The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-28

Hobeken.
FIRE Ar UNION HlLL--Yesterday morning mr.,
broke out In the workshop OF q carpenter named
Telder at the corner OF Bergen avenue and Franklin
street. The building was damaged to the extent o.
81, 200.
TIE DONALD Observation-Disclosures Luckmann
who was taken insensible from the Bremen steam
ship Donau week ago, died last evening at the Sis
ters Hospital The cause Of his injuries Is yet un
fathomed.
RApEL THE BLACKSMITH was arrested yesterday,
and charged by Michael Heimmerk with having
made an afrocous assault on him and horribly mu-
tilating him with an iron bar. Justice White held
the prisoner for trial.
Newark.
IRE ESSEX COUNTY ROAD BoAHD.-Yesterday the
disinterested freeholders of Essex county selected
to assess damages and benefits for opening Freling-
huysen Springfield, South Orange and Park ave.
nues appointed at the last sitting, were sworn In by
and Grant j. Wheeler declined to serve and Messrs.
c. ]. unaugst and Keen Prudent were appointed and
sworn In instead: washington avenue, AS surveyed,
has been adopted by the Board.
ACCIDENT ON THE NEW JERSEY RAnRoAD.-As
the Philadelphia train which left New York at six
O'Clock last evening was passing the Centre street
depot the locomotive jumped from the track in
crossing switch and tore It's way, bending up one
no person was injured but II the accident had hap
pened at an embankment the consequences would
have been serious. The accident IL most unaccount
able. Several trains were delayed each way, the
Philadelphia train for New York being completely
hemmed In. The passengers, however, were trans
ferred to another train and arrived In Jersey City
few minutes past nine O'Clock, but the locomotive
had not been removed from the track.
CAPTURE OF NOTED Young DEsPERApo.-James
Brady, notorious young DESPERATE who has long
been terror TO the peaceabe, law.abiding citizens
OF Orange ana who broke out OF the Essex county
jail about year ago while awaiting transition
10 the State Prison at Trenton, has Just been
SsaRuF Sass aaa At Sasy sSssn tern,
assault and battery ana sentenced to one years
confinement In the State Prison, with hard labor
He psd and negligent s night the
On Monday last Colonel Johnson, the warden heard
that he was proving about Orange and IN the after
noon the deputy warden, Mr., George Ii. Johnson,
proceeded to Orange to hunt up the fugitive. After
search thai AZ one time WAS given up as fruitess
Brady was discovered slowed away In q hay bin, in
a barn, at West Orange He was Inclined to be re-
fractory but revolver in the hands of young John
son had wonderfully soothing effect upon him. He
went back to prison with excellent grace and will
he brought before the Court next Monday, when his
year may be doubled.
Pnssaic Bridge.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNISG.--A telegraph pole fas-
tened TO the depot at this place was struck by
lighting during the heavy shower about two O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. large crowd OF people were
standing near waiting for the tran but fortunately
none were injured. The iuid split the pole then
passed or TO tree, through which II entered the
ground.
Trenton.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURr-GovfRNaENT
OFFICIALS REBuKED.-In this court yesterday be-
fore Judge Field, the OF the man Charles Evers
of Hudson City, who pleaded guilty to selling cigars
in violation OF the internal revenue laws was
called up for further investigation. The court sus-
pended sentence Two weeks since to afford the Dis
trict Attorney an opportunity or ascertaininR the
facts and rebuttng the assertion OF the prisoners
counsel, which, II true, the Court then remarked
and not the prisoner at the bar. From the test.
meny given by the government detectives
ppsa taas ns Of
by Assistant Assessor Hornbiower detailed two gov
eminent officials, named APPRECIATE and Benjamin,
orders to see Eyers in Hudson CITY, and represent
himself as saloon keeper in Newark, who, hearing
come to purchase some from hun Eyers consented
10 sell them for 81 40 per 100. They drank and
d ana according TO- the am
expenses After their first interview the detectives
left with the understanding that they were TO call in
market baskets, according to his own statement,
and the men went TO Hudson City at the appointed
gate paid On the next occasion NeIilesnip accom-.
panied AppeQate, the latter buying only 100 this
time, whereupon Evers was arrested. The afidavits
OF saloon keepers set forth that Evers ander
the influence OF liquor, when Apologize brought him
into a private room and received the cigars. The
Attorney en read tie nxes
fine OF not less than 800 nor more than ST. OOo and
imprisonment for not less than SIX months nor
more than five years for every such offence Judge
Field, before pronouncing sentence, said that the
District Attorneys allegations were satisfactorily
substantated, but emphatlcally remarked that IN
dividuals should not be tempted by government de-
tecives officials to vloate the law by false repre-
sensations The Court acknowledged the indispen-
sable utility OF detectives but in this they
stepped the, line OF proprety and very much to
be censured Judge Field also deprecated the Gus
tom OF detectives drinking with suspected offenders
or tempting individuals 10 violate laws by prac-
Using system Of deception. The Court concluded
by expressing the hope that government officers
would IN future abide BY its suggestion Judge
Field then sentenced Evers TO pay nne Of 800 aud
stand imprisoned IN the Hudson county jail Tor the
period Of sx months.
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