Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-16
EVENING STAR.
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CASE IN SAN FRANCISCO DECIDED Ry
SCRAP OF PAYER KErr ny A rEN 80

ny FOR EIeHrKRN TEARS.
n, 80 ne saH Frdncisoo Ballefiu. %. 81
LAST s. turdsy afternoon Judge Wheei.r re-
dered a de, ''s,on in the case OF George Brorn
VS. Susan = Stevenson. giving Judgment t,-
defendant. The action involved the tide 10 tse
International hots. property. The MontEom-
cry avenue comma ssloners awarded 5000
damages for apprOpri> nng portion OF the
property for street purpe ses 70 the supposed
owner, the defendant. BrSWn then Drousht
suit to compel defendant TO rec.Nnvay the prop-
erty back 70 him, claiming that dsieh liant only
held lt as security for money loane:. The
case came mp for trial in August last AMI The
contest lasted for over two weeks. Rrnwn Euada
ont . strong case for himself, ana but for A Vsry
fottunste circumstance would probably have
obtained Judgment. The turning point of the
case hinged upon q small piece OF paper con-
tanning figures. In 1856 Miss Stevenson came a
CalitorDts from New York, u testify in a SUIT
instituted By her against Bone DE Witt &.
Hoskins. Brown AZ the time was acting As
agent for the International hotel pronerfv
Not being accustomed 70 te tfying In court,
che expressed TO Mr.. Brown tears that she
might be overcome with nervousness. lie SAID
al. that was required of her was TO tell ah1ut
her purchasing the hotel. He tore of small,
irregular piece OF paper from the margin of a
u Wspsper, upSn which lie placed n CURES OF the
several amounts which she had pad him for the
property. These sums footed mp si2,2J1. After
she had given evidence in the case and teariny
uAt she might be called upon sgaiu 20 TESTIFY
To the same facts, she folded M the slim OF
paper ard placed IL uRder the LID OF Der jswelry
box. This box contained a magnificent diG-
uond necklace, brought from Europe hv IS
SteVtrsCn's father. The box snd valuable CON-
tents were subsequently 0epOsi ed I'm NeW
York bank, where they have remained IN
tUucb6d for eighteen y,ars When about Z,
start for California ste took the jewels out OF
the bank, and on oPeUiug tue box tals small
pltce OF paper was found adhering % the al
Thinking IL mi Git be Of service to her in tha
coming trial. she brought IL here. Her
attorney, X. II. Lloyd, set 10 work n
ascertain in what case the figures were used
Miss Ste SensOn az no recollection af the TILE
OF the suit, in which court IL vas tried. or when
Accompanied BY MT. Lloyd. she visited the civ
hail. ana, after careful inspection OF the vsri-
Gus rooms which are now used a. court register
offices, lT seemed 70 her % be the room where
the trial took place. Ii also appeared y her
that man named Hoskins was mixed apin me
case The records OF the old superior court
which formerly occupied this rOamA we're over
hauled, and i was found that Miss Stevenson
had testified IN the case above mentioned. The
notes taken on the trial by tue attorEeys IN the
case were also found. Brown was NttueSs and
ne sWOre that he had no interest In the property
and was only acting as the agent for Miss Stew
euson, at monthly salary OF 500. Tbs effect
OF this newly discovered evidence rather eK-
posed Brown and his attorneys. He evidently
hstteTed himself that this ancient case would
not be resurrected, and he had not tue slightest
idea that the hasty me mOranium he had male
haa been preserved. Miss Stevenson IL nov the
vile Of z. Kirby, late of Kirby, Byrne s. Co.
