New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND.

Manuel Ortiga is Spaniard, who at present lives
at No. 332 East Fourtcenth-st His father is said
of giving his son an education. had sent him to this
city. Manuel has been in New-YOrk about month.
ese
2 o'clock Wednesday morning he was walking down
sixth-aye; when he MAS aceosted by a., woman
the avenue, and when they had walked a few blocks
she threw her arms around him and kissed him him
and Immediately John Murphy, of No. GO Leroy-st.,
sprang from hiding place behind an ash barrel and
catching Ortiga about the waist, held him firmly
while the woman stole his gold watch and chain,
valued at $50 and also a diamond ring worth $50.
away with them. Ortiga bewildered and, in
Spanish, called loudly for assistance A policeman
soon appeared, but he did not understand Spanish,
and, although the woman stood quietly upon tue
sidewalk the officer did not arrest her because he
robbed.
Ortiga appeared at the police station of the
Twenty ninth Precinct Wednesday evening and by
means of an interpreter told Detective Sciunitt.
the Spaniard then started out to look for Murphy
and his companion. AT an early honr yesterday
s5n they tS SsnS ph II ST cou4
yesterday, Murphy insisted that he was innocent of
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ball. His acconplce In the robbery Is still at large
THE CORPORATION ATTORNEYS STORY.
The trial of the Police Commissioners was re-
sumed before the Mayor yesterday. After waiting
until noon for the counsel the trial began by the
examination of Corporation Attorney Boyd. This
lasted all day. The counsel for the Commissioners
bad bulky volume containing record of about
200 600 complaints for violations of city ordinances
These complaints had been reported to Mr. Boyd
whose duty it rs Corporation Attorney to prose
cute them. The Mayors counsel asked if it was the
purpose of the defence TO examine the record of each
one of these cases if he objected. Counsel for
streets largely due to the failure of the Corpo-
ration Counsel to enforce the ordinances in regard
to throwing refuse into the streets; to show this
MAYORS therefore
withdrew his objection.
Mr.. Boyd could not tell how many cases he had
prosecuted. Complaints made in September, 1880,
he was Just now considering, as it was impossible to
because there was no penalty attached to the
offence. He admitted that ne had obtained fines in
similar eases. but said that in those Instances tho
fines were imposed under the revised ordinances
adopted in January last Further examination
showed that the cases were disposed Of before the
stated that he had made an error and had named
the wrong ordinance. He said that he had done the
best he could but that the ordinances very de-
fective He resented inputations of the counsel for
the defence that he had not acted rightly but Mr..
Root denied that any aspersiOns cast upon his
personal honesty. During his examination he con-
suited with his chief clerk before answering ques-
lions. 10 this Mr.. Bartlett strongly objected.
Mr.. Boyds examination will bc continued to-day.
GRAND JURORS AS INSPECTORS.
Before being discharged for the term the Grand
Jury yesterday made presentment in the Court of
General Sessions before Recorder Smyth in regard
20 a recent visit to Blackwell's Island The jurors
have made inquiry into the mode of distributing to
the various institutions the supplies furnished from
the public stores and the system of accountability
adopted to guard against their improper use. They
were impressed with the thoroughness of the system
Mt present in vogue and the conscientious desire on
the part of the Commissioners of Charates and Cor
rection and the principal officers under
their direction to render proper ac-
that power be lodged somewhere to select from the
list of those empanelled Grand Jurors inspectors
authorized to institute rigid investigation, not
only into the management of the institutions under
charge of the Department of Charities and Correc-
tion but into the other departments of the civic adj
Ynnistraton. trifing annual appropriation would
provide proper compensation for those charged with
this duty, and for the necessary expense of any
clerical expert service that they might require
The number of these inspections in any given yeal
should be fixed but they should be ordered at the
discretion of the court and without previous notice
1t also suggested that the inspectors should report
% the next Grand Jury.
The presentment also recommends that the Law
exempting this county from the operation of the
6ystcm OF contracting for the sale of the labor OF
ehe criminals and others who o charge upon the
public treasury should be repealed.
THE EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS
AT the monthly meeting Of the Emigration Com
nnissi0ners yesterday Commissioner Forrest though
3hst the lax discipline at Wards Island required
that physician -in-chief should be appointed ant
he suggested the name of DIR. John K. Allen Com
missioner Stephenson thought that Justice demanded
tho promotion of DR.. Maupin. Discussion was tn,
only result. Mr., urich offered q resolution direct
Ing that tho foxcign steamship companies he in
Sormed that qr!ess the law requiring the payment
of III for each immigrant landed at Castle Garder
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