New-York tribune., 1881-03-23


that the temporary injunction already antieS Gnnies
against the defenusIs5 cnouio po oVn''""'~
the pendency of the action.
THE IMITATION NOTE OF WARNING.
Mr.. ,MKs EXPLAINS FURTHER HOW THE LETTERS
WERE FORMED.
The curiosity of the public seems 20 naSe ToIrt ur
,r1ased with the transfer of the Whitaker Court
Martial to the Postoffice Building. Tne seats were
ali occupied yesterday, and many visltors %elo lo
forced to remain standing. AS Mr. Ames Mnose
ross-examination was to be continued c0uin nos
snpear until after the arrival of the 11:30 tram,
Captain Sears took the stand, az the s9ggesIon& & VI
Major Gardner and contnuea . tno ott of inHnirv
until the arrival of Mr.. Ames, whose
tion was then resumed. The methods ana results
substantially the same as on nInaa atts, in WT
Amess imitation of the note OF warning were SUI
ected 10 the severest scrutiny i'll regard 10 lleiI
Identity with the same characters IN tns
blance to the corresponding letters OF tne or'glnai
note In the slore Of the rs IN tne WoLu La
q Whitaker MIR. Chamberlain found what ne
called another of the experts happy accldentgl t
resemblances." The a in the same word was oDVl-
ously different from .he one in the standara from
which il purported to have been taken, ana III was
only after considerable perpeXltV thaV Mt; Aihes
discovered that the reference was wrong, ana tnas
the letter was fIom different standard. Ono I vi
two other mistaken references were subsequently
found for which Mr. Ames apologiIed TO the CourC.
The curves and hooks and shading OF inc colnis hIt
after the word Whitaker occupied at ieass nan
an hour. The capital III the worn you uin0i0"
very much in the two notes nm q
Mr. Cha,nberlain-Cou you not have niado up a
like the one in the note, as you did the M tna' "e
discussed yesterday -
The wtness-I suppose might
@WhY did you not do soF . ~, .5.-ds
because there was no letter IN ghe u ra0
Enthusiastically resembling the \. as the A It.
sembled that NJ" ,c,sy
How do you accoant for the deficiency
~By the fact that the was disguised: -
Mr. Ames was Obliged to leave the city again at
the same time as on the previous oay. 40 Ir,
Chamberlain stated that his tho Eonrt
wonld probably occupy two more hours, the CouI :
adjourned until this morning. Some mehpeIrs VI
the Court wished to begin the session at ~
but the motion was defeated maIUE "arun meS This
will probably complete the testimony oH'i0U "
| him. ,r...,. e;ods in
cluding the expert employed by ex-GoyeTnor Cham-
berlain that the note of warning was traced IN I'M
tatIon OF Whittakers handwriting, bY Duihg & hoir S
m against the light. On this supposition the evil
| dence so far given by the experts would be Dy no
means hostile to Whittakers cause. Professor
GreeneI, on being asked wnetheT saGn ranIic1
had been broached at the Court OF Inquiry; lepile1
| with smile that the only hypothesis IherC az,
| mitted was that Whitaker was guilty. lou sco'
| he added /" that am an undisgulsed parIlsaD'
| GETTING READY FOR BARNUMs CIRCUS
| The interior of Madison Square Garden presented
an interesting spectacle yesterday AFTERNOON Wueu
TRIBuNE reporter entered to inspect the pIepara,
| tons for the opeuina of Barnums Circus. Around
L
an open space on the Fourth-ave. side oi the oula-
ING were ranged the cages containing the ani,haS
belonging 10 the menagerie department. lhrIe
were five lions lounging in one caEe; next 10 thcn
| five leOpards kept mp ceaseless promenade Dehiu
| their bars occasionally varied " "a nVeiy nghl
next to these was cage full Of tlieTs Which pray
with each other in manner that made the spectator
| shndder. Another cage contained four spotted
hvenas and "a cage containing half dozen pahihers
stood Mt the end of the line. Two Keepers were
standing in front of the cages cutting up raw meat
"How much do they eat I" asked the reporter
About sixteen pounds each every 9ay, tepllH1di
| the keeper 'They would eat more II they could
| get IT, but that Is enough Tor them' Hefe' you
villains" -, -, e.,,
He took a huge piece of meat on long IRON FORK
and handed il to one Of tigers who seized ~ hcrcey
and retired into corner of the cage TO deVour IL NJ
MS ease. - . -, .4,
I'm a front room Mrs. White. who has been WIN
Barnum for nine years, was hard at Work on the
costumes There twelve suits oil purple vciVeIi
twelve Of red and blue satin trimmed with goa
fringe and twelve Of black and yellow satin. han
embroidered for the men in the :" grand entry,
There were also twelve handsome suits oil black ana
purpie velvet for the women riders Ill the entry.
large number of banners made OF satln, pTOiusey
decorated with spangles and worked in curious pat
farms was also dspiayed. Some idea OF the busy
scene in the garden may be formed when IT is stated
that 81 O persons are employed IN this circus and
nearly all of them were at work yesterday afternoon
The street parade will take place Saturday night
| and the performances will begin next MONDAY
evening.