Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-30
NEW YORK.

NEW HOhA. LoOGtDg For President EnO-A Thorouc h Search Of Ills House Reveals No Trace of Him.
 NEW YORK, May 29.-At II o'clock this morning three deputy United States narshals forced their way into John c. Eno's residence the house thoroughly. All who were in the house were assembled in one room and placed under guard, The officers went through the house and ransacked every place in which 1t WAS possible for human being to conceal himself. but Mir. Enc was not found. guard was placed during the search on top of an adjacent house where 8 VIew Of Mr. Eno's room could be had, but no one was seen to leave the house. The marshals accordingly reported that John Enc was positively not in the house.
 President Fish on the stnnd-H1s Testt- mouy Before che Referee. | NEW YORK, May 29.-Mr James D. Fish, president of the Marine bank, was before i Referee Cole to day in the suit of James H. i Morris against the firm of Grant & Ward. | Were you member of the firm of Grant & Ward?" asked counsel 'sYes."
 "When was the company or firm formed?'' ''In the latter part of 1879 or the beginning of 188O."
 '-How much did you contribute to the frm?'' "$1oo, 900; part in money and part in mining stocks,''
 "Was the stock converted into money?'' 'I cannot say what disposition was made o1 | it."
 ''How much cash did you advance9" ''1 l cannot remember"
 ''Did you put anything else in?'' 'sNoth. | ing as capital"
 ''What did the others put inP" '-$1OO, 900 each as did"
 "When did you become president of the Marine bank?" 'In 1873" And you were president of the bank dur ing all of the time you were member of the | frm?' q was president all that time.' Grant < Ward had an account with the 1 Marine bank?' ''Yes sir, they had two &C., counts; one called Q special account" Here | the pass book of Grant $ Ward was sho VII to witness and identified.
 ''In whose handwriting are the entries therein made2" ''Some of them in mine ]" Are not all of them yours except the totals 1 in the figure column?" ''They are" Did that pass book not have particular reference to what is known as the contract | system?" ''Yes."
 | ''Was it your mode of business to make such entries on the deposit of all your depos- l itorsS' 'I have done so in some cases" 'fState one" II cannot remember"
 s'Who made the entries in the ledger from this boek9" 'sI cannot say''
 ''Who kept your ledger during 1881 and | 1882?' t'I cannot remember. There have been some changes"
 Adjourned.
 Slaughter of Innocsnts-A Mother l Kills Four Children and InflfcSs Fata Injuries on Herself and Another Chile ALBANY,s May 29.-A fearful tragedy took 1 place here at late hour. A woman named Caroline Schrever had dispute with her husband relative to a lost bank book. The husband left the house and was absent three hours On returning he found four of his children lying dead ih their beds with their throats out. The mother was absent. | He notified the police and on searching they found the mother about quarter of g mile from the house lying on the railroad track badly mangled. She had 6 child nine years old beside her. The ohild said her mother sat down on the track and held her until 'the train struck her. The woman was living but will die, and the child 1 found with her will not probably recover. | City Chamb erlatn Tapp6n-H1s Resi9 | nation Called For, Handed fm and Ae- l eepted.
 NEW YORK, May 29.-The grand jury oi the court of oyer and terminer to-day handed in the following presentment: ''It is the opinion of the grand jury that the business responsibilities which the city chamberlain has assumed, and the fnsncial obligations and speculations into which he has permit ted himself to be drawn, are incompatible with the trustworthy and satisfactory dis charge of the duties of his ofics. We there fore recommend that the Mayor shall Te quest his immediate resignation" The grand l jury also recommend that the list of dsposi tory banks be at once revised so ths the largest amount to be deposited in any bank be fixed by law not to exceed one-hal I the amount of capital and net surplus of suct bank and that the rate of interest to be re ceiyed on the city deposits. shall be fixed bl the Mayor, chamberlain and controller quarterly according to the market rate.
 0n the 22nd of this month City Chamber lain Tappan placed his resignation in tn, hands of friend to be given the Mayor This afternoon the resignation was delivered to the Mayor and ae cepted by him. He at once appointed Henry B. Laidlow, the New York agent O the Bank of California, to the vacant office
 Mr Laidlo waited upon the Mayor this af ternoon and accepted the office. He is thl
 head of the firm of Fl. B. LaidloW 4 Go. bankers 14 Wall street, and is also a dlrecte lin the Bank of New York. NEW ENGLAND.