New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


l.h' o. fr,.nt 80 tLc Aver rcsicAcc on Sunday
nieht hal >ho' hiuN-i hrc"n'c &c hsu Ce,'T e.,
a. o. r %. marriage from hun. Miss Aver 'aii 10
a., r,o,.>. ,eoIi.r: ~ tar a. 1nuN there j. no
tuIth IN t'e -io.y. nist net SieH'f I''un. az
TorIr,.~ Monroe. he came OIL +" th'> cii| al ne
tinc th.t tedl. IN As'IH Nlucr men ~ ms 'uo'
here only 'hf"r %; i."f iIii7N any n' ,c '",.
psra,'yc -'raar r ny or saw h'm wn' 1,' ''y
were not presen.. VIII VOC ice HluI en0u!H 10 say
That thrir g. - trutn Doe the tttrMcht tli'' IT,
i-ct,l him! ~,rn3r l,ettini has calcr ui"n "'H'is
,n.cL more than uuou uvssl Upon lien FlhI
mex, doc. to n, for instance. nt"eT-t ai"i saI'
Miss Aver further. - that re rentleman mas yen
Threatened 10 commit >nlcI4e some 'lhi'' ana u;'''
announced tins int ntlon 10 friends. lh!c,,', tuo
trst lime met Inn, be sad hr eNpected TO XIII h.n-
sell sometime. And then, there - the phoio9lapu
Sgnor Bettini had taken before T." lrlt ii5ll ~, IT
represented him holding pistol At h'N side TIC
carried the PHOTOGRAPH with MIN ,,
Do you think he va somewhat d'rangeI Cd
NO am incu-d 10 think that fnancial
Troubles were lie cause OF ms "a ieip' r.,tini.,
Was there anNthius unusual ~ Ni2"o. irr,,r,,da,
appearance. when he caI.et ca you gu N""""'
Vo, There were several persons present besides
40, ,To cn,,te,s1tion vas general When lie
ir0 tLc house there appeared nothing siIangt III
lis actions. lie had le"n gone ou' SHUT ''"'0
when we heard tie two shots ,,.,,,t,
TLe callers at the Aver house and tie occupants
were startled at the shooting ana ran out, a ga,
,,,,. ,,ns ordered and the Lieutenant was taken 10
St Lukcs Hospital lie appeared m iuIipoSseSslon
Of his senses and continued untl laie honr YES
tcrday lie refused to TsG e .t"is "ne made
sligbt flesh wound and the other hnIei entered the
breast near the heart. The surgeon though tins
Sirpor Bettini before he LETT the Windsor Hotel.
abnnt : D. m on Sunday. wrote letter. VINO
Standing al the clerks desk. 10 his TREND Inc Dke
Castelluccia. OF No. 223 nOu-St BIoohiyn' anu III
This he SAID that he should Ill himself. u" am
going to the para. he wrote for the last tIn'e'
How little these about me know what am intend
ing to To-. lie told friend who met hln at Inc
hotel that lie vas going 10 shoot himself, but Tue
1rieud only laughed at HIM lie ltaiah ohFuI
took cnargc OF the LlcGcnants elects. ne >LIu
that SIguOr BettInI was of worthy IledmCntcse
family.
A CLERGYMAN'S WIFE SHOT.
Mrs Maria G. Stoddarl age thirty. wife OF the
Rev f. h. >toddard, d. d., rector OF II Johh
Episcopal Church, in Snmm!'-ayrr;; jersey Inr
morning hv HE accidental DISCHARGE 81 = ,N"lVer'
Dr. Stoddard and bis wife lived at NJ. "3 SHil,nlt-
ave. near the church: II wac s3d al uISl lN1l HIS'
Siodd1rd. vino had begun her spring house
.LJti na LOST when She struck a revolver with
The buster and It WAS DISCHARGED, the buiirt Pehr,
1rating her mead Just below the right ear she len
into the arms of her husband WHO was NahNin3
near and quickly lap,cd INTO uncOn>clouSiiSS'
Blood flowed freely from the wound and stained the
ca pet and the coverings of the bed on Whrh htf
husband laid her. Several physicians were sum
moncd. but their services were of no avail thc
wounded woman dying within snort time OF the
accident. :...lio., 90
the house. He wdS informed that Mis-. Stoddlfd
was kneeling on the floor removing some articles
trom bmcan drawGf one % %a (l'Sf 70 T GcT
SSrsna"I TO nnt away. Dr. Stoddard took the
weapon out OF her hand, and As he turned AROUND
it struck something ana was discharged the puIIP'
entering his wlfrs head. DR. SlOddard who WAS
Frustrated with grief and horror, refused 10 see
anybody. PhysicinS were IN at'ciiice IPoI " h
lsSt night and IL feared that he would lose ms
reason In view of the conflicting stories told OF the
accident Dr. Converse decided mac IL ""uIo De au.
