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NEWS..1878
Brooklyn Union Argus
1878 Advertisements
Interesting advertisements [selected]
"For twenty-five cents you can get forty of Carter's Little Liver Pills - the
best liver regulator in the world."
"TELEPHONES. Put up for all purposes and warranted. Bank vaults, safes and
stores protected by the Central Office system of HOLMES' Burglar Alarm
Telegraph Co., 518 Broadway, New York, opposite St. Nicholas Hotel."
"Find out the right way to cure a cough, cold, or sore throat, and go about
it before it is too late. KITCHEN'S BALSAM OF TAR AND HOREHOUND is the
certain, safe, sure remedy. No such remedy has ever before been offered to
the citizens of Brooklyn. The Tar Balsam softens and lubricates the irritated
throat. The Horehound heals and cures the affected lungs. Sold at "Always
Open" Pharmacy, corner Fulton and Washington streets.
"Genuine Bethesda water, 50c. gallon.
"True Persian Insect Powder, $1 pound."
"CAUTION. Important to Persons Visiting or Leaving New York City. Stop at the
Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central Depot terminus of elevated
railroads. Baggage taken to and from the Hotel to said depot free; 350
elegant rooms. European plan. Restaurant best in the city. Rooms only $1 and
upwards per day. Families can live better for less money at Grand Union than
at any other first-class place in the city."
2 January 1878
EASTERN DISTRICT
The Sudden Love of a German Professor.
He Meets a Lady on a Ferryboat and Wants to Marry Her-He Offers Her His
Bank Book and is Accused of Stealing Her Pocketbook.
A strange case was before Justice Elliott this morning. A man
giving his name as Gustavus SHELBACH, professor of languages, was chared by
Mrs. G. W. SCOTT, a beautiful young woman, residing with her relatives at
311 Rutledge street, her husband being a resident of Patterson, New Jersey,
with stealing her pocketbook, containing $250, from her band at the foot of
Broadway last evening. Mrs. SCOTT said that while she was sitting in the
ladies cabin of one of the Grand Street ferryboats coming from New York,
SHELBACH took a seat by her, and after a few remarks to which she replied
briefly, offered to marry her, showing her his bank book with $300
deposited. He urged her to be his, siad he was madly in love with her, and
would give her the bank book if she would marry him. She objected, and he
followed her, insisting that she should go with him in a car to De Kalb
avenue. She refused, and he thereupon snatched her pocketbook, and she had
officer Mangan arrest him. In court this morning, Shelback said he loved
the lady, and showed his bank book, stating that his intentions in
approaching the lady had been honorable. He said he did not consider
himself unwarranted in addressing her, as he had see her many times in a New
York saloon, where he is engaged as a musician. Justice Elliot adjourned
the case to find if Shelbach is compos mentus.
CELEBRATION OF NEW YEAR'S DAY
New Year's Day in the Eastern District was better celebrated yesterday
than for many years past. From noon until midnight the avenues and streets
were occupied by callers, who generally in groups went from house to house,
but few ladies being out of doors, exept in Dutch (?) town, where drunken
men and boys abounded. But few of the local politicians or public officials
is received calls on account of sickness or death, but the open houses of
private citizens made up for the lack of the usual hospitality dispensed by
the politicians to hordes of the hungry and thristy callers. At many places
no ?? oxicants were used.
The members of the Eckford Social Club received a very large number of
callers at the club rooms on Fourth street, and to-day and evening the lady
friends of the club are calling.
The Williamsburgh Turn, Verein, The Eck?ord Coterie and Brooklyn Roller
Skating Club, had well attended balls on Monday night.
The Ellsworth Relief Circle, the Northern Liberty Social Club, and the
Charles T. SCHMIDT Lodge No. 348, I. O. O. F., gare receptions and balls
last night.
TRAINING A CHILD?
Joseph BART, eleven years of age, of 117 Graham avenue, was held by
Justice GUCK for running away from home. The boy says his father and
stepmother beat him and send him out begging, and for the past six weeks he
has slept in dry goods boxes and cellars, begging his food.
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
A Woman Hurt and a Wagon Smashed on the Rapid Transit Road.
As Edward DOOLEY and his wife Bridget, of No. 309 Pacific Street, were
crossing the Atlantic Avenue Railroad track opposite St. James Place, at
half past seven o’clock last evening, the latter was struck by Motor No. 1,
Joseph WAHLAFKA, engineer. She was knocked down, but fortunately fell off
the track, and escaped serious injury. She was removed to her residence by
Officers BENNETT and McMAHON, of the Tenth Precinct, and attended by Dr.
CHILDS. None of her bones were broken.
At half-past twelve Monday afternoon an East New York bound rapid transit
train J.W. GILBERT, conductor, and Daniel HOAGLAND, engineer, wrecked a Long
Island Brewery wagon at the Grand Avenue crossing of the Atlantic Avenue
railroad. The flagman, J. BYRNES, avers that the driver persisted in
crossing despite his warnings. The motor was not injured, but the brewery
company lost $150.
A SCULPTER CHISELS
Charles R. BURKE, a sculptor, of Bleecker Street near Sullivan, New York,
was arrested on Monday night by Detectives FROST and CORR, charged with
stealing a gold chain valued at $35, from William A. WISE’s jewelry
establishment in Fulton Street, near Concord. Detective CORR alleges
that a woman was with the 'Sculptor' when the alleged theft was committed.
FLIGHT OF MICHAEL GALLAGHER’S TIME
John MULVEY, ages twenty-nine, of No. 23 Carroll Street, who is
characterized by the Third Precinct police as a "notorious thief," was
arrested yesterday by Officer TRAVERS, Third Precinct, charged with having
stolen a ten dollar watch from Michael GALLAGHER, of 44 Flushing Avenue,
while the latter was in James FARRELL’s tailor shop, 19 Carroll Street. The
Property was found on him.
A VERY LIVELY BROTHER
James THORPEY, a fireman, of No. 28 Summit Street, was arrested last
evening, charged with inflicting with a bowl several severe wounds on the
head of his brother Peter. The injured man was removed to St. Peter’s Hospital.
THE FIRE RECORD
A Store and Swelling in Flames - Fire in an Oil Works
John HAROUGH’s house furnishing good store. No. 179 Myrtle Avenue was
visited by a destructive fire at three o’clock yesterday afternoon. The
flames spread to the upper floor, both of which were occupied as residence,
and both of which were gutted. Mr. HARTOUGH’s loss on stock is $4,000;
insured for $2,000 in the Continental and North Britain companies. The
owner of the premises, Mrs. LANGSTAFF, loss $600 on furniture, no insurance,
and $3,000 on the building: fully insured. Michael DUFFY, the occupant of
the top floor, lost $500 on furniture and clothing: not insured. The cause
of the fire has not been ascertained.
By the leaking of a still at 6:15 A.M. the Lunar Oil Works, foot of Kings
Street, owned by Edsall, Eastman & Brigham of No. 78 Maiden Lane, New York
were damaged $500: insured.
BURGLARS IN FULTON STREET
Two burglars at two o’clock this morning broke a $20 pane of glass in
Goold’s music store, No. 266 Fulton Street. They got nothing, and escaped.
SECOND-STORY ROBBERY
Mr. A.F. CARMAN, of No. 469 Waverly Avenue, reports that on the evening of
the 28th ultimo his residence was entered through a second-story window and
robbed of jewelry valued at $8.
STABBED BY A WOMAN
John CONNOLLY, of this city, was taken to the Oak Street Station, New York,
last evening, bleeding profusely from a wound in his breast. He was very
much intoxicated at the time, and could give no account of the manner in
which his injuries were received, except to say that a woman stabbed him at
Water and James Streets. Soon after entering the station he was seized with
violent spasms which lasted for several hours. His wound is not considered
dangerous.
TANGLED FEET
ONE OF THE DISENCHANTMENTS OF NEW YEARS
Persons Arrested on Charges of Intoxication in the City of Churches
A Painful Chapter of Bad Beginnings
Some people 'see the old year out and, the new year in' one way and some
another. The police make mention of the following persons who resorted to
whiskey and other kinkred spirits to enable them to 'keep' the occasion in a
manner suitable to their tastes:
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE
James HUGHES, a watchman, of 44 Lexington Avenue, while befogged last night
sought to steady himself by appealing to that proverbial friend of the
unsteady, a lamp-post. The lamppost stood at the corner of Water and Main
Streets, and stands there still, a monument of inhospitableness; for when
HUGHES sought to embrace it; it came in contact with his forehead,
inflicting a slight gash. Then the police arrested HUGHES.
AN INTOXICATED MAN RUN OVER
Owen CONNORS, aged forty-two, of Kent Avenue and Wallabout Street, while
intoxicated yesterday afternoon was run over in Bedford Avenue, near
Wallabout Street, by a light wagon, but escaped serious injury. The driver
did not stop.
DIDN’T KNOW HOW HE CAME BY IT
The police were notified last night that a horse and wagon, belonging to
Adam BONNER, of No. 70 Beaver Street, had disappeared from in front of a
saloon corner of Ewen and Meserole Streets. At half-past 2 o’clock this
morning, William C. HINES, a watch-case maker, of No. 89 Throop Street,
drove up to the Thirteenth Precinct in the missing wagon. He was
intoxicated, and could give no account of himself. He was held for
intoxication.
BREAK DOOR WHISKEY
Saunders FLOOD, of 182 Troy Avenue, James MEELEY, of 1682 Warren Street, and
Patrick HALLING, of Troy Avenue, were arrested after midnight this morning
in the Twelfth Precinct charged by Mrs. Mary PARDILL with having while under
the influence of liquor, maliciously broken in the door of her residence,
corner of Douglass Street and Rochester Avenue.
Mrs. T. HILL, 97 Ross Street, last evening had her pocketbook, containing
$16, snatched from her hand.
A gold watch and jewelry, valued at $78 was stolen from the residence of
Col. J.W. JONES, 44 Lee Avenue, on Monday afternoon.
A.H. SAMUELLS, of 332 Grand Street, was knocked down opposite his residence
on Monday evening by a horse and wagon belonging to J. Crawford, 54 Court
Street, receiving sever injuries.
Sergeant BRENNAN this morning arrested Jacob MYER, of 45 Attorney Street,
New York, for stealing a watch and chain valued at $100 from the residence
of James KILLILEE, 155 Grand Street. The property was found in MYER’s
possession, and Justice ELLIOTT held him for the Grand Jury.
A sneak thief stole clothing valued at $50 from the residence of Jacob
KUGELMAN, 233 Keap Street, yesterday.
The Wallabout Liederkrans have elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
President: Philip F. LENHART;
Vice President: Philip DeVEIL;
Treasurer: Jacob BENNETT;
Secretary, Charles SCHULTEN;
Musical Director: Otto BROWN.
Alois SCHNEIDER was seriously cut on the face and arms by falling through
the show window of Fleigenheimer’s store, 183 Ewen Street, last night.
Edward WEIGAND, eighteen years of age, of 27 Boerum Street, was held by
Justice GUCK this morning for cutting Matthias WACKERMANN, of 51 Boerum
Street, in the left leg with a pocketknife yesterday.
3 January 1878
ROW IN A GREENPOINT SALOON
Last evening several young men entered Fritz GRUNER's liquor saloon, 206
Franklin street, Greenpoint, and being refused drinks began an assault upon
all the parties in the place, but were finally ejected, when Danile
CAVAUAGH*, Edward HILL and William DARCEY were arrested. CAVANAGH'S*
brother, Michael and others, armed with slung (sling?) shots, reappeared,
and in the renewal of the fights Anthony BECHERER received two severe scalp
wounds infliced by Michael CAVANAGH*, who also, it is alleged, relieved him
of a gold watch and chain worth $20. During the melee CAVANAGH* received a
wound from a club. This morning Justice ELLIOTT held the quartette for trial.
*all spellings as printed
BRIEF MENTION
Mrs. H. TILL, 97 Ross street, last evening had her pocketbook,
containing $16 snatched from her hand.
A gold watch and jewelry, value at $78, was stolen from the residence of
Col. J.W. JONES' 44 Lee avenue, on Monday afternoon.
A.H. SAMUELLS, of 33? Grand stree, was knocked down opposite his
residence on Monday evening by a horse and wagon belonging to J. Crawford,
54 Court street, receiving severe injuries.
Sargeant BRENNAN this morning arrested Jacob MYER, of 45 Attorney
street, New York, for stealing a watch and chain valued at $100 from the
residence of James KILLILEE, 155 Grand street. The property was found in
MYER's possession, and Justice ELLIOTT held him for the Grand Jury.
A sneak thief stole clothing valued at $50 from the residence of Jacob
KUGLEMAN, 228 Keap street, yesterday.
The Wallabout Liederkrans have elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Philip F. LENHART; Vice-President, Philip DE VEIL;
Treasurer, Jacob BENNETT; Secretary, Charles SCHULTEN; Musical Director,
Otto BROWN.
The Friendship Social Union of the E.D. composed of ladies and
gentlemen, have chosen the following officers for the present social season:
President, Joseph WERTHEIMER; Vice-Presidenct, Julius REIMER; Secretary,
J.G. HAGENBACHEN; Treasurerm J.S. MOAG; Sergeant-at-Arms, Benjamin HERZOG.
Mr. Peter BLANK, Superintendent of the Stagg Street German M.E. Church
Sunday-school, was serenaded on Monday night by the choir of the church.
Alois SCHNEUDER wasseriously cut on the face and arms by falling through
the show window of Fleigneheimer's store, 183 Ewen street, last night.
Edward WIEGAND, eighteen years of age, of 27 Boerum street, was held by
Justice GUCK this morning for cutting Matthias WACKERMANN, of 51 Boerum st,
in the left leg with a pocket-knife yesterday.
Justice GUCK this morning held for the Grand Jury John SCHNEIDER, Fred.
SCHRICK, Henry HAUCK and Charles WEIS, who are accused of stealing a goose
and money from H. CALKUM early Christmas morning.
AN OLD RESIDENT IN DISTRESS
Among the distressing cases of real destitution which, in company with
many ????? ones, are so frequently laid beofre persons in political life in
the shape of appeals for pecuniary aird, is that of an old gentleman names
WARING, who has long been affliceted with a severe form of asthma. Mr.
WARING is a brother of the late Nat WARING, who held a high position at the
bar here, but he is now old, perhaps prematurely so, and being unable to
procure the necessaries of life in any other way, is obliged to make
frequent appeals to the charitable for relief. This morning he was in the
Supevisors' room, and stated that he knew of no Protestant Institution that
would take him, and that he would be glad if any one could recommend him to
any other.
A SERVENT GIRL BURNED
A terrible accident happened at seven o'clock this morning to Mary DUNN,
aged twenty-two, a servant in the employ of the family of Mr. John FORBES,
of No. 121 Macon street. The girl was working about a grate, when her dress
was ignited by coming in contact with the fire. Screaming for help she ran
up stairs, and was met by Mr. FORBES, who, with great presence of mind,
threw a blanket over her, and rolled her on the floor until the flames were
smothered. The police having been called in, an ambulance was obtained, and
the girl was removed to the City Hospital. Her injuries are very serious,
and consist of burns about the body. But for the promtness of her employer,
the girl would undoubtedly have perished.
MARRIAGES AND DEATH
Mr. Thomas F. HARBISON, of No 198 Ross street, E. D., went to Utica a
few days ago to marry Miss Mary ROBERTS, the only daughter of Mr. John E.
