Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-19
FROM NEW YORK.

Ne" York, Is. Ignatz Handlers, Samuel
Cohen, Morritz Sommers and John Katka,
wholesale rag dealers, were examined to-day
on charge Of stealing United States mail
bags. 1t has been shown that thew oought
the bags in good faith. and they were conse-
quently discharged.
The defence of Simmons for the murder of
Duryea, will be that he was in a pare xysism
of insanity when he committed the act, being
excited to frenzy by Duryea's taunts and
knowledge Of his s.raitened monetary coudi-
ton.
Snow began to fall this morning at s
o'clock, but turned into rain at :! o'clocl; this
morning, ard the rain still continues
Michael Phillips, clerk OF Simmons &
Fisher, has been arrested for embezzine
$1,000 worth of ladies scarts. Abraham
Aarons, who bought dozen Of the scarfs,
has also been arrested On a charge of receiv-
ing stolen goods The prisoners were COM
mitted.
August Wood, a Sweede charged with mnr-
der in the first degree, was brought up for
trial to-day and pleading guilty Of manslaugh-
ter in the second degree was sentenced to :
years Imprisonment.
Ec AOiiSui u. !'CiiD tdF IL III lilts Guy az
Enowledges the receipt Of S35il for the re-
lief of the sufferers by the recent nnunda-
ton in Denmark. $1,000 have thus tar been
| RENTED. Mail reports indicate that the suf-
tering is greater than has been supposed, and
further contributions solicited,
In consequence Of the accident 10 tie
Adriatic which was bound here the white
line steamer line dispatches no steamer Sat
urday.
The report of the disablement Of the mail
steamer Great Republic, in an old affair
She broke her main shaft on the outward
trip, was repaired and returned to San Fran.
cisco
An inquest was commenced to day by the
coroner over the bodies of the women sutfo-
Gated and burned by the fire in the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel on the 9ih inst. Fire Marshal Nc
Spedon testified that TIE employees of the
| hotel must have been endeavoring 10 eXtin-
| gush the flames fifteen minutes before the
public alarm was given, and Jas. McGregory,
superinte of the building, said that in
| his opinion suffocaton was the cause of the
death of the girls, and if they had no time to
| reach the window they could have escaped
| by the door. Capt. Burden, commandment OF
the police precinct, said that he went 70 the
l hotel Immediately on the alarm being sound
| ed, yet he did not learn of the death of the
girls until half-past two o'clock. Mary Grave
said that she saw the flames entering her
room, No. 5O5, and that the fire did not orig.
mate in that room as frequently stated.
The funeral of John F. kensell took place
| to- day from the First Presbyterian Church.
and was numerously attended by friends and
associate artists.
Frederick Heggie, charged with poisoning
a man named Singtried, will have his second
| trial in January.
The examination in the case of Paul Ber-
| trice, charged with murder in France, has
| been postponed until the ID of January.
Vie President Coliax has accepted the Ed
| itorship of the Tribune. His salutary may
be looked for in few days.
No additional jurors have been secured in
the Stokes case.
The Commissioner of Public Works has,
by the reduction of the salaries of some en-
ployees and the discharge of others, effected
! a iurtacr annual saving of $4,000.
In the trial of Irish to-day, mass of evil
dence was given as to the good character OF
| the prisoner. DR.. Bird testified that poison
was frequently found in liquor. The qestion
| as 10 whether the testimony of Mr.. Anderson
will be allow ed is to be decided tomorrow.
! In the Surrogate Court of West Chester
| to-day, proceedings were resumed in prov
| ing Mr. Grceleys last will. r. Hart was the
/ first witness. His testimony explained how
/ witness went TO DR.. Cheats house on the al
[ rernoon of Nov. 29tb, at the request Of his
| " illnesses father to ascertain if the will Mad
| been executed. He was accompanied by 4
| Mr. Sains, on reaching the house he saw Miss
| Ida Greeley. Mr.. Stuart had in his hand the
last will of Mr.. Greeley written on Nov. 10Th
| and asked him if it was his last will. Mr.
Greeley answered mo" Mr.. Hart then
spoke TO Mr.. Greeley, calling his close atton-
ton to the will. Mr.. Greeley raised his head
| from the pillow to look at the will and said
eyes, it was his last" Mr.. Greeley request
ed that Mr.. Hart and "Aunty' Samson SHOULD
be the subscribing witnesses. Counsel fol-
the contestants asked for the production o
the deed which had been made by Ida Greeley
in favor of her sister GIbriella Il WAS pro
duced, and as previously reported, it deed
half the property to Gabrielle. VIM. L.
Robinson was examined and produced viii
written by Mr.. Greeley in Sept 1857. 1t wa
not read. N. d. Greeley, brother of Mr.
Greeley was examined, but his testimony hal
reference only to the farm in Wayne county
Pa. The ''release" from the brother an(
three sisters of Mr.. Greeley was produced il
court, in which they disayowed pretention t'
any interest in Mr.. Greeley's property.
The contestants express determination t
MI Sh the proceedings to this end.