New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-21
HENRY E. DAVIES AND HIS DOUBLE.

HENRY E. DAVIES AND HIS DOUBLE.
Mr.. DAVID FAILS TO RECOGNIZE HIS FATHERS son.
Henry j. David, a heavy, bald-hcaled German,
with a marked accent tried yesterday in the
Court of General Sessions for forging the name OF
General Henry f. Davies whom he had attempted
to personate General Dawes WITH closecu fly mar
and military air, assisted the Assistant DiStTSt-
Attorney III the prosecution lie looks as nluGh I'M
the defendant as President Lincoln esemDIeu uTh1
eral Grant. George w. Dltchett, graN-bear'ieu
real estate agent who enjoyed his story and ms
own manner of telling it, was the prlnclpal WItlless
for the prosecution lie sald tnaS ne ISL on t
Shelter Island. He received pOstaI S{uu sIS5ucu
H. f. Davies and met the defendant at No. 81 last
Fifteepth-st He afterwaTd had several interviews
with the defendant. who told HIM that he was
Henry T.. Davies, the son OF eX-Judge ilehly T.
Davies, of the Supreme Court and Court Oh Appeals
lie SAID he was lawyer and had an once on thSe
third floor of No 206 Broadway. lie represented
himself as the agent of an English syhdlcate anu
asked about other RGSPs[{X or Oh M "me peee
of property and when the money was gwen MN
asked for 20 cents more for ear iaTe. MI DlIcheIJ
finally became suspicious and visiting the address
i'm broadway found a different Henry r. Davies
He then arranged q scene, the recital OF Which
seemed to give the witness much pleasure. lie IN
yited David to his Office to talk about examining
some property, and the real Henry l.. Dawes al-
peared at the same time, lie represented hlhseI us
one WILSON of No 80 Broadway, the agent of the
owner of the property. David SAID his own name
ANY relation to Judge Dayies'" asked the son
OF that gentleman,
"Yes. his SON." answered the prctender, who pat
ronizmgly offered tOassst the suppoSltltous WILSON,
Finally General Davies gave David so to make
the examination and the latter signed the receipt
with the name of Henry +. Davies.
"Then," continued Ditchett, " SAID out lOud,
You had better send for boy which was the
signal arranged, and then a detective whom had
placed at the door came in. He laid his hand on
the defendants shoulder and said: arrest You;
The defendant asked, What fOr9 and SAID
Bogus Henry L. Davies, allow me- to introduce
you to simon pure Henry E. Davies''
The defendant, who has been lawyer for many
years, conducted the cr0sseXamlnalion of the WIT
ness at great length and with much acuteness, but
was unable to impair the force, of the testimony;
General Davies testified that he was the son OF
Judge Davies and since his fathers death had been
the only person bearing the name OF Henry, H.
Davies His father had no other son bearing that
name and the defendant was not a relative OF Judge
Davies 1t was found by other witnesses that the
defendant had been known for many years as
Henry j. David. The jury quickly convicted hun
OF forgery in the second degree which is punishable
with Imprisonment for from five to ten years.
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CHISHOLNrS LAST HOPE GONE.
delegation from Newark, headed by Monsignor
Doane of the Roman Catholic Diocese Of Newark,
visited Trenton yesterday to present TO me DoVGr-
nor petition for repreVe OF JOhh Chisn9ih, 1lo
condemned wife murderer Governor LudloW de-
clared that he could not grant the rcprleVe Snis-
holm was Informed late III the afternoon OF inc
Governor decision and he remarked that lie had
oxpected it, His demeanor was not greatly changed
after receiving the intelligence. He was visited ny
his family and an affecting interview was, heiI'
was with him for time, Father Ioomey ms
spiritual adviser being i'll at his house. Mrs;
MacOmber, the mother of the murdered Wiic, VIII
not permit her two grandcmidTen to VISIT thelr
father. On Monday night Chshoms iather ASKED
her to let the children his son. but She refused
Yesterday morning a yOung brother of the muir
derer asked TO be allowed TO take the children TO see
"Johnny," but also without success. 80 ,
Sheriff Wright, who will take charge OF the jan
during the preparations for the execution. has ap-
piled to the Chief OF Police for police guard for
the outside of the JAIL and strong force W sur
round sthe hgdg early Streets ,s @adnS to o to
keep back the crowd. The gallows VIII ne Gfec'ed
this afternoon in the main hall, and after break
fast tomorrow morning all the prisoners Oh that
side will be removed to the west wing ana the
windows will be covered with dark cOloTed muslin.
DEFENDING HIMSELF WITH A PISTOL.
Daniel Driscoll, a young ex-cOnyict of No. q
DOyer-st., went with several companions 10 the
lodging house at No. Pell-st. on Friday and made
a disturbance. They were fOrcibly elected by order
of the clerk, Patrick Green. When he was leaving
the place Drlscoll said to Green; II ever get a
chance III blow your brains out" At q a. III. yes
terday when Green seated alone III the office OF
the lodging house, DriscOn entered and seized hmm
by the throat. The men had short struggle,
separated, drew revOlvers and began shooting at
each other. Patrolman Lake, of the Sixth Precinct,
entered the Office time to Drscoll fall with
bullet wound in his cheek. Green had been
wounded slightly in the face. Both men were ar
rested and at the Elizabeth Street Police Station it
was ascertamed that the bullet which passed into
Driscolrs face had lodged in his throat. As the
wound appeared to be serious, he sent to the
New-York Hospital. Green was sent to the TombS.
DOINGs OF TIE NETWORK PRESBYTERY
AT the meeting of the Presbytery of New York in
the Scotch Presbyterian Church yesterday after
noon the Rev. DR.. A. ID. L. Jewett presided The
Committee on Church Extension submitted its re-
port through the Rev. DIR. Hail. asking that it be
given full power in the expenditure of money rela-
tive TO the maintenance of the churches in the
lower part of the city and relative TO church
extension in the upper party of the city. The re-
quest of the committee was granted with the dis
tinctiOn between the upper aud lower parts of the
sitv stricken out. The committee also made a re-
mort on the Church Of the Sea and Land and it was
decided to relieve the committee of the church and
10 appoint a special committee TO confer with the
rongregation In regard TO its future course. 1t
decided that the Church Extension Committee
should ill all vacancies in its membership, should