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SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

The gnment or Mr. II. Ward to Mr.. Lockwood
was filed yesterday in the Court OF Common Pleas
The Liabilities stated at $4,000, and assets
$1,000
In the United States District Court, before Judge
Blatchford ninety reels OF cigarettes seized on the
steamship City Of New York November for violation
Of the revenue laws yesterday condemned in de-
fault Of the appearance Of claimant and ordered to be
sold
petition from John Jacob Astor for citation Of
the heirs or the William Astor 10 appear before
be Surrogate in relation the win Or the deceased
was filed yesterday with Surrogate Hutchinag The
viii Is TO be offered for probate The 18th INST after
which it will be made public.
Mrs. Mary J. Pettis claims TO have given 70 Andrew
l. Roberts, . lawyer 81, 300 70 secure she release
from prison In Massachusetts, OF her husband Spence
Pettis where he is now confined upon a conviction
Tor forgery. He claims, on the contrary, 10 have
pended this and $3.50 more in his attempts 10
compsh this end. suit has grown out Of the dis
pute, and yesterday there was an argument. before
Judge Donohue ia Supreme Court Chambers on two
counter motions one on behalf Of Roberts, 10 compel
payment OF the $3.50 claimed 70 be due him, and
the other on behalf OF Mrs Pets for leave TO put Ia
reply. Judge Donohue took the papers
In the suit brought by Freeman D. Markwad against
the White Star Line to for losses sustained in
the wreckng OF the steamer Atlantic, the facts Of
which have been gwen In the HERALD, motion was
made yesterday, before Judge Westbrook, holding
Supreme Court, Circuit, TO dismiss tho complaint
Judge Westbro0k refused TO grant the motion, holding
that 10 run ship an island within 100 feet Of the
shore and to expose the passengers the danger pain
and suffering Of the wind and waves unusual
and contrary TO the ordinary routine or the voyage 70
make out pFima facie Of negligence, which the
therefore refused TO grant the motion. The case viii
be continued this morning
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COURT OF APPEALS.
ALBANY. Nov. 30. 1875,

ALBANY NOV. ~, 1879.
DECISIONS.
order granting new trial affirmed and Judgment alb
solute for plaintiff accordance with the opinion Of
the Supreme Court-chandler Hoag.
Judgment afllrmed.-The People VS.. Eyers The Peo-
pie vs. Raw
Motion denied, with $40 COSTS. Wade. VS.. Do
Leyer T. Wade VS., De Lcyer; Cambos vs. Butter
field.
Order affirmed, with costs Fryer VS. Rockefeller;
The Union Trust Company VS. The Monticello &c.
Railroad Company; Place Chesebrough
Order granting new trial affirmed and judgment abb
solute for defendant on stipulation, with costs.Car-
dot VS.. Barney
Judgment reversed and new trial granted costs to
abide event-Brownson VS. Chapman; Clearwater VS.
Brill; Thomson VS.. Smith.
Judgment Of General Term reversed the proceed.
ings and assessment Of the Commissioners affirmed,
with costs.-The People rel Hewlett the Mayor
Judgments affirmed with costs-Abercrombie VS.
Holden; Burgher Hughes
judgment reversed and proceedings OF the CommiS
sioners OF Highways anirmed-The People ex rd
Bowen VS.. Jones
Appeal dismissed with costs-Morrell va the Norh
Second Street and G. Railroad Company; Church ys
Cagger; Baker vs. the Home Lie Insurance COMPANY
Dodge VS.. Village Of CatskL-Motion TO dismiss p-
peal; James b. 0lney for motion; Jacob l. Werner d.
posed Tho Court took the papers
Gilman Gilman.-Moton for reargument Sub
mitted.
APPEALS FROM ORDERS
No 325. In the Matter Of the Petition OF Mary T.
townsend appellant w. Mary ). Van Beuren, respdn
dent-John Townsend for appellant and Edward MI
che for respondent.
No. 341 Evelyn 7. Dalrympe, respondent, VS. viii
lam Hunt and Another, appellants. Argued by Samuil
Hand for appellants and by A NJ Bingham for rs-
spondenta
No 345 William b. Gurnsey and Others. re-
spondents, James g. johnson and Another admins
traitors, NC, appellants. Argued by r. A. Stanton, Of
counsel for appellants and by G. w. Ray for respon-
dents.
No, 344 In re Thomas R. Agnew-To vacate an
assignmenL-Argued by HerbertA Shipman, of coun.
sci for appellant and by Wm Barnes for respondent
No 63 McGrath VS.. the New York Central and Hud.
son River Railroad Company.-Resumed and con
cluded
No 65 George J. Barlow ct al, respondents, the
ST. Nicholas National Bank OF New York appellants
submitted.
No 161S. The People ex rel Hubbard executor &c,
appellant VS. William B. Harris, respondent Argued
by ~ Nook for appellant and by H. A. Parmenter for
respondent
CALENDAR.
The calendar for Wednesday, December l. 1875 is as
follows-Nos. IA, 15 16 49, 10, 81, 80, 595s and e.
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THE BROOKLYN RING CASES.

