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The sun., 1882-08-20
JULIA ALDHoUss DEATH
The Coroner's Jury Render . Verdict that
Neither Accuses nor Excuses.

DR.. Shine yesterday, at the inquest In the
case OF Julia Aldhous. who was killed on the
night Of the 11th inst at the Fiiteth street sta
ton OF the elevated railway in Sixth avenue.
insisted that the young woman committed sui
eide. He is employed by tho elevated railway
company Her brother. Frederick Aldhous,
was aided by Lawyer s. T. Streoter. Their
theory was that Miss Aldhous was killed while
attempting to cross the track and take the
train going up town. having gone UP to tho sta
tion on the wrong side Of the street.
John Clark OF 2s3 High street. Brooklyn. tes-
titled that he and his wife were on the plat
form OF the Fiftieth street station. and that he
noticed Miss .Aldhous walking toward the ap-
julius Sternberger Of 8s East sixtieth street
Miss hdSoas s9ep o he 'rIse. pse
rails When the train WSs Wth about nne e
OF her. He got on at Fifty eighth street. went
81 aSons & alarm which led to the
When he first called the attention OF the station
must be dreamSs % % But BHpiy ONE man HG. .Sid This
is the second accident we have had to-day"
iSe i shs M sbe
body on the track. He admitted that he had
told stern6erger that he must be dreaming. he,
asked Mr.. Sternberger. "D Do you ever have the
nightmare", After the woman was found
time. and then asked her, he says. What pos
sessed you TO, do that deed you are after, do
the question was repeated. said. very bad
man" He did net think any one heard this
Surgeon Frank ii. Harrison OF Roosevelt
Hospital testified as to the injuries OF which
Miss Aldhous died, and that the end OF the
railway platform was too dark for him to ex.
anime her. After she was taken to the hospital
Dr. King. who had charge OF the case. said: Il
want you to come up stairs; this case may be
the girl" When asked II she jumped of the
platform the woman became very indignant.
She said: No; two men pushed me off,"
When asked whether she committed suicide.
Ashley ". Cole a journalist who held Miss
Aldhous's head and talked with her before the
ambul lance came. testified that she was quite
conscious, and clear headed. He asked her
whether she was getting on or Of the car. and
low Voice that hs had to bend down t 70 listen stem
head when he said. "detting on the train :"
She did this several times. Then he asked
Going DOWN." and she replied. No; up. up
you going up town. and she nodded her head
DR.. Messemer's account Of the autopsy was
read. and Coroner Merkle made a brief address
| to the jury intimating that in his opinion Miss
take the train going UP town in the direction OF
and brought in the following:
We the Jury hereby md shat the deceased Julia Aid
an elevated railway train passing over her body at Ff
tisth street and Sixth avenue on Aug. IL, 1887.
The sun., 1882-08-20
Five Men and Initiation TELEGRAPH hoy
Arrested for Q aeries Of aMindles.

| A series Of petty forgeries, all Of the same
sort. have for some weeks occupied the atten-
| tion Of Detective Sergeants William Adams and
| Langan. A large dealer was always selected
| for victim. A spurious check was made out
payable to one OF tho dealers customers. A
polite note signed with tho name of tho payee
Of the cheok and asking the dealer to cash it
was also prepared. A shrewd boy. got up in
imitation Of a telegraph messenger. generally
apparatus. In one of the first cases complained
OF the swindlers used the name OF Police JUS
ss on ss
payable to Marcus Otterbourg and signed Ernst
Goldstein; IT was presented to John Dalbert.
OF .296 Third avenue with this note
Will you accommodate me by cashng the enclosed
Shest as IS would like to use some money this evening
p. s.-fhsvs endorsed the check
Mr.. Dalbert sent the money. Justice Otter
bourg had never heard of the check or OF Ernst
Nina NJ. Robb. owner of meat market at 522
Third avenue. cashed. on Aug. 2. a check for
RISING Of %
and was presented with similar note OF re-
quest, purPerting to be from the DoGtor
name Of Jacob Bertschmann OF ll9 East ,Twen-
ly used to swindle him. Herman GREENE q
grocer OF llSth street and Second avenue W
haa hs
These and q score of other complaints with
| Identical descriptions OF the operators in the
| swindle at last gave INSPECTOR Byrnes clue on
| which the detectives were set to work; They
watched the beer saloon at 204 East Houston
| street. and yesterday when all the suspected
| persons except the imitation telegraph mes
| senger were In the place they were arrested
were Charles Allen. alias Willard. OF 16i Allen
street. accused Of being the leading spirit Of
| the gang and the writer" OF tho checks
Charles A. Place. and William Garret. who gave
the saloon as their residence, but who do not
Julius Bauder. l6 years old, OF Al First street
| who has dressed and acted the messenger boy.
| was arrested last evening. In the four cases
already mentioned the complainants have
| identified him as the presenter Of the checks.
The sun., 1882-08-20

