The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-16

MERCANTILE LIBRARY AssocIArIos.-A
meeting Of merchants was held 90 wcir esday
evening Of the Library building, Clinton Hall As
~ Face, Tor tie purpoSe q eohnderins me most
Ing, amounting 70 sG2, 90. one-iourth Of The en.
tire amount has been paid In. Another nesting
will be held wcdp esday evening next. The
merchants are setting solely w the matter.
THE COURTS.
Tux wsED-orDYEK LIBKI C.sr--The Superior.
Court was again crowded yesterday 10 listen to the
continuation Of this important case Mr.. Loring
Jones resumed his testimony. He depo~sd tinA
the to,sl amount laid and claimed vas szs7, Oos
made up ~ vArso.s items told Mr.. opdyte bo-
the ststement was msde out Had pat down
go, 600 for the guns burnt at @il zach
Cross-e1smin,tion by Mr. Fi,ld-when ,,e fac
tory wss burned the profits on each gun ~ss
slOiOi INV = day we're male the total lrcffs
reached 500 day, or $4,000 = yesr The
machinery had largely increased In value, and
wa capable Of serving for wears without any adj
dfuonal outlay since The machinery Of the factory
was bought Il had Increased twenty per cent
the machinery which Farley and others put in
claim Of $4,000 for, was worth twertv
| per cent. more under that estimate; there wss
msieria enough 70 make 800 guns more q
second quality, which were not ch AIRED they
would bc worth from ~ IN IS less than that OF tho
hrnt quality the first outlay IN the guns and ma
| chinery was not such source Of profit THAI
L WHICH reHnltfd rom thor subsequent manuiAr-
hlrc the hrst 500 guns charged nj 81 20 were in
Tie factory ut the time believed the mode n esti-
mating the value Of the csrbincs was Just and fair
Tie 5000 catbires charged cost more than
! ella med in the claim on thai account there was
| charge made for interest did not know Of any.
| Mr. Opdyke employed witness IN the factory he
gave witness his directions had q clain against
0pdyke and Mcneil Jointly for his services the
| morning Of the day the armory vas fired
| Mayor Opdyke told him the police in the
building Mr. Opdyke said, have no authority,
| can do nothing witness parted with Mr.. op-
| dyke and when he went 10 the factory, he found
| II In flames " Mr. Opdyke had sent nountei po-
hcemen TO the factory, they might have been there
| before II was fired asked Captain Cameron for q
police force 20 t. the Hrmory, hut he replied be
| had none 10 spare.
| Mr.. Mcneil. member OF the Legislature wa
| then examined lie slsted that he had an interest
| Of $3.50 in the armory was 10 receive So for
each gun made, but Mr.. Opdyke refused to rstify
ibis bargain, and had Z conversation with him
| in his tOpdyke's) house, in which he called the
| Mayor a id rascal, and q id Lar, and told him
| that he would never enter his house again. A
long discussion here ensue1 10 the adm stability
| Of witness' evidence, he not being a partner in
the concern, hut representing his wife whose pro.
perty was invested in II. Tho Court finally ruled
IN the evidence. Examination continued Witness
afterwards saw Mayor Opdyke In Albany and
charged him with swindlng him and his vile gu,
Of their property the Mayor told him to bring
an action against him witness then called him .
s~indler aud charged Eim with taking Sl0O0s
f!om Surveyor Andrewsl the Mayor then stated
that the $1,000 came from asssssmeuts on the
clerks witnesses reeaptulated his share in ths
bargain, by which Mr.. Andrews secured the Sur
veyorshp y the psym ent Of $4,000 to the Mayor (,
Andrews thanked witness when be got the ap.
poiniment, but did not fdl bis promise to appoint
his tMcNeill'sl friends to Office. Witness fiends
gave a dotalcd account of the bargain by which be
was TO get share in the profit of each gun. Could
not recollect that he said that Mayor 0pdyke vac
the honestest man in New York for not charging
the city tor the loss Of the factory The Judge
sskcl how ar. Opdyke looked when lie called him
u " swi ndlei," in Albanyi Witness replied THAI
he tOpdykel always looked queer. loud laugh.
teri After some discussion on legal points, the
Court adjourned
CouRT OF GrsEnAt SESSION.. Mary Hammond,
the Howard street domestic who caused the death
Of Sarah Bennet,, was sentenced yesterday 10 tive
years Imprisonment at Sing Sing ...... Edward
Burns who was partner Of Eenucssen tsentenced
q fortnight ago o. twenty years. incarceration a,
Sing sinr! for the robbery Of Mr. John II olcott u
No. 800 West Fifteenth st., sentenced W ten
years aud six months IN Sing Sing prison ........
James Wilson, who had been indicted for attemp,
at robbery, was convicted Of assault and battery,
aud remAnded John Riley WAS convicted Oh
larceny OF money remanjed. ..... Charles p.
EnSstroem, who hal he'n indicted Tor murder, in
shooting George Nickel pleaded guilty o. man.
slaughter IN the thru degree; rcnsnded.
POLLOK INTnLIGESoE. - Counterfeit Monsy.
Hugh Garigsn was yesterday committed BY Jus
t &c Hogan charged with attempting TO pass upon
John Crasnic, Of No. 50 Mulberry street, and Mary
Ann winiclen, Of No. SO Mulberry street, eoun.
tcricit IS bill on the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad
Bank OF Adrian, Mich.
I"eorrigible fouta.-Pstriok Casey, u youth Of
Il, vas committed By Justice STANDBY, yesterday
morning, charged with robbing gentleman in
Madison street. aud while being taken iuto the
Esser Market Prison he escaped. Two hour
thereafter he was arrested for an alleged sttemp,
At grand larceny.