There was nothing in the OF the alleged de-
lnquent contractors and officials in Brooklyn yester
day affecting the Hampstead Reservoir and Third
nue. contract irregularities Mr.. Parsons, the repre-
sentative Of the Attorney General in the coming SUITS
has not vet caused the arrest OF the defendants
is it positively known when he will do He has not
announced whom he will appoint to assist HIM in the
trials.
There was a rumor in circulation last evening in
circles alleged be well informed that the Grand Jury
had indicted contemplated indicting official Of
the city of Brooklyn for maeasance in having received
from the gas company a royalty of sixty five cents
upon each and every lamp put up in the city. The
accusation that such the that money
paid to an official by the gas company was first made
by Mr. J. F. Henry. before the Taxpayers Association
couple of months ago at executive session OF that
body II had been stated, Mr.. Henry said, on that
occasion, that the money thus collected used
election PURPOSES.
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Der ana Ia consequence OF that attempt witness had
made an examination Of the premises ane oaSsieI' i
who was also acting as agent for the landlord In taking
or the house The upper part OF the
two rooms ia one or winch a sleeping
piece OF mating and another, the door OF whch
was fastened and which contained furniture The
evidence elected from knubel the accused and other
Witnesses showed that the prisoners in common with
several other persons lived IN the house paying 70 knu
be little nothing for their sleeping accommodations,
which of very primitive character, consisting IN
Of piece OF mating. One OF them testified
that in iair weather be slept In hammock swung IN
the yard, and on rainy nights took up hs position on
the top Of piano in she basement Several of the
lodgers drive garbage carts for Knube who apparently
make good thing OF 4 all round Assistant District
Attorney Bell pressed very warmly for prosecution,
bat the jury acquitted the prisoner. Mr. Bell then
for the same offence and that the evidence against him
was Of a similar character The Recorder discharged
hm on his own recognzance.
PLEAS AND SENTENCES.
Henry Rechle jointly indicted with Bernard Isaaes,
who Monday acquitted OF the charge OF high
way robbery alleged to have been committed upon
Conrad Hausen, OF No 1872 Third street. pleaded guilty
this morning TO assault and battery and was hereupon
sentenced Imprisonment in the Penitentary for one
year.
william Harrison a colored cook, charged with
knocking out the eye or his mistress, Amy Morton,
who lived at No IA Thompson street. pleaded guilty
70 assault and battery and was sentenced 10 one year ID
the Penitentiary
Ernest Bernard youth OF twenty, was charged with
having visited the house OF Benjamin n Martin, No.
236 West Fourth street and stealing from the hall rack
coat and a CLOAK while the servant grl had gone TO de-
liver hcticious message for him. He pleaded guilty
and was sent State Prison for two years and SIX
months
Patrick Gleason and Patrick Sullivan were sent to
State Prison for eight months for stealing $50 worth
OF carpet from Gregory lsknyan, OF No. 81 West
Broadway
Andrew Smith and John Madigan, who broke INTO
the grocery store of Thomas Merwith, No 2sd Henry
street and stole $500 worth of property. pleaded guilty
burglary in the first degree and sent to State
Prison for five years.
years OF age who said he lived nowhere boarded him
self and lodged out convicted OF attempting to
vote In the Fourteenth Election district of the Third
Assembly district under the name OF Higgins, and
to Imprisonment in the Penitentary for
year.
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THE COURTS.
The Spinning Mills Of York
Street, Dublin.
Examining the Charges of
Fraudulent Invoices.
Aldermen Receiving Pay as
Supervisors.

