The sun., 1865-12-01
,cs,,,n,.d fr.m the Firsf Pase9

70 pfudenftsl fehons tus W wv p-''
for The present withheld.
BrRNrD TO DEATH IN A TENEMENT HOUSE.
-yr. Tlomas Brown fruit dealer vas burner !"
eeath yetterday morning IN the tenement houto w
~ Mott street At about quarter past thtee
ire occurred in the basement lho hsmestpfesd
r., nv up the .,airv az aud !, feared that many
q. tho inmn,cs would be burned TO death. Inc lstn
p.rcinct Police vcic promptly q: the hre, and aitei
ali Inc occupants Of the luildnr, excepting Brown,
In n.cnpinr Tho latter WIN hhWiic' ceeuphi
t,o,n on IN second floor Of the houW. W huu ihe
10 ~. jr,t Jscovorcd both q them oscspef 20 tho
stI.qt 81 Biown icturned TO he room 20 rc, oy"r
- 90 e,..ueile p.o'art e whom he vas gunocnioi by
tb dcu,e snoka. md falling 20 the floor W. burned
10 dealt. A. coon a. NJ From T,s rw'o his
tlt,he .iu-lav attempted W enter the bulll.nE 70
,c,fch ior him, hen no vas prevenied BY 70 ite-
li.n who struck him n rowcriul blow on We head.
TEa o,iv Was sui ,oqucnty found lying IN room
.iorine tie onc be occupied, ch1rIei badly ,hit
~ wa scarcely poesib TO ieeosnize II inc temis
,.gTat vii viii be he'd to-day by Coroner widey;
deceased vas a native OF Ireland. and " years VI
age. lie had been married only four months'
The building In which the dro broke out !, 'our-
story double tenement houso, owned by Patrick H.
Gsrrty and occupied BY fourteen hmilies Inc
fru, floor wa, occupied by Martin Ontlcy, asa liquor
80 g. tni Henry Redwood as groc,ry store; iich,
vtOi IL insured for 4 90. The building " dhnNeu
70 the eredt Of ssVo, and 10 lnsnrea ,,,' on
the second floor wa. terribly burned and Injured Oy
falling while MAKING her esc,pe IRON tIe uua,u'ns' a.
pectod 10 survive.
Cry YCoyKRSMEyr-BoARD OF ALDERMEN
-Ftys1 stsstoS 1, FouR NoSins. Tho board met
a, O'Clock yesterday B'. Jones' the President, In
,he chair Mr. Mcknight presented petition nom
tbe uou.e Of tho Sisters Of Mercy. asking for plot oi
.er,nd for building purposes, osinf To the inMe-
ou,ry OF the building they aro nov nsng anu rne
on,,,o1 Concluded % follow. That the moral Al.
n,osphere which surrounds the build nr, corner OI
Ion.ton and hulbsrry streets, IL fAf more dnnfelou
a. ,b. inmstes than even the natural difficulty
canned BY ovsIcrowding. The latter can but hnee.
,be body the former affect tho immortal soul Ihnt
sbs m ding "a srt oundei by houses OF III fame. the
Iouse directly opposite teng one o. thnt ehhMtor'
,nr. are close To its -aIl ,idos" Referred to Com
niiteo on Finance and the Board adJourped 10 "eu-
netday neIt.
Bo.rp OF CorSonuES Board met at
o'clock yesterday afternoon, james Hayes tsq' the
Prssident, in the Chair A resolution was adopted,
awarding u 900 TO the Society for Juvenile Dein-
ausn,. and certain lots Of ground list street and
4th ayonue, upon which W erect a Gormsn hospital
..... A resoution wa adopted directing the street
he rail. now laid ia Grecnvich and Washington
street, south o. Cansl streets, TO cause the sano
iorthw lth 10 bs removed. Adjourned to "wednesday
next.
SUDDEN DEATH IN a LAWYERS OFFICE
A seaman named Reaycs Fitzgilcs called At the law
yer's Office, 4 New Chambers street, on wednesday
eyanins for the purpose OF having proceedings taken
seAinst Francis Gomez, steward OF the snip South.
npton on charge Of having struck him on the beat
with Delaying PIN, While At ,es. Before he could
conclude his statement Fitzges fell dend ifon his
ses The body vas Tsmoysd asv y she s VII rSny hoS S
inque.t to-day. Eoundsman Towns MItsou o'oinel'
Who s held 70 swsit the 5s.ato ,he nvsa
Examination OF the body, aud in hA opinion death
tosulted from natural causes.