A young woman. who is supposed to be in
sane was arrested Friday night while trying to get
into the house OF John Osborne the corner Of Pavona
avenue and Erie street Jersey City. She was taken to
the Second Precinct station house. where she said that
her was Agnes stsndish. She WAS subseq equently
identified as Mary Craning otherwise Maud Smith who
Jan so found almost frozen de In the snow
at the head OF sixth street Hoboken She was kept in
lioboken at that time few dgvs but released be.
fore her parents who notified rived from Hack.
etstown, Nj. She then went TO Brooklyn, where she
attempted suicide by Jumping into the Gowanus Canal
where she was found suffering from the effects dose
OF oNaic acid, In her pocket WAS found number OF
newspaper clippings referring to her numerous adve
tnres When last before seen In Jersey City she
poorly dressed but she Is clad in
garments She will be detained until her friends call
for her. ''
The sun., 1882-08-20
How IL All Happened.

Mr.. A. J. Ingersoll. a cotton merchant Of Mo-
bile Ala, who is at present stopping at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel gives the following explanation of his appearance
at Police Headquarters Thursday: A policeman
into the hotel on wednesday and informed him that
ing large amount Of money and surrounded by roughs
Mr. ngersol went out and rescued him from the crowd
taking him to shooting gallery IN the White Elephant.
After remaining there while. Mr. Ingerso missed his
young companion. He went to tho Coleman House,
where Mr.. Goldstker was stopping, and inquired for
him. He was not there. Becoming alarmed. Mr. Inger-
soil went to Police 10 have alarm sent
out After coming out he attacked. he says, by q
crowd Of ruians of whom stabbed him in the neck
Acrowd Of children gathered around him. preventing
The continuance OF tho assault lie attributes his
cape from the rouss to the presence of the children
Feeling grateful to them he distributed them
the impulse of the moment some loose change he had
In his pocket He mhde remarks to the children.
The sun., 1882-08-20
SHOCKING RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Two Yeung Men and Two Girls Kun Over
and Killed at q Crossing.

ANoKA, Mimi, Aug. 19.-When the north
bound passenger train on the Manitoba rail-
road arrived at the depot here at 10h last night
the engineer reported that he had struck some
thing at a crossing about half mile below the
town. A party went back to investigate. and
found a dead horse and the fragment Of a
buggy some ten rods beyond the cross
ing. Near the crossing were the bodies
Of four persons-two men and two women
horribly mangled. The remains wore
taken to tho depot and there identified as
those OF William Hackett, Jasper Cole. Miss
bodies were crushed and bruised SO that iden;;
tifcation was difficult. Cole alone was still
breathing when found, but he died soon after
ward. The mon we're apparently az or 2S years
ed a dance at Crooked Lake. about three miles
from Anoka. in the, evening. and were return.
ing when tho accident happened. Just how IL
occurred is not known. but 1t is supposed that
the driver. OF the buggy ATTEMPTED to cross
ahead OF the train. which runs very rapidly at
this point.
The sun., 1882-08-20
JOTIINGs ABOUT TOWN


