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bi NEW YORK HERALD, THE SCHULTE CONMPIRACY. | On the Track of Alleged Foreign Murderers. — TWO CONSPICUOUS TRAVELLERS From Stamford to New Haven and Back to Europe. INTERVIEW WITH BUCHHOLTZ IN JAIL. Sovran Nonwavx, Conn, Jan, 20, 1879. ‘The official investigation of the Schulte murder case before the Coroner's jury wus not continued to- day, the State's Attorney explaining at the outset of the proceedings that the threads pursued by himself and assistants during the past week would Jead tor rovelations which could not et be laid before the jucy. ‘The matter was in that condition that at the next sitting probably a tale would be unfolded justi- fying the necessity of today’s adjournment. A seeret consultation was then held between the State’s Attorney and the jury, and measures were agreed upon to continue the private investizations, which have kept numerous detectives busy in Norwalk, in New York and also in Europe during the past week. In fact, the stormy weather on the Atlantic, causing so many steamers to make long passages, is the in- direct cause of the present suspension of the Coro- ner’s investigation, as every moment news is ex- pected that one of the murderers has been arrested on one of the outward bound steamers. It must be remembered that since the German Consul's visit to South Norwalk he has zealously co- operated with the State’s Attorney in using all the machinery at his command to ferret out the murder- ers of the wealthy German. Numerous cable de- patches have passed between New York and Ger- many since the last adjournment when first suspi- cion was aroused that the crime might have been con- ecocted in Germany, where old Mr. Schulte was the bject of two murderous assaults a few days before his departure for this country, as stated at the time in the Heraty. When the jury met this morn- ing it was expected that, as a result of these numer- ous telegrams, an arrest. would have been made at one of the European porfs, but the non-arrival out of the steamer on which one of the murderers is said to have taken passage is the actual cause of the delay. TRACING THE FOREIGN MURDERERS, The intervening time has, however, been well made use of, as the theory that the crime was con- cocted abroad has been closely followed with considerable success. This much is known, that on the nignt of December 27, when Schulte was murdered, two conspicuous looking for eigners reached the railway station at Stamford at about ten o'clock. They were out of breath when they arrived at the station, as if they had been run- ning a long distance, and in broken English they in- quired excitedly when the next train was to leave for New York. There were no more New York trains that evening, and they were so informed by numerous cabmen and hangers on, who always make a country railroad station their headquarters, Evidently disap- pointed, they walked up and down the platform of the Stamford station for some time, gesticulating and talking excitedly, and separating whenever they con- sidered themselves noticed by those who happened to be at the station. OFF YOR NEW HAVEN, THEN TO NEW York. It should be stated that the place where Schulte ‘was murdered is exactly six miles from Stamford, the entire distance between Stamford and South Norwalk being only eight miles. The murder was committed between seven and eight o’clock that evening, and even though unacquainted with the topography of the surrounding country some exertion could have brought the murderers to Stamford by ten o’clock. Soon after an castern bound train reached the sta- tion, and these same individuals, instead of going to New York, took passage on this train. They did not go together‘in the same car, but took seats quite apart from each othe?. The shrewd conductor, however, who remembered the peculiarities of his passengers, now distinctly recoilects that these men, both looking odd and awkward, did not hand over any tickets, ‘but paid their fares in cash. They both got out at New Haven—it was Friday night—and remained there over Saturday. On Sunday morning one of them returned to New York on a New Haven train, and is believed to have taken one of the first steam- ers to Europe. The detectives thus far have not been able to trace the movements of his companion, whose track has been lost in New Haven. It was for the purpose of securing the arrest of the former, of whom an accurate description has been forwarded, that‘%o many telegrams ip regard to the Schulte case ave been sent acrors the water during the past week. IN THE COUNTY JAIL. In the meantime William Buchholtz, the accused servant of Schulte, remains in the Fairfield County Jail ct Bridgeport. He was to have been arraigned before Justice Bouton this morning, but owing to asingular “misunderstanding,” as it was called by the officials, he was not brought to South Norwalk, notwithstanding that # written order had been is- sued to produce his body in court this morning, The officer having received the order said that he considered the Sheriff now had charge of the pris- oner, and the Bridgeport officials perhaps thought that if the Norwalk authorities wanted their man they might come for him. His absence from court created the more comment in so far as officers are not apt to “misunderstand” written orders, When the matter was talked over after the adjourn- ment of the court it was given out on the authority of ajurymun, that Bucbhoiltz, who considers him- self unjustly dealt with, made some very significant remarks when last week he was taken to the Bridge- port Jail. Upon taking the cars at this place for Jodgings in the Fairfield County Jail he said, ever I yet back to Norwalk they'll not take me bi to prixon * Whether the fear of th thorities to bring him here, re he has inany friends who consider him a persecuted man, is the real definition of to-day’s “misunderstanding” remains a mystery. ‘That he feels the terrible position in which he is piaced is evident from au interview had with him in Suit by his counsel. “Why,” said he, “after having volunteered all the information in my possession out the murder, and having been permitted to waik wround Norwalk for two wecks, should I now be placed behind bars in this cell. They have no more now than they had at the start.” What- y think of this is, however, coutrary to opinion of the State’s Attorney, who considers it to be his duty to hold him for the present. Buch- holtz has, however, ample counsel now, no less than three laws Smith, Alfred Z, Austin and Charles F. Boilman, of New Haven—having taken up his defence. THE PRISONER MUST RE PRODUCED. Tho latter is a German, who can freely converse with his client, and in the preliminary proceedings before Judge Bonton this morning he showed at once that Buchholtz would have all the advan- fayes that the law granted him. The State's Attorney proposed to go on with the case before “the Judge, but “Mr. Bollman_ refuxed to yo on in the absence of the prisoner. His atten- tion being called to the fact that the State of Conuec- ticut ought not to be put to the expense of $15 or $20 Ww bring the prisoner on from Bridgeport, he claimed that it was a small matter where a man’s lib- erty was concerned. If the case’was to go on, he in- sisted that his client should hear all