New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-27
AN ALLEGED MURDERERs STORY.

AN ALLEGED MURDERER'S STORY.
In the trial of Edward Nissan for murder at
Newark Yesterday Joseph Papsico. the foster son OF
the accused man. was recalled. and testihed that
Nissan cut up the club. which be had used on Mrs.
K,ssap with a Ratchet the morning after the
murder. Margaret Woods, q near neighbor of the
Kissams testified that on Christmas afternoon she
I'D stars will XIII you" Henry Jackson testified
that he heard Nissan say TO his wife IN October,
"pil murder you yet before Christmas" The state
The defence offered TO show that Mrs. Nissan died
from injuries received bv falling on caster While
She was drunk. Edward Kissam. the prisoner, was
negro and Is very ignorant. He testified that he
was born in Harlem, and settled in Newark twenty
his wife drank considerable liquor His wife was
drunk and sat with her head on table on which
were q broken bottle and caster. She fell on the
She fell heavily to the floor He carried her up
stairs and placed her in the bed He smoked cigar
In the kitchen until after DARK When she came doWn
and then went back mp stairs. He left the house,
and lis wife had closed the door when ne returned
He found her lying on the floor. He made her stand
up by tapping her on the feet he had seen police
men do. He put her to bed and az o'clock went to
sleep beside her. He did not know that she was
his walking stick to make fire, and then went out
with the boy Returning home In the evening ne
bed but he thought she was sick. He was reading
the papers later when tho police came. lie said
that be had not struck his wife III anger for two
years.
THE CONDITION OF TIE RIVER WALL.
In response to resolution of Dock Commissioner
Laimbeer at a recent meeting OF the Board. which
was divided into five heterogeneous lnqullng as TO
the manner and cclNt,tOn OF the work on the river
well Chief Engineer Greene submitted an CXhaus-
tive report at the meeting of the Dock Commission
ers yesterday. He stated that the timber is care
fully inspected when received and again when
nsed and is afterward inspected to its condition
and the quality of worl. done, and hnaliy JUST
before filing is put in another examination is made
In reference TO the evidence he had OF the now Ol
tidewater around and over the timbers OF the bulk
head wall, Mr., Greene said that there had
been several occasions when excavations
"uer seu every More dscded and ' positive pos
whether the present system of bulkhead construc-
ton was the best no said that Tor places aces.
where the river wall had bsen bui!t and was nov
in course of construction. 1t was the best which
had come to his knowledge. In response to the
question whether it would lot be best for the
department to place all timber connected IN any
Way with the construction a sufficient depth below
low-water mark to justify belief that at all times
aud under all circumstances IT would be submerged,
Mr. Greene said that all tiInbers were beng placed
IA such position that every tide flows over them
aud sainrates the filing of EARTH sand and stone.
necessary to place the timber any lower than, at
present. In answer to the question ne to what
depth it would be necessary to go beyond the
the timbers at all times below, the
water Mr.. Greene replied: "Ihe lowest
tide recorded by the department was 3ozloo fees
below the established mean low-water marx; hence
they would have to be placed 4eolOO rect lower than
now in order TO be at all times and under all crcnm-
submerged Se fes0 ysor Of that nre
or more below the established mean Iow-water marx
and to put the timbers down far enough to be SUD
merged at all times. except when the low tides
occur would require them to be placed 2la feet
lower than ut present. No woodwork exteLds more
than one foot above mean owwaer a ,Hs ana as
the wood will always he wet and preserved from
rot.
ton for the lease of Pier No. L. East Rlver for ten
years, with the privilege Of renewal: Rufus Hatch
ade similar Application a5 upon PSsS S sToSer, Of
Mediterranean Steamship Line. also made aDplica-
ton for lease OF the same pier
THE DURR COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS.
The late Louis DUR, vino died last spring, di.
rected his executors to select from bis gallery OF
paintings tho most meritOriOus works and place
hom in any public gallery 81 art IN ,e Sy
sh0uld see fit to make, the COLLECTION TO Dc kepl
together IN one room and to be called the = DUR
the sale of the remaining pictures. tile library aud
the engravings of the testaor and the proceeds OF
Tie sale were to be applied by the executors to the
purchase Of such pictures or objects OF art as as
would in their opinion tend to complete OF
enhance the value Of the permanent collection The
lures and those works Of art which seem better
suited for private decoration than for the purposes
of the art student. They to be sold at auction
Gy Leayitt & Co.. at No. S17 Broadway, tonight
ana on the following evenings. This portion of the
collection comprises many interesting specimens O
the old schools of Dutch, German aud Italian art
besides we'll selected works of modern artists
Among the pictures reserved by the executors fol
;ros bv Titan. Rembrandt, Ostade, BrOuwer
Ds Lopne, Morseus. salyatof Rosa and Ri6era. Tn
Titan repres ents the "Martyrdom of st. Lawrence,
aud was purchased by the late owner at the sale OF
the Neye collection in Paris, and brought to thu
country about forty years ago. battie-scene
signed R." and ascribed to Rembrandt, purchased
af the same SALE il declared by competent critics
be without doubt from Rembrandts brush. ~.
The late MIR. Durr was the son OF noted anti
unnry and devoted himself TO the study OF the Ole
schools of painting almost from his b0yhood. Ex
tensve foreign travels and personal relations will
eminent connosseurs and professionals, it is said.
increased his experience and knowledge in thu
branch OF art 90 that bis opinion in questions re
eardiug the classification and originality of ole
paintings was accepted and highly valued abroad BY
,l.ny 60 al of