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The New York herald., 1878-08-24
MODEL CAR CoSpuCrons.

TO rHE EDITOR THE HERALD
Itnink 1 have my share Of The proverbiai patience
or the ciiizsn OF New York. ~ suffer and bo
strong" busI would ike TO be permtted TO nls IN
the columns OF the HERALD my protcst against the
managsm enI Of tho Third Avenue Railroad. IL has
been my misfortune To Ds compelled to rico on that
line several years past. aud have during that
time been frequently subjected 20 insult. and
outrage IRON urunk aud dsorderly rumaus
l have learned TO iorogo all The rights aud
aigotics vi American citizen when they
Sr. questioned by ths drunken rowdy OF The Third
avenue line. the crowainx outrage Witnessed Mon
day evening car No. 10. man too drunk "
stand without support WAS takea ON The car about
street. He found his foeman NJ
Niue,y- y-,oursh street, and ruap'ng light OF oaihs,
vuigarty aud nsticuns was k,pt up " lO6th street.
wnou QUO OF the men elected. Tue battle was
then Transferred by tho rcaining party to another
man. anu WHOM l islt the lllih street Ine OBJ
scenity and profanity we're dsgustiug una outrageous
10 tus teciings Of every one except tho conductor
but hc know mis- BUSINESS, suppose, tor have been
told Ny conductors OF tho road myself, when have
ask ed that onsnsive characters De cJected
tho cars that very serious matter, and 'they
kucw their business" f" Probably they did, and per-
haps the only right have Ia tho matter Is the right
oI protest, and that am sure The hxRALD wall not
aeny me. HARLEM.
The New York herald., 1878-08-24
POLICE coUGT JUSTICE.

TO rug EDITOR or ruR hERALD:-
Oa Sunday morning last visited the Fifty-seve0th
Street Police court applied In the usual manaer
Tor a warrant or mons against woman who had
repeatedly without warrant assaulted child OF
ugsd ssven years. On making my application was
ioitty waved ASIDE by the Judge before hs nad
descended TO inquire Into The crcomstanccA Az
was leaving tho desk, however, he recalled me- and
after question two referred TO the Office of
the b. n. L. 4. U. g. Z. q, though iaiios 10 IN
what nslaner, Oeiug case oi SIMPLE assant ths affair
cxtno witnin its provinces. 1 applied, however,
aud tho oilcer, aitor ibquiripg INTO the mat
ter, promised ~ cali that afternoon ana get tbs
woinaD's OF the story, ana ar @ possible ad.
lust the matter. RMS promise The gentleman tailed
10 keep, but on our way down town (ior We walked
togsthcr To Fory-sccond stfectl ho edihed me Win
the following sing uar and povoi exposition Of iaw;-
After nrst informing me that the reason had Jailed
IN obtaining The protection OF tue Court wss from The
tscy was "a ana tho offender wonian stat-
ing IN this connection tuat, had the chud's mothor
attcnaed court sho wouia doubtless have received
summers TOR tue offending party, he went on 10 IN
form that were IN ike manner TO strike ono OF
NY neghbors caildrsn should aoubtless meet with
punishment prompt aud severe. Al his sseming TO me
10 be law Tor nRie, another Tor female. you VIII
confer q iavor Nv giving the TACT pubiicy Ia order
that the next man situated as was may be warned Ia
tirne und appear In such oase before HiS Honor
Judge Duffy by female proxy. n. Y. w.
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

Revster Little yesterday received from Juoge
Choa.c that he had signed the discharge from bank
ruptcy Of Arthur L. Sewoll, partner In the late arm
Of John Bonner IL Co. bankers aud brokers.
Tho application OF samuel A. CASTLE. formerly
senior partner IN tho nrm Of $. A. Castle Co.. dry
goods Dealers late o No. so Howard street, Tor his
uiscnarge from bankruptcy came up before Register
Dwight yesterday, aud ss there opposition W
petttIon will bc granted.
Robert Currio made applic icaton TO Register Dwight
yesterday tor his discharge from bankruptcy, aud
tasre was no opposition by the creditors his petit
uon will be granted.
the creditors OF Nathan N. Sears, manufacturer Of
milling goods ut No 3S7 Canal street. met yesterday
at Lie oihce Of Register Dwight and John H. Piatt
was appointed assignee.
Al a meeting of the crednogs OF Solomon Rapp,
cigar dealer, held yesterday Ia tue ofcs o Registsr
Dwight. dividend OF one per cent declared
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EAST RIVER BRIDGE.

