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The New York herald., 1873-12-28
SuHROGATE'S COURT.
Wills Admitted-Bequests to Religious
Observation-Disclosures of Administra-

ton.
Before Surrogate Veeder
During the past week Surrogate Veeder admit
ted TO probate the wills OF Sophia X. Noble, OF the
town OF New Lots; Anna Lott, OF the town OF Flat
bush; Edward Adams, Bridget Murphy William
Rudsall Charles II. Sheldon, Mary Ament, Mar
garetha Cammeron and Thomas c. Tanning, all OF
the city OF Brooklyn. In the Will of Edward Adams
appear legacy OF $4,000 TO the Baptist
Home for Aged and INDECENT People in
Brooklyn; $1,000 to the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union; 1000 TO the Long Island Baptist
Association, for missionary purposes; $1,000 to
the American Bible Union; 1000 to the American
Tract Society, located IN New York or Philadelphia
and the like sum TO the American Tract Society IN
Boston, Mass; $500 to the FIRST Baptist Sunday
school In the city OF Brooklyn.
Letters OF administration were granted on the
estates of the following named deceased persons:-
Abraham Lunington, OF the town OF New Lots
Eliza A. Mara. OF Bedford, Mass James J. Murray,
Nancy Young, James Eagan, Susan Butler, Isabella
Brooks. Margaret Bellingnam, Annie Amelia VOL
ters Augustus Heidenrlch and George Schagen-
hat, all OF the city OF Brooklyn.
Letters OF guardianship OF the person and estate
of George Il. Raymond, Jr, and Bertha Il. Ray
mond were granted TO George +. Raymond OF
Anne j. Whitehouse Carrie B. Whitehouse, Mary
A. WhitehOuse, Nellie Il. Whitehouse and Florence
Whtehouse 10 Fannie Wilson; OF Mary Ann Duffy
and Margaret Dufy to Rose Dufly; OF John II. VOL
ters to Lena WOlters; OF Annie Heidenrich and
Henrietta Heidenrich to Martha Hedenrich; OF
Michael julius Hoffman to Lorenzo O'Conn0r, ali OF
the city of BROOKLYN.
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MURDER IN A COURT HOUSE.
Mysterious Assassination OF n Virginia
Lawyer on Christmas-No Clew to the
Criminal.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec 81, 1873.
On Christmas Day, while the bells were sending
forth their joyous peals and the glad songs OF
praise were ascending unto the Lord OF Life, in
the heart OF our city, and in the very temple OF
justice, a cruel ana cowardly murder was perpe-
trated and the author or it mas so far so success
fully covered up his tracks that suspicion even is
at fault and conjecture can frame no possible
theory OF the cause Of the crime.
About O'Clock to-day Henry A. Atkinson
Commonwealth's attorney Of Henrco county
upon entering the Grand Jury room OF the county
Court House, corner OF Twentysecond and Main
streets, was appalled, TO discover the body OF
Colonel G. A. Spauldipg, a well known member OF
the Bar OF this State, sitting stin in death upon
one OF the court room benches. Every surround
ing appearance tended to the conclusion that a
wfu and premedItated murder had been COM
mitted. The deceased was man OF considerable
legal attainments. During the war he occupied
the position OF lieutenant colonel in the Conled-
crate cavalry, and served with distinguished gal
lantry in many of the most memorable battles OF
the war. or late Colonel Spaulding has fallen into
very bad habits OF dissipation, and was almost
continually drunk though he was never known to
offend any one, and generally sought this room,
which was rarely kept locked, as refuge in which
to sleep of his deep potations.
He was last seen on Wednesday, and II seems he
that night sought his customary refuge in the
court room. Tue murderer must have crept in
through a back window and struck Spaulding a
mortal Dlow with some duh weapon, Ike heavy
cane. His skull was crushed open, and the blood
had flowed out in great quantities, covering the
entire lace and making considerable pool upon
the floor Al the time OF being struck he was
seated on bench in a corner, and the deadly blow
prevented him from rising or IRON moving more
than TO 0utstretch one arm, which iell paralyZed
at his side and rested against the edge OF the
bench
There were no evidences OF any struggle having
taken place. Spauding was not known TO have
had an enemy in the world. The Coroner this
evening empaneed jury OF inquest and removed
the body to the city Morgue, when tomorrow full
and searching investigation into the facts bearing
upon the case will be made.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
B0sTON,s CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY.
The Murder Not the Result Of Insanity,
but Settlement of Accounta, After
Professor Webster's Model.