Lolita arrived in the steamer city OF Berlin yesterday
Two hundred thousand free baths were taken in the
city last week " "
The Water Register collected last week sl55l444I for
Croton water rents,
Ocean treighs for grain by steam to Glasgow were
down to Sd per bushel yesterday,
There were os arrivals at Castle Garden last week
In the same week last year there were 3ls
meeting Of Presidents and delegates Of the Parn.,I
Land League central body will be held at 81 Union place
on Tuesday evening,
mained out OF 400 with which the August term OF tho
General Sessions began TO be tried for grevous offences
Mr. q. Y. Bonney, who for many years general
manager OF the Fourth Avenue Railroad and who re,
sgned last July WAS serenaied last night at his resi-
dence l25 East Twenty seventh street bv his former ma
sociaes who also presented to him gold watch chain
and locket ' ~
y. R Bacon, whose son. 2 R. Bacon is one Of David
Dudley fields law partners is at the Hoffman House
While tdng In street car yesterday no robbed OF
his vate which was quietly draw from his side while
he wn looking in another direction by soms one no
walked away with tt a. he had been the owner,
The sun., 1882-08-20
Mr.. nasb,tt. Female Detective.

Mrs. Ellen E. Peck's lawyer obtained an or
der yesterday requiring Benjamin I. Babbtt to show
why the lis pendens filed against her 3o7
Putnam avenue Brooklyn in his suit to $40 900
should not be cancelled and why the sut should not bs
ordered discontinued the ground Of failure prose-
male detective she could &2oO oO0 Gov
srnment bonds stolen from him by Charles Beckwith
Becfwths wife and that she could purchase from her
open way discovering the remainder She got from
Mr Babbitt $4,000 and thsn he caused her arrest.
When she was discharged he began the present suit in
which he alleges that she and her husband used the
money The case was sent to referee, who died sew.
era years ago and since that time nothing has been
or N he suit
The sun., 1882-08-20

Why Now London's Law Oncer Takes No
Steps in tho Cause OF Justice.

NEW LONDON, Aug. 19-No steps have been
taken yet toward the arrest OF McNear. the bow
watchman on the City OF Worcester. in con-
nection with the disappearance Of Mr.. Kul-
reade from that vessel on Tuesday night. Nc
Near was on duty as usual on the steamer last
night In conversation with a SUN reporter to-
day the Assistant City Attorney said that it
is the duty OF the authorities Of the town Of
Lyme to take coGnizance Of the case.
er's course. attempting to show that. judging
from the time OF the Worcester's arrival at her
dock here. she must have been in the vicinity
OF Cornfleld Light or Bartletts Reef Light or
some other light and that she was probably in
the case. according to passage. OF law which
he quoted, the Lyme authorities must pro-
coed. as Cornfleld Light is in contiguous
waters to that town.
The Hon. Richard @. Parsons. on reading
McNear's statement in THE SUN to-day. de-
nounced 1t as false. He says that this state
ment in connection with what he saw. con-
firms him in the belief that 1t was case Of
deliberate murder.
The sun., 1882-08-20
Policemen Rowing Races.

Mile races. in which members of the Police
Departments contested rowcd tho Harlem yes.
terday The first was singlescull race between A q
Ha.bacher OF the Eighteenth Precinct police Mcha.
narrol! or the twenty fourth ana Henry Barlow OF the
Third lnsp"ctiOn District. The was easily won b,
Hasshacher, whose 10 minutes II secOns with
Carroll boats length behind double scu race wa,
won by Henry Hand and James SnrNis Of the Twenty
fourth Precinct lime, - minutes 80 seconds sings
scul race. in whitehall workns boats, was won b,
Carroll with Barlow second Time 25si minutes
The sun., 1882-08-20