ROBERTS, of Park avenue in that city. Miss ROBERTS had enjoyed good health
till about a week before her wedding day, when she was seized by dangerous
hemorrhage. Mr. HARBISON married Miss ROBERTS in her sick chamber, and soon
afterward she died from a succession of hemorrhages. Miss ROBERTS was much
esteemed and admired, and Mr. HARBISON has the deep sympathy of a large
circle of friends.
FRIGHTENED BY A STEAM MOTOR
John BRADY, aged forty-five, of No. 1472 Bergen street, was thrown from
his cart, yesterday, at the corner of Atlantic and Troy avenues, by his
horse taking fright at a railroad train. He sustained a dislocation of the
right elbow. Dr. CATLIN attended him.
EASTERN DISTRICT-HIGHWAYMEN AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON
Mr. S.B. LOCKWOOD, of 79 Penn street, reports that while passing through
HEEPER street on New Year's night he was attacked by three unknown men, who
knocked him down, kicked him, and beat him with a cudgel. He called aloud
and his assailants ran away. It is supposed their purpose was to rob Mr.
LOCKWOOD.
Mr. George CLELAND, a jeweller, of Wythe avenue, near Wilson street,
reports that he was knocked down and beaten by two unknown men on the corner
of Division avenue and Clymer streets on New Year's night. They searched
his pockets and finding nothing of value bestowed a few parting kicks upon
him and ran away. Mr. CLELAND is quite seriously injured internally and is
yet unable to leave his residence.
ALLEGED INCENDIARISM
Shortly after twelve last night fire was discovered in the rear of No.41
Box street, Greenpoint. Fanned by a strong breeze the flames soon spread to
the buildings in the rear of the adjoining house, but were confined there by
the firemen who were quickly on the spot, and who extinguised them with a
loss of $200. Had the wind been from another quarter, the entire block,
which is composed mainly of frame buildings, would have been in great
danger. The following story in regard to the probable cause of the fire, is
told by the residents of No. 14 Box street: James F. TYMAGH, who keeps a
liquor saloon, has, it is alleged, been guilty of violating the Excise law
by selling liquor on Sunday, and charges have been made against him by the
parties living in the above place. The case was decided adversely to
LYNAGH, who, with a companion, was met in the street by the complainants,
and LYNAGH's friend made several remarks about getting even, and went so far
as to threaten to burn the house in which they lived. It is also stated
that yesterday morning Lynagh with a party of friends, passed the house, and
that the threats were renewed by a man unknown to the inmates of the house.
The Fire Marshal will amke an investigation.
The plumbing shop of Amos H. VERITZAN, 381 Broadway, was entered by a
burglar last night; and brass and lead valued at $60 stolen.
A carriage robe valued at $30 was stolen from the wagon of Mr. John
SCHLETZ, SHLATZ, OR SHLOTZ, of 58 Moore street, while standing in front of
113 Lorimer street, New Year's night.
The Eckfore Coterie's list of officers for the ensuing year are as
follows:
President: Charles HOEFFLING
Vice-President: Cornelius SLOPER
Secretary: Adolf HOEFFLING
Treasurer: John C. FOSTER
Greenpoint-Patrick, alias "Monk" FARRELL was arrested this morning,
charged by Anton BECHERER with having been a party to the assault
committed on him on New Year's Day in Fritz GRIMER's saloon in Franklin street.
TWO LIVELY FOR A SEAMSTRESS
Honora* GLEASON, aged twenty-four, and her married sister, Maria STONE,
reside at No. 334 Van Brunt street. At a quarter to one o'clock, this
morning, they quarrelled and fought. Maria sustained a severe scalp wound,
and as she claimed that Honora* had inflicted it by striking her with a
lighted kerosene lamp, the police arrested Hanora*.
*Both spellings were in the news article.
WINTER’S WINDING SHEET
As half-past six o’clock this morning, Office CAHILL, of the Eleventh
Precinct, found a man lying in an insensible condition in an ash box, at the
corner of William and Van Brunt Streets. The man proved to be George
DOUGHERTY, aged forty-five, of 386 Columbia Street. He was taken to the Long
Island College Hospital, where he was found to be suffering from exposure
and the effects of liquor. Both of his hands were frozen. Within half an
hour after his reception at the hospital he was dead.
HOW LADIES’ DAY WAS OBSERVED
Ladies’ Day was more generally observed in the Eastern District than for
many years previously, groups of gaily dressed ladies going from residence
to residence on the fashionable avenues making calls. In the poorer sections
some women, under the influence of liquor, could be seen, and seemed
desirous of attracting the notice they received; and when evening came on a
perfect saturnalia was indulged in by half grown girls, large groups of them
shouting and being followed by a riff raff of boys with switches, brooms,
and bushes, with which the gamma struck the inebriated girls.
BONNER and DIECKMAN, furniture manufacturers, No. 260 Moore Street, E.D.
have made a general assignment for the benefit of their creditors.
4 January 1878
JOE LEGGETT’S FAMILY
Joe LEGGETT, the runaway clerk of the Excise Bureen, is still wanted at
Police Headquarters. His whereabouts is a mystery. In consequence of his
sudden and improvident departure his wife was obligated a few days before
New Year’s to give up her residence in Monroe Street, and she and her
children are now boarding with friends. She is spoken of as a lady in every
sense of the term, and in addition to having the disgrace of dishonesty in
her husband thrust upon her, she has been obliged to suffer the misfortune
of being compelled to dispose of her household effects. LEGGETT’s best
friends are loud in their denunciation of his misconduct, and loud in their
praise of his wife’s fertitude under crushing trial.
LONG ISLAND-AN ALLEGED LUNATIC DECLARED SANE
A man named OVERTON, from the vicinity of Port Jefferson, was pleased in the
Department for the Insane, at the Suffolk County Almshouse at Yaphank some
time ago. He persistently demanded his release, alleging that he was not
insane, and at last an investigation was ordered. He was examined before a
Commission de Lunatico last week, and the doctors came to the conclusion
after a long examination that the man was as sane as any man in Suffolk
County. OVERTON’s release was therefore, ordered. It is alleged that his
lodgment in the asylum was procured through the connivance of relatives who
desired to have him out of the way in order that he might not interfere in
the disposition of certain property in which he is interested.
BURGLARY IN HALSEY STREET
While the family of Peter B. POPE, of No. 194 Halsey Street, were absent on
Wednesday afternoon their residence was entered by bursting open the front
basement door and robbed of clothing valued at $40.
A CONTRACTOR’S HORSES
One of Daniel GALLAGHER’s team ran away in Classon Avenue yesterday
afternoon. They broke a lamppost at the corner of Prospect Place, and the
driver Nicholas MURPHY of No. 1035 Pacific Street, being thrown out,
sustained bruises.
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY
Richard BROWN, arrested some weeks ago charged with committing a burglary at
Goebel’s tailor shop in Fulton Street, waived examination this morning
before Justice BLOOM and was held to await the action of the Grand Jury.
Hon. John OAKEY represented the District-Attorney in the case.
A BRAVE WOMAN:
SHE LOCKS A THIEF IN A ROOM AND SHOOTS AT HIM AS HE ESCAPES.
Elizabeth MOORE, of No. 294 ½ Furman Street, in a veritable Molly STARK so
far as pluck is concerned. At quarter after eleven o’clock last night two
men entered her house, and one of them helped himself to two gold rings set
with pearls and one pair of pearl set earrings, which were on her bureau.
She detected them in time to close the door on one of them, supposed to be a
junkman, and demanded the restoration of the property. Thereupon the
stranger burst open the door and escaped, though not without having two
shots fired at him by the woman. He is described as being thirty-five years
of age, tall and stout, light complexion, with heavy moustache, and dressed
in sacque coat, gray pantaloons with patches on the knees, and black fur cap.
EASTERN DISTRICT
HOW A BROOKLYNITE WAS TEMPTED AND FELL.
A Prospect Street Shoemaker steals Nearly $3,000 from a New York Cider Dealer
Boys in the ‘Burgh Chase Him to Get the Money and He is Arrested.
While Mr. John STRACKE, of No. 90 Wythe Avenue, was standing in his
fish store early last evening a man rushed hurriedly in, clasping his hat to
his breast, followed by a number of boys. In an excite manner he said that
the boys wanted to rob him he was a rich man, had money in his hat and would
give Mr. STRACKE $100 to protect him. The stranger’s actions were so
peculiar that Mr. STRACKE went out of the store and locked the door. Officer
FIEGENBAUER soon appeared and took the man to the Fifth Precinct Station,
where it was found that he has $2,739 in greenbacks in his hat, a check for
$180 on the Germania Bank, New York, and also one for $71 on the Merchants’
Bank, New York. After some questioning the man said his name was Christian
BURGHAUSER, of 151 Prospect Street: that he was a shoemaker, and had stolen
the money from Mr. Urban KNEER, of 274 Houston Street, New York. Mr. KNEER
was sent for and was delighted to recover the money, which he said has been
taken while he went down in his cellar to get some cider, leaving the
prisoner, whom he knew and trusted, in his store. Mr. KNEER had drawn the
money yesterday to pay off a mortgage. Justice ELLIOTT this morning turned
over BURGHAUSER to Detective O’CONNOR, of the Eleventh Precinct, New York.
Detective ENNIS caught three boys, George MAAG, Wm. HERR and Louis
SCHNEIDER, playing bluff in the hallway of 55 Cook Street last evening.
Justice GUCK this morning fined the prisoners $2 each.
Gustave MILLER, of Winfield, L.I. fell down stairs at 345 South First
Street, last evening, and received a bad scalp wound.
Officer ABBOTT last evening arrested Robert E. LEE for being intoxicated,
and Justice GUCK this morning sent LEE to jail for ten days.
PRIVATE CORBETT’S LOVE TROUBLES
In the case of Private CORBETT, whose counsel demurred to the return made to
the writ on which he was brought before the United States Court, Judge
BENEDICT yesterday dismissed the writ, and remanded CORBETT to the custody
of the military authorities at Fort Wadsworth.
5 January 1878
G.P..Last night and unknown man tendered as payment for 50 cents’ worth of
cigars, at Charles RETSCHLAG’s cigar store, 98 Union Place, a $5 bill on the
First National Bank of Hanover. Mr. RETSCHLAG, on examination found the bill
to be a counterfeit, and the fellow becoming frightened, ran off, leaving
the bill in the former’s possession.
EXPLOSION AT HUNTER’S POINT
A feed pipe at Roberts’ Oil Works, Hunter’s Point exploded this morning,
causing a bad scalding to Patrick SHAUGHNESSEY’s hand. No other damage was
done.
7 January 1878
EASTERN DISTRICT.........
TWO GREENPOINTERS ACCUSED OF ARSON.
The Revocation of a Saloon License Said to be the Cause of the Deed -
Accused Men’s Threats to Burn Mrs. DUPONT out.
John DOHERTY and Wm. McCARTHY were before Justice ELLIOTT this morning,
accused of firing the outhouses at No. 41 Box Street early on the morning of
the 3rd inst. The complainant, Mary A. DUPONT, testified that she had given
evidence on the 2nd inst. Before the Police and Excise Commissioners which
caused the revocation of the license of James LYNAGH, a saloon keeper of
Greenpoint, and that on leaving Police Headquaters McCARTHY threatened to
burn her house. Also that in the afternoon of the same day McCARTHY and
DOHERTY came together in front of her house, and after calling her foul and
indecent names, both threatened to burn her out. The same night the fire
occurred. Miss Priscilla EVANS identified the prisoners as having threatened
Mrs. DUPONT, and at this stage Counsellor DAVIS, who has just been retained
for the accused, asked an adjournment, which was granted.
COLLAPSE OF A BOILER FLUE
A flue in the boiler at Waterbury’s, bagging factory, head of Ten Eyck
Street, collapsed early yesterday morning with a terrific report. The roof
and walls were blown out partially, and the entire damage aggregated $2,000.
The watchman FITZPATRICK had a narrow escape, and he as well as the
Superintendent, Mr. Samuel LOWNDS, say there was but twenty-five pounds
pressure upon the boiler, the usual pressure being sixty pounds. The Boiler
Inspector is investing the occurrence.
The Schwaebisher Saengerbund of the E.D. have elected the following officers
for the present year: President, John STRIEB, Vice-President, Otto
SCHOENBERGER; Recording Secretary: Bernhard; Financial Secretary, John C.
KIEMAYER; Treasurer, George HOHNER; Musical Director, Carl EISNER, Sr.
Policed Sergeant FIELDING, recently transferred to the Sixth Precinct, is
very ill, confined to his bed with pneumonia.
RANDEL - LEE On New Year's Eve, by the Rev. Henry V. S. MEYERS, John
RANDEL to Sarah, eldes daughter of Francis and Mary LEE, all of South
Brooklyn. No cards.
FIGHT ON SHIPBOARD-A MATE DANGEROUSLY INJURED BY TWO SEAMEN.
Ambulance Surgeon MORDOUGH was summoned yesterday to the ship
Brookville, lying at Robinson's Stores, foot of Amity street, to attend to
the first mate Edward McLEAN, who had been badly beated by two Scotch
seamen, Andrew CRAWFORD and James AMES. McLEAN's nose was found to be
broken, his face pounded to a jelly, and his body bruised. The surgeon
removed him to the Long Island College Hospital. The Third Precinct police
arrested the two sailors.
STABBING A HORSE
Fritz HABE, aged twenty, of No. 63 Sixth street, E.D., and Charles
LYNCH, aged seventeen, of No. 238 South First street, were arrested on
Saturday on a warrant issued by Justice SEMLER, on complaint of Charles
REHME, of No. 219 South Fifth street, who charged them with cutting his
horse on the left fore shoulder with a knife.
Patrick BARNETT, a milkman, of Ridgewood received severe injuries on his
head and body early this morning, by being thrown out of the wagon corner of
Park avenue and Skillman street.
Greenpoint-On Saturday eight chickens value at $4 were stolen from a coop in the
yard of Pierre STEVENS' residence, 523 Lorimer street.
DISTRIC-ATTORNEY CATLIN
General Isaac S. CATLIN, District-Attorney, has recovered sufficiently
from his recent severe illness so as to assume his official duties. He was
at his office to-day in close conference with his assistants, WERNBERG and OAKEY.
AN UGLY FALL
Denis O'CONNOR, aged fifty, of No. 79 Hudson avenue, was seriously
injured yesterday afternoon by falling from his wagon, at the corner of
Lafayette avenue and Elliott place. He was removed to the City Hospital.
8 January 1878
DRUNK AND DISGUSTED
Catharine McKEON, forty years of age, of Hoboken, New Jersey, was arrested
yesterday morning by Office O’BRIEN, on North Second Street, for being
drunk. In the afternoon she hanged herself with some of her dress trimmings
to the door of her cell, in the Fifth Precinct Station-house, but was cut
down by Doorman WOLF, resuscitation by Surgeon LOWEINSTEIN, and sent home
with a warning by Justice ELLIOTT this morning.
Edmund THURSBY, a driver of one of Borden’s Condensed Milk wagons, had his
left leg broken by falling out of his wagon on Division Avenue. He was taken
to his home at 245 Dean Street.
Fritz HABE, a boy accused of "hamstringing" a horse belonging to C. ROHM,
219 South First Street, waived examination, and was held for Grand Jury by
Justice GUCK yesterday. Another boy, Charles LYNCH, was discharged.
William NEWMAN, thirteen years of age, residing on Fourth, near South Second
Street, left his home on the 1st inst., and it is feared has met with some
accident.
