New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-05

Evans presidents John X. Toiar, wee Mn,,nn
Reuben T. Pollard, treasurer; and john T. HOWELL
secretary.
EXAMINATION OF EDWARD S. TAPPAN.
AT the examination of Edward S: Tappan for the
murder of Mrs. Mayhee and her daughter, oeIoIe
Justice Belts yesterday in Jamaica, halslea9 II,
Frost identified two tivedoar bills as those wilien
had been given him by Tappan when they met e. On
the road leading from Norwich to oyster pay dtSi
Tappans confession had been written ana slgheu.
When Tappan handed these bills TO witness oI he
said Here, Pve got the money you'd better 'i h;s
It," abiding to the ten dollars mentloncu III mo
confession. Said the witness: A.
Before Tappan got the money he said going up S od
hill towards his home: 81 don't know WhetheIa vi" J;
woman will give that money" He then sara: 70 90
tell her want II 10 pay lawyer ne ASK" auted 10
with him to get the money He said that ne Nancy his
show me something in the room that the modeS mn
brother John gave him was III the bureau His wife
I went into the house and into the bedroom. Hitch
was present and they had eOnv"rsat2n an W CON
did not hear She said that he was Iqonsn he did Ed
with considerable spirit, said TO his we ri re blame"
want me to Co. Mont Tt PUT T e them told that
wanted ten dollars. she Went 10 VIC That money!
ea hs Ten dollars there ibid not see any money
| l do not know any other iac's c'Ai''o
with the murders A.. o,o,,;r
! alton was adjourned until tomorrow. i, s
Joseph Abberford, of Oyster Bay, VINO o was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff John Murphy, Oh S" ~
Sav' was arraigned before Justice Kavanagn, az
Long Island City, yesterday. on the compialnt Vi
Mr. Murphy, who charged him with n co nmd Mrs.
the Maybee murder and assaulting MI ana M i
James {. Townsend, of Oyster Bay ne JUSTIFY
adjourned the examination until wednesday a'
10 a. m. - ,u. Ill bo beld in
Queens County before April, and District Attorney
Fleming is being urged to ask the V3VeInor IN; ~
appoinf special term and authorize the Drawing
OF Grand Jury this month, in order to try .huge:
against whom the evidence OF the commission VI
the Maybee murders is thought TO be conclusive
THE BURDEN OF A DOUBLE POLICE FohCE'
In Newark Yesterday Judge Dixon granted
writ of certiorari to Judge Fort the counsel or !ne
Republican captain ana e 9 th rom@on Conn
ell to remove them by resolutions under an oIdi-
| nance passed last month and approved ny 9n9
Mayor February l. The ordluanee Wa frhidding
to repeal an ordinance passed in 1883 forDldqrIg
removals in the department except lor causG o
Republican officials contend that the repeallnS w
dinance does not give the Council the legal author-
| itv TO make partisan removals. Judge DIXON Ill
giving his decision said that he acted not because
he was satisfied of the invalidity OF the oTonan9e,
! Int because in view of the doubts existing, the
partes interested were entitled to fuli decision vi
The Supreme Court at the next term Inc eneet S on
the decision is to send al the dsc IN os
| will be given either on April or June o. ~ 'ne
meantime both sets of officers will be ehtltieu u
pay from the city.
THE GRAND ARMY OF THE PEOPLE DEAD
few weeks ago Captain William 5. Ellsworth
distributed in the newspaper othces pIospeo ~ ~
of the aims and organization OF the Grad A it's mo.
bilization on January 2 and was determnedto elect
President and Vice-President of the United states
| in November. The most suggestive plank IN the
nlatform on which the G. A. 7. stood was general
bankruptcy law Captain Ellsworth SAID that the
world would hear more of the G. A. p. before the
end of January. -, ,....,
The world has waited since then with intense
anxiety. but nothing has been heard of the army
Yesterday TRIBUNE reporter called on, dlstln,
gusbed General in this city, noted for the agility
With which he changes his politics. His name was
attached to the document mentioned above. nc
said that the G.. A. p. had been smothered IN 1tf
several and collective cradles.