Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-27
New York.

THE TRIAL OF THE RING THIEVES.
New YORK, Sept 26.-Attorney General Bar
low yesterday addressed informal written notices
TO VIM. NJ. Tweed, Mayor Hall, the brothers
Sweeny, Thomas c. Fields, Henry Nugent In
gersOl Hugh Smith, VIM. Cooke and Nathaniel
Sands, informing them that their trials would
begin in October.
CoRoNER's JURY vERDICT-MURDER
The coroners jury in the case Of Joseph Bur
nett, who was killed in a quarrel with his
brother-in-law, Timothy Landers, rendered a
verdict to-day against Timothy Landers and
Garrett Landers, and both are held, the latter as
accessory.
NEW JUDGE.
Enoch l.. Fancher was to-day sworn in as
judge of the supreme court, in place of Bar
nard.
FORESTER,
Who sued out writ of habeas corpus, which
was to have been argued tomorrow, has directed
his counsel to withdraw the writ, on the belief
that 1t would have been dismissed. Forester
consents to return to prison at Joliet, ILL.,
He left this evening by the O'Clock Central
railroad train, in charge of Warden Edwards of
the Joliet prison and two of Pmkerton's detec-
tiyeS. He was heavily Shackled ON both hands
and legs, and handcuffed besides to one of the
officers who had him in charge. Theiwithdrawal
of the writ of habeas corpus was prompted by
the promise on the part of the warden that he
would not be punished for his escape.
THE PACIFIC MAIL SUIT.
Several of the New York journals publish to-
morrow morning a startling communication
from one of the stockholders of the Pacific Mail
company, to the effect thar, in the suit now
pending against that company in the supreme
court of Kings county, there is proof of large
discrepancy between the figures as furnished by
said company to the court on the 9th of May,
1872 The following summary is taken from
records of the court The record of May 81
shows the amount of investments of the com,
a1n1 pTaItv .
Sept. 18th The complaint goes on to say:
This loss cannot be explained by the burning
OF the steamship America, as the steamers are
counted in the assets of the company, and not
IN the investments. A critical examination OF
the two statements fails to reveal where this
difference has gone"
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gov. Curtin was in this city last night, on the
way to his home in Harrisburg
The theft of silks from public stores is thought
to be the result of a conspiracy concocted with
the assistance of some one connected with the
department. The two delivery clerks have been
suspended, and other officials are under surveil-
lance.
The conventions of farmers and milk pro-
ducers both adjourned yesterday without
reaching any conclusion in respect to co-opera-
ton.
A further investigation of the Harlem court
house job reveals the fact that George Lynch,
connection of the ring, held sinecure, and 400
per cent profits were made on the store.
A gang Of five men have been arrested for ex-
tensive swindlng in bogus jewelry, their opera
tons extending over a series of ten years
Arthur KoOp, sporting man of New York,
was arrested at Schutzen park, Jersey City, this
afternoon, charged with having fatally shot
Hermann StemmerSon of New York, at a pigeon
shooting match on the 17th inst.
The missing cases of silks from the govern
ment warehouse are five in number aud are
supposed to have been obtained by outside
parties through some subterluge. They were
not very valuable, aggregatng not over seven
thousand dollars in currency. No culpability is
attached to government employees.
General NJ. F. Mcmahon has been appointed
by Controller Greeu as receiver of taxes.
The Protestant Episcopal convention of this
diocese adjourned this evening sine die.