The New York Herald Newspaper, July 6, 1879, Page 5

AN UNKNOWN: ASSASSIN, No Clew to the Identity of the Person Who Stot Mr. Seymour. THEORIES OF THE CRIME. ine 4 The Suicide Hypothesis Aban- doned by the Police. ‘The mystery surrounding the death of Mr. John F, Seymour at about midnight, on July 3 was not lightened in any degreo yesterday, although the Police were actively engaged in investigating the (rcumstances as far as they were able to do so, The details of the story, as told in yesterday’s Menat», were, in fact, as much as they knew of the case last night, excepting that they had by inquiry learhed considerable about Mr. Seymour and his Mfe and circumstances. Concerning his death they are still in the dark and frankly admit that there is little probability of their ever reaching a solution of the mystery. Mr, Seymour, as was stated yesterday, was sixty- one years of age, large and finely built, and weigh- ing about two hundred and twenty-five pounds. He bad been a crockery merchant and the head of the firm besring his name, and was at one time in very prosperous circumstances. Half a dozen years ago he failed, and has not since been engaged in busi- ness, but with his wife has lived with her brother, Bishop Seymour, the Dean of the General Theological Seminary in this city and the recently elected Bishop of Illinois, On Thurs- day evening he told his wife that he would go out tothe grounds around the house for » walk, and accordingly passed out of the house. A little while atter Bishop Seymour came in, and being told by his sister that her husband was outside, he left the door unbolted, Mrs. Seymour soon after fell asleep, but. soon swakening she niissed her husband, and arous- ing hor brother they went in search of him. They found hym lying on the grass dead from a bullet ‘wound. % “THE POLICE CAN DO NOTHING.”” These facts, with the many details significant and insignificant surrounding them, are all that is known, and as Captain Ryan, in whose precinct it occurred, said yesterday, ‘‘The police can do nothing, for there is no clew by which they can tell what to do."? The only thing possible is to search for a clew and this search was kept up through the day. It ‘was at first supposed by the police that the case was one of suicide and Bishop Seymour and his sister were made very indignant by a too hasty sssump- tion and a too blunt statement of this hypothesis. Yesterday the most careful in- quiry justified their indignation by disproving the. suicide theory almost conclusively. In the first place, no motiue for suicide or reason for supposing it could be learned. Mr. Seymour was a happy man by temperament, all his family associations were most pleasant and on Thursday last he was in his ‘usual excellent spirits. He was deeply attached to his wife, to whom he had been married many years. She was a distant relative and bore the same tiame before as after her marriage. They had three chil- dren, all daughters, married happily sud well, For one of these daughters they had recently built a house in this city, giving it to her for @ home. Mr. Seymour and his wite had lived ter several years in the Dean's residence, the latter beimg abachelor. The Dean thought highly of his brother-in-law, as he said yesterday in spesking of the latter’s death, and the three expected shortly to ‘i together to the Ilinoisan diocese of which the re is now Bishop. ‘He was a man of superior executive ability, and was to have charge of my business matters in Springtield,” said the Bishop; and he continued, “We all lived very happily to- gether, and where one went all would go.”* If there was no motive discovered, neither was any wespon found, although the ground for a hi red feet around where tne dead man was found wus care- fylly and minutely searched, and yesterday, in defer- ence to halt » dozen suygestions and to the wishes of Bishop Seymour, the loug grass was cut and ed away to muke the search mote thorough. or row all the grass ou the grounds is to be mowed, aithough the polivs think this superfluous. Bishop Seymour, however, wishes novhing to be left un- done. Mr. Seymour was never known to havea pistol, and his relatives scout the idea of his having even. bad one with him when he died. 4 ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT A 8UICIDE. ~ The third reason fur concluding that Mr. Seymour did not kill himself is that it is declared by the hysicians in the highest degree improbable, if not Euuposeible, fora man to have inflicted on himself such ® wound as Mr. Seymour received. On this point Dr. E. D. Hudson, Jr., of No. 227 Weat Twenty- second street, was very emphatic. He, with Dr. D. A. Cushman, of No. 170 Niuth avenue, was sum- mioued hastily on the discovery of the body, ana he was present when the autopsy was miade on the following day by Dr. Miiler, the . Deputy Coroner. He said:—There was vory small, cleanty cut wound on tha surface, with a slight discoloration about it, caused by the settlinu or the blood. Before entering the body the ball passed only through # linen shirt and ao lig! ndershirt (for his coat was thrown back), making « hole as sharp as you could make wita a bell punch. There was not the slightest scorching or trace of powder on the shirt. Ine batl entered near the breast bone and a little to the right ot it, and passed through the aorta, muking two holes in it, one on each side. Continuing its course it lodged between the seventh and eighth ribs, near the spine, aud w little to the right of it. Ite course was therefore very slightiy inclined down- ward, though not enough to argue against the pos- sibility of the shot having been tired by a man stand. ing directly in front of Lim. A very slight detection Of & pistol presented point blank would account tor the downward course of the ball. It was such a wound as a man could not make on himself, or if he couk! possibiy do it he would not be in the least likery to.” ir. Miller, atter making the autopsy, at first said that the wound might ve self-inflicted, but after- ward puid that it was not at ail probable that it was. The wounded man must have died, the B pediocin say, almost instuntly, and if he had held anything iu his hand would have dropped it, and probably couid not have thrown it away. Driven by these facts from their primary suppo- sition thet they had found a suicide, the police have been trying to deduce from wast is known of the circumstances a theory that would fit the caso, and they have found three. Inspector Dilks, Captain Ryan, Sergeant Blair and Deveciive King were all @ugaged on the case yesterday, and tucy acknowl wed that there was no reason ‘to suppose that Mr. 8.ymour had committed suicide. WAS IT A RANDOM sor? The first and most ovvivus theory .