New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-19
rrvvnpu Many TRIBUNE SATURDAY AUGUST 49, 1882


| are being examined under the direction OF Con-
| trolIcr Senior.
A team of car-horses ran away in Court-st yester-
day morning, and at IhIrdplace Smashed ~ Rl"Ia
| glass window worth SlOo, IL inc s'orc vi W. IL
| MeDdendorf
Absolute divorce was granted by Judge Reynolds
| in the City Court yesterday to Martin r.. Gleason
| from Mrs Margaret Gleason They were marrieo
| in 1872
| Permission was granted by Judge Barnard yes
| terday 10 William H. Evans to marry again uhder
| modification of the decree or Absolute uNolce
| granted 10 his wife.
Warrants were issued yesterday by Police Justice
Walsh for the arrest of Peter Lar kin and +.
| Cannon, who are charged with inducing j. A.
| Kiersfed to attempt vote twice NJ The primary
| election i'm the Fourth Ward on Wednesday. Mr.
| Tighe. counsel for Larkin,i asked Justice walsh
| if his client could be balled On learning tnat w
Disrict-A ttorney would oppose such MOTION tne
lawyer said he would advise his client not 10 give
| himself up until to-day.
| Richard Jardwell, runner for the Manhattan
Beach Company. and ID. VI. Barrett runner Tor the
Brighton Beach Company, came to blows on sun
day. The latter secured warrant Tor the rreSt Oh
dwel yesterd " and the case came BET re ) us
tice Walsh. The hearing was adjourned until Mon
pay. Ihe rival railroad companies are FGlVely
supporting their employees and have secured law
yers for them.
Peter Morris age nineteen, who lives IN the helds
where UniOn-s and Schenccady-ave. VIII lnterSect
when they art opened was arraigned before Justce
Fisher yesterday for shooting Mrs hannan G'rIlyI
who lived near the MOrrlsoS. lie clalueh thdL o,o
woman was stealing green corn from MS IatnerS
field Mrs. Clarity and her daughter denied that
she in the field, and said that she was Standing
In her own doorway. Mrs. Clarity was seriously
hurt oy the load of shot, which entered neI "SS
and the lower part OF her body.
JERSEY CITY.
The body of Charles LamDertsOn, age eleven, a
coorcd boy who lived at Nclson-ave. and Stagg-St;
was found yesterday i'll the Penhorn Creek. lie had
been missing since Thursday, and his clothing WIS
found the bank Of the creek near the place where
the body was recovered.
A middle-aged, well-drcssed woman, who gave
her Mary Russell, went INTO Marshall N
Balls clothing store i'll Newark-ave., yesterday
| afternoon and While the salesman oack "a. %3'
turned wrapped four pairs of trousers worth p-Z'
in ncr shawl. She was captured Dy Olnccr hoUoiV,
son the ferry and locked up. The woman refused
10 tell where she lived, saying that she had chlI-
Grcn and she did not want to DrlnS disgrace On
them.
NEWARK
II has been found that the $4,000 to be raised
this year Tor the repaving of parts OF BIoad ana
Narte,-sts. will no. he sufficient some OF the
members OF the Street Commit ee want 10 spend ne
so 900 Oh Broadsi. al ,ne, while others insist upon
| themselves III a minority, Withdrew IRON meeting
| OF the committee Thursday night ana ielt II
without quoi uil.
A man calling himself George Johnson in April
reported at the Custom House That hts ScnOo. CT,
| the John IT, Morgan, had been wrecked near Sed-
blight. An entry Of the FACTS was maze Ill tue
| wrecking-book and at JohnsonS I,qlest u t3bpy
| wa. gwen him. 1t was afterward discovered that
he was IA fraud, and tnat he had used tue document
| gwen him 20 beg with. The Custom House au,
horitIes have Just learned that the man committed
similar frauds IN other cities, and recently was ar
rested in Norfolk, Va
NEW-JERsEY.
