The New York herald., 1878-03-30
THE FATAL POLICE CLUB.

Tho Court OF Oyer and Terminer, presided over by
Judge Daniels crowded yesterday listen 10 the
trial OF Edgar Siosson, who Is jointly indicted with
Augustus Sparboro and w. II. Fnken for maaslaugh.
Ter, In causing tho death Of Timothy Lsnahan upon
Iho e6,h day Of last August, In tho Fourth ward, by
clubbing him. The accused all members OF the
police force appeared in court attired In iull
uniform jury was cmpanelied without
W. g. Herring resresentcd the people
III orening tue briefly stated the facts which he
expected TO prove and which hc thought entitled tho
people TO verdict. Michael Cochreu testified That no
Witnessed the clubbing OF Timothy Lenahan by all
three OF the officers. Upon Examination OF Mr..
William +. Knitting, who appeared u counsel tor tho
accused, he admitted having been arrested. He
crossexamincd at considerable lepgth Tor the purpose
of showing he was unworthy OF credit. Several other
witnesses testihed to the injuries received by the
deceased Doctor d. B. Cleft of the Chambers street
Hospital, teslihed that he was summoned TO tho
and iound Lcnahan dead, and that hs examined his
head but ound wounds necessarily fatal he iound,
however, slight abrasion the chm, such
might have come from fall; somo sand or gravel
fOund the wound. In consequence OF tho
st our o'clock until this morning. when the trai Will
DO continued
IGNORING AN OBSTINATE JURYMAN.
Tho suit brought by Charles G. Waterbury against the
city decided yesterday IN iavor Of the city Tho
action, tho facts OF which been fully gwen, was
70 recover S35 900 and years interest tor
instalment q contract OF John L. Brown for regu-
ating and grading FIRST avenue, from Ninstysecond
TO Tooth street The defence that the contract,
originally invalid mad not been certified 10 by the
OF 1872 within tho ninety days
their Official EXISTENCE tnat the filling used was not
''good wholesome earth," as required by she
contract, but was mixture OF ashes aud
She refuse sweepings oil the streets On this
branch Of tho large number Of
witnesses were examined to show mat from test PITS
sunk the line oil the work there taken u large
percentage OF such refuse us hair, jute mating,
broken pottery old leather and shoes oyster shells
md IA mn as mi m.
erea IN sweeping The streets. Among ths engineers
examined were Mr julius q. ADAMS, Tor many years
cniei engineer OF Brooklyn, anu Y. A Gilmore. Of
'swamp angelo lame. Tne tnird ground of defence
Of fraud in procuring the contract broke down
slfy. Specific questions were submitted TO the
Jury, and when they cnmc into court yesterday,
nounced that they could not agree Upon
tnc Court intimating that " would send
them back others OF the Jury spoKc' anu " became
apparent they stood eleven 10 one and that the
one prepared to outst the others Upon sugses-
ton OF tho plaintiffs counsel IL was ugrced on all sides
10 take the verdict oil The eleven ereupou they re-
shortly alter urned with the findings, that
ths Commissioners had reached conclusion with
the ninety days, Uut made announcement OF u, ana
furtner the terms OF the contract had not boon
substantially complied with. 1hs Is practically vor.
drct Tor the CITY. ExJudge Cardozo, J. Hansard
b.raban aud Burton n. Harrison appeared for tho
pIanuG, aud Tor the cmy Corporation Counsel Whit
ney, +. L. Steison and f. Henry iAcom'e
TELEGRAPHING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Mcssrs Kelly & Bliss, stock brokers' at No. is West
Twenty oighth street, obtained temporary Injunction
from Juage Lawrence yesterday restraining tho Gold
ana Stock Telegraph Company from removing their
reporting Instruments and stock quotations
to-day under Inc thirty-day notices OF re-
moval served the LIST INST. Judge Gilbert,
In Brooklyn, granted similar Injunction
last week. Is Understood that several other vi the
leading outside brokers will unite with Kelly BLISS
10 testing the right OF the company 70 furnish
Ing quotations that tho VIA bc to tho
ngnest The STOCK Exchange, II Is stated, de-
lllA nd "a nEsra md
threaten that II the Gold and Stock Telegraph Com
pany cancel their contracts with class OF
stock brokers the Stock Ex, hange will cndeavor 10
break their contract with the company, aud will
cIuae the collectors OF the company engaged In
collecting stock quotations to be sent over me wires,
from tho STOCK Excnange. The question
sinuing the Injunction granted W Judge Lawrence
will Tor argument ON Monday, IN tho Supreme
Court, General Term.