New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE D,,cIcJON THE RYAN CASE.

action was taken on H. ME- Mat.no We ~, "Iaut
only Commissioner who was Wiling W taih a., ao'us
the nin,on Yesterday He said "The decision, as
I updersts and IT. does not connlct witn .ho P" %
the Board of Police to impose fines ior vasfnUn s
Of the rnI.s OF the department. nor does II CONNECT
with the mowers of the Board to grant leaVeS o Az
the condition that s%eh in UShstancs that
the Hoard has not the right 70 withhold pay from
member of the police force on account OF Sickness
,ybother such sickness occurs III the ordinary uls
charge Of duty or is caused by some extraordinary
noice service as for instance when policeman Is
Wounded while ar. esting burglar. NOTWITHSTANDING
ing this decision there ought to be manhood enough
among the members of the force to allow such
money to contributed to the Police Pensioh
Fund. Whether the policemen consent 10 sucn an
arrangement. or not, would advise them not TO
place the collection OF their demands IN the hanus
OF any lawyer, for If the Commissioners come 10
the conclusion thai policemen are enti'ioa 10 agI
ceive full pay independently Oh botNioo' VIC oh"'
not resist their demands" .
Chef Clerk Hawley said that the Court of Ap-
peals had not gwen an opinion 30 H. " o
had served at Police Headquarters lie th0ught me
decision would tend to demoraze the pollco iorce
and would cost the CITY about million dollars
Tine Board of Ponce will take action on tho opinion
nj its next meeting by requesting the Connsei 10
the Corr Grafton to give his opinion IN regaId 10 to
duties of the Board under the decision III was sau
at Police Headquarters yesterday that the police
surgeons would be instructed TO examine win
greater than heretofore any poiiceinah WIZ h
reports sick, and not to permit any man 10 10 ao
sent from his dutie unless lie is clearly TOO Ill 10 re-
main on post If any policeman Is caught 1elgnihg
Papers were served ON President French yesterday
IN twenty-one new suits begun in the supreme
Court to recover the back pay OF poliGelnen WIG
had lost time b, sickness Among the suits brought
I'm Saturday WINS one IN the name OF Rounds man
Alexander Clinchy, of the Sixth Precinct. Inc
roundsman went 10 Police rue
affidavit had gwen any person authority 70 oIihg
suIt in his name He said he had lost pay for only
seventeen DAYS since he had been member OF the
force and he was Wiling that his lost pay should DO
retained in the Police Pension fund'
RESULTS OF DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING.
The Aldermens Committee on Streets continued
Yesterday its hearing in regard TO steam heating
nuisances James w. Gerard IN eehalf OF property
owners IN Pine and William sts presenteai pro;
fest apaipst allowing the present condltlon Oh
things to exist He said that be had examiner tue
charter of the city had round nothing that gave
the Aldermen the power to grant sncn Mem Vs,
Steam Heating Companies were operating. Inc
charter gave the Aldermen the power 10 use anu
regulate the streets, but this only appheu 10 'no
General Daniel f. Sickles, one of the directors OF
the American Company. who appeared IN DENIAL VI
the compauv said that he had not been aware that
the franchise OF the company was TO be discussed
or questioned. or he would have come prepared tc
defend 1T. He wished to answer certain conplainls
made in consequence of the bursting OF steam
mines and the escape of odors tbs company re-
rretted what had occurred 1t was becaus or mis-,
5laced confidence In the former chief engineer OF
The company and the defective work done under bis
orders that all the trouble had arisen An lhVestl-
cation had been made by experts anu the "1Ik was
emphatically condemned Ihe company hau az
ready begun 20 remedy the matter. 1t had gone far
enough for those engaged TO ascertain whefe tho
fault lay. The Chief engineer OF Tue company, Sil;
Tudor said that this work was going forward
rapidly He denied that the fonl doors came from
the steam plres They were caused ny eaKs aod
the gas pipes and from other sources not cohnecteo
with the steam heating pipes
Ex-Alderman James w. Halves submitted a copy
of yesterdays TRIBUNE, containing nap Oh lne
district covered by the pipes of the steam
Company aud an account OF It's operations, ana
asked that 1t be received by the committee. his
was DONE
MARKS'S CORY SKULL SHOWN TO The JURY.
