New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE CASE OF TIE JURY FIXERs.

Tho Tomhs Police COur. was crowded at an carry
honr yesterday mo- ping IN rv oreferred by
Commissioner Caulheld agalns' Ksaaan s j.
Mcurath, "a lawyer. and Alfred .. hsosan - tSe
Jarvis and Patrick Cunningham, employees III o
office of the Commiss ner of Jurors III was Guar soJ
that the prisoners had conspirsa Coseanoii n con-
extorted from business nen sums VI .nussd from,
s;Ieration of when the latter were eXcusou Iioui
dntv 81, ,urors Messrs. Townsend ana Morr'son Sp
peared for KeegaD aud jarvis anu i; y, r.. h"d
clss,ne for ny ToMpsnd said that section 7
of the Penal Code, Uuder which the complaLC was
framed, applied only to state onenees anu noa "
that The offence at most wss nothing more than mis-
de,neauor Assistant Distrlct-Attorney OByrne 10,
Piled uphodng the vail MY of the s oenre
charged he declared to be felony. AT tnIs oin.
the room was so crowded that an adJonrnmeuC
was taken until the afternoon, the Justice aeeiulns
10 hold tile examination in the Special Sessions
Court r0oID. ,, ,o,od Tn,
snector Byrnes ana Detective-Sergeants heiily;
Dolan and Hede berg were present. 4 nc aSouseu
men occupied seats by their counsel Mr. OByrne
said that he first purpoSed 10 take up the case OF
Jarvis and as the first witness he called Commas
siouer Cuulfeld, who said that jarvis was nIs
second clerk, receiving asalhry OF %l'4oo wear
as Assistant Deputy commissioner. 10 Mr. LOW . "a
send the witness said that ht bad always iouhu
JARVIS a faithful efficient clerk. lie bad made tne
charge against the prisoners ~ DIS ElG,ai 0"P"'''
and not from his own personal knowledge ..,
The neat witness was w. T. McGratn. lie testi-
fed mat he lived at No. 300 East twenty
containinr a notice requiring John l.. stephens OF
No. 80 East Twenty thirlstto apnear anu e e
n irror He gave Jarvis 81 90. nail what ne 10
rejyed from Stephens, and asked JARVIS 10 look Vu'
for Stephens. Jarvis said he would 90 SO. 90, un
heinc cross. xamined nv Mr. Townsend, the witness
sald he had no documentary evidence 10 prove the
pa;ment or his statement o,n
Z rest Inv case" said Mr. OByfne -.
81 object" replied Mr.. townsend y III Is an JUL
rage on the public and ON my client" .,,o ..,,,
Nr. Tow nseDd then moved to dismiss the com M
plant This was denied by justice Mnile anu Mi
Townsend called Jarvis in his Own behalf. JAWS s
denied having ever receive anv money lro,i
NcCrath for excusing jurors lie had 9eeh c,ei oa
1sGo nnder three ADMINISTRATIONS. He had never
receix ed any money for eAcusln5 jurors anu " ~
not been in McGraths once On San omySissouer of
Jnrors Douglas Taylor called to testify 70 MI
Jarvis's integrity and good reputation. Inc eAan'
inntiou was then declared closed $50, ~
renew NV motion to DISMISS" esid Mr.. Town
send. on the ground that the only prosecuting Cyl,
dence offered is that of man VINO suIi' f Ny TO
is guilty of offence, whereas tue cnsrsGter VI MI
Jarvis has been shown to be exceptional o.
aTne Court holds,n said Justice White, that
sufficient evidence nas been adduced W WARRANT u0
aTbep said Mr.. townsend. " will take the case
to the Supreme Court on certlorarl ptocesuing pa
will your Honor let the bail stay as 1t Is 1or the
Justice white-Yes. until the witnesses sign their
Mr. O'Byrne promised not to have any indict;
ments tound until the Supreme Court haa oe1iGea
;,non the matter The cases OF the otner t"o ciolhS
were adjourned until Monday next
ST. VALEN INES SHRINE NEGLECTED.