TIE TWO COMPLETED CABLES CLAMPINo AND
WRAPPING THE STRANDS. ..
The workmen engaged Ia the manufacture OF the
cables OF the East River suspension bridge nj
work, yesterday, Wrapping the nineteenth and last
pair OF strands Of the down stream cables The run
ming over OF tns wires forming these strands. which
was naished Thursday forenoon, is substantially
the completion OF the cables. These have been laid
iu one year, months and "a days. the first wires
Of The hrst pair strsnds having been run over
MAY TO- 1871 Experience has much facilitated the
work that the wires forming the strands laid
IN nvo days and half while it took
days TO lay the nrss PAIR OF strands. THO
quickest running time yet made IN the strand manu-
iac,urs was In laying OF strand IN last June TO
repacs the one which brok loosc from the Now YORK
anchorage and was Of course ruined the time lnado
In this was iorty-seven hours the estimated
weight Of each OF the completed strands fs forlywo
tons and each cable woishs therefore about 7vS tons
they eaen contain 5.3l9 wres, divided as iolivws:-
The hrst strands contain 3S2 wlres but as the sixo OF
tho w,re was changed TO larger one, the next sight
delivered having increaseo somewhat in size, tho
tcnth eleventh aud twelfth pairs OF strands were laid
with 2S0, 270 AMI 270 wires respectively. rhs next
Jour PAIRS coptain 262 wires, the seventeenth pair
has 21s wires and the pairs 2I6 wires sach
AROUND THE Cokx OF TIN CABLks.
The wrapping OF Tue completed strands will, Il 10
expected, DO finished by noon To-day. On Monday
Shey win be let on IRON the anchorage aud Tussday
aud "wednesday VIII be devoted lotliug them down
Ia the saddles on ths towers BY the end Of the
week. these strands having been regulated, the work
OF placing hs twelve oOse strands oil each cable In
their proper possous around the cores. composed OF
seven strands each. and Of securing them VIII DO
com mcncsd Thi. operation WILL IL Is thought, take
about u week, and the men engaged IN II will 30 out
In small ''Dugges" suspended IRON the traveller
ropes. The Will be held In their places around
tnv cores by clamps mAae OF wood and iron AZ dis
oi from twenty 10 forty feet apart The clamp
Ing being finished, shs work OF wrapping the cables
will be c0mmencsd, and. taking into accOans the
stormy weather u early winter, wil according 10
ecnsnic Farringto De tnq end OF December
bsors sns cables are finally completed by the wrap
pug. 80
Tue ssvsnteeush pair OF strands OF tho upstream
cables will be commeucsd oo Thursday. As soon NJ
the TunAing wires were finished ON tno downstream
cables The work or dtsman ling the drums and other
wire running apparatus OF this system, which we're
situated IN tho housing ou the Brooklyn anchorage,
was commoncsd, order that the masonry could be
laid suon possible over the sets oi anchor bars
The large drums aro nov gone and the rest 0i the
work OF removal u being pushed forward.
The New York herald., 1878-08-24
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

