The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-11-30
personal friends q, Jud 20 Hoffman, who /. bopored

tpcaE at the meeting Wis evening whore be -ili no
douLt eIpIco his opioion, vi inuniciual tor,.ptoo
quite as honestly aud fesnessy, as he ha. done pre-.
vious W being nominated for the highest municipal
ONCE.
INTERESTING CEREMONY Yesterday, tb o
Church Of st. Mays wsseIowded TO eIcess by per, m,
DESTROYS Of Witnessing the rite Of conformation con-
ferred upon some 1900 persons. The rite W con-
fsrrod by Archbishop hcClosty, assisted ~ Rev,
McNisrney, kcCanon, and Fathers MeB enn. and
b. John. In the morning, some COO boy and In the
afternoon 800 girls received tho sse' nent Of Con.
hrmsiion.
THE LATE Pnrsros KING SEARCH FOR
THE BoDr ABASDosEp.-The 'e' rch for the body Of
the late Collector King h" boz n abandoned BY the
Custom House authorities d the process Of drag
sung 'ne rNei anu nint mon over the SPOT where
the body v" supposed 70 q embedded. has been dis
weight Of .hos which Ar kIps !. Supposed to have
.l,ced around hls ne ef would be sufficient to Issy
deter the body frorr a1s,ns a,s ,hs ,ide' a. from
'"o '''' -A''e" fatal plunge was taken
THE COURTS.
c,Sou,,nsr " .LxrDAh THs DAI.--supreine Court
isSl is, ar NO. ,l isol ~ 1iSl I ,n,a i 20
ia o. ., scs7, zoos SS Part IL H. Nos. a44S IA
~ 4sS Sist 94is, 1905, 1924 2lll, SO, 1872
lsT 1884, 9Oa 1905, INC, 2U44, 22SN l96, ,l6J1.
only contains fifteen cases; notics I. hnrby gwen
to all parties interested In these, to 90 feady for
have a clean dos tct nv New Years Day, and not an
issue will be let undlsposed OF In his Court nj the
expiration Of the year.
Tns srRosa DIvoRCr CAsr-MRs. SrRoSas LEr-
TxRs TO MRs BgpriL-TrsrInoSY or mn SgRyAsrs
-AsoTuxR CosykssIoN--A "NIaGER 7 TnE FrSoE,"
,ro.-This case vas resumed yesterday morning At
10 A. ", at which hour tho Cour, not 20
full a. usual, but by II O'Clock II Vn crowded to
eIeoss. The evidence Of Mr., Bedell,. taken under
CON mission a Gsmbis, Ohio, was rec imed
Ms B,d>ll testified -she had received several
lsuer. from Mrs.. suons, stating III, II Mr., strong
Il a. puni,hment for her ain, and would therefore
devote Der life TO good vorhs She, afer saying she
Ahervsrds Edvsrd would not cor sent 70 break her
bond that she vas occasionally seized with romor-e
isduosd 70 fall back into her sim her h OF remorse
being but occasional. Mrs. Strong had never pent-
or conny .nce at the faults OF his wife In OF the
letter. Of Mrs Strong she spose very kindly Of Peter
version and trusted abe might be made tho means Of
The sfvation of his soul.
Gerry.
She announced that she was the sister Of Peter X.
shd t 1 n. sYons: That her h.'s inieryi9.
plaintiff, defendant and b'r.lf The first .uegesIon
2, me ,n.',yis- cane Fl am M s,Ions Tho second
Mn Strong ms anee. she re not in very strong
nor IN very feeble hessh. she wss in an asi,sted
should respect her MOI II she ceased 10 occupy her
pondenee nave no vcoIleeton Of giving the sssur-
.nce that the ,uo.tane Of III. letters and convera.
lions should NIT lie COZ amuncated to anybody ese but
her husband. ! rem smter Mr.. strong speaking in
regard 70 hl. VIII ose q he eIprs"ed his un.iine.
nes. TO change his viii, =. IL would perhaps bring
dnsrace on his chill dren he would rather take the
risk OF entrultinE tho children 70 their mothers
care. She had neve flearned from Mrs Strong any
thing In regard TO u q allsg ed aLortiOn.