that the wit- nesses have to say, and should sit right there at his side, so that he could converse with him, Again, when subsequently Mr. Boilman was reminded Insel were not required to ut at an Liquest by a coroner's jury, he very remarked, “But the State’s Attorney is “said Mr. Olunstead, “the State's Attorney is is own volition, without receiving # dollar it, and the State's Attorney will stay here ase througls.”” lau insisted upon the prisoner being pro- n court before yoing on, when Mr. Olmstead y might be sure, if he did, he would hwuds of the officers. Jndge Bon- of the fact that be pre: ton then wijourned the proceodings in his court to hext Mouday WHY He 1 K Buehholta’s counsel mak pisint drawn by the Sta 1 upon back and not Which he was sent to jail, dated the day of his arr All the time that r 1 was testifying before the Coroner's jury the complaint, though not served, was actually made out, ‘The prosecution maint proceeding as th i their possession, , While Buchholtz was ter,” said Mr, Olmstead to«lay, ot the Davis Hotel, that ho wists tiny for his mas- »kt Paul Harcher, huite would come, that he was afraid of tramps, but that it at- tacked by only two persons he couid defend himself, Doves it not look as if he was concocting a story? ‘Then he has lied about his money, aud what is more, as I go on with t vase, it looks us if the old man was robbed of at least 25,000 marks, instead of $1,000," A LEYTER FROM CHATHAM STRERT, in addition to these remarks of the State's Attorney k oileers have been hunting up new evi- in New York during the past week state that ave they ean prove that Buchholt, has been very lib- wal with uioney ever sineo he was employed by Schulte. They have discovered a saloon in Chatham street, where he spent $40 in one even- ing. They have possession of « letter written him by waitress, who assures him of her attachment, but complains that she is being continually watched by detectives, the very letter she was then writing being written in the immedizte presence of the ofti- cers. Still, this would not deter her fron: communi- cating with him and expressing her 5; mapethy fora true friend. The letter, being Sritten in rman, is now in the hands of a translator and will be laid be- fore the Coroner's jury. Whether the gir: is to be produced as @ witness has not yet been decided upon, though it is not believed that Buchholtz ever confided | any secrets to her and only passed his evenings in the seloon where she is employed whenever he vis- ited New York, ‘THE NOTED AMBUSH MYSTERIOULY DESTROYED. Another remarkable incident in this mysterious case astonished the yood citizens of South Norwalk to- day. It will be remembered that along the path fol- lowed by Schulte on the way to his farm stood a cedar tree, which had been fixed up in some sort of auambush. Branches from other trees had been placed there in such @ manner that two men could easily hide themselves, and it was near there that the body of the murdered man was found, The tree and the additional branches had been left undisturbed ever wince the day of the murder. To the surprise of all it became known to-day that this tree had been cut down, It was not carried away, but simply cut. Who cut this tree down and for what purpose are which all Norwalk is now engaged in solving. Some of the citizens of this place are rather sur- prised that in the entire range of country scoured for evidence senting %6 clear up every detail of this mysterious murder, no attention bas been paid to the vicinity of Whistleville. ‘This is a place about two miles from Norwalk, called so because the loco- iiotives always “whistle” when passing there, and containing along its outskirts quite a number of des- peradoes, who have been the terror of this aection of the county for anumber of years past. A prop- erty owner residing near the Schulte farm told your correspondent this boty that, though Whistle- ville of course contained a large number of respect- able citizens, there was a gang there noted for depre- dations and robberies well worthy the attentidn of the State's officials. “ALWAYS WITH YOU.” DESTITUTE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF IM- MEDIATE ASSISTANCE—HELP FOR THE POOR— WORK OF THE CITY CANVASSERS. The following cases of extreme destitution in fam- ilies have bgen investigated and found worthy of re- Nef. In the notices of distress in Friday's issuo, the 17th inst., it was stated that at No. 195 Greenwich strect a family was in need of assistance. It should have been No. 595 the same street, rear house, room No. 6. A widow who has been blind for the # ages two years is in great poverty on the top floor of No. 221 Thomp- son street, On the upper floor of No, 420 East Eleventh strect a family of five are in distress. ‘The husband has been ill for a long time and is unable to do any work. A man and his wife and four children, who reside at No, 627 East Twelfth street, rear house, need food and clothing. At No. 343 East Ninth street, in the rear house, an aged widow and.her son, who has been out of employ- ment for the past three months, are now destitute. At No. 519 East Fifteenth street, first floor, a widow with her three children appeal for help. She has been sick for the past three. months. They need food and ciothing. In the rear of No. 265 Monrog street, on the second floor, a man, his wife and four children are in great poverty. A woman and her four children are on the verge of starvation at No. 150 Cherry street, rear house, sec- ond floor. Her husband left her seventeen months ago tor New Orleans, and has not been heard from since. first floor, On the second floor of No. 140 Cherry street, rear | house, three orphans are in great destitution. | ‘Lhe mother died about two years ago, and in September last the tather died in the Charity Hospital. The oldest, # boy of nineteen, has been the support of the three, but is now sick and not able to work, They are In need of food, fuel and clothing. A man, his wife and five children are in need of assistance at No. 35 Madison street, second floor, rear house. The man is out of employment and sick. On the third floor of the front house No. 115 Sulli- van street an old woman, whose husband is in the Soldiers’ Home, Newark, needs assistance. Thedeath ot her son, in August last, deprived her of her only support. ry At No. 571 Greenwich street, first floor, rear house,” a widow and her two daughters are very destitute and in need of immediate assistance. In room No. 11, at No. 9 Cornelia street, is a widow, with her seven ‘children. Her husband died last October, after a long illness, and she and the children arc now very much in need of help. At No. 18 Cornelia street, room No. 3, a woman and ner three children are actually starving. The hus- bund the family some time since. ‘The following letter gives a picture of misery that appeals strongly to the charitably inclined :— New Yorx, Jan, 20, 1879, Rey. Anvan Wiswats, Mastor St. John’s Guild :— REVEREND. AND Dear 5ik—Last Saturday night a gentle- man, an oldftiend of my father, sent mo a letter strongly recommending # very needy cs that he knew all about and asked me to extend to it all the help the Giuild could afford. Although the letter explained t! ituation in detail, and iy friend showed an accurate edge of the suffer of the