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The New York herald., 1867-02-08
TRAGIC AFFAIR IN SIXTH STREET.

Alleged Frnfricide--A Sister Charged with
StriliaG Her Brother on the Head with m
Axe-His Deash-IIer Escape Coroner schir.
mer Notined.
About three weeks ago young German named Louis
Keman and his sister arrived in this city in the Ham,
burg steamer and took lodgings n No 81 Sixth street.
after which Kleman opened wine store In the same
neehborhood. A few days ago Kleman and his sister
became involved in difficulty, the nature Of which
has not yet trsnspired, and during Its continuance
she, charged seized axe and struck
her brother n powerful blow on the head, knock
ing him down. He was reduced 10 insensiblity,
but subsequently, became conscious. Two three
physicians were called and prescribed for the suf-
ferer remaining in attendance upon him iii yesterday
morning whom be died. a. Is supposed from the effects
Of the injuries received at the hands OF his sister After
his death she. becoming alarmed left the house and
made her escape The matter was subsequently brought
10 the notice OF Captain Mount Of the Seventeenth pre-
cinct who notified Coroner Schmer OF Kiemans death.
Captain Mount was requested 70 make search for the sis
not left the city 10 probable Captain Mount will
secure her Deputy Coroner Leo will make post NOR
tom examination on the body to-day, when the
cause OF death will be made known. After.
wards Coroner Schirmer will proceed with the
inq uisition, which doubtless will develop the motive
which prompted the sister TO fatally assault her brother
and bring 70 light all the important facts connected with
the which 10 envcloped in no much mystery.
Previous TO receiving the fatal blow or subsequently, the
deceased transferred his business over 10 his two
brothers, Of whom yesterday questioned In reIa
ton 70 the unfortunate and fatal occurrence but without
elicitipg any satisfactory explanation.
u was rumored yesterday afternoon that both domes-
fray but that remains 10 he determined ~ thorough
inyoeliGafiOp.
The New York herald., 1867-02-08

CIR ExrERYRrsxs-REARREsTo OF THE TICKET SnLr.-
James c. Regan, the clerk in the employ
Of the New York Hospital and Dispensary for
Women and Children, . notice OF whose pre-
vious arrest and discharge was published m tho
HERALD arrested again yesterday afternoon ana ar
Court, charged with dispospg OF "lotterv ticket 70
Charles p 1mmen Immen, who ID an ofcer OF the sii-
teenth precinct arrested Regan a. soon ~ the was
sold and brought him before Justice Dodge py whom nc
was held TO bail for trial
ALLscED FELoxous AssAuLr.-William Hyland, .
colored man. was arraiened before Justice Dodge
ves,erdav. charged with having assaulted David r.
Johnston also colored and stabbed MIN IN .no neau,
throat and face infcting several wounds rom wnicn
Johnston now lies In critical condIuon. nyMno
claimed that he acted In self defence; but ne was COM
mitsed 70 await the result Of Johnston's injurieA
ALLEGED THEFT or JEwELay.-sarah Jans irving .
ooorcd airl lately domestic in the employ OF Lewis
rrosnv vss syraiqned before Justice Dodge charged
Nth he theft OF some $500 worth OF jcwelry Sarah
want into the room In which the properly was TOT tne'
purpose Of making the bed, and immediasey after soe
went out the property was missed sne - co"""'eu
for trial
TIM CANE or "KHSon--The police Of the Tenth pre-,
c,nct made a descent upon the premises l6l Bowery
on wednesday night and arrested George Mutt Edward
Williams and twenty-seven others engaged IN ne new
game OF keno The parties were al axvaened before
Justice shandey Yesterday morn,ne, Mnen Su. ss,a
misssd 70 answer The others were reprimandsd and
discharged.
ARRrsr or FrxAus sSsAH TmvEs.--0n Wednesday
afternoon Mary Smith and Mary Miller, eighteen and
wsry simpson, No. ali Mulberry street and laying vio
liant hands on shawl. cloak, four dresses, mum and
cane together with pair OF vases valued In Az at $780,
escaped with the properly The girls were subsequently
bowling committed then 70 the rombs for trial In default
Of baiL
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While officers william j. Linden and Martin Maloney
OF the fwensy-nnth precn q, were patrollng their
posts about one O'Clock yesterday morning they OBJ
SERVED rather suspicious looking customers follow
ing man who was slightly intoxicated. The officers
watched the movements OF the trio aud the
two suspected ones separated after short consultation
apparently 70 cntrap the ngs man, the officers also
separated arrested the two men and conveyed them 70
the station house On the way 70 the station house
scfcer Linden noticed that his prisoner was fumblng in
his side pocket and by sudden jerk he pulled the hand
from the pocket and found that the prisoner
had bosn sndeaverng 70 cock heavily
loaded revolver This the of1cer retained.
and little further on he noticed that something very
hard was striking against his leg and ON putting his
hand in the prisoners pocket he found an instrument
known a. 4 .sand club" On arriving at the station
house the prisoners gave their names ~ John Coles
and Edward Moore but they were recognized As Martin
Allen ana John Grady who were arrested and convicted
On sha charge Of having robbed the Adams Express
Company, and were sentenced 70 prison. fsom which
thsv managed 70 escape Danbury last week Besides
the revolver and sand club dirk knife and number Of
hurcarss kevs were found In the possession M Grady
s,,ss Ioorc which were con6scated Yesterday morn.
Inc thew were aagned before Justice Dodge Jefferson
usrSst Police Court, and were committed TO await the
yanustiou OF the Governor Of Connecticut Inspector
Diks had their photographs taken before they were
seut a court
The New York herald., 1867-02-08
TINE KENO" CASE IN BROOKLYN.
Before Police Justice Cornwell.

