New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-31
Observation-Disclosures DowNIyGs CASE.

The examination Of the charges against District
Attorney Downing. of Queens County, was con-
tinued before ex-Attorney -General f2rchia, tue
referee at the County Court House IN Long Island
City Yesterday. 'natOr Covert offered 10 read an
article from The flushing lines IN which 1t was
limited that political influence hl9 pen USED ~ .ne
case and that Attorney General Russell had been
approached. He averred that the article aircten
the honor aud integrity Of the prosecuting officer OF
the state. ..,.,
of the article lie added Does the counsel mean
to infer that the article influences the action OF the
Attorney General y
~ am ANXIOUS 10 have n disclaimer from the At
torney- General that is ALL responded the Senator
al will answer such questions ut the proper time
and place. said the AttOrney-General; this IL not
the proper place. do not propose to be drawn INTO
any controversy" IL was finally agreed by the
commissioner to allow the article to be read. when
he Immediately excluded IL from the testimony,
Jnstce Barnard, OF the Supreme Court, be fore
whom Reilly was tried, he testified that lie IN
yestigated the and advised Dlstrlct-Attorney
Downing TO accept plea OF manslaughter IN The
second degree, A boOkkecper named hamburger,
from the First National Bank Of Brooklyn. pro-
duced bank book belonging to Johnson showing
that there was deposit of 500 10 his credit about
the time johnson says that he received check
from Michael Desmond. but which the latter states
is untrue as he gave the check to Mr. Downing.
George 4. Walker, a lawyer. swOrs that Mr.. Des-
mond told HIM after the trial that no had paid
500 in two checks of 500 zach. One was
payabe to bearer, he said. and thu other To
Mr. Downing. Senator Covert swOro that he had
not had any understanding with the DIS riot Attor-
ney by which Reilly's plea oil manslaugnter ID the
third degree was TO be accepted. Robert LeaDury.
clerk 10 tho Board Of Supervisors, produced the
COW of bill presented to tho Board by Constable
Thomas Mara OF Long Island City. for his services
in the trial of Reilly Charles - SpcnceTs testimony
was received and admitted ~ evidence. lie is at
sent in New-Hampshire. lie SAID that ono or
both of the checks given HIM by the Desnonds bore
Mr. Downng's signature lie wrote 10
| Mr. Downing demanding the return OF the
money. Mr.. Downing afterward asked him
not TO take part In the proceedings
40 Il tnnh uyu
statements of the witnesses recrriDg to his adms
nons to them. Ten witnesses were called whosworc
that they had known MI Desmond Tor years. ana
believed him to be good honest citizen Both SIDES
then rested. On September the case Will be sub
United to the Governor.
DYING FROM A BLOW AFTER FOUR WEEKS.
Francis Wentz young German Trainer living at
| No 8 GIand-st, Brooklyn, was prisoner at the
Fast Eighty-eghth Street Police Station yesterday,
| charged with homicide. He was arrested late on
| Wednesday night by Policeman Loonan on a war
| rant issued by Coroner Kennedy. On August l,
| Wentz was working in now building in Seventy
eiQhth-st. between First and Second ayes, and he
helped 10 drink some beer which Bernard King,
another Trainer, had sent for dispute arose about
paying for the beer, and King struck Wentz on the
| head with hammer Wenn retaIiated by blow
| with a handsaw. King carried to the Presby-
teTian Hospital, suffering from fracture of the
skull. lie remained IN the hospital only week,
however before he was able to return TO his work.
| Wentz, who had been arrested was discharged by
| a police justice on the ground that the handsaw
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| was taken sick suddenly at his home, No. 1872
| BroOme-st., and two physicians who attended him
| said that his illness was due to his wound. King
| died on Sunday. post-mortem examination
| showed that death was due TO inflammation of the
| brain, resulting from the fracture Of the skull
| Coroner Kennedy yesterday decided to hold
| Wentz until an inquest is held
SENTENCE OF TIE CONFIDENCE QUEEN,
Bertha Heyman. who has won the title of tn,
| Confidence Queen" and who was recently con
| yicted In the Court of General Sessions of having
obtained several hundred dollars by false pretencet
| from Edward Sanders. dealer in German bonds
| was arraigned for sentence yesterday before Re
| corder Smyth. Mrs. Heyman has been arrested
| several times and has served two-years' term on
| BlackwelPs Island. Though neither young mol
handsome, she has succeeded in imposing many
| business men. Her counsel yesterday made plea
for new trial. but the motion was denied by Re
cOrder Smyth. The Recorder then sentenced Mrs
| Heyman to five years IN the Pententiary. Tn,
severe sentence was received by the prisoner with
| out any signs Of emotion.