# the one which they believe is the trne one. If itis true it relieves the police of all responsibility, tor they could not have prevented the occurrence and cannot possibly discover, unless by accident, the person who fired the shot. They ciaim to believe that Mr. Seymour was walking in the grounds and was struck by a random shot. It was on the night of July 3, at about midnight, when the firing of pistols, guns snd firecrackers was general all over city, aud the ot would have attracted no attention And they it Mr. Seymour met hia death in this way it is very probable that the person who fired the shot did not know what he had done. ‘The second theory is that he was killed by some ohe who was shooting at a cat, and the third is that he became engaged in an altercation with some sirauger or intrader on the grounds and was shot by him. Toward the solution of the problem, the position of the body when found and the deseriv- tion of the bull might Le expected to help, if either Of these theories is correct, but in tact there seems tobe little proved by other. {t ix uot certain in what position the body was first found. Seymour says thit it was lying on the face, Ser- geant Blair, who saw it atterwand, says when le came to the spot it lay on the back, Whether it waa turned over by Mrs. Seymour or the Bishop at the time it was touud is not certain, as it is uot known what she did in th» excitement of the moment, and she way yesterday too ill io talk to any one about the matter, The physicians say that the position, br dv / tells nothing as to the direction from which u pe et came, tur the dying man may have turued a6 be tell, As to the bullet there is considerable doubt what kind of & weapon it came trom. It is not furrowed or misshapen at all, and tuere 1s 4 question whetver it came from a pistol or a parior rifle, A small bit of rubver fouud with the bullet in the wound indi- edtes that it was contained in a ew fushioned rubver cartridge, such as are used with parior rifles, If it.came from 4 pistol the person who fired tt must hive been within » distance to have inflicted wound #0 clean as t in question, for so # Dall (it is 4 22-100 inch size) would not be ¢ great distance Ly @ pistol of eorrespond- At it came from « parr rifle it may rls, ANOTURK THEORY, The only reason tor suppo. ing that some one was shooting af t wud killed Mr, Seymour by weci- dent is th jootny at cate wise UNCOMMON praction sp clouds yrounds area o. cas by might, aud their sereantia to all light sieepors in the moarest h + Y it ik common tor the people living op- posite to shoot at them in the grownds however, doubtiul, some declare that it woe others, among whom is ‘Tyler, the the; "Wet ler is ah exevedinyly intelligent man, who has held his prewwut powition tor three years, and he would be wy to know if such shooting was common, for he Usually walks around tho grounds late every even. tng, acting a8 e wetchiauu, A careful inquiry ls to ds, colored janitor ot the seminary vuildings, have never known of any such shooting. Bishop | 1 ‘rled | | ported—she ‘be made ined): in the neighborhood as to whether oot ting has been done lately. ‘That the peasy. happened during an altercation is maintained by Mr. Seymour's relatives and » as well as by some of the neighbors, and certain facts which they cite seem to Dear them out in the assumption. Mrs. Seymour's story, learned through the bishop, is that at about eleven o’clock—not at ten o'clock as has been re- with her husband in what is called the trunk » in the northwest corner of the east- erly seminary building. He there called her tention to’ man aud a woman in t grounds, it is not an uncommon thing for wen, with women or alone, tobe seen on the grounds late at night, and they telt no surprise at the sight. Mrs. Seymour is near-sighted, a thought her husband was mistaken, but she opera glass and then saw the intrudes woman was dressed in white and wi The man wos waiking back a er, They were not hiding behind trees but were in plain sight of the neighbors. A tow minutes later (not immediately), Mr. Seymour said to his wife that he would a walk in the grounds, about the persons they had seen outside, but Mr-. Seymour understood that he intended to send them away. It was not his habit to walk through tho grounds to clesr them of intruders, that duty de- volving upon the colored janitor; but that evening the janitor had goue to a church committee meeting, and had left word that he would be out late. Mr. Seymour accordingly went out, aud the cireum- stances of the subsequent search for him and the discovery of his body have been told already. POSSIBLY A CLEW. His triends are inclined to place great stress on o out and take le said = nothing these points in connection with a circumstance stated rf a certain neighbor who lives in West ‘fwentieth street, upposite the seminary buildings. ‘This gentleman says that he sat with his wile and sister-in-iaw on his front stoop up to teu o’elock on | Fre apy eN At that hour he went up stairs, leaving ladies on the stoop, and little while ufterward the ladies saw a man and a woman coming out of one of the gates to the seminary grounds. The woman was in white. She came first and hurried toward Ninth avenue. The man fol- lowed her, peewee S. shawl on bis arm, and he hur- ried along also. They were respectably dressed, and the ladies who saw them say that they could not identify them except by the clothing. The probability is, say Mr. Seymour's friends, that he ordered this man and woman away, and that a dispute of some kind followed, bec fi Mr. Sey- mour’s death, and thut the couple then fled. Inspector Dilks, however, professes to think little of this theory. He says that it was not earlier than eleven o'clock when Mrs. Seymour saw the woman in white with her attendant in the grounds, and that it was not much after ten when the other woman in white hurried away with her escort. Allowing for the (fficnity in fixing the time of a past event when the hour is not noted especially, it seems more likely that there was only one couple than that there were two. Whether either of the three theories will prove correct cannot, of course, be foretold; but no fourth reasonable explanation of the homicide has been yet found, It seems certain, trom what is known of Mr. Seymour, that he had no enemies, and that he should have been wantonly shot without motive is not rea- sonable. ‘His funeral will take place at two P. M. to-day, at the Little Church Around the Corner. The inquest will be continued on Tuesday next. KILLED BY HER HUSBAND. The police of the Tenth precinct were notified yes- terday morning that a woman was lying dead at No. 1573¢ Stanton street, with a fractured skull. An of- ficer was despatched tc the place to investigate the case. He found the body of Mrs, Annie Brown, | thirty-five years of age, stretched on a bed, and her person and clothing smeared with blood. Her tace ‘was contused and there was a wound on the side of her head. The other occupants of the prem- ises were Charles Brown, husband of deceased, her father, sister and brother-in-law. They were errested and taken to the station house. Coroner | Miller | Fi took charge of the case. Dr. made un sutopey and found that death was caused by _u fractur skull, An inquest was subsequently held in the station house, Chomas Cullen, father of deceased, deposed thut his two married dauyhtecs and their husbands went to Harlem on Friday atter- noon. They returned by boat, landing at the foot of West Eleventh street. It appears that deceased and her husband quarrel! on the boat. She bad taken lager freely during the trip and he accused her of being intox- icated. He threatened that when he would catch her in the house he would chastise her. On arriving in their rooms he struck her repeated blows in the iace with his clenched fist. He knocked her down three times, She then went into the bedroom, where she | was followed by Ler husband, who