New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
APARTMENTS IN FAVOR OF GENERAL CURT

ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF GENERAL Curtis,
The trial of General N. NJ. Curtis was continues Te
yesterday in the United states nc ~ comnse for
Gey1eraI Curtis Assistant District Attorney fiero
submitted the formal proof of the appointment IN
the (,ustom House of the witnesses who testlne9
that they gave money to General Curtis. he SAID
that the four counts of the indictment on when ne
should ask tor O. FROM Peter Vssesanr
William A. Jones, Charles Treichel and Isaac run
BILE Edwin B. Smith. the counsel for the defendant
said that he had no testimony to offer, put asheo
Judge Benedict to direct the jury TO Drlng tn
verdict of acquitta on the points OF law when ne
presented The Indictment he sad ehargeS ,ts'
The law recognized the distinction between an oin
Ger and an employee. An officer was appointed oy
the President or head Of Department al a nSet
compensation, while an employee received payment
by the day. If the prosecution had provea S Sny
thing, the counsel thought, 1t had proved ina and
eral Curtis was an officer and not an employe mu
yet he was indicted as an employe, Ine Sa &c the
true of the witnesses who were really ~ he
Government And even if il were ADMITTED tn . ' ON
defendant was an officer or enploye, no was NOT an
executive officer such as was PROMPTED ldoi tr
ing money for political anSointed as an expert
10 examine certain cases. MI; cH W, sa,u bad
there was no evidence that feter Vogeisans h'a
maid money 10 General Curtis as was cnditou - ~
hank note was not money, and II the payment MAS
made by q bank note no money was received, i no
e. tbat was given to General Curtis was gwen nun
smnly that he might take 1t to the rooms of the
Stale Committee, and not for himself Inc CHECK
that was given to the State COMMITTEE py nnIlsdn
A Jones could not, the counsel argued, be consul,
cred as received by General Gurus from CoiOnei
Jones but from the committee Jones, lreichoi anu
Trimble were AL officers of the OoVerhiheh'' anu
the argument of Mr. Fiero in opposition to the he
motion TO direct an acqulttaI VIII DC Hodiu W
Judge Beuealct this morning.
THE LEXINGTON AVENUE CHURCH BELL.
The ringing OF the bell in the Church of st. John
the Baptist at LeXlngfOn-aVe. anu lnrly-nlth-st,
was the subject OF argument yesterday Deioie tLc
Board OF Health. About dozen OF Inc persons ~
RECENTLY petitioned the Board 20 stop the ringing;
the Rev. Dr. c. Il. Duilic rector of the chureh, ana
several of the church trustees were present.
Charles T. Miller asked If the Board hdI power -
stop the ringing. President Chandler re-
phed that the Board never had been caiied
Tpon 10 decide such question. MI
Miller stated that his family had been annoyed Sc
riogsly by he noise of the bell as the GhuIch was
nearly opposite his house. Dr. E. NJ KeIloSs Of NO.
I3I East Ihirty-SXth-st., SAID that the sound OF
the hell WAS detrimental ID the health OF nervous
persons in the neghborhoOd. Jared W. BEL re-
peated much of what he had previously stated III
ibr form of an AFFIDAVIT and his position was aP-
proved by other sufferers from the NOISE. Dr DuIhe
said that he mad stopped the ringing Of the bell
when he had been informed OF the Illness oi persons
near the church lie lived next door 10 the churcn
and had not been troubled by the ringing lie thought
the sound OF the bell was mei0oiOuS. Joseph
e. Jackson, a resident OF the nelghDoibOOu, SPOKE
at considerable length in favor OF Church DellS,
which he considered necessary tOr chuIchgOeTs'
John Dewsnap, Of No. 1913 East Inrty -lotIlh-sl.,
an officer OF DT. DuDies church, declared that every
effort was being made 10 put the Deh III "A proper
condition SO that there could be no complaint Inc
clapper and springs We're being attended TO-. -,
Ihe matter was left with the Board OF llealtA,
alter DR.. Chandler had remarked that II the Board
was 10 interfere In the case OF this bell 1t Would
have complaints probably from ali parts Oh the Guy
against other bells.