New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-29
When the prisoners were taken to Police Headquar
| ters they confessed their guilt.
ESTIMATES FOR CITY EXPENSES.
THEIR CONSIDERATION CONTINUED BY THE po""A
or .ppoRTIONNFNT

estimates for the expenses OF tue G'1 stoyart Of
Tor ISS9 Mrs Lowell and w. H. oIewhIe "
the State Board Of Charities; ana tno rosnnted
soners of Charities and Correction, piosTi1 y
some facts IN REGARD 10 20 a,c n in
Sans nersons Comm ssioner Brennan sald w w. .
conld readily employ about one-thiru ol t ,e had
Of inmates OF the Ward's Island lnst II We i
available land and it il the opinion ~ our poaep
that with an extensive farm. accessible oy Ma.ei
and use of our steamboats,, III rev !eaS, th' 20
Vegetables could be raised TO amply supply tne re-
onirement and wants of our several IN
S.ti,ntions which now cost the cry
about $1,000 per an Isn5, and S1 SuidngsS
a letter from Or. A. Il Macdonald was READ Whicn
stated that there were now 500 patients OF tno
Nald's Island Asylum not properly cared iVF' Win
a prospect of steady increase. lie thought thc pur
chase of a farm the most desirable solution OF the
problem how best to care Tor me maze Patents
The Board of Estimate debated the matter anu con,
cluded 10 make PROVISION III inc eSlIndteS 30 thdV
q farm could be purchased; A.. u,.,
President Chandler and Others of the Health
Department made statement III iof fSat Of 70
teenth-st. for the reception OF patients ll'cted
with contagious dceases. he Board OF Airport on
ment aiterward appropriated Foo'ooo lor this pur-
pose. - , - - ..o 7 an. 49,.
then presented in which he asked that INC luli.
amount ot the Appropriation r. queNted ny inc fark
Board should he granted II. n. Beers, oil the 90 III
ell of Reform replied to Mr. Lanes statement show
ing that it did not trovert that oil tDe Oreahza-
tion In ~ Inch he belonged. lie quoted from y. T
Lanes statement 10 show that II sustained the
charges of the Council OF Reform. MI Lane sald !:
The difficulty in the Department has been mai me
highest professional super1ntendence ma hot Ocen op
tanned On the contrary, perhaps We nave ma III sOhe
tae very worst ana this mas necessary neom
very expensive On the present system ana on huy
eyslt short of the highest prOiessOhal sueilh
ence 1t is IN vain to expect an ec0nonlcal dulnls
for the benefit OF the Council Of POnucai
Reform and all citizens who may think they nov
how 10 do IT, IT may Tor me TO say now TINS tVl
shal! be remed,d II is clear chat commission OF Tour
members. constituted, succeeds oTsl II 0nslfuo
ug all the WORK Under superintendent Jones Ihrrc Vas
expended on the pdnllnE OF the IHlIu-dNe.
Bridge the Of $500, Al ne ons s
If 81 500 nv Inc Engineer Of Construction. When ms
mailer was presented the Board my three associates
nnifrd I'm sustaining SuperHto ndcnt Jones ms is
s,,o nj the waste and extravaganza which prevail in
o her ", Ia In the Department. SHOWS that the was G.
hmdrnce 70 economy, ana produces The smallest results
for large expenditure. Another eVl is le emo' 'nt
NJ unnecessary architects and ASSISTANTS Abuses IN
making places aud IN eItrayagdnt jobs make good
aud economic administration Impossible
Nh Lane then added that the Park Board should
he allowed the full amount OF It's esln
General Lgbert L. Vleie. Christopher Roberts
and others app AIRED in behalf Of an appropriation
for riverside Park. Controller Campbell sald thdt
he was opposed TO the system OF making apHopria-
tions IN pieccmral without knowing what would be
hr final cost OF a piece of work. lie said that no
estimate OF he hnal cot ot riverside haIk
had been presented. MIR. Roberts SAID that fark
Commissioner Wales SAID that II would cost about
$3.50, 900, but they only asked Tor e%ouoo tI'
wear Mr.. Beers opposed the appropriate rs IN
On the urgent request OF Alderman Sauer the
Board then voted to appropriate S21.OOO IT, reDui
The Monn ST. Vincent Hotel in Central Park. Con
tr Her Campbell voted alone In the negative. Inc
final estimates will PROBABLY be adopted to day.
