The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-01
NEW YORK.
Inquest-Prisone Discharged.

NEW lokh, apTll 80. nN
, on the body Of John Gaas, who was
killed Tuesday last at the corner Of
zFirst and SouthSecond streets, Williams
sburg, was concluded yesterday in Kings
County court house. A man named
-Conners had quarreled with Gass at an
-oyster saloon in Grand street q short
=time before the assault, but they were
separated, and Gass, in company with a
friend named Smith, started home. A
short time after leaving the saloon a
man approached them from behind and
dealt Gass a murderous blow. Conners
was arrested next morning on suspicion
of being the assassin. The jury return
ed verdict that the deceased came to
his death by a fracture Of the skull at
the hands Of parties unknown, and
Conners was honorably discharged.
Arrested for Suhornation OF Muir.
der-A Strange Case.
Judge Scudder, OF New Jersey Su-
preme Court, had before him yesterday
one OF the most extraordinary cases
ever reported. Theodore Willetts, pro-
prietor Of the Brooklyn Opera House,
and Mrs. Anna Yates, lady of fwealth
and high social standing, appeared in
court as prisoners charged with subor-
nation Of murder They were brought
from Jail on a motion by their counsel
for their release. Mira. Yates had been
arrested on the proceeding day, Mr..
,Willetts having been lodged in jail on
w ednesday. Yesterday when they ap-
.peared in court no person other than
cthe officers of the law and the counsel
for the prisoners, knew oil their impris-
onment. Their accuser is James Bax-
ter, valet to Samuel Whitehead, a very
wealthy citizen Of Washington, New
Jersey, who is father of Mrs. Yates,
and tather-in-law OF Mr.. Willetts. Bax-
ter says that in July, 1870, the accused
bribed him to kill Mr.. Whitehead,
which he had attempted to do in vari-
GUS ways, having once set fire to the
house, when Mr.. Whitehead was severe
ly burned, but managed to make his
escape through window. There has
been much quarreling in the family,
and Baxter states that the accused
wanted to get possession Of the old gen.
tleman's property. The Judge, after
hearing the case, decided to hold the
prisoners in $4,000 each to answer the
charge at the next term of court.
Murder on the Street Cars.
Mr.. Putnam, who was the victim Of
an assault Saturday on the street cars,
died this morning. The prisoner, Fos-
ter, was committed to the tombs at 8
o'clock. When the death Of his victim
was announced to Foster he buried his
face in his hands and wept.
A postmortem examination was held
on the body Of Mr.. Putnam this after
noon, when it was found that the skull
was badly fractured and that death had
resulted solely from the injuries infict-
ed by Foster. Mr.. Foster was formerly
resident Of Boston, having been en-
gagged there with his brother-in-law in
the publishing business. The prisoner
was furnished this afternoon with coun.
sci by his friends. He is very much
unnerved, and scarcely realizes what he
has done. Efforts to obtain a state
ment from him have proved fruitless.
Lifting Match Made.
R. A. Pennel, of this city, and II.
Kelly, of Brookly, have made match
to lift dumb.bells for $500 a side Pen
mel, with a steady nerve, raised two
hundred pounds above his head. Kelly
is the present champion.
Bound, Gagged and Robbed.
Catherine Manning, proprietress of a
house OF ill-fame on Elm street, was
bonnd, gagged and robbed by four men
at four o'clock this morning. Thev
secured about $500 worth OF diamonds
and jewelry.