New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

state, that her daughter and Mrs. Burtsels dsugh-
ter were not the best of terms MI mDt tonJS3
that he does not believe that Mrs. Burtseil %
to scald the child There we're two kettles on tne
stove one contaningcod water and the otner Doll
ing water and the boiling water was taken ansh
mistake The childs injuries are severe, ner hesn
ON the right side aud down her back 10 uhe Waiso
being one entire blister Mis-. BnrtseIl Is inc Wl9ow
of Peter Burtsell who died at Far Rockaway i a..
summer and who at the time of his death was wv
chief clerk in the Office of Surrogate K0Ilns. ono
is now building summer cottage az @ M,,ss
When in the city she boards az tno in company
with some friends and Constable wade. phe Ma'
taken before Justice IIeay waived ezamsnau .
Grand Jury. Bail was fur Ished by Mr.. Mott, and
she left the court room. She declined 70 soy ' ~
thing about the matter Dr. schenck a9'u xo SI
Justice that The child was improving ana VIOLIN
nrobably recover, but would be dishgured ior hie'
A BLIND MAN WHOWOULD SEE HANGING.
Theodore Hoffman, whose execution IS 10 tako
Mace Tomorrow for the murder OF Zlie Marks tlIo
Hebrew nedler near Port Chester remains in'iIle}I
emf 10 his doom. II is believed that he VIII "an "a,
TO the gallows with firm step ana prHtessC ' tbat
tire innocence of the crime. IT Is unieTstoou Ins ~
he has prepared a brief speech to be dehYeIeu az az
the scaflold. The Rev Mr.. Van Klceck, rector VI
Grace Church at White Isns w Stafed ia" YESTERDAY
that Hoffman seemed to take deep interest III aiI7
ministrations. Sheriff Horton received many aPe
nlicotions for admission to the jail yard 1host oI
which he has been obliged to refuse; Among ti n
applicants whose requests the Sheriff mas gahIeu
il that of a blind man of Port Chester VINO Wbnts
10 see the hanging. A blind young woman hVlng
in Harrison applied to the Sheriff few DAYS ago 10
visit Hoffman. Her request was granted ana Sne
had "a long conversation with HIM, and yesterday
,he repeated the visit. HOiman'S mother ana SIS
Ter visited him and had affecting interview ON
Sunday, and an cement has been made Tor Ills
parents to take charge of the body
REOPENING A NO1ED DIVORCE CASE.
Several we'll dressed women were attracted tothe
Supreme Court at Long Island City, yesterday IN
anticipation of the trial of a prominent divorce
case. William X. IIiaSdale, at one time the mana
ger of the Stewart estate ut Garden City, brought
SUIT against his wife three years ago for abs0lnte
divorce, making his bro Their, +. b. iiinsdae, OF the
law firm of Hinsdale & Sprague, counsel 10 ,the
Long Island Railroad Company, correspondent
IN the case The case was referred TO
Homer A. Nelson who took volumes or testimony
and reported against granting the divorce nut
Judge Barnard set the report of the referee aSlUe'
When the case was called cX-Judgc Reed, OF couu-
sci for William X. Hnsdale, said
II your Honor please it will take at least week TO tIX
this and am friends on inc 0her sue VIII
not Oho ct TO have postponed until April ~ .;,
Judge BTOwn-lf the Rugg case docs nov come ~ u'i
on Monday next you shall have to go 20 TRIAL ,...
Mr. Recd-If your Honor please winchester bIlItpVn'
who il associated with IN this case cannot De ncte -
fore Friday. He in Albany arguing an lnpoIl-n -
before the Court OF Appeals and II Il utterly mpossOio
for Us 10 go to trial on Monday. ..,.,-
Judge Brown-Then set tie case down perelhptol"y
for Monday, 2Sth inst