New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-13

M"n me prostrated by her misfortune,
and had SAID since her husbands diS@ap-
pearance, Whatever has sI gSp pccemnts are
correct" MT, Schultz said that inc aulOuhC VI ~,
smbezzlement mad not yet been ascertained' DuV "
was probably over $3'ooo.
ENDING TROUBLE BY SUICIDE.
John Stebbns, o small pOX patient 10 the kGceP-
ton Hospital at the foot OF Fast oI&leen'u Isl
broke out OF his room Yesterday morning anu
Knocking down those who attempted 10 sIop I'LL,
suraug into the RIVER aud was drowned; oieooi'ns
was tramp Friday Dr. rum OK s " the foot of
Fast and on his Dlotcneu lace re-
pguized the eruption OF smallpox; ne IoHh ' h
man TO the Reception Hospital and Yesterday ne
yhonId have been transferred TO BackweiFs lsIanu'
The Reception Hospital is a long One"story sIruc-
tnre A piazza with strong iron fence rlns along
ito south front on the pier; at lie east eu tnS aOus
on the river aud at the entrance from tne sree arc
rates that are kept locked and barred Inc rooms III
winch the patients are open upon Uie piazza; lo3
terdav morning u woman nurse went 10 SteoDilss
bed with ns breakfast The patient was delIlous'
and 10 saw her than he sprang from us CO..
knocked the Nurse down and ran out on the piazza'
man FAMED Howell, who is employed IN the hOSpl,
tai was carrying ont ashes from the 0uiidinG anu
RS gate at the river end was open. SleDolns saw
this and with q leap reached the Open ar. Howell
threw himself in his way and grappled with hh'
bat hurting him aside, the tramp sprang INTO the
river and sank. His body did not rise To Tue SURFACE
The affair was reported to the Board OF Health, ana
the Sanitary superintendent ordered an nVestiHa-
ton III order to ascertain II there was any neSeGU
bins was thirty-seVen years old, aud his name APP
pears Oh the records of the Health Department as
William Stebbins AT the hosplth NC gave tne
uaine of John Stebbms. o.
Charles +. Hoffman,, age thiIty-one, GERMAN
tigarmaker, hanged himself yesterday morning az
M OPT East rWeaty-sixth-st but was cut down
before he was dead He had been sick for seVeral
weeks aud unable TO wOIk. HIS family, consisting
of his wife and three children was starving, ana III
despair he had twice before attempted to take his
own life. Three weeks ago he jumped INTO te f-dSJ
River, but was rescued by policeman frllay
night be urged his wife to buy poison anu de WIN
him and the children. 1--WE will go to sleep to-
Cether and our misery will he at an END, ne salu'
The wife was frightened, but persuaded NM 10
abandon his plan. Yesterday morning ltotfmann re-
newed his propusitiOn and. when Tepelled left the
room. 4 few minutes later the wife, opening the
hall door, saw him hanging by a cl0thes,llhe from
the balusers She cut him down and lie Tell INTO tho
hall below He was unconscious, and the police had
him conveyed to Bellevue Hospital.
Annie MauHia, age nineteen0f No. 45z SlXtH-aVe,
ouarrelled with her lover yesterday morning, aud
1laddcned at his reprOaches, attempted TO swallow
quantity of Paris green mixed with water. The
man dashed the glass from her hand before she had
taken more than mOutbfui. She was taken 10 the
hospital by the police. ,,
Joseph Miller, of No. 246 Hopkins-st, Brooklyn,
was found dead yesterday afternoon hanging TO bis
bedpost The discovery was made Oy us sou ana
daughter. who had been absent from home several
hours. Miller was sixty-One years OF age, aud mad
been out of Ork for several months
THE RESULT OF BEFRIENDINU A TRAMP.
