The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-05
Plea Of Hereditary Insanity To Be Inter
posed for the Alleged Murderer Bleak
leys Father Said To Have Died ina
81, Lunatio Asylum Application at
- as for Commission to In
sp vestigate the Facts.
DRAINAGE DIFFICULTIES.
Commissioners for Draining Edgewater,
Staten Island, Charged with Irregu-
larities-The Case In the Courts 20
'at and the Disposition Made Of 1t. g,
BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.

As win be seen by report in our law columns
certain Irregularities, among them issuing STOCK
above par, are charged against commissioners APP
pointed to supervise the drainage OF Edgewater,
on Staten Island. There was hearing In the mat
tar yesterday before Judge Fancher, at Supreme
Court Chambers, the result OF which win be found
set forth in the report OF the case. aab seg saxxZ
It's evidently proposed TO show that Robert
Bleakley, who shot, in q house OF ill-repute, hts
niece, Mary Ann Foley alias Maud Merrill, ID the
unfortunate victim of hereditary insanity. An will
be seen by arepert elsewhere his counsel the
being moved yesterday trial In the Court ofOyer
ana Terminer, expressed his determination to apply
for commission to issue to Ireland to investigate
the fact to the father Of Bcakley having died In
alnnauc asylum. The application will be made
formally on Monday. and, in case of the same be-
ing denied the accused will be brought to trial
wednesday. Meantime the trial of Joseph Nor.
gan, charged with having murdered his wife, Is set
down for Monday. .e e3asst aaf t e4n9 2fl IneNi
The writ Of habeas corpus granted at late hour
on Thursday evening by Judge woodruff at his own
house, In the case or George Mcdonnell alias
Mcdonald. who is charged with having been con.
cerned In the recent alleged frauds upon the Bank
OF England at London, was issued yesterday out Of
the United States Circuit Court Stripping the writ
gifts legal technicalities 1t simply AYERS that Com
missioner Gutman, before whom the examination Of
Mcdonnell has been already commenced, holds the
accused without any warrant OF law, fnasmuch as
the evidence already taken fails to support the
charge. The writ is returnable on Monday next
when the question will be argued before Judge
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Daniel D. wright alias Phil. Stanley was to have
been examined yesterday before Commissioner
Osborn, on charge Of having had in his posses
sion counterfeit internal revenue stamps of the
denomination OF twenty-five cents which were at
tached to certificates OF stock OF the Toledo, Wa
bash and western Railroad, but the case went over
till to-day, wnen counsel for tie prisoner-exJudge
Garvin-will argue that as such stamps were abo
ished last October by act Of Congress It Is not
criminal to counterfeit them. FL essen. yIodr
Yesterday ]. d. Coleman was committed by Com
missioner Shields, in default Of $500 ball. charge
of smuggling cigars into this port on the brig
Witch, from Boston. ~ HA8AA ul-hsl 4
Otto HAIRS was charged some days ago, before
Commissioner Shields, with having invented new
Photographic process for the printing Of counter
felt ten cent currency stamps. Upon examination
it turned ont that Mr.. HAIRS was acting In COED
faith, having been asked by one OF the bank note
engraving companies OF the city to exhibit to them
aspecimen Of his art, for the purpose OF ascertain
ing whether 1t might not be legItimately used in
the production OF such notes Mr.. HAIRS was hon.
orably discharged. ,s,-sa a sHt p.tsTttf