New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-07
DROWNED IN THE PARK.

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and and Committed for trial in default of $4,000 bail.
DROWNED IN THE PARK.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF wIDow--No CAUSE KNOWN
FOR THE ACT.
Mrs. Sarah Levine. of No. 344 West Fly lily
ffthst was found drowned in the lake IN CehIIIaI
Park Yesterday morning. 1t is supposed tnaI s s.e
took her own life. She was WIDOW, HI IT, w.
of age and Tfq %1tn NJ 5n she eft her home
alone saving she was going to take WALK enc uii
not frequently 90 out alone. beng tmu. AZ tue u,i
trance of the Park at Seventy-sec9nu5S Hiu
Eiuhtb.ave. she inquired the way to the RamDle,
and after receiving information, passed on III lnaI
direction This is the last known to nave oeeh seen
While Officer Adolf Klein was. passing near the
lake. shortly after IL o'clock. his attention was
called to an object in the water near tue snOte on
the west side. between tho small Ooat-lahang anu
| the building used in the Winter by skaters. IN
approaching lie found that 1t was ine ppuH VI ~
well-dresscd gray-halrcd woman whlch nae loC
been long in the water With the assistance OF men
n hand it was taken out and removed 70 me SUTTON
of the Park Police in the Museum near "a Mu
Sixtv-fOurth-st. The woman was dressed III gray
OyeTskirt, with daTk-blue flannel unuersk,ut,
richly embroidered silk sack, and INC fIGnch
chip hat tmned with black satin ana e car i
flowers. She had handsome GOLD wntcn set VII
diamonds in the initials :. }. L." 1t had stoppeu
at 10 o'clock. silver pocketDook' id r ,ras
! small sum of money ana WeIl-"oth Soiu liNS wac
| in the pocket of her dress.
A description of the body was telegraphed to all
the police precincts, and the remains were removed
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sent to Coroner Herman, and DR.. Donln examined
| The body lie found no marks of violence ana
said there was, no doubt that me woman 60 va're
woman called at the Park Police station ana made
inquiry after her slstcT-ln-l law who, sho sad' hu
| moi returned from walk winch she started to take
| in the Park. From tho description of tic body
| found she concluded that 1T was her sStcr-lll-
| law, Mrs. Levine. Other friends also came 10
| the station aud expressed no doubt that
| it was She. An undertaken was sent to the
Morgue for the body. The friends we're rcti-
cent Last eyGpWGg TR It Was 'H aP"rned
that Mrs. Levine was in comfortable CIRCUMSTANCES
and had or trouble OF any SORT SO Iar S net
| friends knew. She had been widow 10r hvc wears,
| and had no children. If she committed suicide hcr
friends claim that it must have been IN III OF tenn
porary insanity. She had great tear OF the wafer.
| From the place where the body was found, II does
| not appear probable that she fell into the water
| which is very shallow near tho shore. Where the
| body was found the water was not deep enough 10
When inGuirnC regarding tie case from police
men in the park, the reporter was tod ihst Its SX
| cited little interest among them. why" said
| noliceman at Ffth-ave and Ftty.ninth-st., tins
is the fourth case of suicide, with two attempts,
that we have had i'll the park within month lhey
are too frequent TO excite much aItcht'on'
DEMANDING LOWER PRICES FOR GAS.
The Municipal Gas Consumers Protective Asso-
cao1 which was rd 1GTm6 fS n The T rrcs
| OF gas met last evening at No. % West
! Thirty-third-st. William ID. Garrison pre9dcd.
II
thrty-fvc years, said that gas is now made Tor 43
| cents per 1000 feet. He was confident that tic
Municipal gas could be made for about 40 cents per
| 1000 feet. In Brooklyn gas was sold for ~, IN
Pittsburg for 81, in Newburg for I'll 20 ana III Al
! leghany for 81 40.
torty that several large hotels were receiving Gas
from'the Municipal Company by contract Tor cents
or less The signeTs to the roll OF the ASSOCIATION now
number nearly 900 names. committee 0i ten
was appointed to wait OH the Municipal Company
! on Monday and TO demand a reduction to 81 90
| Der 900 feet in accordance with the company
| agreement at the time of its formation. The com
mittee is as follows: Peter Carroll, chairman; n,
B. Barrett, John Roster. John d. MAYO, Michael
| Iheiss, A. Goldsteln and William McMahOn.
NOT ANXIOUS TO BE KNOWN AS RIOTERS.
The special charge of Judge Dixon, of the PaSsaic
Courts to the GrandJnry reference to the lndict-
ment of all persons who took part III the rot when
| followed the shooting OF Van iout0n, on sunday,
| caused much comment. Yesterday sensation was
| caused by the fact that the Grand jury
had subp9naed all persons who were known
to have been present when the euort was
| The action of the Grand Jury has greatly changed
the spirit of some of those persons who were present
| when DalzelPs house was set on fire, and they re-
fuse TO talk about the matter, and some Oh thcin
denied Yesterday that they had been there.
II was rumoTed about the city yesterday that Dali
zcll had fallen heir to large fortune by the Geath
of wealthy relative in ireland. Tho truth OF the
rumor could not be ascertalned.
| General Plume, commanding the First Brigade
n e. s. n. j., visited Paterson on Tuesday night TO
review the Paterson Life Guard, and formally re-
ceiyed the organization into the National Guard:
General Plume warmly commended the course OF
Major CongdOn on the occasion OF the recent rot
THIEVES IN MASKS AND WOMEN'S CLOTHES
An ATTEMPT at highway robbery made III Jcr-
sew City early yesterday morning. ~ Andrew
Burns Of COrnelisOn-ave., was ON his way to the
dram shop of his brother James, he was stopped by
at his head and demanded his money
Burns turned his pockets inside ont to show That he
fastened to his brothers place Ill Academy
ST. and the two men then started WIN
friend named Blake to town h4 Garne ]Hg 9%
when the masked hlghwayman stepped up AGAIN
and presenting his revolver, demanded money
James Burns caught him by the arm, ThGh Iht
Iighway,nan discharged his weapon. the bullet
Messing through ore Of Burnss hands. \ scufiic tot
lowed and Burns wrcsted the revolver from the hic
and stTuck him several times over the head with IT.
| An alarm from the hlghwayman brought TWO men II
his and, one being dressed as Il woman. Janic;
| purrs fired two shots at them, and they took t'
| their heels A hat and the mask were subsequently,
picked up aud carried 10 the Fourth Police Pre-
clnct Station House.
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN INDIGNANT.
The dates for the annual musters Of the organiza
y woie 2ed for May 20, May 2S june and jane 3
Colonel James McLerr, who Is III command q lH
brigade recently requested Adjatant-Gencrai lOWh
send to postpone tie muscr5 until unc 10, bcclu
Nav 26 is observed as Anniversary Day ny the SIN
: day-schools Of Brooklyn, and the Decoration ia!
ODScrVanc VIII take place OH ldN LIS NV"'o
! was approved by MaiOr.GcncTa JOur'lan. Genera
Townsend referred the matter TO lnspcctoT-GcicIa
Oliver who has denied the request. JIG says lht
no festivals or anniversaries shOuid be allowed L
interfere with an occasion such as the annual mus
fer and inSpoctiOn The denial has caused nue.
: unfavOrab.c comment among brooklyn Nat!Oha
GuaIGSucn.
GRIEVANCES OF BOWERY DEALERS.
, The Bowery Business Mcis Protective Associa
tion. Of which James McCalf"rty Is president an
isaac Harlem secretary, met at No 2l4 |owcry yes