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The New York herald., 1879-03-02
THAT STRANGE STORY"

To EDIron HERALD
Well knowing that the HERALD is incapable of in
tentonay injuring any one. aud much less detract-
ing from the character of those who not present
to defend themselves beg you to insert the follow
ing correction of report in your Journal of to-day
headed "a Strange story" The statements therein
contaEed, mainly based on the assertion OF a self
confessed clon. James Coyne. do great injustice to
several parties. but most particularly to my absent
friend. Mr.. Charles Berthelot. son OF the dstin-
suished Canadian judge of that name. in attempting
to describe his relations with one W. A. Campbell.
adopted sou OF Mr.. Workman of Montreal. Tho facts
in this case all OF which know personally simply
these AT least four years ago young Campbell QUE
of boyish freak. lett home aud came to New York.
Mr.. Berthcot then IN the employ of Workman,
being known as q companion of the fugitive,
TO return home. lie accepted tho mission. not from
mercenary motives. but from disintercstcd friend
ship for all parties, and successful that he
not only received the thanks OF Mr.. Workman but
retained and promoted in his employment for
several years Last year Mr.. Bcrthelut MT 10 rc
visit this city on purely personal matters. and while
herein November last, bolicye-was surprised
by visit from the same Mr.. Campbell.
The interview short aud common
place one. and Campbell departed as IL subsequ
appeared tor Baltimore and enlisted in the United
States Army Between Mr.. lertheot aud Coyne
there was never any relationship oven passing
quaintanco either i'm Canada this city. No doubt
Coync did come to New York at the time described
and led an impecuniOus life for short time with
some Canadian associates b l.. TNI.LEy
No Is NonrH WILLIAM srRrrr. NIw yoEK. March
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
FREE CANALS.

IN informal discussion of the question Of free
OK the Board OF Managers the Produce Exchange,
az No. SO Pearl street. Among those present were
Mcssrs L. j. n. stark. Theodore J. Hustled and w. A.
cole, composing the canal committee OF the Ex-
change; Mcssrs. L. Il. Thurbcr and A. ID. Miller of
the Board Of Trade and Transportation. aud Assem-
pressed tho opinon that IL utterly useless to
press any bill before tho present Assembly which
would provide that the canals should be free. IL
would be natter OF ilnpossibilty to obtain suf
cicnt number sf votes to secure it's passage; and
even IL IL went safely through the lower House. il
would be badly beaten in the Senate. DIR. Hayes
thought that a nodded bill would be great deal
better, which would do away with the constitutional
section restricting the expenditures on tho canals to
the amount of derived thcrefrom during the
previous year, and which would give the Legislature
the power to cover any deficiencies which might
ist The Doctor believed that majority of the
hcrs Of the Assembly would vote TOR such bill aud
that it would probably 40 safely through the Senate.
Mr.. Cole asked DR.. Hayes whether he was positive
such bill would pass. but the Assemblyman would
simply express opinion in the matter. ana his
iutcrrogator then stated that in his opinion, IL would
be better for the merchants to press their original
bill asking for free canals than 10 take any chances
OF being beaten ON modified proposition. The
other gentlemen present. however, insisted that,
there prospect of the passage of the bill in
modified form. 1t would be good policy to support
il. as half loaf was better than bread. IL was
finally decided to send representatives of the mcr
camille bodies to Albany to advocate such q measure
before the canal Committee of the Legislature. which
meets ON Wednesday next. public meeting of par
thought. be called in this city in the course OF the
next two weeks.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY.

Pursuant to call signed by half dozen owners
of plots in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery a meeting was
held yesterday afternoon at Tarrytown Of parties
interested. to take into consideration such
az might be deemed best 10 obtain full and detailed
report In regard to the manag emeat and financial
affairs OF the cemetery. Mr.. Levi j. Mabio was
called 60 the chair and Dr. n. q. Hustled selected
FOR secretary.
Two trustees of the Cemetery Association
James S. See and q. I. Davis-werc present.
Mr.. Davis was INTERCEPTED by MIR. David Dows.
who contended that the affairs of the Cemetery AS
socistion had been loosely managed. especially SO in
the matter of not requiring captain storms the
treasurer to give proper security for the hdcity or
his trust funds IN his possession, about $4,000
and accepting from him merely what purportcd 10 be
q mortgage FOR $1,000. This mortgage was called q
queer and inconiprchensiblc document. Ii arrangcs
tor the payment by him uf 10000 In 1880 to cover
deficiency. and in subsequent part suspcnds this
obligation a. to the date, provided certain source
OF income shall have failed to meet IT, and allows the
maturity of tho obligation to be extended TIL the
source OF income shall prove sufficient to meet the
debt. This document is signed 10y captain storms
and the president OF the Cemetery Association and
duly sealed. but is not acknowledged. committee
consisting OF seth Lird. Amos briggs and n. c..
Husteu, of Iarrytown, aud q. IA. L. Archer aud
David Dows, OF this city, was appointed to employ
an accountant TO examine the accounts, funds and
management of the Cemetery Association aud report
al q meeting to be called by the chairman.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
CAPTURED ON THE ROOF.