again ass-..tod | her. The profuse and continuous hemor-haye alarmed her relatives and they tried their st to stop the flow of blood. She died at an early Lour in the morning. Her husband was committed to the ‘lombs to await the action of the Grand Jury. THE STATEN ISLAND MURDER. Richard Raw “the jailitor“of the Staten Island, Boat Club House, who, on Friday morning, | shortly after midnight, shot and killed George Sisk at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, was yesterday con- fined in the station house at New Brighton. ‘the greatest excitement prevails in the village, and there is no doubt that a large portion of its in- habitants greatly favor the lynching of the mur- derer. When visited yesterday by 1 HERALD reporter Rawlinson refused to be interviewed and decliued to say anything in reference to the cuse. He preserves aremarkable degree of couiness, and coutinues to assert that the shooting was dove in seli-detence. His victim will be buried this afternoon, and on Wednesday the inquest will be held by ‘Coroner Gaffney. ADMITTED TO BAIL. JOSEPH A. BLAIR LIBERATED ON FURNISHING $10,000 secuRITY—THE VERDICr CONSIDERED IN MONTCLAIR. Judge David A. Depue left Monmouth Beach, N. J., yesterday morning to hold court in Newark to consider the matter of admitting Joseph A. Blair, who shot John Armstrong, his coachman, to bail. Blair was present in court with his counsel. He looked like another man compared with his appearance on Thursday last, when he made his statement before the Coroner's jury. Then he sobbed bitterly between the words and seemed to feel that he was in a dreadful po- sition. Yesterday he looked bright and cheerful and showed no trace of his previous depression, Judge Depue said he had read over the testimony in the case and the only question in his discretion was the umount of bail. Atter some talk among tho lawyers the amount was fixed at $10,000, and Messrs. William E. Torrey and J.C. brantigan, of Montelair, were accepted as bondsmen. Blair lett the court 4 tree inan tor the present, springim lightly as he passed out with his counsel an triends. In Montclair the verdict of the Coroner's jury—five for mausiauyhter and four for virtual acquittal—is | still the leading topic of discussion. While the ma- jority of people, expecially among the work- ing classes, express dissatistaction with the verdict und ® tew denounce the jury as having allowed their business interosts— they are nearly all dependent, as — store- keepers, on the trade of summer residents like Blair— to warp their judgment, there isa general satis- faction that when the case goes before the Grand Jury at the September term and thence before Judge Depue, open-handed justice will be =“ MRS. SMITH AND “COVE” BENNETT, ‘The writ of error in the case of Jonnie R. Smith and Covert D, Bennett, who are under sentence to be executed July 25 for the murder of Mrs, Smith's husband, Police Officer Richard H. Smith, will come up for argument in the Supreme Court, at ‘Trenton, J., probably on Tuesday and not later than Wednesday next. In the jail at Jersey City the pris- ouers continue to refuse to see any visitors, ire. Styith runs iuto her cell at the approach of a visitor aud remains there until the visitor has departed. Yesterday Beunett deuied that ho had assauited hi keeper with # candle, Deputy Jailer Alien says he ouly threw the candie ayainst the cell door and that he did uot strike Keeper ie SHOT BY A BOY. Albert and Charles Fischer, aged nine and eleven yoars respectively, of No, 120 Willow street, ilo- doken, were accidentally shot watle playing in the yard in the rear of their home on Friday even- ing, and Aibert has since died. Keron Daly, a boy of fourteen years, whu did the shooting, was taken into custody and decwred that the wespon which he discharged was handed to him by Cliaries Schroeder. ‘The latter was also tukeu into custody yesterday, and Recorder McDonough placed him wader $500 ail to appear as ® witness, Coroner Wiggins yester+ day empunelied a jury and will hold an mquest, STABBED BY HIS BROTHER, A young man, very ‘muchfundor the influence of | liquor, and bleeding profusely trom a stab wound in the arm and another in the side, was taken to the office of Dr. Alval, Rowe, No. 410 West Thirty-fourth street, dboul half-past six o'clock lastevening. He was leaning for support upon the shoulders of two young amen, Who stated that they fonud him in Thirty-first street, between Kighth and Ninth avennes, The wounded man gave his name as Michael Farrell, of No. 420 West Thirty-tirmt street, aud added that he had recotved his injuries at the hamiy of his brother Joun, with whom bo had quarrelled, They lived together and he was inartied, The quarrel arose in Thirty-first street, Dotween Highth and Ninth aveuties, but what it was it first about he declined to say. John drew a penknife, | cut him twice with it and ran away. The doctor examined the wounds and pronounced them of a serious mature, as there was cou | nemorrhage from the eut in the side. The two men who accompanied him left the doctor's office without giving their names, and the wounded man followed them as soon as his wounds bad beep ressed, When the police learned of the affair they isit to the hose No, 429 West Thirty-first d pada street, where the Farrell brothers occupied ments on the top floor. It was by this time, but when the police entered they found | the doors open and no lights burning. There was uo one in the place, It was surmised by the neighbors, who bad heard of the affair, that the wounded man with his wife and children had de- parted to avoid publicity, Que of the two men who picked up the wounded brother said that his assail- unt ran down toward the river after the stabbing, | exclaiming as he ran, “I have stabbed my brocher, | and Lam going to drown myself! Whether or no | he carried out his threat could not be ascertained. MURDER AT KINGSTON. | & SHOEMAKER INTERFERES IN A_ DOMESTIC QUARREL AND ENDS BY KILLENG ONE OF THE COMBATANTS. 5 (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Kuvastox, N. ¥., July 5, 1879. About midnight last night the residents of Union avenue, in the lower part of this city, were startled by the cry of *‘Murder!’’ It was subsequently found that Bartholomew Doolan had been stabbed several | times about the head with a shoemaker’s kuife, John Wierner being the aggressor. Tho cause of the aftray, aa related by Wierner and his wife, is as fol- lows:—Wierner was seated in front of his residence, when he. heard Doolan, who lives up stairs, beating his ‘wife in hallway. Wierner | went to the spot and tol him to top, when, without another word passing between | them, he called him a vile name and struck him sev- | eral blows. . Wierner grappled with Doolan and was | ‘thrown to the ground, Doolan having-/him down and Ptowan ne him. He then, feeling himself in dgnger, | drew his knife and stabbed him. Doolan, being se- | verely injured, a priest was sent for to administer | the zeugiaue rites to him. Wierner was taken by Officer Barry to jail. This morning he was brought before the Recorder, charged with felonious | assault, and was remanded to jail to await the | result of Doolun’s injuries. It is reported this evening that Doolan is dead, lan ‘ig @ young mun, Irish, married and has two children. He is quarryman by trade, and of quick