New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-15
rrw WORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY DECEMBER Is, 1883.

Smith. member of the firm caused inquiries to be
made concerning him. Nothing could be learned ~
his boarding place nor from his numerous iflenus'
Since then no trace of Mr. Picard has been found;
He is described as being man of regular habits ana
at the time of his disappearance was earning COM
Portable salary.
now BOY OBTAINED 4 WATCH;
Charles Kent, age fourteen, Of No. 10 1hird-aYe.,
was arraigned at the Jefferson Market Police Court,
Yesterday. on a charge of larceny. In November
Miss Lizzie McCaul. Of No. % Union Square, lett
her gold watch at Humphreys leTTelry store emo No;
Kent called three times at Humphreys for the
watch saying that lady had sent him for it. The
watch was not given to him but en- note sgnsd
IN. NJ Cau," which he said was an order I9r
watch The note was written IN scrawling hand,
and evidence that the writer IVA was tb In
watch which he took home, telling his mother that
he had found it in the street A few days later
Miss McCaul called for her watch, and was sur
prsed to learn that it had been delivered to boy
who had said that she would call and settle the
bill. Kent was held by trial.
STATEN ISLAND.
CLIFToN.-James McGuirk, Frank Parker and
Jacob Steel were before Justice Kane yesterday,
charged with brutaly ASSEMBLING Hannah Ulmann,
a German woman, of No. 100 sherifi-st, New-York
McGuirk has served terms in the state Prison, ana
since his last release he has kept liquor store IN
Southfeld. 1t was in this store that the assault
took place.
Counsel for James Graves, IT., murderer OF Ed
ward Soden applied to Judge Depue yesterday 10
fix time when lie would hear an application IN the
case The Judge directed that it be made ON Mon
day. The counsel intends to file petition setting
forth tGrayes's mental condition TO be such as 10
Justify the court in staying execution.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINs-The suit of Julius Wofsberger
against Miss +. S. Greene which has attracted much
terday by County Judge Clifford. On July2l, 1881.
Miss Greene sold basket phaeton and other articles
10 Mrs Elizabeth Heman, Of West Chester accept.
ing chattel mortgage to secure the payment oil
81 200 of the purchase money. On August II,
ISL the plaintifpurchased the phaetonfrom He'll
man. with intent ii is SAID to defraud Miss Greene.
Miss Greene, it was decided, was entitled TO re-
cover from the plaintiff $225, or the phaeton TO-
gether with 500 damages and all the costs OF TINS
action
LONG ISLAND.
Long ISLAND CITY.-ThOmas Henney and William
Hartman were arrested yesterday, charged with
brutally assaultng Amelia Ernst young German
woman, on Wednesday evening Miss Ernst ldenti-
fed the prisoners and they were held III 5000 ball
The girl was locked up.
MLvHLE.-Withn four days. of the seventy
scholars enrolled at the public school forty have
been stricken with the measles, and the school has
been closed.
HEMPsrEAD.-The Rev. f. J. Miller pastor Of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church, is charged
with misappropriating $40 or 500. Mr.. Miller de-
MES the accusation. The presiding elder Will In
vestigate the case.
JAMAICA.-Over 200 Oysternen of Queens County
lave signed petition TO the State Board of Health
asking to have the dumping of city garbage pro-
hibited i'll Long Island Sound.