The Inouest in the case of Zepha nah Marks, the
murdered Hebrew pedler was Iesuineu a .on ror.
were found in the woods, not lar 1rou inc sCeho oI
the murder. and all Port Chester immediately
iumped at the conclusion that they belonged TO
Theodore Hoffman, the young man now In prison az
White Plains awaiting trial for the II urdei. Nhen
the trousers were shown TO Mrs Holman Tue Young
n1ans mother however she asserted positively that
they were not the that her son had on wnen lie
left home Mr BOutOn, also. was positive thal lheV
were not the ones which Hoffman had OIL when he
called at his mousse on the day of the murder. Near
where the trousers were found in the WOODS were
also found some bills given to Marks by tfauesmeh
The first witness before the CorOners jury yester-
day was John Welcb. of Rye. who testified 10 see
Ing Hoffman 10 Rye on last Thursday AFTERNOON.
Theodore +. II. Hoffman, the father OF the prisoner
said that when his son left home 10 had handKei-
chief similar to the one found ON MIN wI t ar
resteSl This handkerchief was supposed TO nave
been taken by Hoffman from the pedlor s PACK, az
similar ones were found there. The rod ana blue
lines on the handkerchief found on Hoffman were
faded whereas those ON th9 ones IN tue murdered t
pedler's pack were bright. Adolf h.Daum, shOe
dealer of Rye testified that man answering 10
Hoffman's description bought pair Of shoes OF nm
ON Tbnrrday the day of the murder, aud he ldenti-
fed the ones taken from the prisoner Wnen no was
arrested as the pair that lie had sold Inc uocIois
who made the ost-mortem examination OF MaTkSs
body testified In technical terms az 10 the nature OF
his wounds, producing tho CORY Skull 10 ILLUSTRATE
their remarks.
GIANT POWDER CARTRIDGES EXPLODE.
Workmen In the employ OF OBrien ~ Labor; con :
tractors, have been blasting TccBs recently at
Second ave and Seventieth-st. and they have Kept
their materials III o small she'd on the rocks Car
tridges containing about pound OF grant power
necessary in cold weather TO tEaw out the car
tridges before placing them In the holes made by
the drills. as otherwise they would not explJde
readily. thomas Kelly, careful workman, VINO
has mad charge OF the cartridges. began at a. M
yesterday to thaw out three of them tie placed
them in d can. which ID turn was placed IN a TN
nail containing water. He then placed the pail on
q forge where a file was burning. - A.,
When he water in the pau had become h9t, tue
cartridges suddenly exploded. Kelly was blown
eintO a corner Of the shanty and his right arm was
taken VI below the elbow. A hole was made III tho
root of the shed. The explosion CAUSED 'nuch OK.
citemeut among the other w0Tkmen who were out
of danger but they soon went 10 Kelly assistance.
The wOurded man was taken TO the PRESBYTERIAN
Hospital, where ii was said that he might recover.
IIs ia forty wears old and has wife aud four chil
dren living in hundred andtorty fourth-st
THE END OF THE QUAIL-EATlNG CONTEST.
The thirtieth day OF tue quail eating contest yes
terday found comparatively few spectators at
SGabe Cases hotel, but white driving coats were
conspicuous. At o'clock Walcott sat In the
corner of the glass-coyered pavilion lie was IN
good condition. evidently, and responded to the
good natured chatting of his friends. The colored
waiter brought IN two Quails, done TOT turn"
' At :l0 Wacott began the attack ,briskly. lie
had inst closed an interview with BunDell, me
snowman, and WAS heard TO say Yes Will"
the birds as If he had another engagement to MI,
and turning the bones deity with his fingers IN a
in a min 80 sec The second BIRD disappeared
in 3 min 40 sec. This Is the best time that he
has N AIDE during the contest. During The meal nc