New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
A POLICEMAN RIGHTLY PUNISHED.

John Foley, q waiter, living at No. 2l West ST.,
was standing at West and Liberty sts. yesterday
morning, when Officer Brogan. of the Twenty-sev-
enth Precinct, ordered him to move lie did not
comply at once and the policeman raised bis club.
Before it descended Foley grabbed 1t and dealt the
officer blow in the face. He then quietly submit
ted to arrest. AT the TOmbs Police Court a chaI Ige
of assault and battery was preferred against him;
He acknowledged having struck his accuser and
related the circumstance. Brogan did not deny the
truth of the statement, whereupon the magistrate
dismissed the complaint and indOrsed on the aii-
davit Defendant dismissed because the officer,
by his own testimony, made threatening blow at
the defendant without pr0yocatlOn OF any KIND"
BROOKLYN.
The monument to Foreman Charles Keegan, of
Truck No. T. who lost his life at the Locust Hill
Oil Works fire, on Newtown Creek, IN 1857, Will be
unveiled at Calvary Cemetery early IN May. 1t Is
of Quincy granate, surmounted by lite-slze inquire
of a fireman in Italian marble, and cost 2 200:
similar monument to Private Robert McDOugal, OF
Hook and Ladder Company No: 3, who was killed
at the Harbecks stores re VIII be erected Ill Oreen-
wood.
One conuine divorce obtained by John s. T.
Clarke of fraudulent divorce nOtOriety, has been
discovered. Harriet w. StOOth0h, in November,
1882, obtained an absolute divorce from her hns-
band J James H. and the custody of their child. The
defendant it is alleged, disObeyed the order of the
court and placed the child with one Gertrude Perry
Yesterday an order was obtained from Judge
Clements, in the City Court, directing Gertrude
Perry to produce the child in court Tomorrow. A
thorough examination Of the papers shows that the
divorce was genuine.
NEWARK
John Schneider the Hungarian boy who shot and
killed his brother Gustaye, last December, and who
pleaded guilty of manslaughter some time ago, was
sentenced TO State PrjsOn for a term of six years
by Judge Depue yesterday. Schneider is sixteen
wears of age, and has been in this country three
years.
STATEN ISLAND.
ToMPKINsYILIE.-C Coroner Lea yesterday visited
tbe Smith Infrnary aud took the ante-mOrtem
statement of Charles Hughes, who was stabbed by
Cornelius j. Sullivan. Hughes IL is thought cannot
recover and Sullivan who was out on bail, was
arrested and committed 10 jail.
JERSEY CITY.
John Fuchs, young German baker living in
Webster-ave. disappeared yesterday. Mrs. Oscar
Schwinge, the wife OF liquor dealer has also dis
appeared, and as she and Fuchs had been seen to-
gether great deal of late 1t Is supposed they have
elOped.
Herman Fricke, who had been in the employ of
DR.. Edward Kock, the publ Usher OF German news
paper was arrested yesterday on a charge of en-
bezzlcment preferred by his employer. Frlckie
admitted his guilt and was committed Tor trial.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
SING SING.-The ice boat Utility Captain Nor
man Minnery sailed into an air hole on Friday
afternoon and sank In six feet of water. The cap
tain and a friend went under the Ice with II, but,
after foundering around while they crawled out
with the assistance of other ice b0atmen.
The boat was pulled out yesterday.
KAToNAH.-The 0yerseers Of the Poor of Bedford
have begun an action in the suDreme Conrt AGAINST