‘gurgling noise.” He tried to enter by the door; but, finding it was locked, he entered an adjoining room, and by going out on the cornice, which is protected by a long wooden sign, he reached a window of Mr. Hyatt’s office and opened it. He saw deceased seated on a chair, with aSmith & Wesson seven-barrelled revolver in his hand, Dr. Maxwell, of Macdougal street, was notified; but before his arrival life was extinct. ‘THE INQUEST. Coroner Woltman, accompanied by his deputy, Dr. Cushniun, proceeded to the scene of the tragedy and took testimony. Jacob Jacobs related substantially the facts above stated, and Dr. Edward Seguin, of West Twentieth strect, deposed that the deceased for the pust two years had been suffering from in- somnia. Deputy Coroner Cushman probed the fatal wound, which was in the right temple, and found that the ball had penetrated tho brain. | Mr. Hyatt, as he ap- peared in deuth, was handsome, well preserved and venerable looking, His white, scauty locks served to cover the wound in the temple, and no blood was visible on the hair or around the mouth of the wound, Upon the recent organization of the New York Electric Light Company, the deceased, who had in- terested himself in its success, was appointed xecre- tary and treasurer of the company. He resided at No. 46 Morton street with his wife and two chiidren — a son and daughter. A STOREKEEPER, LABORING UNDER THE HALLU- CINATION THAT HE IS IMPOVERISHED, SHOOTS HIMSELF. The report of a pistol shot startled the household of Mr. James 8. Wood, of No. 1,131 Fulton street, Brooklyn, shortly before ten o’clock yesterday fore- noon, and inquiry as to the cause resulted in the dis- covery of the dead body of that gentleman, who had shot himself through the heart. He was found by his wife lying on the floor of his bedroom with six-barrel pistol by his side and a small hole in his breast, from which the blood slowly oozed. Mr. Wood, who was fifty years of age, was: well known and much respected in the community. He was pro- prictor of two fancy or gentlemen's furnishing stores, one of which was conducted at his residence by his wife and daughter, and the other, in Fourth avenue, this city, he attended to him- self. Ho was in very good circumstances, but’ recently, owing to shrinkage in real estate, in which he had made some investments, he became melancholy, and at times grew so despond- ent in his specch and manner that Mrs. Wood be- came alarmed about him. She spoke of the fact to some of her friends, as there was really no cause for the fears of impending poverty which her husband appeared to entertain. He frequently spoke of hay- ing to go to the Almshouse, and on Tur y morning, noticing a poor-looking man, who seemed to be # tramp, going by the house, he called the attention of* his wife to the man, saying, excitedly, “This is what Tam coming to, ‘This is what we are all coming to. The Poorhouse is before us; there is no chance for ug. at all.” He then weut away to his place of business in this city, and returned to his home at the usual hour in the evening. There was, however, nothing either in his manner or speech to excite suspicion in the minds of his family of any suicidal intention on his part. He went to bed and rested during the night. In the morning he partook of breakfast with his wife in the dining room and then went up stairs, as she be- lieved at the time, for the purpose of getting a hund- kerchief before going to his store. A few minutes later she heard the report of a pistol shot and found Mr. Wood as above stated. The pistol used was an old one that had not been seen for years by the fainily. ‘The deceased was a prominent member of St. Mary’s Protestant Episcopal Church, on Classon aveune, POISONED HIMSELF. About five o’elock yesterday morning Richard Seaver, living on the Richmond road, near New Dorp, Staten Island, was discovered in s dying condition in his barn just in the rear of his residence. When found he was leaning over a low partition which divides the horses’ stalls, and although able to murmur a few incoherent words, was evi dently near his end, Dr. W. C. Ander- son was sent for immediately, arrival Seaver had expired. The last seen of Seaver before the discovery of his body was on Tuesday evening about seven o'clock, when he applied to the foreman of John Scott's livery stable, at Vanderbilt landing, where he hired a horse wagon, saying he had’ some business to attend to before going home. He returned about eleven o'clock with the horse and wagon, and it was then noticed that he had ven drinking. Foreman Finley then asked him how he was going to get home, as the last train had been gone for some hours. Seaver