The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-20
SUBURBAN NOTES.

The wife OF Edgar Frost of jefferson Valley West
chester county, committed suicide on Tuesday morn
ing by drowning herself in the cistcrn ON the
premises The deceased had bee insane from the
effects of sickness.
In the suit of Miss Mary Reilly against the Brook
lyn City Railroad Company 10 recover 81 900 damages
for injuries sustained November 2s 1s1S tho jury
returned a verdict yesterday in the Brooklyn City
Court tor $500 in favor OF the plaintiff
General Isaac Catlin. District Attorney of Kings
county yesterday admitted William Blake, who
arrested and held ter the murder of Patrick White
IN Williamsburg on February |. to bail in the sum or
so.oOo. His bondsinan is William Blake relative.
The jury in the case of the People John and
Joseph Johnson. indicted for assault with intent To
XII On Clarence Delaheld were sent out about ten
o CLOCK yesterday moring Late i'll the afternoon they
sad they could not agree-nine standing - conyic
tlon and three for acquittal..
Rev. Dr. Van Dyke. pastor of the Clinton Street
Presbyterian Church. Brooklyn has been selected as
chairman of the comniitte, recently appointed by
the Brooklyn Presbytery to investigate the charges
made against Rev j. w. Stearns. of Greenpont. The
prosecutor is Rev. s. T. Halsey.
man named Elmore Elwood was arrested in New
ark. n. j., last evening. charged with being the
person who has passed a number of bogus checks
Newark business men during the last week. the
amounts ranging from few dollars to one
hundred. He is he'd for examination.
There is trouble about the mails between New
York and Baysde. l.. |. 1t is alleged that money
has been extracted from letters and letters have
been received with end of the envelope cut on
evidently the purpose of examining the contents
The matter is now under i'll vestigation.
Charges against Thomas A. Shea, the contractor
Tor removing the night soil from Brooklyn. have
been preferred to the Board of Health of that by
number of scavengers. 1t is alleged that he has
failed to furnish boats for the reception of material
collected by the scavengers for period of two weeks
thereby rendering it impossible for the men to do
their work
dead infant, a few days old was found yesterday
morning on the dumping ground between Third and
Fourth avenues. Brooklyn. 1t was removed to the
Tenth precinct station house and the Coroner noti
fed The police, upon making investigation.
discovered that it secretcl in ash barrel on
Bridge street. between Sands and Prospect, and had
been col ected with the ashes.
The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan IL
Road met yesterday afternoon, and discussed the
question of again commencing operations upon the
construction of the extension of the road Mr. John
r. Conover sup rintenden said he had decided
to when he would recommence work, but thought il
would be in few days The wages paid will be
81 rs per day.
Elizabeth Knowles has sued the East River Ferry
Company Ill the Kings County Circuit Court for
$50 900 damages for the loss of leg and removal
of four toes of the other foot. Plaintiff claims that
night i'll the year 1874 she crossed the river at
Thirty fourth street in of defendants boats and
that when the chains let down. there not being
sufficient light. she slipped between the boat and the
dock and thereby sustained the injuries. The trial
Will be concluded to-day.