family, of course I could not violate the Guiid prin- ciple of “no relief without investigation.” so I visited the tamily myself yesterday afternoon und found it all that had been represented and more. ‘The family cons four to ten years w with four children, from sband and father was buried last Thursday, having been, sick with consumption and emorrhage from July last), and Ler father-in-law, an old u of sixty, who has been'a waiter for many yeurs in one nd who was recently discharged on This was keenly felt, as ways he full ‘extent of his ability, East Nineteenth street, very ings needed forcomfort. The account 0 ze. helped his son and family t und them in two rooms m, but very scant in all four bright eyed, but gaunt, hungry luoking. childron watched me keenly while I asked questions and their mother answered them. I noticed that the shoes of one of the little girls, nine years old, were broken out at the back, $ the mother had told mé e two oldest went to hvol T asked if they had shoes than that? Her answar was, “No, sir; tt o clothes, except those i e you eee on them, and I keep her home from school the day it stormed Will not somebody help these people at oncet The case is needy und deserving, aud the babe of four years and the fal old grandfather of sixty are suffering alike. iy, JOHN P. FAURE, One of the Volunteer Visitors of the Gaild. Mr. Wiswall, of St. John’s Guild, acknowledges tho receipt from “Sympathy” of $20 for the poor woman at No, 30 Greenwich avenue, top floor. is case was mentioned in the Henap of the 19th inst. Will the families of Mr. Willet Weeks and Mrs. Un- derbill, who lived on Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn, before the war, send address to ‘Richmond, Va.,’’ HERALD office. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. The following contributions have been received at the Hxnavp office: —'R. Tenny 32; “B.S,” for general fund, $5; 897 First avenue and No, 433 East Seventee $2; G. D. M.,” for general fund, § No, 433 East Seventcenth street, $1 D.,”’ for No. 433 East Seventeenth street, $1; “L. A.,"" for No. 195 Greenwich street, $ for No. 244 West Sixteenth street, $1; “E. * for No. 30 Green- wich avenue, $1; “A. V.,” for No. 30 Greenwich ayve- nue, $5. Total, $20. CANVASS FOR CITY CHARITIES. ‘The canvass of the city in aid of charitable institu- tions was renewed yesterday morning from the up- town depot, No. 1,526 Broadway. Sixteen wagons were sent out, with about forty men and boys. The upper part of the city, froui eust to west, as far up as Kightieth street, was canvassed, and it is the inten- tion of the executive commit: to continue it up as far as Harlem. ‘The receipts at the uptown depot yesterday were principally clothing of a miscellaneous character. The results of the canvass are claimed by the committee to be sat factory. The uptown depot is a receiving, not a tributing bureau. All goods received will be handed over to the apportionment and distribution commit- tees, whose headquarters are at Nos. 132 and 134 South Fifthavenue, The exccutivecommittee at the uptown depot were yesterday represented by Rev. Willard Parsons, chairman; Messrs. Henry King, William T. Barnard, and ©. C. Dooley, Dr. F. B. Clark being on hand all day to render service ex oficio. The amount of cash received before the convass began was $136, The first day's canvass realized 3126, the second about $170, the third (yesterday) $73. In addition to these sums one firm contributed $100 on Thursday. It Phnom to put up Vrain in the principal hotels for the purpose of obtaining contributions for the poor city. ‘There werd many applications to the uptown depot yesterday for immediate relief, but as it is not the design to give relief there the applicants were referred to the West Side Relief Association, No. 304 West Twenty-eighth street. Perishable articles, such as fresh fish, meat and the like that would not keep, were sent to institutions in the neighborhood. The committee are thankful for gratuitous supplies for their own and their auxill- aries’ accommodation from citizens in the vicinity of their uptown headquarters. They expect to conclude the labors of canvass to-day. A GOOD SUGGESTION, To me Eprron o¥ rx Herawn: — Would it not be a good idea to have boxes placed in the various large stores and public places for the re- lief of tho poor in our own city? It will be remem- Vered that during tho yellow fever scourge this method was adopted with great success. Surely the poor must be suffering greatly from the sovere cold, and how much help we might be enabled to give them by being allowed w thus add our mites, which would be nothing separately but much when put to- gether, FRIEND OF THE POOR. EFFECT OF THE COBB TRIAL, Alfred Francis, @ machinist, thirty-one years of aye, was yesterday committed to the Hudson County (N. J.) Jail for five days by Police Justice Davis, of Jersey City, until the County Physician can have an opportanity to inquire into his sanity. The man was arrested on Sunday, on @ complaint made by his wile, who sid he was insane, He had been ill for some time and his physician prescribed sev- eral powders for him, When Mrs. Francis attempted to yive them to him he refused to take them and ac- cused her of attempting to do with bim as he be- lieved Kate Gobb had done with her husband, He had been reading the reports of Katie Cobb's trial and was firmly convincea that she was guilty. Yes- terday he reiterated his belief that his wife was try- jug to got rid of lim, questions | THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. SCHAEFER WINS THE OPENING GAME AGAINST GARNIER BY A SCORE OF SIX HUNDRED POINTS TO FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE. ‘The billiard tournament for the champiouship of the world, the emblem of the same, valued at $500, and money prizes amounting to $2,100, was opened last evening at Cooper Institute. The contest- ants are Garnier, Rudolphe, Schaefer, Daly, Gullagher, Slosson and Heiser. They aro all pretty well known in New York, with the excoption of Heiser, who, though » Western player, dates himself from Boston. He was the last to enter and took the place of Joseph Dion, who retired about two weeks ago, There were eight entries originally, which would have made the number of games to be played twenty-eight. Sexton’s with- drawal leaves the total number of games to be played twenty-one, exclusive of any that it may be necessary to play for places in case of one or more tiles, One thousand dollars of the money prizes go with the emblem of the championship; six hundred to the second best man; three hundred to the third and two hundred to the fourth. The games to be each 600 points, Sexton’s withdrawal was freely discussed and various theories advanced to account for it. There was a general expression of surprise and regret among the other players, who are only tov anxious to cross cues with him. ‘The hall was comfortably filled, and there were more ladies present than at any previous billiard entertainment in this city, It was nearly half-past eight when Garnier and Schaefer took up their cues to play the opening game. The Frenchman bi ged in evening dress, while Schacter stepped to the table in a more democratic costume—minus his coat. ‘THE GAME. Garnier won the string for lead, and counting from the spot scored 