replied that he would either walk or remain at some hotel at the landing. He then took some of the stablemen to a saloon kept by one Campbell, and after having @ round of drinks, departed. ‘This was the last seen of him. He was a young man, about twenty-two years of e, unmarried, and drove on a inilk route in New ‘ork city, and it is said that for some time past he has been drinking heavily. ¢ One of his brothers com- mitted suicide about a year ago. He is supposed to have taken poison. ‘ CUT HIS THROAT. Patrick Gannon, sixty-five years of age, a gardener by occupation, attempted to end his life yesterday by cutting his throat with a razor, at the residence of his brother, No. 339 Hudson avenue, Brooklyn. He Was removed to the City Hospital, where hopes are entertained of his recovery. DESPERATELY BENT. J.R. Lisle, a printer, of No, 214 South Fourth street, Williamsburg, was held at Essex Market Police Court yesterday on a charge of having at- tempted his own life ina fit of temporary insanit, He tricd to throw hitaself under a wagon and beat his brains out with a stone. WILLIAM AND MARTHA. William Decker is probably one of the sinallest fellows, without being exactly a dwarf, that ever launched into that sea of troubles known as matri- mony. His spouse Martha is not very much to boast of in an avoirdupois sense; but she is a right comely little woman, of twenty-one or thereabouts, ‘As they stood side by side at the bar in Jefferson Market Court yesterday they seemed cut out by nature for each other. But, alas! William has a temper if he is little, and Martha had been made to feel it. At least so she told Judge Wandell. “What do you want me to do with him, Martha?’ asked he, good-naturedly. “Make him support my child and leave me alone,” sobbed she, $ “Jedye, Yer Honor,” squeaked Decker, craning his neck 80 as to get a good look at the Court over the desk, “now [ask you how can a man as has been on the Island give his wife or any woman $6 the very day he comes down trom it?” “What wis he sent to the Island for?’ ot beating me, Judge.” Where do you belong, Willian?” “The Eighteenth ward, sometimes; but I'm all over,” sai ilifam, cavalierly. “You're a cosmopolitan—a citizen of the world— but you ain't on deck when your wife wants bread and butter or something to cover her.”” “Lm willing to do what [can for her, sir.” “Martha, he's very light, You didn’t get much when you took him.” “No, sit, he ain't much of aman; but I wouldn’t care for his looks if he'd only treat me right.” “Well, I'll have to look into this matter, Lock this giant up till Friday.” THE DELAYED MAILS. At five o'clock yesterday morning the first through mail trom the West over the New York Contral Kail- road arrived at the Post Oftice, and, at noon another camo iui, It can readily be imagined that both batches were very heavy, when it is remembered thut nearly a week's mail matter for the East accumulated at Byracuse, The postal cars on both trains were com- pietely filled, According to Superintendent Jackson all the mail lines blockaded since Christmas except the Rome, Ogdensburg and Watertown route and the Cape Vincent branch are now in operation, One of the postal clerks who came through with the first “In many p! west of Syracuse the deep and packed so hard that it was ut- terly impossible to use the snow ploughs and men were sent to dig outone track. In many places drirts of twenty-five and thirty feet were encountered and cuts more than thirty fect deep were filled even with the top. Snow was talling heavily aud « strong wind prevailed when we passed Syracuse,” but before his | .-TRIPLF SHEET. RAILROAD FARES. THEIR REDUCTION OPPOSED BY THE STOCKHOLD- ERS OF THE NEW YORE, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD COMPANY—A STORMY MEETING. ‘The annual meoting of the stockholders of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company was held in the Music Hall, New Haven, yester- day. Mr. William D, Bishop, president of the “road, called the meeting, t» order. After the reading and approval’ of the minutes of the preceding meeting, the reading of the annual report of the directors, which had been mailed to the stockholders, was dispensed with and was accepted by the meeting. Mr. Goodwin to make some re- marks in regard to the report, en he was declared too late to be heard thereon, At this point Mr. Bishop, who has been seriously ill, stated that he felt unable to remain any longer, and called upon Mr, Watrous, of New Haven, to take his place in the chair, { ‘The meeting then proceeded {0 vote for a new Board of Directors for the ensping year. In the meantime Mr. Buckley, of Southport, offered a reso- lution to the effect