New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
OPNwEII, IN DEPUTY MARSIIAL'S CAR

CORNWELI, IN A DEPUTY MARSHAbS CAhb'
District-Attorney Woodford received Q letter
Yesterday from Controller Knox, OF the treasury
Department, informing him that tho Department EN-
Fourth National Bank. stating that loans nau
been manipulated and bonds abstracted ny IL.
II. Cornwell, a clerk of the bank, causing a
loss of about $4,000. The Distrct-Attorney
was instructed to take proper acton. Inc hank
officers were requested to give further information,
but replied that they had not yet obtained the ex
act figures. An Assistant DlsIIict-Attorney then
made affidavit which warrant for Corn
wells arrest was granted by Commissioner Shields
Two deputy marshals were sent 10 New
Jersey with the warrant to arrest CornWell.
DR.. f. w. South, of Plainfed, who is attending
Comwell, reported yesterday that ms patient M was
in a silently improved condition. " He Is serl1
ously sick man. the doctor said but if they will
let him alone there is no danger whaeyer, so tar as
| can see that he will not get well; mus lar seo
no indications that his trouble has affected MN
physically" The facts rs to the discovery OF Corn
wells crime and his confession, as learned rom MS
family i'll an interview yesterday afternoon, are as
follows: Mr.. COrnwel was taken sick III the later
part of February. On the 27th OF that
month DR.. South was first summoned. Two 9
or three days after this Mr.. Cornwell received
a dispatch from New-York asking him where GER
tain securities were; whcreupon, while lying on
sick bed he wroie letter making clean breast OF
the whole matter. This was on thursday OF IIluhy ihy
of last week His family knew of his celylng he
dispatch, and writing letter Ill answer 10 II, out
they did not have any knowledge OF me contents OF
the letter and knew nothing OF his crime lhlH tney
were informed of il by the reporters. The embez-
element was not discovered by any examination ol
his books being made by he officers OF me Dalh anu
had he not been taken i'll he might nave successfully
continued his thetts for an indefinite period lhls M
Is the first information which anyone has succeeded
IN obtaining from the family.
A reporter who called mt the Cornwell house last
evening soon after 8 o'clock found there
Deputy United States Marshal Pat1ck Me
Hugh OF jersey City. He had insisted upon
warrant issued by Commissioner Shields and
countersigned by Commissioner Muirhead, of jersey
City. MIR. ComwePs sons protested against this,
and DR.. Smith was sent for. Upon his arrival he
at once declared that the removal OF the sick man
would in all probability cost him his life. Mcllugh
insisted that he had no discretion IN
to take COrnwel to jersey City last night alive or
dead: Finally. he admitted that ne conId
well to the police station In search OF
suitable man for that position, On going
back he appointed deputy and LEFT him IN charge
of the prisoner until Monday morning. by that
time arrangements for his giving Dall until ne IL
able to appear will he made Bail has been hXed ar
$4,000. The visit of tine deputy marshal excited
COTnwell greatly and gave more serious aspect To
his illness
CURIOSITIES AT BUNNELL'S MUSEUM.
The lovers of the curious will find much to inter
est them from to | p III. at BunnePs Muse
UNI. In the lecture room there may be seen hand
less and fOotlrss man, whose her0Isln the WOriu
as learned to honor ~ Il beautiful Circasian girl;
two fat girls gigantic ana the other dlnlnutlve;
q mite OF a boy ten years old and weighing OnlyilVe
pounds; ana Mlille Christine lhe Two Htiutu
Nightingale" as well as Prussian Giant" who
was born in Palestine and wears a French NOUS
tache. The Nightingale has two heads, four hands
and four feet and she sits comfortably upon sofa
and carries an animated conversation with her
self. She sides down from her platform at the
lecturers command and exhibits TO the spectators
her bond OF union"
The theatre Is a long narrow room az one end of
which ale miniature stage and fOOt-ghts,anda cur
tain on which depicted IN brill Liant cOorS.
After the room is sufficiently crowded, "A gong II
sounded al the back of the room, bell tnkcs and the
curtain rolled up. The lecturer is discovered, win
his head nearly in the flies. He announces that
Mille Christine will sing Warbling Waers," and
Will "cXhbt her grace and skill by waltZlng
Miic appears, makes two bows at once and begins
a duet, singing both the soprano and the alto paris.
Then she wal zes with herself, back to back Alter
the Nlghtengale has warOled her duet and thrown
two kisses al the audience ther is IN ono perform
ance. Elsie LoaHe " the gem of tine Golden Cate
child of marvellous beauty AMI intelligence" sings
ballad. looks very demure and dances between the
verses. Cool Burgess appears amid storm OF APP
paIIse and sings 4" swell songs" Finally young
man anu young woman skate abOut the stage on
roller skates and in fur-trimmed costumes, which
look very warm and comfortable.