10 points and retired. Schaefer fol- lowed with but 7 points for his opening play, and in the following inning made nothing. Garnier, in his second , made 1, and in the third 6, leaving the balls almost ‘‘crotched” for Schaefer. The latter began tho ‘clicking’ process on them, ut once and carried them across thé lower end rail for 50 points, In a single shot he turned them nicely to the side rail and journeyed tho length of tho table “click,” all the way to the upper end rail, where they had yielded him 126. In crossing the end rail they spread too much for him, and he missed » short draw made with an effort to drive the first object ball to the other end of the table and back into position. ‘The run netted him 144. Schaefer had twenty-five snd cent of his 600 points made when Garnier began his fourth inning with but 17 to his credit. He increased the number only 3 points and retired for Schaefer, who was not long in getting them again on the rail. “Click,” “click” again—ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty times, and a halt for the applause to cease. Relieved only now and then by an occasional draw across the table or an easy massé for better position, he kept them goi until he got from them 137 points, making his to’ 288 to Garnier’s 20 in four innings each, AN UPHILL GAME. Garnier, whose manner is usually excited, took the situation very coolly, and in opening the eighth inning played well snd carefully. The balls did not behave well for him, however, and it took him fitty shots to bring them to the end rail, They broke away ain after two or three shots, and he found more difficulty than usual in getting them back. He hit them as little too bard or too easy, just enough to make the next shot trouble- some. At 50 points, after a good drive around the table to gather in the corner, the balls ‘troze” on him and were spotted. He counted from the string, but the balls “broke” badly and he retired with 82 points. The contestants took but one point each out of the ninth inning, and Garnier opened the tenth with a ee. ot 175 points to ciose up. The inning yielded him 54, principally made along the cushion. A second “freeze” caused the balls to be spotted and in play- ing from the string he missed, the red ball kissing the white from its spot just before the play ball reached there. Schaefer’ began the close of the even innings with an air of contidence, played fast and successfully, the balls answering his touch with an appearance of intelli gence. Contidence made him careless, however, and he retired with 45 points. An ordinary amateur might easily have played better than either of them for the next nine innings, in which Schaefer took a total of 34 to 24 for Garnier. CONTINUED ILL LUCK, The latter opened his twenty-second inning with exactly 200 points on his string to 389 for his antago- nist. The balls favored him # little, and he made 19 on the rail before they got “straight” fon him. A pretty ‘‘kiss” from the cushion brought the balls into play again, and on ho went to 40, when an- other “freeze” interrupted him. He counted from the spot and the audience manifested their sympathy by warm applause. A miss-cue on a draw shot caused him to sit down at 45, The next play that elicited any applause was Schaefer's in his twenty-sixth inning. By more open play than he made at any other time in the game he rolled up ‘7 and turned two points string. Garnier stood at 238. The balls were in fair shape at the beginuing, and a fow shots sufficed to bring them into pea, submission on the rail. They gaye him 50 and “froze” for the fourth time. ‘The spot shot left them badly and he got but 10 more, making his score 343 to Schaefer's 503. He made 25 in opening the ene inning, to which Schaec- fer Yesponded with 10, . Two misses in succession for each provoked a good deal of laughter, and Garnier went in for 56. left them on the cushion for Schaefer, who worked them along to the corner for 30, and ee to the side rail finished the game with a run of 87. > ‘THE SCORE. Following is the score:— Garnier—10, 1, 6, 3, 0, 11, 3, 82, 1, 54, 4, 20, 7, 0, 3, 2, 4, 2, 0, 6, 45, 17, 6, 8, 12, 60, 25, 0, 0, 56-—429, Schaefer—7, 0, 144, 137, 3, 0, 0, 0, 1, 45, 0, 0, 1, 2,7, 1, 1, 13, 9, 9, 9, 6, 12, 4, 14, 77, 1, 10, 0, 0, 87-600, Winner's average, 19 11-31; loser’s average, 13 26-31. This afternoon Rudolphe and Gallagher will Buy their game together, in the evening Maurice Daly will contend with Heiser. THE RIFLE. At the Creedmoor Junior range the following scores were made in the fourth competition for the Ballard mid-range rifle:— EMPIRE CLUD—TEAM Xt : 1, J. W. Todd.. 444544445 5-43 ~550543843454—2 »56564554545 547 454454555 3-4 544545544 3—t3—219 ZETTLER CLUB. ~634445535 4-42 445645553 5—44 444433444 5-39 554445444 5-44 ~ 654545545 440-215 NFELT CLUB TRAM. ~6556544445 5-46 254445455 543 445543554443 524545344440 4564443555 342-214 B—TEAM NO. 2, 455535444 4-43 4554543456 3-42 454454465543 5564444456464 C. H. Johr. 444543943 4 439-211 LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB. ‘The entries for the stakes of the Louisville Jockey Club, which closed on the Ist inst, are the largest number ever before received by the club for the spring meeting and represent the very best horses in the South and West. The Kentucky Live Stock Record says:—The three two-year-old stakes have filled be- yond precedent. The Alexander, for colts, has twen- ty-nine; the Louisville Ladies’, for fillies, twenty- seven, and the Tennessee, for colts and fillies, thirty- seven nominations. The # takes for ail ages, mile heats, has thirteen excellent nominations, a the Louisville Cap, judging by the should prove ‘one of the best the year, with such as King William, Glenmore, Waterwitch, King Faro, Day Star, Leveler, Dave Moore, Solicitor, Belle of Nelson, Incommode, Felicia, Blue Eyos, Fortuna, Aspinwall, Vera Cruz, Mabistick, Janet, Queechy aud Himyar. More than halt of these be- long among the first fight and are worthy of moet- ing the best horscs in the country, and suould one- third of the list fuce the starter it should prove the best cup race of 1879, The Tobacco Stuke, three- eax-olds that have not won prior to th january, 1879, closed with thirty-one entries, and the reat American Stallion Stake for 1881 closed for stallions with seventeen nomina- tions, making a grand total of 173 entries for seven stakes. We are astonished at tho absence of the names of many stallions ftom the Great American Stallion Stake. This is the most valu- able stake in the country, end the get ot fe acters lar stallion that is eligible to enter for the stake must certainly be of more value than those that are not eligible, The Louisville Jockey Club are extremely liberal in adding $1,500 to the stake, besides the sub- scriptions of the stailion owners. Mears, D. Swiges', | d, W. Hunt Reynolds and J. ‘t. Williams ent) dt , Virgil, aud are alone responsible for his en money in the Stallion Stake, and others owning © its by Virgil must first obtain their consent before theit entry will be recognized. There are nine stakes to be run atthe spring meeting, 1879, which haye in the aggregate 282 entries.” SAVANNAH JOCKEY CLUB. ‘The annual spring meeting of the Savannah Jockey Club will begin to-day, continuing on the 234 and 26th, There were eleven stables