New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE HAROLD CASE IN COURT AGAIN.

LOCAL MlSCELLANI
THE HAROLD CASE IN COURT AGAIN.
The motion for new trial in the action of Major
John I. Harold against the New-iotk Eievaseu
Railroad Company, came up on postponement
Court, in BROOKLYN. The plaintiff who ON former
trial secured 1000 damages for injuries received
i'm an accident, was represented by Chauneey
Shaffer aud Abram IL. Daley, and the
defendants by, ACKNOWLEDGING p DOTS.
heimer and John T. Bergen Nearly ilS Sdn nUHrs
Those in support of the motion included the sate
ments which have been published recently, ana sc.
forth that Major Harold not 20 seriously mars
as appeared at the trial Additional afiidavlIs werc
also re ID TO the same effect The mos intel t a
one was August Malmonts, of No 22l East o O,ld
hundred and-eleyenthst., this city. lie 1cposs.eu
that Dr. j. Deyo who attended Major Harold aaset
the collision, said that he expected 10 gfS st eli
damages as he had been severely injured IL Yam mn,
ination could not determine when the Injuries oc
Cured. DIR. Deyo also told the ueIVun;en Nn;or
he had drawn up an agreement ~ tha DAMAGES
recovered He also said that at the time OF the tiia
he had great trouble 10 make ms Pa.cn. w ia tbo
he should in order TO impress .ns int he had
had the satisfaction of beating the best ooctors ~
the two cities. In opposition 10 inc ooon ~,
n new ts number 1hs Of adavts asserting That
Major Harold was Just as sick as he seemed 10 De;
number of afidavIts were made by the eoun n',
]ourned until Friday, July 2S.
As Judge Cullen lett the bench and the LAWYERS
were gathering up their papers MI: Doisn nsrer
asked Mr.. Shafer question and after an answer
said something III a low tone. MIR. Sha1er jes'lneS
said: <,.,v
"l'll break your id head" was the Ieto.V
courteous of the ex- Leutenant-Governor IN sten
torian voice. at the same time stepping towarb
Shaier Before the later could say or 90 any l,ns'
Judge Cullen stepped back to the bench, raped
with his gavel and SAID: 49, - Thoro
Gentlemen, you must stop tins at ONCE i"'i'
must be no scenes III tnlS COURT
Mr. Shaifer relaxed frown and rematkeu' an
81 am glad Your Honor has returned, as i an
somewhat hot-tempered and might DO "ha' "ouiU
Tie lawyers then left the Court House.
COMMITTED ON A CHARGE OF ARSON.
Charles lynch. who is charged with having se'
fire to (;oodhearts terhouse i'll Jersey CITY,
in winch William GAVIN was burned TO DEATH at an
early hour on Monday morning, had an examinallon
yesterday morning IN the firSt DlS.Iicv aomo 9s
purely circumstantIal, but II very thoroughly aus
proved Lynclis statement TO Chef OF f0nce NUT
ply of his whereabouts on the nlght Oh ine hle:
Inlet Engineer FaIrier testified that the alarm OF
fire was rung at 1916 on Monday morning MOUNDS
man Coward testified that while on his way 10 the
fire he met Lynch walking hurrlediy away from II,
and Knowing Lynch TO have served a term IN the
pepitentiary for he followed and arrested MN
on suspicion. George Moore, oil no. factoryoS...
testified That hewas walking 10y the slaughIer-house
about l145 and saw Lynch leaning against tne
front door. AS the witness walked up Lynch
stepped out aud asked Inn for match, saying tnat
he wanted IL to light the butt of cigar Moore
asked him where tue cigar was and he SAID IN MS
Pocket Moore ADVISED MN TO go nome ana theh
walked on but crossed to the other side OF the street.
ana retTacing his steps concealed himself Denlnd
fence in order TO watch Lynch. In lew minutes
another man came up the street and was stopped ny
the prisoner Moore saw the man mana MIN some
thing but could not distinguish what II was. Inc
witness then went home aud was telling t1end
about Lynch's action when he saw the ire and on
hoey nat I
Counsellor Joseph Nj. Noonan, Tor the DEFENCE SUD
jected the witness to severe cross,ex EXAMINATION,
but did not shake his testimony. In his statement
to Chief Murphy, Lynch SAID he spent sunday
night up TO 10 o'clock i'll Van Worst Park with TWO
friends named GAVIN ana Oxley; Patrick GAVIN
not in the park OH Sunday night, ana qua NOT see
the prisoner anywhere that night Gavin is
brother OF the man who was burned; M una lay
HIM at 1O:55 sunday night leaning against
fence in front of an old barrel factory Ill Grand
st. about two blocks disant from the slaughter
house. Lynch had stated TO the Chief that he went
up the hill after leaving the park at 10 O'CLOCK and
remained III beer-shop until lO:zo ana came L
down i'll the last car. On reaching The 1oOt OF the
hill he saw the fire from the car and got OH 10 go
tot The conductor and driver of the last car test
Ted that it reached the OF OF the hill at ll:oo,
which was before the hire broke out . -
Counselor DAILY, who appeared with MI NoOnan
for the defence, moved for the discharge OF the
prisoner on the ground that there was no positive
evidence TO connect him with The crime, ana because
II had not been shown that he had any motive for
committing IL. Judge Stllsllg uenlcu inc notioh
and cOmItted the prisoner Tor trial An inquest III
the case OF Gavin will be held on Friday night by
Coroner Dayltt.
THE BOOKSELLERS IN HUNTERS POINT
The Law and Order Society of Long Island City
are making strenuous efforts 10 compel the police
authori les TO suppress poOl-Selllng III that city,
committee consisting OF +. ii. Woicott, Iheodore
Schultz and DR.. j. ID. Trask went TO Captain A:
t. Woods Chief of Police, yesterday, and asked
him why he did not obey the orders OF the Ponce
Commissioners, issued on July u, and close the
places where pools are sold. Ills reply was that ne
did not wish to come into conflict with The Com
missioners but he declined 10 say whether they
had rescinded the order, or wheth3r they hau III
structed INN not to enforce II. COMMISSIONERS
Armstrong and McGarry assert that the order was
issued by them lii good faith, and should nave Dee
Obeyed Commissioner Armstrong says that at the
meeting of the Police Board on next Thursday he
will ascer ain why Captain Woods has neglected 10
obey the orders of the Board.
All a meeting of the Law and Order Society III
Astoria on Tuesday evening considerable feeling
was manifested at the action OF Senator Covert III
designating the members of the society as hypo-
critics. and "whltened SepulchTes" An open letter
was read TO the meeting by +. H. Wolcott and
ordered to be printed cenSurlng MI Covert fOr us
structures upon the society theodore ochultz, son
of Jackson s. Schultz, OF this city, ana member OF
the society," declared his intention OF personally
communicating with Mr.. Covert and obtaining
from that gentleman an explanation OF his REMARKS
ARREST OF LOUIS ZEIMER.
Louis Zeimer the third of the Ziemer brothers
who are accused of cOnspIrlng With Xamlner Ihorne
TO deiraud the Government by making false invoices
of goods imported by the firm OF ;. Zelmer II Field
stein importers of artificial flowers and feathers at
No. 494 Broadway, was arrested yesterday by
had nata httasr