that the directors were thereby @uthorized and instructed to reduce the rates of pas- senger fares on the road, and stated that a circular and petition had been placed in his’ hands which were intended for presentation to the Legislature asking that the company be requréd to reduce thei? fares; that to fight the measure in the islature would cost the company more than would be sucri- fived by @ reduction of the fares voluntarily. He contended that the company would beable to pay ten per cent dividends; but if only eight per cent dividends were realized the stockholders could not complain, as the investment would be as good as anything else, Mr. P. L. Barton, of Saulebiry, moved that the whole subject be indefinitely postponed and said that, with the exception ot a few croakers, all the stockholders were pertectly satished with the man- agement of the road, | ENEMIES OF THE . Mr. Buckley again referred to ithe petition about to be presented to the Legislature from residents of Southport. Mr. Wood inquired if it had not emanated from Mr. Goodwin, and remarked that there were a few men present who were constantly working against the interests of the road, Ong of them did all he could in behalf of the proposed parallel road in oppo- sition to this road, and of late years had constantly endeavored to embarrass the ctors in the dis- charge of their duties. Mr. Wood thought the fares were quite low enoughs that if the rate was fixed at two cents per mile the public would say it was too much and want it re- uced to one and a half cents, aud then if reduced to cne anda half cents per mile would want to travel for one cent per mile, and finally would expect to travel for nothing and have a lynch given them. BECOMING MIXED. Mr. Buckley again rose to gtt his resolution acted upon and manifested great persistency to be heard at considerable length, and a number of stockholders called him to order, and several moved to postpone the iuatter indefinitely, with culls for him either to sit down or sell out. Mr. Joseph F, Foote rose and said, ‘I move that the gentleman from Southport be furnished with a tree pass to some lunatic asylum.” Mr. Buckley claimed the righ; to ik in defence of his character, which, he said, had been assailed, but the storm of the stockholders’ voices precluded any extended remarks from hin. Mr. Goodwin, ot East Harttord, offered a resolution to the effect that the directors be instructed to run two trains a day each way on tke leased lines at the fare of two cents per mile, but the stockholders yoted almost unanimously to postpone the subject indefinitely. Mr. Buckley ther offered a resolution that the directors expend ‘no money to defeat any bill presented to the Legislature for a reduction of fares. Julius Catlin, of Hartford, Mr. Joseph P. Beach, of Cheshire, and others spoke agtinst the adoption of the resolution offered by Mr. Bu key. At this stage of the proceedings the result of the election was announced. It appeared that 87,004 shares were represented, and ajl the votes were cast tor the first named ten of the ald directors, while the last named three fell but few short of the total num- ber cast. Their names are:—Will Bishop, Edward M. Reed, Wilson G. Hunt, George N. Miller, Chester W, Chapin, A. R. Van Nest, Henry C. Robin- son, E, H. Trowbridge, Nathaniel Wheeler, C. M. Pond, Augustus Schell, George H. Watrous and William H. Vanderbilt. Mr. Buckley and Mr. Goodwin renewed their efforts to get their resolutions adopted by the meeting. Mr. Goodwin got the floor, as he said, to speak 1m sup- port of Mr, Buckley’s resolution against paying, ed money to the Legislature to deteat the propose: tor the reduction of fares. He, however, branched off to the res: of extracts from a daily journal, set- ting forth what had resulted from # reduction of fares on some English railroads and on the Erie road here. The speaker was declared to be out of or- der, aud, amid the confusion that followed, the meeting adjourned. ‘he report for the year showed not earnings of $1,554,489 77 on # capitat-stock of $16,600,000. “ALWAYS WITH YOU.