The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-12

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er and Banker AFraigHed on a
Charge OF Grand Larceny.
New YORK, December 1.-THE
post al1erten1 examination of the bodies
| of Mrs. Fall and her daughter Jsn-
ME, who were found dead in bed ia
| Brooklyn, on Monday, has disclosed
the fact that they died from the effects
Of stryehnine. Whether poison was
. administered by themselves or some
other person. is 4 question to be
solved by a Coroner's inquest.
Mr.. Justice G. @ Barnard rendered
an elaborate aad exhaustive op Mon
on the application Of Jantzen and
others, for an injunction against the
Board of Health, enioining il from
interfering with the driving Of cattle
through the streets. The motion for
the injunction was granted.
On yesterday afternoon Leonard
Hayck, a banker, and Edwin A.
Weed, broker, were arraigned be-
fore Justice Hogan, at the Toombs
Police Court, for examination on a
complaint of grand larceny, charging
them with the theft of Internal Rev
enue beer stamps of the value of
S. 200 from the United States Col
lector's Office at Baltimore. Nd, on
the 18th of November last. Jos. Il.
Stewart, counsel for defendants, testi-
fed that both defendants were in this
city on the day named. The defend
ants, however, were both committed
for further examination.
New York, Dec. 11.-Episcopal
Bishop Potter has named Court of
Five for the trial of Rev. S. Fl. Tying,
Jr., and has appointed the 10th Of
January for its commencement.
Since April last, a man giving his
name as Henry Miller, has been de-
positor in the Ocean Bank, his ac-
count being small. Yesterday he
presented for deposit check drawn
by bogus firm on the Bank of New
York, for $500, against which he
drew check for So, 900, which he had
cashed, and check for g, 200, which
he had certified. After his departure
the check of $1,000 was sent to the
Bank of New York and pronounced
worthless. In the meantime Miller
had altered the certified check from
81, 200 to go, 900, and left the same
with III. j. Messenger for the pur-
chase of gold. Messenger sent the
check to the Ocean Bank and the
fraud was discovered. Miller has
since disappeared.
The Express learns that K. A.
Stevens, the HOboken millionaire, is
about to engage in the enterprise Of
constructing horse railroad in Paris,
and has engaged the services of Gen.
Mcclellan as engineer.
At meeting to-day Of the bond
holders and stock holders of the A. 4
Z. Railroad, committee was ap-
pointed TO arrange tor the surrender
by the State Of Missouri of that por-
ton of the road recently seized by
the State authorities, and to con
clude an arrangement for the imme-
diate construction of the Missouri
division of the A. 4 2. Railroad.
NEW YORK, December IL. A
shooting affair, attended with fatal
result, took place this afternoon, in
House, between Samuel and Tom
Sharpley and one Allison, of the
theatre company, on the one side,
and Kelly & Icons Minstrels on the
other. 1t appears that while Kelly
ana Leon were coming out from
matinee at the Fifth Avenue Opera
House, Sam Sharpley stepped up, and
accosting Leon. asked him if he had
circulated report to the effect that
he (Sharpley) was bankrupt. Leon
denied that he had done so, when
Sharpley cried out, " You lie" and
struck him, which was the signal for
a general melee. Kelly was Knocked
down, and when rising drew a re-
volver and fred two shots, both of
them taking effect in the body of
Tom Sharpley, one penetrating his
heart, killing him instantly. A few
minutes afterward Sam Sharpley fired |
at Kelly, the ball taking effect in the
back part of his head, and lodging |
near the left eye. The party has bee
arrested.