New-York tribune., 1881-03-29
SENTENCED TO DEATH AT NINETEEN
LANES r. WALSH TO BE HANGED MAY 20 FOR THE

yroentbal a young servant gid at no. oy1
stabbed her in the breast with knife, which had
| been carefully ground for the purpose. =
Yesterday morning at the hour when Walsn wa was
To be taken from Raymond Street Jail to the court
| room to receive sentence the County Court House
| presented an animated appearance. Every men vi
available space in the courtroom was ho cond
not obtain admittance: AT 9:4o a. M sne Prs1sner as
was taken ip handcufed IN the custody OF Olcea ea
Crenan. He walked with his head up Dut ms s,es etes
| we're cast down. His mother and married SISTER
were also in the courtroom, but coniq lardS 70
frain II cm audible sobbing At length Judge FRAU.
with Associate Judges Rogers and Gubner appeared
| on the bench and District Attorney Catn moved
| for sentence. Walsh faced the Judge, apparently
stolid and Indifferent In reply 70 h9 the senence
should not be pronounced upon him nis couusei' 80 o
Surrogate Daley, said that he had nothing 70 say
Judge Pratt then pronounced the sentence oil aeatn
| directing that be be taken to the common Jan .,
| the county and there confined until Nay ~ shu ho
that that day between the nours oil ~ anu iH 6 m
| should be taken to the place of execution anu
hanged by the neck until he was DEAD lne pIsonen
| face was unmoved, but his sister uttered ioua
| scream while the mother wept Dlttery' As Ono
nrisoner turned to them he said that their coming 10
the courtroom made things worse ior nun. - ont
The crowd of persons in the rusmeu 1d
to see Walsh taken to the JAIL put ne Vas ond rod
| through the Judges chamber to the corridor, anu
thence to the Sherifts office. After few minuSs
he was transferred to the prison van anu ccd
hack 10 the ial i'm Raymond-st. There he was p'ceu
| in the condemned cell in tier G; lie womb s laeS
| nothing 10 say about himself: constant, wat9n
:"
| anr"aI befGre the General Term of the Supreme
Court, which sits in Poughkeepsie in May
TIE STREET CLEANING PROBLEM.
prp.RTrRr OF THE COMMITTEE or TwENTY-oNE FOR
| NBANY-soME OBJECTIONS TO THE BILL ADFo-
GATED.
The street cleaning Committee Of Iwenty.o.ne, me.
appointed at the Cooper institute meeting cI. ene
| Grand Central Depot at 1880 a. m. Yesterday
| THE drawing room car Red Jacket" was occupied
| jv the Committee Controller Campbell was IN
| diIced to accompany the party. Corpofatiooh
Tounsel whitney would have gone along. but 6usi-
| ness engagements prevented SeVeraI OF the Scha-
tors and Assembymen who were Tcturnlng I'm ' 10
Albany were invited INTO the car Win tine Com
mittee and they discussed the street cleaning pIoD-
! lem. The Committee has had no session since SAT-
urday, but will hold one tonight, ..,;, IT,,
The strongest objection to the bill cnanploned ny
thu Committee will come from the street railroad
Companies They object to the section which pro-
hibifs the companies from sweeping the snow from
the tracks and ping it up on either side OF the
road This, Senator Seebacher Thought, would De
urged strong objection to the Dill. ana he Vas rs
that direction. nator Hogan was of the opinion
that objection would be made to the extraordinary
noyers granted to the Mayor. The oppOslti0n
wouid not come from the Senators from New-iork
City They knew the unanimous demand ior
No further action was taken by the Grand Jury
Yesterday in reference to the streets To-day Will
he devoted in good part by that body 10 examining
witnesses relative to the operation OF tie bureau.