temper, Wierner is a German, about forty-five Years of age, married, and also has two children. He ig a shoemaker by trade, and his neighbors speak | strongly of his peaceable disposition. The Hznatp correspondent visited him in jail this evening, and though he is chopfallen over the occurrence, he claims he stabbed Doolan to save himself, and that | it he had not interfered to suve Mrs, Doolan it would not have happened. BATTERED HIS WIFE'S COFFIN. | At No, 333 West Thirty-ninth strect, where she had resided for some time, Mrs. Catharine Mauger lay dead on Thursday night. A dropsical complaint to which she was subject had carried her off, and on her demise Jacob Becker, a friend of the family, pro- vided a coffin and undertook to defray the funeral expenses, as Mauger himself was a shiftless sort of fellow. While her few relatives and the neighbors | who had been familiar with the deceased in life gathered in the house the husband went about the | streets drinking, and came home late in an advanced | state of intoxication. When he saw the assem- bly in his apartments he caught up an iron bar and drove all the party down stairs. Then, in his drunken fury, he fell to battering the coffin, and at last pitemipied to upset it. While he was so engaged Officer Leddy, ot tue Twentieth precinct, | appeared and took him into custody, He appeared in the Jefferson Murket Police Court yesterday, but seemed to have in no way improved in good nature. He was insolent to the Justice and abusive of his benefactor, Becker. The latter told the magis- trate that out of charity he had himself provided for Mrs. Mauger and her little boy for almost three serge He said he intended to bury the woman and ok after the lad, who declined to live with a father who dissipated ali their substance in ‘Mauger was committed by the Justice, METROPOLITAN “L.” | SUNDAY TRAINS TO BE RUN HEREAFTER—PROG- RESS OF THE EAST AND WEST SIDE EXTEN- SIONS. The great public need of Sunday rapid transit on | the weat side of the city will to-day be supplied, | the Metropolitan “L’’ Road Company having caused notices to be posted at all its stations, setting forth | that on and after this date Sunday trains will-be run on the road from half-past twelve P. M. until mid- with gratification by thousands of our citizens who may naturaily desire for themselves and their families after the week's toil an opportunity of en- | Joying the scenery and of breathing invigorating air in that hitherto almost inaccessible, though pic- turesque and salubrious, portion of Manhattan Island, Nor will the dwellers in the upper westerly section ot the metropolis be less pleased at the opportunity of getting to popular churches. Mr. John Baird, the vice president and general manager of the roed, said to a HeRaLp reporter yes- | terday:—"*We shall begin running trains at half- | past twelve, as sbout that time the forenoon ser- | vices im the churches are nearly over, and the trains will continue running until midnight. I am not yet able to state precisely at what intervals tie trains will tollow each otLer, but it is probable they will be started on four minutes’ headway street station, At least, I think we will try it at that to-morrow. Isent one of our peopie a couple of days ago to notify the chairman of the commitieo representng the churches that we would commence to run trains on Sunday, but we have had no re- sponse as yet.” ‘Nhe coustruction of the extension of the road is progressing with despatch. far as 107th wtrect, One of the foremen ut 110th acreet informed the reporter yesterday afternoon that from the last uamed street to the Harlem River | all the foundations are built and the bases bet, ex- cept a few at 110th street, where, owing to the de- pression ia the ground, the work has necessaril been slow. At this place piers of great strengt! and considerable height be erected, each pier requiring, in addition to stone, about 50,000 bricks, As far north as 135th street the iron pillars cre in piace, while the crosswork of the superstructure is finished up to about 120th street, with the exception of the gap at 110th street, where the road turns from Ninth avenue into Eighth ave- nue. Between 107th street and the Harlem River 1,500 men are said to be engaged in the work of con- struction, The company expects to have the road open for traflic as tar us 125th street by the Ist of August, G wide street along Second avenue to Harlem. On the upper | portion of the enue the work of sinking the 1oundation is almost complete. Below Ninety-second | street very little in this respect remains to be doue, each section being about ready to close up. tween Ninety-second and there mp, nothing has as yet toward sinking the touvndations | bucit is understood that the work of driving piles | will be commenced there this week. From 102d | street to the Harlem River the foundations are all complete, exeept tor ® space of four blocks on the | east side of the avenu With the exception of the | curves around First avenue, where the rood turns | into Twenty-third street, and also where it turus from Twenty-third street into Second ave the superstructure trom Division street to about Thirty- | fourth street has been completed, AMONG THE MISSING. ‘ON THE EAST SIDE. of men were yesterday busy on tho cast A few wecks since George Walker, apparently thirty years of age, went to Paterson, N.J., from Huntingdon, L. L, in search of employment. He found a position with H. B, Crosby & Son, whole- sale grocers. Ho was high spirited, and, | reprimanded for some be een Jefe his situation. ‘To | | a friend he confided the » of his troubles, which | was, in brief, as follows:—Untortunate in vusiness | | at his tormer home on Long 4, he could not provide tor * his wite and children as to please the former, who was the daughter of a minent minister, at Stormaville, Pu., uesr the Delaware Water Guy. She lett him to return to her father’s house, taking the children with her. in Puterson he wrote to her urging # reunion. answer came, Depressed in spirits aud reckless he did not attend to uis duties as he Key ad hence the difficulty with Crosby & Son and hia departure. On ‘Lhuraday he lett with this triend the following let. | ter, Which was to be read by the friend and then | sent to his wife if he did not return in twenty-tour | hours. Parenson, N.J., July 2, 1870. iter reaches you wy body will AL WAHL be with its M Had Dean Wire When this n death and my | ry o differently is might not he no. My worst fault is the leant gh | of finding employment wo eupport you a jes the childron forme. 