Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-01
New York.
vrLLAISoUs ATTEMPT TO WRECK RAILWAY


New York.
YTLLAINoUs ATTEMPT To WRECK a RAILWAY
TRAIN.
NEW YORK, March S1.-A. Riedinger, residing
q short distance below the railway station at
Williams Bridge, Westchester county, was
startled at As P. NJ. Thursday, as the Boston
express train passed on its way east, by a loud
crash, and going out with lantern TO ascertain
the cause of the noise, discovered Il railroad
chair placed on Que Of the rails of the up track,
and that it had been broken by the train which
had passed over it, Riedinger, after summon
ing the employees of the Harlem railroad to ac-
company him, found another chair and an iron
rail laid across the track, The Instructions
were removed at once. The villains probably
Intended to throw the cars down the embank-
ment aud during the confusion rob the pasSen-
gers as well as the mail, express and baggage
cars.
INDICTMENT OF PROMINENT Ex-oFFIoIALs.
The Tribune states that the United States
grand jury have found bills against Samuel J.
Courtney and Robert Murray for Illegal acts
done by them while respectively district attor-
ney and United States marshal. The Tribune
says b. F. Butler has been instrumental in pro-
curing the indictments. Another statement is
that though an indictment against Courtney has
been ordered by the grand jury, District Attor-
new Davis refused to draw it,. Considerable sur
prise is expressed at these reports, as both Court
ney and Murray are generally considered above
reproach. 1t is also stated that number of
other arrests are expected to he suddenly made.
IMPORTANT ARREST.
Henry r. ConGlng, secretary of the Market
savings bank, was arrested in Montreal on
Thursday, where detectives found him boarding
in private family in the outskirts Of the city.
The officers were furnished with a writ of ex-
tradition from Washington, and he is now in
a %
gone through before bringing him here. large
number of highly important letters, duplicating
prominent members of the bank in the defalca-
tons, were found in his room. He will be used
in the interest OF the poor depositors.
AHEAVY SUIT.
A suit for 100000 damages has been COM
menced against 0sten Sacken, an ex PruSsian
consul here by Martin S. Sheldon, who claims
the above damages on account of Sacken max
ing statements relative TO certain Russian bonds
held by Sheldon, which initiated against sue
cesslul sale OF the same. Sacken claims that
his statements were made under instructions
from his government
OLD BURGLARS CAUGHT.
The police captured Thomas Johnson and
John Buckley, Saturday morning, while they
were robbing the store of Smith & Stills, on Sth
avenue. Both are old burglars, and the latter
is the alleged murderer OF Jef'ers, at Sing Sing,
years ago. Both were committed without bail.
THE LAUGHING GAS JURY's VERDICT.
The coroners jury in the case of Mrs.
O'Shaughnessy, who died recently in dentists
chair, brought in verdict, Saturday, of death
from aSphyia, and condemn the careless manner
IN which laughing gas is administered
THE ALLEGED BELGIAN MURDERER
The examination of Carl VOgt, the alleged
Belgian murderer, was continued Saturday.
Charles B. Zimmerman testified that he knew
the prisoner in Belgium while living on the farm
OF Cbeyalier de BiancO. He was known there as
Stupp. The witness recognized the woman with
the prisoner, and knew she was not his wife
The prisoner had acted as superintendent for
BancO. The examination adjourned till Thurs
day.
SENTENCE OF RoBBER
The jury in the case of Dutch Heinrich, who
is on trial for robbery, after five minutes deliber
ation, brought in a verdict Of guilty. Recorder
liackett sentenced the prisoner to ten years o t
hard labor in the state prison.
GOV. ENGLISH TO THE HERALD.
The Hersld has had an interview with Gov.
English, who expresses the opinion that the ac-
tion of the Cincinnati convention win depend
upon the result of the Connecticut election. If
the democrats win, the liberal republicans will
boldly cross the Rubicon; but if the republicans
are successful, the disaffected democrats will
give up the contest and go back into their own
party lines.
ARRIVED.
Steamers Baltic and City of Brooklyn from
Liverpool; Arragon from Bristol; ship Nevada
from Batavia; barks Nicaragua from Palermo,
Daphne from Liverpool Argonant from Bre-
men, Lutchen from Matanzas; briggs S. 2. Smith
from Malaga, Lavinia and Rabboui from Paler-
mo- Robert Move from Port Spain, Queen of
Beauty from Bahia, Clara j. Adams from Ha-
yana, Surf from Sagua schooner Monadnock
from St Johns, p. R., and Daylight from Bara-
Goa; ships Hudson and Ontario from London,
Charles H. Marshall from Liverpool, and bark
Inca from Bremen.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Judge Blatchlord has ordered receiver Knapp,
OF the Bowling Green savings bank to produce
a. list OF the creditors of that institution by
thursday next, or be punished for contempt.
The new paper, called the Daily Irlshman,
said to have been started with liberal capital
ceased publication to-day. 1t was printed just
three days.
The Tribune states that within four years
Judge CardoZo has released 1853 criminals sew
eral of whom are known to be the worst in the
city.
Arrived, steamships Denmark from Liver
pool, and Deutschland, from Bremen.
Edward d. Walty, German gardener of
Staten Island, while rowing across from Eliza
beth Thursday night, was encountered by for
mer sweetheart, who came ont in a row boat to
meet him. The girl fired at him six times, sue
ceeding at last in seriously wounding him in the
hip. She was arrested.
The steamship Baltic brings Earl Granville's
second note on the Alabama claims.
blohoP bdglSf III NEW JeiScN mas named
April 10Th for the delivery of his second address
on the temperance question before the Catholic
total abstinence state union of New jersey, at
Paterson.
"a Copenhagen letter says that United States
Minister Cramer has been blackballed as mem
Der OF the royal club of that city.
An unsuccessful attempt was made Yesterday
afternoon to rob cOlored messenger of the
New Haven railroad OF ST ,00O with which he
was en- route TO a bank, in 4th avenue stage.
The thieves jumped into the vehicle, but that
design was frustrated by man who accompan-
led the messenger. They escaped in a wagon
being driven along with the stage.
1t is rumored that the court of appeals has de-
clded that the court of special sessions of this
city, as at present constituted, is illegal; and
all sentences given there by Judges Bowling and
Standby null and void.
The Staten Island railroad has passed into the
hands OF receiver, in consequence of the nom
payment of judgments for the Westield disaster.
The Herald has rumOr-proOably untrue
that JAY Could is the party for whom the sheriff
is in search. Another report is that fourteen
well known politicians have left for Canada
since the mysterious order of arrest was placed
in the sheriff s hands
A girl named Nelly Randall, of New Haven.
was found last night in hallway in South
Fith avenue apparently dying from the effects
OF an abortion performed by herself
Inc Brooklyn Sunday school union will have
" iHP"'"5 ttiNbAatHlH buti} III MAY at the
Academy OF Music. A choir of thousand
pupils will participate.
The Jersey City health commissioners have
resolved not to erect the proposed smallpox
hospital as il is believed that the spread of the
disease has stopped.
Charles kesselman has been arrested in New
York, and coniesses to robbery committed in
New York five years ago,
It is rumored that the steam yacht Edgar f
Stuart, which cleared from New London Thurs
uay' mas ueell selzed IN GARDENERS bay for viola
ton of the neutrality laws, and sold 10 the
Spanish government; but it is generally be-
lieved that she has been purchased nv Cuban
agents. A part of her crew deserted on learning
this, and The vessel sailed short-handed.
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