Hughes TO investigate the case. Mrs. >toddard was
highly esteemed by her husbands congregation
and a large circle of friends, She leaves one chld,
lou. MIN. war old :
in St. Johns Church AZ O'Clock THIS afternoon
AN ENGIISIIMAN'S TOUR OF OBSERVATION
young Engstman. with single eye-gasS and
q simpc manner. caused some Amusement yesterday
i'm the court room of the Court of General Sessions
Samuel Goodwin, an Old Whlte-haIred man snIer-
ing, according to the teNtlu oly OF witnesses Rom
senlle demeutia on trial on charge 0l eijulN
of which he subsequently acquitted On the
ground of insanity. The stranger entered the room
and with lesnrcy stare through MS eNt -Ga>s SUI
viewed the Judge. jury. la"N ers aud spectators lie
adj anced inside the railing with an indifferent ar
that marked ms contempt for TIE institutions 81
land Of sayagcs Finally took a seat hes dc the
OH man who trIal. After satisfying ms de
sire to see turned tC tie Old man and SAID with
drawl: " Which of EN- IS tie prisoner =
The old man. who WAS being described as incapa-
bic of knowledge. supported hiS reputation by ms
ignorance OF his own identity lie san, Don
Which IS the i,ry7' asked the yonns man.
don't know. answered the prisoner
With i stare OF contempt at h,s IGNORANT nelghbor
the Young stranger turned clscwhe IN search OF
information. Behind hlm sat German Juror. ny
whom the Judge and Jury were pointed ont Ana
which is the prisoncri' the Englishman asked
= The old man beside you, SAID the German.
The stranger started and looked around and then
continued in o lower tone: "Oh, yOu know
thought It VAS the man over there pointing 10
court officer who was standing near lGr III Eng
land YOU know the prisoner always stands up, You
10" remarked the Juror those seats IN front
are the prisoners seats, and If YOU don't look out
they'll take you for prisoner.
The young man gayo hurried glance through
his eye glass and made ior tile door.
CONFIDENCE MAN AND HIS VICTIMS.
The Jersey CITY police and New York detectives
are looking for Felix Bugert who disappeared from
Taylor's Hotel. Jersey CITY, last Thursday Bogert
came from Kansas to New-York in company with
Columbia Carter a cowboy, for the purpose Of buy
ing counterfeit money on speculation. carter Wis
tied NeS-lOrk IN Septemhcl ana had soint d'dIhss
with O. &. Lane of No. l3S West-st., who is a CON
fdencc operator. Lane said tnat while employed N
secured an Overissup Of notes and was prepared TO
sell on easy terms Carter paid ovei 500 with the
nnderstandin. that the notes would lie sent 10 hlm
and started for home few days after, he received
n box CONTAINING only some pieces OF iron wrapped
in paper. Carter wrote an indignant e'ttr 10 Lane
a Co to which they replied by accusing MN OF al
sent they SAID. and Carter had either received II
or II was taken 10y some OF the Express COMPANY
AGENT. i'm transit Carter accepted the latter view
and came again LAST week with loecrt' each OF
them having $50 10 invest An interview "a@
arranged with Lane at TaylOr,s Hotel, and while
Carter renamed IN his room. Bogcrt went down
kt.irs to HIM He has not hcen seen since. 80
CERT had all the money and the police theory Is that
lane met hin, and after swlDdling him. induced
hun to start for home by representing that Carter
had already gone.
WHIT-MONDAY OBSERVANCES.
II was a custom centuries ago among the villagers
of Germany to set up gaYly decorated tree on
Whit Monday and indulge IN meIryrnaklngs around
it, A relic OF the custom survives IN the amman
celebration of the festival by the German p0l uldiion
OF NewYork aud vicinity Inc feature OF the Tree
which was ALWAYS overturned amid shouting aud
dancing toward the end of the festivities, has de-
parted but The old love for nature has remained IN
the people and the changed festival has become
the of the first merry outing oil the GeTmahS
of all classes The excursions are generally under
the auspices of the various labor, mutual benefit
athletic and singing societies. The weather ye-tei
dav marVed the success of the festival which was