The Police Commissioners will probably be ex-
''Tu The Mayor has made no formal charges against
the Police Commissioners as yet de ls receiving
almost daily communications from all classes OF the
residents of the metropolis complaining of the lack
of efficiency of the Street Cleaning bureau, ana
uroine him to press forward the bill transferring
the Bureau TO the control of the Mayor.
Three thousand two hundred and thlrty-iour
loads of street dirt swept up ana removed from
the streets Sunday. at q cost Of 1850 o. On
Saturday 3254 loads of ashes and l,3bo loads OF
street dirt were taken away. Their removal cost
81 ,527 4S.
MIR. PEARsON's NEW DUTIES.
Postmaster Pearson, as custodian OF the United
States Court House and Post-oiiice binding, has
received notice from the Secretary OF the treasury
that in consequence of the failure OF Congress 70
make sufficient provision Tor the requirements OF the
nnblic service under the appropriation i0r fuel,
Light and Miscellaneous Items tof Publc Bulld-
ings for the present year, the amount OF the ap-
nropriation available is Insufficient TO provide for
labor and supplies beyond March 81. Mr. Pearson
has been directed to inform all employee paid from
that appropriation that the liessnry Depl M tneHs mem
services after this month, nor Tor payment Ior gas
water and other necessary supplies as the eXpen-
diture of money by any department. OF the Goyern-
ment in excess of the Congressional appropriation,
is forbidden by law, under penalties, much hard
ship to the employees referred to IS involved. Inc
appropriation for the next hscal year VIII not DC
available until July Land there can be no payment
made tor services until then. The Municipal Gas
Light Company asinformed Mr. fcarson thatlt VIII
supply the necessary gas as usual. and Will assume
ali risk OF payment by. the Treasury. Other sup
plies will be secured through similar offers but as
Nr Pearson remarked yesterday, the unfortunate
watchmen and other subordinates would find it
difficult to make equally satisfactory arrangements
with their butchers, bakers and grccers.
Mr. Pearson was Yesterday also appointed " the
Treasury Department custodian Of the United
States Court House and Post-oice Building; ana OF
the old tofiice property at Liberty ana ha;sa ;
tors fremen and sweepers, but there IS no remn-
neration attached to the. office. Speaking OF the
appointment yesterday, MI Pearson saia tnat tnero
seemed to be a misconception about the renunera-
ton of the postmaster. AS DISTURBING officer OF the
Government the postmaster is allowed one-quarter
OF Shs RfS cen %ben hs IN 'S was building
amounted to something handsome but the whole
amount Colonel james received duIlng his elght
years service was less than ~ 600. Last year II
was $55 SO. The postmaster's salary is $4,000
year.
POURING VlTRlOL or A WOMAN'S FACE.
As Alice Harrgan was on her way to Crossman's
brick yald in the village OF Huntington, l.. l.,
| Saturday morning about o'clock, she was as
| saulted by Joseph Martin. o laborer employed IN
| the ward. Martin threw her down and seized her
| by the throat. He put heavy buckskin glove ON
his hand, and then poured vitriol on her lace from
| a bottle and rubbed it with the gloved hand,
DESTROYING her eyes and dishguring her for life.
| jealousy lis supposed to be the cause OF his act
Martin made his escape az the tne, Dnt was ar
rested yesterday and will have an examination to-
day.
| JAMES ORR TAKEN TO PRISON.
| James Orr, the defaulting employe of Schultz,
| Southwick Il Co., was yesterday taken TO the
| District Attorneys Office BY Detective LanthieI
and aiterwarl arragned before Judge Cowing in
| tho Court of General Sessions. He was released Oh
/ S5, 900 bail to await trial, George Won Felde. o
liquor dealer at No. 20 Clf-st became his surety.
| AS Orr left the building he exclaimed, I" AT last
am free again." He had scarcely utte{cd tho words
| when Deputy Sheriff McGonigai laid hand upon
his shoulder and said, I" want you," at the saiDo
the RECOVERY OF $50 900. Tins was q larger amount
| than Orr could find bail for and he was accord