The Portland daily press., 1874-10-31
NEW YORK..
Conspiracy Case Removed to Washin,

Conspiracy Case Removed to Washing
ton.
New YORK, Oct 3O.-Albert Cunz, who was
indicted in the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia for conspiracy against Columbus
Alexander, and who surrendered himself for
examination, has had a decision rendered in
his case by Judge Blatchford. The case was
thoroughly contested on an application for a
warrant for the removal of CUM to Washing
top, his uo1neel eontendiaa that ha-ennld not
be removed to Washington for trial on an in
dictment which did not charge any offence
against any federal statute. Judge Blatchford
proper case for warrant OF removal" Conse-
quently CUM will be sent to!Washington.
The Oyster Bay Murder Case.
The Oyster Bay murder case developed yes
terday that no doubt Of Jackson's and Jarvs's
equal completely in the crime can longer exist
The ten trunks containing minor valuables,
not available by the murderers, have, under
and Mrs. Jarvis has brought forward the
watch, chain, silver coins, ETC., which were not
found. Hitherto jackson gave the officers
considerable information leading to the re-
covery Of the missing articles, and the case
now stands as strongly against him as against
Jarvis.
Selling Elec ton Pools.
Mayor Havemeyer has been in correspon-
dence with District Attorney Phelps, the for :
mer desirng.to suppress the selling of election
pools. The District Attorney thinks the gamb-
ling law of 1851 is broad enough to cover the
case, it it can be proved that more than $25
was lost or won at one time within "a hours.
Law Suits.
The suit of Aaron Genong Milliken, Vs. the
Tribune, for $4,000 damages for libel in an
article on adulteration of milk, published IN
1872, and tried to-day in the Supreme Court
before Judge Donohue, resulted in verdict for
the plaintiff of only $50 dollars there being an
entire ahSnnca Of noljna ord no
being the result of mistake.
The motion for an injunction against Marie
Wolfe, the German actress, to prevent her ap-
pearance on the stage in this city, in violation
of contract with the Concord Society of Bal
timore, was denied by Judge Robinson
Singular Story.
A most extraordinary story was told to-day
in her own defence. by Mrs. Merrigaa, who is
accused of the murder of Maggie Hammill in
Brooklyn. The prisoner said a gipsey fortune
teller had been in the habit of telling her for
tune by measuring her neck, head, toes and
other parts Of her body with line. When
Maggie called on Sept. 22d, she requested Mrs.
Merrigan to explain the manner in which the
gypsy had forecast events which she did She
measured Miss HammelPs head and nec1 and
was about measuring her feet when they heard
some one coming up stairs. She had used a
clothes line for this purpose, and Maggie stood
on chair near the bedroom door. She had
placed pins in the clothes line to indicate the
place of measurement but the pin to hold the
rope in place around the neck was not suff-
cient and Maggie used a moose and to relieve
herself Of. the end of the line which she was
not using, threw it over the door. Mrs. Merr-
gan left the room to prevent visitors from en-
tering and discovering her friend in this alb.
surd position She was absent from the room
fifteen minutes. When she returned to the
apartment Maggie Hammell was suspended by
the neck and the chair was on one side as if
she had upset it and had fallen off All the
prisoner remembered was the glaring eyes of
the dead girl staring at her and the artificial
teeth. She thought her friend must have tip
ped off the chair against the door, closing the
latter and thereby fastening the rope in the
moulding. After that she had no recollection
of what occurred.
Various Matters.
The entire proceedings in the case of Sch
meider and Others against Henry Clews & Co.,
including the order issued by Justice Lawrence
have been dismissed with costs against Schmei-
der.
Geo. H. Mix, formerly.of Hartford, Ct, has
been sentenced to five years in the states prs.
on for larceny Of $1,000 worth of lace from H.
B. Clafflin & Co. -
An illicit whiskey manufactury was seized in
Brooklyn to-day.