INCREASE or THE BUSINESS IN BASKkuPTcx-
FAILURE OF BERNARD wELrEcK-oTHEH
PROCEEDINGS.
The failure OF Bernard Wsteck, manufactarer OF
tables at No. sS cintoa street, announced, ana yes
tsrday he made assignment for the bsnsnt OF Ms
creditors john A. KsllnsE The principal cause oi
his failure investments in real estate.
He carried largo amount OF property which was
morgagsd 70 It's u value, and for the past ten years
he has been hopeisssiy involved tnat Bradssreets
refused 10 give him any credit raung. dc has been
endsavoring 70 exircate himself by selling portion
OF real estate order 70 protect the mort
cages ON tho remainder, and ~ April ne
obtained over $50 00O on mortgages which gave MN
0n extenAiou. Numerous Judgments nave been o.
chaItei mortgages aud uis sale. Foreclosure pro.
ceedinRs were recently commeacsd against hims ana
the only recourse was to make an assignment. The
amount OF his liabilities ~ not known exactly, but
they estimated at upward OF $3.50 OOO TIE greater
part OF which real estate The assets consist of
real estate which 10 Ia believed there - no
equity stock lumber nktures bank accounts, the
value OF which Is not known.
Herman Il. PottcDaun. butchor. at No. 40 Rutgers
nndc an assignment yesterday Tor the benefit
hrs creditors 10 George Z. Dunn. His liabilities
10 about s., QUO aud has assets are valued at
about 5000
An assignment for tho boneht OF creditors made
yesterday by Job Hodgkinson, dealer IN shoes at No.
III Sixth avenue, - Charles t. Hyatt HIS uerchan-
diso liabilities viii probably not exceed &c. ,000
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pressed that General Grant said there wss no
battle oil Lookout Mountain and that the HExALD In
srv,swsr was probably coached BY onhcer high In
most opsa kind. The ink had hardly gos dry that
interesting commua ieAtion before "fightins Joe"
gathers around him divers and sundry tnquisitivs
pcion that General Grant must nave been In his
cups-to which 30 10 addicted, ADDS the 0scsss war
r'or-when he said there WAS no battle above tne
clouds Inasmuca rs Hooker drst SAID he believed
that General Grant never gave utterance 20 such
waited until Grant nad formally spoken before ne
went Oh IN this wild undignhsd manner. II nay
rase Tue suspicion In the minus OF persons hos p.s-
ucuIaTly friendly him that he may 20 guity OF sns
very thsags ~ charges hts old commander wish
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ADJUDICATION OF BANKnuprs.

Judge Choato has, on application OF Mr.. Adolph L.
Sanger, representing tho creditors of u. L. Solomon
Sons. Importers and dealers IN upholstery, at No.
657 broadway, granted order for y meeting OF tho
creditors In composition to be held before Register
Little, on September 6. and the members of ths arm
consented their adjudication. Tue terms OF CON-
posiuou tue same as uaan.mousiy adopted Wy the
cred,ors' meeting thrty-threc and ons-tnsrd cents
on the dollar.
fryderick l. Martin, OF No sos wost Finy.third
street has been adJud,catcd n bankrupt by couscnt,
aud Tho case has becn referred Register Ftcu.
Five croditors whose claims aggregated 81 Co., pet
tioucd against him.
Fivo creditors oi john Bulgcr contractor at Third
avenue and Forty-iour,h street, filed petition
against MIN and he has consented 10 adjudicatiop.
the being referred 10 Register Alcu. Among tho
creditors are Daniel W. Morg ST. 2z5 36; robert
Draddy, $1,000; Joseph Kumpi, $I1s; James Quinn,
s263
Tho labities OF Alpha Manning, who has been
djudcated voluntary bankrupt by ksg,stcr Ks,ch-
u, amount TO $24 1885, tns princ,pa creditors beng
tho following: :-Britton " Van vcchteu, Sl6 900;
Johnson GLENN, 1900; Robert Livingston, 81 vOO
cpaly Tor losses IN spscoiasions he has
assets
Edgar A. Browne has been adjudicated q bankrupt
by cousont eight creditors, representing $32Sl 20,
having nied pctiti0n agsiust HIN. Iiis total l,ab
ties are $6,477 o. Tho has been referred 70
Register Day ton.
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CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Lewis stigcrman was held In default OF $500 ball. -
the FIy seventh street Court yesterday for drving
lame horse. and henry Meyer WAS held default
OF Inc same amount the complain, Of Oinesr Cur
an. OF the Twenty .s,gntn precinct who saa nc saw
h N dragging calf through Sevsnty-ourtb street by
rope attached 10 its neck. Ne sise accused Meyer
OF having brutsIy kicked the animal In the stomach
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WHY WAS IL ADJOURNEDP

The case Of 0srrst, Flynn. Of No. 23i West sxtieth
street. against samuel A. Stevens, the s1icer Of the
Twenty second precinct who, a. alleged c,ubbed the
complainant 20 severely TUESDAY night last, was
to TO tried In tho Fifty seventh Street Court ycstcr
day. Flynn had pumucr VI Witnesses ready 20 tcs-
ty, but Juuge Kasmire, altar conversation with ln-
spec McDcrnot. Captain Ward and the accused In
his private examination room, announced that the
case Was adjourned until Tuesday next
The New York herald., 1878-08-24
A SLOW TELEGRAPH oVF1cK.

