, 1873-02-08

InCHttnE~oEhC Court HOUSE EFn1laszs
s.lmn Chnrgod to Parties H1nvinE no
Exfntcnce--rlortlan of nm
MISUNDERSTANDING 1Incllino Rings
Tho Knoop mystorY.
Special Deanatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
New YoRK, Fob. 7.-Tho caBo Of tho poor old
Brooltlyn miaor, Jacob Knoop, who diod alone
up Htatra In hiB rookory, and WAS gnawed into
fragments by hts imprisoned dog, was invested
with sonlo additional mystery to-day, by tho ds-
coVory that beof bonca were mixod with Ills re-
n,ains, while somo of his own largor bones can
possible that the nlissing homes woro carried by
the dog into tho colar aud buried toro for future
moals. Thoro Is now nbout foot Of Ice on tho
cellar, which preyonts q soarch. Tho Coroner
from place to place by tho dog. The Coroner's
jury ascribo Knoop's death to natural causoa,
and his mutilation to the dog and, perhaps, rats.
Iilo dog Is offered for aale to ta1tdermlats.
rasdn nnGdSn f9Ns No% io R aas e rs
for burial.
Ito thu Associated press1
NEW YoRK, Fob. 7-Tho New York Yacht
Club last evening elected James Gordon Ban,
regatta would tnlso paos on tho 9th OF Juno.
Comptroller Groom sent to Mayor Hayorneyor.
this afternoon, report on the recent discovery
Court Houao. A list of expenditures Is given,
extending from Dec: 20, 1879, to March 4, 1871,
amounting to a5o8, ,215. OF this gum, 1906, ,708
Is traced directly to Ingoreolls private bank &C.
sum Of s1ae,lis 10 tho sumo account, attor
5492,01e out Of tho whole sum. Tha was dono
Within thirty days Of tho frat payment Of
the $500 oq9 appropriation for the completion of
the Conrt House, which was made Doc. ], 1870.
OF tho whole amount, S182,084 was drawn on
warrants with forged Endorsements. Tho firm
Of Heath g. Smith, to whom D warrant for
9l00, 600 waa charged, was not in existence. Be-
sdcs this, 977, $50 was drawn in favor Of poraons
whoao oxistcnce is not yet discovered. Tho
$780, 900 being thus dispoaod OF, more money
was demanded, and recourse was had to tho
Tenth National Bank, which advanced the atm
Of s;4a2,5 Of this amount Connolly repaid
$500, 900, and the bankers are now suing for
tho balance Of tho loan. OF the amount loaned
by tho Bank, there was deposited to tho credit
Of Jamos e. Ingoraoll 81, ,693 .1ngersoll,
George S. iii 1iilsr s5ss7d j. IT. Tastersop'' 9'
e50,00o: Paid by pay-rolls not traced, SILT ,89A:
from March l to Ang. 81, 1871, thoro was paid
for olorks In tho construction Of tho buildings,
5anaitorsa engineers, watehmen md cleaners,
for tho same period. With theao exceptions,
mono Of tho parties whose names were used over
received tho checks. 1t appears from all the
statements that the Court House commissioners
spont Al ,0G6, ,491, Of which there may have beon
genuine Payments Of $3.50, ,513, but Of this sum
there nre no youchors for 9200,000, and thero
Ia good ronson to belicyo these charges
nre as fraudulent as the rost. But assuming the
whole $3.50, SIS to DO gonuino expenditure, there
Is still loft tho bum of 5,050 fraudulenty OK
pended, al1d Of which thero was deposited by
1ngorsoll to his own private account tho Sum Of
$3.50, 800.
Tho body Of tho Rev. VIM. Starr, Vicar Con-
erl OF tho Archdiocese Of New York, la lying
In state at his late residence in Mulberry street,
and will bo removed to the Cathedral on Bunduy
! afternoon. Tho funeral services talso placo OIL
Monday morning.
Detectives brought to this city, to-day. Wm.
g. Murray, defaulting clerk Of Dloodgood g. Co.,
and his vito, Murray is charged with having
on1bezzlod in all $4,000. On arrivingln this city,
Mrs. Murray was searched and 81, 600 was found
in gold certificates and 81 900 in greonbao!ss on
her peraon. Murray was hold in 81, 900 bail, mud
Mrs. Murray was discharged.
RoBenzwoig, tho murderer Of Alice Bowlsby,
who was convicted aud sontoncod to seven years
imprisonment, and who, undor legal tochnicali-
tics, hnB boan brought here for now trial, was
again arraigucd yesterday. His counsel first
entered q plea Of not guilty. but subsequently,
Withdrew It, and put In ploa for discharge on
the grounds Firnt, that no should not be placed
in jeopardy twice for the same offence; second,
because tho law Of 1879 repealed tho act Of 1860,
and consequently there was no Law under Which
to Try him. Tho District Attorney joins. Issue
Oh the first clause Of tho plea, and demurs to
the second, Argument On tue demurrer will bo
henr nnxt TblraflnY.