There was n rush on the part of the fair sex yes,
erday for the stores where valentines are sod ana
fhe clerks were kept busy. All DAY oeNlSs Oh
"heontiesp lowered over the counters where these
dainty goods sold, selecting their onerlhgs ior
the shriue of the sentimental SAM: much IN IN,
pToyemcnt is noticeable in styles this year, me
Valentines approach nearly the artlstlc CnIst-
mas cards, although the range OF design Is lnoIc
The American cards take the lead in originality
and felicity of conception. The brightest OF tnen
disappeared early. Fewer OF the cheap varieties
are now 10 be seen, and even the alleged comic
ones are forced to take on more aesthetic form. in
this line. hand-p tinted cards are numerous put are
not in great demand. There ID less can no" lor ING
imported lacr-paper styles. u
The Post Office officials report that the number OF
valentines received this year for tang of was
noticed last year, but the practlce seems 10 Law
grown into even more dls1aYor this yea cal inoaD
fine usual amount of mail 10 be diStlDu' eu, out
this is so slight not TO IN eIfere WIN tue nan IlS
of regular matter Supeflh,ssnueltt 3H That ~
has charge of the carriers, sad yest rday tnaI ~
would not be necessary 10 put single extra man az
work. SUPERINTENDENT War ng, VINO mas charge S OF
the distribution, also said that no extra CLERKS
would be needed in his depal tment. There were,
however good number of expensive valentines
received from out of town for delivery III the Guy
DRAMATIC CRITIC SUED FOR DIVORCE.
Julia HAYES Percy has begun proceedings against
her husband, TOWNSEND Percy, formerly empIoye9
a. dramatic critic on The star. for divorce ana
aIimony Her affidavit reoItcs that she was mar
ried to Percy by the Rev. DIR. stephen H. lying. j..
nm Oetober g. 1873. She has reason to believe that
Ee has been intimate with Kate Lynne, an actress
employed at the Standard Iheatrr she believes, IL
continues that he is about to Leave the country
and therefore asks for his arrest. Some time ago
Percy induced the complainant to invest some money
In the purchase of the translation oi the opeIeua
THE Queens lace 1d Ksoa@p s. Ashby bought
the translation from Leo Goldmark. She paid
Goldmark 1888 and Endorsed two notes OF @I,Voo
each made by the three. Mrs Percy alleges mat
for a time her royalty amounted to $3.50 week
and later u, $3.50 all of which was appropriated by
her husband and that she received notbing Their
EXPENSES were $3.50 a week Nevertheless, since
December 1S. SS2, the complainant alleges that
Percy has given her only $50, although he has re-
ceyed the amounts stated and MAS receiving 92o
weekly from The tar. Judge Freedman granted an
order Of arrest, fixing the bail at Sod9o Lac yes
Sneritf Mclaughlin ana gave DALI
PROPERTY OF GILCHREST, WHITE & co.
The ship chambers Gilchrest. White IL Co., have
for SO asst gnud to John w. Barrow the goodwill
of their business and the lease OF the premises at
No 36 South-st.. with all the merchandise belong
ing to them and one-thlrty-seeon9 interest IN lhe
erick Smith, -Four Sisters, Austin D. kDlgnt. Wlii
lam Hays Penobscot. Florence Leland, Mary A.
Mannel ori Iasuno cyrus WaSefoId, Willard
Mudgett, Levauter. Formosa. stacy Clark, ODalasKa
and Charles X. Lewis; one sixteenth interest IL
the barks Lottie Moore and Freeda A. Wiley and
the schooner jennie Peasley one-sixty fourth
share IN the schooDers Lena h. St0rer aud George
r. Young; and twelve shares In the Atlantlc ana
Gull Stream Navigation Company.
BUYING REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION.
At the Exchange SaesrOom yesterday Richard
e. flarneJt sold at auction under foreclosure No.
2s3 Bowery the marble-front building formerly oc-
cnped by the Mechanics and Traders Savings
bank The purchaser was Meyer Finn and the
price realized-$3G. 50O-is 81 300 in excess of
The mortgage on the property. Property belonging
TO the Matthew Kelley estate was SOLD as follows:
years from May !, 1881, by Tiffany d Co.. at a