Last Sunday night the express wagon of James LYNCH was stolen in front of
his residence, No., 251 Sixth Street.
Detective Thomas HOLLAND last night captured Daniel DOHERTY, an escape
convict from the Hudson County, New Jersey, Penitentiary.
SMALL-POX.
Wednesday, 8 January 1878
The Disease Reappears in this City - Two Cases Reported
Since May 30, 1877, not a death from small-pox has occurred in this
city. The health authorities are therefore very anxious about two cases
of the disease that have appeared here. On the 18th of December, a man
named SIBLEY, recently arrived from Montreal, an infected city, was
seized with vareoloid, and on January 4, a child named WALLERS, living
at the corner of Smith and Garnett streets, was attacked with simon-pure
small pox. The first case was quarantined in the house, only one family
living on the premises; the second was sent to the Flatbush contagious
disease hospital. The Board of Health has caused families living in the
infected districts to be vaccinated.
John SHANNON, twenty-seven years, of 68 Bergen street, sustained a
concussion of the brain yesterday, by falling from a farm wagon in
Fulton street.
To-day is the twenty-seventh anniversary of Detective Charles S. FROST's
entrance in the Police Department. Charlie has done much good work, and
time has dealt kindly with him.
LONG ISLAND- Drifted Out to Sea.
It is feared that Frederick BUSHNER and Charles BISHOP, of Greenport,
have drifted out to sea, as nothing has been heard of them since last
Friday, at which time they were seen out in the bay fast in the ice and
floating with it. They were in the sloop Witch of the Wave.
E.D.-A POLICY SHOP RAIDED BY THE POLICE
Detective ENNIS, Roundsman KITZER and a squad of officers from the Sixth
Precinct, last night raided a policy shop at No. 32 Varet street kept by
Wm. LANER. The proprietor and nine men who were playing policy were
arrested. LANER has several times been arrested on similar charges. A
small hand printing press and some boxes and paper were seized. This
morning Justice GLUCK adjourned the examination until the 11th inst.
E.D.-A MISSING BOOKKEEPER
Christopher LINDERMANN, a bookkeeper for S. TUTTLE & Sons, coal dealers,
at their Fifth street office, is reported missing. LINDERMANN resided
with his wife and family in the Tuttle Building, in Grand street, where
he was a sort of night janitor. The following description of him is
given: Age, forty-five; height, five feet ten inches; red hair, long
whiskers, dark clothes, round top hat and gaiters.
Everson MARBLE and Wm. WHIPLEY, who are charged together with Edward
HARRIS with stealing two sets of harness worth $53, the property of Dr.
Theodore VAN SHELLINE, of No. 298 Grand street, were this morning held
in $1,000 bonds each by Justice ELLIOTT to appear for examination
to-morrow.
Henry PYMAN and John FLEMING, who were arrested recently on suspicion of
having stolen a number of fowls from a Flushing farmer, were taken to
the latter place yesterday and held there by the police justice.
Paulina JUENGLING, aged ten years, residing at No. 42 Walton street,
while gathering chips on the third floor of a new building, No. 208
Floyd street, yesterday afternoon, fell between the beams to the cellar.
Her shoulder was dislocated and she was injured about the head, but not
dangerously.
G.P.- While skating on a frozen duck pond on Oakland street, a young
son of Mr. Frederick LUBBERS, fell through the ice and would have
been drowned had he not been opportunely rescued by a passer-by.
9 January 1878
A POLICE ESCORT
An escort of police was given this afternoon to employees of the Board of
City Works, to protect the latter in expelling the occupants of some
shanties at the foot of Joralemon Street.
A Lively Chase
The apartments of Alica MITCHELL, 596 Grand street were robbed on the 3d
inst., of jewelry valued at $360.00. Detective ENNIS saw three men
sauntering on Grand street yesterday afternoon, one of whom answered the
description of the thief, given by Mrs. MITCHELL's neighbors. ENNIS
attempted to arrest the suspected man, who ran away, and the detective ran
after him, firing four shots at the runaway, who was finally captured in a
tenement house, corner of Bushwick avenue and Devoe street. He proved to be
Thomas SMITH, of 201 Tenth street, New York, and was held for examination by
Justice Guck this morning.
Pledging a Present
George TOMPKINS, of 77 Conselyea street, a man sixty five years of age,
had sentence suspended on him this morning by Justice Elliot for being
intoxicated. He mourned the loss of a pawn ticket representing a gold watch
given him by his brother-in-law, Robert MARSH, the equestrian, who,
seventeen years ago, gave TOMPKINS the watch to take the pledge, since which
time TOMPKINS has been pledging the watch when breaking the pledge.
The following were elected officers of he Francis J. VARITEAU
Association:
President--F. A. SHIPMAN
Vice-President--T. F. PAINTER
Corresponding Secretary--Frank CROSBY
Financial Secretary--R. K. THOMPSON
Recording Secretary--T. F. MALONEY
Treasurer-- John GILLON.
Mr. John GILLIES, the contractor of the new South Fifth street pier,
formally turned over the dock to the city yesterday. The wharf is 300 feet
long, and is the only dock in the Eastern District that is constructed to
the permanent pier line.
It is forty feet wide, and cost, with the grading $27,679.
The apartments of Louis CREAMER, 129 Grand street, were robbed yesterday
of jewelry valued at $100.
John ROESEL, of the Eastern District was arrested this morning on a
warrant issued by the Justice of Matteawan, New Jersey, charging him with
stealing a sleigh from one LEE. Justice ELLIOT indorsed the warrant and
Henry FUEHRER, counsel for ROESEL, says that there is no theft in the matter.
William RIDGEWAY, a cigar store proprietor, of 555 Grand street, was
arrested yesterday afternoon, charged with selling liquor without a license,
in rear of his cigar store.
A fire occurred last evening in the second-hand furniture store of M
AUSTIN, 177 Grand street, which damaged the stock and building to the extent
of $100. No cause was assigned.
By a telegram from headquarters the police of the Fifth Precinct were
informed that Wm. H. KINKARD, of 312 Madison street, had been robbed of a
diamond pin, last evening at the foot of Broadway, while getting on a
Tompkins avenue car. The Fifth Precinct police report that they have found
no corroboration of KINKARD's story, which was that he had captured the
thief at the time, but he afterward ran away and escaped.
George McCOY, forty-four years of age, of 258 Hawes street, was
dangerously injured yesterday evening by falling off his lumber wagon while
entering the yard of Cross & Austin, foot of Taylor street.
Greenpoint- Alice McAULEY, who was sent to the House of the Good Shepherd for six
months in December last, and subsequently escaped from there, was arrested
last night for being drunk and disorderly, and this morning sentenced to ten
days in jail by Justice ELLIOTT.
Greenpoint- Robert SCHENCK, 469 Manhattan avenue, was arrested this morning on a
charge of assault and battery preferred by J.A. VEAPEL, of 179 Franklin
street. Justice ELLIOTT this moring held him in bonds to keep the peace.
Greenpoint- This morning a boy named McGLYNN, while skating on the pond in the
hollow off Commercial street, broke through the ice, fortunately in a place
where the water was but four feet deep and escaped with rather a cold bath.
Greenpoint- D.D. REYNOLDS' unoccupied house, No 31 Cheever place, was yesterday
robbed of gas fixtures and lead pipe to the value of $50.
WHAT McDERMOTT DID
There was a family gathering, last evening, at 38 President street. The
host and hostell were Edward and Jane MAHER; among the visitors, Bernard
McDERMOTT, of No. 1 Warren street.
Matters did not, however, run smoothly, and coming to blows, Edward had his
head cut, and Jan her forehead cut, with a brick, while McDERMOTT had the
integrity of his scalp impaired with a club. The MAHERS had McDERMOTT
arrested on a charge of using the brick, and McDERMOTT caused his hostess to
be locked up on a charge of wielding the club.
ALLEGED THIEVING SERVANT
The East New York police last evening arrested Josephine McCARTY, aged
twenty-five, of 216 York street, on a charge of having stolen from the
family of Luke McCUNE, of 258 Bergen street, while in their employ,
colothing valued at $35. She was turned over to the Tenth Precinct police.
OUT OF TIME
Gustave BERGEMANN, aged thirty-three, a pianomaker, of 696 Fifth avenue,
was arrested yesterday afternoon on a warrant issue by Justice FERRY on a
charge of having abandoned his wife and child since the 24th of December.
GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel FROST, of this city, celebrated their golden wedding
recently at the residence of their son-in-law, Mr. Richard A. REYNOLDS, at
Somers Centre. Mr. FROST, who is well known in political and social
circles, is eighty-two years of age and enjoys remarkably good health. At
the celebration, which was particpated in by a large number of the members
of the family, a grand dinner was served of which all partook with unusual
relish, and the venerable couple received many valuable presents.
A PASTOR's WIFE SURPRISED
Mrs. GILDER, wife of the paster of the York Street M.E. Church, was
agreeably surprised last evening by a party of ladies of the church, who
called upon and presented her with a very handsome combination chair and
lounge as a mark of their friendship for their pastor's amiable wife.
BUSINESS FAILURE
Herman MATHIAS, liquor dealer, of No. 236 Front Street, New York, has made a
general assignment to Albert SCHNEIDER, for the benefit of his creditors.
Mr. MATHIAS resides at No. 78 Willoughby Street, this city.
10 January 1878
Lost: On the 9th inst., a diamond shirt stud about 1 1/8 carat weight,
screw setting. The finder will be liberally rewarded by returning it to
John P. HUDSON, 189 Montague street, Brooklyn.
DEAD BRICKS-A COFFIN UNEARTHED IN A CEMETERY WITHOUT A CORPSE.
Some laborers engaged in cutting a road through Union Cemetery, near
Myrtle avenue, unearthed a coffin yesterday, containing, instead of a
corpse, sixteen bricks, so fixed and bound with hoops that they would not
shift. As they lifted it from its place, the side fell from it, disclosing
the bricks within it. The men, when they recovered from their amazement,
informed Keeper DICKSON of the facts. He examined the coffin and notified
the officers of the cemetery. They were puzzled. Mr. John SNYDER, of the
Brooklyn office, was unable to give any information about the coffin. He
referred to Mr. Thomas BROWN, of No. 192 Livingston street, New York, the
manager of the cemetery office. Mr. BROWN said: "The coffin was placed in
the grave some time in June or August, 1865, the undertaker being Mr.
Frederick FRISE, of No. 14 Avenue A. Mr. FRISE is dead. I believe,
however, that he supposed he was burying a woman. Her name was something
like Switzler. I have not as yet got over all the records. That, however,
I think, was the name. When I heard of the matter, I thought right away of
the woman around in Chrystie street, who is now in Sing Sing who sent a
coffin filled with bricks a few years ago to our cemetery. She was not as
successful in beating the insurance companies as the parties who put this
coffin to have been. It is a clear beat on them; the way the bricks were
made secure in the coffin shows that. There are many such cases, and right
around in this neighborhood."
Long Island-AN ELOPEMENT AND ALLEGED ROBBERY
Lydia Ann Eliza, aged sixteen years, the only daughter of Elijah SOPER,
a wealthy farmer, residing at Baldwins, eloped on Monday morning with John
BEDELL, who is sixty years of age. Shortly after his daughter's departure
Mr. SOPER missed his bankbook and some cash which he had in it. Tuesday he
visited Jamaica for the purpose of procuring a warrant for the arrest of
BEDELL for trespass and abduction, and for the arrest of his daughter on the
suspicion of theft.
ARRESTED FOR DISTURBING CHURCH SERVICE
Complaint was made Tuesday to Justice MATTHEWS, of Rockvill Centre, that
Mrs. L'ANGEVINE, of Woodsburg, had twice disturbed religious meetings in
the Methodist church. On the night of Dec. 21, while Rev. Mr. PUTNEY was
offering prayer, she cried out, according to the complainants: "You are
praying to God, are you? No, you are not; you are praying to the Devil, and
you are all believers in the Devil." Last Sunday evening she repeated the
performance, using, however, much stronger language towards the
congregation. A warrant has been served upon her, and she will appear for
examination.
A SAILOR'S ARM BROKEN
Carro CARLO, a sailor on the Italian bark Barciccia, lying foot of
Joralemon street, while at work in the rigging, yesterday afternoon, was
struck by a yard arm, and sustained a freacture of the left arm. He was
treated at the Long Island College Hospital.
WATERED MILK FOR ORPHANS
Dr. McCORKLE, the industrious and efficient milk inspector of the Board
of Health, has discovered that watered milk in large quantities has lately
been sold a leading orphan asylum in ths city. To-day a warrant was issued
by Justice WALSH for the arrest of the alleged guilty and unscrupulous milkdealer.
A WOMAN WITH THREE BABIES
The wife of James WALSH, a poor laborer, resideing on Ivy street in the
Eighteenth Ward, gave birth to triplets, two girls and a boy, last Sunday.
She had no physician, and to that fact attributes the death of one of the
girls, as she had no proper means to take care of it in time to prevent its
death. The other two infants are doing well. She has five other children
all small, the eldest being but nine years of age.
LEAD PIPE STEALING
A number of property-owners have suffered considerable loss lately by
thieves breaking into their unoccupied houses and cutting away lead pipes
and gas fixtures without regard to resulting damage. Two persons alled to
have in this way done great damage to a house in Livingston street were
arrested a day or two ago by the police of the Tenth Precinct, and yesterday
afternoon Officer McCAFFREY, of the Thirteenth Precinct, captured two
fellows in the act of leaving the vacant house No. 54 Taylor street with
lead pipe to the value of $20 in their possession. The prisoners gave their
names as John McNALLY, aged eighteen, of Grand avenue, near Myrtle avenue,
and James HUNIGAN, aged twenty, of No. 37 Taylor street. The owner of the
premises, August C. HOCKEMYER, of No. 302 1/2 Livingston street, says he has
sustained $75 lose in the destruction of property.
TWO SLIGHT FIRES
Sparks from a smokestack last evening created a fire in Wm T. JOHNSTON's
woodyard, at No. 163 Washington avenue, which resulted in $50 damage.
Insured for $2,000 in the Fireman's Live and Trust Company.
By a window curtain catching fire from a gas jet, Mr. Cole JOHNSON's
residence, No. 232 Degraw street, was damaged $10 last evening. The fire
was extinguished by Officer GRAY and Fire-foreman DUFF.
STOLEN HARNESS RECOVERED
Officer MAY yesterday found at the residence of Matthew FRANKLIN, corner
of Dean street and Rochester avenue, a set of harness stolen last November
from Mr. NICHOLAS' stabel, corner of Bainbridge street and Yates avenue.
The alleged thief, on NELSON, is awaiting trial.
SHOOTING AT A BURGLAR
J.W. MATCHETT was awakened about on o'clock this morning by hearing a
burglar force open the rear door of his saloon, corner of Pearl and
Willoughby streets. Jumping out of bed MATCHETT seized a pistol and fired
two shots at the intruder, but with what effect he could not tell, as the
burglar escaped, and there was no blood marks to indicate that the bullets
had done sanguinary execution.
A LADY ENCOUNTERS A THIEF
The wife of George HAWZHURST, at No. 446 Pacific street met a sneak
thief at half-past six o'clock in the second story of her residence. The
fellow fled with such expidition that he not only did not take with him any
valuables but even abandoned the false key that he had left in the door. He
is described as being of medium height and genteel appearance, and wearing
rubber shoes.