* A LIST OF UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE WHO NEED IMMEDIATE HELP. ‘The following cases of poverty have been investi- gated and ure presented to the charitable as worthy of assistance :— At No. 336 East Sixty-third street, top floor, back, a family ot four need immediate assistance. The hus- band has been out of employment for a long time, and has his wife and two small children dependent upon him. He is a good copyist, and the most ac- ceptable help that can be given him is employment at work of this sort or at something suitable for a man of sixty-five years of age. A widow and her four children are in need of help at No. 446 Weat Forty-tirst street, rear house, top floor. The husband had been bedridden for a long time before his death, which occurred in August last, and in order to support him during his illness every: thing the famfly had was sold. ‘The oldest girl, thir- teen years of age, who earned $2 8 week, has since been the only support of her mother and brothers and sisters, but she is now out of work. This family need food and fuel, and the children are half naked tor want of clothing. Asick man, his wife and three children can be helped at No, 101 Norfolk strect, top floor. One of 4 family of eight aro i at No. 390 H A family of eight ere in pover 0. lenry street, first floor, rear house, The six children are almost naked, A young couple are in need of assistance at No, 621 East Eleventh street, third floor. Tho woman has been sick # long time and the man is out of worl At No. 722 East Eleventh street, first floor, a man, his wife and seven children are very poor. The man is nearly blind on account of an accident he met with year ago. Hoe epent four months in a hospital, and has not been able to work since he lett there, The children are all young. On the top floor of No. 600 East Sixteenth street (corner house), a man, his wife and eight children ave destitute. The man has been out of work for eight months, m the top floor of No. 277 West Nineteenth strect (corner house), a family of three are in extreme pov- erty. The man has m out of work nine mouths and his wife is sick. In a wretched rear basement at No, 122 Henry street a widow and her five small children aro in great need. The youngest children are twins, cigh- teon 1uonths old, ‘This case needs immediate help. On the third floor of No. 4 Chestnut street a lus- bend, wife and six small children are in poverty. On’ the second floor of No. 238 Henry street, room 6, ufamily of three are in great distress. They are only « few months in this country, and the man has not yet been able to find employment. Aun aged widow is in need of assistance at No. 404 Pearl strect, second fioor, rear house In the attic of No. 555 Greenwich street an aged widow and her daughter (who has been out of work for cight mouths) uced belp. Tu an attic room at No. 66 Cherry street a husband, wife and two children wre destitute. The husband has just come out of hospital. In the basement of the rear house No. 122 Henry street a sick widow and her child are in poverty, Acolored man and his paralyzed wife are in want of food and medical aid at No, 84 Bleecker street, second floor. In a fireless attic room at No. 48 Bleecker street an agod widow is sick and in extreme poverty. She has sold every article worth anything to hg 4 food, A sick colored woman is destitute at No. 118 West ‘Third street, second floor. ALD FOR THE POOR, Mayor Cooper yesterday signed the resolution of the Board of Aldermen requesting the Commissioners of Charit es and Correction to disburse a portion of the $40,000 in their charge for the benefit of the out- door poor of this city, A QUEER TRANSACTION, Among the matters to be investigated by the pres- ent Grand Jury of Hudson county, N.J., are the transactions of some of the members of the Hobo- ken Common Council, A short time after the Drain- aye Commission had been enjoined, at the instance of the property owners, from draining the meadow lands, the commission wound up their affairs, and transferred to the Common Council their engine and boiler, which had been put up on the vacant lot at the intersection of Meadow and Ferry streets. The engine had not been paid tor, and the Council neglecting to take charge of the appa rats, some parties drove to the place one day and, placiug boiler and engine on « truck, carried them away. The Council was afterward sued by W. 0, Chase & Co., of this city, from whom the machinery was purchased, and ao judument was obtained against the city for $1,700. Now it is ~~ that the stolen machinery was taken away by the direction of an Aldcrinen, and one of the parties who assisted in its removal was, it is said, a police officer. ‘The officer now says that he understood the bvilcr and ongine bad been pur- chawed by the parties who removed them. Mr, John Reid, who way one of the Drainage Commissioners, is now a member of the Grand Jury, and he will lay tue matter betore that body. THE FITZ JON PORTER CASE. Summing Up by Major Gardner, the Recorder. A SEVERE ARRAIGNMEN' He Claims That No Newly Discovered Evi- dence Has Been Produced. —_-—____ Wesr Porst, Jan, 8, 1879, Major Asa Bird Gardner, the Judge! Advocate and Recorder of the Board of Inquiry in the matter of Fitz