quartered at the track at the last accounts, comprising Allen 8. Atchison’s, KE. J. Ward's, Green B. Morris’, Jim Hill’s, BR, H. Barnes’, W, T. Linek’s. L. A, Hitchcock's, R. A. Bray's, James Davis’, F. M. Hall's, J. A. Smith’s and W, Lakeland’s. ‘The races to-day will be'the Tenvroeck Stake, for three-year-olds, mile heats; the Savannah Cup, for all ages, two miles, and # dash of aimile and an ewhth, Weiuht Lor aue, tor a purse. OKSDAY, JANUARY 21, Aer A STUDENTS’ SLEIGHING PARTY. HOW THE TRENTON POLICE GOBBLED UP THE PRINCETON STUDENTS. Princeton, N. J., Jan. 20, 1879. ‘The ominous quiet which always succeeds a great event in the college of New Jersey now reigns among the students of Princeton, and it is only with the ut- most caution that any of the boys can be induced to speak of the sleighing party to Trenton op Saturday night, Just now the roads are covered with a splen- did bed of snow, aud the sleighing is superb. Sleigh- ing’ parties are the rage among the students, and Trenton is generally the objective point with these parties. On Friday night a number of freshmen hired a sleigh and went to Trenton, where they en- livened the inhabitants with their college songs and considerable profanity. When remonstrated with by @ policeman they responded in language more vig- orous than polite, and informed him that they were coming back on Saturday, when they would make it warm for him, Thus forewarned, the Trenton police were on the lookout for the Princeton lads, and when the Saturday night party drove into the capital brimful of animal and other spirits and singing as is their wont Officer Stout was on the watch and ready to expostulate. The party con- sisted of twenty-four students in twosleighs, s round dozen to each, and the policeman'’s remonstrances wore answered with jeers, and he was told to go to a place of which Colonel Ingersoll denies the existence, but which, according to Princeton theology, is a much warmer country than New Jersey in winter. After this the students forgot all about the police- man and proceeded to enjoy themselves. ‘We drank a little, as the boys generally do on such occasions,” said one of them to a Henanp reporter to-day, ‘and smoked and chatted and sang till we got tired and then started for home, ‘We had not done anything to disturb anybody, but as wo were crossing a bridge six or eight policemen goutied us up, and we were locked up in the cala- s0,"” CAPTURING THE STUDENTS. ‘There is no doubt that the Trenton police had made up their minds to capture this party and make an ex- ample of them, for no sooner had Oflicer Stout re- orted the treatment he had received at the hands of he students than two other policemen were detailed to watch them, and eight men, un- der Aid Stackhouse, were ordered to arrest them when they should attempt to leave the city. ‘These orders were carried out, and, us is usual in such cases, there are two versions of the way in which the arrests were made. ‘The officers allege that when they ordered the students to stop the latter whipped 3 their horses and attempted to dash ahead, and Officer Yard says that when he seized the reins one of the boys threw anempty bottle at him. All this is denied by the students. ‘I was in the first sleigh,” p on his last. said the HxraLp mun’s informant, ‘‘and it anything of the kind had happened I would have seen it. ‘When we were ordered to stop we stopped, and not one of us supposed anything more serious would happen than to be reprimanded and let go. Instead we were locked up in the cells, twelve of the boys being put into one and the other twelve into two others, and we would have been kept there all night if some of us had not had acquaintances in ‘Trenton. ‘The cells were cold, and they wouldn’t even let us stay in the room where there was a stove.”” A MIDNIGHT ‘COUR! At the intercession of Mr. Green, a Trenton law- er, Marshal Brown consented to send tor Police Justiceswing, who opened court at two o’clock on Sunday morning and fined each of the Princeton boys $3 85, the fines tor the party aggregating $92 40. When arraigned of the students gave a fictitious name, one of them calling himselt Harry Hill, and another, sopiorye See that popular appellation, and an- nouncing himself as Harry W. Hill. The list is worth studying, if only to show how matter of tact Prince- ton students are where humor and the imagination both might have play. 1t is as follows :—Charles Bede, George Dilsnor, H. 8. Farnham, J. Swift, J. K. Col- ville, George Wyndham, William Mathews, E. Harrold Foster, illiam Johnston, J. ©. Thairs, D. B, Bixby, Henry Foote, James Handell, Willian French, Henry Thompson, John Carey, James Miller, H. . Hill, Charles Johnson, Harry Hil, ’ Geo ‘Ackerman, Philip Dallas, George Daniels snd William, Stone. “We gave tleti- tious names, of course,” me of the pirty to an. acquaintance this afternoon, “‘and, although they got the best of us at last, we had it pretty much our own way in the beginning, and ut least one of the police- men will have reason to remember us.” Finding the student so comnurunicative with his friend the HzraLp man thought it a good opportu- nity aud introduced himself. ‘Tell me all about the fun of i aid the reporter, but the only answer he ‘Bot was, “There was no fun in it.” WILL THE FACULTY ACT? So far the faculty has taken no notice of the escapade, and as Monday morning passed off without a reprimand the students believe that no notice will be taken of it. “Co the faculty ascertain the names of the party?’ asked the Hxrap reporter of one of them. ly enough it the names are wanted,” was the answer. The party consisted ot students of every grade, a number of seniors being among them. They all feel very bitter toward the ‘Trenton authorities, and they are particularly move. by a reported threat of Police Justice Swing that the next time any of them are arrested he will send them to the County Jail. SKATING AT GILMORE'S GARDEN. INAUGURATION OF THE LARGEST RINK IN AMER- ICA—GILMORE’S GARDEN FILLED WITH A CROWD OF FASHIONABLE SKATERS. ' At eight o'clock last evening there was an area ot 16,000 square feet of ice, smooth as glass, glistening beneath the glare of the many hundred colored lights that are twined archwise within the roof of Gilmore's Garden. It wasaspace three times larger than that of any other roofed rink in America, and the only one where the ice is made to order by the management. ‘The nine miles of pipe that constituted the flooring on which the ice is formed was constantly filled with the freezing element conveyed from the huge tanks of ice in the Twenty-sixth street re- servoir, To create a floor of such dimensions—a cake of ice 80 feet wide by 200 feet long and about two inches in thickness—is an experiment of no little dificulty, and it was, for the first time, suc- cessfully accomplished yesterday. It was neces- sary to take out all the ‘latent heat of water—namely, 142 degrees or 110 degrees be- low zero, chemically decomposing the ice in the reservoir and pumping the freezing liquid through the pipes under the fresh water which was to be frozen. It was a transfer of ice from the reservoir to the floor by chemical decomposition. The Kansas manager, Mr. Rankin, who superintended the under- taking, said it was the most difficult task of the kind ever undertaken by him, In