but n Settlement of Accounts, After
Professor Webster's Model.
Boston, Dec. q, 1s73
The coroler's investigation into the terrible
Christmas tragedy in Province court was con-
Guided this afternoon and the verdict was to the
effect that Anton Huttl was murdered by Joseph
T. Hegner, and the latter has been fully committed
for trial. Some OF the evidence at the inquest
would to indicate that the murderer was
not insane but that he committed the deed on ac-
count of $3.50 debt which he owed to mis- victim
In this respect the affair is not unlike the famous
WebsterParkman tragedy, and IL Is also similar to
the generally believed circumstances OF the Ellis
murder in this city about a year ago, ior which
Leavitt Alley was tried and acquitted.
Mr.. Thomas, the janitor OF the Province court
building, where Hegner committed his terrible
crime states that there have recently been unkind
feelings between the murderer and the murdered.
The night before the tragedy he saw Hegner on
Washington street, and he appeared very wild and
excited. Mr.. Thomas asked him what was the mat
ter and he said, al don't feel right. I'm afraid some
thing is going to happen and that A hutti VII
him to keep away from Hutt or discharge him, and
the murderer said he could not do that for he owed
him $3.50, and could not get rid of HIM.
Another witness, who occupied room on the
same floor where the tragedy was committed, testi-
fed that the men frequently quarrelled about
money matters and that he had several times
separated them when fighting, and that on sew
eral occasions he heard Hegner threaten to Kill
Hutti. The iormer, he said. he never considered
insane, and the latter was always an inofieL slve
man.
Mrs. Milliken, who was the first to hear the mur-
was raised she heard the blows dealt faster and
faster, as though the person was determined to
finish his work before help arrived
The eXctes considerable public interest,
and the idea that the Tragedy was the result OF
insanity is being rapidly replaced by the conclu-
sion that the case was one OF wlul and deliberate
murder. One strong reason lor this idea Is the
fact that the night be the murder Hegner bor
rowed the hatchet with which he committed the
deed.
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NOT KILLED-DEATR FROM coNvULs1oNs.

Information was received by Coroner Young
yesterday morning that Thomas Clancy, an infant
only tour months old, whose parents live In
miserable apartments at No. 2s4 Rivington street,
was dead. From statement made by the mother
1t appears that Friday evening she left her child
asleep on the sofa while she went out for a pail oi
water, and upon her return found her brother and
two other men, all OF whom were intoxicated, in
the room. Mrs. Clancy thereupon took the babe
from the sofa so that her brother could lie down,
and then TO her horror discovered that the chnd
was dead. Ii suspected that on entering the
room Mrs. Cancy's brother, without looking, threw
himself on the lounge and crushed the child to
death, but an investigation subsequently made by
Coroner Young and DR.. Marsh showed the child
had received no injury, and that death ensued
from commissions.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
KATE sToDDARD's LAST SENSATION.

Considerable excitement was caused in Raymond
street Jail a few nights ago by the report which
reached the Keepers ears that Kate Stoddard,
awaiting trial for the murder of Charles Goodrich,
had deadly weapons concealed in her cell, either
for the purpose OF committing suicide or assisting
her IN cffecting ncr escape. thorough search, to
which she submitted with reluctance. revealed
nothing more destructive than q hrecraCker,
which she has kept since the 4th OF July, lS72 One
been the work Of some discontcnted prisoner in
years gone BY.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
THE DEATH OF EDWARD MGOLDRICK.

Coroner Whitehill began an inquest on Friday
night In the case OF Edward McGodrick whose
body was found IN Newtown Creek on the 18th inst.
IL was supposed that John Wilson, captain OF q
stone barge, in whose society McGoldrck was last
seen alive knew something of his death, and he
was accordingly held to await the result OF the
Coroner's investigation. After taking the test-
mony OF number OF witnesses, chiefly OF an infer
ential character, the case was given to the jury.
After remaining out until halfpast one O'Clock
yesterday morning they returned and said they
could arrive at conclusion until they had iurther
evidence. The inquest was, therefore, adjourned
until next Tuesday DiOht
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rooms In his house, No. So Bushwick avenue. 5ue
had not lived there very long before she was
prostrated by smallpox and was confined to the
hospital for two months. Upon recovery she
brought suit against the landlord, alleging that
the rooms she rented rom him had previously
been occupied ny a family who had suffered rom
smallpox, and lost one OF its members child by
that fell disease. Sne further alleged that the
premises had not been disinected Karutz
claimed that the child died OF Group. The jury
rendered verdict in avor OF plaintir for 81 500.
Yesterday Mr.. A. ii. Dalley applied for new trial
and Judge Reynolds reserved his decision.
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COURT OF CghMQS plEAs-spEClAl TERM.
Decisions.

