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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
DEEDS OF VIOLENCE.
ANNIE DOWNEY'S VISITORS


ANOTHER ARREST YESTERDAY on SLIGHT SUSPICION.
Nothing new was developed yesterday i'll the
search for me murderer OF Apne Downey, although an
addtinnal arrest was ma lie. Ole OF the earliest clues
furnished Captain Mcdonnell III the case came from INC
inmates OF No 1913 Woostcrst. who sad that one any
man called there to see Annie Downoy when she was
ont lie was asked what ne wanted to see her ior' "
replied Never mind I want TO see her an" "heh
do m give her this" at the time dspia! ING re-
yovcr The only information respecting TINS man tna'
could he gwen was that worked for the keeper oi an
oyster saloon named Gordon.
AthoIough search failed 10 discover any such ''" J."
New-York and tie clue was abandoned uhnl IL was
learned Yesterday that named Jordan kept su'
place at sxty-hhh-st and Tcnth-aye His barkeepcr
man named Rodgers, was arrested Dut tno ""''"" ~
the Woostcrs house failed identify hin aud he was
not known by the inmates the house in Prince ST.
where the murder occurred lie therefore released
II WAS learned Yesterday by TRIBUNE reporter mat
Edward Tina. wac is IN custody on Suspicion 81 pc
ing concerned in the murder. was arrested III
house on Houston-st., near CrosDy-s| HIS
wife had been lying there sick. but went
Yesterday 10 her mothers oigHgs sud could not he
found. II IL understood that Iimms deichc' before
Coroner Knox to-day VIII be aim His WE stated
Yesterday mat his employer Is rcady |" te'y ta he
husband was at work duung thc afternoon OF fIiH'y
January IL. and that lac corid not nave yise. "hue
All that evening and MINT Capidin McDIhhrli rdh
Yesterday that he hal obtained iir er rnll"n h1
was more than ever persuaded That Tnm wouf bc hcid
for trial He has admitted having Ein u hEHt IN thc
house months ago, ad 10 hnNlhE etloen lne n"s'
Inv Inc basement Timm havcd very slugulnrly whei
locked up throwing him-c Gown ana Ieiu'ihE I" cay
whie prisoner. Sergeant khghi I,pe,'ntca 10 n',h
Yesterday that ria not very bad one, anu
after lac had INDUCED III hearty cry he consented 20
take food. .,t.
since the murder Of Anne Downey was made pubhc
much II ha, been used 10y The mystery Wac'
env.oncd H. Ihi. Interest been atictcd by coi
s,ni flow Of cOmmunicalIous 60 Captain Mcdonnell, ad
yancng theories and Citms advice. one man. VINO an
nounced himself rs spiruIlist called IN person ana
insisted that he SHOULD he gwen trial a solving ne
mystery He wa- lumorcd Nv the captain. who took
bu 10 the house PrEc -- give hin pee 0i paper
with the murdered woman, name, aud waited pa
ttrutv for an hour while the alleged spiritual
ist cndeayored open COMMUNICATION VITA
tne sprit world. Alter failing mis"fabiy thi.
sncd per-ou asked Tor piece Of clothing ~
Annie Downcy take home to hl- room while nc slept
mi there was none To give MINI several dHls laet ne
he md been visited by Anuie Dowueys spirit, when
had told hun that her lover bad stabbed her 10 Icat and
then carefully arranged her body a. II was found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
PRESIDENCY or A SOUTHERN ROAD.

dispatch received Tuesday from Louisville
announced that DR.. Standiford was about to retire
from the management of the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad and that the presidency of the COM
many had been offered to Albert Fink. Of this CITY,
The truth of the rumor could not be confirmed Tues
day evening. al, Al, .
Mr. Fink was connected for many years WIN une
Iouisville and Nashville Road. In 1865 he was
made IT'S general manager, and in 1870 he was
elected yice-president. He resigned both offlces,
five years later undertake the organizatlon anu
which was the beginning of the pooling system IN
railroad transportation, with which MIR. FINK
name has since been identified
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u1-pnrp Trial NEARLY ENDED.

