The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-14
NEW YORK.
The Beecher Investigation.

| NEW YORK, July 13-The members of the
| committee of Investigation in the Beecher scan
dial refuse to give any information as to the pro-
| gresS of the investigation, or what witnesses
| have been examined or when it is likely to be
| concluded. They only say it is to be thorough
| and no favor shown to any one.
| Kate StOddard's Case.
| District Attorney Wiuslow appeared before
| Judge Moore to-day in the court sessions of
| Brooklyn and called the attention of the court
to the act providing for the disposition of in
sane persons indicted for homicide. He then
| spoke of the case of Kate Stoddard alias Lizzie
King, indicted for the murder of Chas. Good
rich, and asked that an examination to her
sanity take place before the court. Her coun-
sci, Messrs. Gray & Allen began to read affida-
Wits made by schoolmates, sneighbors and en-
ployes of the prisoner, when she jumped from
her seat in an excited manner ran to the coun-
sci, fiom whom she attempted to seize the pa
pers, excaiming, ''you shant read them,
won't submit to it. IL is an insult. You are
not my counsel" 1t required considerable
force to remove her back to her seat. Judge
Moore admonished her, stating that it was out
of consideration that he allowed her to be
present. She retorted, 81 should think had
right to be present, could not be in worse
place. don't want such mean man Gray
to defend me. He is not my counsel" During
the reading of the afiidavits she frequently in
terrupted with that's lie" ''Pretty counsel
he is; what chance would have before a jury
with such counsel and similar expressions
Doctors Garry. Mcdonald and Choate test-
fled TO her insanity.
The case of Mrs. Sawyer, who murdered her
three children, was also waived. Drs Garry
and Mcdonald testified to her insanity aud the
court issued an order for her comnittal to the
insane asylum at Poughkeepse.
The case of Kate Stoddard will be resumed
tomorrow
Bankrupt Railroad.
NRw York, July 13.-The meeting of the
first and second mortgage bond holders of the
Iowa Central Railroad was held to-day. The
committee appointed the Sth inst, furnished
the report which was to the effect that the road
is in hopeless state of insolvency. Foreclosure
was recommended as the best means of wind
ng up affairs.
Various Matters
John Mitchell the Irish patriot of the reyo-
luton of 1913, sails for Ireland tomorrow to
enter the British Parliament as home ruler
one of the most prominent members of that
party being about to retire to secure Mitchelrs
election.
The postmortem in the case of Mrs Mayna-
baud, who with her husband was supposed to
have committed suicide by taking Paris Green,
shows that death was caused by Brighrs dis
ease OF the kidneys. Her husband is now at
Bellevue hospital and is not expected to live,
but the doctors say that there is no evidence OF
poison in his case.
Much dissatisfaction is caused by the with
drawal by the railroad companies of tickets
from agencies that have long been established
at the leading hotels in this city. Tickets here
after will only be purchased at the offices of the
companies unless they reconsider their action.
The question is now raised whether the ac-
ton OF the Aldermen calling for removal of the
Mayor was legal the resolutions not having
been sent to the Assistant Aldermen for their
concurrence. The Mayor said yesterday that
be should take his time in answering the
charges sent to him by the Governor; that he
he'd eiune Dotfrtug uut what he believed right
aud would do over again under the same CIR
gfo tf,.,H IT,.
muss because they don't like an administration
that clears out all the gambling houses and
catches the thieves
The trial of John Dunn, one of the three
society plasterers indicted for felonous assault
and battery upon Michael Fowler. who refused
to quit work at their demand, on the occasion
of the strike in June, commenced to-day
There was mother done IN the board of assist
ant aldermen about Havemeyer
The schooner China, belonging to Mattawan
on the Hudson, was found bottom up in East
River this morning. 1t is supposed that she
capszed in the storm last night and three of
the crew drowned.
Three desperate robbers George Lent. Chas.
Tracy and Herman Rock, walked out of Hemp
stead Jail Saturday afternoon.
The Movements of the President-vessel
Ashore.
LONG BRANCH, July 13-President Grant
Mrs, Grant, Jesse Grant, Vice President Will
son and Gen. Babcock left to-day for Saratoga
Ihe three-maSted schooner A lice Bickmore of
Boston, which came ashore in the fog yesterday
is lying high upon the beach. Tugs are wait
ing for smooth water to haul her off 1t will
require three days to accomplish it, The cop
per on the starboard side is washed by heavy
seas. The captain states that the propeller Cy-
clops sent a boat to the schooner and offered to
assist the distressed vessel yesterday afternoon
for $4,000 The captain offered $1,000, which
was refused. 1t will now cost the owners $1,000
to relieve her. Ii a storm should arise the yes
Fly N hn il valno
Sale of Cheese
UTICA, July I3-Eight thousand boxes of
cheese were offered to day, and 1000 sold at II
113c; most of the sales were at IL lie At
Little Falls 10000 boxes Were offered, and 5000
sold at II 11ac; the prevailing prices were II
11sc. The markets are greatly depressed AID
sales slow.