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A SON'S MISTAKE
The Dead Msr In rssex street Cellar and
the Identity OF n Known wandercr.

Mr.. Louis Samucls OF 15s West Thirty
third street reported to the Coroncr's officc yce-
terday that the old man who died OF dcstitution
in cellar at tG Essex street was not his father
He was certain that he rocogn zed tho body
when he visited the Morguc on Friday. but was
much startled when he hoard that his fa.hor
had been scen in Canal street that evening.
Young Mr. Samucls told tho story yesterday:
" read In n morning newspaper OF the discov-
cry Of tho body. and from the description.
thought It might be- fathers. He went out ono
night three months ago. and tho family have
not socn him since. Years ago he kept tailor's
store Mt 5Gi Seventh avenue. told mothor
| would 90 to tho Morgue and see II II was tho
body of father Mother told m, 10 $40 II thoro
WIS liver mark on the back nnd n scnr ON the
forehead. From time to time W. learned from
friends that father. who WIS II drunkard. hnd
fallen away y grrnt dHl aud was looking mis-
crhhlc. no had brought Il sgrHcg on the family
IN calling on charitable" persons and rrpresent-
INK tp some that hi- W ic. and to others that hia
dau-hicr. w,iA dead. and thnt he had no money
e. bury them. Hcnhunrd monayand spent itin
drink. We wrrN. therefore. glad 10 hear that ha
was drad, and VIZ determined 20 bury him re-
sp t4,i'; u, ~ r9'n rs ,iin n99 1T ihe Morgnc
! exclaimed. My God. that % fnthrrr But as
! Looked longer. could not believe II VIVA him
askcd To- $50 his back. They turned his body
over, and thrrc. sure enough. wns the liver
home. called on Coroner wol,nan made my
AFFIDAVIT. then visited the Hebrew Is neVOlr nj
horioty nnd nnde known tho facts. They con
srnt"d 10 ussst us. md wo were to have buried
the body on SUNDAY.
On Friday night Mr.. Sclig Baum Of l76 Canal
street. who had ba.n told oi tho death OF Isaac
Shmuels. WIZ aston shed whiio standing In the
Buwery, near Grand street, 10 ser Isanc SAM
uels begging from door 10 door. Mr. Baum at
once sent word ~ the family. and that he would
Try To keep Isaac until they came for him.
l.ahr Samurls, however. refused to accompany
Mr. Baum. and after having received litto
money. run away.
Louis Snnuels spcnt the entire night wan
drring through the strc'ts. looking for his
la'hrr lcstrrdny Mr. Hart ~ 5bi seventh NV
enue again saw lsnuc Samucls begging at Uea-
ter street and the Bowery. Although the pic
ture of human wrctehrdnes. he refused to re-
turn to his inmily. All agrce that the dead man
found at l6 Essex street and Isaac Samues are
50 ali kc that II Is difficult 10 distinguish them
apart.
The dead man wns not identified late last
evening. although hundreds had viewed the
body. The Hebrew Protective Association will
bury IT,
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NEU BJRGH's BIRGL.IRS.
Two Men Locked Ip on Suspicion of Having
Entered Mr.. Kamsden. House.