A FALL AT A CHURCH DOOR
Emily ANDERSON, aged forty-one, of No. 342 Bergen street, missed her
footing last eveing as she was leaving the Scandinavian Church, in Dean
street, near Fifth avenue, and broke her leg just above the ankle. She was
attended by Dr. MADREN, of Hanson place, and taken home by a freind, with
the assistance of Detective LENEHAN.
A three wheel handcart was stolen from in front of Samuel COCHEU’s store,
523 Broadway during last night.
The first annual ball of the Friendship Social Union, a club composed of
ladies and gentlemen, was given last night at Turn Hall, there being a fine
attendance.
The Avonian Dramatic Association will enact the drama "Blow for Blow" at the
Lyceum this evening, the proceeds of the performance to aid in the
furnishing of the new Homoeopathic Dispensary and Hospital on South Third
Street.
Court Officer Thomas ROBINSON is celebrating his silver wedding today. He
has been a member of the police force since the consolidation of
Williamsburgh to Brooklyn, and lost one of his eyes by a gunshot wound while
arresting a criminal some years ago.
At the annual meeting of the Thirteenth Ward Kings County Democratic
Association, held last evening, at 145 Broadway, Mr. John F. RUNCIE in the
chair, George P. HAMILTON recording, the following gentlemen were elected
for the ensuing year:
President, D.D. WINANT; Vice President, Charles RHAER; Treasurer,
John T, RUNCIE; Secretary, Frank VAN RANST; Inspectors of Election, Stephen
A. KENT and Jacob BAKER.
Delegated to the Kings County Democratic General Committee:
Charles F. GRIM, to fill vacancy: Isaac SIMONSON, term two years; Wm. S.
COUELY, term two years; George P. HAMILTON, term three years, E. W. VAN
VRANKEN, term three years.
The St. Catherine’s Hospital Society met at 96 Montrose Avenue last evening
and elected the following officers for the present year: President, Dr.
Eugene GROUX; Vice Presidents, Fred. WEITNER and Joseph BURGER; Secretaries,
P.P. HUBERTY and Joseph LEICH; Treasurer, Joseph HAMMERSCHMITT.
Mr. Julius KLAMKE, the Dutchtown Democratic Demosthenes, was presented with
a gold-beaded cane last evening, at Germania Hall, by some friends, members
of the Deutscher Leiderkranz.
John NOLAN, twelve years of age, of 242 South Second Street, was locked up
last night for upsetting a can of milk in front of Theodore WATTIS’ store,
38 Grand Street. The complainant did not appear this morning, and Justice
ELLIOTT discharged the boy.
A large bundle of calico marked P. GORMAN, was lost or stolen from the
express wagon of Van Nostrand & Co., yesterday evening, on North Second
Street.
Edward WAMSLEY was held for the Grand Jury by Justice GUCK yesterday
afternoon for a felonious assault on John GREEN.
John McNALLY, eighteen years of age, of Grand Avenue, near Myrtle, and James
HANNIGAN, twenty years of age, of 37 Taylor Street, were arrested last
evening by Officer McCAFFREY when coming out of the unoccupied house owned
by Aug. C. HOCKEMEYER, 54 Taylor Street, with stolen lead pipe in their
possession
Minnie GAYLOR was held for the Grand Jury this morning by Justice ELLIOTT
for stealing ladies’ apparel valued at $50 from her employer, Thomas
MARRITT, 49 South Ninth Street.
G.P..Mr. John N. STEARNS left the ‘Point yesterday for Albany,
where he will labor in the cause, of temperance.
G.P..At the eighth anniversary of Social Quartette Club of Greenpoint,
held on Tuesday evening, Mr. Fred MAYER, the leader, was presented
with a handsome gold beaded cane.
G.P..Yesterday 115 families were assisted by the Ladies’ Benevolent Society.
This is more than double the number of any previous week, and applications are
increasing every week, and donations of all kinds, especially cast off
clothing, are solicited. Yesterday’s donations consisted of a stove and a
quantity of potatoes, bread and meat, from various dealers in the ‘Point.
G.P..A new steam fire-engine, but the second one sent to the Eastern District,
has been received by Company 15 in Indian Street. It is a handsome affair,
and the members feel quite proud of it.
G.P..A public installation of the newly elected officers of Radaint Chapter,
O.E.S. took place last night at Masonic Hall. The lodge room was crowded and
an entertainment and supper which followed the installation were much
enjoyed. Patron George W. WYCKOFF presided, and Mrs. Cynthia WYCKOFF, Past
Matron, was present with a fine silver service.
G.P..Mr. A. B. Burbank, the celebrated dialect and humorous reader,
will give a number of his specialties at the Tabernacle on Monday next.
G.P..While Mr. N.P. JONES, the expressman, was driving through Kent Avenue last
night his wagon collided with a truck, and Mr. JONES was thrown from his
seat to the ground, but sustained no serious injury.
11 January 1931
FEEDING DISTILLERY SWILL TO COWS
The Health Board today listened to Inspector GLEAVY’s complaints against
persons for feeding distillery swill to cows, with the following results:
Michael CONRAD, Central Avenue; license revoked.
John QUIGGER, 294 McDouglas Street; referred backed to Inspector.
J. GENNETT, Evergreen Avenue; license revoked.
John WHITEHOUSE, 422 Central Avenue; license revoked.
John ENNIS, 1007 Prospect Place; referred back to Inspector.
Ellen McMAHON, Prospect Place; complaint dismissed.
BUSINESS FAILURE
George F. BARRE, produce dealer, brother of Register Wm. BARRE, has made a
general assignment for the benefit of his creditors.
A FRACTURED SKULL
William FOLEY, aged thirty-nine a resident of Brooklyn, fell off a staging
at the Sectional Dock, between Piers Nos. 42 and 43 East River, N.Y.,
yesterday, and received a fracture of the skull.
Michael KEEFE, a lodger at the Sixth Precinct Station house, was taken last
night with hemorrhage of the lungs and sent to the Eastern District
Hospital.
Mary COLEMAN, who is a regular patron of the Fifth Precinct Station lodging
room, was sent to the Penitentiary for ninety days by Justice ELLIOTT this
morning.
During last December there were treated at St. Catherine’ Hospital 279
patients, and 298 prescriptions were dispensed.
Four fowls were stolen last night from Francis COPLEY, 321 Marcy Avenue.
John H. COHEN, of 211 East Seventh-second Street, New York, was arrested
last evening by Captain RILEY on a Franklin Avenue car for threatening to
shoot a man. No dangerous weapon was found on COHEN, and as he appeared to
be partially insane he was sent home.
Captain RILEY reports that he recovered a gold chain valued at $120 from
James COOKLIDG, who keeps a loan office in Greenpoint. The chain has been
stolen by Stephen McCABE, one of the "four gun battery," who is now serving
a term in States Prison for robbing Caroline RAY of 78 Spencer Street.
Henry LEE Post, No. 21 G. A. R., installed heir new officers at No. 10 Lee
Avenue, last evening, Commander L.R. STEGMAN, who had been re-elected, and
the other officers already announced being installed by Post Commander
Charles DODD and Commander STILLWELL, of Post No. 35. The ceremonies would
have been publicly performed but for the recent family bereavement of
Commander STEGMAN.
G.P.-The yacht Pluck and Luck of the Williamsburgh Yacht Club, has been sold to
parties in Florida, to whom she will shortly be forwarded.
G.P.-The following have been elected officers of the Germania Singing Society:
Conrad SEMEL, President; Jacob BUTTERFAS, Vice President; Charles MENNER,
Secretary; and Fred. PASSE, Financial Society.
G.P.-Isaac BECKHARDT, 122 Franklin Street, was arrested this morning on a charge
of assault preferred by Bertha KAZINKA, who lives at the same place.
G.P.-Early yesterday morning some unknown person stole from in front of J.
Knott’s store, 619 Leonard Street, a handcart valued at $5.
G.P.-The Social Quartette Club has selected the following officers:
August WEDEL, President;
Richard BERNHARDT, Corresponding Secretary;
Julius EIDNIG, Financial Secretary;
P.KADEL, John ILGES and Mar. NEUSCHAEFER Trustees;
Herman MAYER, Librarian; and Frederick MAYER, Musical Director.
12 January 1878
A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Margaret MILLS, thirteen years of age, a pupil of Public School No.
17, and Sunday School scholar at the South Third Street Presbyterian Church,
has been missing from her home with her aunt, Mrs. GLACEBROOK, No. 153
North Second street, yesterday afternoon. Grave fears are entertained that
she has been abducted.
A slight fire occurred last night in the three stroy brick building
104 Second street. BLACK & DEVLIN, brass cock maufacturers, on the second
floor, had their tools, etc, damaged somewhat, and B. F. HARMAN, on the
first floor, had his tools and stock damaged to the extent of $50. The fire
started near the boiler; cause unknown.
George LUNT and Constantine KERMAN were held again this morning pending
the decision of Justice ELLIOT, for making a very violent assault upon Frank
MATUSKI, of Box and Commercial streets, on Christmas. The defendants
charged that MATUSKI had indecntly assaulted KERMANN'S mother, who is sisty
years of age, but this charge was not proven.
Nearly two weeks ago Dr. Hiram P. HARDCASTLE, the apothecary of the
E.D. Hospital, was taken seriously ill, and Dr. William H. ALDRIDGE, the
druggist of Manhattan avenue, has since that time dispensed the medicines,
refusing pay for his services, and also refusing to take the appointment of
assistant, which is now in the gift of President STRONG, having given his
time for the benefit of the poor and through friendship to Dr. HARDCASTLE.
The E.D. SCHUETZEN CORPS has re-elected the following officers for
the present year:
Captain-Willaim KOHLMEIR
Lieutenants-John ROFKAR and Louis WEBER
Rec. Sec.- F. BLOHM
Financial Sec.- J. BACKMANN
Treasurer-H. LEMCKE
Warden-Henry Sandmann
This organization has $1,300 in its Treasury.
The German Savings Bank of the E. D. has elected the following officers:
President-W. DICK
V. President-John WILL and Chas. NACTER
Finance Comm.-A. VIGELINS,
L.ZECHEIL and J. SCHUMANN
Greenpoint-David McKAY, 158 Eagle street, was arrested last night for assaulting
his wife. When the officer arrested him, his clothing was very much torn,
and he bore the appearance of having been roughly handled. He charges his
wife with having beaten him.
TEMPERANCE MEN AFTER THEM WITH A SHARP STICK.
An Appeal to the Excise Commission for the Enforcement of Law--the
Result of an Investigation--Inns Where the Beds were Out--Interesting Facts.
Members of the Society for the Prevention of Intemperance and
Crime--Messrs. H. B. SPELLMAN,
Robert FOSTER, D. B. HALSTEAD, A. B. CAPWELL, Charles B. TATHAM, Rev.
Wayland HOYT, James S. STEARNS, Benjamin F. BLAIR, and Chas. F. SWAIN--this
morning waited on the Board of Police and excise, and presented the
following memorial:
What follows is a listing of their demands. There are no names mentioned.
This is a listing of the seventy-seven licensed places known as "INNS'
'TAVERNS' or "HOTELS"
Of the seventy-seven licensed as inns, taverns, or hotes, only nine
were found to have "the necessary accommodations to entertain travellers",
if those "accommodations" include an office, a sitting or waiting room
(other than the barroom), a kitchen, a diningroom supplied with suitable
furniture, and suitable bedrooms with beds, bedding and furniture.
These nice were:
Chas. H. POED (PEED), Montague and Hicks streets (Pierrepont House).
Alfred THOMPSON, 30 Clinton street.
Emma W. YALE, 157 Hicks street (Mansion House).
Joseph S. WOOD, 28 and 30 Fulton street.
Charles JOHNSON, 150 Fulton street.
James MOORE, 12 and 16 Fulton street.
M.J. McLEMAN, 198 Atlantic avenue.
Charles McNEIL, 1 Atlantic avenue.
James LEDDY, corner Atlantic avenue and Furman street.
There were found, also, four more which by a lax interpretaion of the
requirements of the law, may be held to meet its demands, to wit:
Henry J. BRANDT, 131 Court street.
George WEINER, 159 Pierrepont street.
Philip KAUSBAAS, 85 and 87 Court street.
Peter SHANDLEY, northwest corner Hicks and Poplar streets.
The remaining sixty-four first-class licenses appear to have been granted in
direct violation of law.
To entertain travelers except a bar, and in some instances, two or three
beds.
The following parties wer found woth their places of business open, and
with the apperance of being engaged regularly in the sale of liquor to be
drunk on their premises, but without any license whatever:
John CAMBELL, 67 Court street, license expired February 8, 1877.
Patrick J. BERGAN, 77 Court street, license expired December 16,1877.
John C. LANG, 84 Court street, license expired December 20, 1877.
Joseph ROBBINS, 81 Court street, license expired December 14, 1877.
George W. SMITH, 81 Middagh street, license expired December 5,1877.
H. GREVE, 177 Atlantic avenue, license expired September 6, 1877.
John BRACKEN, 37 Atlantic avenue, license expired May 8, 1877.
J. B. BOURKE, SE cor State & Hicks sts, license expired September 6,1877.
Maria BOOT, 324 Hicks street, license expried November 26, 1877.
M. KOLB, 187 Montague street, no license.
Chas VANNESS, 25 Clinton street, no license.
Wm. COOK, southwest corner Cranberry and Fulton streets, no license.
Special attention is called to the following cases embraced in the
reports above mentioned, as illustrations of the disregard and violation of
the law which ahs obsracterized (?) the issuing of licenses in a single Ward
of our city:
James PETTIT*, no. 204 Fulton street, has a first-class license.
His sign reads: " 'EVANS' Celebrated Hudson Cream Ale. Fresh Cool Lager."
Keeps no register, and has no kitchen or diningroom. Claimed to have three
spare beds, but when asked to show them, took the officer through an alley,
at the rear of his saloon, to Pineapple street, and on the first floor of a
building at corner of Fulton and Pineapple streets showed one room
containing three beds, but with no carpet and no other furniture in the
room. Said he had another room opposite, but the landlord had the key.
Thomas MINUIS, 208 Fulton street, has a first-class license; occupies
ground floors and one room on the floor above; has no kitchen or diningroom,
no register, keeps a bar and bottling establishment. Showed officer the
same room with three beds in it which PETTIS* had claimed as his. Had no
other beds.
Andrew ROSEMOND, in Arch No. 1, under Montague street bridge, has a
first-class license; occupies barrooms and room adjoining at the rear, 10 by
12 feet in size, in which were three iron cots, two of them set up, and in
addition a cooking stove, cooking utensils, one chair and a small quantity
of coal and wood. Claimed that the barroom was also his dining room.
Alexander HUNTER, 84 Fulton street, has first-class license; keeps a
wholesale liquor store; sample room at the rear; occupies but that one floor
in that building, but claimed to occupy first floor of building adjoining,
reached only by going out on to the sidewalk.
The rooms on that floor, when examined, had every appearance of being
occupied by a family as an ordinary suit of apartments, and altogether
contained but three beds. They were shown to the officer in pursuance of an
appointment and were then unoccupied; but subsequent inquiry in the building
developed the fact that they were ordinarily and regularly occupied by a
Mrs. LAMBERT.
John F. HEINBOCKEL & Co., 62 and 64 Fulton street, have a first- class
license; profees to do business as wholesale liquor dealers, but have a bar;
occupy ground floor and two floors below. Have no kitchen or diningroom;
claimed to have no rooms over their store, and showed two on second floor,
one containing two beds and the other one, to which access was obtainable
only by going out upon the sidewalk. Subsequent inquiry disclosed that the
entire building above the liquor store has been for years occupied by E. R.