Mrs. Rosanna OCOnnor, Of No. IL st. LuEes-
place had her sympatbes aroused several weeks
ago by the appeal of Patrick Hogan, a tramp Tor
something to eat place to sleep IN and something
to do He said that he had looked for work IN Ysin
and was fOotsore and weary aad that ne Woulu IKE
10 sleep in the cellar on the basement
floor if she would permit him. and would
be willing in return to DO heT et fons
shelter for which he seemed very grateful ana ap-
parently nc set about his work with great earnest
meas. About week ago she gave hlm % cents and
sent him TO grocery store 10 purchase some eggs
at the same time LEAVING her satchel, when con-
tanned SlGO III money, a pair OF bracelets, neck
Lace and other ornamens, on the Hinidg ro thn
table package of eggs but the satclel was HISS
iug Patrick had also disappeared. Mrs OConn0r
reDOrted her loss to the police and gave descrlp-
tIon Vf the man. lhe matter was placed IN the
hands of Detectives Dilks and tianlgan, OF the
Ninth Precinct, who traced the thief TO Albany,
where Dilks arrested him Friday night. yesterday
morning the prisoner vas before Justice Patterson,
at the Jefferson Market Police Court, and was re,
mauded for examination. Mrs. OCoDnor identified
hin.
PUTTING THE BLAME ON MYTHICAL BOYS
As Miss LIZZIE Hasson, of No. II Madison.ave..
passing through Nneteenihst,, between re-, 91tn
ring at her dress and heard the jingle OF some SILVER
on the sidewalk. She found that her pocketbook,
containing 800 To- had been stolen, and she saw two
boys running away. She pursued them ana told
Officer Ketchum, of the Iwenty-nlnth Precinct,
whom she met, of her loss. After long chase the
officer captured the boys, who described themselves
az John Mahoney, age fourteen, of No. ZIG West
Nineteeni hist, and Walter McGowan age twelve, of
No. 100 West Nlneteenth-st. As the money was not
found upon them, it Supposed they threw 1t
away The boys were before Justice Patterson, at
the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday morn
ing when they denied stealing the pOcketDoOk ana
said that there was number OF other boys IN the
street at the time This Miss Easson denied, alleg-
Ing that there only three boys IN the street a
the time of the robberythe prisoners and one other
who escaped. She said that she had known them by
sight for six months, They were held for trial in
81 900 bail eachs
REFUSING TO GIVE UP WHAT HE FOUND.
John Decker q collector for brewery situated in
One-hundred and-sXtiethst., Friday lost his pocket
book containing $3.50 IN bank notes and check
drawn TO his order for $3.50, while he was III Third
ave- between One-hrndred and: forty ana One
hundred and Fifty uinthsts Friday nght Omcet Ger
maiD of the Tenth Precinct ascertained that Aaron
SpitZ, age twenty-sIx. OF NO. II CInton-st'; na9
found the missing property. SpitZ, although al,
mittiug that he had found the pocketboOk declined
to give 1t up. He arrested and was taken be-
fore Justice Smith, in the Essex Market Ponce
Court. yesterday. He was advised to rellnqulsh the
money but he pefsIstently refused. and was held TO
await the action Of tho Grand jury in default OF
bail. w.
THE LAST OF THE GREAT MASKED BALLS.
Itn expected that the receipts of the Purim Ball,
a. the Academy OF Music Tuesday night Will reach
$4,000. This handsome sum will go TO the building
fund Of the Hebrew Benevolent aud Orphan Asylum.
The procession will snrpass any OF s predecessors
aud in attendance and In all the features of enjoy
nept this is expected 70 be the best OF the Purim
the purchasers Of boxes are Jesse Selgman, Il. J.
King, Isdor Wormser j. II; Schif, ). Ranger, =.
N. Schafer, f. NJ. Angel, Julian Nathan, Nj. II.
Moses, Charles Minzesheimer. A.. Hallgarten, N.
Mitchell, j. BIumenthal, y. We'll, |. p. Bernhelmer,
b. 3. BALM, Lewis May and J. s. Abeoass.
INDICTMENT OF COUNTERFETTERs.
The counterfeitcrs who we're arrested Thursday
have been Indicted by the Grand Jury. They Will
be arTaigned In the United states Circuit Court on
TUESDAY 10 plead The statement pablished yester-
day that Edward King, one OF the cOunterieiters,
and Edward Graham, his companion, who Is now