FARMERS FROM KENTUCKY SWINDLED.
Police ms ector Murray. when driving IN THIRD
ave- near ThlTteenthgt.. ar . a. III. YESTERDAY saw
Alexander More we'll known confidence swindler;
walking with two men VINO looked
like cOuntrymen Inc three % "eht M, nm, o
policeman TO watch the place, the Inspector rapid
is drovr to Police Headquarel o keep an appoint
ment. He gave instructions !" scream hraEI,n,
were Elisha X. Begley. farmer whose nome smear
PaintsvIlle, Johnson County n.y., ana BcIi'y ION,
Young man vita long har ard clumsy
form BcgIey had received some of the circulars
which "saWdust swndIcrs have seat cred tlr' u2h
Kentucky recently He came TO New Iork, expect.
ing 10 gel $4,000 IN new greenbacks Tor $3opi nay
ing been told by the swiud"rs tnat the gTccnDarks
had been printed from stolen plates, and that
they wQnld -, pass IN hi ;d hGmInc Ky. . as
from his son. Upon their ARRIVAL at tha st om"r
Hotel on Wednesday cyenlng they were met by one
of the swindlers, who arranged for a meet
When Morse was arrested yesterday H. was gong
toward ferry with the farmers Begey had III MS
hand black bag. the contents OF winch had cost
INN $500. At Police Headquarters inspector Milf
raw asked Begley what the bay contained; The
larrr was not wiling to tel at first, but at lengh
i've sand err. were. Crcenhacks worth $1,000 III it.
The Inspector opened the bag and found only a
BRICK bag of SAT- and some waste paper. / ne
cor formation of Begley, when be saw the cOntan Is
o. the bag. was amusing to witness
At Police Headquarters the Eegleys sald that
Morse was the man WHO mad met th IN at the hotel
ana had introduced them to the man VINO
Tsciyed the 1900 but , at hG they l" saS
that Morse Ouy had met them IN the street ana mao
offered 10 show Them the way to the ferry. lt was
thought that they were afraid OF being kept IN the
CT Y az witnesses. Morse was discharged on ac-
count of the weakness OF the evidence against him.
The Begleys then left the CITY at once.
A WOMAN'S FIGHT WITH TWO THIEVES.
Detectives were actively engaged yesterday IN
search for o &c of two hlghwaymen, who committed
Il bold robbery IN SIX have on We inesday; Mrs.
~arah SaundcT- yOung widow, OF No. % West
Futy-Gflh-st went out shopping about noon, car
~ lag III her hand u small 10 icule which contained
about 80. eoll pencil, ana some pa
hours walk, she was returning to ner HON when
she remembered that she wished 10 purchase
another article She turned about at FOry-nintn-
ST. ana crossed Slxth-ave. As she was walking
under the Elevated Railroad tracks two men,
roughly dress; d, met her on the cross-walk. They
separated that she was obliged 10
pass between them. suddenly one Oh
them seized her rcticue and tined
TO take it away from Der. Mrs. Saunders, although
she was surprised by the sudenness of the attack
kept hold OF her properly until the second man
seizcd her from beninG. He threw his LETT arm abou
her body SO As 10 pnOn both her arms; and with
his ughI hand he c,utchrd her throat. Unable I
defend hels self sccaIn MIS-. Saunders let go the
reticule Both hleycs then started 10 run away
in opposite drec IONS the ruilln who had neld hcl
giving her Il parting blow on the head.
Few persons passing IN the avenue ar the
time. Mrs. Saunders after the man
VINO had held her. calling loudly for hep
Mr. Schwartz ami several other men joined III
the chase after she mad gone a few blocks. Al
length Policeman Mailer, of the Iwenty-secOnd
Precinct. caught sight Of the fugIive aud captured
Inn. In the meantime, the rophcr who had taken
the Tcticule had made his escape. The prisoner
gave his name rs James Rooney. lie sand that he
had 40 occupation and the address wdicu
ne gave WAS fictitious. Mrs. Saun eTs
identified him positively as the man who he Il hel
and struck her. Rooney was kept prisoner IN tht
W est FUTty>eyenth street Police station by con
sent of Police Justice Ford yesterday. RE viii he
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