In the United States District Court yesterday the
suit Of the United States against the New York branch
or the York Street Flax Spinning Company Of Belfast
Ireland to recover penalties for alleged differentiation
OF imports was continued before Judge Batchford.
Mr. r. s. KimbaII. clerk in the United States Treas
ury testified that 1873 he examined the books and
papers or the New York branch of the York Street
M&. These books and papers will be offered in eyi-
dence dnrlng the trial.
Mr. W. J. westcott, the buyer for the firm off. y.
White Co.. OF this city, testified that 1873 he
TO Belfast and bought linens OF the York Street Flax
Spinning Company for his employers
Mr. Evarts, for defendants, objected on the ground
that evidence OF that character should not be intro
duced at this stage OF the trial. but insisted that the
witness only could be asked If ne was acquainted with
Mr.. Edmund Smith, for the government claimed
that the way Of getting at the market to
show what goods sold for 10 the market
The objection overruled, and then the witness
went 10 state that he bought twenty FIVE inch
brown linen drills, and Il appeared from letter him
prices paid for those goods varied according 10 the
quality from four pence TO eleven pence, sterling per
yard He identified invoices or seVenty-two cases OF
those goods imported in 1873.
The government claims that during 1873 similar
goods were nyoiced TO the New York branch house at
oneeghth Of penny sterling less than the goods sold
TO White Co.
Mr.. Evarts asked II the orders were not received
during the panic OF 1873 The government objected as
10 the statement of time of the reception Of the orders
Mr.. Evarts said that he desired show that White n
Co wrote to have their orders cancelled. Objection
sustained.
Witness identified white Co s letters to the defend
ants requesting CANCELLATION OF their orders on account
OF the dull market here the replies Of the company
refusing the requests
Mr.. j, H. Anderson, importer or dry goods in 1872
and 1873 testified that during those he bought Of
she defendants their Office in Manchester, England
nine cases Of linen drills at prices ranging from AID
10 56d. sterling per yard. The government claims
that similar goods nvoiced al the New York
branch Of the house at iarthng less per yard The
case will be continued to-day
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

BrEs-FELp-On the Goth inst, by the Rev DR..
VIM j. Tucker, FRANKLIN BIEN to MYRA E. FIELD, all
of this CITY,
MAGEH-CRAMPToN. November l6, 1875, at 81.
AIMS church rectory, by the Rev. Thomas Gaaudet,
CHARLES FORBES MAGBE. British Vice Consul al Guate-
mala to MARY HILLAs CRAMPToE, of New York.
MEssER-ARMsrRoSG.-O Wednesday evening No
yember H. at the residence OF the BRIDES parents by
the Rev. William H. Pendleton, ARTHuR j. MEssER TO
IzzrE s.. only daughter of Thomas X. Armstrong
Boston and Orange county papers please copy
RoMAiNE-PEcK. On Wednesday, November "a, ult.,
BY the Rev A. II. Partridge EDWARD p RoMAiNE to
MARY X PECK all Of Brooklyn.
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SUDDEN DEATHS.

The following Is list q the sudden deaths reported
at tho Coroners Office yesterday ANDREW Welsh, OF
No 66O Third avenue, aged thirty-eght years native
or ireland, died in the lager beer saloon Of John
Beschor, No. 1852 Third avenue; Louisa Burke, aged
sixty.fve years, native or United States Al No 1I5
West Seven teenth street, where she was employed;
child named Frances Louisa Ragou, eight weeks old
died ia her mothers arms al No 427 West Thirty.
ninth street; Margaret OBrien, at No. % Roosevelt
street; Catherine McDermott, seventy years Of age
found dead in her bed NJ No Z32 Mott street; William
H. Reed coored aged hfly. Eve years, native Of
United gtates al No 81 Vast Fourth street
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HEMPsTEAD RESERVOIR SCHEME.