To THR EDITOR OF THE HxkALD:-
Coming from Saratoga tho 10th with party Of
friends sent O telegram from Poughksepsle 10 the
proprietor Of livery stable in Jersey City send
carriage 10 meet US at the Grand Central Depot The
train reached New YORK city at twenty minutes past
two, but there carriage. On inquiriny ~ tho
Western Union Telegraph oflce VI Jersey Cny
fou nd that The despatch received at haif-past
twcive O'Clock. butwas not delivered I'LL eight min.
ties past two Toe offered WAS that there was
messenger by whom to send u III the otce turine
the interval Is this isir 70 tho publics }. X.
The New York herald., 1878-08-24
A FILTHY HABIT.

To THE EDfroR OF THE HERALD
Win you call atteDtion IN tho "Complaint Book" to
tho beasty habit Of OF the drivers OF the Broad
way limo OF cars In splitting while driving II aics
back In the Of the person seated near the opcn
window ut vi tho II there 10 Tue slightest
brocze. was The recipient oi OF this mater
day Or TWO ago, very mucn my disgust and oiscom
iofL MIR Foshuy, president of the road, might give
the matter attention r ID. h.
The New York herald., 1878-08-24
NICE aA1LaoAD MAxAoxxxNr

To TIE EDITOR or rHK HxRALD:-
Last Saturday night party Of Jcrscyitos and my
self wsro at Manhattan Beach, sndesvoring 10 got
New York via Bay Ridge Tho cars ON the tnir,y-avo
minutes pass nius train fuli, ous prom
iscd more oars Il we would 60 end Of plat
iorm A so0o sns bright officials (ths only thing
bright about them 10 The ''brass" they display On
started of and paid Tor our confidence IA them
by being lett behind. train was PROMISED Ia thirsy
81 twenty-five past eleven, waited Tor the boat
iii quarter sweve aud nnaIly reached New York
minutes late for tne last snin The opn
syiyanvA Railroad J. A. A.
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YAcrs WANTED, NOT INSUENDoKs.
lFruun the DAILY Grnphlc, August 23.

General Hooker does not shine IN his letter 10 tns
Tribune on the battle Of Lockout Mountain What
have vague inpusndoss about Grant being butcher
and losing 90 900 In the campaign IN Virginia In
1854 and references Cold asrbor and Shiloh got 10
do with The existence non-oxstsncs OF tho famous
.sba,tls above the cloudsf" IL would be easy Tor
General Hooker to write serious letter giving iacts
10 sustain hrs posltiou Light banter ID bis line.
Let uim put the nub OF has report on say couple Of
sheets Of fooiscap giving the number Vi men eugaged
the battle tho place where u was fought, whether
M tue buse Or lhe summit the mountain halfway
up ts side The length the action and The number Of
killed, woUndcd, missing and prisoners captursd. An
hlstoricsl point be- decided W nero rhetorlc
auy tn~p by moro ASSERTION. II the point
10 worth writing about It worth treating seriously
General Hooker cannot make out his cSse by alter
nxteiy saying he does not bcievc that Grant made
the urtbuted MIN and acting " he did
by trying 70 throw discredit upon Grant on account
OF ShlIoh uud Inc WlluernesR
The New York herald., 1878-08-24
OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

fNork-tsttsfs intsndsd Tor this eeiams must -
accompanied By the writer's full name ana address 70
insure attention. Complsnants who are unwilling 70
comply vith this ras simply waste time 10 writing.
Write ON only one side OF the paper-Ro RxxALnl
The New York herald., 1878-08-24