John Porter, occupied the attention of the ses- sion to-day. Major Gardner began by stating that this inquiry was the first of its kind in the records of the army of the United States, and in the character of the questions presented was indeed “such as no other campaign, not even that terminating in Waterloo, has ever presented.”” When he began in this investiga tion he thought that General Porter had a strong case but after a study of the question he had changed hia opinion, He then criticised Porter's opening state- ment in detail, reviewing some of the evidence of the court martial of 1863, and claiming that there were contradictions in the statements of his wit- nesses, and said: ‘From this over his own signatyre, despite his deliberate statement to the contrary, it is apparent that both Porter and his officers knew there was ao battle pending on the 29th of August, 1862, and that he himself knew by his order to his senior division commander to push over and help Sigel that aid was needed. He also knew it by a despatch received from Gencral Pope on the morning of August 29, at Bristow Sta- tion, which said, “It is very important that you should be here at an carly hour of the morning. A severe engagement is likely to take place and your presence is necessary.” ‘The claim made by General Porter, by way of excuse, that he “understood General Pope's plan to be to avoid a general enguge- ment until heavy reinforcements arrived, was with- out grounds, as Pope's despatches show, and it was evident that the offensive was the plan of the cam- paign.” After this part of his address, which was fortified by long quotations from the evidence, the Recorder returned to the consideration of the case at the beginning, saying that General Porter comes before this Board of Inquiry asking for justice, not mercy, “Yet he comes, not with the presumption of inno- cence, but under a valid, subsisting and executed sentence.” He then recapitulated the charges and specifications and ee un account of the trial of 1863, and declared that General Pope did not prefer the charges or know of them. “It was only after the campaign,” said Major Gardner, “that Gen- eral Pope became convinced of General Por- ter’s criminal conduct made evident by the exhibition to him by President Lincoln ot the despatches and communications which tho sent to General Burnside and which that Gerferal Pope only did his duty before the Committee on the Conduct of the War when he said he considered that he owed it to the country to bring General Porter to justice, lest at another time and with greater opportunities he might do that which would be still more disastrous. General Pope should be relieved from any imputation of being animated by personal hostility to General Porter, and whatever his personal feelings might have been toward the accused, friendly or otherwise, his duty would remain the same.” The original trial was, the Recorder claimed, ‘thorough and patient,” lasting forty-five days, and was satisfactory to General Porter at the timo, but for sixteen years the members of that court had suffered reproach at the hands of Porter and his sup- porters, who had at last had the proceedings re- viewed, because of ‘‘newly discove evidence.” NO NEW EVIDENCE WHATEVER. As to the first specification of the first charge— viz., the failure to march at one o’clock A. M., August 28, 1862—the Recorder said:—‘“The :Court convicted him of that offence, and he has not wroduced before this a single par- Foto of ‘newly discovered ovidence,’ or even a new excuse, as the Board will perceive by reference to the record. Aconsideration of the cumulative evidence will show that it leaves the petitioner’s case worse than before.” Considering the number, char- acter and weight of General Porter's witnesses as to the excessive darkness of the night, the fatigued con- dition of the troops, the blocked cgndition of the roads and the general impossibility of moving troops before daylight, Major Gardner asserted that ‘from the evidence it will be seen that the time (one A.M.) fixed for the march to Bristol was Sant the time when the road would be least obstructed, and with the most ordinary and customary precau- tions he (Porter) could have obtained complete con- trol of not only the road, but the flelds on each side if necessary.”” The character of the night and the forces to march were next co: y Major Gard- ner, the eonclusion being, after a long citation of the evidence of his witnesses, that “there was nothing to deter those patriots who were loya] to the orders of their general trom making a night march” on the night of August 27-28. THE ORIGINAL ORDER. Quotations from Gerieral