HENRY, who has a sign over the entrance to stairway which reads, "HENRY'S
HOTEL AND BOARDINGHOUSE," and that the HEINBOCKELS hire from him the two
rooms on the second floor shown by them, and pay for them by the month. One
of these rooms is occasionally occupied by a son of one of the HEINBOCKELS,
but seldom either of them by anybody else. The HEINBOCKELS never send
guests upstairs for meals.
Herman BORGER, 221 Atlantic avenue, has first-class license, keeps a
saloon; occupies ground floor, and next floor above; does not even pretend
to keep an inn or hotel; has no spare beds.
Joseph LaFIURA, 36 Court streetk has first class license, keeps a sample
room; occupies only the ground floor; has but one small back room besides
the bar room, and in that was found one bed occupied by an employe. No
other beds at time of inspection. Proprietor said he would get two more
beds if it was required. The room in which the bed was found contained
various rubbish, and seemed to be a sort of store room.
A CHURCH BROKEN INTO
Thieves on Thursday broke into the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in
Ryerson street near Lafayette avenue. Finding nothing to steal, they
maliciously displaced books, etc.
BURGLARY IN WASHINGTON STREET
Mrs. KEMP's residence, No. 192 Washington street was robbed day before
yesterday of clothing valued at $50.
LAMP EXPLOSION
By the explosion last night of a kerosene lamp in John ACKERMAN's
apartment at No. 285 Pearl street, $15 damage was done.
RECOVERY OF BURIED MONEY
Neary Five Thousand Dollars Buried by the Mutineers of the Vineyard
Found by a Fisherman.
In the month of december, 1830, a mutiny arose on board of the brig
Vineyard, then ten miles off the Long Island coast. The mutineers murdered
the captain and mate and scuttled the ship. Part of the cargo cosisted of
coin to the value of about $40,000, the property of Mr. Stephen GIRARD, of
Philadelphia, to whom the vessel was consigned, and with this sum the crew
left the ship and started for the shore in two boats. They made for Barren
Island, the present depot for the dead animals of New York and Brooklyn, on
which at the time lived a man named JOHNSON, the only inhabitant of the
island. The two boats containing the mutineers and their plunder found the
suft too heavy, and were in danger of being swamped, so to lighten on of
them a large chest, in which part of the treasure was contained, was thrown
overboard. They then reached the beach and buried the remainder of the
treasure in the sand. Proceeding to Mr. JOHNSON's house they spent the
night there, in the course of which one of the party told JOHNSON of the
crime they had committed, and of the money buried on the shore. JOHNSON
immediately informed the authorities, and the mutineers were captured and
tried, and two of them (GIBBS and WANSLEY) were condemned and hanged on
Bedloe's Island. Search had been made from time to time for the buried
treasure, and a larege amount of it was recovered. A son of the JOHNSON who
resided on Barren Island at the time of the mutiny, now lives in Bridge
street, Brooklyn, and is engaged in the fish business. A short time ago he
was fishing iside the island when it blew very hard, and he lost his anchor
in about three fathoms of water. Soon after he returned with a drag to
recover the anchor, and was occupied three days in the search. Tired and
disheartened, he was about giving up the task as hopeless, when on the
fourth day the--------------rest of article is missing,
14 January 1878
Mr. Walter PECK, Superintendent of the North Second Street Railroad, and
James GOLDEN, one of the starters, had some unpleasant talk this morning,
which, GOLDEN says, was concluded by PECK kicking him, GOLDEN, out of his
office. Justice GUCK granted a warrant.
Frank FISHBACK, of 96 Sheriff Street, New York, it is alleged, beat his wife
Christiana badly on December 31, broker her sewing machine and otherwise
abused her, going to her residence at No. 30 South Fifth Street in order to
oblige her to live with him or provide for him. He was arrested yesterday,
and this morning Justice ELLIOTT held him for examination.
Some unknown person discharged a pistol at the residence of Mr. A. ANDREW,
283 Graham Avenue, on Saturday night, and the ball passed through the front
door and fell on the stairs.
RAID ON A POLICY SHOP.
Captain WORTH, Detective ENNIS and Officer JOHNSON, on Saturday night, made
a raid on the policy playing establishment of Edward BUNTEL, in rear of 49
Cook Street, and captured policy books, slips, and the following persons:
John C. DAVIS, of 183 Lorrimer Street, Jacob ROMMEL, Charles BUTLER, Andrew
KIMBACHER, Edward MOORE and Andrew JACKSON. The proprietor, BUNTEL, when the
police entered the place, put out the lights and escaped through a small
rear window. Justice GUCK, this morning, held the above named prisoners for
violating the State law.
The Williamsburgh Benevolent Society met at Turn Hall on Saturday evening
and elected the following officers: President, Julius ARNTHOR; Vice
President, Conrad BROEGELWITH; Treasurer, H. A. F. FOLK; Recording
Secretary, Adam DIETRICH; Corresponding Secretary; Louis MUNDEL.
The friends of Miss Alice M. WREN have requested her to give the result of
her seven years’ trip around the world, and she is to lecture at the M.E.
Church, corner of Fourth and South Third Streets, next Monday evening.
G.P-The rosewood watch case found by Mr. Charles H. OSBORN in the vestibule of
his residence, 121 Calyer Street, on Friday last, has been recognized by Mr.
W. H. DEVANS, 129 Java Street, as the one that contained a watch which, with
other articles of jewelry, was stolen from his residence on the 10th inst.
15 January 1878
THE GERMAN CIGARMAKERS
The German Cigarmaker's Benevolent Society of the Eastern Districk has
re-elected the following officers:
President-Louis FROELICH
Vice-President-Carl KESSLER
and Gottlieb WEINGARTEN
Secretaries - George FITZBERGER, Carl RAPPOLD, and Franz VETTER
Treasurer-Emil C. WALTER
Financial Secretary-Franz SOEDER
This society has 178 members and pays $7 per week to sick members and $100
upon death of a member. There is $3,000 in the Treasury, an increase of
$400 over last year.
Edward BU??EL, of 49 Cook street, was held to appear fy Justice Guck
this morning, for running a policy shop.
Margaret MILLS, thirteen years of age, reported missing since last
Friday from the residence of her aunt, Mrs. GLACEBROOK, 153 North Second
street, was found by the police yesterday at the residence of her cousin,
298 State street. Margaret said she had left home through her aunt's cruelty.
Greenpont-At a session of Seawanbaka Lodge, 768 F.& A.M., last night, it was
resolved to meet to-morrow at nice o'clock for the purpose of attending the
funeral of the late George VAN WINKLE, who was a member of the lodge.
Greenpont-Yesterday morning a thief gained an entrance to the aparetments of Mrs.
DIPPLE, 67 Manhattan avenue, and stole $2 from a drawer containing a
considerable sum of money and some jewelry. He was discovered by a lady
living in the house, and made his escape by jumping over the yard fence. In
his haste to leave he left behind an oyster vender's kettle, which is worth
as much as he stole.
Greenpont-Mr. A.P. BURBANK made his appearance in Greenpoint last night in
humorous and dialect readins before a large audience at the Tabernacle. His
selections were admirable, and as previously his alternate humor and pathos
captivated the audience, who were very liberal in their applause.
Greenpont-During the fog yesterday morning the fery boats South Side and North
Side, of the Tenth and Twenty-third Street Ferries, collided, but no damage
of any account was sustained by either.
Greenpont-At J.W. SIBELL & Co.'s Greenpoint Glass Works on Commercial street
yesterday work was commenced, in consequence of which a large number of men
and boys received employment.
Greenpont-Yesterday afternoon while Michael MELVILLE, of 181 Eaglew street, who
is employed at REEVES & CHURCH's box factory in Green street, was at work as
a planer, his right * was drawn into the machine and before it could be
stopped the flesh up to the elbow shockingly mangled. He was attended by
Ambulance Surgeon FLEMING, and taken to the R.D. Hospital. The injuries are
such that amputation is probable. *typed as written.
AN OLD FRIEND RETURNED.
Mr. James KERNAN, who many years carried on the prosperous fancy bakery,
saloon and confectionery business, at 449 Fulton Street, and retired there
from, has returned to it again with the determination to make it the ?ne
plus ultra of that class of saloon in the city. Mr. KERNAN reopens today and
invites all his old friends to give him a call. As of old he will make a
specialty in the department of supplying parties and wedding receptions.
BUSINESS FAILURE.
Armstead C. HENRY and Charles H. HENRY have made a general assignment for
the benefit of their creditors to Egbert HEDGE. Messrs. Henry are axle and
spring makes at No. 135 North Third Street, E.D.
BRIEF MENTION...
Edward BUNTEL, of 49 Cook Street, was held to appear by Justice GUCK this
morning, for running a policy shop.
Margaret MILLS, thirteen years of age, reported missing since last Friday
from the residence of her aunt, Mrs. GLACEBROOK, 153 North Second Street,
was found by the police yesterday at the residence of her cousin, 208 State
Street. Margaret said she had left home through her aunt’s cruelty.
HOW NOT TO COLLECT RENT.
William HARTLEY, stenographer of the United States Court, New York City,
resides in Putnam Avenue, this city. He was a former tenant of one
Alexander, and moved away from the latter’s house owing $30 for a month’s
rent. Mr. ALEXANDER on the 15th of October last told his son Samuel G., who
stand six feet three in his stockings, and built in proportion, to go to
HARTLEY and collect the claim referred to. Sammy did as his sire told him,
and while at HARTLEY’s house he got into an altercation with the owner, whom
he knocked down repeatedly. A portion of the trouble occurred in Mr.
HARTLEY’s parlor. During the scuffle the furniture got considerably mixed.
Young ALEXANDER, as he was chastising his victim, said:' That’s the way I
collect bills. I have done this sort of thing before. D----- if you don’t
pay me I will repeat the dose I have given you. I only give you a mild form
of what you may expect.' The above was the substance of the testimony in a
suit for damages tried in the City Court today before Judge REYNOLDS and a
jury. Mr. HARTLEY being the plaintiff and young ALEXANDER the defendant. The
jury gave plaintiff judgment for $500.
THE INDIAN CLUB MAN CRAZY.
Poor Sim KEHOE, the Indian club man, who used to be the merriest of fellows
and the most muscular of athletes is now confined in the Flatbush Asylum for
the insane. Trouble of various kinds led to dissipation, and dissipation on
the top of trouble ended in mania. He is the victim of singular delusions,
believing, chiefly that he is enormously rich, and that there is nothing the
matter with him. On the contrary, he is penniless, and the hope of his
return to sanity exists on a very slender basis.
YACHT NOTES.
Mr. James LENNOX, at the foot of Thirty-fourth Street, this city, is
building a centre board yacht for Mr. J. Buchanan HENRY, of Staten Island, a
nephew of ex-President James BUCHANAN. She is to be 37 feet long, 14 feet
beam and 5 feet deep. Her rig will be cat rigged, but the main boom will not
come to the tailrail, and abaft it she is carry a jigger. Her sails are to
be made by John SAWYER. The rig was a favorite idea of the late Mr. JEWETT,
who was killed by the explosion of a shell at his office in Burling slip
about a year ago, and Mr. SAWYER made him a draft for his yacht, but the
sails were never made.
Mr. William WALIS, of the Williamsburgh Yacht Club has nearly complete, at
the foot of Eagle Street, Greenpoint, a centre board sloop yacht 42 feet
long, 17 feet 6 inches beam, and 4 feet 6 inches deep.
Mr. WALLIN, at the foot of Court Street, has just completed a racing
yacht for ex-Commodore NOBLE, of the Columbia Yacht Club.
A MAN’S HOUSE HIS CASTLE.
Where Two First Precinct Officers Erred.
James STANTON, of No. 371 Furman Street, on Saturday night slit the lip of
Officer SHIELDS, when SHIELDS and Officer BOYLAN attempted to arrest him in
his own house. Justice WALSH today held the police were not justified in
arresting the accused in his own house without a warrant, and discharging
him. Officer SHIELDS’ testimony was interesting. He went into the house with
BOYLAN to arrest STANTON because, STANTON’s wife had charged that her
husband had thrown a fork at her. STANTON was found seated at the supper
table with a child in one arm, and a table knife in the other, eating.
BOYLAND tried to take the child from him, but he resisted. SHIELDS requested
STANTON to submit peaceable, and put down the knife, and finally caught hold
of STANTON, who jerked away and ran into the bedroom.
ROW IN A SALOON.
James PORTIGAL, of No. 455 Fulton Street, yesterday afternoon, had Joseph
SENNETT, a waiter, arrested on a charge of striking him on the head with a
stone match safe and a lager beer glass, in John VERING’s saloon, No. 329
Washington Street.
AN EX-BOARDER ARRESTED.
On Saturday Wm. P. HARRIS boarding house, No. 80 Middaugh Street, was robbed
during the temporary absence of the family of clothing valued at $40, and
yesterday the family got things down to so fine a point that HARRIS, Sr.
felt himself warranted in causing the arrest of an ex-boarder, Wm. H.
TALYLOR, of No. 280 Bridge Street. TAYLOR protests is innocence, Justice
WALSH will hear the case tomorrow.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY
Dr. Newton WHITEHEAD, of No. 577 Kosciusko Street, was arrested this morning
on a warrant, and held by Justice WALSH for examination on the 21st instant,
on a charge of having conspired with Amelia HYDE, of Third Street, E.D., to
cause the arrest of Dr. WEST alias HAWKES, of New York, on a charge of
malpractice. Although an indictment was found in case when it came to be
tied a nolle prosequi was entered, Dr. WHITEHEAD says because the woman
HYDE, failed to appear. Dr. HAWKES, through his counsel, Mr. SCHWAB, charges
that Dr. WHITEHEAD first laid the case before Superintendent CAMPBELL, thus
paving the way for the woman’s appearance.
ILLNESS OF SERGEANT VAN WAGNER.
Sergeant Detective VAN WAGNER is laid up with an attack of inflammation of
the bowels. By order of Superintendent CAMPBELL, Senior Detective Charles
FROST has assumed command of the squad.
SHOPLIFTING IN FULTON STREET.
Yesterday a piece of red flannel valued at #21, was stolen from in front of
E.J. Swans Store, No. 319 Fulton Street. Mr. SWAN’s clerk, William McCARTY,
notified Sergeant EASON who on his complaint, arrested John JEANISON, a
peddler of Sixth Avenue. The property was recovered.
ACCIDENT IN RIVERHEAD.
Mrs. Polly GRIFFLING, mother of T.M. GRIFFLING, Esq. and sister of ex Judge
George MILLER, was seriously hurt by falling down stairs in her residence
last evening. Fears are entertained that she may not recover.
SHINNECOCK INLET DISTURBANCE.
During the winter and fall gangs of men have been digging to make an inlet
across the Beach from Shinnecock Bay to the ocean opposite the Ponquege
Lighthouse. Much opposition was expressed as to the location, all agreeing
however that an inlet was needed. Some wanted it west, others east. The
Supervisors appointed a committee of three to locate it. They designated the
place above named. A few days ago as opening was made, but instead of the
water of the bay running out, the waters of the ocean ran in, soon filling
the channel cut with sand. It is thought by many that with a little work
farther west an inlet may be secured that will give relief by draining the
bay and thus allowing the tide to rise and fall, and revive the fishing
interest of the whole length of the bay from Quoque to Southampton.