the afternoon a number of anxious skaters put in an appearance, but the ice was rough and uneven, the garden bleak and desolate and prospects uninviting. Evenii brought a change, remarkable considering the sho: time feft to place the garden in proper shape for the grand opening. The furnaco near the Madison avenue entrance distributed a genial heat, sutlicient to make those who came only to look on feel comfortable, and avery brilliant assemblage and a very small band were in attendance, Tho majority came with skates under their arms und enthusiasm in their taces. ‘THE INAUGURATION, There were little formalities about the inau- guration of the quondam home of Jubilee Gil- more, beds ap Thomas, the trick pony and the play! elephant as @ skating pond. Not even @ # was made on occasion, al- though the manager, Mr. Tillesen, had a suspicious ‘| roll of manuscript in his pocket. The New York Skating Club, with such well known veterans as Messrs. Charles W. Jenkins, Gibson, Robert Kd- wards, Rogers, Burr and Mitchell at their head, led off in a grand race bite A gangs surface. Then & few ladies were encot to put stee on their tiny feet and glided along with that indescribable *e, the true poctry of motion, that characterizes ‘he accomplished indy skater. To the colored gas jets that flickered above was now added the electric ight, which made a brilliant début, but after spluttering aloft for a half hour it retired into ob- scurity. Soon the surface, cut by 200 steel clad heels, presented a greater ert of geometrical figures than ever were constructeil by the ambitigus youths — who have vainly sought to square the circle. fi ‘The skating rink was cleared after an hour or two to give free scope to Messrs. Swift and Williams, who wore desirous of showing what could be done on stecl shoes, They waltved in time with the music, Tan races, spun around like a top and imitated the awkwardness of the tyro on skates, Swift tried to convince the lookers on that # oneslegged man can acquire the graceful art as weil as his more fortunate friends, for he used his lett leg during @ circuit of the rink somewhat as a conductor dovs his baton, beating time whiie the other was describing strango figures on the ice, ANOTHER RUSH ON THE ICE. When the champions withdrew there followed a | simultaneous rush for the tempting surface, For some minutos there was a confused crowd of darting figures, and it seemed to the uninitiated marvellous how collisions were avoided. The ladies, too, were | carried away by the excitement of the scene, and their swaying figures enhanced the beauty or the picture. ‘The band joined in the enthusiasm of the moment, | and, trom the cornet to the ophicleide, blew lusty Diast? of sound as if they were desirous to | aid the pumps that throbbed at the caxt- }ern end of the building. The assemblage | was fashionable, A race track of ive will be con- | structed around the promenade where O'Leary trudged his weary six days’ walk, on which skavorial n around the garden ata speed that Lips port's” swift runs or pee, | frantic efforts. Later in the season there will likely | be «carnival at which fancy dreawes will add to the | brilliancy of the se ‘The electric light will be in complete working order this evening. The success which attended the inauguration last night will prob- ably lead to the establishment of a permanent rink ail the year round, 1879.—-TRIPLE SHEET CURLING AT. CENTRAL PARK. The curlers had a merry time at Central Park yes- terday. Three interesting club matches were played, one of which was for « national district medal. These events brought out the full curling strength of each of the organizations and the playing was good all round. The E.pire City and Thistle clubs were in Opposition; the St, Andrews, of New York, met the Ivanhoes, of Paterson, N, J.,and the Yonkers Club came against the Jersey City Club. The latter game was for the district medal, and proved the important tight of the day. The Empires beat the Thistles, the “Saints” the Ivanhoes, and the Yonkers lads ob- tained a signal victory over their opponents. The full scores follow:— EMPIRE CITY, ‘THISTLE, Bink 1, Rink 1, James Smile, James Heanoy, Samuel McIntyre, Robert Russell, skip... 25 Rink 2. John Watt, yy Rink John Suffern, George Hackland, James Conley, Robert McCormick, William Synithers, William B ander, James Me: Chas. McKenzie, skip.. 11 ‘Total. h, skip.. 22 8T, ANDREW'S. INANHOE, Rink 1, Rink 1, Alexander Dalrymple, Mortimer Clark, A. M. Stewart, O, Boice, Abram Collier, seep Henderson, Saul, Moconchie, 19 ip. 29 John Dunlap, skip. Rink Rink a James Moir, John Campbell, Thomas Nicholson, John Reynolds, Major Ferguson; H. L. Butler, James Kellock, skip... 30 Mills Thompson, skip, 10 Total. a.) oor * . 59 Total...... Majority tor the “Saints,’’ 30 sho! YONKERS, JERSKY CITY. Rink 1, Rink 1, Frank Wheeler, John antes, |. M. Palmatier, John Hall ‘40 Isaiah Frazier, William W. Edwards, Geo, Frazier, skip..... 34 James Love, skip. Fink 2, a nuke 2, Rink 2, Robert Kellock, David Williams, William Archibald, Charles Co: , James Stewart, Sr., M. Simmonds, aL. Garrison, skip... 15 James Stevens, skip... 26 Ris Rink 3, ink 3. Charles Richardson, John C. Bailey, James T. Stewart, . '. Clark, John 8, White, R. A. McKnight, William Kellock, skip.. 27 Geo. Faulhaber, skip.. 17 Total......... . eevee OB . - 6 Total.... Majority for Yonkers, 18 shots. Harry Howard and Edward Halske continued walk ing at Mozart Garden, Brooklyn, yesterday, with but few rests, At 4h, 45m. 34s, A; M. Monday Halske was credited on the score sheet with 25 miles, aud at 10h, 45m. 50s. A, M. there were 560 «miles marked against his name. Last evening at Gh. 28m. 24s. 75 miles stood as his performance on the record, and at 9h. 50m, 298. he was given 90 miles as the result of his effort. At 10h. 52m. Halske lect the track and went to bed, the score showing 95 miles 1 lup; He looked in fair form and walked with apparent case. Howard’s record at bh. 44m, 54s. A. M. Monday was 26 miles, aud at 11h. 44m. 06s. he was credited with 50 miles. Lust evening at 6h, 35m. 09s. there were 70 miles on the sheot opposite his name, and 80 miles was the tally at 9h. 2m. 40s. At 11h, 15m. he was finishing his 89th mile, and it was then his or to peg away still further before retiring. the spectators last evening were not numerous. MME, ANDERSON'S FIRST RIVAL. Miss Annic Bartel, an American woman twenty- two years of age, will commence to walk at Brewster's Building, corner of Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue, on Monday, January 27, attempting tho feat of walking 3,000 quarter miles in 4,00) quarter hours, being 300 more quarter miles aud hours than were accomplished in Mme. Anderson's late feat of en- durance at Brook! PEDESTRIAN CHALLENGE, New Yong, Jan. 20, 1879, ‘To Tak Eprror oF THE HenaLD Seeing in a morning paper that Charles Harriman is going to attempt to beat the fastest fifty miles on record—8h. 3Jm. 39s,—end that the same is credited to Mr. O'Leary, I beg to trespass on the columns of the Hxratp to correct the same, The time of O'Leary's fifty miles was 8h. 41m. 30s. when be beat: Ennis, of Chicago, and as Mr. James L. Douney, of this city, made the fastest fitty miles.on record—sh. gm. 3Js.