New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-05
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES.

the hospital but recoy ering from his selfnneteu
wound IN the head.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES.
The young people connected with All Souls
Church (Universast) in South feminist, Brooklyn.
held mock court in the chapel OF tie church las
evening The counsel for the plaintiff; H. f. Gun
Dison and Charles d. Sperry. were made up 10 rep
resent BENJAMIN Butler and Roscoe Hemle
appeared for the defendant in the characters Oh
William NJ Eyarts and Chauncey NJ. Depew. Eeorgee
acted as s u A Thf enSf IN
a suit for SANDER the damages for which were
mildly put at S5O000 A jury having been lmpan-
eled from some Of the men and women preseh th he
trial was formally opened by. the reading Oh we
complaint. which began as follows; ihat on tt,o o
23d of November. 1852 at soclable hcId az tne
chapel of All Souls Church. in the city OF Brooklyn,
while addressing large number Of persons. the
above-nampd defendant, comparing the ,plaintin
herein with the famous Mrs Langtry, mallcionsiy.
wantonly. yindiclivey and without Just cause OF
provocation, spo9e concerning the pla,nth
the false and defan tory words ioilowng: lou
bave all heard of the far famed Mrs Langtry, her
lovely eyes, her eloquently speaking nostrlis, her
peary she-like ears her ruby lips, her exdlslteiy
chselled features. her transcendently pure com
pexCn her graceful SuTe her rounded arms rms hHS
little foot But what fall is here my friends.
Behold our Langtryi How marked the difference
he Langtry nave 'Iso ersnt their
only of hard soap, but also of soft soap" The
Gescribing the looks of Mrs. Langtry in caricature.
il ended rs follows: Whereby the plaintiff was
Injured in his puation, feelings, bodily health,
social standing, business chances ana matrlmoniai
prospects. damages est mated at $4,000"
The answer OF the defence was to the effect that
the substance of the complaint was correct I'D Ine
language used, but that it was not done wanton-
ly OF yindictivelv." The first witness called was
Mr.. Langtrv himself, who was brought IN on
sretchcr made up to look the picture Oh despair
and the sickest kind of an inyalid. mere wee
other witnesses, also, who testified wlttIy 10 sii
witty questions from TIE eounse, Oh p o,n
provoked great deal OF laughter Ill tno iso 'uu'
ence which was present.
LAST HONORS TO TRENOR W. PARK.
The funeral of Trenor w. Park took place yester-
day morning at the Collegiate Ref rme Church, ~
Forty -eighthst. and Fitth-aye. when the arrange
ments were first made it was intended that me
Rev. DR.. Storrs should conduct the service, but
owing to the delay IN the arrival OF the BODY nc
was unable to DO So to fause iDe of the
family, those present consisted OF per-
sonal friends of the deceased man, in;
Company, the Pac Tic Mail Steamship Company and
the Nall Street National Bank, with when MI
Park had been connected. The colin was brought
into The church from the undertakers shop IN Last
Forty iirst-st. literally covered with npwers. Inc
services began at 10 o'clock. The oficatng clergy
man was the Rev; f. b. C9e. pastor OF inc cnuhcn
who spoke briefly upon the representative char-
acter of Mr.. Parks busy commercial me, anu re-
ferred with regret to the absence OF DE- Storrs
Parks viz ues as q man and friend. Between the
lessons and prayers the REGULAR choir OF the chqrch
T Thee, -'O''
The pall-bearers were Governor John L. Barstow,
Ex-Governor John W. Stewart, Edward }. Phelps,
all of Vermont Ex-Governor Leland stanford, OF
Dinsmorc and Joseph u. Mills. AS the procession
moved out If the church the coffin was borne upon
the shoulders of four men. ana 1ol.
the family and friends, including MI and Mrs;
1renor l. Park. Mr.. and Mrs. J G. Mccullough ana
three children. Mr.. and Mrs +; u. Jrnnlngs u "
and Mrs John V. Hall Mr. ana Mrs. Henry d. Hall.