16 January 1878
ACCIDENT AT APPLETON'S
Theodore ECHALEZ, fourteen years of age, of No. 19 Debevoise street,
fell one story through a hatchway at Appleton's bookbindery, but escaped any
more serious injury than a sprained ankle.
YOUTHFUL FOLLY....A BOY DANGEROUSLY STABS ANOTHER BOY.
Another Lesson to Parents who Permit their Children to go Out at Night
A Very Bad Instance of Boyish Waywardness.
William B. CAMPBELL, ages fifteen, son of the janitor of the telegraph
building, No. 189 Montague Street, last night seriously if not fatally
stabled William CALLAN, aged thirteen, whose parents reside at No. 283
Fulton Street. The affair has plunged two very respectable families into the
deepest distress. Both lads are well spoken of by all that knows them, and
the chapter which this affair reveals in the career of Campbell is a painful
surprise to a doting father and loving mother and grandfather.
Campbell and a young lad named ANDERSON, took a stroll last evening with
two little girl friends. They took
A VERY LONG WALK,
and at nine o’clock, when on their way home and in the vicinity of Franklin
and Willoughby Avenues, the meeting occurred with CALLAN and a little boy
friend named FOX, whose parents reside at No. 23 Tillery Street, that
resulting in the stabbing. Neither ANDERSON nor FOX had anything to do with
the difficulty. It is claimed that CAMPBELL thought CALLAN was following
him, and drawing a knife thrust it into one of the little fellow’s shoulders
from behind, inflicting a wound of the most serious character.
CAMPBELL threw his knife away, and running into DeKalb Avenue did not pause
until he reached Raymond Street, where he took a car for home. The outcries
of the wounded lad had, however, alarmed Officer DELEHANTY who, calling
other officers to his assistance, ran to Myrtle Avenue, boarded a car, and
riding to Montague Street, reached the telegraph building several minutes in
advance of
THE YOUTHFUL CULPRIT.
At the Fourth Precinct Station house, whither he was at once taken,
CAMPBELL told Captain LEICH that CALLAN and FOX had followed them, and
finally thrown ashes at them: that, being afraid to provoke a disturbance,
he had remained still, while the girl he was with stepped back a pace or two
and remonstrated with the youthful tormentors. The remonstrance did not have
the desired effect. ANDERSON and his companion were in advance of CAMPBELL
and his, and had therefore nothing to do with the affair.
Roundsman CANNON found in Franklin Avenue, the weapon with which the blow
had been struck.
A KNIFE WITH A LONG, CURBED BLADE,
something like a shoemaker’s knife, which CAMPBELL had been in the habit of
using in the house in lieu of scissors to make newspaper clippings with.
The boy CALLAN after having had his wound dressed by Dr. QUINN, of Kent
Avenue, was taken home, but on account of the precarious condition of his
mother’s health, was immediately removed thence, around the corner in
Tillary Street, to the house of his aunt. Dr. ATKINSON called in, and after
examining the patient gave strict injunctions that he should be kept
perfectly quiet, even to the exclusion from the room of his sisters. From
the fact that throughout the night he raised clots of blood, it is inferred
that the knife penetrated the lung.
A UNION-ARGUS reporter called this morning at the apartments of CAMPBELL’s
parents, costly and tastefully furnished rooms, on the top floor of the
telegraph building. The father was away, but the mother and grandfather were
in, and seemed
OVERWHELMED WITH GRIEF
at the calamity that had overtaken the household. The mother said that
Willie had always been noted for his exemplary conduct, and in corroboration
showed the visitor an elegant gold medal with which her son had been
presented on leaving St. Philomena Institute in Sidney Place. He had been
fitting himself, she said, since leaving school for a clerkship. He had been
such a good boy that she had never apprehended that any evil consequences
would follow his going out occasionally in the evening. Said the mother,
with streaming eyes: "I would rather he had been the one hurt than the
culprit."
CALLAN’s mother and two sisters were found on the top floor of No. 283
Fulton Street. While they had nothing but kind things to say of CAMPBELL’s
parents, they were very bitter in their denunciation of a boy of fifteen who
would hurt a child of thirteen. Their Willie, they said, worked for Mr.
GOLDSTEIN, a Myrtle Avenue clothier. At seven o’clock last evening, when he
came home for supper, he had asked.
PERMISSION TO TAKE A WALK
after business hours with the son of Mr. HEALY, a shoemaker of Tillary
Street. After he closed up the store HEALY came along with FOX, HEALY’s
errand being to take home a pair of shoes to one of his father’s lady
customers. Mrs. CALLAN said that her son told her that FOX and he waited
CAMPBELL and ANDERSON and the girls came along. CAMPBELL charged him with
the following. He denied the charge, and then CAMPBELL, putting one hand on
his chest, drove the knife into his back with the other. At this point in
the narrative Mrs. CALLAN burst out crying, sobbing out: "O my poor boy!
There never was a better boy in the world." He said to me, "I am going to
die, mother, for see how white my hand is."
In Justice REILY’s Court this morning, CAMPBELL was committed for
examination until the 30th instant. General TRACY is his counsel.
Captain LEICH, this afternoon, telegraphed Coroner SIMS that CALLAN was
lying dangerously ill at his aunt’s house. No. 8 Tillary Street, so ill that
it seemed necessary that his ante mortem statement should be taken at once.
WAS IT AN EAGLE!
Mr. Fred L. JENKINS, clerk to the Superintendent of Police, reports that a
very large bird, which he believes was an eagle, alighted on the house of
Mr. KENNEDY, corner of Willoughby Street and Fleet Place, yesterday, and
that Mr. KENNEDY’s father-in-law attempted to catch it, but the bird
objected to having salt put on its tail, and then flew away. Mr. JENKINS
says it came from the South, was black, and that it measured ten feel from
tip to tip. He is positive that it did not utter any sound like 'caw, caw.'
ALLEGED ROBBERIES BY TWO BOYS.
Fred. COOK and John PANGBORN, eleven and fourteen years of age, were held
this morning by Justice GUCK on a singular complaint made by John H. DIEKE,
the ice dealer, of Ewen and Conselyea Streets, who charged them with
stealing a harness and wagon, his property, and also bringing a horse,
stolen from some unknown person, to his stable last night, feeding the
horse, and themselves 'buuking' in he stable.
THE GREENPOINT ARSON CASE.
John DOHERTY and Wm. McCARTHY, who were accused by Mrs. DUPONT with setting
fire to the outhouses on her premises at 41 Box Street, on the 3rd inst.,
were this morning discharged by Justice ELLIOTT, Assistant District Attorney
John OAKEY stating that there was no evidence to hold them.
BRIEF MENTION....
George LOUT and Constant KERMELL were fined $10 each by Justice ELLIOTT this
morning for assaulting Martin MATUSKI, and Lout was held in bonds for
assaulting Mrs. Magdalena BOGENSCHULTZ. Mrs. BOGENSCHULZ was dissatisfied
with the result and refused to pay Counsellor DAVIS his fee of $10.
G.P.-Detective MULLEN yesterday recovered the silver watch alleged to have been
stolen by Geo. SMITH from the residence of Jeremiah ALLEN on December last.
The watch was found in a Sixth Avenue, New York, pawnshop.
G.P.-Sergeant BOCK, of the Seventh Precinct, is about completing a musical
instrument somewhat similar to a xylophone and made from a number of local
stocks which he has collected from police officers in the Point. The
Sergeant is very fond of music and is extremely ingenious, and his taste for
the former has led to several original inventions in the line of musical
instruments.
THIEVES IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. Thomas O’Neill and family, of No.195 Schenck Street, retired last night
unconscious of the fact that the front door was unlocked. He was awakened at
2 A.M. by hearing thieves in the house. He gave an alarm, but too late to be
effective, and the intruders escaped with a pair of earring, a finger ring
and other articles.
SERGEANT ROGERS’ CASE.
Justice WALSH, who preferred charges against Sergeant ROGERS, of the Central
Squad, in reference to wedding fees, failed to appear at the examination
yesterday, and the case was dismissed by the Commissioners. It is presumed
that the Sergeant has satisfactorily explained matters.
A POLICEMAN CRAZY FROM DRINKING
The Board of Police and Excise today dismissed Roundsman James HAMILTON, of
the Sixth Precinct, from the force, on complaint of Captain WORTH - Surgeon
Henry LOWENSTEIN and Sergeant TITUS witnesses - the charge being delirium
tremens.
JOHNSON, THE WIFE SHOOTER.
The case of Charles E. JOHNSON, the fashionable wife shooter, is set for ten
o’clock tomorrow morning, before Justice WALSH. Mrs. JOHNSON is, however,
reported to be still so ill that it is very improbable that she will be able
to appear, and as a result the examination will doubtless be postponed.
A LOST WOMAN.
The Fourth Precinct police have been for two days searching for the friends
of Sarah RAYCRAFT, ages eighty-seven, who was found wandering in the street.
A NEW YORK POLICEMAN’S ADVICE.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Annie LETTERER, daughter of Mr. LETTERER, of the
firm of Letterer and Fischel, dealers in tobacco at No. 213 Pearl Street,
went to New York from her home in this city to do some shopping. She was
passing through Second Street, near Avenue C, when some boys pushed her.
Immediately afterward she felt for her pocketbook and found that it was
missing. It contained a $1 gold piece and a check for $50, payable to
bearer, on the Produce Bank. She became frightened and ran to a policeman
and asked him to arrest the thieves. He informed her, she says, that she
might catch them herself. Detective JUDSON arrested Thomas MEYER, who was
arraigned before Justice MORGAN today in the Essex Market Police Court, and
remanded.
A SNEAK THEIF IN GOWANUS
George CHAPLAIN’s residence, 287 Tenth Street, was robbed yesterday
afternoon by a sneak thief of a gold watch valued at $65. The watch was
taken from a bureau drawer.
17 January 1878
A U.S. OFFICER INJURED.
As Chief Engineer Norman STRATTON, of the Navy Yard, alighted last evening
from a Flushing Avenue car, opposite the Government residence he was knocked
down by the horse and wagon of Dr. LI?DRIGES, driven by a colored man. Mr.
STRATTON was carried into his residence and attended by Surgeons BURBANK,
ROBINSON, and WILSON, who found his left shoulder dislocated. The driver of
the horse left the carriage at the stable, corner of Bridge and Nassau
Streets, and then cleared out.
DANGERLOUSY STABBED IN A FIGHT
A fight occurred last evening at Twenty-fourth street and Third Avenue, New
York, between William VOGHTEL, age twenty-one, of 312 East Twenty-fourth
Street; John WHITE, age twenty-two of Clermont Avenue, this city; and James
F. CAVANAGH, age thirty one of No. 325 East Twenty-fifth Street. VOGHTEL
stabbed CAVANAGH in the right thigh, inflicting a dangerous wound. WHITE
struck CAVANAGH in the face with his fist and inflicted a severe bruise.
CAVANAGH was sent to Bellevue Hospital. WHITE and DOGHTEL were arrested.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGES.
Michael DONOGHUE, of 133 Gold Street, is a millwright, but he isn’t all
right in his manner of treating his wife Bridget, is of a quarrelsome
disposition. Last night when he returned home he celebrated his return,
according to the police, by striking her on the head, inflicting a severe
scalp wound. He was arrested.
ACCIDENT TO A COACHMAN.
John GRACE, coachman for Grant & Son., No. 27 Boerum Place, was severely
injured last evening while driving on Fifth Avenue by the wheel of the coach
catching in the railroad track, throwing him from the box. The horses ran
away, but were caught before they had done any damage.
PAYING HEAVILY FOR DRINKS.
John D. HANNING, thirty-four years, of No. 716 Atlantic Avenue, sustained
serious injury to his head last night by falling in Fulton Street, near
Cumberland. He was taken to the City Hospital.
BROOKLYN’S BOY TRAMP.
He is arrested With Other Youths in Maryland.
Baltimore, Md., - Jan. 17 - The American has a special from Frederick, Md.,
stating that the boy John HUSSEY, who was abducted from Dayton, O., some
time since, was captured by Warden DANNER, of the Frederick jail, on
Tuesday, as well has his abductor, who is a tramp, and gives his name as
Frank HUSSEY. Two other boys, companions of the tramp, were questioned, and
one admitted his name was John OGDEN, formerly cash boy in Lord & Taylor’s
establishment, New York, and that his father was a merchant tailor, and
resided in Brooklyn. The other gave his name as Charles OGLE, of Baltimore,
and said he was an orphan.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
-Joe LEGGETT Expected Back - Detective VAN WAGNER Dangerously Sick.
-There are good grounds for countenancing a rumor that Joseph LEGGETT, the
absconding Excise Clerk, is expected to return home at once.
-Sergeant Detective Harry VAN WAGNER’s condition is very critical. He is at
his home, corner of Lincoln Place and Fifth Avenue. Dr. KISSAM sent word to
Police Headquarters that the patient was dangerously ill. The disease is
inflammation of the bowels.
-The police authorities of this city and New York are negotiating relative to
the connecting of the two cities by telegraph. President JORDAN today wrote
to President SMITH of the New York Board, on the subject.
-A number of temperance advocates waited on the Board today, relative to the
investigations to be made tomorrow relative to the memorial of the Society
for the Prevention of Vice and Intemperance.
-Twenty-five licenses were given out today, an unusually large number.
THE ROBBERY RECORD.
Mrs. Edward CARTER, of No. 26 Willoughby Street, reports the theft of her
gold watch and chain valued at $100.
A valuable blanket was yesterday stolen from Dr. Al. L. LOWELL’s carriage,
while standing in Hay Street near Fulton.
Mr. E. STRATTON’s residence, No. 124 Gates Avenue was burglariously entered
yesterday, by burglars, and robbed of jewelry and silverware valued at $150.
The cabin of the canal boat Frank DOLBY, lying at the foot of Twenty-fourth
Street was broken into yesterday afternoon, and robbed of $75. The Captain
William H. ROBERTS, reported to the police that one of his men, Charles
FERGUSON, a resident of the interior of the State, had disappeared.
A MILKMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING.
Mrs. Kate KELLER keeps a little supply store at 478 Broadway, and each
morning a milkman named GREEN, of Montrose Avenue, leaves twenty-five quarts
of milk in a can in front of her door. This morning Mrs. KELLER heard a
noise, and looking out of the window, claims to have seen Henry BURCKHARDT,
a milkman of Flushing and Morgan Avenues, running away with eighteen quarts
of milk, valued at $1.08. BURCKHARDT was arrested and will answer before
Justice RILEY.
FLOUR AND RICE. SHALL THE POOR HAVE FOOD AS WELL AS COAL?
The Supervisors’ Supplies Committee Discuss the Question
A Majority for Flour and Rice - A Minority Report.
The Supervisors’ Supplies Committee met this morning to settle on a
recommendation to the Board in regard to outdoor relief.
Sup. EGOLF moved as a substitute for the Chairman’s plan, recommending flour
and rice and the opening of the storehouses, that it be recommended to give
out only bread, if the Board conclude to give anything besides coal; and the
bread be given out by tickets the same as coal, and at no further expense to
the county than is now necessary to the proper running of the several
district offices.
On motion of Sup. TIERNEY it was ruled out of order on the ground that the
committee had nothing to do but to act affirmatively or negatively on the
Chairman’s resolutions referred to it.
Sup. QUICK said he was in favor of BREAD AND RICE,
as prominent gentlemen had favored it.
Sup. TIERNEY moved the adoption of the Chairman’s resolutions.