BY Judge LOew.
Sarah McCutchean vs.. John Notwithstanding
Ment OF divorce granted plaintiff
Krekler vs.. Ritter, Decentralization for further
time to make and serve a case denied.
Bispham vs. Keach.-Motion for new trial
granted. See memorandum.
The Germania- American Bank vs. Brennan,
Sherlff.-Motion for leave to serve an amended
answer granted.
Joseph Harris vs. Hannah Harris.-Judgment Of
divorce granted to the plaintiff.
Sherwood vs. Marshall-Order settled.
Abraham VS.. Davis Upon making an assign
ment OF his property the prisoner will be entitled
to his discharge.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
RAILROAD CASUALTY.

An inquest was yesterday held at the Nineteenth
precinct station house by Coroner Kcsser on the
body OF John Kuse, German, 81 years OF age,
whose death resulted from injuries accidentally
received by being struck by train OF cars belong
ing to the New Haven Railroad Company, on
Fourth avenue, near Seventy-fourth street, on the
20th ult. The jury recommended "that all the
Fourth avenue railroad companies use more eau
tiOn and run their trains at lower rate Of speed
when going on Fourth avenue, between 125th street
and the depotu Deceased lived In Seventy-ninth
street. between Tenth and Eleventh avenpea
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
ESSEX mAsKeT POLICE COURT.
A Desperate Sneak Thief.
Before Justice OtterhOnrg.


John Elliott, who gave his residence 157 Greene
street. and his business a moulder, was committed
yesterday in default OF 81, 600 bail, a charge OF
larceny and burglary. The complainant Mrs.
Adelaide Somerville or 90 Second avenue. states
that she heard footsteps IN a room on the seco nd
hoor OF her house, and on gong up stairs saw the
prisoner helping himself TO the contents OF a
bureau. On seeing her he ran up on the roof
through the scuttle, she closely pursuing him. He
turned on her and drawing pistol threatened to
shoot If she advanced. She became terrified and
Elliott made his escape, but was afterwards ar
rested by Oficcr Ryan. He was recognized an
old offender, against whom several charges are
pending and for whom the police have been look
ing Tor some time past.
Raid on the Policy Dealers.
Frederick a. Jackson, alias Edwards, the proprie-
tor OF the policy shop at 269 Bowery, and William
Cook. James White and James Smith, mis- clerks,
were all locked up to await an examination.
At noon yesterday CAPTAIN Ward, OF the Tenth
precinct accompanied by Sergeant Villdenberg and
Offlcers Dyer and Callahan, made a raid on the
shop, and captured the prisoners and also the
books aud implements OF the game.
An examination will take place in the case on
Monday.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
SUPERIOR C0URT-SPEClAl TERM.
Decisions.

BY Judge Freedman.
Heye vs.. Robertscn.-Extra allowance O. five per
cent granted to defendant.
Stanford vs. National Steamship Company
Motion to modify order denied, with $40 costs to
defendant.
Strip vs. Cavanagh.-Motion denied.
Bruce VS.. Bloss.-Receiver appointed.
Weiss VS.. Ktchen.--Order OF reference.
BY Judge Sedgwck.
Roberts VS.. White.-Order signed.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
A Raid ON the Policy Dcn1ers.
BROOKLYN COURTS.
SUPREME C0URT-SpEClAl TERM.
Fined for Contempt.
pofora Iudrn Cilhart

some time since Judge Gilbert placed the child OF
a Mr.. and Mrs. Hoke, or Kansas, in the custody OF
Mr.. Marvin Cross, Of the Eastern District, with
leave TO both parents to visit 1t pending the ltga.
ton between them Tor the charge OF the little one.
The child was subsequently, removed from Mr..
with her.
Counsel for Mr.. Hoke thereupon applied to the
allowing the child To be taken away. Mr. Cross
defended himself by saving that he did not think
that his custody OF the child continued after
a second adjournment OF the original proceeding
by Mr.. Hoke 10 have the care ana support OF the
infant awarded to him. The matter was before the
Court yesterday, when Judge Gilbert convicted Mr..
Cross OF contempt and fined him $3.50
Mr.. Hoke travelled for many months throughout
this country and Canada In search OF his child and
finally, one day last fall discovered IL in a board
ing house on Willouphby street, III Brooklyn. lie
then appealed to the courts.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
CITY AND COUNTY TREASURY.
PAYMENT OF INSPECTORS OF ELECTION.

