New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
RESIGNATION OF A BANK PRESIDENT.
EDWARD F. WILLIAMS OF THE GREENFoNI sN'-
,Ncs RANK GIVES UP HIS OFFICE.

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INes BANK, GIVES UP HIS OFFICE
Edvvord F Williams. the President OF the Green
point Savings Bank, who was recently tLleu III IN
the charge of sending an obscene ietter III tne
has resigned his position IN tae pa odat;nS me- Of the
trustees on Friday evening, Mr. WliIlans s'a .hs
that his only reason is regard for the gooa Oh Tue
persecution has been pressed against me- with un-
paralleed malignity for an offence OF whOh am
innocent and an increasing effort mas rreim-
dice against the bank for the reason tuat
am one of it's officers" Mr. Williams auueu. tb
he left The bank in prosperous conutOn, w" Which
nosition was one of extreme unpleasantness WIZ
was aggravated by the fact tnat the 1 trs
whose cooperation was essential IN tne July s anc
actions Of the bank was an acVS said was such
"a tn render it impossible for Mr. Williams 10 rea
longer with him in business. -. . .,oo;o, mating
His resignation was accepted at specla ny I
coiied nv MIR Williams at which the vlce-presldeh,;
William Foulke presided Resolutions Wel a VII
by the trustees 0eryises Mr. Williams
stated last evening that he one OF the OrgahZes
of the bank, and had been its president IoI many
'22crred mon him by the unjust accusations made
against him. Although he had Deen ' hS
OF his enemies still talked, and he thOugnt INV ,
Connection with the bank might injure 1t. re iliu
sneken TO the trustees of his intention 10 Tesis
and tbey tried to dissuade him from It, lis nISV
intention was to TesS p DGIH to S as director
He said that there were fifteen OF the GlrectpiS
present at the meeting They first waited 10 lay
the resignation on TIE I, taele anu WIZ" ~ was
The officers of the bank were generaliv uHwt ~
to say ANYTHING beyond admitting the tact tnaV We
resignation of Mr. Williams had been accepted No
successor had been appointed last evening"
COPPER POISON IN LEMON PIES.
Wilson BedeI, clerk in the Fulton Fish MARKET 3r
lives with his wife and father-ln-law. MI bruce,
AT No IVA Prince-st., Brooklyn. AT supper fIiIaS
Mr.. Bedel ate heartily of lemon, mellngue PIE !;
Mrs Bedell also ate piece and when ner , ef
the Die. About midnight they were all taken SICK
with cramps, vomiting, etc. Dr.. s. NJ brlggsi ot
Wonghbyst was samSngG and thew we're
in a very dangerous condition. lie admin
istered the usual remedies and ye "lod
dav the sick persons were nearly recoNeICu'
although Mr.. Bruce was still prOstrated' DT.
Briggs was satisfied that their sickness was que 70
eating the ple small portion OF II had pe9I I5iS'
and this he took to his office and analyzed. lie Gus
covered traces of copper poison. he SAID yester'
day that he intended 10 make more thorough AL
The pie was purchased from James Herman, who
keeps bakery and confectionery store IN fulton
st.. near Jay-st. He said to TRIBUNE reporter
that he sold over fifty of these pes on trlday ana
fiat this was the first complaint he had received.
The pies were made with great care, ana the
materials were mixed s1s n Rant f6S TPaSt a snd
clean He could not understand how any poison
eonld be generated At Dr. Briggs's suggestion.
however he said that ne should STOP making 'neS0
MES during the warm weather.
pies purchased from Mr.. Kernan's store were also
eaten by the boarders in Mrs. Aieotts house. NO.
i70 Remsen-st., Friday evening and fifteen persons
in all were made sick by them. Some OF them were
only slightly i'll. The symptoms were the same as
in the other case. DR.. Samuel Sherwel attenueu
All of them, and yesterday they were nearly re-
covered. piece of one of the pies was preserved.
and it will be analysed. DR.; Sherwell sald that
the symptoms were precisely the same as Inose III
eases of poison from arsenic or copper. lie had no
doubt that the lemon meringne caused the sickness.
