The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-08
NEW YORK CITY.

New YoRK, April 1.-THE trial Of Jno.
Slckcl, o butcher charged with poisoning
his vile last October, began in Brooklyn
o.day.
Judge Tappin on application for the
release Of Mrs. Myers, the witness in the
Goodrich case, to-day granted writ Of
haJeaS corpus, returnable tomorrow.
Recorder Hackett, in his charge to the
Grand Jury to-day urged them to deal
with offenders against the usury laws,
saying the theft Of industry and Of reg
ular profits by means Of immoral and un-
lawful Vaccinations Of capitalists or
money institutions ought 10 command
your attention, much more than ordinary
larceny.
At the Legislative inquiry into the
Eric Railroad affairs to-day, a letter was
read from John Williamson and Frederick
A. Grammer tho ex.clerks, promising
to show II the books were produced that
the Companies statement Of freight and
passengers was grossly exaggerated. Al
Ter reading the letter the clerks were call
ed and testified that, while they could not
point out specific inaccuracies In the ab-
sence OF the books they were satisfied the
returns Of the agents were cooked, that o
dividend might be declared, as tho earn
ings of the road IN 1872 were not as large
as in 1871.
Henry T. Antes related converse
ton with President Watson, after the last
day of the examination, the point of
which was, Watson offered MIN lucera'
tive position in the Eric office, which
Antes says he considered an attempt to
bribc him.
Mr.. Beach, Counsel for O'DOherty sta.
ted that his client was now peIectly salts
fled that the accounts of the company has
not been falsifed and the present man.
sgemept was honest and reliable, and
Oliver W. Cooke and Col. Durant, audi
tors of the Eric Company testified to the
statement Of the net earnings, on which
the dividend declared were from actual
and apparently correct returns.
Up to recess today the only new point
educed in the Mutual Lite Insurance
Company investigation, was that Police
Commissioner Manniegre had obtained
$4,000, said TO have been used at Wash
ington TO relieve the Company from taxa.
tion, and charged to the account OF legal
expenses.
The men of the New York Gas Com
pany arc the only ones on the strike, the
employees of the other companies refusing,
thus far, to Join them. The police In
large force arc still on duty. To-day is
cloudy and dark, and the banks, mercan'
tile house and saloons down town are
lighted by candles and camphcne.
Mcdonnell, the alleged principle 10 the
iorgeries on the Bank OF England, was
brought before Judge Woodruff today on
writ Of haJeaS corpus, but ut the request
Of the counsel for the British government
the case was adjourned TIL tomorrow.
Eugene 4. PinCkney, ,whokeCps bank
ing and exchange office in the basement
of No. GS Wall street, was to-day arrest
ed and lodged in Ludlow Street Jail on
the charge Of swindling German emmi'
grant out Of $500.
There is a full supply Of gas in the
down town districts tonight. The strik'
ers say they will hold out: No disturb
anCe IS reported to-day, and all the men
arc at work except those discharged by
the New York Company. A committee
OF the workmen now employed by the
Manhattan Company waited on the lead
or Of the strikers Of the New York Com
pany to-day to make arrangements to
strike.
The counsel for Robert Blcakley,
charged with the murder OF Maud Merrill,
today, applied Tor delay IN order to obtain
proof of the prisoners insanity. Decis-
ion reserved.
Miss Laura Keene, actress, has brought
suit against q. L. Bretslord, ol the Amer.
ican Literary Bureau, to recover $4,000
damages for alleged libel.