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hearing the testimony, the Justice remanded the
prisoner to the Criminal Court under bonds OF

| hearing the testimony, the Justice renanded the
prisoner to the Criminal Court under bonds OF
| $3.50.
/ 4 member Of the firm Of Springer Brothers.
dealers in cigars, WAS brought before Commis-
| sloner Hoyre yesterday On charge OF falling to
which had been used. He was held in $500 bail
! to provo that he was in the habit Of destroying
the stamps. aud that the case in question arose
from neglect. It must be remembered that it is
| incumbent upon venders Of CIGARS as soon aa
! box IL finished to destroy the revenue stamp, so
that 1t cannot By any possibility be used again.
TIE 1SrEH-ocEAs LIBEL SUIT.
The Inter Ocean contained statement tho
other day relative to James 1awlor, to the ef-
feet that his death Was due to his having been
shot BY policeman on the evening Of the 22d
Of December, when some officers very trying to
arrest party OF burglars in d lumber-ya1d on
the West Side. We are requested by tho 1cia-
tiyes Of tho deceased to state that on tho night
Of this ARRAY James Lawlor WAS in his bed, to
which ho had been confined since the 22l of No
ven1bar, and that he did not leave his parents
home until he was carried to the graveyard on
tho 25th ult- More than q hundred citizens.
friends Of the family, vino feel outraged at tho
article in the Iaser-0ceaa, can certify TO tho
fact that Nr. lawlor was unable to leave tho
house during the time mentioned. Day before -
yesterday Mr.. Charles II. Ham, one Of the 7e-
sPonslble editors at the Inter- Ocean, waa taken
before Justice Haines. at tue instance ct Franl-
Law1or, brother OF the deceased, and gave bail
to appear yesterday, when the case again came
up Aessrs. F. NJ. Palmer and Ham wore pres
oht, and the latter waived an examination, giving
bonds to- appear before the Grand Jury at it,
next session.
Barney CaulAeld, attorney for 1Ir. Lavlor.
states that bis oaly object III procuring tho ar
rest Of Mr. Charles Ham, ono OF tho editors Of
the Inter Ocean, was to obtain greater publicity
Tor the suit, anda more extended contradiction Of
the s1auder.
MOCK AucT1osEEns.
The mock anctloneer swindlers arc Icing ut:
tended to. Fridny afternoon Officer KENNEDY
was detailed to look into their evil doipgs, and
he set about his work in scientific manner.
The disguise he chose was that OF Michigan
woodchopper- With she aid OF 3 grcen-chcckod
demoralizad pair Of boots, and seeiy carpet
bag, he succeeded in perauading John Burton.
the proprietor Of tho mock auction shop on the
corner Of Washington and Canal streets.
oroide watch was forthccmi in very
Short space OF time. The timo-piec9
was produced by Martin Gallagher, Il notorious
watch -stutler, who reminded Burton that he had
previously. The watch was accordingly put up,
and the disguised officer bid IS orit. The house
bid $40, when the officer bid 311. By advances
OF 81 = bid the watch reached the price Of s25.
when it was Knocked down to the officer. He
did not have the money With hir1, but Burton
nedy fetched him along to the West Side sta-
tion, where he got him safely locked in
q cell. The securing of Gallagher did
not take long, and tho swindlers wero greatly
surprised ut facing each other at the West Side
Station, With the green wood-chopper register
ing them on the books AZ mock aucioncera.
Yesterday morning they were brought before
Justice scul1y, who fined them $l0o apiece
They appealed the fine, and wero allowed to To-
part under bonds. In few days tho mock
auctions and mock auctioneers Of Canal street
will be thing Of the past,