Thomas Quinn. ALA, Tommy the Nick"
and Ahe Mcdonald. both old river pirates and
burglars are locked up in the Eldriil,e street
police station. on -uSpiriono oi hcing She masked
men who robbed the /, -idcurc of Mr.. Homer
Ramsdcll in Nrwhurgh about two weeks ago.
On the morning after the robbery Inspector
Murray and Round-man Mcakim went
to Nrwhurgh and made n careful cX-
animation OF the grounds about Mr.. Rams
dell's house. and questioned the inmates
M t. what they had seen. Mr. Hhmsd"ll's
daughter. Mrs. Rains to whom the robhrrs tri'd
t. giVH llproiurm. gave partial d'-'r Itlou Of
one Of the men. She remembered that he had u
handkerchief tied about his head. A second
man Was -rrn un the porch. but 4 wa- too dark
to distinguish his features. Tn" footprints
leading 10 and from In" house w'rc thns" of
two men. The property taken was small III
amount and no trace of II could hc found.
From some slight circumstance, Inspector
Donald. whom he NH been wat'hins for some
time. knew about the robbery. and on Friday
evening ne arrested them nclr tatharinc ferry.
4 search through III" packets of the two men
brought To light a pair ~ nippsrs in the po krt
of chch a loadnd revolver. and "A knOttrd silk
tlrd around "A man head. \ irw small articles
were al-n found which may hc it.ntii"d jus
ti'r Oit"rhnurg i'm the Essex Market Police
Court yr-trriaN. held them inr examination ON
Monday. when Mf- Rains VIII be- present 10 see
II she cin identity III" man VINO entered her
room. To prevent the men being taken to
Newhurgh. MIR. Oliver had writ Of hab'us
HIM Ia bring IA" prisoners before Judge DOno-
hue on Monday.
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4 LOST BRIG.INIINE.
Deserted by the Hats Before She Quit her
pIrr-The Drew. Narrow E.enpe.

The steamer Holland arrived from London
yesterday with the crew of tie American brigltlnc
Deborah souc. who were pir Acd up an md,sean The
hriganuuc met ni daylight ON the 7i inst, IA ter
un, westerly gale She WAS una sinking condition. her
topmn,i> AMI sa, gone. and She was t>ins ~
nal of distress honts Wa. -cut 20 her tile
Holland but the hri.iuuut was abandoned hciurc they
nad time TO reach her. her officers ana hands
tikim. nm open hnaf The rescued mtl
hc master cant Nulc~ two mates. and four ordinary
4un,u tn-cthcr with MIR nhlc-. wi'r of the captain
Tho nrlNfHh Soul, tl,ufrd from ltir un tiiD lN
uciuu,r Wlt raisrh slate. nnunI lur n'ru-gWn un
,i,r U,f~ The deserted her ftr ~ir lUft hNr
lcr nud som, crow -tltlNu. about .a
ul iu her She began lrtAIus airi ,ho crn-,td sand,
Hook hHf. amt The -Hiuti her hold.
a, spite the constant labor. of ~. men NJ IN" pumps
nisl.t ami dnN. When abandoned thu Mhi'f WH~ over
n,r feet deep in her hod Iho srw saN that tlc gale
me of thr Wor. sicN ever Encountered The hrs-
nufinr was hmt in lrftpurt Maine M l-il, and was
consigned toe T. ln-rnhtm of tu~riN She WI, 80
cant Gale. was part uM uNI ui iuI
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INCREASING THE 1RnY.


WASHINGTON, Nov 17.-Eight Democrats
to-day voted. in direct opposition to Demo-
cratic principles. to increase the army to 25. 900
men. Thoy were Culberson Giddings. Iuttrcll.
Mills. Throckmorton. Schlcicher. Williams OF
Michigan. and Williams OF Delaware. Five
Democrats. conspicuously present through the
proceedings OF the day. were conspicuously
absent during the roll call which decided
the defeat Of Democratic principles. They were
Sayler. Walker. Douglas. Morse. and Clarke of
Kentucky. 1t was due 10 these Ave absentees
os well as to the eight voting with the Republi-
cans that the vote upon the Senate amendment
to tho Army Appropriation bill. fixing the size
OF the army nj 25,oo0 men. was adopted 10y
vote Of 13i to- iSO
IL IA due to Mr.. Atkins. chairman NJ the cor,-
mutro To say that last night all Democrats were
notined OF tn" importance of the vote md
dodge the vol'. Tho other matters up0n which
INC House disagreed with the Senate are of
triillng importance. This WIS the vital pnint
ol the whole bill, and on II the + Mas represent
AT YES made deliberate bargain in the inter-
csis OF cNtrlvasnnro. Mr. Reagan wa. tho only
man who voted differently.
Thr failure of Democratic Senators 20 Sis
Min Democratic principles made the sucress Of
the cilprt to reduce the army extremely doubt
iul. bu' lew Were prepared for the capitulatinn
e. TO-. on tDe part u thrtcpu Demgeraie.
preparation bill for the next fiscal wear. ns well
Us ~ tue COMMITTEES on Military Affairs. which
VIII Introduce bill reducing and reorganiziug
the army.
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norm KEEPERS .iRREs TED.


