Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-28
Our New York Dispatches.
sunday Amusements-The Lannhnn Case
Continued Important Income Tax
CRse-BrOIxer on TrinI-DishOnestyO Of n
Confidential CIerk-The S@nEerfeai, sc.

New YORK, June 27.-The commissioners of
committee a petition for music in the parks on
Sundays.
DIR. Carlton has given the book committee .
detailed answer to all the allegations Of fraud
set forth by Dr. Lanahan at the opening of his
defence last week In closing he says that DR..
Lanahan and his accountant have exhibited
great recklessness in their use OF figures. In
some instances their figures are entirely wrong,
in Others they are excepted from their legiti-
mate connection, and the inventories have been
but partially quoted. They have ignored the
peculiarities of the business which arise from
its connection with all correctional enterprises
Of the church, Involving processes unknown in
any ordinary business. To make fair showing
these peculiarities must be taken into account.
The declaration of my accuser's counsel that
they desired to make the examination in their
own way, is exceedingly suggestive. In the
name of common decency and Of an outraged
church has there not been enough such partisan
examinations?
The book committee sat in session all day,
discussing measures in regard TO investigating
the charges of fraud and mismanagemeut OF
the concern made by DR.. Lanahan. The sub
committee to draft plan reported in favor oil
appointing James b. Kilbreth, of Cincinnati
to conduct such examination, with power to
select such assistants as he may require and
the committee specially directs his attention to
such books and accounts and business transae-
tons, of whatever date or whatever depart
ment OF the concern, as by such allegations are
said to involve frauds losses and mismanage-
ment. DIR. Kilbreth is also directed by the
resolution to examine the methods of business
and modes of bookkeeping of the concern, and
report the results to the committee. He is also
to have free access to their records and papers
The committee have not communicated with
Kilbreth and it is not known whether he will
accept the appointment.
Rev. DR.. Lanahan having been reinstated,
it is believed that DIR. Carleton will now resign
from the Methodist book concern, as both cam
not work together
United States Judge Benedict refused ITO
grant an injunction restraining the revenue col
lectOr in Brooklyn from collecting the income
tax, $3.50, on last years income of Daniel G..
Robbins, OF that city. This is the first case
presented under the auspices of the Brooklyn
Hnti.income tax association, and will be appealed
to the supreme court.
The trial of William 0'Kell, broker this city,
for receiving bonds and securities stolen from
the Norwich, Connecticut bank, i'll 1869, began
to-day before Judge Cardozo. The cashier of the
Stuyvesant bank testified to having bought
from O'kell in October, 1859, government bonds
whose numbers were afterwards discovered to
be identical with those stolen from the bank.
O'Kell occupied a part of the basement under
Ocean bank, this city, the time il was robbed.
Large numbers of delegates are leaving to-
day to attend the young mems republican state
convention at BinghamtOn tomorrow.
George W. Curtis leaves for Washington to-
morrow to begin his labor as revenue reformer.
Since the coming in of the present Tammany
park commissioners 1000 trees and evergreens
have disappeared from Central park.
The negro regiment is making extensive pre-
parationS to parade on the fourth.
1t is very difficult to get the city aldermen to-
gether, even when business is most urgent The
new plan of the city government is practically a
failure.
Charles Hunt, confidential clerk of Smith
Randolph & Co., bankers, was to-day sentenced
to one year i'll the state prison for stealing q
$1,000 bond from his employers.
John Bowe to-day pleaded guilty of man
slaughter in the third degree for killing his wife
and was sentenced to four years at Sing Sing.
The s@ngerfest delegates to-day voted unan
imously 10 hold the next festival at Philadel
phia.
Mrs. Eliza L. Constant has instituted sui
against the rector and vestry of the st. Alban!
church, TO recover $500 expended by her in sus
tanning fair in 1864 for the erection of the new
church.
The Brooklyn board of estimates to-day de
cided to II duce the taxation from So 900, 900 las
year to S6,OO0,000 this, and the rate to 2 80 pei
thousand. The appropriation for education is
reduced 500 900, charities and correction $27
900, and for the park $4,000.
Ten schoOners and twenty-seven slOops partic
pated in the regatta of the Brooklyn yacht
club, to-day, sailing from Bay Ridge, L. l..
around Sandy Hook light ship, and return
The. Dauntless won the prize for schooners with
out time allowance, and the Madeline the club
and union prize for schooners. The Oracle won
the union prize, without time allowance, and
the Addie the club prize for sloOps of the first
class; the Kaiser Wilhelm the first prize without
time allowance, and the union and club prize
for sloops of the secOnd-class, and the Maud the
union prize without time allowance, and the
VIM. T. Lee the club prize for soops oithe third.
class