Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-29


New YORK, Jan. 2S.-Sadie f. Wilkinson has
began suit in the United States court against
Mark Nj. PomerCy, to recover S25, 900 damages
for an alleged breach of promise of marriage
The complaint recitcs that on the 3Oth of May,
1866, ut New Haven, Connecticut, the defendant
promised to marry plaintiff, but has since mar
ried another woman. Also that on the list of
January, 1866, defendant, being then Il married
man, represented himself as single, and prom
iSed TO marry plaintiff, which promise, of course,
he was unable to fulfil, orr .tly ito plaintiff in
jury, as she has remained single for long time,
and refused other offers of marriage, in eXpecta-
ton that defendant would marry her. The
complaint was filed with Commissioner Shields,
i'll the clerks office of the United States circuit
court yesterday, and an answer will be filed
within twenty days.
The wholesale markets during the past week
have been dull. Flour was in small demand
and lower, although pIces recovered somewhat
ut the close Wheat was also duh Mt low rates.
Pork was more active at low quotations. Sugar
was quiet. Cotton luctuatcd, pl ices being lower
at the close.
VIM Z. Kingsley, the young man who was
arrested Friday night on suspicion of being the
assassin of Professor PanOrmo, declared that he
was not near the scene Of the crime on Tuesday
night, and that he can prove he did not leave
his home after six o'clock that evening. Of
course, if this proves true, another man with a
light coat must be found. Four men arrested
on SuSpcion-JameS Mclaughlin, John Gilroy,
John Killmea1 and Charles Miller-were ar
raigned before Justice Reilly. The first two
were positively identified by Solomon Wasser-
man, the linguist, as two of the gang that as
sauted and robb1d him on Myrtle avenue on the
night of the 18th of january. Mclaughlin and
Gilroy were sent TO jail upon Il short commit
mcnt. They were previously, however, taken
to police Headquarters, where they were ques-
toned by Chief Campbell as to their completely
with the murder and robbey of Panormo. They,
of course, pleaded innocence. Killmead and
Miller were also committed.
One OF the reasons that there were no police
to DC found in that part Of Brooklyn where
Prof.. Panormo was murdered on Tuesday night,
has leaked out Captain Powell, of the station
IN that precinct, had brother up before one of
the primary meetings as candidate for office,
and sent twenty of his policemen to help elect
his relative. Meantime the murder took place,
ana the TACT Of all the men being away at the
primary, accounts for the fact that the Of
hcers are so very ignorant OF the horrible affair.
mere IS pretty general belief that, through
inc EFFORTS OF one OF the interchangeable reporters
OF the Brooklyn Eagle, at least one of the muir
dererS OF Professor Panormo is under arrest.
his name IS Miller. The Eagle says; Miller
himself says that he reached the scene of the
murder Just after Panormo had been knocked
down. He says he was returning from a beer
saloon, where he had been spending the even
ing. This is all the explanation he vouchsaies.'
Alfred East, an EngliShman, twenty five
| years Old, who boarded at the same house
and lodged in the same room, in Brooklyn
with Professor Panormo, blew his brains out
| this morning. East left a letter asserting his
| innocence of any connection with the murder
East has exhibited great signs of fear since the
| PanOrmO assassination, and seemed to imagine
that the detectives were after him; but the lady
| OF the house is sure he was in on the night Of
the murder.
The produce exchange held meeting yester.
day afternoon to take action in regard TO the
| strike of the coopeTs, and appointed Messrs,
| Isaac Reid, BenSall, HiscoX and Millspaugh to
| confer with the chamber of commerce and the
| building exchange on the eXpediency of send.
| ing special committee TO Albany to procure an
| alteration of the conspiracy law. MAKING NIL
combinations having a depressing effect upon
trnde Illegal. Mr.. Iiscox made an address. re-
| counting numerous instances in which the men
| had been inundated by the society. and decIar.
ed that the business interests uf the whole conn
| try would suffer unless some action was taken.
The meeting of the nationnl nrison assotio-
ton, in SteInWay hall Yesterday morning was
not largely attended Horatio Seymour occn-
pied the chair AT the election of directors the
old board was again chosen with the following
changes G. S. Gritfiths, of Maryland in place
of Howard Potter; r. X. White. of Troy, in
place of l.. l.. Jackson; G. William Walker of
H. WeTmore was nominated for treasurer, but
his election was postponed until il could he as
certained whether he would accent The pres
ident gave verbal report on prison discipline
saying thath was satisfied that our law 5 in re-
gard TO crime arc very defective, and of leudal
origin; that We punish more for the name than
for the act. He could not give as long a report
as he desired until he had an interview with the
commissioners appointed by the state. Our
laws should DC amended, and more simplicity
be given to the administration of justice, and
we should do away with grand iuries. The
terms of criminals should be short ned by good
behavior lie trusted that the movement which
Dr. wines had commenced would succeed. The
secretary, DR.. Wines, was called on for his re-
port, but he was not prepared to read it, owing
to the pressure of business Mr.. F. b. Sanborn,
OF Massachusetts, delivered a report on the
same subject. This was followed by "A report on
juvenile dcliDqucnts, by the Rev. Mr.. Brace
The caus S OF juvenile crime were divided into
five heads, viz: Inheritance ignorance, orphan
age, want Of trade, and weakness of the mar
rlage tie. His report was listen / to with great
attention, owing to his many years experience
among the children of the lowest classes of our
city.
The statement of the receiver of the Market
savings bank shows liabilities of 5000 000 with
only assets of 1872 900. Helser & Sons acknow-
ledge an Indebtedness of 100000. Conklin,
the absconding secretary, was denounced by the
'O''ts'
in the safe, altered largely by Conklin. Evil
IDENTIFY the bank has been run very loosely, if
not criminally.
AS the investigation into the affairs of the
Market bank proceeds, the more desperate
docs its condition appear. The defalcalons of
Conklln, the fugitive secretary, amount to S347,-
0OO The story OF this man is suggestive. He
IS ABOUT nifty years OF age, and until recently en-
ioyed an unsullied reputation. Mr.. Dennis says
that he is quite as much Il fool as knav3. Like
all men who begin a course of crime late in life
Conklin appears TO have become utterly reckless
in his conduct after his first dishonest ACT. So
far us Mr.. Dennis has been able to discover, his
robberies, large as they are, were all committed
in few weeks. The first indication that he
was specializing occurred duling the last week
in November, when he boosted to a friend that
he had margin Of $4,000 with Ilalgarten &
20. Pretty good, said he, "lor man with a
small salary"
1t appears that Conklin fell into the hands Of
experienced confidence" operators, and was
helpless as pigeon in the snare, Mr., Dennis
who has for several days been engaged in trac.
Ing out Conklin's past life, says that the latter
became acquainted, short time ago, with two
men named Brte and Patterson. They lived In
expensive rooms at one of the largest and most
fashionable hotels in the city. One OF them has
fine country, scat a Workers, the other hand