The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-28

0ermon against Joseph B. Hoyt before Judge Ian
don the facts of which have been published, resulted
yesterday in u verdict Tor the defendant
The Board of Steamboat Inspectors began an in
yestigston yesterday the Of the collision
between the steamboat Shady Side and Greenpont
ferryboat. The captain of the Shady Side. who was
at the wheel when the collision occurred said that
he did not see the fcrry boat until of his port bow
and can only account for this by the fact that ii
might have been directly in line of partition in the
wheelhouse by which It was concealed from his view
The investigation is still on.
The case of james McCrath, who was indicted for
burglary, was tried yesterday before Judge Cowng.
in Part of the Court of General Sessions. The
prisoner had been arrested by Officer Mcknight with
some of the property consisting OF wearing apparel
OF Henry Grofelman, of No. 209 Division street. the
complainant, III his possession. Mr.. Abe II. Hummel.
who defended the accused placed him on the stand,
and he testified that he and William Nolan, a witness
for the prosecution found the clothing the person
of Thomas Dougherty. who admitted the commission
of the offence and that Nolan took it from him in
the dark while into xcated and that the prisoner put
on the coat and vest in mistake Assistant District
Attorney Rollins and the Court believed McGrath's
before dischargng him, admonishing McGrath. how
ever not to take away other peoples clothing even
by mistake, when on a spree and IL possible to alb.
stain from becoming intoxicated in future.
Mrs. Patience NJ Gardiner has brought suit for
limited divorce against her husband. james Gardi-
ner. They were married in lS49 and have chill
dren. She charges him with cruel treatment during
the past few years. that he once threatened her with
pistol and that he keeps ferocious dog. He de-
MES any acts of cruelty says the pistol was old
and useless weapon. and the dog her pet dog. The
matter came yesterday before Judge Donohue, u
motion for alimony and counsel Tee. Counter allie
cations to property possessed by the defendant,
the mortgage OF the house they occupy and house
keeping supplies form an important feature of the
The matter will come UP for n further hearing
this morning presentation of additional papers.
The lager beer saloon of Peter Rath, No. 125 Greene
street. broken open on the night of September
II and robbed OF quantity OF jewelry and diamonds
valued at $4,000 the property of his wife Sophia.
Information having been given to the police De-
tectives Handy and Dks, of the Central Office,
rested William Redmond. who had formerly been a
bartender in Rath's saloon, and Charles Chambers.
In the possession Of Redmond found a small
piece Of buckskin which Mrs. Rath had been in the
habit Of using to clean her spectacles, which was
fully identified. The prisoners indicted for
grand larceny. 1t appeared that the property
traced to Carl Erich OF Tenth street and First
who it was alleged had purchased 1t for $105. Both
prisoners placed trial yesterday by Assistant
District Attorney Herring in Part Of the Court Of
General Sessions. and convicted 1t was stated that
Redmond old offender, having previously been
convicted. The prisoner denied that he had ever
been convicted before when Mr.. Herring requested
him to write his name slip of paper Not sus-
pecting Mr.. Herrings purpose the prisoner wrote
his name, and on comparing 1t with that on the
papers in the former they wero found to be alike
Judge Gldersleeve sent the prisoners to the State
Prison for four years and six months each.