ALFRED A. LIsCoMBs DESPERATE STRUGGLE
WITH SUPPOSED BURGLARs-oNE RUNS AWAY
AND THE OTHER is ARRESTED.
Mr.. Alfred A. Liscomb superintendent of the
Newport apartment houses on Fifty second street.
about two o'clock yesterday afternoon noticed two
young creeping along the roofs Of the houses
West Fifty third street, between Sixth and Seventh
avenues. He watched them for some time, and
suspecting their designs ascended to the roof of
No. 2O5, one of the Newport houses. From this
point he had full view Of their movements and
after seeing them wrench off the scuttle covers Of
two three houses he proceeded to the residence
of Mrs. Jane Wotherspoon. No. 15s West Fifty third
street. He inquired of that lady if she had employed
any men to fix the roof of the house. and on being
answered in the negative he told his errand and
accompanied by her and her sis er, went to
the roof of the house There they found man
standing the skylight leading to the storeroom
The kyght was broken open, the ladder by which
the other burglar had descended to it resting
against the frame. The ladder itself had been taken
from the house adjoining, No. 156. The
man guard. on the appearance of Mr..
Liscomb, gave the alarm to his companion
and fled over the roofs of the adjoining houses to-
ward Seventh avenue As soon as the man who
in the store made his appearance at the top of
the ladder he was grappled by Mr.. Liscomb and
terrific struggle ensued. Mr.. Liscomb and the bur-
gar rolled and along the roof, the ladies
the meantime shouting for help. Notwithstanding
that the robber had youth and strength on his side
he was unable to get himself ont of Mr.. Liscomb's
clutches, though he managed to get on his feet.
KNOCK DOWN BLOW.
He shouted to his retreating companion for assist
ance and latter returned and joined an attack
upon Mr.. Liscomb but was knocked down by blow
the back of the neck. and then ran away leaving
his "pal' still struggling with Mr.. Liscomb Mrs.
Wotherspoon then came to Mr. Liscomb's rescue, and
tol ether they managed to drag the man the
roofs to the houses Seventh avenue.
There they met by several men,
who had witnessed the struggle from the
street. Mr.. Liscomb's triumph was complete
and osnar had dovv,, thao ofu ccft
house and through Seventh avenue to Forty
street where he met an officer of the Twenty
precinct, in whose custody he placed him. The
burglar was ,arraigned before Justice Kasmire at the
Fifty-seventh Street Court, where he gave the
of Joseph Dillon, age eighteen years truckman by
occupation He was committed in default of 81, 900
hail FOR ria
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
MR.. LORDS VISIT TO PATTERSON.
WHAT Is CLAIMED TO BE THE TRUE STORY OF
THE ROW IN LAWYERS OFFICE