I,STXPFCIED ACIION or COUNSEL FOR ID FENCE
ON TIE sMIrH-BE>SErI MURDER TRIAL.
The irving of evidence in the trial Of Mrs
Jennie r. smith and Covert j.. Bcnnct, at Jersey Cny
for the murder or the In band OF the former, closed
tcrday morning. greatly the surprise Of all except the
couus sci fer the Gceuce A. count opened the
trunk containing the bclcothug Of thc murdered man
and The clothing worn by Mrs Smith the night Of ihc
murder was produced. Police Captain l. nnon was r.
called by the prosecution aud identified the clothing
Winnie he was making his brief examination of the con-
tents of the trunk Mrs smith covered her face with her
handkerchief and sobbed 10 be heard in all parts
Of the courtroom. Rchard r. Rankin was The last
witness called on the part Of the state. lie testified
that he WAS member Of the Grand Jury IN September
1879 when Mrs Smith ana Bennett were Indicted and
he was al the jail when Mr. Cummings identified Ben
nett as the young MAN lac the horse the
night Of the murder.
the counsel for the defence dl not make any formal
opening, aud called Thomas Rymcl To the witness
stand lie testified that he had lived III the LAFAYETTE
nation of Jersey CITY. aud that the line Of travel To the
Central Railroad OF New.Jerscy IL generally through
Pacific and CJmmunipaw aves~s here the stranger
seen on the morning after the murder.
Senator Winfield then announced that on behalf Of
Mrs smith he would rest The case ATTORNEY General
Stockton asked for adjournment, as the State was
not prepared To In reply, Mr.. Hoffman stated
that the counsel for the defence not particular
about the summing up either side, and they won
he satisfied VI the would charge the Jury al once
Jndcc Knapp adjourned the until this morning
when Dis rict Attorney McG will sum up Tor the state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
THE BREADsTUFF SPECULATION.
SLIGHT ADVANCE IN rmcrs-LAnGE AMOUNT OF

SLIGHT ADVANCE IN PRICEs-LARGE AMOUNT OF
SHIPPING IN PORT AND LOW FREIGHT RATES
The breadstuffs market yesterday was feversh
and unsettled, the closing prices of the day for
wheat being u to cents higher than on Tuesday,
-four 10 to 10 cents barrel higher, corn ana oats
10 cent higher. The feature of the days business
was the total sales of about go, 900 bushels OF
wheat for export
At present there are SO steamers, 90 ships, 454
hanks. and 90 brgs in this port. which Is the
largest fleet of vessels ever known 10 be IN this har
Dor ut any one time, making an aggregate tonnage,
exclusive of the steamers, OF 3IOOOU tons HE
sbipping interests suffering than any other
not because breadstnffs too HIGH but because OF
the lack of export demand. Shippers have reduced
their fregbts the lowest point ever known and vet
it is impossible for the regular lines OF steam
ers TO get carPOes sufficient for ballast The grain
merchants rdcule the magnanlmity OF ship-Own-
ers and that If there was sharp export demand
rates would again be increased TO figure which
might Justly be complained of by the merchants.
Ii IS believed that the markets will become hrm aud
steady in few days and then the export demaud will
be Increased. The actual export from the
Atlantic ports-Montreal, Portland, Boston. New
York Baltimore, Philadelphia and New-Orleans,
last week, was: Wheat 900 bushels to the
United Kingdom. and 436,3S4 bushels to the Con-
tnent of Europe corn, 60s977 bushels to the
United Kingdom and 713 1872 bushels TO the Contl-
ncnt.
The high prices have had the effect of drawing
large quantities of wheat ont of farmers hands and
tram ferrng il to warehouses and elevators thus
giving large visible supply. This Is held IN large
amounts by what is known as the " syndicate" and
il is claimed they will continue to hold it until
in due time, and hence will keep up the present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
TRYING TO CONCEAL HIS SUICIDE

Chief of Police Yates, of Elizabeth, received
telegram from the Chief of Police of Plainncld early
yesterday to the effect that Joseph Wolf apprentice
In w. Mcdonald Corell's hat mandatory had been
shot at $50 Tuesday evening while passing through
Front-st., EyOrd on his way home EyOrd is section
III the northern part of Painfeld. 1t stated that
the deed had committed by about six feet In
height who spraIg from behind fence and shoot
ing Wolf robbed him OF twelve dollars aud fled. The
man described having peculiar hand and as be
longing to circus company. The police placed
on the alert and yesterday morning when small show
arrived In Elizabeth from the outskirts Of Planled
man named Adam Joskng, Familiarity known BAR
NUNS Snake arm man." was taken In custody as he
answered the description given.
In the meantime the County Physician had proceeded
TO Planfied and found Wolf In dying condition. The
ball had entered the right side OF the abdomen and
lodged In the lett grOiu Upon being closely questioned
wolf confessed that he had himself he was
tired OF life. When Chief OF Police Yates arrived in
PlanfIed informed OF the confession and jos
ranidY SINKING.
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LOCAL MISCELLANY.
Fl. P. DECHERTS ARREST.

