New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
prrrrroys IN FAVOR OF MASON.

PETITIONS IN FAVOR OF MASON.
r,a haadonarters OF the Garfield Club at
Seventh ave and Fifty -ninth-st presented ouS S
scene yesterday Several members Oi for so HANK
ratitions reonesting the President to commute .ho
sentence of Sergeant Mason, and in malilhg unee
hanks Last evening the room was crowueu hni
cyery member was pressed into service Several
clerks employed i'll the railroad olces ~ lho - "a
Central Depot volun1eered their n nostol cards
received yesterday would almost MI o peck nlehs'
ure. Many of the applications lVr ulamNH No.
received from Pennsylvania. Newlersey, MaSSa-
cbnse,ts and other States The mail Ill TINS city Is
from ali classes. Several requests for blank peti-
fions have been made by women -.
MANY of the applications contain sentiments
strongly IN favor of Masons release. one cVrrG-
spondent writes: Noticing the good cause Ill WICu
Won are enCa ged concerning Sergeant Mason, neg
Won TO send me some blank forms. say goou
car Sc not that am in favor OF CRIME OF that dp
prnye entirely of MasOnS act but nave ,oeeh III
The army myself and know what the feeling OF
soldier must have been IN that moment Another
expresses the opinion that snort Term OF S III
ment followed by restoration 10 the army wouia We
better than the Communication prOpoSed. letter
was received from Asscmbl yman Theodore kooSe-
rnrselufiSn offered by Mr. McManus at Albany. A
woman began her communication by saying God
bless the mover of this good cause" a commits
snned officer OF the State Militia, after saying that
he vas in favor of military josephine pIohounSes
Masons sentence too severe lie adds that II nus
shot had killed the assassin IL Would nave oeeh
better as hen Mason would have escaped oN oelhS
declared insane. Two OF the letters cohta1nHo
movement One of these from Andrew j.
Smith president of the Manhattan Fire Insurance
Company, for $40, aud the other for 20 was ron
Lambert S.QuackenbuSh. G.Glllnan WI" Is cnPIoye9
bv an OIL Grm in FIOnt-st. called yesterday ana
said that he wOnld devote his time for week 10
rctfing names Secretary Blake said last night That
So Ear blanks for about 100000 names had been
sent out.
culated in the Cotton Exchange YESTERDAY, ana
was readily signed 10y nearly all OF the members
present.
DISCUSSING REDUCED FERRlAGE.
The Committee on Ferries and Franchises OF the
Board Of Aldermen met Yesterday to hear aIEu-
men,s on the question of reducing tine rate Oh Ter
riage from Thirty fourth st. to Long Island Oty
from to . cents President Gleason, of the Board
OF Aldermen of Long Island City, presented hGures
IN show that the rate could be Iednce4 ana tIc
ferry company Still make money. In 1921 tHe
company carried l2,0OoOOO passengers ana many
teams. The receipts from passengers alone Wouii ne
Sl>0.000; at cents they would be f-1VUVu,
The operating expenses Of the company were
$40 day. $4,000 III the year lhe IN
terest on its debt and capital was 400. lreSi-
dent ID. D. WitheIs declared that the value OF the
Citr was largely overestimated. ~ J. OBren, the
colnpanys counsel. said that no dividends were
paid from 1860 To 1870, and from 1870 to 1850
only 3l2 uer cent semi. annually: The total assets
of the company we're sos, 299 -, and its lablI-
ties SOB 932 90. President Gleason said that the
persons carried on the Long Island Railroad mad
Increased from 100000 in 1870 to 1,0OOouo IN
1850 President WtAcrS had signihed his wiling
ness to reduce the fare during commission hours.
President Withers denied that he bad made Socn
n statement but admitted that he had asked II the
citizens of Long Island City wonld he SATISFIED
with such concession. He had not said that the
company was willing to do THIS.