—during the walking tournament for the forty-eight hour belt last June, at the American In- stitute, this city, 1 think it is due to him that he should get the credit of it, and if any of the nu- merous aspirants tor the fastost time on record wi to try his abilities at that distance they can get on a match by notifying me through your paper, as I will back him to walk any one ‘[itatia'et tite above distance for $250 or $500. I remain, yours respect- fully, ‘THOMAS LILLIE, corner of Twenty-fifth street and Sixth avenue. HALLIARD STILL IN JAIL, Mr. John Halliard, the ex-bank president who has been imprisoned in the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, in default of bail, on charges of perjury, con- spiracy and embezzlement, was yesterday brought into the Court of General Sessions, where bail in the suum of $2,500 was offered by Mrs. Sarah Giilespie for him on the indictment charging him with perjury. ‘The bail was big , and Mr. Halliard was about to retire from the bar enclosure when Prosecuting At- torney McGill detained him and then arraigned him upon the third indictment, charging him with conspiring to detraud the depositors of the Me- chanics and Laborers’ Bank, He pleaded not guilty, and Judge Gurrettson fixed his bail at $2,500. The amount was not forthcoming, and the accased was taken back to jail. During the day he was visited by a host of friends, among them Rev. Father Senez, tor of St. Mary’s Catholic church, of which Hal- liart was secretary; ¢x-Mayor John Van Vorst, Mrs. Halliard and Major Z. K. a rn. Mr. Halli has retained Mr. Gilbert Collins as counsel. District Attorney McGill has not yet fixed upon any date when he will move for the trial of the charges against him. A WIDOWS WAIL. Awoman describing herself as Maria Kastezein, aged fifty-eight, a widow, yesterday appeared before Recorder McDonough, of Hoboken, and rolated the following story of her troubles: —She said that a few years ago she lost her husband, but has now afumily of four grown up sons. A few months ago she met Johann Schracder, a produce dealer, who resides at No. 98 Park avenue, Hoboken. She says he repre- sented to her that he was a widower, and requested her to take caro of his house for him. She consented, and had lived at a house but @ short oe som oe tenn he made improper pro} o her. These she says were repulsed, aud he proposed for her hund and heart. She accepted the offer aud ything went on swimmingly until Sunday, when her intended’s eldest son visited the house and told her that his father's wife was alive and living in this city. Mrs. Kas- tezein thereupon left the house. y Schraeder is ng Pree years old and the father ve children. “My object in relating my woes to you,” she said to the Recorder, ‘is to obtain your advice as to what course I must pursue to punish Schraeder for his falre promise.” Learning that she could not proceed against him criminally she mournfully inquired whether she could not obtain redress for the insult and injury offered to her fortings, and being told by the Recorder tht he had considerable doudts about it, she went away in tears, DESPERATE FIGHT FOR A KEY. James H. Trappe, tho proprietor of a shoe shop at ‘No, 4665 Dean street, Brooklyn, went into a stable in the rear of his place of business yesterday morning and asked Thomas Parker, a hostler, for the key to & closet. Parker informed Trappe that he could not have it, whereupon the latter became angry. Rush- ing into his shoe shop he seized a knife and pursued Parker, who fled in terror, The infuriated shoe- maker canght him, however, and cut his left arm in # terrivle manuer. Parker's cries for help attracted the attention of George A. Duffy, a carpenter, Who has a shop over the stable. Duffy procured an iron weight and commenced an assault ‘on the shoemaker. ‘his action of the carpenter gave the hostler an opportunity to secure a balestick, and he joined in the assault upon his assailant, “The three men wero finaily arrested and taken to the ‘Tenth precinct station house. Ambulance Surgeon Cochran, who was summoned to dress the wounds, found that ‘Trappe had been badly injured about the head and that the bicep# muscle in Parker's arm was almost severed. The prisoners were taken before Judge Bloom and reloared on bail. REV. MR. KENDRICK IN COURT. ‘The Rev. T. T. Kendrick, of Brooklyn, was arraigned before Judge Ketts, in Jamaica, yesterday, charged with obtaining goods by false pretences. Mr. Ken- drick’s brother trie. to have the matter settled by re- turning Mr. Skidmore’s mare, which had been sold for $800, but Mr. Skidmore declined any compromise. Kendrick received $300 on account Of the sale, He has instituted replovin proceedings. Mr. Skidmore and Mr. Arch, Johnston were in court together with ex-Jadge-Busteed as counsel, Mr. Kendrick had ho counsel, his brother having failed to engage ‘Trwy, The examination was adjourned, FRANCE AND, AMERICA. ; ABRIVAL OF M. LEON CHOTTEAU di, ‘TOUR OP INVESTIGATION—A COMMERCIAL TREATY TO BE PRAMED--THE ADVANTAGES TO BE DE- RIVED FRoM Ir. ¢ M. Léon Chotteau, a delegate from France in the interest of the Franco-American commercial treaty, arrived here yesterday on the Amérique. The position he oceupies is semi-official, having been selected for this important mission by @com- mittee of Senators and Representatives of the French Chamber of Deputies. M. Chot- teau well merits the honor thus bestowed” ou him by the young Republic, as he has already spent some time in the United States, having trav- elled. in this country on two previous occasions and being thoroughly conversant with American affairs, and especially commercial matters, In his own country he is well known as an economist and pub: Kicist, He followed the profession of the law at Paris, gaining quite an enviable reputation, About ten years ago, from the perusal of American literature, he became imbued with a desire to visit this coun. try and learn something about its ‘people and their habits, After his sojourn here he returned to his native country, and, by his personal influence, did much to foster the growing commerce between the two nations, Last year he again visited America on the same mission as that on which he now comes— to increase the commerce between the two countries by removing all the legislative obstacles, puch as pro. hibitions or high tariff, that lie in the way. M. Chotteau was found yes:erday afternoon at the Everett House, where he will reside during his stay in this city. On making known the object of hig visit the reporter was received very cordially, and M, Chottean at once to explain with enthu- ere ‘scope and purpose of his mission to this untry. », M+ CHOTTEAU'S MISSION, “You see,” he said, “I have been chosen by @ committee of Senators and Representatives to come to this country to gather the reports of the different Chambers of Commerce with a view to establish commercial treaty. When I came here the last time my intention was pmey to invite tes from the American people to cuss the question at Paris, ‘These delegates, both from the United States and trom France, at Paris, agreed upon a certain project. To-day it is my mission to ask the Chambers of Come merce what they think of that project.”” “What was the plan “The principal poin' of the project decided uy by the delegates last August 7 that Ams ven goods should be admitted to Frouch ports on an eetty, with those of the most favored nation, which at present is England, According to this plan all American products could be impo in France on the same basis as the similar products of England. On the other hand a reduction of the duties on French articles was required in return. In France we have two kinds of tariff—one, conven- tional, for the nations with which we have already commercial treaties; the other, a general tariff, for the nations with which we have no such treaties, Now, there is no commercial treat; be- tween America and France, consequently the products of the United States come under the general tariff, According to it many things are absolutely prohibited in France, such as American cotton, most can woollen staples and cast iron oducts and five or six others. We offer you as vorable terms as any other nation, but wedo not know exactly what we can ask of you in return.” “Which country would derive the greater benefit from such an ement ?"