Hugh Quinn, a bottle dealer. OF PAT Mulberry
street resisted the service Of writ OF repevn yeser
day and took horse, which Deputy Sheriff Terrence A.
Smith had seized away from him Smith made com.
plant Of larceny against QUINN and he was locked up
in the Mulberry street police station. Ilo bought the
horse Of u Bull Head dealer named Ferguson who EN-
Joys excellent repute in the trade but the owner
the man Of whom Ferguson got Il. and that he was
never paid for IT, for some other horses which
parted with At the same time While there is no CUES
on as to the integrity OF purpose of both and
the horse away from the deputy. This is the charge
Police Headquarters
The sun., 1882-08-20

A statement made by Attorney General Rus
sci that he would close the pool rooms and gambling
dens at Hunters Point applied to by resident
payer of Long Island City has far alarmed tho gam
bers 10 said that places where red and black
lete and other games have been In progress closed
yeserday 1t is rumored that OF the highest officials
In Long Island City partner OF tho gambling
nrms that has suspended business The pool
Of uneasness among the habtues ot the rooms owing
gram that the Attorney General had had complaint
made to him by resident of Long Island City against
for the closing of every place where pools
sold and the arrest OF all found engaged
allin them
The sun., 1882-08-20
The Pope to the Ir,.A Bishops.

ROM. Aug. ia letter from the Pope to the
Irish Bishops. dated Aug is published here His Hoh
nsss expressing his profound regret that tranquility
not been restored in Ireland and that murders continue
20 be committed says: The Irish people. by following
the advice OF their preates may hope the aevaon
Of the Ills from which they suffer just cause must
be upheld BY tust means; Secret societies must be
charaetsrstic trait Of liberty the nonoommission of
crimes The priests ought to be active supporters OF
public order during the present troubles The letter
concludes by the hope that tho English Gov
will do Justice the equitable claims of the
Insh people remembering that the alton OF Ire
mir
The sun., 1882-08-20
A Lunat,c Escape. and Drown. H,m..,r

Patrick Sullivan 20 years old. was committed
to the Insane Asylum on Wards Island about three
months ago. He suffering from melancholia On
Friday afternoon last his mother who lives at 47o Pearl
street received letter from the authorities charge Of
the asylum saying that her had escaped His body
was found floating in He'll Gate yesterday, and was
brought to the Eighty eighth street police station
keeper from Wards Island identied it, and Mrs sulli
van was notified Her daughter said to reporter last
evening that she had been told at the aeylum
sullivan was out taking airing. in company with
other patients, on Thursday morning He suddenly
broke from the ranks and, running To tho waters edge
threw himself IN Mrs sullivan and her daughter said
prevent him from destroying himself -
The sun., 1882-08-20
Navy Yard Bookheeper Day. Death.

John G. Day who was found lying at the bot
tom Of the cellar stairs in the Construction Department
Building in the Navy Yard Thursday from in
jures received in fall resulting from supposed stroke
OF apoplexy buried from the Brooklyn City
yesterday He was 10 years old. and in tho navy
yard for thirty He there under President
Pierce's Administration. He was bachelor and was
called Colonel from having led a militia
regiment He was born in Chtsk lie was n bookkeeper
IN the Construction Department He was accustomed
TO visit the cellar daily for gymnastic exercise.
The sun., 1882-08-20
In Open Rebellion Ara,n.. Malone.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.-Fulkerson and Jor-
gsnsen both at outs with Mahons and will run for
Congress as independents Al the convention in Fulker
sons district yesterday Fulkerson aside by Ma
hone for J. Bowen whereupon he led his county dele
CATION out Of tho convention and to-day according
private dispatches received here he has set up hi.
standard rs an open rebel He announces that elected
he will support the Democrats in the House OF Rspresen
tatiVeA He declares also in favor of the Dsmocr
State ticket despatch from Jorgenssns district an.
nounces his detection also lie comes ont as an inds
pendent Republican, hostile the side to Malone
and the other to the regular Democracy These
independent movements add to the already compile
state OF politics in Virginia and tho situation bids
test all OF MAhOnes Tesources as q lie eAder.
The sun., 1882-08-20