Warrants signed by Justice Fammcr for
the arrest Of the propriotor5 of the large hotels.
for selling liquor on sunday. We're placed in the
hands Of police officer last evening The ar
rests made were merely formal None OF the
landlords were locked up. but all were allowed
to go free after promising 10 appear in the
Tomhs Police Court at O'Clock tomorrow
lMondavl morning. Tho warrants werc issued
ON complaints made hy lildm H. Muudy,
counsel for the Law and Order League of TIA"
city of New YORK. Among the persons who are
called upon hy Mr. Muudy tp answer for Vu-
la ins tic Sundav law are the propriri'rS Of the
Astor. Prescott. MInd,ll. 81. NJ hnlHS, Grand
Central. l'nion square. fr'n'h.,, Flth Mcuu',
st. James, Hoffman. GlI-ry, Mnrhr-i r., AMI
Brunswirk liQ,ci: aud the CWo lnl"lmt1n"l
!. impuiro's, ana l.lrhtl = r. ~ iul, ,Ii0. u -
n.r intrltiOn of Tho Law ana Or.rr l,'a@u, mot
h. urse The punishment of any h9'ri ur 7h,rh
keeper who wiu promise to oh"} llw''W, M me
G.turr. Although tlr Law anl otl'i ~, pc
L.,u.Ndcn -ia .ialty ~ proceeding "t,,il' u We
'adins n.9 amt saloon keepers. warrants
h.NriI-o been ululn out ior lh' arrest u, 7'i y
y.tiy" proprictnr, II .nau hurro9lur, Ihr lusl,
mont ,iicl warrants htH" l"' Az uH 1l',"i,, ,
bv the Justice. hut She urro-'" N!l I'""""] "'
murlr Within 70 Woek.
Onv.r( (ntlrr. who ha9 hr'n appointed s.'cs ~
agent N the Law and order leaEu. ot tlo oiu,'
81 New York. will make ral on Brooklyn sill
looms today
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UNPLEASANT FOR HAYES.
THE DE FdCTO PRESIDENT PROMISING
TO 10 BETTER ~ FUTURE
His Policy Severely Criticised - the Repubit-
can senatorial Cnucus hut no Action Taken
The 1cuisinna Contested seats Again


WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-THE Republican
so,,,ora on, ,,., ha,,., ~ -.
,'''' ",, e"' Wo nours III c"uous Vo-u"y nhu
rca'hed no conclusion Two Things appear
plain Enough Scnntors are convincei ,ho,
Uovca ir,c,ds 10 ao, t,trI ,,. a., III.
i'"''e "'""S W VT lalrIy ny inc h~hino
10 tako the edge OF tho extreme utter
nnccs OF a week ago Tho nvow,si frirnda
-, A. ~ - ," nus
VI "r' n"ScS suppieh'h,on INNS iocilng by
putting his policy md incntions in such
"a shape as to Justify those assumptions.
Nri,hnr tho cor,,,s 49, ,t, L., 49,, p,.,,',
''' '""' "S ""t WV II" iV'o ireelucht
capitnntr. Both sides dscovcr that there IL
not enough difference hctwean tho vinus of
ni,b.r ,n u,.Ia .,,...', .o,',
u" ,''""p uunlt'l pron'hno' ana
there is nothing TO make d'-irnblc. Summing
the MT RANGES mado I'm Hm,ce's behalf he Will
n,r,,i,t NJ, ,r,, n.,,,,,,.,,,. ,,,,, -,
,'..,"' Nv ""'' i''''U rus cA''lN III 'N''p-
uonnl circunsiIn -. He invites tho advice of
the Scnntr In formal conference boforc mntin,,
appointments IIn cxn,c,a fro, cri,io,sn, nf,'r
,,.',..',,' I''o ,'"'''7"' "'''r
in spite of some bitter sproch ndinurn.d with a
dianosiiion to n,okc tho h.s, -, ,h, a'.'.,,'.i
'''" W. ''"N' ''u p'st Vi tn' su-Su"lcd
ana PROMISED change Tor the To- tier; and II il
only fair 10 quote 70 senator prcsent. who snid
that os n who'll, tho .nncua hnd ,,, s,,,toi ,
iti..ni si,,nin nm -, ~ Nv '''''"' h'-
Oatrnsiiiv H., c,u,us mat T., hoo- n -,
from III" com nitt"e yyhi,h wni,"I rnon p,hn
de Gl,.to Pr,sidnut That rnmmiits, bn1 nir,ndv
r,nnrtnd in rnuvcrs.ti,n WIN n,,,i, ' ~ ~ @
ihrir utranns tn,l,y nir ~ resnd N; ;ii ail,,
whnt WA nir,edv tnnvn NJ EIwnn,i. '',s ~
Chnirn"n ,nnI ~, IL, nn, ,,hioI & 's
ni, n;, .i, ~" ~, .S spTn wnn , w,s
rrnsid,nt as n rrciia ~, nv nir,v ", ~ T,,n
viii tb n1osi ~, ,, Ui ',I ii Wv Wv p .piu
Ienrd with tho i,.ast thni when ib. ''c f,.,1g
pr"sid,nt i Tho H., fnr ",,y dfna, % ,. r ~
onnositinn IN tbr Senate Tho S.nstnr ra,ninH,.d
him that the verdict In OHIO wns made I'M b"inr.,
thr S.nnto ,,,.i Tb, ,,,i,,,t~ 80 ,i' y. u . 80,
prrsid"nt he condemnc srvnrclv t. nri,icisn.,
almost scohine the senate for Insisting upon
~ cnnstitu,nuni riyhts N" Ia ii,s.H ai,isH utIn t,H
Executive RIGHTS wh1@h Mr. EimmnIs d,carnI raI
neither hn nor nnv othnr Senator hni n rirht
to vail Mr. 4 i,,,,ris MA ~, w. ,,i ,.'i "a @ i,t.
itilr To- say ior the de- fa"to Prrsii.mt ,yho h.
said admitted some Of his mistnt"s "'N' nv
Wr Wamiin toIinxod IN ,hn am, s,ro, o,,
laid stress UPON the fart that W"vrs sn.mnd nndi
lukcwarm upon so important a matter as the
right Of Republican senator (Kcllogr) 10 his
seat. and manifested no desire To exert the in
fuence Of his Administration in his behalf
The other members of the committec-IIowe
Cameron. kirkwood. Hoar. and Christiancy-
last two laying some stress upon Hayes : com
plant that the Senate had taken no pains to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-18
TURKEY ANXIOUS FOB PEACE.
A Ceusc,i ever which the Sultan Presided-
Victories FOR tho Montenegrins.

