The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-13
BROOKLYN INTELLlGENCE.

ACCUSED or BURGLARY.-Henry Brennan was ar
rested charge of breaking into the residence OF
George Held In Eighteenth street. on the night Of
the 10th inst and stealing herefrom about S45 worth
OF clothing. lie was held to answer by Justice Riley.
ACCUSED OF BIGAMY.-James Fullerton, a man
Hftysix years Of age, was arrested yesterday Oh
charge Of bigamy, preferred by Grace Fullerton his
wife. She stated before Justice Riley that she mar
red the prisoner four years ago, In Boston, and that
he had recently married a woman In Brooklyn
named Mary Ann SwanSburne. When the accused
was taken into custody Mrs. Swansburne stated that
she was the wife OF Fullerton. She Is ffty-nve years
OF age, while Mrs: fullerton Is dfty' the prisoner
examination
THE BROOKLYN WHIsKEY FRAUDs-THE CASE OF
TILTON, TAPPAN AND Observation-Disclosures are still
hanging the heads OF Tilton, Tappan and Lcvan
who, 1t will be remembered, were arrested and In
dcted with John Devln for carrying on the whiskey
business without paying the tax. Also for falsely
branding whiskey. These parties were to have been
tried with Devn but the day the was called on
two of tue most important witnesses, and through
whom the government relied for the conviction Of
the accused, suddenly disappeared, and they have
never been heard from since. The accused are still
under bonds to the amount of $4,000. As soon as
the witnesses can be found the case will be called on
for trial.
THE CHARGES AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
THE POOR.-Several charges were made against the
Superintendent of the Poor by members of the Kings
county Board of Supervisors. One statement was
that they were In the habit Of having weekly "jam.
borecs at the AlmshOuse with their political friends
and that the Warden OF the Almshouse had finally
complained that he was compelled to set from three
to four tables, one after another in order to accom-
mOdate the Daftes. Another charge was that they
had thirteen engineers employed at $50 month to
run the heating apparatus In the Almshouse and
these men did not have enough to do to keep them
out OF mischief IL was also asserted in the Board
that one OF the superintendent OF the Poor had been
guilty OF misconduct. special committee OF nves-
tigaton was appointed TO look into the ulatter and
Yesterday they met in the County Court House and
examined two witnesses. The first was william
Murray, the Warden OF the Almshouse. lie stated
uat since the month Of March there had been no
dinners prepared for over three or four people; he
did not remember any fight TO have taken place
among the visitors; he had never complained OF
having to set more than one table for the Superln.
tendents OF the Poor. There always q second
table set for the employees OF the institution There
were spritu0us liquors used, and those nc had pur
chased out Of his own pocket James Murtha the |
bookkeeper for the Supernendents Of the Poor,
examined and testified that the amount paid for
salaries of employees for the month OF May was 9
1t TRANSFERRED In the course OF the investigation that
the salaries OF the Superlntendents of the Poor
taken out Of the money appropriated TO the support
OF the poor and not the general fund The commit
tee adjourned until to-day.