16 ts the fast rege Tshall make, GEORGE, ‘The sttictest inquiry has afte to elicit any infor- mation of the man since Thhraday evouing inst, when ai acquaintance encountered him at a late hour on the bridge which xpaus the Passaic River at the toot ot Wost street, It is feared that he Las com- mitted suicide. CHASTINE COX'S ECCENTRICITIES, Chastine Cox, Mra, Hull's murderer, occupied himself yesterday in singeing hin hair, Ho gave no explanation for this latest exploit, but it is thought he is mantiacturing evidence tor his counsel to refer to when the ples of insanity is advanced at | the night. This decision of the company will be hailed | from Keetor | While the road is | open tor trafic to 104th street the tracks are laid as | jetropolitan road, at iutervals from Division | Be. | 12d streets, where | 1 being | | No, 201 Chambers street, occupied by John H. Lin- | CONFLAGRATIONS. Flushing, L. 1, at the Mercy of a Gang of Firebugs. ADMISSIONS OF THE CULPRITS. | | | Houses and Barns Burned Down Merely in Sport, Tio people of the village of Fiusbing, L. L, have been greatly exercised of late over a se Ties of fires, particularly of barns and out- houses, that were clearly of incendiary origin. Barns are not apt to set themselves on fire, and suspicion was current that some of the wauton and mischief- loving young blackguards. of the village were at the bottom of the outrages. Two rowards, one of; $100 and another of $250, were offered by the authorities, and the result was the final discovery and capture of the miscrants. ‘These fires hud tiken place at intervals since last winter. Mrs. McDonald’s haystack was burned January 4 of this year; Horelroot’s barn, on Cedar street, February 22; Robert Parsons’ barn,, March 28, at half-past seven in the evening; the Jampblack factory, May 3; J.L, Boardman’s barn {insured in the ‘New York Fire Insurance Company), May 10; Thomas Dowling’s barn, June 15; Fairchild’s barn, May 24 (loss $300); George Nostrand’s barn, May 29, and E. A. Mitchell’s barn, June 1, at half-past eleven o'clock at night. An attempt was also made on the barn of Coles W. White.’ Apart from these fires the house of Thomas Coyne, on Cedar street, insured in the Merchants’ Insurance Company of New York for $2,300, was burned; and an investigation is now making to see if Coyne himself, in conjunction with @ George Wagher, who is under arrest, did not burn the dwelling to get the insurance money. A DEPTH OF DEPRAVITY. This long succession.ot fires naturally alarmed the villagers, who did not .know but the incendiaries might next address themselves to applying the torch to private dwellings. The proclamation of a reward set Detective Smith and Deputy Sheriff Hance to work, and their investigation resulted in disclosing the existence of a gang of young ruffians of the worst class with which a community was ever before inflicted. In fact, it seems incredible, but is never- theless asserted as true, that aset of young fellows in the midst of s civilized population have banded a and deliberately destroyed property with no other notive than to bring out the Fire Department, join in the work of extinguishing the flames and in dulge in the usual free beer reward for siding at the fire. The youths who formed the greater part of this gang were, it is alleged, Walter Burling, Thomas Breunan, Thomas Connarton and Thomas Bulger, ranging in years from eighteen to twenty-four. The tirst three named were arrested and brought before Justice Lever, of Flushing, on Thurs- y lust. Brennan und Connarton were committed to jail without bail, being poor boys and the sons of common working people, but Master Burling, who happens to be the son of the editor of the principal paper in the village, wos let out on bail, which wave rise (o a great dial of indigpant comment among most people in Flushing. The boy Bulger, eighteen yours old, was brought out of the County Jail, to which he was committed tor larceny a short time ago, to testify against his companions. The modus operandi or these youths was to select # barn or outlouse within the village recincts, and after firing it to run down the strect Batiooing, “Fire! fire!’ This cry would oring out the Volunteer Fire Department, whose ranks the in- cendiaries would join, und going to the scene of con- flayration would work away as apparently in earnest as the rest to extinguidu the flames. ‘rhe fir: over they would apply tor an allowance of beer, either to the owner or at the engine house, and fill themselves well up before going to bed. ‘They were known in the village ae the “Bucket gang,” but were uever for slong time suspected of being the authors ot the mauy fires which they made such @ zealous display (in extinguishing. ABANDONED DOYS. ‘When they were arraigned to-day before Justice Lever for a preliminary examination the court room was crowded, and the tire bugs were the objects of opular curiosity. The four youths looked about as a aset as were ever scen in a court of justice, even including young Burling, who had so much the advantage, of the others in the way of wocial standing and education. His small | twinkling eyes aid low forehead marked him out as a boy of incorrigible instincts, and the evidence showed tha: he was the head and | tront of the offending gang. He was, however, well | dressed, and in that respect in striking contrast to his campanions, who were miserably clad, and in | their whole appearance betrayed ths evidence of early and total’ neglect in traming and education. | It would be dithieult to pick up tour boys in any cily | of America exhibiting so little of buyisu health and frankness. The iavree dis-ipation of their lives had rendered all of them prematurely old in appear- 8. District Attorney Downing carried on the examina- tion. The first wituess was John Halloran, who tes- | titled to a knowledge of Boardman’s barn, which was | within fifty feet of his own house. He did not | actually witness the firing of the barn by any of the | prisoners, but he rememberei trequently seeing them in company in the vicinity of the piace, Thomas Bulger testified that he was eighteen years of aye, and was acquainted with Breauan two years | and with Buriing Your years; they saw each other | every bo hes sometimes used to mect to have a ; kood time drinking beer; the night Boardman’s | barn was burned they drank five quarts of beer; | Brennan proposed when they had done drinking to | burn down the barn and bring out the fire de- partinent; he then went away and soon after | returned and said to him that he had done the job. When the fire was under way three ot them went dowa the streec hallooin, “Fire!” ihen | they returned and helped to extinguish the flames, | Witness and Conuartou afterward hada fight. Wal- ter Burling paid for the beer, and it was right away after the drinking of it that Brennan proposed to set the barn on fire. | Thomas Conuarton, who wore a most hangd look and whose miud appeared @ perfect blank, sais he knew the other prisoners, but could not say for how long atime. He was at the fire and assisted in putting it out. On being asked what he did in the | Way of assisting, he answered, “Nothing at all.” He denied that there was any truth in the affidavits he made # fow days ago swearing that he saw two per- sons go into the baru to setiton fire. He had o fight with Bulger because he accused him of setting | the barn on fire. : Deputy Sheriff Hance said he talked with Brennan about this business and he admitted giving Bulger the matches to start the fire. TRACES OF INCKNDIARISM. | | Mr. Boardman, the owner of tue barn, said he knew nothing of the fire till the next morning, but he could easily determine when he visited the scene that it was the work of incendiaries, as traces of a bundle of hay purposel: vinced him that it had Thomas Brennan, another of the prisoners, said he was eighteen years old and had worked « short while on the railroads. He was with the boys one night, and it was proposed to buru down Isaac Peck’s barn, but they found it could not be done ht, so they selected Boardm and Burling,” he said, “went over to Boardman’ ry