LONDON, Nov. lT.-The Standards special
correspondent M Constantnoplo tolegraphs.
under date OF Yesterday: "A council. over which
the Sultan presided. wins held yesterday. am
informed that general feeling was expressod.
and BY no one moro strongly than the Sui
tan. in favor OF making an effort to put an
end to the war. in which enough had been done
on both sides for glory. and which, II con-
tinuod. must in1ic lasting misery upon tho
two empires. 1t was felt. however, that
at present sufficient reliance cannot be- placed
upon the declaration OF Russia and that even
while seeking TO obtain an honorable peace,
preparations for prolonged Resistance must DO
vigorously carried ON. ! was told that. subject
to this determination to prosecute tho war. If an
honorable peace clnnot bo obtained. 1t WINS re-
solved that tho time for cudcavOring to put an
end TO tho war has arrived. If my information
4 correct. the Grand Vizlrr will to-day inform
Mr.. Iuynrd. the British AmblAsndOr Of the de-
cieion Of the Council in tho hope TINT England
VIII ma in putt ng n stop ton war which 80
groniy damages her own trade and threatens
To compromise her best iutcr'sis."
t"n SkObrOn WIS slightly wounded on tho
18th inst. but retains his command,
decree lH published rOnNohing the EOu-
mnniHn Chambers for the 9th inst.
1he bulgarian Inhabitants Of Vraiza have
mnsslcred the Mussumnn inhahitants
Several special dispatches from Vienna say
tNat Count And1ssy. the Austro- Hungarian
Promicr lms declared his belief that Scryia will
not broak p"acc.
VIENNA. Nov 1.-THE Pbiitioal Correspond.
nave captured hntivnri by storm, and arc
marching on Dulcigns.
CoNsTANrINoPLE. Nov. 17-The Turks have
smpeiad the Russians from the village Of Ber-
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MicMAHON's NEW caBINET.
The Men whom II is Believed with Suce>>d
the DE Brogiic Ministers.

PARIS Nov. l7.-Much importance is at
tachcd 70 the views the Orlcanist Senator. may
express at the Senatorial conference to-day of
the delegates from the various groups Of the
Right. Tho Orlcanists nrc expected to define
iA'N' "H'' - .-iu -rr,,r, th, 4. .,...,...
BOnuparist groups IN the Senate. '"
II Is believed that the following will be mem
her- Of the new Cabinet. None OF them belong
e. either House. At the outset they will declare
that they only hold IN "r Professionally:
Minister of War-Malor-Gcn. Gumaudet de
Rorhchouct. now commandant Ot bordeaux.
Minister of the lntcrior-M. de Melehc. now
Project of the Nord.
Minister of Financc-M Fare. now Director
General of Forests.
Minister oi Commcrco-M Ozennc. now Sec
rotary General uf the same Ministry.
Minister of Public Work--M Graft.
Minister Of Foreign Affairs VI. Lefcbvrc-
Beh"nuc.
Nothing j. known ", about the President of
the Council or Minister of Marine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-18
4 LADY WINNTNG TIE BRUSH.
The Queens County Hunters speeding Over a
Level Cour.e-A Boy's Fright.

One result of the pleasant weather ycstcr-
day was an unusually large meet of the Queens
county hunt: hnt. although the day was beau
t'ul II wis too warm. and the fen Is wore
taken with less spirit tnun usual. 1nc meet
was on the edge of NV Castle wood about four
miles east of Garden city. and the course was
almost due east from There for nearly ten
rin-. 1t was almost entirely IN the open. and
as there were hut tow iruccr the hunters en-
ioycd a glorious rde across the plains. 1t WIS
the most favorable course for spectators that
has been run this season md there were nl-
most Hs many carriages n horsemen al the
finish The following OF the hunt in carriages
hu- become iuNortn pa~tm" with the / 81
dents within ten miles Of the place of meet ing
and those who taxi this means Of enjoying the
enthusiastic huut~mcn.
Among IN" hunters Of yesterday were Mrs.
PURIFY. VI ol--r-. Or ~wold. /hrrw-ky. I"yry,
h~h Gebhard. lro-t P-tcrs. Jly. IIor-nrld
Mrs. Purlv rode straight. and. being the only
lady it the finish. took the brush. lSiit' II us-
inld, on the old black marc. took pad. n did
Mr.. GrhhHrd. The death was III the open. about
two miles east If liirksyilr.
An amusing incident occurred in cornN"d.
wher" Il country lad and hi- father were huSk-
ing corn. The boy. totally ignorant oi hunts
or hunters. sat behind shrai OF cOrnstarks.
by him yelpns pack Of dogs, followed by
hnlf a dozen men. in scarlet rlat-, on horse
back. Th" poor boy -prang To- his feet, usiird
10 the nearest tree. and clanbcring up into It
Father father Help. h"ipW
The special train that leaves Hunters Point
nj 10 O'Clock. with hor-" box attached, on each
day Of tl.e hunt, r. proving great arcommoda-
The next inr,t will be on Wednesday the 2lst
inst. III front Of N" Garden tlty Hotel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-18
crB4Ns c0MI,G 10 ruE FRONT
Their Reunion In BrookiNn I.a.t Night-Sug-
ge.tion. tor ImprnN emcnt.