THE COURTS.
Corur CArtrpAu Turs DAY-supreme Court
l Short Gnu,gs-NOs. },
Slgs 2s2 .ssl 2.i ySs2 Xt sjg 5si@ S3i s4 .ss sSG
i1ird. iS5S, S tSo So '''' wv '''' i-0 ' -' ''''
Tux srRoNa DIVORCE CAsE-Irs EARLY HISTORY
--FAcrs NOT GENERALLY KSowr-TEsrsoNr
9AKKs YEsrERpAY.--for the beneht Of tho readers
Of the sUs who not familiar with the early his
tory Of this cAse, and therefore unable IN appreciate
the pertinence Of considerable Of the evidence
being TAKEN Il becomes necessary to state that this
action commenced In the carly part OF 1864, bat
owing to legal quibblos on various questions OF law.
and dcrelietion Of counsel, but little headway vas
made In bringing the to trial. until March, 1855.
ON the 9Th Of March, 1858, Mr.. r. Strong WAS
Arragned before Recorder Hoffman, In the Court of
Sessions, on chsrTe Of having. In conjunction with
paIpo.e Of procnrins an sSortion, Mrs n having
supplied Mr. +. with instruments for that purpose.
Tho witneAos ior tho persecution were Sefnh MlGoy
and Madam Barbair, 10 whom Mrs. Potter had con-
tded the particulars OF the affair. Nj. strone, IN
Gcignce, enioaNOred TO prove that the charge
tnmped up for the purpose OF inJurins his prospects
Ia the divorce case, which was then pending in
the, Superior Court Tho substsnee Of tho
evidence offered at the abortion trial by the
plaintiffs and defendant would make the c.se
stand about thus While Mrs. strong was unlsw-
iul!y oohabitins with Edward strong, her husband
was follow ing the same course with Mrs.. Electa Pot
ter; the sin was mutual husband and vile were
acquainted with the iaetr, and each held certain
power over tho other, that prevented ieptoach
ing from either sido. Both, however, lecame penl.
tcLt IL would SEEM and resolved to end tins ptate Of
things. Mr.. Strong was IN delicate condition,
there was doubts a. to parontsge aud consequently
I'll a-ortion WAS performed, a. alleged, by mutual
cement. MT. Strong them rctuming marital rclH-
uont with his wiie. The sting removed, but tho
~odni still smared, and MI strong finally resolved
20 sue for divorce, and proceedings to effect that
object were taken. His wife seeing tho turn things
htd taken declared war, and, ~ already stated.
1ho divorce case in the superior Court having how
ever maturet tho abortion case allowed TO
reuntn ~ abey anco until thu present trial shall 10
COnc ided The main object OF the evidence at pre-
cent iong taken Ia tho divorce sut tor the plaht n.
Is 'how that M strong did no; connIve at tho
plocarth. the abortion. The defeadants, on ths m
cher hand, are endenvoring TO show that Mr. Strong,
white aware Of hnr erno, sllll eohabi.d with her,
ma thus nominaly lorgAvo her the offence sho had
eonmittsd which II proven, the suit Tor divorce
would ia % the ground. With this sypopsis OF the
Nlu 10 clearly understood.
EyDESoK TAKEN YESTERDAY.
The examination OF Mrs. BENJAMIN strong vas
continued.
attended Mr.. james stronr's wedding in 1862;
~, f,lef STRONG attended with his danghter Mary;
dhs Sas in New York; tho defendant was not
esenl, Letter shown.l Thl is Airs. Peter strong
Ulose; examined by Mr.. Graham-Csn't say how
oteh hANo seen Mrs strong wfito; have written
soms tSrSer S sIsn,nn, iGTsSa rSie' "a answer AisI
Count TO tuie that tho handw rtng NAa not proved
,t sSs Necessary 10 bring some one sS
lie able TO state whether tins letter wAs in tho ordi-