I 4r. TIE ACTIVE STOCKS.
The whole number shares dealt In at the Beard
did not exceed Of, o00. Delaware. Lsckawanna and
Western was the most active stock Of ths day. the
sales amounting 10 Sollo shares. Lake Shore ieI
lowed with q rceord Of l0.4o0 Othsr stocks sod:-
Delaware and Hudson, 1880; wsstsra Union. $500,
Pacific Mail, 80; New YORK Central ana Hudson
RIVER 292; Norris and Essex, 2o2o; Norshwsstern,
6s25; d. preferred lo,3oo; 81 Pau, $500; do pre-
ferred, 7l50; Ere Railway, 500; Hannibal and 81.
Joseph, 2O4O do preferred, l45o; Michigan Central,
500; Wabash $50; Central Of New Jersey, 7lo; Ohio
and M,ssss,pp 225; Union Pacnc ], 200; Rock lsAnd
100; Chicago, Barlington and QUINCY, $50.
MosxY xARxEf.
Money ON call WAS quoted NJ / y to per cent
throughout. Tue rates Of exchange on New YORK si
the uudermsprousd cities were Savannah, buyIns
Y premium; selling u premium; Cnarlsssen. as
pressed. pur q \ premium; New Orleans, CONNER.
csi, $40; bank, NJ ST. Louis, so disseont; casssyo
eoc. 70 SOC discouat, asd Boston, par.
The rold market quiet. Sales we're quoted all
day at 100 n, and borrowing rates we're per 70
Nat.
coLp cLRARisGs AT tn. NATIONAL 1ANk OF THE sfAr7
The New York herald., 1878-08-24
SEMINARY or LAW CASES.


Minnie Amelia Cornell charges her husband. Charles
W. Cornell. TO whom she WAS married In October.
1871 with adultery win Carrie xaher, and that the
latter is now hvlng with him his vile. Judge Van
Bruns yesterday ordered reference TO Z. 8. Dskin
Lou,s stsphani bought some Of the Now York Han
delxeuuug Association bonds and on his adAdavit
ths. there has . defant in payment OF interest
on the bonds Hnce August 1876, Judge Van Bruns
yesterday appoiatcd George Sienx receiver OF the
association. sa
In tho case OF Ernest Dshlfuss the broker and
banker, Who vas held BY Jaage FAmmsr some time
siuos 70 answer complaint charging him with hav-
ing violating the Lottery selling tickets for
on writ OF csrsiorart, granted on his application,
made q motion yesterday before Judge Van Brant in
supreme Court, Chambers, tor the dismissal oil sho
complaint the grouod that ths same MAS detective
In not copiorming With The statute, asd that u DID not
set iorlh CRIMINAL act Ar. Charles T. Marsac. on
ton apd claimed that the colnptAint was vaiia aud
shat The trial should be proceeded with. Judge Van
Brunt sustained Mr. Stecklcr's points and dismissed
me complaint
writ OF cert,orari was ssusd In the Supreme Court,
ou application OF NE. A. h. Hammei, on behalf oi
or stases whom MT Heory Bergh, Jr., tho son o the
great phianthropist, charged with cruelty 10 ANIL
maa Mr.. Humms claimed that bis client was an
titled 10 Jury trial In the Court VI General Sessions,
and that when decudanI signed bond Tor hrs ap
posrance In o Special Sessions he vas not
There wxs no opposition TO this course being taken,
the sranserred, 10 be acted on by the
Graud Jury. Tho propretors OF the Twenty third
street stages purpose ma4ing this Il test case.
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should be remembered that the cost Of stopping On
ordinary about 81 So and frequently 10 $50 ~
the wear OF y wheel 10 stop for one or two men Tor
she ratio OF stopping atty would be upreasonsoIe
nected with me ro.d COMXUrER.
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The Stock Market Dulland Prices
Little Changed.
GOLD STEADY At 100 Ia.
Government Bonds a Little Weak-States
and Railways Higher
MONEY ON CALL l l-2 TO 2.
WALL SrRgs1. I
FRIDAY. August 22-6 z.

