New-York tribune., 1884-11-29

The unfortunate man had dug large hole unaeI
ths bonlder intending to bury It, He had dug too
far, aud undermined the rock, which fell 9pon
him. The doctors said that he might nave peen
pinned there for q day, or perhaps had died III
few minutes.
STRANGE HAPPENINGS TO TWO GIRLS.
THEY ARE FREQUENTLY FOUND TIED AND GAGGED
IN oUT-or-THE-wAY PLACES.
Tho people of North Westfeld, in Union Coun-
ty. N. j., are much exercised over fpys,eiIou'
case of persecution of two children oi IL y. Holnes
ST., an old and respected resident. MI. Ho'mies
owns a farm but leaves ii in care OF his VIE ana
son while he pursues the trade OF carpenter r., ne
has two young daughters Hattie anu LIZZIE n1se
children hayc been found at different 'mes oy
members Of the family or by ncighoors bound na,ia
and foot, or tied up or nearly smothcred unuer
bedding or confined in barrels or octi.ed u, taI in
daylight. hut during the temporary absence OF the
members Of tic family, ~ o,1
Ia tie. the elder chi'd IS ABOUT eleven y1aIss o hc
was in the garden. when some one graspeu heI
around the body, placed cloth over her face ana
earned cr behind the barn: Sns reeh,TeEeG hm Eer
brother found her lying on the ground with her m
ewes bandaged and her mouth and ears nlicn VIII
mud Her clothing was torn, Dut tnere was ho ,io
mark of violence upon her person. she sa'd sue
thought her assailant was man. Two days
later the younger child was heard scream,
ing and the ,oumS mother with found hGr rope and
partly gagged. Being only three years old, tie tie
child could give 10 intclligiblc account OF the
@sa nee he HT tHs Rsury TaIn oes who '
wheclwrights at Milbnrn. mt nothing was ni nisi
covered Soon afte-ward Hattie was found tied
up by the neck in the kitchen lirr feet ana a naos
cloth drawn tightly aronnd her neck, 10 w1'ch ~
cord was attached and the chIld's tongue had
placed s omit on it to hold it. When released she was Mt
terv exhausted. and could not SPEAK. Aga,n .,a
the two children were found in the Basement OF ths
md
ben used 10 thoroughly wet them. The younger
was unconscious. The only account they could give
veil had knocked the smaller child down and
stoppe,l the screams of Hattie with her hand, WINE
she bound her, and, having bound the other child,
placed them both under the pump; mrs o r, ,U'a"
mon returning in a few minutes, missed her chit,
dren. She found them in the attf. Donnd ,,,th aah
gagged and under heap of bed clothing Bntn
were unconscious They could give no explanation
of how the thing occurred. -, A.. .;,.,,
There we're several instances where the neigh
bors fonnd the children in II condition similar to
that described in the eases given. Directly across
the road from the Holmes house live Oscar telter
and his wife felter Is employed to do o1h rh1tes
bv the residents Of The hamlet and suspicion mas
been directed 10 this couple. The Hulines family
have been subjected to other prosecutions lhelr
pantry has been robbed, their chickens nave beeh
stolen and they have suffered otherwise from ina'ice
or theft eumie time auo Mrs. Holmes sail she
missed lot of clothing and jewgliy and q search
warrant was rtocnred to sen,ch the terrs hnnae,
were found living On the stuop ot be lphcs hgnsr'
having evidently been deposited there by the thief.
ALONG THE SOUND
np,nnt poHn-thp tipfinania Eihaina soeiptvs
Th,nbsaitins MA ahh inh,hihcli a. they were
ealied uron 20 hnft on " ihpii hni,rt' uroftr "
lle nnsI,a WV ha 1 1e'"M,ss ,s ws,s ses,' sa 4'
oynf his opeo grave, i'ie iioWe aehlnet onpan,
la, suspended work for thirty days.
InNn IsI lNn
Lioyp's NrOk,-An EFFORT viii he made 10 indnee
tho eGslature this winter ~ separate the VILLAGE
from q eens County, and Dcrmli u !" JOIN 'he '""h
OF iiunlington, Suffolk County.
Com SPnING Preparations have been made At
The Fish hatchery for the Matching tins season of
I 900 600 sea salmon 200 600 land d-locked salmon,
100000 lake tsnt from MaiIe. loo'ouo ,'er'nan
trout, 10000 brook trout, 100000 whitcish and
&, 100000 goldfish.
RICHMOND HiLL--The residents of the village
were considerably excited Yesterday over tho rob
berry of Mrs. Sands, wife of the cashier of Broo-
Iyn dry goods firm, on Wednesday. Mrs. Sands is
completely broken dowa. and remains at the house
of o. Graves, her next-d,or DeighbOr, whittier she
fled on the night Of the assault. Mrs Sands fired
wo Shots from her husbands revolver at the thief
and his accomplicc rs they ran away from tic
house after the robbery. An effort has been made
10 hire wachmen 10 patrol the streets NJ night Inc
silverwarc on Monday.
NEW-JERSEY.
ORANGE.-A water-cOiOr exhibition VIII he heid
In December. meeting of the Water-Coior Club
s called for tonight
EAST ORAyGF.-M. Wallbridge Buckley, who
does business IN New-YOrk' IS under hail for assault
ing Mr. Gallery a livery-stobie keeper, whom he Is
snid to have charged with flirting with his wife,
NEWARK
A strange man who had been seen for several days
in the neighborhood of Listers factory was found
in the ward of the factory yesterday covered with
blood. He had evidently attempted to commit
suicide.
JERSEY CITY.
Samuel Strahcn and wife, of No. 81 Paiisadc-avc.
returned Yesterday from two-weeks' visit and
found that heir house had been robbed. bright fire
was burning IN the kitchen stove and everything
Indicated lhat ihc thieves had eaten their meals
aud slept III the house.
Robert Hoffman, who pleaded guilty of embez-
zl, ,uent was sentenced yesterday 10 Ole years
prisou,ncnt in the County Penitentiary lie was in
tha employ of Frank Stevens. "A Tcal-rstafe agent
and until his arrest bore an excellent reputation
lie was not yet eighteen years old, and had lost
the stolen money, 81, 100, in betting on races.
PRAISE FOR TIE GRAND JURY.
Robert Mackey. the President Of the Knicher-
booker Ice Company, was foreman of the Grand
Jury that was discharged yesterday by Recorder