New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-26
THE DROWNED pIANO-MAKER.

When news was received IN this city Friday
thai john NJ. Hale aud his son, 6nth OF TINS Guy,
HAD been drow neO at Wheeling, w. va, ana that
he was piano manufacturer IL was feared AT nrSt
that the unfortunate man was Joseph r. Hale, tne
weI-known maSer of Tue Ha piauotOr q. NIB
UYE reporter called on The latter gentleman yes,
terday afternoon, and found him Just returned
from an extended trip to Cailornii. When the
misunderstanding was explained to him, MT Hale
sad: Il pave known John Nj. liaie for the last
fifteen years be was born IL England and came TO
this country in 1868. lie went 10 fittsourg' renn.
immediately after nis ARRIVAL, aud entered into
the piano business und-r tue lrm name 0i Holman
a. Hale. For time did large business, but
nnaily the partners qu1rrclled an holman came
IL this city, leaving Hale in Pittsburg where lie
soon afgerward fallei. He travelled c0nslderiDly
through the Eastern part OF the county, selling
nj nos aud came to this city In 1851 III ordtr 10
has bis sou attended by physicians Tor adeformlty
in one OF his legs. lie passed MS winters here ana
his summers at bellori, ", almost opposite Wheel
on :, xth-aye., near toTtietn-st Hale was about
forty years old, aud the Child who was drowned
was, / think. the little cripple whose deiormlty
brought Haze 10 this city. believe the drowning
was entirely an accident, "a Mr.. Hale was begin-
ming a b cond ume TO buiid mp prontaDie huSl-
ness When returned from Cahiornla iouhd
check for 5000 awaiting me from MIN as a payment
for goods"
KIDDING THE CITY Of OLD LAWSUITS.
During the months of July and August the Coun-
sel 20 the Corporation has caused TO DO made
thorough and systematic reduction oil the number
OF actions pending i'll the Law Department. dlrvct-
ing his attention especially 10 the CLOSING up OF OLD
Cases number o. suits we're found pending upon
the books OF the Department when had been begun
before 1870 pom careful inquiry II was ascertained
tDat several of these had absed Others we're dis-
continued still others dismissed Tor want prose-
cution; and motions 10 dismiss have been mace
and orders oil dIScontinuancr aud dismissal have
been obtained and catered In many other actions OF
more recent dates of issue. OF the suits already
dlsn,ss,d or discontinued. eighty-fOur complaints
set Dp causes If against the city. involving
in the aggregate 1906, lZ9 SO. i he advantage 10
the muncI "a! treasury of having these claims wiped
txx,f.N mr.
this large SUN Is how barred By the statute OF
limitations.
A MAN WITH TENDER CONSCIENCE.
John Burgamon, German immigrant, arrived
here abOu, two weeks ago, and lefG hls trunk al
castle Garden. subsequently he returned TO the
Garden and took away bOx which the onlclais
supposed belonged 10 blm. few DAYS later how
ever another German went to the Garden and
claimed the box whose loss he bcwallcd because II
coutaiued 1876 francs and valuable documents
Y.ster,ay superb tendeHt Jackson received letter
from BurgamOn explaining that be hal taken tho
box AWAY by mistake. He added, in substance,
that 10 his SURPRISE no found that the box contained
money which as LIE was hard No." ho taOnght ho
would retain. The documents lie would return. as
thsy were of no value u him. might nave
bnfned tsem" be nsively adds, " but my con
science smote me-" lie also adds that the owner OF
tue box may keep bis trunk. as 1t contains very
little that he cares for The letter closes with the
that the writer has sailed Tor the west