Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-29
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NEW YORK, May 2S.-The trial of Denis Nc
| Crafty, for the murder of Robert Hartman, a
Jersey City, terminated with verdict of &C
| quittal.
| A French lady of this city has had the neces
| sary papers prepared for bestOwng by WI
$4,000 TO the society for the prevention of cru
| city to animals.
The suit of Gen. Walker, son of Robert I
Walker, against the Erie railroad for damage
received on that road near Patterson two year,
ago, came to a hearing at Monticello, Sullivan
$40 000
Judge Bowling yesterday sentenced the priz,
fighters, Collins and Edwards, to the penitentia
ry for twelve months each, and to pay fine O.
$1,000, the sentence to continue in default of the
fine for another twelve months. The umpire
Thomas McAlpine, pleaded guilty, and was sen
fenced to six months imprisonment and fine
of $500. The court was crowded. When Col
Inns and Edwards were being removed demon
station of sympathy was evinced, but was
quickly suppress sed.
In the case of DIR. Sears, editor of the Spec
tator, on charge of rape, his counsel yesterday
waived all further preliminary examination,
cOntending that there was not sufficient in the
testimony to hold the accused. The justice,
however, decided that there was, and held him
in $4,000 to await the action of the grand jury.
The convict, Foster, still maintains much OF
conduct during his Imprisonment, but it is evil
IDENTITY assumed, and the probability is, that he
will break down as the time for his execution
approaches, and hope begins to give way to de-
spair. He is now sustained by hopes of execu-
tive clemeney, and so expresses himself, and al
though attentive to the remarks of the Sisters
of Charity, the Rev DIR. Tying and others, who
have visited him, it appears that he does not re-
alize fully his present perilous position. Some
of the members of the commissioners of chart
ties have called upon him, and have ordered that
arrangements compatible with his safety be
made, and his personal comfort be properly at.
tended to. The unhappy wife of the prisoner
visits him as frequently as the rules of the prison
will admit. She seems to be utterly broken
down, and her appearance eXcites the greatest
sympathy
Marshal Sharpe received from the president
yesterday pardon for William Gilbert, who
was convicted at the last term of the U. S. cir
cult court of having an altered U. S. bond OF
$4,000 in his possession.
Three young men were yesterday held for trial
pending the result of their stabbing another boy
Friday night. The boy stabbed is not expected
to live
The arrests by the police last week foot up
2161.
Deaths of the week, 400.
Six people, found in panel house yesterday,
were each held for trial in $1,000 bail
Sunday trips on the Sound route, via New
port and Fall River, will begin a week from to.
day.
Over thousand people sailed yesterday for
Europe on outgoing steamships, including Sir
Chas. Clifford, Superintendent Mcdonald of the
post Office money order business, Bancroft Davis
and others.i
The Methodist book concern committee yes
terday decided to suspend Rev, DIR. Lanahan
from the assistant agency of the concern and
appointed June 9Th for the investigation of the
charges presented against him by Rev. DR.. Carl,
ton. DR.. Lanahan yesterday sent to the COM
mittee communication which reasserted his al
legations of fraud and mismanagement In the
conduct Of the affairs of the concern, and stated
that he had new and important evidence in
proof of his assertions.
The damage by the recent fires In the forests
of Ulster and Sullivan counties is estimated at
S50000O, Heavy showers yesterday effectually
checked the flames.
The Pittsburg Knights Templar, who leave
next week for Europe, have declined the invita-
ton to visit Boston.
A new and fatal disease lately appeared
among the horses of this city, The Second av.
enue railroad company has now seventy animals
under treatment, and a number have died with.
in few days.
Richard G. Kimber, thirty.four years en-
ployed on the New York Herald, and many
years its foreman, died in Brooklyn yesterday.
In the case ofWilliam H, Bacre, the merchant
who is charged with having been concerned in
smuggling laces, and in which he gave $40 900
bail to await the issue of the prosecution, q mo-
ton made before Judge Blatchford to decrease
the bail 10 $4,000 has been denied.
The select annual meeting OF ministers and
elders of the society of Friends was held yester.
day morning in the Rutherford Place meeting
house. This meeting was attended by the
women as well as by men, and there was as
large an ATTENDANCE Of the former as of the lat
ter. Ministers and elders from various meetings
throughout the country were present, including
George Trueman, VIM. Dorsey and VIM. Whar.
ton, from Philadelphia; James Haynes, from
Ohio; Sarah Hunt, from Morristown, N, j..
and others from Baltimore George Macy IS
clerk OF the convention, the purpose of which
was to inquire alter the state Of affairs AMONG
the Friends. Six queries were put and answered
as to whether they had given encouragement to
such Of the brethren as need it, and admonished
those who did wrong.
The following dispatch was received this eye
ning
"Whiteldw Reid, NeW York: send YOU
thanks for your earnest sympathy, and dictate
this reply. The attack which prostraued me was
more violent than ! supposed Monday; but,
since Tuesday evening, the symptoms are favor.
able, and, with Godsprovidenee, hope for an
entire recovery. As telegraph you am better
than at any hour since the attack
SCHUYLER CoLFAx"