Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-29
New York.
ERIE AFFAIRS.

NEW lORhJ June 2S.-McHenry, the English
banker says he has come here to advance the n-
terests of the Atlantic and Great Western rail-
way, by aiding in the formation of anew board
OF directors of the Erie railway, and il possible
place Erie under full control of the former
company. Gen. Mcclellan and S. NJ. Barlow
were closeted with McHenry during the day. 1t
is generally believed that either SicEles or Nc
Clellan will be the next president of Erie Gould
is apparently not thought Of
1t is said the McHenry party, after obtaining
possession of the Erie, will issue reorganization
bonds amounting TO about S10,000,O00, and then
consolidate the Atlantic and Great Western and
Erie under one management.
THE STOKES TRIAL.
Richard Wandell testified that he was sport
ing man; that he was standing at the main en-
trance Of the hotel the day of the shooting; saw
Stokes coming at Il smart pace, between Il run
and walk, attracting the attention of the wit
ness by running against lady; saw Stokes 20
in at the ladies' entrance; about five or ten min
utes alter Fisk's carriage came down Broadway;
Fisk got out and went into the hotel by the Ia
dies entrance; did not hear the shots, but heard
about the murder shortly after and saw Stokes
in the hands of officers.
The crosS-eXamination ELECTED nothing addi-
tonal.
After recess, Capt Bynes of the fifteenth pre-
cnct testified that when he heard of the shoot
ing he went to the room where Col. Fisk was
lying wounded, and was Saluted by him with a
nod. He got pistol of Mr. Crockett, clerk of
the hotel, and also pistol ball found on the
stairs; these he gave to the coroner The pris-
oner had been arrested and identified by Col
Fisk before his arrival Dr. TripIer was probing
the wound when he got to the room; he received
the pistol between seven and eight O'Clock the
night of the shooting.
5. Frank Crockett, clerk in charge of the
front office of the hotel testified that he received
the pistol from the parlor man. Henry and then
III bp pb nd Il
and two empty. He afterwards gave it to Capt.
Byrnes; then described the seizure of Stokes
and the arrangement of the parlOrs stairs etc
The jury examined the model with considerable
care; witness said, in answer to question that
Fisk said THAT is Stokes, the man who shot
me- After some further but unimpOrtant testi-
mony the case was adjourned till Monday
ANOTHER BROOKLYN TRAGEDY
There is considerable excitement in BROOKLYN
owing 10 the fatal wbunding of daughter by
her father. The particulars of the sad affair are
as follows: 1t appears that young physician
named j. w. Sweetser who has Just graduated
at the Long Island College Hospital, aud who
boards at the above location, has been Tor some
time past paying attentions to Miss Elizabeth
lomllson, young lady eighteen years of age,
who also resides at No. SIT. William j. Tomil-
son, her father, forbade her receiving the atten-
tons of the young doctor She persisted in do
ing so, and he therefore became greatly exasper-
ated.s Last night he went into the basement
sharpened up case knife, walked up to the re-
ceptlon room where she was performing on the
piano, and without word of warning made an
assault on her with the knife. He stabbed her
upon the head, over the left eye and on the
cheek, and III warding off the blows her arms
were badly cut. The young lady will die
THE COURTS.
John Conklin and Edward Smith have been
sentenced respectively to twenty and ten years
in the states prison for highway robbery
The jury in the United States circuit court
found verdict of $4,000 in gold in favor of
Horace j. Fairchild, against eX. Collector Barney
Tor an excess OF duties imposed on imported
goods.
In the court Of general sessions this afternoon
the case of John Meeker, charged with selling
obscene literature, was taken up. Assistant
District Attorney Fellows, in opening remarks
to the jury, made the startling statement that
the young ladies' semnaries in this city and
vicinity were actually flooded with books and
pictures OF the most indecent kind surrepti-
tously introduced, sometimes hidden in bou-
quets OF flowers, sometimes in parcels of nuts
and candy, by such men us the prisoner.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rev. Or. Michigan, vicar general of the West
Indies, is mysteriously missing from BROOKLYN.
where he had been visiting.
Inc oriental club, one of Tweed's, is bank
rupt
ragged boy, named John O'Keeie, who sells
papers before and after school hours, was yes
terday adjudged the best out of nine who were
examined for the naval cadetShip in Congress-
man Roberts's district
Over one quarter of the deaths in Brooklyn
for the week were cholera inlantum.
Among the medical graduates of Long Island
college are Eli A. Chase of Maine and II. H.
Caldwell of Mass
Numbers of new men have taken the place of
striking stablemen at the horse car stables, and
police guard the stables to prevent the strikers
from assaulting them.
Gideon Frost and J. G. L. Boekcher. members
OF the Brooklyn committee of fifty, during an
interview with Mayor Powell TODAY, made Sc.
rlous charges against commissioners OF chart
ties and the management of the Flatbush luna
tic asylum. They claim that four-tifths of the
total expense of the institution, or 1854 900. is
either paid for the board of the insane of other
counties, or for the support of insane of its own
county whose friends and relatives are able to
provide for them; Or the money, if collected
from such, has been appropriated in a manner
unknown 20 the committee. The loss to the
tax payers of Kings county, by whatever cause
occasoned, the committee believe is not less
than $4,000 per annum.
twenty-five members of the New York Schuret-
zen corps sail tomorrow in the steamer
Deutchand for Europe, TO attend the great
shooting festival in Hanover.
The negotiations looking to obtaining an as
sent oil the Orangemen to parade in citizens
dress on their anniversary has been unsuccess-
full