H. p DECHERT'S ARREST.
a1sroRY OF HIS IRREGULAR TRANSACTIONS AS SEC
RrrARy OF THE REORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
OF THE SEw.JERsEY MIDLAND RAILROAD.
A new stage in the proceedings against H. l.
Dechert, the ex-secretary of the Reorganization
Committee of the New-Jersey Midland Raiiroan'
who is charged with having appropriated to his own
use bonds belonging to several bondholders, 10 'hs
amount of 81 s. OOO has been reached by his arrest
and Imprisonment in Ludlow Street Jail. Inc ar
rest was made Friday evening at the instance OF
George Lockwood, of South Norwak. Conn.,, one OF
the bondholders who is SAID to have been de-
frauded of bonds to the extent of 000 Mr. Dechert
has been living for some time with his vile ana
family at No. $40 West Fourteenth-st. Since his dis-
charge from the Office of secretary OF the Reorsahi
zation Committee, account OF irregularities ois
covered in the transaction of the duties OF his ONCE
he has seldom been at his place of bushes at No.
80 Broadway Mr.. Dechert was graduated from
a 1t niSn f Theoes hI SEMINARY Those who
have bad transactions with him uo,i have
A member of the Reorganization Committee said
Yesterday that Mr. Decherts irregularities were
first discovered several months ago bondholoer
In the country had sent receipt 10 broker Win
instructions to secure the bonds 1t called for ana
sell them. When it was discovered that the certh,
that of the Central Trust Company's the committee
was informed of the fact aud began at once an IN
yestIgation. On examining Mr.. DecnertS aualrs III
was found that he had given his own receipts for
bonds instead of having them deposited with the
Central Trust Company. as directed by the commit
tee, to the extent of $4,000. ,
Mr. Lockwood is said to have sent bonds worth
81 900 to Mr.. Dechert, last May, for deposit with
the Trust Company. A letter was soon aiterward
received from him acknowledging the receipt OF the
bonds and stating that they had been deposited as
directed After several weeks had elapsed Mr.:
Lockwood became dissatisfied with the receipt and
wrote for regular certificate of deposit, to which
Mr.. Dechert replied that he would forward
it soon. As Mr.. Dechert failed to keep
his promises several letters exchanged relating
to the subject Finally MIR. Decbert went to see
Mr. LockwO and agreed to buy the bonds offer
ing him 20 cents the dollar which the latter ac-
cepted. Several appointments were made for the
payment of the money, but each time Mr.. Dechert
made some excuse and payment was delayed
The matter in this condition when
Mr.. Dechert was removed from his Once;
A TRIBUNE reporter called at Ludlow Street Jail
yesterday, but Mr.. Dechert said lie would not see
ANYBODY His counsel had instructed him not 10
say anything relating to the charges Mr.. Decherts
counsel is George w. Sanford his brother-ln-law.
He also refused to say anything definite relating to
the prisoners position. There. were two sides to
every story, he said, and in few days the pubic
would hear Mr.. Dechert's side.
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JouN WOODWARD,s REQUEST.

William H. Pattcn, president of the Howard
University, Washington, d. C., called on the Mayor
Yesterday relative to the bequest of John Wood
ward, who died in this city in 1914, leaving his
property to the Mayor of New-York to be invested
as by him might seem best for the education of per-
CONS of color The only property which could be
found after his death were empresario claims to
about 5. 900. coo acres of land. i he Mayor asked
for information concerning the locality of the
lands bequeathed by Mr.. Woodward. President
Patten said the land in question was in COmanche
County IN New-Mexico. The Treaty of Guadaloupc
Hidalgo guaranteed all lands to Mexican grantees,
but il has been customary for Congress to confirm
these grants. II the Mayor names Howard UniyeT-
sjty as the beneficiary under the terms of the will
President Patten and his associates will take the
necessary steps to obtain from Congress perfect
LII tl, LAM
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CAUSE OF A LONELY woMANs DEATH

