New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-05


been elected but answered to Prot. Solomon that he
would not accept it.
The counsel for the prosecution then ssd he WAS
willing to rest the matter here, without even exanin
ing the oth er witnesses that were to appear.
Counsel for the defense moved that the parties
charged concerning the coal be dismissed, the
ground that the per- represented members OF the
Board were really elected as such snd when they sent
in their designations aerward, their duly
stricken out and that the security Of the subscIip-
tions to which Mr.. Msgagnos was referred was re-
atty.
The Judge ssid as there already three wit
nesses examined there sufficient evidence to make
out prino facie case. He thought the matter OF
such nature that jury will be required to decide II.
He then held the parties John L. Rker John G. Solo
mon, and Henry Winfield, to bail, in the sum OF
1900 EACH giving them time until this evening to Sc
cure it. Witnesses for the defense will be examined
next Thursday at o'clock
CHAPTER on DoMEsTIcs-WITH ASLIGHr INSIGHT
INTO THE WAY OUR PAUPER INFANTS ARE REARED
Mr. James W. Barker had in his employ, from the 18th
Of October to the 18th of January lat very pretty
looking servant girl, named Mary Fitch. Mr. Barker
is wdower and resides at No. I52 East Thiryfourth
street, where his daughter keeps house for him. Near
Mr. Bakers residence at No. 1876, in the street,
lives widow named Mary Cullougb, who was usually
employed three or four days week by Mss Barker to
sesis Mary Fitch in the heavier Homework. Notwth-
standing that Mary Fitch came to Mr.. Barker very
highly recommended, he could not help noticing that
bis shirts collars stockings and other articles OF wear
ing apparel slowly but mysteriously vanished piece
by piece, until at last when one Sunday morning
came and it time for chur h he could find scarcely
change of clean linen Mr.. Barker and his daughter
would question Mary Fitch about these things; but
the only reply she ever vouchssfed them was "Sure
ye wudn't accuse me of staling EN-" ooh no, Mary"
Mr. Barker would say; "but be careful that they
don't blow over into the next yard" The quilts and
counterpsDes were spirited off, one a. time, by the
came III known hand and The young housekeeper be-
came well nigh distracted al her inability to account
for the disappearance of her household stuff while her
father was very cold nights, Obliged to spread his
shawl over bis bed TO keep from freezing Mary
would 20 out at night too and remain away for hours
and upon her return, if her frightened young mistress
suggested the propriety of asking leave when
she next desired TO her friends, Mary would toss
her head disdainully, and reply shure it's not yer
beters I'd be asking lave av, let alone av ye," snd
fling herself out Of the room with the air Of heroine
in high, double-breasted Bowery melodrama. Be-
yond certain point, patience ceases to be virtue
and Mary, having long ago ove'stepped that mark
was discharged on the 18th of January Miss Barker
soon afer made examination of the houee, and dis
covered that the trunks in the store-roon containing
valuable sbswls, silks and l.ces, the property of her
deceased mother bad b.en opened and their contents
taken away. She spprised her father of the fact,
and thorough examination of the household effects
disclosed that about 500 worth of property was miss
ing On Wednesday, Miss Barker observed Mary
Fitch their late servant, pass the house, and subse
auently enter that in which Mrs. Culough lived. AS
Mary ard Mrs. Culough had always been wranghoS
with each other while in her employ, Miss Barker
msrveled at the sudden friendship that appeared to
have sprung mp between them. When her father
came home, she communicated what she had seen,
ard remarked upon the amaoility Of the two women.
Mr. Barker at once concluded that his property bad
disappeared, through the joint agercy Of the two
Maiys, and procuring the assistance OF Mr.. VIM.
Stokey of the Independent Police, paid visit to the
tenement house in which they lived Up four fights of
stairs, through watsr-hooded passages, in which rab
bits and guinea pigs pined in little pens, they
found the hsbitaton Of Mrs. Culough. That per-
con was sound asleep in dark bedroom, while Mary
Fitch was sitting with her feet on the stove.
making herself comfortable. The two women were
the Station House, while Messrs. Barker and Stokely
searched the place. Under an old bureau they found
two silk dresses that had belonged to the late Mrs.
Barker in -four barrel napkins sheets and bandker
chiefs marked with her name were discovered; other
articles with the marks were found in beds, and
slowed away in other secre. places. BY this time Mrs.
Culough came back, the officer at the station reids
ing to detsin her without charge. Mr.. Barker
sbow her the resu of the search when she
that Mary Fitch had stolen the property at different
times and brought it TO her house taking the valuable
articles away at intervals 10 exchange for fms and
dresses for her own use. She further stated with
mspy tears and signs of contron, that Mary had Goa
fded to ber plan for robbne Mr. Barker of his plate
Some Sunday evening, she said while the ia niy were
al church and she was left in charge of the house she
would put the silver near the back basement window,
and young nan Of her acquaintance, whom she had
paid to do it, would come and break in and carry 1t
away. Mr. Barker told Mrs. Cuough that under these
circumstances he would hold her as guilty a. Mary
Fitch for not informing him Of what was going on before
She was then returned to the Station House in charge
of pol cemsn In the course of their examination OF
the premises, Messrs Barker and Stokey found three
little cradles in dark bedroom, and drawing them
out TO the light discovered that they contained three
infants The little creatures were covered with filth,
and seemed no. to have been washed for several days.
The beds on which they lay were rotten with fonness
ard the rags which covered them but little better.
Each of them lay quiet and motonless as death.
They did not have strength enough TO cry.
You pinched them or rolled them over tney
gave no motion nor sgn Of Life. Inc Oldest
YVES said to be q months, the youngest IL. Every
one of them wa. absolutely living skeleton, and
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