The New York herald., 1879-02-28
SUBURBAN NOTES.

John woltman a Union Hill IN. J.) cigar store
keeper, claims to have been bound and gagged by
O'Clock yesterday morning. The police doubt his
story.
Henry Abbott. .ffty-six years of age. of No. 629
Classon avenue Brooklyn was arrested last night
charged with stealing the sloop sophia valued at
$500. The vessel was lying in Newtown Greek and IN
charge of the Sheriff.
Ellen Moran a domestic in the service OF William
Smith, No 173 Columbia Heights. Brooklyn. became
suddenly insane yesterday morning. and violently
attacked her fellow servant, Annie Murphy. DIR.
Young believes that Ellen Is suffering from religious
monomania.
Edward b. Miller. who has been patient at st.
Johns Hospital Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn, for sew
morning Deceased, who died of paralysis of the
heart formerly merchant. and resided at
Poughkeepsie.
libel was Yesterday filed in the Unit States Dis
trict Court Brooklyn, against the steamer John
Bramall which stranded Little Gull Island,
L. L. last October by her owners. the Royal Ex-
chanae shipping owners to have their liabilities linn
tied. The value OK the cargo Is estimated ut
81 100000.
The trial of John Wilbur, charged with burglary,
continued 10 occupy the attention of the Kings
County Court of Sessions Judge Moore and associate
judges presiding. yesterday Detective Murphy tes-
titled to having discovered COINS checks and slips.
stolen the -four store of lbcrt Son. ut the resi-
of the accused.
John Gilchrist and Michael Stringham, young men
living at Bergen Point, " j.. took sail on the bay
in small yacht on Wednesday afternoon. The wind
and tide got the better their sk ill and rapidly
cries heard aboard schooner near Fort Hamil-
ton. When towed to staplcton the yacht was nearly
fun of water and would probably have sunk had it
got out to sea.
Mrs Mary o'Leary a widow, yesterday caused the
arrest of Mr. William p. Cook, real estate agent.
residing lIiddagh street, brooklyn. on charge of
having obtained $4,000 from her by false representa-
tons She gave the money to him, she states, to in
vest and ho did not dispose of it she desired. Mr..
Cook who will have examination before Police
Justice Walsh. denies the charge.
Patrick Murphy, aged forty-hve, cmploye of the
Lehigh and Wikesbarre Coal Company. which has
shoot at the Ferry street depot. Newark, \. d..
some boys who were in danger of being run over
by the train In his anxiety about the youngsters
approaching train and thrown across the rails of the
side track. The train passed over his body, almost
cutting him in two.
The suit OF William s. Carlisle against Emma W.
Yal and Ada W. G. Tbbits, to set aside fraudulent
"a conveyance made by Mrs. Yale to her sister the
other defendant of the Mansion House, on Hicks
street Brooklyn. s1l4uVO. subject to heavy
liens, tried in the Supreme Court Kings county,
yesterday The plaintiff also asked that the property
go the hands ol receiver Justice Gilbert gave
Judgment for the defendants, and the complaint
dismksod with costs.
The officers OF the Classon Avenue Presbyterian
Church, brooklyn oi which Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Dur
yca is pastor met last evening aud considered the
second call extended to DIR. Duryca from the Central
congregational church, OF Bgs.on, and decided TO
day. The hrst call made to Dr. Duryea was about
year ago. lie declined 1t because OF the financial
condition OF his church, wishing to see IL raised out
OF the enanglement OF debt
Michael Donahoe convict in Sing Sing Prison. re-
fuses TO work the ground that his term of inn
prisonment has expired. lie was convicted in 1872
OF burglary and sentenced to five years imprison-
ment hnd soon after killed fellow prisoner, for
which he was condemned to four years additional
Imprisonment. He claims the two sentences ran to.
geher and have expired; but the second sentence
states explicitly that his second term should begin
on the expiration OF the first. This muddled ques-
tiou will come up before Judge Dykman at White
Plains ON the oth of March.