The Comptroller's Office will he open until nine
O'Clock 2. NJ. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings December 80, 80 and Sl for the purpose
of paying inspectors OF election, poll clerks and
landlords On Monday, all up to the Fourteenth
Assembly district; on Tuesday, all up to the
Eighteenth Assembly district: on Wednesday, all
nm TO the Twenty first Assembly district.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
THE CHRISTMAS STREET FIGHT IN WAKE
FIELD, MASS

BOSTON, Dec 81 1875
The inquest on the body of Joseph Calvin, who
came TO his death during street fight in W&e-
field on Christmas Day. has resulted IN holdlngth
brothers John and Arthur Doherty on a charge Of
murder.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
SUICIDE BY HANGING.

CANNINGToN, Ont Dec. %, 1873.
Thomas Cliff, wagon maker, committed suicide
by hanging himself in his shop this morning He
was about 90 years OF age
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
WIFE MURDER BY BLIND PAUPER.

LEWISTON, Me-, Dec. 81, 1878.
Mrs. Lucy Tenney was murdered in her bed in
Grafton on December "a by her husband, Moses
Terney blind pauper, IS years OF age. coro-
ners jury has returned verdict to that effect, and
Tenney Is now under arrest.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
SUICIDE IN CLEVELAND.

CLEvELANn Ohio Dec. 81, 1873
Alta quarter before twelve O'Clock to-day Mr.
Charles stilson an old and highly respected men,
per of the Cleveland Bar, shot himself and is now
dying. Financial embarrassment Is said to be the
cause of the act.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
CITY IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS.

Commissioner Van Mort, or the Department OF
Public Works, has transmitted to the Board of AS.
SCISSORS the certificates OF the cost OF the following
improvements in order that the assessments
therefor may be made:
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sth and 10Th sts $500
Sewers 5ist ST. between 9th and 7h 1912
Sewers in 10th St, between 5h ana Sth avs 1887
Drains between Goth and 9th sts. and 9Th and Mad
isOn avs. ooV
Rivngton sts as9
Stanton sts 49, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 352
Paving 63d ST. from Lexington to 4h $3.50
9th and 10th avs. 1864
FIagging sidewalks 57th from 9th to 10th 1928
Flaggisg sidewalks 57th $50 of 439
Flagging sidewalks 5th ST. 25 # east OF I'd av. 231
west - 600
Flagging sidewalks 54th ST. from 9Th to 18th GIG
to No. 3H ......................... 6ls
Total $50 699
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
CITY COURT SPECIAL TERM.

Smallpox I'm . Tenement.
Before Judge Reynolds.
Christina Cesar rsaied from Albert KarutE two
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
THE COURTS.
The Alleged Bradley Fraudulent
Bankruptcy Case.
OTHER SUITS IN BANKRUPTCY.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.

The Alleged Bradley Fraudulent Bank
ruptcy Case,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-05
Light Vote on the Arkansas Con
stitutiOnaI Amendment-It
has Probably Carried.
Gossip of NashviIle-The COnSti'
tutiOnal Convention Bill-The
Senate School Bill.
The Troubles and Complications
in Louisiana Thickening-The
Bank of England Fraud.


Special 20 the Appeall
MAsoN's, Tenn, March 4, 1890 A. NJ.
The Mason Hotel, and the stores OF
G. Devries, McCIoy d Bro, and J,
Fisher & Bro, were burned about six
O'Clock this morning. BY great exer.
tions, ana mainly owing to the use o.
a small Gardner Extinguisher, the
stores Of J. Linehan and Joe Carr were
saved, after being on fire several times
The fire originated in the dining room
Of the hotel, between the ceiling and
shed roof, where no fire could have pos.
sibly started accidentally. There is nc
clue as yet to the incendiary. 1t lacked
only one day Of being the anniversary
of our big fire Of March 5th, 1872. The
loss is estimated at about fifteen thou.
sand dollars. Insurance five thousand
dollars. The hotel had just undergone
repairs for hundred dollar fire that Oc,
CURED a month or two ago. A stranger
about fifty years of age, whose name il
said to he Bird, and supposed to bt
from Brownsville, was carried out o.
the fire insensible, and has since died.
Death was caused from opium and
whisky.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-05
TELEGRAMS.