The Committee Law, Water and Drainage, OF
which Alderman Strong is chairman met yesterday
afternoon in the Common Council chamber TO consider
the proprety OF adopting the report which they had
previously drawn up recommending the appropriation
of $500 900 complete the Hampstead Reservoir that
amount being said to be necessary by the engineers for
the work. The meeting held with closed doors,
the representatives Of the press being excluded from
the Alderrnanc council upon this occasion
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QUEENS COUNTY PooRHoUsE.

The County Poorhouse at Barnum Island is fast filing
up since the recent nclement weather, and the tax
payers of Queens county find much fault that they
obliged to support many ableboded men, whose
only allicton Is chronic disnclinaton TO manual
labor Numbers of this class from Suffolk
county where If they enter the poorhouse, they will
be obliged work; while in the Queens County Poor
house they have little nothing to do all winter.
There are at present 206 able bodied paupers the
island, of which number 194 are men and II women.
The nationality OF these is:-Irsh, ll5; German, 46 ;
American As
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MARINE coURT-GENERAL TERM.

VALIDITY OF MORTGAGE AS TO FUTURE Ac-
QUTRED PROPERTY.
Before Judges Joachimsen and Spaulding.
Doscher VS.. JacobL-In May, 1873, one Pfaf gave
defendant chatte mortgage the property in hs
store and the instrument contained clause conveying
'any goods, or merchandise, moro or
less, belonging to Henry Pfaf that may
be on the premises upon foreclosure OF
this mortgage On or about the 18th Of May Mr.
Pfan purchased twenty -Ave barrels of -four and ON
the I'D Of May, 1874, the defendant forecosed his
mortgage and TOOK the -four In question. TheTeupon
Mr.. PfaG assigned his claim to the plaintiff who
brought action against the defendant for the
value OF the -four the ground that the
mortgage invalid to the after
CURED property. The Court at Trial Term
so held and the jury rendered verdict for the plain
tin The defendant appealed 20 the General Term Of
this COURT which, the argument yesterday rendered
decision reversing the Judgment OF the Court below
and holding that the mortgage TO this property
perfectly valid between the parties, at the same
Eliminating that creditors the mortgage might
be valid provided that those rights had ntervened be-
fore the taking OF the property by the defendant
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DOUBLE SALARIES TO ALDERMEN

In the Court OF Common Pleas, Special Term, before
Judge Larremore, there was argument yesterday
demurrer in the suit brought by Alderman Billings
four months salary for services Supervisor
at the rate OF 81 600 year. Judge Larremore gave
judgment for the plaintiff The is be taken to
the Court or Appeals, and is brought test In
. similar suit brought by Alderman Monheimer or the
former Board Of Aldermen, the decision will
membered, rendered in his favor The present
suit s based on the hope evidently, of like success in
drawing two salaries.
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BOARD OF POLICE.

At meeting OF the Board Of Police yesterday, all
the Commissioners being present. Sergeant John J,
QUINN Of the First District Police Court squad,
dismissed for absence from duty without leave Cap
tain Charles Mcdonnell, OF the Eighth precinct
granted leave of absence for twenty days to recrat
his health.
communication received from the Board of Alder
men, recommending the increasing Of the wages of the
employed by the Street Cleaning Bureau TO So per
day, referred to the Committee Street Cleaning
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EDGEwATER's TRUSTEES.

The Board OF Trustees Of the village OF Edgewater s.
L. met at stapeton yesterday and appointed James r.
Robinson Village Treasurer in the place Of Mr. julius
Credo The Board also passed resolution to employ
an accountant 10 examine the books and village ac
counts from the time of its FIRST incorporation.
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COURT CALENDAR-THIS DAY.