II,
SRIDAY. August 23-6 r. n
Yesterdays dun market was followed By an equally
dull one today and the eombacd force Of stock job
was not powerful enough 20 influence prices either
one way or tho other. ltconsequenuy nappsasd that
ouotat,ons remained pretty much AZ . standsttn or
were only sufficiently affected to record changes OF
fractional nature There greater i1elination,
40 10 sneak to sit upon the coal stocks than upon
railway shares aud this uLtoward pressure contracted
tho values OF tho two DelawAres TO the extent Of
full point between opening aud closing prices lsh
nj. unpcasaut fac. for the anthsaetes bat nevcrshs-
loss true one that tho demand Tor their psoductos
10 al the most limited nature. Miles upon miles ot
loaded cars cucumber the coal carrying osds and the
outlet is blocked up by the supply on hand. and
the absence OF any important market demand. For
domestic purposes the demand for anthracite coal has
beeu restricted by the mild weather OF tho past win
tor which left alarge amount OF unused supplies upcn
the hands OF householders and by the cheapness Of
tho Sorts which has rendered the laites
cspecally available (Al Things being equa Tor steam
era and railroad uses. Changes In railroad stock we're
fractional ana meaningless, though closing prices
vere somewhat better than opening Left ~ the
market was 70 tho supernumeres Of tho Board Room,
rst class performance could scarcely be looked for,
and consequently ticket takers In today's specuis
lion anoua not complain If the entertainment turned
out 10 be less profitable than was expected
RANG. YLCcrUAf1oEse
~he opening highest and lowest prices OF the day,
with the closing three T. N. quotations. fol.
ivws:- ,... - <u.., 4,
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WATCH THE QUARTERS.

70 rHg EDITOR OF rHx HERALD
On car No. ~ OF the rwenty-third street crosstown
line Monday night last gavo the driver swenty.nvs
cents for change pay my faro. After waiting
q considerable length OF time asked MIN for IT. but
hc refused. saying that he had givcn 10 me- which
was au untrusis was The only one at ths door, and
no money was passed through duriag that tiae. /
com piatned 20 the csmpany aad they very coidy fn
that the driver SAID that ho had gwen me
the money Why Il must be So ana wouid give
other satisiactiou. have friends that have been
~ ~ 80. SUFFERER
The New York herald., 1878-08-24
VILE WEST SIDE DOORS.

To TIE EDITOR or THE HERALD
Canuot the residents Of the north side Of KING
street. between Hudson and Greenwich streets, obtain
any rel,ei from the 1t once both disasreeabis and
dangerous stencil which almost ~ all times per-
meatcs The AIR III ocuiltyy II arises from the
gutter inio which all Of refuse and siops are
by the commonsr class OF tenauts Living iltts
further down the street COISUFFEkER.
The New York herald., 1878-08-24
TOO MANY SMOKING CARS.

To rHH EDir0R or TIKI HxRALD:-
II the Brighton Beach Company wish TO preserve
their reputation for respecabliity they had better
either see the protection Of their passengers via
Hunters Point disconunus that route. Sunday
afternoon, In company with my vito and some
friends, took these cars, aud all tho way were
anne Dyed by smokng In every part ot Tho car-to
say nothing about crowdlng. When arrived A. the
rcsurn tickets for Brooklyn 0nes as l. posltsveiy
ohiected take ladies over road where every car
Was q smoking car. Al nrst he refused, but on
stating that only wanted AN even exchangs be re-
lsnteu aud accedsd TO my request VlCrlA.
The New York herald., 1878-08-24
A NEGLECTED STREET.

To THE EDIroR or rHx HERALD
Why IA no, le0th street cleaned from avenue 70
the rveri II 10 q public thosoushtars. a. line OF
steamers land at the OF the street The alth
abom,n able II should De attended " imm edisley.
kESIDENT.
The New York herald., 1878-08-24
THE cUnLEx HOMICIDE.

Among the prisoners condued IN the TomDs for
homicide James H. O'NoiIl, who is accused Of kill
ing Michael Curlsy on the 18Th OF August last. Tho
prisoner brought before Judge Van Brunt In
Supreme Court Chambers, ysstsrdsy. on a writ
OF habeas corpus obtained by his counsel, Mr. William
=. Howe sought 10 have tho prisoner discharged
Mr.. Howe conissded that o'NesIl mad simply pro-
,ecled himself and did not mean to XIII the accoased
and that The evidence taken pofoss the Coroner's
Jury did not develop that O'Ncii Intended 10 lAke
lie. Assistant District Attorney 4arsac IN.
sisted that The prisoner should be held. Nj. Howe
suid that he was warranted In asking O'Nei's dis.
charge. Judge Van Brunt TOOK the papers, ressrving
hls decision.