Burling shoved in a shutter and I strack a match wt the place lighting.” ice Lever asked if he knew anything about the Parson's burn, to w he replied :— ll, Burling wanted to go aud start it off, | but be said if I didn’t he would ao it himseif.”” | He said he was usually in company with Burling | two or three times s week. He frequently slept with him in a barn after coming home late from a ball or picnic when his own house would be closed against him for the night. | “This closed the testimouy, District Attorney Down- iny saying that there was nothing proved against | | Connarton; thut Buiger was alreaay convicted on a | charge of latceny, and that the case for the Grand | Jury lay against Jurling and Brennan, FIRE IN A HOTEL, A cloud of smoke rose about halt-past eight o'clock last night from the windows of the second story of | nerman, asa hotel, aud known as the White Star House, Beforean alarm could be given the glare of the conflagration was thrown across the street, aud the flames were sweeping the apartments through their length and breadth. When the engines reached the scene ® couple of streams were turned wpon the threatened building, bat for w time the firo prevailed, and it was thought it might extend to other houses, At this mo- mont, and while the street was filled with a crowd, ® half-naked man ap- peared one ot the windows. had been ised by the fire in the bathroom and in the © Mey Was ata loss how to act, He obeyed | the waruing erins directed to him, though, | and before long was taken away unhurt. Louis Linnerman, & young man of twenty- four, aud Hugo, a boy of six, were in the building aud ‘received several severe burns, which necessi- tuted Louis’ removal tu the Chambers Street Hos- pital, Meantime ladders had been rained and a force of firemen had invaded the burning floor, axes and excited at i] hooks were played with a will, and svon it became clear that the conflagration had spent ite strength, After flickering for & while the flames compiotely subsided, and soon the brick walls, stripped of all cov ering, and the charred floor appeared. The damage done Mr. Linnerman’s businers will prob abiy reach $3,000, and Mr. Ray, who | Owns the building, will doubtiess be a | | in $855,000, the Ninth loser to the same extent. The cause of the fire could | not be definitely ascertained, but ic is supposed to | have been due to the ignition of esca} gwine | | closet. AN INCENDIARY'S TORCIL DESTROYS A LARGE | PORTION OF AMHEKST VILLAGE, MASS. | | | SpPRinorresp, July 5, 1879. The incendiary fire at Amherst yesterday morning cansed damage to the extent of $75,000 to $100,000, ‘The property destroged is the Amherst House, the Post offive, the Savings Bank, town offices, the Pub- | lie Library, one of the largest livery stables in West- ern Massachusetts, two college secret society lodge rooms and the stores of a number of mercantile firms. It levelled everything between the north- east corner of the Amherst Hoyse and W. W. Hunt's tinshop, near the Baptist Church. The distance burned over is ‘about twenty rods in length. The Amherst House was 4 large building of three stories aad basement. Attached to it by a shed were three large barns, one for the ac- commodation of Stebbins’ livery stable, where | thirty-eight horses were kept. These barns formed, with the hotel and the Savings’ Bank block and | other buiidings, a square, The bank building was occupied :—First floor, post office; E. Nelson, books ; rea Starbuck, jeweler; second floor, the Amherst Savings Bank (the town records were kept in the vault), and E. 8. Webster's law office; upper story, Amnerst Chapter Psi Upsilon (college secret society). The next aanine ‘was @ narrow two story brick, owned by Lucas Williams, and occupied by J. A. Rawson, jeweler; 0. B. Gallond, tailor, and the Am- herst Library. The next building was «two story brick, owned by Charies Adams. The ground floor was occupied by Charles Adams, the remainder bein, used by the Phi Society, the south store an QO. G. Couch, grocery trade. The next was a one | story building, used by Mr. Couch for storing mer- chandise, aud which connected Adims’ building with one three stories high, owned by George Cutter & Co. The next was a wooden building, used by B. F. Kendrick for a market. All these were burned to the ground, except the two story vault which holds the Post Oftice aud savings bank valuables, The whole arrangement was a perfect fire trap. The fire started at the stairway leading to the loft of one of | the sheds and was evidently helped by kerosene poured on the stairs, LOSKES AND INSURANCE, The loss on the hotel aud bank is $16,000, with $3,000 on furniture, $1,500 on the basement saloon and $300 on the barber shop. Stebbins’ livery stabie | has $2,000 insurance. The savings bank biock is well covered, as are the town and bank offices, the postmaster The Psi Upsilon Society is insured, but the smount is not known. Lucas Wi ms’ loss on building is covered with $3,000 insurance. Rawson, the jeweller, is unin- sured. Gallond, tho tailor, ix insured. Adams has | $2,500 on the ground floor of the building and the | Alpha Delta Phi Society $4,200 on the rest of the building and contents. Couch « Co, have $15,000 on | goods and $8,000 on building. The loss of Williams, | the tailor, is covered, and Kendrick, marketman, is | insured for $3,000, with a small loss. A large amount of goods were saved, and the net loss as a whole is small, THE TRENTON FIRE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] TRexton, N. J., July 5, 1879. It is believed that the fire which destroyed the Third Presbyterian Church last night was caused by a sky rocket, and that if there was better management of the Fire Department the destruction would not have been so great. When the fire started and the fire depart- ment arrived on the scene the members of two or three companies commenced s fight, and the result was there was unpardonable delay in getting water on the burning structure. To-day the Police Court annals show that some of the belligerent firemen wero brought to justice. There is general complaint against the department, and Chief Engineer Ossenberg will be called upon to investigate. The loss is uot as large as it was at first estimated, but it all might have been averted if there had been better manage- ment. The d+partwent, anyhow, is not in posses- | sion of good hose, and the city seems to be too penu- rious to supply it. The work of rebuilding the edifice will be commenced immediately. A FIRE AT LEWISTON, ME. Lewiston, Me., July 5, 1879. Last night a fire in J. A. Rodick & Co.’s dry goods store caused @ loss of $12,000; insurance, $9,000. The building is owned by J. Y. Scruton. Loss, $1,000; no insurance. TENEMENT HOUSE IN FLAMES. Lowz1, Mass., July 5, 1879. Early this morning ® fire damaged the tenement house of A. C. Wheelock, in Lawrence street, to the extent of about $12,000. The premises were in- sured for $18,000, CHURCH BURNED. Bostow, Massa., July 5, 1879, The Unitarian Church at Scituate was destroyed yesterday by a fire caused by firecrackers. The amount of the loss has not yet been ascertained. ‘There was uo insurance. MILITARY EXCURSIONISTS. THE EIGHTH REGIMENT UNABLE TO LAND AT TAE LONG BRANCH PIER—ROCKAWAY TAKEN BY SURPRISE—A BALL ON PIER NO. 1 NORTH RIVER, About two thousafd men, women and children, bent