New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
COMPELLED TO JUSTIFY.
now RUFUS HATCHs sURETIEs IN THE TELEGRAPH

COMPELLED TO JUSTIFY.
HOW RUFUS HATCH's sURETIEs IN THE TELEGRAPH
SUIT WI RE ANNOYED.
Rufus Hatch has taken appeal from the Judg-
ment rendered against him in the Superior Couri IN
his suit to prevent the consoldati%n OF te Giner
Judge 1ruax, after rendering the decision adverse
toMr Hatch held that the amount involved 9y sas
the extra allowance to the successful parties ana
that the issue OF nav oI Gg he
Judge allow namely The other costs of
costs sos "'o on the appeal to- the General
Term. would also be considerable. There ere
bond on this appeal. He presented as his sureties
Mason Thompson, formerly presidents of the Mechan,
whom are considered men of large wealth. They
offered to deposit $4,000 with trust company as
security order to avoid the annoyance OF Justl
fcation But the attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS were evidently determined not to
10 justify at the offices of Miller & Peckham, in the
DTexe Building, YESTERDAY MIR. Hatch, who
seemed to be little exasperated at this action,
wrote note, which was sent to the various news
paper Offices, calling attention to the facts and stat
ing that Mn Thompson was M mI1iionaIre, ana Mr.
that reporters should be present at the exainina-
ton.
The consequence was that there was a number of
reporters at the office of Messrs. Miller 81 Peckham
at the hour named but not at the examination.
That was conducted in an inner room, TO which
they were not admitted, and Mr.. Hatch was not
himself present The examination was protracted.
outsiGe door, evidently in very perturbed state OF
Palmer was calner though evidently he had been
irTitated, not only by the publicity given to the
matter, but by the cloSeness of the examination.
lie SAID that the lawyers went with disgusting min
." Yes. satisfied with 1.-The sureties," one of
the yoang attorneys conducting the eXamina-
ton for the defendants said, with Il sardonic SMILE
SHOOTING HIMSELF AT THE BATTERY.
There was not little excitement at the Battery
yesterday morning over the report that duel had
been fought in the Park aud that the combatants
had escaped. in the early morning, between 3 and
A O'clock, pistol-shot was fred in the Park but
The closest search by Policeman Ganley and a mum
Der of persons who had heard the report failed to
aarnr story Of the duel Daybreak 6ro ggT a ane
other explanation to the chagrin of the story
mongers who had already nearly settled upon the
identity of the duelIsts, the causes and circum-
stances of their quarrel and the amount of each
G Sngf wealth he POLICEMAN who relieved
olump of bushes e opposite iOp the entrance
to Castle Garden the body OF dead man who had
pistol, which was covered with blood. The police
recognized hun German tailor who had been seen
In the Park daily for week more and seemed to
be destitute. In fact. not cent was found in his
pockets, but there were little linen bag full of
cartridges. and worn pocket-bOOk in which the
following was written:
Of & s wSqd the police send the ssTGate
H. p sKH
. On an envelope was, his wife's name: Mrs. S.
Echnassnano The tailor seemed to be about thirty
five years old. His body sent to the morgue
SETTING A BLOODHOUND ON HIS WIFE
Frederick Wagner, barroom-kecper at No. so
Rdge-st, quarrelled with his wife Tuesday night
He turned down the gas-ghts in the room and un-
lesshing fierce and powerful bloodhound he set
the brute the unfortunate woman The dog
seized her by the neck and arms decorating and
tearing the flesh badly. Her cries of dis
tress reached the of some bows on the
streets, and they informed Policeman Mulligau
The policeman entered the and secured the in
furiated animal until Policeman Riley came to his
assistance. Wagner was taken into custody and
the dog vas chained in a back room, and subSe-
g,ienty shot Wagner taken before Justice
Fiammer, yesterday, at the Essex Market Police
Court and, notwithstanding that he had previously
assaulted her, the poor wife was unwilling to press
the charge He fined So, and required to fur
nish bonds III $500 to keep the peace for months
and in default to stand committed to prison for three
Months.