The inaugural reunion OH the Rcrr'o Social. a
cuban society hcli last ni.t n Everett Han Brook.
Ism The room wa, nlci w,'h Cuban lndic, ANA gentle
men The President Sr - lIerra. m an address IN
spanish sand that tho um had come tor cuban, 10 leave
the retirement III which they hnd held uemscl,c, and
o. organl for sfmprn,cmort. - tat thcN may share
the hcuo NJ OF the institutions Of TIN, country Tie
cci, had formed o educate and develop the Young
men of cuban funic. Cas. were iohc organized which
would give them opporiuug. 80 learn >omcthin. o po
lite literature he r,icttfd with enthusiasm g. The
strusslr Liberty thu aud slt fhit tAos an
tanned ihr hrlc m >.,- ir beloved i> Vet tree An
cnttrtluiug prog then carried >rhnrtH~
rortnNn ana rurr, ant >t.uNr,. torta dt rufrN tlrri
"a. Navarro. and Salrcio ipird iu the musical part.
with "a thuf. ~ tho mrmh ul the society pr Louis
4 Barat r,Drd from Shhkr >irAiv, AMI 81 Rafael dr
q raluuiun read uir tufiilrd '' Progress The 10
cor, m the ,nl,ty are President. 7 - PurrH. Nicc.
President X Aiun.. secretary. T. Palmer Nic, sec
rctary, Ramon Navarro IT. M Vun., tn monthly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-18
LiTIfERS OR ROBERTsONY
Republican. Claiming that they have been
Wronged In the Ninth District.

Who was elected senator for the Ninth
District. embracing West hester Putnam. and
R'cklnnd counties. m tn late rlc ton? was ask
cd yesterday. The Krpubh ans claim that they
have been cheated. We'll" Democrat
said. W. are hut paying YOU back I'm your
own coin. We ara giving You little Of
the Returning Board anil Electoral Commis-
sion" Col. Richard Lttheis. the Democratic
nominee. received majority Of Gsl in Rock
land county. and judge William II. Robertson
rerciyod majority OF 9s3 In Putnam county.
and an apparent majority ~ 527 IN Wcst,hcster
county inrhdiug tn" TWENTY and Tween
v-fourih Wards hut ,her, w,- an irrcsuarity
in many Of his ballots ard there all the
trouble began. His majority in the dis
irict admitting all votes. would he 300
hut by striking out the defective hal,
lots Mr.. Lathcrs would have majority Of II.
Ihr inoon~tYr y the Ts;nty,G.,rl, ward
marked 2iO of Judge kohmts6ns ballots ns
defective. On 1855 the words Ninth Senatorial
District had been omitted. ~ "a the name was
su"ll"d Robinson. AMI on the rest there were
Thirtecnth Districts had cour,cd in the imper-
i.t ballots. while king ucn as defective.
* f6un, ,Medr b"iorr the T,hsd Of CanynSser.
s'n w"r, promptly tabloid: TM" c"m'aS- u,
Cunva~-ni- uuioU h,l. the record hcing:
inthrrs. 1881 H.h r-nn lr-Eularl. l326 and
All the hlilot- ,g-t m the rest ~ the Ninth
district. both Tor lh,hr- amt li,h'rtS"n, wre
lne same as thoss eIllet d"i..iiN. "a Ne
Ward the same inl of ballots w'rr u-r !. hut,
a- a prominent Democrat ~ White Pains said
yesterday. IN" in-p"toi- w"rr not smart
made oi dcfo tiv" ballots. The Supervisors
sand they could not - behind the rcpori7 of the
Juds. Robertson will undoubtedly contest the
decision If the stat, Bnnrd - tanNu--or- de-
cidos ~ favor Of Nj. Lnth,r, y" sgii yrster-
day. You ean be assured that Will have my
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-18
CH.isING FRI>ON T.IN.