WHAT IS CLAIMED TO BE THE TRUE STORY OF
THE ROW IN A LAWYERS OFFICE.
Mr. Melville b. Lord, of Rensselaer, county, this
State arrested on Friday at Paterson, N. j., and
incarcerated in the Jail there, released after
few hours-as As his counsel, Messrs. Tuttle Il
Griggs. could be found. Mr. James A. Morrison gave
bail in the of $500. and Mr. Lord s friends say
that it was high handed outrage on the part
of those concerned in putting Mr.. Lord in
Jail without even giving him opportunity to con
suit counsel procure bail. He is vouched for by
of the first men in Paterson. where he has
been known for the past two years. His business
there to settle up mortgage which, with arrears
of interest, amounted to about Sl.l50 This was the
property of one Bradt. of Rensselaer, county There
not the slightest reason, il now appears, to
suppose that he was confidence man, for besides
personally known to Mr.. Orlando Thrift, who, it is
alleged owed the money to Bradt for more
than two years. Thrift had been guest
of Mr.. Lord at his home in Northern
New York. and there question be-
tween the two as to his status The trouble
in reference to a mortgage belonging Mrs.
Thrift and which had been intrusted to Lord to
SELL the proceeds to be applied in part pay of
Bradt's claim. Lord would not accept it, but would
try to sell it, and this he did to man named
Winters. All the parties met Friday afternoon at
the Office of lawyer Mr.. A. G. Hopkins. to settle the
whole matter. Winters was present. and when Mrs.
Thrift assigned to him the mortgage, which for
Si0. he counted out in silver and notes the amount
knew in the transaction. Several persons
besides the parties to this business
in the room. When the transfer TO be made of
papers, money, &c.. Mr. Lord objected to a note for
$500 profered by Thrift in part payment. rs it
not written with interest according to stipulation,
Lord claimed Thrift. ii is alleged. would give no
other Lord was firm i'll refusal, and standing up he
held forth bundle of papers in his hand. and nam
ing them one by one the bond. mortgage assign
ment, &c. he rendered them, calling on those pres
ent 10 witness. and at the time demanding that
Mr.. Thrift should fulfil hs portion of the contract.
This he would not do, and Lord refused to give up
the S450 Hopkins went for officer, and while he
gone the struggle ensued between Thrift and
Lord. as described in yesterday HERALD, and dur
ing which the windows were broken.
Mr. Lord says he intended going out to procure
counsel. and this he was about to do after placing
Thilt hors dc combat, when he met by Hopkins
with officer. with whom he proceeded at to
tie Recorders Court, whence lac seut for his coun
sell " 40 could not be found. After waiting short
time The gentleman escorted through the streets
like common felon, with the ''darbies" his
wrists. to the County jail. These seem TO be about
the facts in the case. Mr.. Lord left Paterson yes
tcrday for his home in Rensselaer, county; but he
says the end is not yet.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
CITY AND COUNTY DEMOCRACY.

ORGANIZATION OF THE GENERAL CoMMITTEE-A
FUTILE EFFORT TO PACK IRVING HALL.
There was rather sudden adjournment from
Irving Hall last evening when the General Commit
tee Of the City and County Democracy, elected Feb
ruary 20. met for organization The for this
was little in the shape of counterfeit tickets
issued presumably by some over ambitious members
OF contestng delegations The hall filled before
half the regular committee had arrived. and the
counterfeits then discovered by the absence of
an official stamp. With the assistance of several
police officers the hall cleared and then for
twenty minutes ensued a scramble for readmission.
The committee numbers about eleven hundred. and
all the available space was occupied when Mr..
John b. Haskin mounted the platform and noni-
mated for temporary chairman Mr. James t. Morrison.
The nomination was unanimous. and on taking the
chair Mr. Morrison congratulated the city and
county democracy on the inception of an organiza-
ton that he believed would Insure democratic suc
cess not only in the city but in the State. The GUS
toinary anti-Kelly sentiment expressed by the
chairman, applauded by the delegates, and then
4n,., Messrs timothy shea Meyer Goodnan ana yGhn
Upon q call, credentials were handed in from the
several districts.
CONTESTED DELEGATIONS.
As there are six contested delegations the number
OF credentials was quite superluous. The Second
and Seventh districts each represented by three
separate sets of credentials When the Eighteenth
district was called Mr.. James O'Brien TO inquire
why tickets had not been sent to all the members of
the committee from that district. and the Chairman
replied that full complement had been
sent. but divided equally between
the two contesting delegations. Mr.. O'Bren
was disposed to argue upon the injustice
of such proceeding. but the chairman ruled him
out of order and loudly applauded for doing.
Roll call followed. and then, motion of Mr. Bauer,
OF the Sixteenth district the contested districts
sent to a committee of from each uncontested
district. ten minutes recess taken for the
purpose of selecting this committee, each delegation
appointing its own member, and after the
were announced the committee adjourned to the call
of the chair.
The contested districts the Second Seventh.
Fifteenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth.
There ealso protests referred to the
mittee from the Eighth and Twenty first districts.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
MR. ERHARDT AND THE MAYOR.