Before Police Justice Cornwen
Quite largo attendance filed Justice Cornwells court
yesterday afternoon, In anticipation Of hearing the
examination Of the adjourned Keno case in which ten
persons charged with engaging unlawful Of
chance at the house l Myrtle the evening OF
young boys who to feel deep interest in
the expected trial Judge Moore who appeared for the de-
apRss for further q the cs:s
named Monday next final hearing Of the parties
the subject Of legal prosecution. is claimed BY those
incapable OF being Manipulated in the fraudulent interest
Of any particular person II has been and sl popular
stake upon its capcoas decisions nG through its means
snd psanai. y !. said e combine an The sinplciy
more s1ci,ns features Of faro The ~ods ops,enai
about six inches long issued 70 the players who be
In unlimited number Each card has three OF figures
parties playing Sit tsSs cards 10 hand porng over
the figures Ike 20 many scheoboys engaged n arhmeca
study The operator sets the boz IN motion and then
msnce general scrutiny OF their cards duplicate
Il snd forthwith places : small square Of glass
on that particular number The bal Ar.t taken
each hole having numSer 70 the ball which
placed in It This arrangement s considered very
:sy - in case Of any dispute can Be made 70
In: on Sis card xs numbers vs read out from
Keno supposed 70 b an Indian expression answering
TO I'm In luck" Having pronounced this oie monosyia.
&c IN az q % ne
ne hss sense he probably retrcs s usserng the cabas
ten cent? fee which in AL cases Is very
cheerfully discharged and forgotten.
The New York herald., 1867-02-08

Important Custom House Case-When DO
Duties on Imported Goods Accrue
Before Judge smalley.
Fresisvie Grvnd %. Hiram Barasy-This was an acuon
brought 10 recover Of duty upon an importation OF
quorce paste The of the presented by A
webster counsel for plaintiff as folows-on the
3h day of June 1894 ship Endymion arrived In Thy
port Liverpool having importation OF two nunosu
thirty Of lquorce paste consgned 70 lnc
plaintiff Anticipating increased rate OF duties py ~
gresa plant had prepared in advance the entry OF inc
eoods which, as ship reported was present.
ed The Custom House for liquidation The entry cefn "
fused receive the entry the ground tha the
been reported the Custom House Ihe amoun' ~
duties chargeable upon the importation a the rsee ~
pound then rendered to the cashier ~ W.
House. refused until the entry DAG oeen maIc
that the entry actually presented and PAD AZ me
House, the duties the importation BY me 81
had been increased on and aer the is q July
1854 pound The excess OF duties on me nm
poration between and half cents ana Ten cents
pound amounting TO- which excess co1ic MOI nave
accrued had the entry OF the goods been passed ny ~
protest. -,
The in this presented were admitted ana tne
point turned the legal question as 70 wnaI ns
the accrued In this instance whether on the ava OF
vessel within the limits Of the port with intent 70 I'M
Load the presentation OF the entry papers ana tne
ruled the goods dutabe the h Of June that
they imported that day and only liable 70 the
duties the law imposed them on me day OF the I'M
poraon whether the entry OF the goods passed AZ the
House not The Court then directed the jury 70
return verdict for the plaintiff for tAs fun amount
The New York herald., 1867-02-08

Washington Life Company that that policy had
lapsed and except by OF the board or
directors Of the company The Judge took the papers and
reserved his decision.
Action % Recover Damages from Brokers for
an Alleged Violation Of Agreement.
Before Judge Brady aud Jury
Vaa D,x< HatA aal-ThM Is action brought to
cover 81 500 damages from firm Of sockbrokers for an
alleged failure 10 keep agreement in buying and selling
stocks for the plaintiff The complaint alleges that defend
ants agreed buy sell and carry stocks for plaintiff which
they failed TO do BY selling one hundred shares OF Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Stock Defend
ants deny the carry for the plaintiff and
claim that he Is indebted them In the OF sa Case
still on
The New York herald., 1867-02-08
COMMON plEAs-TaIAL TEAm-PART 2.
Action 90 Recover from nm Insurance Com
pany for Loss by Fire.
Before Judge Cardozo and Jury.