IN DOUBT WHETHER TO MOURN.
The Hebrew residents of Newark are discussing
the circumstances attending the burial on Wednes-
day last, of Edward Rosenfeld. who was brought
from Canada on that day by his wife. and was
buried without being seen by any OF DIS N Me-
Order of Buai Birth and of Star of Israel Lodge,
Order of Kaschu ID both of which his life was, in
snred for 81 900. Until 1879 Rosenfed lived in
Newark, and his father was well-to-do merchant
in Orange. The son was in business several tunes,
and finally, his father dIsp9slng OF ms business ness
thew entered into partnership and procured goods to
the amount Of about $4,000 from Butler,
SGSpp Co., and is O'h ALLEGED aTm' that these
goods were taken to philadelphia; and there
disposed of at auction, lmmediately afteEW .ica
thew were followed by their creditors and arrested.
settlement the basis of 60 cents on the dollar
II was stated that Edward Rosenfeld had died
on Monday. On Wednesday, when the wife, ar
rived with the body In Newark 1t was in the last
stages of UeCOmpOSltlOn luO UOA was uOJ upcuOus
and after the funeral the wife started Immediately
for Canada Members of the Jewish lodges nave
expressed doubts that the body inferred was tha Oh
Edward ROsenfeld, and to-day meeting OF razor
lodge will be held to take action in the matter. 1t
is not known that ROsenfeld had any risks on his
life in any of the regular insurance companies.
GOOD TEMPLARS IN COUNCIL.
The Order of Good Tcmplars was organized In
Central New York about twenty five years ago as
temperance society upon the basis OF total abstinence
for the individual and prohibition for the state.
Since that time it has spread until 1t has become
great international organization, with grand and
b9rn@o lodges parts b OF 'n termsd Se
Right Worthy Grand Lodge, consisting OF delegates
from the various grand lodges, will hold ITS annua
inst. The meetings will be held in Lyric Hail. at
Sxtll-ave. and Forty -secOndst., and VIII DO open
to all members of the Order. public reception
will be given to the delegates at Cooper Union, on
the 10Th inst ut p. m,, to which Governor fIoi
Cornell Mayors Cooper and Howell. and Other
prominent citizens have been invited. Tickets OF
admission can he obtained from leading members
The following Right Worthy Grand Lodge
Past Templar +. n. RanOusc, Wisconsin, Worthy
Tcmplar Colonel j. j. Hickman Kentucky; COMn'
eiliOr A. S. Draper NewYork; Vice lsmPlar, Miss
A Way Kansas; Secretary, w. 5. Williams
Canada; Treasurer r. L. Scott, Missouri.
Delegations have already arrived from Great
Britain Alabama, California, SOnth Carolina
Nebraska, Kansas, Maryland, Louisiana, Wiscon
sin, Vermont and Ontario.
MEETING OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT.
At the meeting of the Park Commissioners yes
terday, Controller Kelly was present as bids were
opened for furnishing 10000 yards of gravel for the
parks and the boulevard in Wcstchcster County
A resolution was adopted accepting the Moore bust
md Commissioners COnOver and Wenman were
appointed committee TO select the site President
Wcnman stated that ia 1868 e.. ii. LuddInGton
gave the Park Commissioners bronze bust of Will
lam Cullen Bryant, and that Mr.. LuddngtOn now
desired to have it placed in the park and offered to
present suitable granite pedestal for 1t to rest on
A letter from Parke Goodwin was read approving OF
the bust. Mr. Wenman offered resolution dcsig
mating. as the site for the bustTa point near the
drive leading west from the Fifth-ave. entrance
and opposite the south of the mall 1t created @
sharp fight and was opposed by Commissioner
Green aud Conover, and finally lost. The president
was authorized to place sprnkling carts and rolling
machines on Riverside Drive.