Very little that was new or OF interest was
developed yesterday at the inquest the OF Mary
Brooks the seamstress who committed suicide at No.
47s Third-ave on January 49,
Mary Walsh. the chief witness. testified that Mary
Brooks called her at No. 30j East Thirty nftnst on
the day OF her DEATH and wanted her with her to
her ROOM as she downhearted and lonely. She sent
twice that day for morphine 10 drug store at Thirty
tnlrd-st. and Thrdave. Both times the drug was
mt up by the same clerk. and not labelled
Poison" When she returned the second time
Mary Brooks took the drug ana became uncon-
scous The could not tell what had become OF the
dead woman's jewery OrclOhes, who had broke omen
her trunk after her death. She believed that she was
doxn-hearted because Michael Brennan, OF No 100
Warrenst. who had promised 20 meet her at a ball rad
failed to do So
This Brennan, who put the wiiness-stand
denied fife had know Mary Brooks. he said, few weeks
but had not her for ten days before she died He
did not know how she made a living
The fact was brought out that H. smith, the druggist
who sold the morphine. had sold out his business and
left the city since the death OF this woman. The ury
found verdict OF suicide and censurcd the Druggist for
his carelessness.
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COMPOSING TO INCENDIARIsM.

A CONVICT IN THE KINGS COUNTY PENIrENTIARY
COoILY ADMITS THAT HE FIRED THE WORKSHOP
IN TWO PLACES.
A convict in the Kings County Penitentiary
named Henry Morris has confessed that he set fire
to the workshop on Monday morning. He is thirty
FIVE years old, and Is serving term of SIX and a
half years. having already been in the Penitentiary
sixteen months He was trusted by the authorities,
and was allowed considerable liberty as a messen-
ger around the shOeshop. About 7:45 o'clock Mon
day morning he obtained some matches from Henry
Green. aclerk in the employ of the Bay State Shoe
and Leather Company, from whom be had obtained
matches previously in order to light his pipe. lie
GAYS that few minutes afterward, while
setting fire TO the building occurred to
him. He went up to the attic and waited until one
Of the convics who was getting out some goods had
gone away when he applied lighted match to a pile
of papers Then lie went down stairs. and hlllng a
two-uuart can of benZne III the shed where 1t was
stored threw the fluid agansi the man door near a.
Afterward he walkdd up stairs unconcernedly ana
sat down nearly over the spot where the flre was
burning. When the alarm was gwen and the con,
victs were ordered out of the building, he marched
ont with the Others.
Morris made his confession yesterday both to
Fire Marshal Thorn aud TO the Supervisors Penl-
Tertiary Committee, He said that be dld not Know
what object he had III hndling the fires, and
added that he had not oeen feeig well ID 1s 1e Sa
he had occasionally given matches TO Morris, al
though ne knew that il in violation of the Shoe
and Leather Company's rules He did not know
what the PenitentiaTy regulation IN regard to the
matter was. Keeper Shevliu's suspicious were di-
rected TO Morris on Monday on accOuD: of his sinGu
lar actions. Morris, who Is a hunchback has
served a term III the Penteniary previously for
burglary. The facts III the case VIII Oc laid before
the Grand Jury, and an indictment procured, upon
which he will be tired when his present sentence
expires The Supervisors Committee will report to
the Board to-day that blame for the fire is to be
attached TO the prison authontles, and "li recon-
tnend the immediate rebuilding Of the workshop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
MR.. NICHOLS CONGRATULATED.

The decision of the Court of Appeals III the case
of Police Commissioner Sidney +. Nichols was the
occasion of much comment yesterday among politi-
clans of all grades. 1t seemed to be accepted as an
indication that Mr. Nichols would eventually lie re-
stored 70 his place in the Police Board. Mr. Nichols
was encountered yesterday by reporter of The
TRIBUNE in the midst Of crowd of his political
friends, who were congratulating him on his legal
victory. "Of course | am much pleased with the
decision" said Mr.. Nichols. If the decision OF the
question now trial before the Supreme Court is
favorable 10 me- and believe it will be. shall de-
nand NV seat in the Police Board, now occupied by
Mr. MacLean. l do not think 1t can in justice be
refused me.v
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FOR TIE PRESIDENTIAL YEAR.
THE LEADING AMERICAN NEWSPAPER"
THE uEw-YoRK TRIBUNE FOR 1880.

During the coming Presidential year
THE TRIBUNE will be q effective agency
than ever for telling the news best worth
knowing. and for enforcing sound politics.
From the day the closed it has been most anxious
for an end Of sectional strife But saw two years ago.
and was persstenty to proclaim the new dan
ger to the country revived alliance Of the Solid
South and Tammany Hall. Against that danger 10
sought rally the old party OF Freedom and the Union.
It began by demanding the aband0nment OF personal
dslkcs and set the example 1t called for an END to
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Since then the tide OF disaster has oeen
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