Epid,nce y NJ ~ ToHabt>,-I lived In Mr..
strons's family nt nrse Of hi, children from Noyem-
ber about three ye rs ago, when they we're living
lsnp. While VS. there, they did not occupy the
same bed and sp utment. They both slept on the
second story she IN the front room, he In the back.
! lived With then q Isp about Two months Mrs.
st,ons and her, iltren and myself from there
70 her hthefs DO ace In 22d street. Mr.. Strong went
70 his mothors We remained at Mr. stevens house
III me MAY ion2 ,,ns AI strong raIely came there,
and then occuI I'D q difiei ent room from her lie
sept on the nm ,sscond) story, and she In the room
above. Alter lat went to Mr.. Heeksher's house.
lshp, the pass 30 between Nj. and Mis-. stIong's
room never wa, 'gened
there since Nay /; before thsL with Mr. PenniInan
vent there II ON Mr.. Beckshsr', after being .
month out OF 9 mploymcnt; | then lived With my
sister, Madame Isnot first heard Of this case last
sPrns met r. strong in Madison Park, and lie
told me OF ~ 10 meeting was accidental he told
Via, want. me 10 prove tie ladies' t Of Mr.. t
suong,s family used 10 call ON her when We we're AT
Iihp her iath, and brother called once Mr.Jsmos
oNohk chhen nee, nut only Tor day mr.. strOng
un regularly q his meals At lslip don't know who
took dinner wa him the neghboTs did not Walt
oleh-v9eh w dld, Mrs strong received them !;
abe rarely via ted her neiehbors; Mrs Strong's
health vas prev " good she did not have " Keep her
bed her health sn not "A rood a. II might 10 Mr.
STRONG slept ~ Mr. Stevens house two or TIRES
times when sri, did NOT see him speak to her |:
abe would cat slh the family. 40 would be he came
70 Nj. heckihsFs, be seemed friendly with that
family he brougf II his horses with him, not his
servant MI buu K was better there 1 never saw
boz containing Q ny instruments In Mrs. Strong's
bureau MIS- btroi " did not toll me where she was
affected, OF shat a. the cause Of her ill.health;
did not tnov she q al had premature birth
btn tardb test ihed Substantially that the dafen-
danI aud plantnt ad occupied different aparmeEts
BeTUsmtn Lunch the black goodman OF Mr. Pstsr
Strong Who lives at lsip and left tbero Jan 18th
1888 testified that there wa wardrobe sgsin,i ths
door betty cen MI. and Mrs. strongs room. nd 10
take his boots into his every morning; hsd 10
leave hp StTongr boots OF her door every norpins.
when went into 10 the bed apes AIRED AZ m n
had been occupied by Mr.. strong have never 80 en-
Mr. Strong In &. suongs room when he Wa there
Crosstramtn ID am - years old, 1 decline TO
tell when we tie fenitentary no one told me
10 make that ant wer never wu In state Prison I
never bore anot her name; have sight idea heno
tho State Prise are; WAS born In baltimore i
can't tell where the kt,te Prison In Baltimore IL;
be kept his cigars 1 never opened The
drawer where they we're. ! don't knoy what
ese In the ias besides the segar boy; nsver
saw any Instrument in that drawer saw nothing
/ strong to New lot 4, some tnies 10 Ms steyan.
sometimes 20 2lst street never about the city
have driven him VI other pl aros Mr. Peter strons
Kept three horses SIR Edvsrd Kept three .ome,ims.
four they both hh carriages; all the family Zen,
hsrsss there we're atosslher about fifteen earriasss
1 aud twenty hys oresi theFe geIo Jour cOsrhInea
one In the Court oom now, vide but not as hjsb
the room - qu TO- q large room when we sent In
me ho1'. the rsdrohs sss ss..s.n the .indOwS
directed TO put II the dde Of the door "A -.