The police authorities in William7hurgh
were greatly excited yesterday over thc attempt
ed rescue Of the two burglars and hiEhwaymcu
captured I'm Grncupoint on Wednesday evening.
The driver of the prison van. James Cassidy.
noticed that shortly after he lett Raymond street
lail close waso son drawn by two gray horses ana
containing three men with slourhed hats, fol-
lowed him closely. They regulated their speed
by his. and foll him all the way up to JUS
tioo seniors court, on the corner Of Schenec-
tnry and Fulton avenues. and thence ha to-
ward Wlllinn-Lurgh Turning into Washing
ton avenue. tas- dy whipped up. hut despite his
increased speed the suspicious wagon whS close
h"hind him, and they reached IN" Nullnnout
bridge together On turning NJ the hill ~ Nor
ton street. toward Bedford avenue. in Williams
burgh. the driver OF the vnn WAS conpsH'd to
slnckrn his speed. and then two Ot the men
Jumped from the wagon. ami placing thrlr
hands in the breasts Of their cohs, approached
tho van. Cassidy also jumped ON the pavement
and threatened to iire II they dd not instantly
turn buck. Two police Officers Wh9 wiln' ss'd
the fellows turned, and jumping INTO lhrir
wagon druy" RAPIDLY away one ~ the officers
then accompanied IN" van io th" court room.
Here ihrg' Gu'h'riNg ~ known lhlNr3 WIS
assembled to exchange grrrt uE- with nr burg
lars nnA gNll waa announced he ready 10 any
"n4Ani
Mia: and Jno. N.fNn,, Nef" nrgden"a. ,nr
rD. Iflvrly Identified r- the n.cu ah. r'hH"i the
r.e .irn-o 1T Mr. Geo. Norrel - Union pnc".
Grrcnpnnt, on Mcdut Sdab 'u"y arr .us.
fIrr, <.n.ii..--o 'i.--o o'if' .5.ooo n n t -v-nu6.
l.o.- l-uud Ctr lWu month, go Th'y "h,
tanned through c.lA-rl an aNl Hrnm'ui oi
il.lr ca-" unil Monday 10 N. .poI, tnr,r de-
l,ne. Ilt} ", A. lr r'',.-,I 'i..,,, "n niili
under % -tl NJ escort Co. the Nnuli FIRST street
police station hou9o until the crowd la4 all dis-
pors"d. and thrn lh,y were conveyed IN the
wan ll. X to Kay mona street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-18
BRivE JrLIi rIIzGER.iLD.
Her Battle with Thief In her Masters
House How he was Captured.

ON Thursday afternoon sneak thief en-
tered the residence of !. W. Pickett at Sl3 Clin-
ton street BROOKLYN. The only persons i'm the
house were Julia Fitzgerald. the chamhermaid,
and the cook. Julia heard the thief in bed
room in the second story. Supposing II 10 be
the cook. she sportivcly locked the bedroom
doc. when she opened II nguiu rnugh-look
ng man er1ed her tellins h"r To make no nol-o
or hr would kill h"r Sh" broke away and ran.
ate struggle rn-urd. ln which th" man WIS
thrown lo tn" floor. Jull' then ran to the front
while reuinci his feet, and knock iug down
tlr..uIk. who met him nn ihr stairs. An dashed
pu-t the bravo Julia into tle street,
r,r Ohrrly. an nia s.,f .rr nuaIiy ruifun"l him.
The pri-pnor E",.' li- nom' ar liWN 4ulAcld,
Justice gerry committed hlu.