1t is said that after Mayor Cooper has finished his
examination of Commissioner Erhardt complications
will probably arise between the officials in refer
the of the stenographic report of
the proceedings. The stenographer in the case is
paid by the Mayor but whether by himself person
ally or by the city is not positively known as yet
Mr.. Erhardt according to the story that is ahoat
claims that His Honor instructed the stenographer
only to take down certain portions of the testimony
During the examination commissioner Erhardt in
variably walks nervously up and down Mr.. Cooper's
private Office while the latter official plies the ques
tions thick and fast 1t often happens that certain
inquiry is objected to by the Commissioner who
turns to the stenographer and thunders:--
Don't take that down. SIR
"But. replies the Mayor, 1.-THE question is proper
one and should be answered"
II submit that it is not Your Honor" is Mr.. Err
hardt's answer, land think it should not 20 upon
the record"
''Very well. then will take up another subject
concludes His Honor, and the investigation resumes
its even tenor.
Mr.. Erhardt, however, some of his friends as
Sort has taken the trouble to look the minutes
of the phonographer. and has been surprised to see
there the questions which had been objected to by
him and which had apparently been excluded by the
chief magistrate.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE.

The convention of the various Irish societies has
last decided upon the officers of the parade that 10
to take place st. Patricks Day. Mr. James Hag-
gcrty of Division No. 7. Ancient Order of Hibernans
has been elected grand marshal: Mr.. John McCabe.
of the ST. James Young Mems Society. first aid. and
Mr.. Thomas Moffat. third aid The aids to the grand
marshal Patrick Gibney, John Brennan. Patrick
Casserly. Daniel Dillon and Terence Reilly.
The line of march OF the parade decided upon.
which, however. is yet subject to the confirmation
of the Board of Police. is ar folows:-
Starting from Twenty third street, the procession
to march down First to Second street. through
Second street to :he Bowery. down the Bowery to
Canal street. through Canal street to Centre street,
aud thence to the city Hall, where the military and
civic societies in line will be reviewed by His Honor
the Mayor and the Common Council. The procession
will then go up Broadway to Fourteenth street,
around the Washington Monument through Four
teenth street to seventh avenue, up seventh
to Twenty fourth street TO Madison square, where
the societies will dsperse.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
POVERTY, DISEASE AND DEATH.

As Coroner Woltman was leaving Bellevue Hospital
yesterday morning brighteyed, ragged little fellow.
with blackng box swung his shoulder, stopped
him and said "Maybe you could tell me, sir where
could see my mother?"
"And who may your mother be- my boy?" said the
Coroner, kindly.
''NIrs. Long sir. She died in Ninety ninth Street
Hospital and they sent her body here, sir"
The Coroner directed him to the Morgue, calling
to of the keepers to take the little bootback in
charge. The lad was conducted into the charnc
house. The attendant had no difficulty in finding
the coffin be in search of. Raising the lid with
a sudden movement glance sufnced to convince
the little boy that the features. wasted in suffering
and set in death, those of his mother. The
body lay in the pine coffin as it came
from the hands of the physician who had performed
the autopsy. The little fellow speechless with
terror at the CHASTITY sight, and subsequently
seen by a HERALD reporter sitting on y curbstone
opposite the hospital crying piteously.
John Long, the bootblack's father. found in
wretched rear building at No. l.0S9 First avenue
His apartment is on the ground floor. front, and is
scarcely larger than ordinary closet When visited
yesterday there the slightest appearance Of
food or cooking utensils in the place: nothing but
evidences of extreme destituton. The principal oc-
cupant of this miserable abode told ptiful story.
He had been employed as hoster in the
stables of the avenue B horse car line: but some
time ago. while cutting hay mutilated three fingers
OF the left hand and lost his place. During his long
spell of enforced idleness and suffering his wife
found work as a scrub woman in Stewards store at
Tenth street. John. when convalescent found work
in livery stable but his hand continuing trouble
him he was forced to give it up. He next found en-
ployment as drummer for scissors grinder.
BURNED OUT.
Four weeks ago last Monday. at two o'clock in the
morning, the finder box of shanty in which he
lives took fire. Hearing the alarm. Mrs. Long started
to her feet with such violence as to fall the
stove, burning herself severely. Only waiting to
secure their clothing the family consisting of father
mother and two little boys. escaped. All but the
first floor of the building was completely demolished,
and what escaped the flames deluged with water.
Three days after the water drained into the cell
lar and the family returned: but the place was SO
cold, SO damp and 50 unhealthy that the poor woman
took to her bed and left it until to the
hospital week ago Her bereft husband is now
an invalid, unable to leavellis room.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
BUSHES TROUBLES.