Washington on the neces- sity of implicit obedience of orders by soldiers then followed, and 8 number of English authorities were likewise given, and the Recorder then passed to a consideration of the “joint order” from Pope to McDowell and Porter, which the latter was ch with disoboying. This order, over which there ‘been so much controversy, and which involves the reputation of General McDowell, as well as the ques- tion of General Porter's guilt or innocence, is as fol- lows:— [Genoral Order No. 5.) HuapQuarters AunY oF VinGrNtA, CENTREVILLE, Aug. 29, 1862. Grynats McDowen. axp Ponten:— You will please move forward with your joiht, commands toward Guinesvi sent General Porter writ to that effect and Reno are moving on the t far from Gain ommunication is force and your own the whole command — shull halt. “It may be necessary to fail back behind Bull Run, at Centreville, to-night. I presume it will be so on account of our supplies. T have sent no orders of any deseription to Ricketts, and none to interfore in any w with the movements of McDowell's troops, except what sont by his aide-de-camp lust night, which were to hold his position on the Warrenton pike until the troops from hero should tall upon the enemy's flank and rear. I do not even ketts’ position, as I hi te General MeDowell_ w General MeDowell will take eral Ricketts and instruct re other divixioas of his corps a# soon as practicable, It any considerable advantages are to be gained by departing from this order it will not be strictly carried out, Ono thing must bo had in view, that the troops must oceupy a position from which they ean reach Bull Run to-night or by morning. The indications are that the whole fores of the onemy is moving in this direc. Hon at a pace that will bring them here by to-morrow night or nextday, My own headquarters will be for the presout With Heintwelman’s corps or at this place. JOUN POPE, Major ‘onoral Commanding. PORTER HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFEAT. ‘The Recorder was very severe on Porter, and com. mented ou the testimony of some of the petitioner's witnesses, which he declared to be conflicting and at variance with the facts as had been establi . responsibility of the inaction of the Fifth corps on the 20th of August, he asserted, was on Porter's shoulders only, and he made a vigorous defence of General McDowell, on whom Porter's counse) claim to have put the blame, if there was anyg for the doings of that day. He claimed that the “Confederate testimony as to the numbers in Porter's front had nothing to do with the case in considerit whether he did attack under his orders or did no’ attack. If he made no vigorous efforts to develop and ascertain th ength of the enemy in his tront he cannot, even on stimption that he had no orders to attack, justify, palliate or excuse his fatal inaction on the wth of August, 1862,” The Recorder con- cluded his address with a rhetorical reflection on Porter, who, he si “went to the point in his column most remote from the sound of the enemy's cannon and calmly waited the issue between the contending forces, with a sate line of re treat open to himself."” Major Gardner's address was throughout an energetic effort for the prosecution, Mr. Choate will follow with the concluding argument and the Board, before adjourning, will meet and cons 1 0. wider the whole question and muke up their verdict for submission to the President. HOW TO COOK. Miss Juliet Corson gave tho ladies a lesson at the cooking school in Union square yesterday, The bill of fare was as follows:—Consommeé a la royale; baked carp, with Spanish sauce; potatoes @ la ‘royale ; breast of lamb, with Béchamp sauce, salade ro maine and apple meringues. The deft fingers of the fair ‘natruntross made the apparently formidable Fronch dishes quite simple in construction to her anxious neophytes. Ineverything that appertains to cheap and good cooking Miss Gorson in an expert. fier influence in @ household cannot help being profitable and lasting. Her dishes are cheap and en- joyuble. DESPERATE BURGLARS, Joseph Marks, who resides at No, 125 Park avenue, Brooklyn, was awakened at an early hour yesterday morning by anoise in Lisroom. As he raised up in bed he observed a man in his apartment and two others about bey igh 3 through the door. ‘The barglars, alarmed by his cries for help, rushed from tho room, As the last one was about passi throt the door he suddenly turned and dient a pistol at Mr. Marks. ‘Che bullet just grazed the latter’e head and lodged in the wall on the opposite ot ber ge a = td Bony J A ee Fase of the pistol cau great excitement amo: occupants Pi the house, Dut the burglars sooaped.