Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-02
New York News

IRE EElE SUITS AGAINST Jay GOVLn.
INV YORK. Julv The comrlasut in -ha
suit brought TN the name of the Erie railway
agSinst Jay Gould has bCeu served anon the
defendant. IL reci' numerous al, sed breaches
of trust and violations OF law from the time OF
the election OF Gould In iS7 % the date 81 tie
change IN the msuNgU m-nt- could rs charged
With causing an over issue OF the capital stock
OF the road, the election OF a fraudulent board
of directors, ana the unlawful Issue 81 ten
millions 81 bonds which Z anproTriafsl ID ~ m
SELF and his cOufedcrateS. The CoIupl sint adj
yerts 70 he tnigTy 70 the road from Goulds
light 90 New Jersey. snd OF his - Expenditure of
SIEGE Go 10 extricate himself from nh arrass-
mcntS OF his frauds. another issue 81 frau ulenf
bonds 10 the amUunt OF SSs.oal.gy0. ulIaxIgl
payments OF enormous claifUs a. NanlcrbIlf
and Others: also appropriations % rs Own use
of property OF the Boston. n arttord. Erie rail-
road, and yariOus other Transactions had with
the Atlantic Great Western Taiiway. tIc 4 nitci
States CcvCrrmcut for the trans por;aticn OF
TIciCht. &c. ard building and lea. - the Grand
oTera House. &c. tor az al which damages are
claimed i'm the sum OF SrN.U1".uI1- could ha>
twenty DAYS IN Which 20 answer. 20 d. believed
the eject Of thu sa.t VIII De 20 thWart any
schemes for the rrcsiahlshmeut OF could a.
the election en- the I'll 81 Iuly.
THiRTG- sEN ~ CASKS - sUNSTRoKE.
Thirty seven CASES 90 sUn>trake we're reported
10y the police yesterday. several fatal. ne tler-
deSrees. Last night Wa equally hot with -
THE sEvrNrH REGNESr
are going 10 sarstogo sC-tay Tor few weeks ,u.
campmeut:
ANVTHnR DELEGATION oF woEKISsNEN
have called NJ On flg Pres dent Co. Ul .r the e..
force IncHt Oi Tie eIght-hour law.
THE MRS. rAIsISnN ArNl glIoN ,ASE.
The testimony in the case %! she reported !.
duCiiOn OF Mrs. Patti-Ou and her children h..
heT father putt new phase on the matter. "a
husband n shown 20 have neglected and D.
treated her.
AMAp poo
WAS killed az Hunters point terry las events
after biting ito people. Another was KILLED GA
,leTsfv ferry boat this morning.
THE srVKES TRIAL TO-DAY
was attended 10y great crowds; A. was eN.
be put on the stand. Dr. John y. White. a
surgeon, testified 10 being prC lent and partici-
pstIrg In the probing OF fisk's wound; was a.
present at the post morfem examination. Wi
meas believed the cause Of Fkk's death was q "a
shock 10 his physical and mental system, and ne
such a case a. Fisk 8 he White would not haI c
used chloroform. Dr. White. on cross examine
ton. testified that Fisk. at 2 D. m, talked "a
uonslly and loosely, saying his pain was 80
green apple belly ache; al four the next Ia BE-
ing his eyes were contracted from opium, <, "a
DROPS Of which were given him the evening pre-
yiOus, at eight O'Clock the next morning Fisk
was dying; witness did not think a break OF In
cision m the smaller intcStiues necessarily
fatal; he thought the treatment OF patients
wounded a. Col. Fisk, with quietncss. milk
punch and beet tea, which was the course sue
cesstully pursued ina the army during the war,
was the correct course. Witness said there was
DO probing Of Fisk's wound in his presence
which would have effected the duration OF
Fisk's life.
DIR. Louis a. Saver was the next witness. He
testified tina; he found Fisk al = O'Clock i'm bed
With great TallOr, which satisfied witness that
Fisk would die from the great shock: there was
paralysis ofthe whole surface Of the body; was
satisfied he could not recover ana advised send
ing for a physician and that Fisk make has
will; Fisk never rallied from the injury by
the wound TO the sympthetc nerves, the
wound was mortal from the beginning. which
was his reason for giving opium. To the ques-
ton could the amount of opium, more or less,
have had any effect on the final result" Wit
ness answered: sob, no; wounded as lie was he
would have died anyhow The court took a
recess.