TRIESTE. Aug. l9-The bombs found In the
box seized here yesterday are identical In construction
with those thrown into the ranks OF the Society Of Vet
srans on the I'd instant, while they marching
through tho Corso to salute the Emperor's brother
Archdpk. Charles Louis An inquiry was held ysster
dAy. when the whole thread OF the conspiracy dis
covered The committee charged with the work OF
celebrating the plot Is located in Italy while its en-
P!oyees are engaged In constructing the bombs at
lowest 9usrters OF the town have been arrested also
bombs on the Id instant Among the documents found
10 The box procAmAtons which, though bearing
Italian subjects have been expelled from this city.
The sun., 1882-08-20

DR.. Samuel Rogers of 453 Fourth avenue who
10 charged with keeping dangerous siberian blood
hounds and allowing them 10 run unmuEllci IN no
street was prisoner in the rkN lie Po - nur yestrr
day morning. Frederick Wiuprun t-stitied that both
dogs were on the street on Monday ght without muEIle
Eusene kelce made the snne statement Tho prisoner
day, when he Will call witnesses
The sun., 1882-08-20
The Garneld Memorial Hospital.

WARRINGTON. Aug. 19.-Among the subscrip-
tions recently received for the Garfield Memorial Hos
pitAl are tho following: President Arthur. 500; j. w
Thompson 500; II Cooks Co, SiO0; s. Thomp'
SiO0 DR. u s. Lincoln 500; Dr. r. b LOring 500;
VIM. Window, 500; President of HAyti 500; Minister
Of state OF Hayti, SIPS; Mr. AudiAn Of Hayti, SIC.
The letter OF President SAlomon dated Port Prince
Aug says "I applAud and Join In the noble purpose
OF the citizens Of the United States of America to
President Garneld who fell under the shot OF an
sin At the news OF the outrage layt sent words Of
sympathy 10 the lustrous victim and to tho great
public To-day she sends her contribution for the
tion of the Garfield Hospital"
The sun., 1882-08-20

number Of offlceholders in the Custom
House and other Federal departments are named for
election ~ delegates to the Republican state Conve
stephen Baker. an inspector OF customs has already
been ehosen from Putnam County. Collector Robertson
was chosen as delegate from Westchester County a
year ago, but declined to serve and will again
this ysaI he SAYS elected He says that ocer has
yet asked for leave to attend the Convention dele
gate and that lie cannot tell whether II any does ask he
will be allowed uninterrupted pay as has heretofore
The sun., 1882-08-20
Bobtail Cara BON barded.

The half dozen passengers in a Bleecker
street car were suddenly enveloped in cloud Of dust
and shower of gravel and dirt as the car wa.
paAing the Of Centre and Duane streets last
night When the dust cleared away passenger wac
lying at fu length seat in and crowd q,
boys were running away up the streets Oh III WASN'T
lame on my feet and could have got out ia time
mutered the fat passenger sRvagely he ground the
fere OF his stick into the floor Of the The BOYS AZ.
tackled several more bobal after tho OTHER
the same manner and covered the passengers with de
DTS Tile police did not happen to observe the diversion
The sun., 1882-08-20
The Inpri.oansn. or M. Gray.

LONDON. Aug. 19.-Tho correspondent OF the
Paa kau Gasets at Dublin says that Lord Mayor DAw
son. In letter in which he encosss fio toward paying
NJ GrAY'S nns. says he b prepared to take all legal
steps, as member OF the court which sentenced Mr..
ury to syncs his want OF concurrence In tts action
" 10 thought that Hynss who was convicted by jury
charged by the Ireeman's Journal, Mr.. GrAys paper
h osl drunk ne night before their verdict was rem
The Dublin eore.pondent Of the Leeds Mercury says
ssivsd authority az he sees az In the case OF MT
Gray !. generally anticipated that Nr. Gray viii
The sun., 1882-08-20