Sup. NATHAN moved that the views of the Charity Commissioners and
charitable societies be submitted to the Board.
Sup. TIERNEY accepted the amendment.
Sup. EGOLF moved to amend that the committee disapprove of the Chairman’s
resolutions. This motion was lost by the following vote: Nays - BYRNE,
TIERNEY, CURRAN and SECTON. Yeas - EGOLF and NATHAN.
Sup. SEXTON moved to add POTATOES, SUGAR, COFFEE AND TEA.
Sup. NATHAN ironically moved to add cheese and whiskey.
Sup. EGOLF moved to add Brandreth’s pills.
The Chair declared all the amendments out of order, and the Chairman’s
resolutions were adopted by the following vote: YEAS - BYRNE, TIERNEY,
CURRAN and QUICK.
Nays - SEXTON, EGOLF, and NATHAN.
The Chair declared resolutions adopted, and notice of a minority
report was given.
Sup. NATHAN then said the poor in his district put at great inconvenience
in procuring coal by being necessitated to go to East New York for their
tickets, and he moved the hiring of an office in the city proper, at an
expense not to exceed $10, where the tickets for coal can be procured.
The Chair thought the motion would better go before the Board direct, and
the Committee then adjourned.
A DICTIONARY THIEF.
Principals of Public Schools Victimized by a Bad Speller.
Some rascal of the thieving fraternity has resorted to a novel device to
obtain possession of unabridged copies of Webster’s Dictionary. After
securing the name of the Principal and Janitor of a public school, he calls
there some time after the children have been dismissed with a note
purporting to have come from the principal, in which is a request that the
janitor send by bearer the copy of the Dictionary belonging o the school. As
the fellow is young in appearance and very plausible the genuineness of the
note is never doubted, and he departs with his booty. The latest victim of
the trick is Miss Eliza FORD, of School No. 40 in Fifteenth Street. If the
police catch him he will be under a different kind of 'spell' than that
prescribed by WEBSTER. He will find himself a jail fellow well met.
JOHN DELMAR’S FRIENDS.
Who Attended His Club Reception Last Evening.
The John Delmar Association held a reunion and reception (stag party) last
night at the club rooms, corner of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue. Among
those present were Hugh McLAUGHLIN, ex-Fire Commissioner McLAUGHLIN, Robert
FUREY, Frank SWIFT, Coroners SIMMS and NOLAN, General SLOCUM, Senator
PIERCE, Alderman McINTYRE and others, of course, County Clerk John DELMAR.
Mr. DELMAR welcomed the guests in a speech. Mr. SHORTER also delivered an
address and Senator PIERCE had a few words today. Mr. William E. McNULTY
recited an original poem entitled 'Roll of the Delmar Club.' Over five
hundred and fifty persons were present.
THE BOY STABBING CASE.
Young CALLAN Hov????? Between Life and Death
The thirteen year old boy, Willie Francis CALLAN, who was stabbed on Tuesday
night by a fifteen year old schoolmate, Willie B. CAMPBELL, still lies in a
critical condition, at the residence of his aunt, Mrs. SAVAGE, No. 8 Tillary
Street. Coroner SIMMS saw him yesterday afternoon but the child became so
nervous and wept so bitterly that the Coroner deemed it unadvisable to
attempt to question him. The little fellow passed a restless night, but
raised no more blood, a fact that the physicians in attendance, Drs.
OTTERSON and JOHNSON, consider a hopeful sign. His father and mother and
father sat up with him, and he was only quiet when they were close beside him.
18 January 1878
Joseph SHIPLEY, of No. 241 Hoyt Street, a private watchman, dislocated his
shoulder last evening by falling into the cellar of a vacant house on Fifth
Street, near Fifth Avenue. Police Surgeon ROONEY set the shoulder.
Thomas GAFFNEY, aged thirty-nine years, of No. 17 Carroll Street, while at
work last evening on the canal boat Carrie McK. Herrick, lying at the
Atlantic Dock, fell overboard, and striking his head against an eyebolt
sustained an ugly wound. He was removed to the Long Island College Hospital.
ROBBERS IN THE HOUSE -HEAVY HAUL OF JEWELRY AND FURS BY A BURGLAR.
A large dwelling-house robbery was committed at half-past six o’clock last
evening in the First Precinct. The house entered was No. 111 Hicks Street,
the residence of Mr. D. P. CLAPP. The family were at supper in the basement
at the time, and the first intimation they had of their loss was on going
upstairs and discovering unmistakable evidences of a burglarious visit. An
examination showed that jewelry and furs to the value of $1,050 had been
stolen,: An onyx set, breastpin earrings, with diamond settings, marked: 'J.
C.', valued at $200; three solitaire diamond studs, valued at $100; one pair
of solitaire diamond sleeve buttons, marked 'C', valued at $100; gold
necklace and earrings, valued at $250; a gold Etruscan necklace, three
strands, with three black enameled slides, valued at $100; and a sealskin
sacque valued at $300. Mr. CLAPP at once notified the police of his loss.
Detective CURRAN gave the premises a careful exanimation, and became
convinced that entrance had been effected through a second-story front
window. At first it was thought that the robbers might have got in by way of
the roof, the adjoining house being unoccupied. An examination of the
premises in question failed to establish any such theory, as there, was
nothing to indicate that they had been entered. Every effort will be put by
the authorities to recover the property and apprehend the thieves.
SMALLER ROBBERIES.
J.C. CURLEY’s carriage factory, corner of State and Boerum Street, also in
the First Precinct, was robbed of a clock on Wednesday night, a window
having been left unsecured.
Julius REICACH’s furniture store, No. 101 Court Street, also in the First
Precinct, was mysteriously entered night before last and robbed of two coats
valued at $50.
The residence of E. H. BROWN, No. 103 State Street, also in the First
Precinct, was entered last evening by means of false keys and robbed of
three overcoats, in all valued at $50.
The apartments of James DARLING at No. 73 Fifth Avenue, Tenth Precinct, were
entered by means of false keys and robbed of clothing and silverware valued
at $25.
Herman M. ORTON’s apartments, at No. 13 Cranberry Street, Second Precinct,
was entered last evening by means of false keys and robbed of clothing
valued at $32.
A BEGGAR’S SUSPICIOUS WEALTH.
A middle aged man acting the role of a beggar, attracted the attention of
Officer DOYLE, of the Tenth Precinct, at half past four o’clock yesterday
afternoon. The fellow was hanging around the vicinity of Washington Avenue
and Fulton Street. Taking all things into consideration DOYLE deemed it
advisable to arrest him on suspicion. The prisoner gave the name of Felix
LOHSE, aged thirty-six, a Swiss waiter, of 241 East Thirty-fourth Street,
New York. Upon searching him there were found in his possession a ladies’
gold watch, chain, and locket, a set of diamond and onyx shirt studs, two
diamond shirt studs, two pearl and emerald shirt studs, four gold shirt
studs, two cameo shirt studs, two coral shirt studs, one pearl and two gold
scarf pins, a ruby, a seal, two pawn tickets, a gutta percha and plated
watch chain, three keys, a knife, and $5.81 in small change.
NEW YORK BOYS SHOPLIGTING.
The Thirteenth Precinct police yesterday afternoon arrested two New York
boys, Henry SCHWINDERLAND and Richard JOHNS, with $5 worth of rope and
eleven pairs of ladies’ stockings stolen, respectively, from in front of F.
A. Langenberg’s hardware store, No. 1215 Myrtle Avenue, and Rebecca Garvey’s
fancy store, No. 719 Myrtle Avenue. The police report that the boys have
been in the House of Refuge.
ASSAULTED ON THE STREET
James SCHOLDER, of No. 293 Twelfth Street, while passing through Flatbush
Avenue, yesterday afternoon, was struck on the back of the head with a
stone, and severely injured, by Thomas FOLEY, aged sixty, of No. 574 Carroll
Street. Mounted Office BAIRD arrest FOLEY. Dr. HOWE dressed SCHOLDER’s wound.
BRIEF MENTION....
Henry SCHWINDELEN, eighteen years of age, of 131 Harrison Avenue, and
Richard JONES, sixteen years of age, of 180 Ninth Avenue, New York, were
arrested last night for stealing goods from the stores of Rebecca GOUVIS,
1717 Myrtle Avenue, and A. Landbeck, 1215 Myrtle Avenue.
Patrolman Arthur JOHNSON has been assigned to duty as Roundsman in the Sixth
Precinct, in place of John HAMILTON, dismissed.
Matthew CLOWERY, of 105 North Ninth Street, broke Margaret REARDON’s
windows, at No. 75 North Seventh Street, last evening, and when Officer
CLOUGHER arrested him, resisted and struck the officer. Justice ELLIOTT this
morning was in a merciful mood, and sent Matthew to jail for ten days.
GREENPOINT ITEMS.....
A quantity of bed coverings stolen from the residence of Mrs. Van BRUNT, 39
Indian Street, was recovered today by Captain RHODES from Joseph GEYSER’s
pawnshop, No. 310 Eckford Street.
Patrick McGOVERN, 191 Dupont Street, was arrested this morning on a charge
of assaulting Ann McGOVERN, his wife.
19 January 1878
A WEDDING TRIP.
Mr. James WOOD, a local reporter, went yesterday to Easton, Penn., to wed
Miss Sue P. ?OLL, and bring her home to Brooklyn. Mr. WOOD entered his
majority and then wedded late both on the same day, and his associates have
prepared a number of useful and ornamental articles as present for his bride
upon her arrival.
SHANKS’ BOY.-HOW HE "RILED" COLONEL HEM STREET’S TEMPER.
An Episode of Life in Gowanus - Neighbors who Do not Dwell Together in Unity
- Their Troubles in Court - Will there be a Duel?
On complaint of Col. William HEMSTREET, stenographer of the Court of
Sessions, residing at No. 350 Ninth Street, William SHANKS, the ten year old
son of W. F.G. SHANKS, City Editor of the Tribune, was arraigned this
morning before Justice FERRY charged with committing an assault and battery
upon Annie, Minnie, and Margaret HEMSTREET, by "Striking them on their
bodies." The children concerned were "infants" in the eyes of the law and
were not sworn. Their statements were merely received and no decision was
rendered in the case. Both side put in letters as evidence.
First was a letter dated January 15, and addressed "To Mr. and Mrs. SHANKS,
dear sir and madam, complaining that "for several months" their boys "had
been quite a nuisance to this side of the street, in their interference with
the children here, their impertinence and violence.
* * * I beg to assure you that this is the last time they shall
ANNOY MY CHILDREN WITH IMPUNITY.
I will either chastise them myself or will refer the matter to the
authorities. When the minds of little girls become debauched and little boys
are terrorized, it is time for their parents to speak plainly." This was
signed "Very respectfully, etc. William HEMSTREET."
The letter in reply was dated, "January 17, 1878: 347 Ninth Street,
Brooklyn, and began:
SIR: You offer neither authority for or proof of your statements of indecent
conduct on the part of my boys. I have made inquiry and found your statement
untrue. You talk of chastising them. I advise you to think a great many
hours before you lay violent hands on one of my children. * * *
You speak of not addressing myself and my wife in "terms of disrespect." It
is evident that one who deliberately pens such letter as your and addresses
it to a lady, even though jointly with her husband, has
NO IDEA OF SELF RESPECT
or sense of decency. I forbid you ever addressing communications of
any sort with my wife.
W. F. G. SHANKS
Mr. W. HEMSTREET,
Under date of January 17, Colonel HEMSTREET wrote as follows:
W. F. G. SHANKS:
Your reply of this date is this instant received. I see plainly where the
well-known cowardice and bullying brutality of your boys is inherited from.
You speak about "proof". I will satisfy you of that before the proper
tribunal. * * *
I have thought all sufficiently about "laying hands" on your children, and I
repeat that I will chastise them, and you too, if you get in the way, if
your boys repeat the offenses of which I have complained; for I look upon
you as a mutton-headed coward incapable of knowing a gentlemen when you see
one.
WILLIAM HEMSTREET
Both sides were represented by counsel. The little SHANKS boy, Willie, who
is alleged to have been the principal offender, and who is the only one
arraigned was permitted of course to go home with his parents.
YOUNG AMERICA.
How a Small Boy Handled the Ribbons Over a Pair of Spirited Horses.
"Rumble, rumble, bumpety bang!" were the sounds that caused Officer
FLUSHING, of the Third Precinct, yesterday afternoon, to cease humming,
"Sweet By-and-By", and turn abruptly to the street. A big truck labeled
American Cocoa Matting Company, and drawn by two spirited horses, came
dashing down Smith Street. On the box sat seven-year old little Tommy
FARRELL, of No. 456 Carroll Street, handling the ribbons with a nonchalance
that would have delighted the heart of Hiram WOODRUFF, and inspired envy in
the breast of a modern baggage-smasher or licensed jebue. FLUSHING made a
jump for the horse. "Whoa!" cried Tommy, bringing he team to a stand-still.
Tommy could not satisfactorily account for his presence on the box. The
arrival of William PRENTICE who said he was the driver of the truck, and
that it had been stolen from in front of the Planet Mills, in President
Street, placed Tommy in a very bad light. Fortunately, Capital LEAVY came
along. He saw the imprint of genius on Tommy’s brow, he detected the fire in
his eye, he felt for him like an elder brother. Knowing the charge to be
preposterous, he would not entertain it, and sent Tommy home in charge of
the officer. Tommy only wanted a ride.
BRIEF MENTION....
Lead pipe valued at $4 was stolen from the cellar of Henry BOSSFELT, 270
Ellery Street, last night.
Wm. McCLOSKEY, thirty-two years of age, of 25 Myrtle Avenue, was taken with
a serious hemorrhage while on a Myrtle Avenue car yesterday.
Fred. BETHON was arrested last evening charged with embezzling $18.90 from
his former employer, P. KEIFER, a peddler, of 257 Ellery Street, in
September last.
Edward BRENTEL, of 49 Cook Street, arrested last week for keeping a policy
shop, was discharged this morning by Justice GUCK.
Detectives SHORT and HOLLAND yesterday evening followed two suspicious
persons into the ?erry house foot of Broadway. One of the men made a dash
and escaped. The other gave his name as George JOHNSON, and had in his
possession twenty-five yards of fine cassimere. Justice ELLIOTT this morning
remanded JOHNSON until Tuesday next.
BUSINESS FAILURE...
Willis JONES, axle maker, No. 133 North Third Street, E.D., had made a
general assignment to Benjamin H. JESSUP, for the benefit of his creditors.
UNLICENSED TOBACCO PEDLERS ARRESTED.
Alfred A. WILKINSON and John WAGNER were arrested last evening by the United
States Marshall, on information furnished by Deputy Collector PHILLIPS,
charged with pedling tobacco without a license, and were released this
morning by Commissioner WINSLOW, on $500 bail each, till the 22nd and 23rd
inst., for a hearing. A horse and wagon were captured at the time of the
arrest, which the prisoners declared belonged to a man in New York, for whom
they were selling the tobacco.
AN INDIGNAT LADY protests with vehemence against the "horrible way" in which
those "nasty doors" at the Post Office get in the way of ladies when they
want to get in. If something is not done right off, the fair correspondent
threatens whe will write to Washington and give the Postmaster-General a bit
of her mind.
