New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-17

John Hicks. a musician. fifty-three years DID, who
lives at No. 1O5 East One-hundred and -tenth-st;'
died yesterday at the Ninetyninth Street hospltas
| whore he was taken on Wednesday, of
| injuries received about four weeks ago, IN some
| unknown way. When he was FIRST injured, ne sillu
than he fell and cut his head and again that no pc
| lieyed that he had been knocked down IN dOD0ken'
! Some of his friends think that he was hit win
slung- shot. An autopsy will he held to-day HICKS
| was wdower and had no relatives beTe except
| daughter, who lives at No. 90 East Broadway
BROOKLYN.
The City Hall flags were at ha.f-mast yesterday
| in honor OF Ex-Governor Morgan.
Louis Einener the first person tried In Brooklyn
| under the new Penal Code for attempting suicide
was sentenced Yesterday to twenty days IN lal
| Michael Meehan who killed his wife with TN
pail last summer at their home at ~ bs
ave- and Nelsonst., and who pleaded guilty a1 MS
trial to granddaughter in the third degree. was sell
fenced yesterday to four years imprisonment
Mayor Low has appointed w. b. Dickerman, John
w. Hunter. alexander T.. Orr, George !. FOX, Heb-
eral w. II. Brownell and Major j. l.. Follett as
committee with himself, to decide whether the pro
posed soldiers monument shall commemorate only
'ho heroes OF. the late war or also Revolutionary
heroes.
Police Justice Walsh yesterday finished the ex-
animation of John J. LaydOn on the charge OF CON
yeylng the pistol to john Kenny with which the
Jail After hearing testimony and arguments he
decided to discharge the prisoner Layton was M
mcdlately TcaTTested on the charge OF committing
perjury in his testimony at tho trial OF Kenny.
An action was begun in the Supreme Court yes
ter,iay i'm behalf of Ellen Kellaher. administrators
of Michael kelaheT. VINO was recently Killed Dy,
fellow patient In Bellevue Hospital against the
Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty oil the Guy OF
New-YOrk to recover 5; 900 as damages Tor hclia-
hers death, which 1t is alleged was caused by the
gross caecssness of the authorities OF the lnstltu
ton.
In the cass of Anthony Comstock against William
Wilson for litel, q Judgment tor Hio,OUO was 10
Gently given 10y detaula Tor tho pIa'ntlii he case
was aiterward reopened and the trial set down t"r
yesterday. The defendants counsel. when the case
was called. stated that the principal witness had
been thrown from his carriage and could not be IN
court. The Court refused to postpone tho trial and
an inquest was taken tue jury giving the plaIh'44
$1,000
Surrogate Bergen has handed down a decision in
rcglrI to the viii of Maria Hsgenm"y'r' who Ictt
u sam for masses for the rcpOse Of her soul, 70 he
said i'm the Church Of the Most Holy Trinity. The
contestants set mp the clam 'hat tn" bcqu"st was
invalid on the ground that the money was To be de-
voted to supersutious uses and that no cgatec oil
the gift was named ia admitting the VIII 10 pro-
hatc. The Surrogate say, tN1i th" request caphul
lc sail to bee for super lipus WHOM Is ou" Of
tine articles of the Roman CATHOLIC tah u j, con-
crdci tha the church 0rSi- acd Is duly luc'Ipo-
rated under the laws OF ths STATE and therefore l.
authorized To accept lcglclrs.
JERSEY CITY.
The eleven mystcriou, boxes which were .,iz d in
Jersey jIty by Jdy Gould several weeks ago "ete !
removed TO Ncw-iorN by j. e.. Moore a Co., the
suit against h' comuIuy Tor their possession nay
ing been discontinued.
John Williams. editor OF The E,irucy ReeD,I q !
arrested Yesterday ON cbIrg OF uh'l preferred ny
I'',l' 'Niv =" .'''.'t -" '.' ~ T. t,.'
'i' I'"''. nv P''''"'' $3.50 '"' "
Marin Moui,-.y. q Jersey Cry lbor"r, VINO Na. |
acquitted a ~ days ago on charge ~ man |
-a15hirr in having ,t1' al .hr '''.I 81 "I' In.ihl
.',c1 ~ ,hc i1uiso, C,Ypty Court of i;errr,i !
-. ,',',I.t, IA. ,v,s r,,r,.J ,,i,h oss.,,'t !
upon hs W.T.. He pleaded non Yult ana was |
bli.cd for tutL
NEWARK.
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Home yc,tcid4y' and examined INTO ITS CONDITION |
""u "o."'"-''
TIE Mayor i.t, directed ihe Ponce Justices 20 cu- |
i'scc th" q" iinl,' ioI me removal OIL sh'" ana lI
{rs.c,'"'' ana Solo twenty prosecutions "''' O''H
o't'"'
he Mace and Slanr Fniii''lG comniniaat.'n vas
adVrrI.cd 20 appear at i.' GRAND Opera iiou,. Lass
consulted WIN mo O. y counsel VINO gave tA7 9p'H-
l'n iH', t'' i,''.' 'or li' '.I.'.'@ eo,uu he
withheld. 4 license Wa, accordingly refused To- the
indu1t'r' and tNr pnelihuc party returned TO
Newly orN early ih The evening.
Al IN. meeting of the Common CouutU n week
ago a joint committee of Ropub.ic4., ANA IDcmo-
rIat. wa a.nliutr.l 10 con fen aui Iia. "a division
of tnc city oic,i 10 De submitted o. tuc Connect 80
"A meeting last evening " h,u the doors at hr (Itv
Hail wrrc opened last evening. Democratic mob
rushed u pcil neil aud occupied all tine available
s,,le Mn, .,lir.,f.r ruor, .iyil,g the ,l.i,r. a.,
1lJ,, olu,.l .Chrf Engihc,roi thc Fire D,pgr.ui,nt
Oycr.c.r of tlc Poor Street Commissioner and Hay |
CLERK. civ Surveyor. Am-uouse superintendent,
'H"i 81 I'Ilc. ana '!IF irA'ul'r 20 'i' h'Iupi-
G'u'. INC report y" - I'." "poh me l'4,r. mayor
Ing 'gm il i,o ' '' ~ ,i' r, oi,I, r 10.
Sl,r.b. Democrat was then elected street Commits
NE,V trpsrv
80 .
an ', .,, ,',, , La,,r ia - f ,i '''
e,sfrl ON each weaver running two loons La
evening a mass meeting OF the Vcaycrs was held
and resolutions strongly conforming The two-loom
system were adopted The wcayers decided 90 adj
yOc4tc free trade, II TINS system was not gwen up
WESTCHESrER COUNTY
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