New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-09
GARRoTIEG REVIVED IN BROOKLYN.

GARROTIEG REVIVED IN BROOKLYN.
As JAS Ferguson butcher doing business
in Gaesave, Brooklyn, returning at an early hou
Yesterday morning from making purchases OF mes. ~
Washington Market he noticed number OF men foi'o"
ing him and keeping abreast OF his wagon Wnen 10
reached Gates and Clinton-aves. the men s"uu'''
threw a rope with moose on the end OF II over ms
head and before he could release himself ch0ked NM
Jumped into his wagon land threatened to Diow no
brains out with pistol he made AN outcry. tneS
took wallet containing $500 from his pocket anu bs
capped The thieves had ora gged nn into the
street. and his bewilderment was so great Ina snfi
out of sight before he recovered ms rnsh sew
GENTLY to 20 in search OF them. he drove tlrOus
era streets the vicinity and reported the facts W W
police but the thieves could not be found.
PROBABLE MURDER.
William Hurley, the 1ongshoreman who was
stabbed IN the back the neck at No. Reotorst on
Saturday night lying the Park Hospital In dying
condition The injured mans story is that he and Jonh
haurhnessy OF No. lOl Greenwch-st, went into Tue
saloon at the above place, where the latter was nSu'
by man who promptly knocked down py Snaus"
Messy Soon after the man who had been knocKed uo"
called shaughnessy out and as he reached the doo
be was knocked down and badly beaten. Hurley wen.
10 his friends assistance, aud he also was feleu
stabbed in the neck Immediately aer ncre Ma 4
of police, and the assaiant He'd Hurleys Wounu
the muscles OF the OF the neck and as nus
left side is totally para zed IL Is tnousns % M
injured the spinal cord bhaughhessy WAS iooAou "P
but released yesterday.
THE KELSEY SCANDAL
The Kelsey mystery is still almost the sore
topic OF conversation among the people OF Huntington
and the funeral OF Kelsey, on Friday has by no means
put an end TO interest in the case. Much specua
ton is INDUCED in concerning the probable reyeaiohsoi
Tomorrow inquest and the testimo will nDqnestioh
ably be as important any yet taken The list OF Wit
nesses Will include VIM. j. Wood Arthur T. Hnrd John
MCKAY Aaron Jarvis. and probably joel Scudder' IL ~
s uncertain whether District Attorney Downing wiz
of the discovery Of coat in oyster Bay have to-day
furnished a new sensation, but they generally dlS,
credited while even II true, IL 10 doubtful leS VI"
have any bearing on the case
TIE HAMIIL MYSTERY STILL UNsoLvED.
The Coroner's investigation in the case OF
Miss Margaret Hum was begun at y. m' yes'eru"y'
by Coroner whtehill, i'll Justice EhOtts Courtroom
Brooklyn E. ID. Mr.. and Mrs. Merrigan and their chhd
present.
Barbara Godner Of No 1919 Ninth-st.. the lsndlady,
testified that Mrs.Merran took additional apartments'
consisting OF room and bedroom the first floor, on
Wednesday; she came on Wednesday morning and asked
whether she could have the room and bedroom ana pad
a dollar The witness then gave an account OF the dis
covery OF the fire. Her husband told her Of at about
9I6 d. M Thursday; he said that smoke was coming
out of Mrs Merrigans shutters she ran into the YARD
and Mrs Merrigan, who on the sidewalk, ran IN Win
her The witness aeked: where is Your keyf' sho
win light! think there kerosene burning. that
the lamp btoke." Witness told her that she supposed
on "A flute only a quarter OF an hour before Mrs Merrl
gan answered that there nobody up stairs The key
she we mt ND with Merrgan after the the body
was discovered. The fremen asked Merrigan now Inc
dead oman had come there. He answered that nc
knew nothing about her being there. .,a-,
James g. Hani the brother Of the deceased, testified
that ne resided al Riverside Conn., his sister probably
had $50 500 about her Mondays he positively iden-
titled the body.
the Merrigans gave account Of the fire In the
binding which corrObOrated previous statements mere
was strong smell OF kerosene In the room When the
door was opened the fire in the bedroom was distinct
from that in the closet he could not tell whether the
body under or upon the bed he saw broken kero-
john Eaean boy residing at No. 7s2 Frst-st testified
when she moved furniture from tue second moor down
stairs He stood at the bottom OF the stairs While she
talked with woman at the head OF the stars there
light in the back room; another boy took up the
light in tile sitting room and stood with II at the door OF
the bedroom there bed with white sheet over
IL II about sI5 p IN when the two boys went IN;
he saw lamp burning; the light brought in
play ing flute and saw nobody except Mrs Mer-
rigan he noticed bad smell IN the room which seemed
only in the BEDROOM Mrs. Merriam said II came from
piece Of meat which the cat brought in about two weeks
before and II had smeit ever since
Charles Blake, other boy, testified that IL was
much eaglier Than $40 p m when they called at the
furniture lie said that Mrs MerIigan took the
foot OF the bed Mrs. herrgan said that reason why
she moved that the room sme badly since she had
been away for a day OF TWO.
A NEWARK MURDER.
Jacob Linthle, cartman employed by JACOB
schoenewOlf saloon keeper AZ No. 11S South Orange
ave. Newark, v. j., quarreled with boy also employed
by Schoene wolf yesterday morning. and used threaten
ing language which the boy reported to his employer
The latter in the afternoon expostuated with Linthe,
when hot words followed, and schoenewolf struck
Lintho "a heavy blow back Of the ear, which Knocked
him from mis- chair caused his death within about
20 minutes 6chOene tried to restore his vctm but
on finding that he dead, went TO the First Precinct
statIonEDuse and gave himself up. An inquest will be
held to-day.