UoBoyFy-Edward Streit age eight. fell from
the fifth story window OF his parents house at Gin
| ION and Sixth-sts., Thursday night and was killed.
80 Poundmastcr Thorpe was bitten IN the hand
| by mad dog Thursday. lie killed the animal and
had the wound canlerz- a.. thorpe mas Geen pound
master two years and he claims TO have been bitten
eoh, cen fines ny dogs IN that time. body
of an unknown man was found floating IN the river
near the Newark-a' Wharf, YESTERDAY y1lltern2 ,
| house NO. 221 WESTINGHOUSE. was entered by a
sneak thief yesterday afternoon and robbed OF $40
| in money and silverware worth $50
| PArErsoN-.John Van Houten. age sIxty-one, and
living AT No. I2O LyersOn-ave., Paterson committed
suicide yesterday morning by hanging lie had
been fer some months suffering from malady
| III mght to have been cancer OF The stomach, and
was afflicted with eXcruclatIng pains. lie frequently
threatened to end his lie, but was WATCHED oy his
| ylfe and daughters. Notwithstanding their vigil
| lance, about two weeks ago he made an effort 20
| hang himself but was discovered before ne could
| accomplish his purpose. Yesterday morning Mrs.
| Van Houten went out to market, leaving her nus
| pand IN charge of one of his daughters lie went
| ont as he sad, tor walk IN the garden. His
| daughter msse hn. and gong to me Darn found
| her raj hers body hanging 10 u beam by rope lie
| beam was only six feet from the ground, ana Van
| houten had to hold MS feet up 10 accomplish ms
| suicidal purpose. He leaves wife and four adult
| children. The family are aatiyes OF Houand---.-
James LOTUS "a Justice of the Peace, and Constable
| Johnston nave been made defendants III Il SUIT Tor
| damages Tor illegally dlspOsscsslng family named
| keenan,, AT Madison and CedaT-sts A recent dccl-
| sion OF the court of Errors and Appeals OF New
Jersey established the tact that justices OF the peace
have no jurisdiction in civil proceedings III cites
having a District Court, OF which Paterson Is one.
Notwii hsanding this, Justice Lotus granted dis
| possrss warrant and Constable Johnston put the
| keenans lurn ture upon the sidewalk.
STATEN ISLAND.
WEST BRIGnroN.-Miss Williams, of West
| Brighton, on Thursday drank halt pint Of oxalc
| acid mistaking II iOr magneSa. She was taken
| violently al aud Il III prccarlOus condition.
| RIcIMoND.-,Justce Cortilyou in the absence OF
| a (oroucr. ned an inquest IN the case OF john Lam
| hert the lat who was drowned Il a pond at Rich
| Inond and the body was buried. Coroner Ambrose,
of Chiffon, bearing of the case, proceeded To Rch-
| mond accompanied by policeman when a stormy
| interview took place between the Coroner and the
| Justice. The Coroner cOntendcd that the Justice
had no authority to act as he dld, auG he tile Cor
,,uer proposed 10 hold legal inquest, to do winch
| ne voud be compelled 10 have the body dug up.
The Justice tia, II any person except the Cor
| trouble Ine Coroner could get NJ one TO Dug up
| the remains. and not caring 10 undertake the job
alone he went away highly indignant.
| WEoTCiiESrER COUNTY.
| DOBB's FERRY.-SOne days ago the Hudson River
! brewing omptny brought SUIT against the village
of Dobi,s Ferry 10 restrain the village authorizes
from interfering with the Landing OF excursion par
| ICES The case heard before Judge Barnard, OF
| the Supreme Court IN Brooklyn Oh Monday last,
| not only denies the motion 10 Restrain, but holds
| that as the Brewing Company sells beer, and
thereby induces drunkenness and dlsOr1cry conduct
| on It's nremlses the village may lawfully prevent
| the landing q parties tor such purpose, this being
| clearly wnhn ordinary police power