New-York tribune., 1883-03-09

baSlns been suascated. While 10 work gottlna
them out James Phacu. Of No. $40 Van bfnnts''
spit open his foot
THE JEALOUSY OF MRS, MoRpAuNE
CALLING MISS WALLACE viLw NAMea AND THROW
INA A PITCHER Ar MR.
The case of Laura II. Wallace. an actress, OF No;
i2a West Wasniagton,placc mcnber OF tne voTi U,u
Shipmatcs Company against Mrs. frank MO,
dauoL wife OF the leading actor OF that coinpah,y,
for disorocrly conduct came np for examlna'i49n ~
the the ESsex Market Police Court. The
counsel tor Mrs. Morlaunt asked ~ l1'
an .adjoumment which ,nsor,t was rvia1 v,si,ed
her ON February 30 at her boarding house. anu das
she ahus d her In violent Language III tno
of Mrs. Cole. he lanHiady. Nllhou1 ~ nnd cr ed
| warning Mrs Mordaunt sprang NJ her anu Sl'tu ~,
thai she would mark her face 81 that she would DC
unable TO appear IN the theatre. SDe struck HIiss
Wallace seyer times wa'r nr paTrosv m1r missns her
| She also throw her gold walcn against tne
| wall. tore her sealskin saeque 10 pieces, anu
| scattered the feathers OF her hat around,
ns,nS vile epithets at the time. which the witness
| could not remember. Sne denied having gwen any
provocation to Mrs. Mordaqnt. MISS WaiIac9 t sana
| the latter had said that her husband was iniatu'
| ased with her. nut acknowledged that the com
pananI did not invite ms aem.lons ss t,nate
| with Sir. Mordaunt. She acknowledged that MIS-.
Mordaunt had accused her of leaving things III her
| husbands room in ST. Louis.
where Miss Wallace stays, cOrroborated the story
| OF Mrs. MOrdaunts call She SAID that when the
latter visited ber place, she came IN IKE a
lamb, but went out like lion. Ine
attack on Miss Wallace was savage one,
There were about eighteen people IN the mouse at
the iIme but no nterposed TO restore ranquiii
nty The witness added that Frank Mordaunt did
not board with her. The counsel Tor the 9eiehc9
renewed his motion for an adjournment, ana sta GU
| that Mrs Mordaunt was suffering from hysteriL III
| the examination room. Justice Duffy granted the
request OF the counsel, with the express
| ing that Mrs. Mprdaunt would not III any way
molest or interfere with Miss Wallace. Mrs. Nor
| daunt wore black dress aid veil during the pro-
ceedings She appeared to labor under considerable
| excitement Miss Wallace. who is much smaller IN
person than the defendant frequently cast nervous
glances at her. and was evidently unable to relieve
herself o, apprehension.
ACCUSED OF SELLING LIQUOR LICENSES.
The trial of Excise Commissioner Hendrick Hem
drckson, of jamaica was concluded before Judge
Armstrong at the Court of Sessions. III Long Island
CITY, yes erday. Hendrckson wa charged WIN re-
ceivlng $50 from a liquor dealer for voting TO grant
him a license Francis Schwertfager tesilhed that
he went to Hendr cksons house and induced
him to take $50 to gye to william u Th Roor
met bali an hour after this visit and granted the
license. He had had grear trouule before thai IN
getting q license Commissioner william u Hen
erickson said that he d not receive al OF the sum
paid TO Hendrick IIendrickson by Schwertfager
lie also denied having admitted IN Petit store & az
jamaica that Hank" Hendrckson gave him 900.
aud that he did not know what 1t was for, MI.
HiQbie to titled that Hendrckson did make the as
srtion in his hearing Inc deienaaIt aGkhowi, I ,5
that he suspected that there was something wrong
about it, and he dld not give 1t to
license was granted; In his cross
examination William C.. Hendrickson said tn 1t he
had told "a number of people that ne had not re-
ceIved the $50, and named eN-SherlH UeOrgc Dur
.sYesD added Mr.. Stanford. the defendants coun-
sell THAT s the man tho came here to engineer this
hafor fba( ran Il
Not 10 nv knowledge"
did not you aud George Durling approach mem
bers of the Grand Jury y
mo, SIR" go
The jury returned verdict of not guilty. The
case is curiously complicated one, as III the hrst
instance William C. Hendrickson was charged be-
fore a iustice at Jamaica wItn taking the loe. lie
was held to await the action OF the Grahd jury
which, greatly to the asIonl5nment OIL every one
indicted HendrcS Hendr1ckson.
CONCERNING THE REMOVAL OF MR.. BURT
At meeting of the Executive Committee of the
National Civil Service Ref TN League, on Wednes-
day evening resolutions were adopted conjemning
the removal of Naval Officer Burt. One OF the reso-
lutions Is as follows:
Resoped, That the removal Of such an Officer Effected
nv bis nomination position although lnNolV-
ing on part great and unnecessary petsona raci-
flee, might have been reSaried ~ intended 70 pryG1o @
reform had been repaced by sue essOr equally IN
terested and Jealous ia the reformed system, Dl tis
wtGout experience in the duties of the once and un ~
friendly TO reform, at time wDen absolute nnehty 10
IFS
portauce or the stem not only Ia New
York but IN the country, fOrbds that view and
Mr. Burts Of the pOmina ION offered u hln
would have the false impression that e held
his removal and tue appointment In his pace OF an op
ponenI OF tie system TO be In accordance VITO the
PRINCIPLES OF reform. We therefore regard his removal,
however ingenOusly devised as serious blow AZ the
re Orm in strongest hOd, grave enDarasbment OF
the work Cvii service COmnisson and Viola
ton of nose sound principles OF admnlsu alton WHICH
the counlry has approved, which the fTesideht nus
commended In two messages TO Congress, and which
| Congress mas enacted into law
| In view of the doubtful and uncertain course oil
| the Admins trauon III regard to Civil Service he,
| form the associations composing the National
League are urged III other resolutions not to relax
| their efforts iii exposing the abuse and evils when
IL il their object to correct, insisting upon the e-
| forcement OF the recent law, and IN demanding the
repeal of the Act of 1870, limiting the terms OF I'M
| portant offcres 10 four years.
INeUEsTS IN TWO POISONING CASES.
Ap inquest was held yesterday in the case OF Sarah
| A. Ogden who died on March / from poison gwen
her by mistake by her nurse, Mrs Clarissa Quackcn-
bush The jury censured the nurse for administer
| ing the medicine upon her own responsibility and
| without the advice of the attending physician, DIR.
.