The New York herald., 1869-02-03
wEsTCuEsTER COUNTY.

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS OF SING SING.-The Board OF
Village Trustees having ordered warrant to be
drawn for the amount OF damages to be awarded In
the Bowers suit instructed the Corporation Counsel
TO commence an action against the party who placed
the obstruction on Croton avenue. Counsel was also
ordered 10 take immediate measures for the sup
preston OF the many disorderly houses known to
exist Ia the village.
BURGLARY IN MOUNT PLEAsANT.-Last Sunday
morning, while the family OF Mr.. Henry Yerks, re-
siding near Unionvile, were at church, the house
was broken into and property consisting OF silver.
ware, clothing, &C.. 10 the value OF $500 carried
away Suspicion strongly attaches itself TO q
stranger Of Teutonic origin who was seen proving
about the neighb0Ihood lew hours before the bur-
glary was discovered. The fellow has succeeded,
however In 0Diteratng his tracks up TO the present.
INTERESTING CEREMONY AT YoNKERs.-On Mon
day evening the new village Hall was formally
opened by the officers Of the Corporation in presence
Of many OF the citizens. Besides highly appro-
pirate address delivered by Justice Lawrence Piesl
dent OF the village, suitable speeches were made by
snd nes aa IT'S furniture
which is OF a handsome pattern, has mainly been
fashioned out OF beams used In the old manor
building.
ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE HEALTH LAVA ped
ler named John Clark, who gave Morrlsania as his
place OF residence was arrested In Yonkers Mon
day by Onicer Weston. while in the act Of selling
mutton which it is alleged was almost in putrid
state. The accused, with palpable reluctance. &C.
ns oces 70 tne station ss ne
stitutional." Alter securing the meat and sending
Clark below the police authorities yesterday notified
the attorney for the City Board OF Health, who has
sgnled hts intention Of prosecuting the case to-day.
IMPORTANT AND SINGULAR ARREST AT WHITE
PLAINs.--The circumstances Of rather singular
burglary at Harrison and Of the more singular arrest
on Saturday last Of two Of the suspected parties were
made public yesterday. 1t seems that at some time
during the first part Of last December Mr.. Coggs-
WELL residing at Harrison, went to visit some
friends living In New Jersey. His family accompa-
MED him. and his residence, left vacant was locked
sions. During his absence, and as Is supposed
during the time intervening between Christ
mas and New Years, the premises were en-
tered by burglars and many articles OF
household furniture ana OF wearing apparel re-
moved from them There were no indications dis
cernibe pointing TO the manner in which an entrance
had been effected. Mr.. Adams farmer residing
not lar from the residence robbed, was the one
burglars had left 1t. According to the testimony
gwen by him yesterday at the examination OF the
parties charged with the commission OF the crime,
he went 10 the premises theasth OF January last
with some stock to feed, and observing while there
that the back door OF the house was open went into
it. He found the doors all through the house open,
bureau drawers ransacked, beds thrown from their
proper places uDOn the floor and the house In
other respects in the greatest confusion There were
oil the Indications OF recent visit by thieves bat an
examination OF the windows and doors disclosed no
trace OF the manner OF their entrance. Information
OF the house. who Immediately returned TO IT. From
that time diligent effort was made to get some clue
TO the perpetrators OF the crime but up to saturday
without successful result. Nor would any result
have yet been reached but for series OF the most
forIuitous circumstances. The circumstances of the
arrest suspected parties against one OF whom Ut
least the evidence Of guilt Is clear and cOnclusive
make up story little less incredible than romance
On Saturday last man named John Leary,
sonew nat under the influence of liquor, engaged In
one Of the saloons at White Plains m the very en-
loyable pastlme OF nourishng valuable reyover
ahp n. n md n n IN N nts
country could arrest him. SO boisterous were his
demonstrations that the proprietor OF the saloon
was Obliged to send .or an officer to remove him.
BY the time the officer arrived the noisy drunkard
had relapsed into silence and the officer did not con-
h"wever % and the services o. the oicer
were again called into reqnistion. Accordingly
constable Hartman, accompanied BY another officer,
repaired to the saloon and took the man into GUS
tody They LED him out upon the street,
leyed him OF the revolver with which ne
had made himself obnoxious ana then attempted
to handcuff him. This they succeeded doing
after much difficulty ana after the copstablcs
ant had received one or two heavy blows. Az good
fortune would have It, one OF the witnesses OF tins
effort to handcuH the arrested man was the daugn-
ter OF the gentleman whose house had been robbed.
While standing by she observed that the boots
which he wore were very much like pair which her
father had owned before the burglary. She told the
oicer o. thus ana .aat sne would not scrape to
discovered that they were lined with fur
The leg Of one OF the boots was turned
down, . fur lining revealed and the arti-
cles fully identified. She afterwards recog.
nized the pistol which Leary mad freely lourished
as having also belonged to her father. The man was
carried to the station house and Mr. Coggswell noL
ned He Immediately proceeded to White Plains,
had search warrant issued and the premises occu-
pied by Lcary and hts wife searched. The result
that many OF the articles stolen from Mr.. Coggs
wells house, besides many other valnabes evil
IDENTITY stolen, were found concealed about the pre-
misses. formal charge OF burglary and grand lar
ceny was then preferred against Leary and his wife,
wbo 1t was thought. might have been implicated, by
the robbed man, ana tue two were Saturday last
committed for examination.
The examination OF the parties commenced
on Monday evening, before Justice Pauiding.
in the Court House at White Plains and alter
the testimony OF Mr.. COggswell and his daughter,
which revealed nothing new, had been taken the
case was adjourned to yesterday morning. The ex-
animation elected no new facts. IL resulted In the
discharge OF Mrs. Leary twho had been SO blind and
otherwise so enleebed during the last six weeks ~
TO preclude any doubt OF her innocence) and In the
commitment Of her husband to await the &C.
ton of the Grand Jury II IL understood that
Mr.. Coggswell s not the only party whom this
LeaTy has robbed. There are others in the county
who identify him as the party whose crimes have
worked loss TO them also. 1t was ascertaned before
going to press yesterday that John Leary, while
pleading mot guilty. In open court, does not In
private deny his guilt. So far from doing this, he
chsrges two other parties with completely in tins and
other rooberies IN which he has been concerned.
Tm officers are now In quest Of these participants