The New York herald., 1869-06-29
SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE.
NEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.

Ierecy Gttys
How POLICE OFFICER TREATED A CRIPPLED SOL
piER-Among the cases IN the Recorders Court
yesterday was one which evoked general sympathy
for a crippled soldier named Henry Bowcott, vino
was lodged in the cells on Sunday night by officer
Campbell. II appears that Bowcott and another
ana man named Brown, came over from
New YORK on sunday evening TO place
ne woman % on 'e cass 10, fhs rav
Campbell stepped up and took Bowcott ana Brown
into custody On the way to The police station camp
bell Drandshed his club the heads OF his prison.
ers called them New York oafers, and charged them
with coming over for the purpose OF stealing. As
soon as Recorder Martindaie heard the explanation
given by the prisoners he promptly discharged them
The police OF jersey City are very forbearng ana at
entIve to duty as body, but this case shows that
the force Is not yet thoroughly reformed.
Hudson City.
Court OF SRssloSs-The following prisoners were
sentenced yesterday mornng:-Thomas Hill and
Francis Cushy, petty larceny, three months in the
county jail; John Mcfarland, entering and larceny
twelve months IN the State Prison; Andrew Dexter,
assault and battery, twenty days in the county
ai ia the '0oa county s carr same sA carst
Landress, entering and larceny, nine months IN
State Prison; John Pun, petty larceny three months
in county jail: Thomas Meagner and John Whean.
assault and battery and resisting an oificer forty
SIX months in STATE Prison; James Nickerson, as
ssut and battery, forty days in county jail.
HOb0ken.
SUPPOSED 1NFANTICIDE.-A few days ago the body
OF an infant was found the stoop Of MIR. Zas resi-
dence, Palisade avenue, Hudson City, Yesterday
OF John Boiling and Mrs. Webster, who are sup.
posed to be implicated In the affair. Justice
White empanelled = jury soon afterwards IN order
10 sit the case thoroughly. It Is alleged by Mrs.
weDster that one john Reichert. residing near her
house took away Che infant on the 18th OF June but
child, remarHng that it remains for the State anu
not for hun to prove bis innocence.
Newark.
TEE RECENT ExrLosIoN--rhe inquistorial ex.
animation into the cause which led TO the catas-
ronhs on last ssIrday aiteTnSon n, win be
vaneed the subject is that the boiler had not been
used since last fall ana that the nues were choked
up, and nence the explosion. Young Meeker was
improving at last accounts.
MUNFICEST CHARITABLE BEouEsrs-Before the
Essex county Surrogate yesterday was proven the
VIII of the late Mrs Mary Jones, by which an estate
Women sess $500 and ali the household furniture Of
deceased; the Fifth Baptist church and the Reformed
Dutch church eacn $500; the Orphan Asylum, $500
and the residue OF the property AFTER paying smal
jointures TO missiou societies.
THE PIERRE GEflE HoAIcIDE.-There Is now in
custody here q man named Michael Savage, alias
Mitchell who IL strongly suspected Of being implica
tea in the homicide OF Pierre Getle, the Frenchmap
whose mysterious death and the ensuing inquest
lneFtdt Eds dttduy uttu uctdilcu III
Savage ~ believed 10 be the "Mitchell' who was
described In the evidence before Coroner Chase az
having on former occasion beat Getle and having
Subsequently threatened 10 take HIS life. He was
Arrested in Bloomfield on Sunday and brought
here in manacles. An examination In his case
win take place to-day, In presence OF Attorney Teis
worth, Prosecutor OF the Pleas.
IRON INTERESTS OF NEwARK.-There are nearly
100 iron founding Establishments IN this city, which
employ about 900 hands and capital Of $S 5000
The census Of 1880 shows tnat New Jersey had ther
reached the fourth position OF The states IN the matter
OF iron founding and II is safe to say from the larg,
increse in her business since then, that I'm 1870
viii run up peg higher. The totol production %
the tState for 1890 was q, 20s23s. Newark alone
will snow business In 1870 OF over s4o0o,0o0 II
view OF these figures, and the fact that this Is only
one section OF the manufacturing interest OF New
Jerseys chief city ~ Is scarcely to be wondered al
thai Sewafkers lily conceal their wrath when theii
beautiful city II called country town.
| Trenton.
ATTEMPTED sUICIDE.-Yeserlsy afternoon
young man. whose name could not lie asoertalned
| mad quarrel with his alleged parainour in hous
on Market street. the consequence OF which was tina
ne went and got drunk, procured loaded revove
and, presenting 10 at his head, fired. The ball sho
| o1 mis- cap. but in1icted no injury. The woma
then took the revolver from him, when he said II
| y0u love LIE let Inc ty IL again.