New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-03

from the Treasury who was first indicted under the
| maine of Smythe and discharged by Judge Bene-
dct was relrrc3ied yesterday upon warrant ~ Is
Hued by Com missioner Aiien. Ie i"ihiSne" *"'''0
| bail.
Charles Fisher, OF No 80 Bedford-ave formerly
| n member of tho Democratic General Comm tee
was pronounced insane bya SherIs Jury yes 1 f
and brother have been appointed to take charge OF
| his estate, worth T1OO.0Oo
| A special panel OF go jurors has been drawn for
| the fourth Monday in this month for the trial OF
Alderman II. o. Jones in the Circuit Court; IL Is
expected that the trial will last month The sum
involved is S23j.O 0O the amount cmDezzlcd IRON
| the Board Of Education by eX-Secretary u a. W.
| Stuart.
| In the suit of Charles OConnor to recover
damages from Leegett Brothers, OF No. lOl kcade-
ST.. NewYork. for injuries received while trying 10
| pass between two vehicles in jam at Fulton ana
| Pearl-sts, February II, the jury Yesterday III
the Circuit Court gave the plaintiff $3.50.
There is prospect of less delay in the work upon
the bridge the parts of the steel superstructlre
have been received from Edgemoor. During May
100 tons of steel received and over 1000 OF
the G.0O0 tons contracted for are now on hand Inc
trusses which will rise above the roadways are now
being put up
The Coroner's jury which investigated the cause
of the death of William Rafferty,, who was crushed
by a safe at Warrcn-St. and FourL-avc. last week,
found yesterday that the safe fell by the breaking
of an old and rusty iron shackle They censuIed
T.. n. Hcndrckson. for whom Rafferty, worked, for
no: providing safe tackle for his workmen
JERSE1 CITY.
William Fink's son. aga twenty months, fell from
the third story window of his parent hOu9e. No.
33l Ccnralayc., yesterday and sustained fatal IN
jurcs
John Tuomey, one of gang Of highwaymen who
make practice OF rObbing drunken men III Pa
yonia-avc. was sentenced yesterday TO two years
and half in the state Prison for highway robbery.
James Cafircy, Ncw-York hackman, was ar
raigned before Justice Stising yesterday morning
for being drunk and was discharged. An hour
later he was found lying drunk in the street ana
was locked Less than year ago CattIey INNER
tied $50 600, aud he has spent 1t all IN dissipation
Thomas McGowan and Bernard Mason pick
pockets from this city, were convicted III the Court
of Quarter Sessions yesterday of rObblng man
named Ialmagc OF IA gold watch on a jersey Central
Railroad train aboa, three weeks ago. and Judge
Garretson sentenced them to five years at hard
labor in the state Prison.
While William O'Brien. an FISHERMAN, was DIRE ig-
ing for oysters Yesterday IN the lIackensack hlver
near the foot of ~. pauI save he found tine bOuy
of a man which WAS subsequently recognized as
that of Frederick Snn.nindinger who kept liquor
store i'll West Newark-ave, near Ferrls-st On sun
quarrel with his wife. lie said that ne would
never come back. In the evening a part OF his
clothing found on the bank OF the river
Edward j. Collins age fifty, tried III the
Court OF Special Sessions yesterday on Il charge
OF passing IA bogus check for TlO on Charles H.
Sangstcr, proprietor OF the W ndsor Hotei. He
was convicted, and Judge GarretSOn sentenced
him to one year in the State Prison. Collins Is Il
brother-In- law of Curtis h. North, who short time
ago successfully operated with bogus checks III
Paterson Elizabeth PlaiaielI and other places IN
the state North escaped from PlantCld just rs
detectives from Paterson arrived III search OF him.
All the checks passed by North were signed l.. j.
Collins ~ Co.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
RYE.-A man. whose name could not be learned,
while walking the tracks of the New Haven Rail
road a short distance above Rye station, about
o'clock yesterday morning, was run over and Killed
While PLAINs.-Sarah Merritt, an unmarried
woman dicd Oh March 10 and lctt property cSti-
mated TO DC worth from SSO.OOO 10 100000. BY
her WILL executed on January l3, 1877. she left the
most of her estate 10 her uCpheWs, Joseph VI. Lyon
and john Lyon, and her niece, Rebccca L. Lyon.
MIR. Brown. OF the firm OF Beach Il Brown ap-
peared before Surrogate Coffin yesterday tor Joseph
Merritt and Daniel l.. Merritt nephews of the tesla
trlX and opposed the admission of the will TO pro-
bate on the ground that Miss Merritt was incOmpc-
tent To make viii, and that undue influence had
been exercised over her. The contestants claim
that nearly half million dollars Is involved in The
contest.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CTTY.-Whiie some worilnen were
engaged in removing an old barn Oh the Payntar
estate III Dutch Kills. Long Island, on edncsday,
they discovered Tin box containing - 800 in gold
coin ana 500 IN old State bank bills mostly OF the
Franklin Bank, of NewYork.
BAY SHORE-P J. Reeve is n licensed preacher
He mas for some time been selling trees and shrubs
for 4. B. jenkins ~ Co., of Il chester, \. Y. Ills
sales have been large and he drew upon his
pOyers for large expenses. lie sold alter K. Jones,
OF Cold sprin-s. forty trees and the order was
raised to 400. Other orders were treated i'll like
manner Reeve was arrested yesterday, and gave
bail 10 answer
STATEN ISLAND.
TOMPKINsvULE.-- Adoph Zorne, while riding on
horseback on thursday, was seriously injured by
the horse falling OH him. When picked up, ZoTne
was unc onsClOuS.