upon having their holiday at Long Branch, were on board the Plymouth Rock yesterday morn- ing when she left her wharf. In addition to these the Eighth regiment, National Guard, Colonel Scott commanding. for whom the excursion had been principally arranged, went on board at the foot of Twenty-second street, with drums beating and ban- ners flying, also determined upon spending the day at the Branch, where all sorts of preparations had been made for their reception. The depart- ure from tne city was marked by con- | siderable enthusiasm, not only on the part | of the military, but also among civilians. All went along merrily until the Narrows were reached, when suddenly word was sent around by ain Martin that no landing could be made at the Long Branch pier, the sea being too heavy. That the latter was # fact needed no announcement, for those who had walked observantly through the saloons and cabin had noticed that Neptune's victims were already numerous. This caused a scene indoors quite the reverse of what one might expect ona holiday excursion, while outdoors in front of the pilot house, on the upper deck, there gathered slowly but steadily a large, angry crowd, apparently bent on miseh: They had paid to go to Long Branch, and to the Branch they would go, “But we can't,”’ said Captain Martin. | “Then take us to Sandy Hook.’ The Captain replied | that he wonld take them to Rockaway, where they | could enjoy themselves to their heart's content. This raised another storm, in the midst of which a gentleman who said he was a physician threatened to bring suit for damages. The noise became louder and angrier, until finally a compromise was ju- | the ceremony of dress psrade commenced. diciously effected and word was once more sent around that after landing at Rockaway the steamer wouid go to Sandy Hook and leave the Long Branch: passengers on the dock. Colonel Scott, Lieutenant Colonel Schilling and Major Young went among the passengers and told them that they themselves were disappointed, but would surely have a good time at Rockaway. MANQUVRED ON THE SHORE. | When the regiment disembarked not more than a hundred passengers cared to go to the Branch Of | course Rockaway Beach suddenly burst out in baa- ners, boomed its cannon and became intensely en- | thusiastic when the muiilitary murched in fine style along its ricketty piers. Adress parade had to be given before the hour of return, and while the beach was lined by thousands of people Colonel Scott put his men through a series of manwuvres, quite diffi- cult, owing te the depth of the sand. The return trip was tuade without particular incident, and wlen pier No. L came into sight thousands of people were | anxiously waiting there to join im the “rand mili- | tary ball.” ‘This was, indeed, a moet unique affair. The pier, which 1s the best in the city, had been cleared of merchandise and treight, and over # hundred police- men guarded the Qhiuese lanterns aad the festooned platform that had veeo erected. Once landed, the | Eighth regiment formed a square, and Colonel Scott, in the name of his regiment, thanked the owners of, the Piymouth Rock for their courtesy. The two bands wesembled on the platform, aud all the head and girls ot the First ward were on hand to enter the | dance, even before the calcinm light was ht. ‘By eleven o'c.ock the eutire lower part ot the city appeared be on the floor f the novel jt there was i to the quadrille sets, to the geiops and to the First ward wazurkas and polkas, tov. The Sabbath hour, however, was rapidly approaching, and atter | the Eighth regiment had recovered their arms from the Plymouth Ko the religious sentiment o: the downtown masses forvade them to indulge longer | in the mazes of the walts, | RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS, Additional writs of certiorari were granted yester. | } day by Judge Donohue to review the action of the Cominiasioncrs of ‘Taxes and Assessments in assess ing, under the recent decision ot the Supreme Conrt, | General Term, in the case of the New York “L” Com. | pany, the roadbeds of various city railroad | companies as real ostate. ‘Lhe petitions pre- | sented yesterday were on behalf of the Eighth | Avenne Railroad Company, whose assessinent Avenue Company assessed er and Fulton Street Com- pany assessed for $122,00U, the Twenty-third Street | Company a sesdea for $110,000 and the Christopher | aud Tench Street Company dasessed for $60,000, tor $145,000, the Bi Petitions were aiso submitted seeking remismou of the assessments imposed oa the Broadwa; enth Aventie Company and the Houston, and Pavonia berry those companies are not specified, and Sev- eat Street Company, but in the case of Oalmvuute of the assessments | cause was at present unknown, 5 THE BROOKLYN TWENTY-THIRD, A HARD NIGHT TO BEGIN THEIR ENCAMD MENT—YESTERDAY'S PARADE AND BEV Low's MR. COLLATION 3}NJOYED BY CFFICERS—THE ADJOURNED PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY, {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Newroxt, R. 1, duly 5, 1879, Matters have been quite lively at Camp Robinson to-day. The boys have all been telling their expe- rieuce during the terrible tornado which swept over the place last night. Muny are suffering from severe colds which they contracted while endeavor- ing in their night clothes to make their tents more secure. The day opened bright and fair, and the companies were carly astir repairing the dam- ages of the ‘storm. After breakfast the meme bers of the Veteran Guard visited the United States practice ship Portsmouth, and were | shown everything that there was to be seen on that vessel. They were received by Lieutenant Come mander Crowninshield, the commanding officer, and were shown every courtesy. At one o’clock Colonel Ward and every officer of the regiment took car- riages and proceeded to Castle Hill and partook of @ sumptuous collation which had been prepared by Mr. A. A. Low, a prominent New York merchant, whose summer residence is located at this place, There were no formalities, but the menu was dix cussed in @ very social manner. REVIEW BY GENERAL VocDEs. There was a brilliant review and dress parade this afternoon at Camp Robinson before thousands of enthusiastic spectators. The cottagers were there in their elegant equipages, and every available car- riage was brought into use. The curriages and the spectators occupied every available inch of ground, | It was five o'clock when the troops made their ap- | pearance and added to the brilliant spectacle. The blue ocean to the east im front of the spectators reflected the sivking sun and made a picture fit for the artist’s brush, The regiment was reviewed by General Vodges, com- manding the First United States Artillery, stationed at Fort Adams. The members of his staff in attend- ance were Captain Foster and Lieutenants Dillenback and Davis. He was also accompanied by General Jackson and Colonels Frank and ‘Taylor, and Lieu- tenants Capron, Andrews, Oyster and Marsh, also stationed at Fort Adams. Atter the regiment had been formed Adjutant Frothingham turned the com- mand over to Colonel Ward. As the soldiers stood in line the sun shone on their white body and cross belts, the effect being very fine. The field and staff were not mounted. The martial appearance of the men was pleasingly com- mented upon. One of the