What a pity that, owing to unavoidable circumstances, the lady fair don't
run the Post Office. If she did, off would come those doors. But this
letter revives an old query that must before this have disturbed more than
one of the ruder sex. What explains the crowds of women who throng the Post
Office all day? One never enters it without seeing one long line of the
waiting to receive letters at the deliver window, and another long line
waiting their turn at the drop-box. Ins't it the corret thing for ladies to
recieve letters at their own address? Has the sex so maked a distrust of
the letter carrier that they prefer to call for their correspondence--or is
there another reason? No matter what the explanation of this mystery may
be, the fact remains that calling for letters at the Post Office is the
favorite, not to say dialy, diversion of an immense number of the fairer
population of Brooklyn.
A SPLENDID CAPTURE--Two Burglars Arrested--They Plead Guilty.
About four o'clock yesterday afternoon Officer CONKLIN, of the First
Precincy, noticed a suspicious looking youth loitering in front of the
vacant house No. 289 Hicks street. Calling Officer LUNNEY, of the Third
Precinct, to his aid, he requested him to arrest the youth. CONKILIN
discovered that the cellar grating had been broken open, and entering the
house, caught a young man in the act of scaling the back fence in an effort
to escape. The prisoners gave their names as Charles WARD, aged eighteen,
of Rose street, New York, and William WILSON, of no home. In their
possession was found a coil of wax fuse, matches, screw-driver, skeleton
keys and a quantity of stout twine. Both pleaded guilty of burglary in
Justice WALSH's Court to-day, and were held for the Grand Jury.
TWO SHOPLIFTERS CAUGHT
A respectable looking man, who gave the name of William REED, a clerk,
of Dayton Ohio, was arrested last evening by Officer COLLINS, of the First
Precinct, in the act of stealing a pair of rubbers from in front of G.
PARKER's store, No. 579 Fulton street. Before Justice WALSH, this morning,
he pleaded guilty, and was sentenced on complaint of Henry PEARCE, to sixty
days in the Penitertiary.
Thomas King, of 45 Jewell street, was arrested this morning on complaint
of Clark D. RHINEHART, 114 Newell street, who charges him with stealing a
number of empty tar barrels and setting fire to them Justice ELLIOTT his
morning suspended sentence.
Mrs. Susannah EVANS will lecture on "WHAT IS WOMAN'S SPHERE?' at
Association Hall on Monday next.
Joseph GEIS, of 31`0 Eckford street, was arrested this morning by
Detective MULLIEU, charged with receiving stolen goods, by Amelia VAN BRUNT,
39 India street, whose residence was entered recently and a quantity of bed
covering stolen.
Mr. D. L. W. MOORE, the Greenpoint contractor, has received a
contract for doing a large amount of grading in Hunter's Point.
About twelve o'clock last night two thieves entered the sleeping
apartments in the rear of Robert ROSS' grocery store, 124 Franklin street,
and stole Mr. ROSS' outfit which was on a chair at the head of the bed. The
thieves were discovered as they were about to leave, and after a chase of
several blocks by Officer HOLMES and ROSS, the latter in his night clothes,
made their escape.
21 January 1878
AMMERMAN-MOFFET
On Thursday, January 17, 1878, at the residence of the bride's parents,
by the Rev. U.D. Gulick, Isaac AMMERMAN to Lizzie A., daughter of Samuel
MOFFETT, Esq., all of Brooklyn.
GRIDLEY-SHELDON
On Saturday, the 19th inst., at the residence of the bride's uncle, by
the Rev. Arthur CROSBY, Isaac GRIDLEY to Abbie E. SHELDON, both of Brooklyn.
Margaret McGUHER, forty-five years of age has been missing from her home at
388 North Fifth street, since Friday last.
AROUND THE WORLD
Miss Alice WREN delivered a lecture of her seven years' tour around the
world to a large and fashionable audience at the M.E. Church, corner of
Fourth and South Third streets, last evening. Her songs and those of her
brother, Mr. O.W. WREN, were well received.
Bernard HULSE, a boy who stole four pistols and a pigeon from Elson J.
STOWELL, the Broadway gunsmith, on Friday last, was sent to the House of
Refuge for one year by Justice ELLIOTT this morning.
Thomas SHEA, four years of age, of No. 273 Seventh street, was badly burned
last evening by a bonfire in the street.
Henry MARTIN, who stole a coat yesterday from J. BEMACH's store, 381
Broadway, was sent to the Penitentiary for six months by Justice GUCK this
morning.
Greenpoint-Mrs. Susannah EVANS delivered her lecture on
"WHAT IS WOMAN's SPHERE?" to a
very fair audience at Association Hall, last evening.
A DREAM OF DEODANDS.
In a local paper, last week, there was a 'screed' of half a column in
length, under the caption of 'A Peculiar Robbery', which set forth with
plausible particularity as alleged robbery of the deodand collection in the
District Attorney’s private office. It stated that among the missing
articles was the airgun with which ex-Police Sergeant SKIDMORE murdered Mr.
CARR in Prince Street about ten years ago, and the razor with which SKIDMORE
committed suicide, also the four-barrelled pistol with which Kate STODDARD
shot Charles GOODRICH, 'and a number of other valuable revolvers, guns and
pistols.' District Attorney CATLIN says that the story 'was made out of
whole cloth,' and that the writer of the article had not the lightest
foundation for his statements. The Kate STOODARD revolver was never in the
District-Attorney’s collection, but is in the possession of Hon. W. W.
GOODRICH. All the other articles reported as stolen are safely in the
cabinet, where they have been for years past. Ex-Assistant District-Attorney
SNELL also said there was not a scintilla of truth in the report.
THE OLD 'COMMERCIAL'-A NEWSPSPER REUNION.-
The present attaches of the New York Commercial Advertiser have organized a
'Social Union,' and on Saturday evening their first annual dinner was given
at Major OVERTON’s Belmont Hotel. The banquet was all that could be desired,
and the entire entertainment, which was prolonged to a late hour, was
unexceptionably pleasant. It indicated a harmony and brotherhood among the
members of all the departments of the paper that is, the assurance of a
cordial co-operation to promote the interest of the journal and of its
proprietors. Several of the former attaches of the Commercial were present
and were called upon for remarks. Those who responded were Quarantine
Commissioner JUDD, Mr. BAXTER, of the Journal of Commerce, Mr. Paul du
CHAILLU, and Mr. C. P. DEWEY, of the UNION ARGUS. The President’s Massage
was delivered by Mr. John COLBY, of the press room, and Mr. CATLIN, the
paragrapher, acted as toast master, and called the boys out most
felicitously. Remarks were also made by Messrs. Augustus MAVERICK, J. K.
LARKE, T. C. FAULKNER, Hugh HASTINGS, Jr., H. R. WELLS, C. A. MORGAN, F. A.
BAXTER, Robert SMITH, Alex. ELDER, F. AUCAIGNE and others. Excellent music
was given by a quartette of the Trinity Church choir and Mr. LARKE presided
at the organ. The Commercial Social Union, organized in the eighty-third
year of the paper, promises to endure to the end of time.
WAS SHE ROBBED?
Annie PARKS, aged eighteen, a domestic, left the residence of her employer,
Mr. James CLARK, 191 Fifth Avenue, on Sunday, and at one o’clock this
morning went to her aunt’s at 115 Concord Street, to whom she declared that
she had been waylaid and robbed. The girl subsequently stayed with parties
in Hudson Avenue, and the police on questioning her this morning about the
robbery could make nothing out of her story.
ATTACKING THE WRONG MAN.
While George REICHLEIN, stewart of the coasting steamship Ethan Allen, was
passing through Pearl Street, New York at one o’clock this morning, opposite
No. 336, he received a blow from behind on the head, and was momentarily
stunned, but he soon recovered himself. He turned, and drawing a large navy
revolver from his girdle he used the butt end of it so effectively on the
head of his assailant that the latter was soon prostrate at his feet. Office
O’BRIEN, attracted by the cries of 'Murder' came up and arrested the robber,
who have the name of Louise DIKE. DIKE is well known to the police. At the
Chambers Street Hospital his injuries were examined, and it was found that
his skull has been fractured. RICHLEIN was arraigned before Judy BIXBY today
in the Tombs Police Court.
RAID ON POLICY.
Sergeant CLANCY, Detective CAMPBELL, and Officer EVANS, of the Second
Precinct, made a raid today on the policy shop, No. 52 Front Street, and
arrested John QUIGLEY, writer, and George BROWN, Thomas McGREGOR, Alexander
FINLY, George LINSBURY and Lewis H. JONES, witnesses. Books and
papers were seized.
BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENT.
James W. STOUT, a sealer in canned goods are 91 Barclay Street, NY, and
residing at 252 President Street, this city, on Saturday last suspended
business, and for the protection of creditors filed a petition in bankruptcy
before Register WILSON in this city. He had a factory at Dobbs’ Ferry, NY,
and another at Bridgeton, NJ, and says that his liabilities will not
exceed $50,000.
BRIEF MENTION...
Margaret McGUHER, forty-five years of age has been missing from her home at
388 North Fifth Street, since Friday last.
Officer BAKER heard a noise of glass breaking early yesterday morning on his
post, and running rapidly to the hat store of L. KRAMER, 241 Grand Street,
found the windows broken, and two muffs and two caps on the sidewalk, but no
trace of the burglar.
Henry MATRIN, twenty-four years of age, was arrested this morning for
stealing an overcoat from J. BEMACH’s tailoring store, 381 Broadway. In his
possession was found a chisel and two pieces of candle.
The Williamsburgh Dillettanten Orchestra on Saturday evening elected the
following officers: President, Edward LUDWIG; Secretary, Ferdinand FUNK;
Treasurer, H. HEYDE; Director, W. DUERRSCHMIDT.
Detective SHORT and HOLLAND early, yesterday morning, heard the crash of
glass, in R. CONKLING’s saloon, North Tenth and First Streets, and arrested
Joseph DERMODY, one of three men who were trying to break in the liquor
store. Justice ELLIOTT, this morning, held the accused.
Lester FIERSTEL, ten years of age, of No. 132 North First Street, had his
knee injured by being run over by a wagon, yesterday, in which a drunken
woman was taken to the Fifth Precinct Station.
A coat valued at $16 was stolen on New Year’s Day from Henry RENZWEILER, 150
Throop Avenue. Yesterday the owner found it on the person of Wm. FALKENBACH,
of Ellery Street, who said he paid $5 for it to an unknown person.
A painter heated a pot of paint in the apartment of Bridget and Mary DAVIS,
210 Stagg Street, which set fire to the place. Bridget DAVIS and Michael
PRAY were somewhat burned while trying to put out the fire, and Mary DAVIS
was slightly injured by jumping out the second story window.
David REIS, of 198 Johnson Avenue, was held, this morning, by Justice GUCK,
for stealing a horse and wagon from Philip HEXHEIMER, of 103 Hudson Street,
Hoboken. The prisoner hired the turnout on Saturday and tried to sell it.
A thief entered GROSS Brothers drug store, 443 Grand Street, early yesterday
morning and stole money, postage stamps and segars valued at $25.00
George HORN, 170 Graham Avenue, Theodore BUSCHER, 144 Meserole Street, and
Otto MOCKA were held this morning by Justice GUCK for painting the wagon of
John D. JURGENS, 125 Meserole Street, with tar and other offensive
compounds.
The annual ball of Battery B. Second Division, will take place tonight at
Military Hall, and a large number of officers from the Second Division and
the Fifth and Eleventh Brigade Headquarters will be present.
The second annual reception and ball of the Bachelor’s Club is to take place
tonight at Turn Hall, which has been turned into a bower of roses by the
decorator, and the attendance will doubtless be large and select.
Miss Alice WREN, the vocalist, makes her debut tonight as a lecturer, at the
M.E. Church, corner of Fourth and South Third Streets, and will give the
result of her seven years’ travel around the world.
The Williamsburgh Singing Academy gave a very fine concert at Germania Hall
last evening, which was largely attended.
22 January 1878
MARRIED:
LUTZ--MAXSON: On Thursday; Jan. 10, 1878, at the residence of the bride's
parents by the Rev. C. WOOD, John W. LUTZ to Cornelia, only daughter of
Charles MAXSON, all of Brooklyn.
New Jersey papers please copy.
ROBBERS AND THEIR WORK.
The Latest Cases of Larceny Reported by the Police.
Frederick BOHLIN’s grocery, corner of Greene and Tompkins Avenues, was
entered on Sunday night by thieves, who found a shutter unfastened, and
robbed of cigars and tobacco to the value of $10.
An unsuccessful attempt was made by burglars on Sunday night to break into
Haviland & White’s grocery, No. 522 Myrtle Avenue.
Five dollars were stolen yesterday by a boy from a little son of Mrs.
THOMPSON, of No. 502 Clinton Avenue, while on his way to the store for his
mother.
Burglars early yesterday morning broke into Francis COSCHINA’s ship
chandlery, No. 15 Union Street, but while at work on a safe were frightened
off by a newsboy leaving the apartments overhead. They got nothing for their
pains.
Mrs. James CLARK, of No. 475 Dean Street, while in the basement yesterday
afternoon was surprised to see a man go down the front stoop. She ran
upstairs, and discovered that the house had been entered, and the bureau
drawers ransacked but nothing stolen. The man is described as being
forty-five years old and a peddler in appearance.
William P. KEHOE, an employe of the firm of J. O’Reilly, of No. 231 Fulton
Street, yesterday afternoon caught Sarah WATSON, aged thirty-six, a
seamstress, stealing forty yards of dress goods from in front of the store.
He turned her over to the police. The property was recovered.
SUPPOSED SMUGGLING OF SILK SHAWLS.
Two silk shawls, addressed to Mrs. A. M. HUNT, of Brooklyn, were seized in
the New York Post Office yesterday, and sent to the Custom House. On the
supposition that an attempt was being made to smuggle them through the port.
BEATEN IN A SALOON.
Absalom RUMSFORD, colored, of No. 36 Lawrence Street, was severely beaten
with a lamp by an unknown person yesterday afternoon, in Monahan’s saloon,
corner of Fleet place and Hudson avenue. His head was cut in several places.
23 January 1878
A JUNKMAN's BLOW
John DALY, a jucnkman, of No. 895 Pacific street, was arrested last
evening charged with assaulting his neightbor, Mary GILLESPIE, at her
residence, No. 871, with a soldering iron, inflicting a very severe wound on
her head.
ACCUSED OF SWINDLING
Cornelius A. TOTTEN, an architect, residing at 172 Clymer street, was
yesterday held in $1,000 bail by Justice FLAMMER of New York, for, as
alleged, passing a worthless check for $30 on Charles DUVAL, of 129 West
Twenty-ninth street, New York.
SCAVENGERS ARRESTED
The Board of Health to-day caused the arrest of Andrew and Conrad
WESSEL, Joseph Spei (rest cut off), Jacob MEYER and Conrad LUX, the old
scavengers who were thrown out of employment by the contract with the
Odorless Excavation Company, for cleaning vaults without permit. Justice
BLOOM held them for examination on the 30th inst.
SMALL ROBBERIES
Thieves yesterday stole jewelry valued at (cut off) from G.B. CURTIS'
residence, No 520 DeKalb avenue; clothing valued at $15, form the yard of
A.N.RYERSON's residence, No. 184 ?? avenue; Pedler's wares valued at $65,
from the wagon of W.H.SMITH, of Wilhams avenue, East New York.
STABBING AS A SCIENCE.
Mons. D. OMER delights sensation loving audiences by throwing knives at a
board against which his wife stands, the fun being to strike as close to her
as possible without hitting her. Last night be tried the feat at the Olympic
Threatre, but he made a botch of it. One of the knives went too far, and Dr.
BRIGGS, of No. 106 Willoughby str