THE FIRST VISITOR BEHIND rHR AMERICAN
FALL OF NIAGARA.-We have heretofore re-
TERED TO explorations that have been made
behind the American Fall, entering from behind
Prospect Park. All descriptions represent thu
trip behind the great fall TO be unrivaIed for
weiFdness OF scene and novelty OF experience
Fascinating as ia the cave under the Luna IsI-
ano Fall, the UNEMPLOYED mysteries OF the Wild
aEd tumnltuous recesses behind the American
Fall shadow the former interest in tue wonders
OF the old cave Since the organization OF the
Prospect Park Company it las been contem-
plated fitting up approaches to this new cave
and building such mechanical helps as NAV be
found practical 70 facilitate pleasure trims be-
hind the sheet Last season COnroy and Mum
ford made thorough examination OF the en-
trance, extending their trip around the FIRST
bend in the precipice. The floor was found
perfectly smooth, with sheet of comparatively
still water some three feet deep oveTlaying IT.
Since ibis trip last season, the cave has not
been entered until recently, when COnrOy and
Mumford volunteered TO guide a stranger
through the explored portions OF the place. The
stranger, Dir. George b. johnson, OF New or
leans, thus has won the distinction OF oelng the
bTst visitor 10 Niagara who has ever been be-
hind the American fall. The party pressed
their investigation over 200 feet behind the
sheet. ConrOy expresses the conviction that A
passsgeway extends through to Gsat Islsnd-a
path which can be threaded with safety, anl
which lie intends at some future day 70 explore
Niagara FAILS Gazette
AN ARTISTS SUIC!DE-BoBs Wisuu9srsfgns-
ingS that Imposed the Brain Of a Nan Of Pr0ssfss
When Mr. Robert Bond, OF 81 JOhu etreet, as
cended 70 the fourth story OF 11g Nassau street
yesterday and pushed open the door of room 81
where Mr.. q. +. ReustOn, q medical aud me-
cbanlcal engraver and artist. las his Office the
nCor. IL had been sus pended by rattan natter
which was caught over the closed spring door
Fuchs was hue engraver, and bad been en-
ploySo by Mr.. ReustoB six wears. He was A M
tive OF Germany, and was p years old His
parents and brothers and sisters are in FarOpe
In consequence of a misunderstanding with
them about money affairs, he committed sQi-
c.Ce. He was = hard worker. and had saved
ahOut ,OG0. He boarded at los Gaden street
hohoken. Yesterday morning when be went 20
Work he was in the best OF spirits. he was set to
work on some very delicate wood cats for the
"AEpietcns Encycl0I Pdia.' lie laughed ana
talked with his employer in the morning, and
when Mr.. Reuston went TO lunch Fuchs was be-
ginning piece of work which required his hest
skill. Soon after Mr.. ReustOn went out Fuchs
twisted ts INTO shape the piece Of rattan which
his neck was not orokeD-N y. Sun, Iitk.
A CAT NEARLY STRANGLEs A CHILD.-The
MiddletowD, n. T., Transcript says: "a
strange affair occurred in the family Of Mr..
DOOwsy, few mornings since. Mrs DoIowav
is accustomed TO leave her babe a little sirl
four months old, on the bed up stairs while She
does her mornings work in the basement. On
the morning in question she heard the little one
croaing as usual, bat finally noticed that the
sounds ceased, and shortly after heard strange,
eurgliDg noise. Supposing that the child had
got It's head under the bed clothes and WAS
sunOcating, che ran mp stairs TO see about H.
and found the house cat with its nose in tire
child's mouth. The child was strsngled black
and was lighting feebly with her hands. She
caught the child and shook it several times.
when 1t caught its breath and came out All
right. In a few m nutes more it would prOha-
bly, have been straDgled TO death. Mrs. DoIo-
way had TO pull the cat OF the child so eager
wss it 10 remain. Ii had paw on either side
or the child bead, and had Is nose pressed deep
ly into the chiid's mouth. The cat was Instant
ly killed.
TER NEW ANTI QUACK Law IN NFy- YORK
The medical society Of the city a1d county Of
New Ork has iuet issued it. first notice 20 the
quacks. 1t quotes the new anti-Qaaek Law in
tUi, and requests every practitioner IN that CITY
to NIL MP blank form, with his name and resi-
deIce, place and date of grad IstiOn, the name
OF The society granting license. With date Of the
same, and TO make return 10 tn secretary of The
board of censors. This is deemed a necessary
preliminary step, though ii can hardly be eN-
fAn hat