New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-06


trlbuted to dull trade and large expenses. They
of $1,000.
Michael Ryan, Of No. 5o4 Vest Vest Th hra and
liquor sSop sfsstas %S and
against the bartender, John Sweeney who attempted
to eject them Sweeney attacked them with pistol,
and arm. The wounded men were taken to the
roosevelt Hospital by the police. The bartender
made his escape.
CENsURED BY A CORoNER's JURY
coroner Herman yesterday held an inquest in the
case OF David L. Blount who died last week after
having an operation performed on him by Dr. Ed
MN - Smith. Dr. Smith was arrested at the time.
The jury found that Blount came to his death from
injuries produced by ignorant and unskilful use of
instruments In the hands of DIR. Smith, and also
sured DR.. James Duggan, who attended Blount, for
neglect: Dr. Smith was admitted to bail to await
the action of the Grand Jury.
FORGING ORDERS FOR GOLFER.
AleXander ID. Baker, porter employed by the firm
of c. Risley a. Co., importers of coffee, was ar
rested yesterday on bench warrant issued by Re-
corder Smyth, charging him with forgery Baker
had access to the blank delivery orders and he filled
out two requiring storage firm to deliver to him
two lots of coffee. of 100 bags and the other
Is gs The value of the coffee removed is over
$3, 600. In default of $3 900 bail Baker was COM
mitted to the Tombs.
VESSEL ABANDONED AT SEA.
A., me German bark Marie, from Bremen. arrived at
that on May 2s, in latitude $50 81 and longitude
~ OF, he passed wreck which was kept afOat by
her cargo of lumber. 1t was dark when the Marie
reached her, and the name Of the vessel could not
be made out. The sea was washing over her decks
and she was dismasted. She hailed, but as no
answer was received the Marie continued on her
voyage
SINKING OF A TUG BOAT.
90 ne tueooat uni1n owned by Edward Willard;
water yesterday morning, Mt Pier No. II East River.
The fireman, Thomas Ham, had been ashore Mon
day and had drank too much At daybreal yester-
day, being alone on board, he connected the tanks
in the tug with hydrant on the wharf and turned
far h. do. 30 x-arl~
While the tanks were film & mp he fell asleep and
the boat was filled with water Ham awoke when
he was sinking and got ashore just in time. He was
promptly discharged by his employer.
~, BATHING IN THE CENTRAL PARK LAKE.
ne large crowd surrounding the Central Park
Lake at One hundred cghth-st., Monday after
noon. was astonsbcd to a man divcst himself of
all his clothing and dash into the water, where he
swan around for several minutes He then returned
to the shallow water near he margin of the lake and
sitting down vigorously scrubbng himself
when Olicer Carroll approached and took him into
custody When arragned at the Iorkville Police
Court Yesterday, he said that his name was Ka-
t nr Iopf brewer of No; 400 Bushwick-avc.,
behavior for the next six months.
BROOKLYN.
The deaths last week from dphtlera numbered
ID, and from scarlet fever H.
William Smart died yesterday ut St Catharine's
Hospital from the effects of stab in the left lung
inflicted by Cornelius Foley i'll a quarrel Sunday
night. Foley is under arrest. lie claims to have
stabbed Smart i'll self-defence after the latter as
sailed him.
The Lee Avenue Baptist Church. of which the
Key. ). Hyatt Smith, member of Congress from the
LID District, is pastor, Will be sold auction to-
day under foreclosure of mort gage of S2S 600.
The members of the church expect to rent the build
ing from the purchaser.
A train on the Manhattan Beach Railroad strucl
Matthew Brennan, a track walker, near Sheepshead
Bay, Monday evening. and caused fatal injuries He
was taken to the Kings County Hospital Flatbush
where he died in few hours He was forty-one
years of age and had not been long in this country
to which he came from Ireland. His home was at
sheepshead Bay.
James Beveridge, of No. 1912 Fulton-st. who
SAID he was an editor. was arrested yesterday on
dren OF Mrs, Ludlam of No. go Fuon-st. He was
taking the chidrn down a side street when police
man saw him. Mrs. Ludlam stated that she never
saw the man before. and refused to make a COM
plant without consulting her husband. Beyeridge
was under the influence of liquor and was locked up
for intovitation.
Edwin Arnold, of No. 81 UnIon-ave.. has begun
SUIT for separation from his wife, Catherine He
charges her with extreme cruelty, neglect of house
hold duties squandering money in lotteries, falsely
accusing him OF improper conduct applying oppro-
brlons epihets, going to police courts and making
complaints against him. and remaining away from
home Tor fortnight IN June, with no just cause,
The parties TO the suit were married in 1874, and
have two children.
JERSEY CITY.
J. Nelson Luckcy. of Fairviev filed Yesterday in
the hudson {. unity Conrt the papers in "a suit
against Simeon Engcl for seducng his wife's afec-
tons. The plalntn and defendant lived next door
10 rach other at fairvew, and an intimacy be-
tween Engel and Mrs. Luckcy The paintiff alleges
That Engvl cut gate the fence Separating Tho
yards of the two houses and that Mrs. Iuckcy fire.
quently visited Engel through this passage. Luckey
is real estate broker lii business at No. 100 Broad
way, New-lorh.
Edward llerzog. age twentv-nine of No. 90 Pom
lar-st, while cleaning a loaded revolver yesterday
placed the barrel in his mouth to blow through IT,
From some cause unknown il exploded. the bullet
going through the roof of his mouth and lodging in
the brain. The County Physician viii hold an in
quest
NEWJERSEY.
ORANGE.-William Doughcrty a halter commit
ted suicide yesterday morning at Orange. The act
was caused 10y poor health AID despondency
,H0BokEN: -Theodore Alters yesterday went into
the house of William Hogan, No. 10 Newark ST.
aud finding bedroom door open he went in Gath
erng the bed-clothes together and placing them in
pie the centre of the room he set fire 10 them
Mr.. Hogan discovered the fire before il got under
Roadway aud cXtinguishcd it. Alters was arrested
and committed TO the county jail to anwer a charge
of arson
Long Island CIrY-rhe man who was killed
Monday evening while riding in New York Wood
haven aud RockaWay Beach train by his head
striking the trestlework of the bridge over the
Grand,st crossing of the Montauil Railroad, has
been identified Hugh Henry Mc(ilory of No 2o0
FIrst-avc., New-York. twenty years of age
BOwERY BAY-From the fact that the body of the
young man found under cherry tree on the Doug
been identified, and because the officials have not
been able To find the men W no informed the Astoria
officer that they were friends of the deceased man.
and that he had fallen from the tree while picking
cherries the suspicion has arisen that the young man
met h death by foul play. The men who informed
the officer said that the dead mans name Was ohn
Riley and that he lived in First-ave. between
Eighteenth and Ninctecnth-sts.. New ork but the
officers can lind no such person missing from that
neIghDorhood nor anyone who knows the deceased
man.
STATEN ISLAND
RICHMOND.-Andreas Klcibcr, the white-hared
German, seventy five years old, who was sentenced
to five years in the State Prison for brutal assault
on ten-ycar-old girl, taken to Sing Sing bv
Sheriff Conner Yesterday. As he departed from the
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