John Lehman. the wife murderer. was sent to
the insane asylum on Randals Island by Warden Finn
OF the Tombs yesterday Ever since the hanging the
negro Leighton. Lennan has bean despontent. He at.
tempted suicide on the day Leighton hanged War.
den Finn ordered special watch to be Ike him and
learning that he was acting strangely had him am.
med bv DrS Hardy and Jackson, and sent TO the asvn
Lehman imagnes that people trying TO poison him
The sun., 1882-08-20

The house at Stamford, Conn. Of James Fl.
Kelly photographer at s32 Broadway was robbed on
Thursday last while number Of hoarders who are pasp
ing the summer there in bathing. The cook, who
was left alone in the house, passing out with
ms hands fl OF j"we'ry lie ran nnd dropped watrh
and chain lOcket. pistol and some gold riuga Tho
boarders returning from their bath found that their
losses were considerable One lay lost so in nonev
hve diamond rings diamoni pm, u gold watch and
chain Another lost Jow.ry valued at 81 ,UOU.
The sun., 1882-08-20
summer N,rlr. Festival or tho turner.

The New York Turnverein held its annual
summer nights festival in Washington Park Seventeen
street and Avenue A. last evening. It began with CON
cert, in which, in addition to the musical members OF
the society the Arion Quartet Club the Brooklyn San
gerbund, and the Anon Singing society OF Jersey City
took part Then came gymnastio exhibition in which
several score OF Turner's took part huse dancing and
tAblsAux nllsd up the evening.
The sun., 1882-08-20
Meeting Neglect with Impetuo.,tx.

John ID. McAuliffe climbed to the Sixth ave-
nue. elevated station At Foryseventh at O'Clock
yesterday morning Nobody was in the ticket Office and
he dropped ten cents upon the glass slab rushed
upon the platform Tor his train John g. Crumpton the
statlon agent would not let him pass. McAnlife in.
sisted and In the struggle, pounded Crumpton black
ening his aud cutting his cheek McAuic Was held
in $500 at Jefferson Market Yesterday. '
The sun., 1882-08-20
Bootblack Conners's Kncecap,

William Conners. bootblack. has begun
suit in the Kings County Supreme for $1,000 dam
ages against the Union Ferry Company alleging that on
July - he was sent to this city errand and that
he paid his fare and aboard Farrnvut
While standing on tho boat deck hand caught hold Of
biin ana ordered him to back and nav his fare He
protested that he had paid his fare and refused 60 OF
the boat He AYERS that the deck had then seized him
bumped his head against one Of the stanchions and
injured his kneecap As result OF his injuries he has
The sun., 1882-08-20
GentlemAuly burglars.

While the residence of John n. Reynolds S5s
Tompkins avenue, Brooklyn being robbed on Fri,
day, young man sat on the stoop When the well.
dressed burglars came out they carried vases and
appeared to be gentlemen about travel They got into
awAgon and were driven on, while the young man on
the stoop got up aud walked away n lsisurely pace
during their stay the burglars partook OF liquor that
IN the house One OF them left silk umbrella. Tho
yet been discovered " ~ ~ ''N'
The sun., 1882-08-20
LONG ISLAND.

Ogden II. Covert, brother of Senator James W. Co.
vert died on Friday at Great Neck At the age OF ~
The Raw Father J. n Campbell died on Friday at thu
Seminary Of the Sacred Heart, Bay Side. He was eS
years old
camp meeting, under the direction Of the African n
Church, was opened yesterday at Little Neck
tinue ono week. Tho annual eoored camp meeting at
Jamaica wiz begin on wednesday nsxk In TlsSts WoodA
The sun., 1882-08-20
Fire In Forty..eyenth street.

The five-story brick factory at 243 and 245
West Fortyseventh street caught nre last evening fro
adrying room the second floor The names were e1.
tnguished by the hremcn, summoned by two alarms
T. ilonstaeiter, hair picker the hrst door, Loses
and thiIi loors' SOD; Edward Reynolds MANUFACTURER
OF hard wood doors, fourth and tflh floors eI,ITO:
Charles Allen. 1853 West Forty NTH street on build,