The following schedules in matters of assignment
filed yesterday in the Court of Common
Pleas Henry l.. Legion to Joseph Morris. The liza
bilities stated at s5l.s9s ~ nominal assets at
$45.s49 "a and real assets S30.370 20. William r.
Kingman to Sumner Kingman. The Liabilities
amount to S23 is2 A. nominal assets to S22 2O3 10
and real assets to Ss.6S9 26 Kenans Hag,atris
John q. Haggiiris and Louis &. Small to James T..
Carpenter. The debts are stated mt SIS 9GO &C.
nai assets at S?,G35 ~ and real assets at Sse9l TO-
The real estate in part of the Watson Mantfac
turing Companys Bridge Works at Paterson, y. j.,
sold by the sheriff yesterday Under uccr rce
of foreclosure granted to the Equitable Life
Assurance Society OF this city, which holds
State. county and city taxes due amounting TO
about $4,000 and the First National Bank OF
Paterson held second mortgage. which, with inter
est amounted to s23,5vO. The property, including
engine. boilers and machinery. was bought by the
First National Bank for Sii,2jO This will
the banks claim. but thore viii be no
loss, as the property is valued at 100000.
The Watson Company failcd in 1876. and the settle
mcnt of the claims has been pending since the re-
criycr, Mr.. Watts Cooke, president OF the Passaic
l,o ling Mill Company, having been enjained from
not the cngincs and boilers were subject 10 the
mortgage as permanent fixtures. Rccvnty his dnci-
sion given, to the effect that having been placed
there By the PRIOR 90 tho execution OF the
mortgage, they we've covered thereby; had thcy been
placed by lessee ID would have been different
These works were once considered the most COM
plcte in the United Statos the Great Portage iron
bridge ON the Eric and the lsosenlale Bridge on the
Waikiki Valley Railway, and hundreds OF tho most
notable structures in the country having bccn built
by the Watson Company besides pumbciless bridges
OF note in foreign countries including many south
Am
The New York herald., 1879-03-02

peled through the exertions Of the local officers.
DETECTIVES Thurston and Mears went early this morn
ing 20 Saugu sand found the Collins woman employed
~ CAMBRIDGE RUMoR.
A young girl in Cambridge has been trying to get
a description of the murdered girl all day Her sister
who is said to have been too intimate with Harvard
College student, has run away from home. and has
no, been heard from for two months She was about
seventeen years Of age. and in general way
swered the published descriptions. On being
cross-examined by the HERALD correspondent
ton with her. she stated that her sister
never wore earrings, never had had her pierced
the body of the murdered woman. So she was con-
soed with the assurance that this not her sister
SIGH OF RELIEF.
lady closely veilei and suffering from terrible
attack OF nervousness called ut the police sta
ton tonight and asked for FOR permission nldao
to view the remains: hsa Alter sat,v obtaining tanning
and hesitated before risking recognition. At last
she went in and after close examination gave vent
to sigh of relief discovering that it not her
friend She refused to give her name, and glided
out in the same mysterious maLner she came i'll.
CROWDS FROM ALL QUARTERS.
The chances of identification increasing every
hour, the people who are visiting the temporary
morgue are from towns surrounding this city,
whereas heretofore the crowds consisted largely OF
Lynn people. As the night wore and the police
were still at fault feeling OF encouragement and
despondency was manifested among the groups Of
spectators The fact that it is Saturday night in
creases the crowds perceptibly, and the accounts
published in the newspapers are read and discussed
on Oil Sluce. IL IL uot very creuthDlc 10 the
standing of Massachusetts, that so many young girls
in delicate condition are missing just now. No
less than twenty such have been reported within the
last thirty-six hours.
In an interview this evening a prominent mu-
nicipal officer said that the city had not exerted
itself as much it ought to have done.
reward OF $4,000 should be offered prompt
ly for the arrest of the parties or
for information that would lead thereto. "We can
not afford he sad "to have the city Of Lynn stand
under the imputation of being niggardy, when one
of the most heinous crimes committed may
have been perpetrated within her limits. Every
days delay decreases the chances OF detection