New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-01
THE TnETIs READY TO SAIL TO-DAY.
sINAL PREPARATIONS on DpARp-OFrcERs AND
CREM-SNMF VISITORS.

CRFw-sONE VISITORS
The Thetis flagship Of the Greedy Relief EXpe-
diuou, will sail from the Navy Yard to-day al
o'clock She Will be the advance ship and VIII lead
the way into the ice. Fine last piece Of work was
dOLe board Oi her yesterday, aud the last ihlng
was taken on board. Ii was an animated scene o.
board OF her yesterday. many people being there u
say goodbye 10 officers and men, and everybody
attached to Inc ship being busy with the Gul pre-
partitions The sailors had decorated their hunks
III the deck house with variety Of colored prints
an photographs, and al the head OF some OF them
hung beads and crucIdNeS. Packages of magazines
and other reading matter mad Oeen sent To
come of the sailors, and they were slowing
them away III tue lockers under their berths.
long table extended down the middle 0i the deck
house, and altogether II lOoNcd cheerful and com
Portable Both officers aud men were in good
spirits and hopeful Tor tie success OF the tNledl-
tIOu The a robust MANUFACTURING SGT OF
men, aud they have been selected With great care
IuoIru Harlow one of the officers of the ship takes
with him fine set of Photographic app auCes
On the qgauerdcck and IN the wardr ON there were
flowers, officers III their brilliant uniforms ladies',
good-bye~, good wishes and hustle. On the bunhs
OF the officer, piled clothing, books and varl-
Gus other art OIe trunk stood out 0mld
dlsordcred COMPANIONS, model Oi neatnesS. IHai
belonged TO Lieutenant Iaunt, the only married
officer Oh board except the captain. Among tie
visitors to the ship Nere two army officers, one
from Governor Island and one from Fort Hanl-
ton, sent To tender Captain Schlcy salute as ne
sails by these forts today. The officers aud crew
OF the lhetlS are rs iJll' rs:
Captain ". Z schley. Lieutenant Urel Lebie. Leuten
fauut, Lieutenant Lemy, Ensign Harlow, Chief In
giueer Melville. Passed Assistant surgeon Green, Ice
Cr".. = WI %aSeT Patrick Tayor. " Jo6nscn Carl
WasdeD, Michael illckley Bentley Cook John H4rvey'
Francis. william Gntin. walter Booth. Adam 7tett W
FISHER Powers, BagSs-!u, Mcdonald, Sewtu 'alQney'
n.ite.
Secretary Chandler came from Washington in the
afternoon to be present the sailing o the lhets
lie has Invited the members of the Cabinet, Assist
ant Secretary of State DAVIS, Admiral Porter. the
chiefs of bureaus OF the Navy aud Senators Hoo;
Miller aud Allison to hr present at the departure OF
the shlp. Ice Pilot Norman, who went up with
Greedy on the Proteus has expressed an opinion
that the Lieutenant H. stlll at Lady Franklin Bay,
aud that the IhetlS viii have to go there to ma
him. He is confident tha the ship VIII be able TO
reach that point.
MARTINS RELATIONS WITH BROCKWAY.
DETECTIVES snADOwING rHF NOTED BOND FoRG-
EEs--A BIND WITNESS.
A score Of detectives from Inspector Byrnes's
office and the United states secret Service Bureaus
in this city and hladelp hia testified for the prose-
cution yesterday IN the 0urt OF General Sessions
against Lewis X. Martin, who is accused of forgery.
The detectives Swallowed Martin. William +.
Bruckwgy and Nathan Is. Foster for over three
months watching the 81. James Hotel, Brockways
IOOIis in West Elcyenth-st. and Fosters home al
No 23l LeXlugtOu-ave. The Government Ohcers
codtInucd the Investigation from August TO OctO-
Der 20. 1883, when Inspector Byrnes TOOK charge
ofthe case Fifty partly executed forged bonds OF Iae
Moris aud Essex RalIoad Company were found IN
Martins room at the St. james Hotel. Peter
Mitchell, Martins counsel, made long argument
against sending the case to the jury, but lie was
overIulcd and the prisoner was called TO testify III
his own behalf
Martin Is a tall man with n long, delicate gray
beard. lie kept hi, eyes closed most of tine time.
II. says that his sight his been mpa red tor many
yeas and that Ice is totally blind He WAS led
t. the witness stand by court officer. He sad
that lie WAS a cattle dealer. aud was engaged III
stock-raisiug ia California in 1872. He became
acquainted with lhockway many years ago he
knew HIM only as T.. W. spencer He did not know
that his friend was Brockway until the arrests
were made. He said that he had sold race-horaes
% Spencer, and had been IN business with hun III
brewery Last August spencer came to his room
and asked him to take care Of package Of Yalu-
able papers. bonds, etc He agreed to do So and
received sealed package, winch he. kept
n his vali.e;., lie did not kn know
witness sad that he had been introduced al
No. 23l Lexngtnu-aye. by Foster. GA cross ex-
animation he SAID that he h8dnOt known l}r0ckway
under the name OF Doyle. lie did not know that
his friend had ever been in prison, though he had
noticed al one time that for several years he bad
not seen him m New-Y0lk. He said that the reason
be sometimes in HTockway's company late at
night was because lie was IN the habit Of playing
cTibbage with hun for small stakes. When asked
whether lie had ever been in prison, the witness
declined 10 give an answer. on the ground that II
would tend 10 degrade him. The trial Will prOba-
bly, be ended today