pany for Loss by Fire.
Before Judge Cardozo and jury
Thomas j. Jones o. ne Exchange Inswoars Company
This was an action brought the Of $4,000
from defendants the amount OF which had
been by them stock Of fireworks and ordnance
the possession Of plaintiff and kept BY him for sale
alleged that the 2st Of May 1883 insurance policy
issued plaintiff upon all fireworks In possesson Of
plaintiff hasardous extra hazardous that al that time
Amount OF insurance 18th day Of August 1885
fireworks and ordnance stores were destroyed BY IRE
and plaintiff having complied With the conditions OF the In
dsned mai pains had fuaied the conditions Of tho nsur
ance policy and stated that the account OF loss sustained
furnish full statement Of the stock hand and
particular character Of that portion Of from which the
the stock Of fireworks which the Insurance taken
be such stock the plaintiff author
ized tocep by ordinance Of the city OF New York and
been eecied also that after eecng the in
violation of the terms of said ordinance plaintiff brought
his premises certain signal gh and that the hre
eccaoned by the spontaneous combustion OF the articles
ferred from the fact that the risk thus became
hazardous than when taken, the insurance became
void gunpowder other explosive substances
kept the building without the written consent OF defend
Counsel for defendants for the ground
substance was introduced premises contrary the
q %ns censnsd
no because they could not be held TO The OF
violation OF law ALSO that the limited par
ticulaY description Of fireworks
The motion denied By the Court the ground ths,
the limited 70 particular description Of
fireworks and IL plaintiff had violated ordinance
city By keeping certain kinds Of fireworks which forbid
The Court directed the jury 70 verdict Tor plain
Of $4,000
The New York herald., 1867-02-08
SUPREME couR1-cHAm
A Walk In Hoboken and What Came Of It-A
Peculiar Suit-love and Money.
Before Judge Leonard

Walk in H0bokcn and What Came Of It-A
Peculiar Suit-l.ove and Money.
Before Judge Leonard
Caroline Rie.er ca John ZahnThe plaintiff brought suit
for ures her person. character and health laying
damages S5 0O0 and adavi had the defendant
and held bail In $4,000 Her story in her anda
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sosneis; that fsSTa.ry 1865 :. BosnsEss :clci:iOn
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3st August He then charges her with indeicacy that
sns s al m s Of
wS9 st aa on she he
and that after that they visited her Relatives ss Sys
$4,000 him enter into with Besmsfs %
and that h s.d q. ns ros 10 her
sister breaking of the ensagement solely on the ground OF
her redress and indemnity for his wrongs and says that
10 ses but sSs family that
visit Rondout arrangement and the family
agani nterered that Bocmeke and Webber offered him $0
he demanded He then gives extracts
from Of Of September 3 in which she her
will make everything right FOR her she does not wish
him to have been ruined on her account &c.
reply these adavits Mrs Boemeke denies that there
was any the 9th OF August though he
deavored effect mporng her pardon for the wrong
the last OF their meeting,
that her sister the h of August had told her OF the
assault.
Mr. Boemeke explains that the mortgage given for
money actually by the defendant TO hint and was given
voluntarily defendant himself against other
creditors for q larger amount than the $500 actually
due, and that far from taking forcible posses
having asked the defendant 70 the plaintiff ne admits
ant annoyance they offered him two three hundred
dollars that hnding that he intended 70 continue The
black mailing system terminated the negotiation.
Miss Reser makes further aedavit In which abe gives
the letter quoted by the defendant to
show that there was no expression Of affection In It, and
denies most Of the defendants aHidavt
After hearing the adavis the Court reduced the bad 70
ON
The New York herald., 1867-02-08
COURT Of SPECIAL SESSIONS.