The committee on the distribution of
the Geneva award failed TO agree as to
the manner of its distribution yesterday,
when it was suggested, and met with
rather favorable cOuntenance, that the
whole amount be invested in United
States bonds.
II is the opinion in Madrid that one
ef the first acts Of the cOTtes will be the
proclamation Of the emancipation of
slavery in Cuba.
Charles F. Durant, a famous eronaut,
died yesterday at his residence in Jer-
sey City.
An appeal in Stokes's case has been
filed, but will not be argued at present.
1t is the prevailing opinion in London
that the frauds on the bank Of England
will reach one million dollars.
The wool-pulling establishment Of
Hollis & Watertown was burned at BOs-
ton-seventy-five thousand.
The weather yesterday was ten de-
grees below zero at st. Paul and at Mil
Waukee.
w. L. Hnll, private banker at Den
isOn, Texas, abscOnded Sunday night
with about fifteen thousand dollars, de-
pOsits of laboring men and small deal
ers. He was formerly Of Fort Scott,
Kansas.
Two blackguards fought a tisticuti
battle at Pittsburg yesterday.
A dispatch from Montgomery yester-
day says that two Of the supreme court
! i,lstiees decided that the late courthouse
| legislature was a legal body. Justice
| Stafford delivered a dissenting opinion
that the legal legislature was the one
organized under AttOrney-GeneraI VIII
lians's plan.
The constitution Of Massachusetts is
to be amended so as to permit women
| to vote and hold Office.
Mack, iuryman in the trial Of Sean
nell one fthe New York murderers, is
| before the Grand Jury of that city foI
bribery and corruption.
A San Francisco dispatch says that
the investigation Of the circumstances
! the wreck Of the ship Patrician shows
that the pilot leftthe vessel inside the
bar: theeonsequenee was she ran on
| the bnnks.
The senate of New York yesterday by
a vote of to IS, refused to declare
| Tweed's seat vacant.
A dispatch from Jacksonville, Oregon
saws the people Of that part Of the state
| are not willing to accept Of any terms
/ of the MOdoc Indians which do not pro
vide for the surrender TO the civil su-
| thority Indians indicted for murder
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-05
PRESIDENT GRANTS INAUGURAL.

In another column we publish full
account of the inaugural ceremonies
aud the inaugural speech of President
Grant, on the occasion of his being
sworn into Office for a second term. VI
the parade we have said all that is ne
cessary in condemnation. We can well
believe the report which tells us that
never before was such display wit
messed In Washington. The adjoining
States We're laid under contribution for
their crack military corps and every
civic organization that could lend ec3dt
TO tha occasion. IL was a depart
IRE from the stern simplicity OF
Jefferson as marked as the difference
between the illustrous Father of Ameri-
can democracy and the latest republi-
can leader. But, perhaps, we should
overlook this tinsel and show, in view
of the Presidents military education
and life. His speech is remarkable for
its length, considering his character for
breviSy. But it would have been well
for him had he confined himself to bis
usual ten lines. Had he done so he
would perhaps have given more salts
faction. He deals in generalities, and
has but little to say that is clear or spe-
cific-little that gives hope OF anything
but partisan administration of the gov
erDment. He has committed himselffully
10 the absurd blunder of the extreme
radical view Of civil rights, another
name for social equality, something that
never can be adjusted by law, and apol-
ogizes for his San Domingo folly, and
promises to stand generally by the radi-
cal platform on which he was elected.
We confess ourselves disappointed in
the matter Of this inaugural, remsrka-
ble only for the persistency with which
the President insists upon pressing his
partisanship for patriotism. We had
hoped for something better, and regret,
differing even as we do with him, that
General Grant has thus, at the outset Of
his second term, disappointed the
country.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-05
SOUTH CAROLINA TERRORISM.

The New York Commercial AdUer-
fiser is responsible for the following:
@ Some months ago an Episcopalian
clergyman, who intended to pass the
Sabbath in one of the Out-Of-the-way
districts of South Carolina; gave notice
that he would hold divine service in a
dilapidated ball that had been unused
since the breaking out of the late civil
war. The inhabitantsOf of this unfrequent-
ed place were mostly negroes, and
at the appointed hour they filled the hall
to overhowing. On the entrance Of the
clergyman, clothed in the sacred vest
ments of the church, an old darkey, sit
ting beside the door, espied him, and
mistaking his calling, sung out "ku-
klux,n when the entire congregation
tumDled every whieh-way out OF the
windows and through the back door,
making for the woods as fast as tneh
| legs could carry them. One old woman
| fell headlOng into an unused port hole,
with her heels high IN the air, but was
rescued by a couple Of colOred deaeons
after a good deal of squalllng ana pr0ees'
tation that she really thought that tneIl
- ongracious white niggers =. were really
about to slaughter her. Order ana
portion of the audience having returned
| the services were concluded, the eieFgy'
man preaching a very eloquent sermon
from the text, None Out tHe uplsu
shall enter"