New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIRE ICE MONOPOLY.

TIE ICE MONOPOLY.
RUMoRED ATTEMPT OF THE KNicKEEBocKKR ICE
COMPANY TO BUY UP THE MUTUAL BENEFIT
COMPANY
Renorts were current Yesterday that the Knicker-
hooker Ice Conpany had offered $4,000 for the
property of the Mutual Benefit Ice Company. One
of the officers of the Mutual Benefit said yesterday
that a proposition had been made by residents OF
Eew-York to buy out the company for $310,OoO, Dut
he positively declined to state who they were'
meeting Of the stockholders had been called TO au
tborze the trustees to sell the entire property OF the
COMPANY" 1t was held few days ago. Inc propo-
siton was submitted as above stated, but it was re-
iected. and the matter ended there Inc company
he said had tons a q S ME- pGe on Po ,G besides
about $4,000 tons stocked m M6ne anu on it 49,
Champaign, making about 100000 tons III ALL WHICH
a. G. Bectston. director of the Mutual Benefit
Company, said yesterday that he was not preseit u.
the meeting hut he had heard INT um0 =" nr.
chase the entire property, besides the ice, FOR
1875 900. The property on the books was PLACED at
$25OOOO. as represented bv the capital stock, Dut
it was not worth that sum now, Us II iad Deeu
purchased in high times. ..,y.,,oo,,or
COMPANY when asked for informatiO Yesterday
positively declined TO make any statement whai-
ever in relation to the matter.
TERRIBLY BEATEN BY HER HUSBAND.
William ellis o morocco tanner, ago thirty
seven, living on the second floor OF the building III
the rear of No. &c Montgomery-st.. WAS taken ne
fore Justice Patterson at the Essex Market Police
Court Yesterday morning OH charge OF attempting
to murder his wife Eliza, age thirty.
ellis returned home Tuesday night under the IN
fluence of liquor, and because his supper was not
: nn,cnared he began abusing his wife. He finally
: struck his wife % heavy blow on the head win a
fre.irOn telling her to the floor, lie then jumped
OH her and beat her with his fist until she became
unconscious. He then staggered rom tne noa HOUSE.
NeicbbOrs Informed Officer Gilmore, WHO on enter-
ing the room found everything Iii confusion. niee
children eight and ten years and ten months Oh
age were huddlcd together i'll corner OF the ICON;
WING in pool of blood Tables. chairs and fprni-
tnre were upset, and crockery was scattered aDou5
the diving woman was conveyed to the Chambers
Street Hospital. where she was examiner ny IL
iures we're fatal and that she was Oh the pollt on
death. Officer Gilmore having learned tliat Ti,iis
had gone to his mothers house. ne Went 10 mo-
Attorney-st but was refused admlttance. fiocuf-
ing the assistance OF fellow oif1cer an entrance
was forced. and fifteen women were found gatnsT"d
bcdstcad and covered with bed clothes g, g., ,o
He asserted that he repremanded mis- VIE ioI oc
ing drunk and negeet9g to care pI i0r he
struck her Justice Patterson committed NM u
await the result OF his wifeS m]ulles'
A WOMAN STRUCK BY A POLICE OFFICER
Officer Buttnger. of the Eighteenth Prec'uct
arragned in the Yorkve Police Court yesterday
John and Margaret KehOe, respectable couple
living at No. 41G East Eighteenth-st MIS- heho'
was charged with attempting to assault the oiicei
with table-knife, and her husband with having
rescued his son from the officers CUSTODY. ne Doy
had been arrested for throwing stones both prs ,
Oners testified GU oath that the charges agaihs,
them were ut.or groundless and thar ther afrrS
while on their way to tic police station 70 prefer
complaint against the officer for striking MRS
Kehoe on the with the butt end of his revolver
without any prOvOcaiOn, was supply 10 scrceu
himself from the effects of his brutality.
There other residents OF {he house IN conn S
to corroborate the statement OIL me piSomeis' um
Jnsfce WauGicl said that he did not require II, ahc
lie discharged the prisoners with the remark that
he did not believe there had been sufficient provo
cation on the part of Mrs. kehoe to justify -
assault. The officer denied having struck TIN
woman with his pistol and said that he haG d acc,
TO knock the knife which she held from her hand
Justice wandei advised MI ana MIs. Henoe !!
on Ger Buttinger, and they said they had INTENDED
from the first to do so.