Before Justices Bowling and Kelly.
In this court yesterday John Conway, lad about
years Of charged with having stabbed In the
leg on one Bowery and cars was SEN
four months imprisonment In the Penitenary
John Jennings the racatcher was fined $o for having
business relative 70 the purchasing Of rats for the
ment OF young terriers.
Frank Hellerman keeping disorderiy house No.
fined $50 and four months In the Peniten
uary VIM. Stran No. Chambers street. offence,
month"; and fined $40 Adolph Won Birsta! charged with
breach Of the Excise law was acquitted the evidence being
insunlcent
The calendar which disposed Of by noon included
larceny thirteen OF assault and bat
terry Of dsordery house. two q violations OF Barrel act
two cruelty animals Of violation Of ExGse law
OF indecent exposure and six suspended flbm last
sitting
The New York herald., 1867-02-08

Ch0rge OF MansInnghter In the Fourth Degree.
Before Judge Ingraham.
Matthew Monahan and William Gordon indicted for
manslaugher the fourth degree District Attorney Hall
and Mr. Cunning Bedford J conducted the prosecution
and the prisoners defended by Judge Stuart
The facts Of the followsOn the l7th Of NO
vember the prisoners employed by Mr. Foster who
keeps coal yard In the upper portion Of the city TO dump
some damp powder into the river They placed the tin
containing the powder o On their the river
the can broke and portion Of the powder fell the cart
and OF the prisoners threw II into the street The
cnion alleged that children who passing by
snpposng the powder be COAL took home and placed
whom Otto Ford died next morning Under these eircum
the death Of the child The circumstances Of the had
been investigated BY coroners jury before whom the
prisoners testified their knowledge of the affair Mr.
Bedford proposed % read this testimony @ the Jury Judge
read to the jury The evidence for the having
closed the Judge said there not evidence show that
the der spilled the the
podsd and caused the injury @ the children He heeiore
accordingly did The prisoners then discharged with
caution from the court 70 be careful in future
The New York herald., 1867-02-08
COMMON pLEAS--CHAmBens.
Action to Recover the Dividends Accruins
from Life Insurance Policy.
Bafore Judoe Dalv

Dog Wnaon The defendant In this case IL the Prss
dent Of the Mutual Life Insurance Company Some twelve
years ago. Is alleged by the plaintiff he became indebted
TO the nrm Of DAILY Co. doing business in Boston, in the
Of el6,0O for which he sued and q Judgment
granted which was not satisfied Also that since he has owed
this he has received SlO 900 salary from
the Mutual Life Insurance Company and is living grand
style In Fifth avenue in house worth $4,000 which s
decided to his wife, The furniture he has had mortgaged "
his mother Besides this he has had An on his M
in his company for $4,000 which the dividends and
premiums worth 81 600 all OF which In bis wifes
name In 1880 s s!sted that he took out another Life In
policy In the Washington Life Insurance Company
for e3 upon which he has paid thirteen premiums snd
that on that policy the company has declared dydend c
Vice OF the former company Mr. Mccurdy sna
dend The defence claims that the Insurance policy ha9
spsed and that sfer that had tansprcd Mr. MeCvrdy
oher hand showed BY an adav from The free1ent Of the
The New York herald., 1867-02-08

Representations as to Commercial Paper.
Before Justice Clerke.
George A. C5.rans George W. Heoert and oAers-This
was an action promiasory note the defence Of all the
defendants being This admitted BY the plain
ts but they set that the defendants delivering the
note TO from whom the plaintiffs purchased
authorized and directed him 70 state that It business
paper The Court held that such direction estopped the
defehdants setting up usury and IL the jury found
such state facts the plaintiff entitled 70 verdict
Verdicf for ulanti6 for 1857 &c.
The New York herald., 1867-02-08
SALES or REAL ESTATE.

e following sales OF real estate made yesterday BY
Messrs A j. Blcecner, Son Coz
Essxeru Hotel, OF South and Whitehall sts
M 1 south 1t and Nos 80. 81 and "a Whitehall
81 Ave stories high, covering entire lot; <34
south ST. l07.2 on whitehall ST., l0S 81 on the east
untiybssd % on East river east Of whitehall ST. In 81
wth all the right. title and interest In piers Nos ..
Sore lot n & cor. Sd and 10th st.. ii feet on 81
Az. 246 3Oth It,. with all the right W load under
vater 10 and below the low line In Harlem
river adjoining the same $3.50
iots a a 10th rs W. 81 25xqg ....... l9D
io n side 18th st., los I'd av, l99 n, with water
right Sxc
iot al Joining ......................, kO0
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lots north side i2s,b street si5 eas, ii6 av. &i
Near Muller, wilkins Co. made the following sales
yesterday by order Of the New York and Harlem Haroad
Iot n W. corner eth and s2d ST. 7sxsO. Gil go
ios "A Joining on 9TH nv, each MsxsO each a0OO
lots M, ,onirr each $50
iot W. cornar 4th av and 33d ST. "a sssO ll,qup
lots n. 32d st, 30 H. W 4h av., 2ss9s each 93g
adjoining west 25xgB " ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. hWu
III sdioinins on vesl 2srse 3. :, -. 10000
iots Xd a.. - r. tth av, each 2Sxsss each 4n0
loe adjonlnQ ON west t5xHe .................. 49,
LOT adloaniB6 on west SHess................ sAW
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Duties on Imported Goods Accrue
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