EX-Assemhyman keegan submitted an ailldaN1t
made by him in 1873, setting forth that an attempt
was made to bride him by officials OF the ferry
company in that same year TO allow hlu Whlch
he had introduced in the Assembly to Lc recon-
mitted TO the Committee on Commerce ana NaIlGa-
tion. Alderman Levy sand that TINS was something
with which the present committee had holDhg 10
uO.
APANEL OF 100 JURORS EXHAUSTED.
The trial of the criminal suit against Alderman
H. o. Jones of the Third Ward III Brooklyn, was
begun yesterday before Judge Moore and Associate
Justices Wickham and Guhner, III the hih@s
Comfy Court of Sessions. The indictment charges
him with felony in irauduenilY securing possession
OF funds of the BROOKLYN Board OF Education IN
connection with his hrOthcr-in-law, George A. W.
Stuart. eX secretary of the Board, who ran away
last summer shortly after he Vas arrested. me
indictment is confined TO one forged warrant on The
Mechanics Bank for $500, drawn on NOvcnber
is. ISIS, in favor of +. II. Patton, an alleged hct
tons person. The indictment Is drawn under the
The case for the people is conducted by District
Attorney Catlin and Assistant DIatnct-4ttorney
Backus. The defence Is iDtTustcd to eX-llstTict-
Attorney BTittOn aud ex-Asslstant District
Attorney Weinberg The time OF the Court was
occupied yesterday IN getting jury, much care
being exercised in the selection. A law student
was challenged by the prosecution. and clerk IN
newspaper office hy the defence. one Porlly man.
weighing fully 800 pounds, was excused ny consent
OF both sides. he could not ST. IN a char i'll the
fury box. At p. III. the panel OF 100 Jurors was
exhausted aud only nine jurors for the trial had
been secuted A panel OF l25 was ordered and
the case was djOuTned until tomorrow morning.
Jndpe Pratt Yesterday denied the application to
confirm Henry Hamilton one of the sureties III
JoneS's bail bond for T23O,O0O on the ground or
insufficient justification to the amount CLAIMED
An application will he made TO have john Develn
placed in the bond as he has sworn TO the posses
sion of property worth $lOO,OtO
DISCUSSING A PLAN TO COLLECT TAXES,
he
Citizens Association of the Fourth aud Flith
Wards and the Law Committee OF the Board or
Aldermen OF Long Island City was held at the
City Hall in JackSOn-ave. Yesterday ne III
zens' Association was represented by r. H. w olcott:
J. Lee Smith and Sylvester GRAY. Inc members OF
the Law Committee present were Aldermen Glea-
SON RaSsiga and Murray. The subject under as
cussIon was the best method to secure the payment
Of the large amount of back taxes due the city.
Considerable feeling was manifested because the
Aldermen had presented a bill at Albany TO accom-
pSh this purpose without giving me CltlZenS AS,
ISOLATION OppOrtunlty to see H. IT. was asserted
that the Aldermen hat acted III bad falth. Inc
citizens bill was forwarded to the Common Council
by the Mayor on February II, and 1t vas at once
referred by that body to the Law Committee.
where 1t had remained ever since, In the mean
and sent it to Albany last week. Ignoring the
taxpayers measure entirely At the meeting yes
terday the Aldermen's bill was read TO the mem
bers of the citizens committee. who declared Them
selves decidedly opposed to many of Its provisions
The Aldermen finally agreed TO submit their bill
and that of the Citizens Association to me private
counsel of the Board, Jesse johnson, OF Brooklyn.
II he concluded that the two oils did not conflict
with each other the Aldermen would withdraw
their bill and advocate the passage OF the other
CRUSHED BENEATH THE CARS.
An accident occurred about IL a. III. yesterday at
the elevated railroad station at FiTst-ave. and
Tirst-st. An old German entered the station abOut
five minutes before the arrival Of uptown train,
and he had walked toward the upper end OF the
platform When the engine was stopped be tried
10 get upOn the front platform of the first car, but
the gate was closed When the train was in motion
a.. In on the rear DatfOEIn, but fell