OF Bennington Vt; Mr.. and Mis-, Char9s Hall Hall, %
Springfield Mass; Mr; and Mrs. Charles r; VIKING.
OF Vermont; Charles Thatcher and A. +. walker, OF
Vermont; D. A. eager, of Brooklyn; J. IL. Flagg
ana a. b. Valentine. Among those present IN the a,
body of the church were Jesse Sellgman. Henry w.
Putnam, H. n. Smith. Joseph Ogden, George Carr,
j. b. Houston, Henry Hart, Edward Lauterbach.
Thomas w. Evans. e. J. Osborne ex,Judge ". ~
len and Captain s. g. Porter, OF the steamship Ban
Bias. The burial took place at Greenwood Gene
terry
THE YORKTOWN MONUMENT.
The bids 1or the building of tue Yorkto WI Monu-
ment were opened yesterday at noon IN the pres
ence of Lieut. nant- Colonel William +. Craighhlll,
IT, 5. A.; James q. A. Ward. tie sculptor anu Rich
ard M. Hunt, tie architect, at the office OF Mr..
hunt in THE TRIBUNE Building. There were nlne
proposal sent in, as follows; Bordwell Granite
Company, $6O.436; Westham Granite Company,
S74 3s7 81; Brown e. McAllster u Il 1000 ;iiuTri-
cane Granite Company. per David Tlllson, 500 900;
II tchinson, s74. 900; Mount Walno Granite Com
pany $745oo AallOwe Granite Go%sany'
ss55sS",5c6; ccOODDc;ac1d NeW:i a%pshirel Gran;
tie Company. $4,000. The Hallowell
Company's bid is the lowest but the entire list must
be submitted to the War Department before de
cslOn eau be reached.
The plan of the monument itself, as drawn by Mr:
Hunt presents tall cylindrical shaft, cuclrcl led at
about one-half Of its height by carved figures
representing the thirteen original States
Above these rows OF stars represent ., me
is made up Of eagles cotton and tobacco
plants and other objects cmbematic OF he nstitu
lions and products OF me country On inc T TOP "i
will bear Jour inscriptions one Will give an out
line of the surrender of Lord CORVALLIS to Wash
ington, Rochambeau and DE Grasse: The cond will
mention the act of Congress by which the statue IL
built; the third will commemorate the treaty OF
alliance with France, and the fOnrth. the treaty OF
September, 1888, with England.
POLICEMEN FAILING IN THEIR DUTY.
Police Commissioners French, Mason and Mat
thews yesterday held special meeting to pass
Judgment upon policemen who had been tried Tor
unbec coming conduct or for violations Of the rules
Sergeant Francis Fitzgerald, of the Twelfth
Precinct, who has been missing for several weeks
and who is believed by his friends to be either dead
or wandering insane outside of the city, was dis
missed rom the force on acOmplant OF being absent
| from duty without leave. On a similar complain
| the Commissioners voted to dismiss PatrOlman
| James Coyne, of the Twenty Precinct
| Patrolman Frederick Mccoy, OF the tlizabe hist.
police, dismissed Oh charge OF being lntoxl-
Gated on post.
A strong pressure was brought TO bear on the
| Commissioners in favor of Pdtroman Patrick Gin-
ley, of the Seventeenth Precinct. who recently be
| came so drunk and disordery while OH duty that
| Captain McCuliagh was Obliged 10 lock him
| up Ginley who had good war
record has been known IN the department as
Paddy the Horse" Although considered a good
policeman when sober, he had several charges OF in
| toxicatlon preferred against hun. number of
politicians were at Police Headquarters TO inter-
cede for him yesterday, and il was said that both
! General Grant and General Hancock had written
letters recommending him to mercy on account of
his bravery as soldier. The Commissioners, how
| ever dismissed him 10y q unanimous vote.
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY CLUB
The Nineteenth Century Club is OF the new or
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