regimental guidons marked the review point. The regiment was equal- ized into nine companies of sixteen files front. Lieu- tenant Colonel Partridge escorted General Vogdes and officers to the reviewing poiat. The party were then accompanied along the line. During the review the soldiers were statuesque, not a hand or eye moving, which clearly showed thut the regiment understood the manual to the letter. The regimental band, un- der Mr. Wernig, played appropriate airs. When the reviewing party returned to the right. of the line General Vogdes threw a sharp glance ong see how accurately it was dressed, after which he and the other reviewers returned to the reviewing point for the review in passage. The regiment marched past in companies. It was con« ceded that Company A, Captain Story, passed in best style. The distances between all the companies were well preserved, and all the commandants of the companies saluted smurtly, each officer turning his eye toward the reviewing officer. Having accom- lished the march past the companies wheeled into ine, after which they were dismissed. THE DRESS PARADE. In a few moments the line was again formed and Lieuten- wnt Colonel Partridge, who served under weneral Burnside during the late war, and who was severely wounded, took command, ‘the “beat off” by the band was very prettily done. The ‘beat off” fluished with tattoo. “fhe manual of arms was executed with wondertul precision, every piece moving at the same instant. ‘he first sergeants of the companies and the drum major udvanced to the centre of the line and reported to the adjutant, and the staff and field officers came to the irsut and centre and saluted Coionel Partridge. The dress parade was then dis- missed and the companies returned to their quar- ters, BEAUTY'S SMILES, * The assembled multitude applauded, and ims mediately aiterward a delegation of Brooklynites marched past every tent and saluted the soldiers in a ‘ht cordial manner. The ladies waved their handkerchiefs and honored the boys with smiles, and flirtutions were indulged in to @ limited extent. After the review Mr. A. A. Low and family cailed upon Colocel Ward at his tent. MUSIC AND FIREWORKS. This afternoon, between three and four o'clock, the Teyitmentaljband gave a concert in Touro Park. ‘they will give @ sacred concert at the same place to-mor- row afternoon, As predicted in the it was decided this morning to have the fireworks and other feaivities which were interfered with by the storm last ovening this evening instead, There will be an inspection to-morrow morning at nine o'clock, atter which the regiment will attend divine service at Trinity Church. Mr. Walter *Green, the veteran military editur of the Brooklyn Union-Aryus, is the guest of the regiment. Sergeant Cuatters, of Com- pany A,an old aud respected member of’ the regi- ment, who was obliged to return to Brooklyn, waa escorted to the steamer to-niyit by a party of tive members of his company as a deserved mark of theiz respect. A DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS. Touro Park presented a beautitul signt to-night, which was appreciated by the regiment. It was illuminated with Chinese lanterns Sorening a grand pyramid, extending to the top of the flagstaff. The old stone mull, the wonder of ages past and likely to be of ages to come, was illuminated for hours with various colored lights, and this rude structure, whose history is unknown, was brought out so that its ragged walls and oval openings could be plainiy seen st along distance. The park was packed, and the crowds filled all the intervening | space trom the Hote! Aquidneck to Bellevue avenue aswell. The display of fireworks, colored lights, &e., to-night, has never been equalled in Newport. The bands played patriotic music and the enthusiasm was unbounded. It was evident trom the happy taces of the young ladies who were promenading with the “boys in gray” that they had forgotten the rude disappointment of last evening. Tho soldiers were obliged to be in camp by ten o’clock and so were not able to remain until the fun was over. While the fireworks were in progress in the park Camp Robiuson was illuminated and was @ liberai display of fireworks by the members of the various companies who nad re- mained at camp to carry out the original pro- gramme. A large number of people were present to enjoy the rare sight. The regimental band fur- nished the mucic, It was, taken altogether, a night of rare enjoyment. At this hour (eleven P. M.) the camp is quiet, the men having d, and the few tivities in the park are being brougt to a close. SERGEANT CHATTERS' SEND-OFF. It appears that Sergeant Chatters, mentioned Above, had quite an ovation before he ‘reached the Ocean House trom the camp. His horse was taken from his carriage and the members of Company B attached ropes to the shafts and pulled it to the de- pot ome member leading the horse behind. As e was brought from the Ocean House the officers ot the regiment and the guests rent the air with cheers, aud a large crowd proceeded to the depot to witness the departure of one who had n in the service for twenty consecutive years, The Sunday dress parade is looked forward to with & good deal of interest. Colonel Ward entertained the officers stationed at Fort Adams and a few other friends at a grand dine ner at the Ocean House after the review. NOT HYDRUPHOBIA, POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION IN THE CASE OF CAPTAIN SUMMER—AN ANALYSIS OF THR STOMACH TO BE MADE. A post-mortem examination was yesterday made in the case of Captain Thotnas Summer, of the freight barge Echo, who died at Bellevue Hos pital on Friday last, as at first supposed from hydrophobia. In yesterday's Henacp it was stated that Captain Summer was bitten by a cat on board the barge in March last, and as the wound was cauterized and healed nothing was further thought about it, either by himself or his family, On Thursday last he was sick and @ physician sum- moned, but as he had beeu at work under the hot 1 the day previous his tines was ascribed by nis ‘ostration and nervousne: Dr. O'Neill, ed him on Thursday, treated him for ‘phobia, Deveaned entered ‘Bellevue Hospital Friday morning and died at about ten o'clock. uder chaige of Dr. Griswold, one of tha porter that he had watched case very ly and now emphatically that deveased did not die from hydropuobhia, but from some catse which produced inflammation of the stomach, and Which Dr. Griswold saw the patient drink water twice while under his care, While all the symptoms showed that the stomach was intensely inflamed, there was nothing to tudie cate the presence of drophobia. He had re- quested Deputy Corouer Miler to allow him to form the autopsy, and this he had done with bro- fessor Janeway, The result showed intense iutlan- imation of the stomach, the contents of which, whey | amaiyzed, may enable the cause io be traced. Deputy Coroner Miller was found at Beilovue How pitalin the aftorucon and he agreed with Dr. Grie wold that the cause of Captain Summer's death was not hydrophobia, He further stated that the analy- sis of the contents in the jars cannot be made with- out an appropriation for that purpor®, authorized by the District Attorney. He is to see Professor Doremus this morning to ascertain if that scieutiat wiil perform the aualywis free of charue,