* “Well,” replied M. Chotteau, smiling, “on my voyage from Havre, which Ileft’on the 4th inst. in the Amérique, I became acquainted with a gentleman trom Philadelphia who argued that a treaty of com- merce always inurel to the profit of the richer nation, We do not accept that idea at all. We intend, if possible, to conclude # treaty for the benefit of both nations. My position is noutral., I believe it is possible to increase the prosperity of both na- tions by such a project as we have in view, provided the matter is in good hands. Lam sure it will be pene to have # good treaty, and in a few months think the question wiil be how to increase the pros- perity of this country and of France.” * HIS PLANS. “How long do you expect to remain in the United States?” inquired the reporter. “L expect to spend some time here, probably. until the mouth of Juty or August. I will remain a fow days in New York for rest, after which I shall pro- ceed to Washington to pay my respects to President Hayes. Then [ shall come back to New York, and atter studying whatever may be of interest here will go on to Boston, Baltimore, Philedel- jew Orleans, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis aud San Francisco. I intend to study all the prin- cipal industries durin, sojourn. Then we shall collect the reports of the Chambers of Commerce of the United States and of France, obtaining expres- sions of their views on the project, and submit to the respective governments as # basis for 2 le Ithink this programme can be finished by June or The movement is at present fairly under way.” a Chotteau here expressed his belief that tho t wajority of the Chamber of Commerce was in favor of the plan. He had no doubt that it would be carried to completion. If the American people took no interest in the matter, he said, of course there would be no treaty. Dut if a merchant, who to-day got twenty francs for an article, found that under treaty he would get twenty-five or thirty, then, init. in tteau thought, people would take an interest Some desultory conversation ensued, during which M. Chotteau dwelt upon the great success of the American exhibit at the Paris Exposition and the marked impression it had left on the minds of the French people in regard to American progress. He said an international exhibition in New York would be of great interest to the French people, and that it was an enterprise that should be undertaken, BADLY TREATED. Albert Nolte, of No. 82 Canal street, called at Police Headquarters yesterday end related a very singular and confused story. He said he had been carousing with a few boon companions and left them at Hous. ton and Mercer streets late on Sunday night. He wasn’t exactly certain that he took the right direction home, and on meeting @ police officer he asked for information on that point. He alleges that the guardian of the public peace responded to this reasonable interrogatury by cracking the belated traveller on the cranium with the official locust. Not being particularly steady on his pedals, the hapless citizen fell in a heap to the sidewalk from the force of the blow. He has a con- fused remembrance of what followed. He says he was some distance and then dumped in the cold embrace ot asnow bank. When he recovered con- sciousness he found that he was plus a cut head and minus his silver watch and book. He ¢ jes that these accumulated dis asters of which he was the victim were brought about by the officer who had in the first place assaulted him and then robbed him of his watch and pocketbook. Mr. Nolte was unable to ive any description of the officer, and he did not ‘now his name or number. Captain McDonnell and Inspector Thorne discredit the man’s story, and say he was in such # beastly state of intox! yn that it is impossible for him to give a clear or connected statement of his movements on the night in question, It is probable, they claim, that he was assaulted and robbed by some of the notorious thieves who infest Houston street late at night. A “QUICKENED” CONSCIENCE. Mr. Henry Otis, proprietor of a livery stable at No. 94 Thompson street, was dumbfounded when he discovered on Sunday morning that his establish- ment had been broken into and one of his favorite trotters stolen therefrom, Further investigation revealed tha leigh and the accompanying equip- ments of harness and wraps had also The steed and sleigh wero found late in the afternoon ~in Macdougal street, both show. ing unmistakable evidence of hard work, ‘The sequel to the story was at the Eighth Precinct station last night. Mr. Otis was passing ulong Thompson street ye afternoon, when he overheard # colloquy between two young women which interested hun, Said one, Re Jennie, where was Nowman last night; he promised to take me and another girl out sleigh riding.” This ex. pression gave Mr. Otis a clew which he was not slow in working up. He caused the of John Newman, nineteen years of , who resides ot No. 95 Thompson street, he aforosaid John, when taken into cust , stoutly maintained his innoceace. ence. Captain MeDonnell how: , soon convinced the young man thet he was pent ot a defective memory. He then, moved ‘ys quickened conscience, coufessed that he had taken @ temporary loan of Mr. Otis’ horse and sleigh to eas joy the tintinnabulation of the bells in company with two young lady friends, YOUNG BURGLARS CAUGHT, Awonies of very cunningly planned robberies have boon perpetrated at Passaic City, N. J., recently. On December 3 the store of Simon Grisman was entered and robbed of a considerable amount. On December 22 and again on January 10 the store of Mr. Joseph Duel was broken into and robbed. Several private houses Were also visited within the time indicated, end circumetances Ene nted clearly to the fact that one “ang was doing ail the business. Yoxterday three oung men, & portion of the gang, were Seeny a Regge been arrested the night prev.ous by Chi Oldis, The lads belong to families and were totally unsuspected except by the police, and by them only very recently. They are named Avrain L, Fite gerald, Charles Anderson and Charles Kutiedye, re- pectively, They all confessed their guilt, and de- jared that card and drink the causes iF thieving operations, There are the , Who are bei! uglt for. ‘Their cases will be aid before tle .

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