SUPREME CouRr-CHAMBERs-Heldb by Judge Dono-
hue-Nos So 65 II, S. 90, 81 92, 49, I'll, 172, l73,
1856 2l4 232 81. 23s 242 25s, 265, 273. 27S. 27g
SUPREME CoURr-C -CrRcClT-Part 2-Heid by Judge
westbrook 1868, 906ts 514 1881, 143s, 2952,
1885, l5765 1867 27S9 2106, 70S, 3l70 1913, 9ssJs,
1862 222s 63OiS 26ls 1913, l02s, 1885 1854 l7S
CoURT or GKSEEAL sEssioss-Held by Recorder
HacketL-The People We. chael Monahan felonous
assault and battery; Same vs Alexander Wells, =
Grady and John North, burglary; Same vs.. Mary Ann
Foley. grand larceny Same vs. John Funald, grand
larceny same Lizzie Quinn, petit larceny; Same
W. John Whelan. misdemeanor.
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who was indicted for killing Henry Thompson, colored,
at the Schhtzen Park festival the night o October
10 Matthew Dowden who was jointly indicted with
Hail. was accepted a for the people, District
Attorney Brtton entering nolle prosequi in Dowdens
The Will be opened for the people this fore
noon The court room was crowded yesterday by
SPECTATORS
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POLICE COURT NOTES.

AT the Tombs Police Court yesterday, before Justice
Flammer, Patrick Martin. Of No 1s5 Mott street,
hed to answer charge OF stealing s22 from John
Welsh, of No. ASS Washington street
Al the Court OF Special Sessions yesterday Joseph
Coutes James Farrell and Robert Smith fined re-
spectyely s5 SO aud $40 tor driving horses unfit for
use
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HON. BEN WOOD ROBBED.
ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT.
Before Judge 0tterbourg.
nAD ANNIE JACKSON.

Annie Jackson Of Columbia street. held yester-
day in 81 900 bail by Judge otterbourg for stealing
wrapper and childrens dresses in all valued at SAL
from Ellen O'Neil OF No T0l East Ninth street. The
goods were found In pawnbroker's store in Avenue
@, having been pawned by the prisoner
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THE STEAMER D. r. MARTIN.

The hull of the burned steamboat d. r. Martin still
lies at the dock Of the Coast Wreckng Company Sta
pleton Messrs Colbank and Theall, machnists, OF
this city appointed by the several insurance com
panies in which the boat insured visited the hulk
yesterday for the purpose of determining the loss
the machinery and boilers, and viii make their report
IN a few days
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CREDITORS OF WISE. & co.

meeting ofthe creditors ofvyse Co., straw goods
Dealers of No 537 Broadway who failed last June with
liabilities of over ST. 500 oOo held yesterday At the
Office of Henry Wilder Allen, Register in Bankruptcy
No. 152 Broadway over sixty creditors present
or represented by counsel The following the
H. ln.r,n lAr.ri iha rIlhran az
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BROOKLYN'S DEBT.

The quarterly statement Of Comptroller Powell,
which has just been prepared shows that the debt Of
the city OF Brooklyn is s42 474 $50 being an increase
OF $l40 600 during the past three months
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amount TO about $780, 00 and there over 100 cred
tors who have yet TO file their claims When the ques
ton OF choosing assignee came up hr. Samuel
shethar OF No 54s Broadway was the choice of most
of the creditors His election opposed by the re-
preventative of the Bank of British North America and
others, the ground OF his being creditor but
he was elected by large majority
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srpREME couRr-sPEcrAr. rrRn

b. Judge Van Worst
Goodwin, &c, VS.. Einstein. Findings settled.
Martin ct al Va. Walker ct al-Complaint dis
missed with costs See opinion.
Herlich vs. Brennan Motion for new trial denied.
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COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackett

A SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST AN oFFICER
Recorder Hackett yesterday told the court attaches 10
inform officer Frank keenan, that serious charge had
been preferred against him and that he must appear
in Court this morning to answer to IT, His Honor
stated that the ocer named had been detailed on the
previous day 70 convey prisoner named Mary Ann
Foley the Tombs aud that he and his prisoner had
been subsequently found hepessy drunk IN the
by another policeman. Should tho circumstances as
above stated prove true the officer will doubtless be
dealt with very severely.
ELECTION LAW CASES.
James Brown, William j. Falon and John Fisher
arraigned for trial charged with violating section
B5 or the Election laws in having voted in district in
which they we're qualified BY residence to vote. II
appeared that the prisoners registered themselves as
hving at No. West Third street. Edwin Dew, who
acted Inspector Of Election In that district testified
that the 9th of October Fisher ATTEMPTED 70 regis
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DECISIONS.
SUPREME coURT-cHAMBERs.

BY Judge Donohue.
Matter OF Tournerzie-Pri discharged.
Matter OF Meyer Hoffman VS.. Adriance.-Granted.
Hart vs.. Jaeger.-Reterence ordered
81. Lukes Hospital vs. The Mayor &c.-See order.
Matter of Sharer-Report is incorrect
Platt VS.. Van Name-0rder granted.
SUPREME ECoURT-CIRcUIr-PAR 3.
By Judge Van Worst.
Gray vs. The Central Railroad Company Of New Jer-
my-Moton TOR trial denied
SUPERIOR coURT-spgt1AL TERM
BY Judge Freedman.
Falk ct al VS., Klein.-The defendant may submit
findings upon four days notice
BY Judge Sedgwick.
Schreyer VS. The Mayor, &c-1hs case and excep-
tons ordered TO be annexed to the judgment roll and
6led.
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WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Kllbreth.
KEEPING A D1soRDERLY HOUSE.

KEEPING DIsoRDERLY HOUSE.
William TAFT prominent side liquor saloon keep
err residing No 419 East Tenth street. testified before
Judge Kbreth yesterday that he enticed into the
house No. Ill West Twenty sixth street Monday
afternoon by Bella Forrest. After spending some
money and remaining several hours he discovered that
part OF his roll Of bills had been distracted on his
complaint at the Twentyninth precinct station house
Sergeant TAYLOR arrested the following inmates Of the
house Mary Seals Bella Forrest and Katie Farrell
Before Judge Kilbreth TAFT he had been robbed
OF $50 but examination he could not
to the he had when he entered the house The
charge Of grand larceny was therefore dismissed by
Judge Kbreth, but Mary Seals the proprietress,
held in ST. 900 bail to at General Sessions for
keeping dsordery house.
ANOTHER CASHIER RUINED.
James Lazarus, aged twenty, OF No 344 East Seven
teenth street. has been bookkeeper and cashier for
Charles Calman, OF No 3l9 Canal street. for several
years. Lately Mr.. Caman had his suspicious aroused
by the high life led by Lazarus and therefore COM
coveres astounded him. Yesterday Lazarus
rested in the store He pleaded guilty before Judge
Kllbreth to embezzng &c. the only specific sum, far
ascertained TO have been stolen by him II thought
that the total embezzement will be over ST, COO. Laz.
arus fully committed Tor trial.
HON. BEN WOOD ROBBED.
Arthur Johnson, aged twenty fve was arragned be-
fore Justice Kbreth yesterday for stealing cur
tans silver forks spoons and pair OF patent leather
boots, all valued at $l4s the property OF Hon Ben
jamin Wood OF No 10 Fifth avenue. Johnson was for
merly Mr. Woods valet but suddenly left bis service
on the oath inst On the same day the property
missing The case was given into the hands OF Detec
tive Won Gerichten or the Central Office who arrested
johnson at his house, in Beach street On the 25th
inst Mr. Wood received by the mall the pawn tickets
for all the goods excepting the boots which were found
the prisoner The prisoner admitted his guilt and
was held in 81 900 for trial.
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THE SCHUTZEN PARK TRAGEDY
The Kings County Court Of oyer and Termlncr Judge
Barnard and Associate Justices presiding occupied
yesterday IN obtaining Jury Tor the trial Of John Hall