New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-25

aside strip or lanQ near tucSC p"'
he nnsu 70 Taxation and another strip between
woodland Cemetery and the parks subject 10 TAXA
ton The new bill provides that al Tue ne" u NOT
shall he within the city, ard tne CITY Is nog
"hiaed to take lands in any year that will exceed
ST Zoo 600 IN value. The bill also repeas; ana at
part of the act which requires inc .rIs nronoscd
to be taken at once and asks for tae appon'em a
by the Justices Of the Supreme Court VI 'nioo
new Commissioners OF Appraisal.
THE RECORD Err CARRIES HIS POINT.
CONDITIONS on WHICH MIR. OLIVER SECURED AN
ADJOURNMENT.
The case of August Platt. accused OF abduction.
was cal ed for trial yesterday before hec pi
Smyth in the Court OF Genera, sesslohS' .sstant
was an iron-cad stipulation between Assistant
Ds,rict- Attorney NicOll and John ID. townsend;
the prisoners counsel that the case should he tired
yesterday in spite OF all other I
of Cruelty to Children has taken great mercy
Kate CavanagA, the complainant. who Is only III,
,een years ola, declares that she was kepl i'll q
Chatham-st resort for several days Platt Is al,
legged to be the proprietor OF the place am is sal
to he worth 100000 or $500, 600 Ilatt was
baed Immediately after his arrest but repTesohta-
tiOns have recently been made by officers OF the So
cety which led Districts Attorney MARITIME TO Apply
to Recorder Smyth for bench warrant. riau. a,ts
been watched by detectives for nearly two weeks
and was arrested on Monday night, as Y was 1SaIeu
on account of his. rep,pted wealth .i ana inc ne
%o" ssys the of city, MS He 'ia
and has heavy. coarse riustache. He was before
the Recorder with Assemblylnan James Ol1ver Us
his counsel Mr. MARITIME appeared m person.
Mr.. Oliver told the Recorder that Mr. Townsend,
who represented the defendant was tryine a cas9
before Judge Barrett The Recoricr insisted ' k
the case should 20 uader the stipulatlon. MT
Oliver made varons ingenious pleas, but Gid 10,
make any impression on the Recorder, VINO san
that the case must be tried immediately; unless ,e
counsel would accept three conditions Tor an az
journment to Monday Tho case. ne sa,d, IL AZ
iourned must proceed on Monday, wherever tne
counsel might he; the defendant must remain IN
nd ha of the mother OF the girl
must be taken. The mother hives III NewIJersey,
and her husband SAID to object to her absences
when the trial is called.
MIR. Oliver finally obtained recess of ten min
utes to consult with Mr.. Townsend, ana Jncg
Barrett appealed to, as the Stadler case, wc1
days. Mr.. Oliver returned to the attack ID Ine
Court of General Sessions. but the Recorder Kept
repeating: "YOu know the conditions OF an ad-
i0nrnmcnt; you may accept OF decline. as yon see
lit" The special fear OF the Assenblynan seemed
to be lest his client should have to remain in JAIL
over the arrest. But the Recorder did not change
not accept the conditions, and Clerk Hall began TO
call jury but before the jury was swoln ths c1u rl
sci changed his mind aud said Il accept. Mrs.
Cavanagh deposition rs to her daughter age was
taken, and the case adjourned to Monday. fiatt
went TO jail.
|. A STAGE.OWNER FAVORS JACOB SHARP.
Mr.. wILKrNs's PRIVATE BUsINEss-TDE WORST
THING THAT EVER STRUCK HIN.
William II. Wilkins, principal proprietor OF tne
Broadway and Madison Avenue line OF stages, yes
tsr,lay appeared before the Broadway Surface hal-
road Commission in support OF the railroad sonehie e
of Jacob Sharp. who recently testified that ms
comnanv had made arrangement 1cr
buying ali the Broadway stage lines #
the right to construct railroad IN broadwav Is
ment between him and the propr,rrt;o ,I OF 'he
Fifth Avenue and the Twenty-third =, street
stage lines each runs seventy omhlpnses ne CAV.
as follows: 1851 500 ,36S so; 1882. S204 60 80;
1888, $ls7,625 90; 1884. $l5i.09S 90; total.
$7S5,31S so; average per year, , ,.tSy ~ ne
average gross receipts of the three broadway stage
lines for the four years was 1870 ID. aud about
onehalf of this was received III fares below fonr-
tecnth-st.
Mr. Beaman-Aro you making money
MI Wiikins-We-doing little something
The witness said that his line had AS horses.
After the fare was reduced TO iive cents III go
the receipts were about doubled. hiterward the
elevated roads diminished the receipts Oh the stage
lines. Mr. Bcanan read an extract from speech
made by the witness before the Board of Aldermen,
IN which he had opposed Mr. Sharps proposed rail-
road
Mr. Bcaman-why did you make that speech . Al
oHa V n ySn found It QUIT A-Tbar. private
Q.-When arrangement made Win MI Hh'rP
A.-Thats private. , ..,, .,,,- ,,.n,s,,o
,o%T lars 70 opDose a broadway railroad A.wcl.
now that's q question that don't think ought To
0."Iiow much Ia Mr. Sharp going to pay .yon Al
amt got 10 grievance with Mr. sharp lie amt gong To
3."Is he going to give you stock In the railroadi
Mr.. Scrbner said that the witpess's private
business. ;,oss -
Mr. Wilkins. who said that he had formerly
driven a stage. thought a Broadway. rai.r9ad
ever struck me- he said "was that cent that Van
lerbilt took OF the fare on ms Fourth Avenue
street cars. That reduced the Income OF our stage
line Vanderbilt said to me h'inicli, says Lc,
People nj walk three or four books 10 save mat
one cent"
UNABLE TO TELL HOW COTrRELL DIED.
Michael w ooley produce dealer of West Wash
ington Market, and brothcT-in-aw Of Charles ii.
Cottr.ll. whose sudden death on Monday IF last
week caused suspicious o. foul play, weni before
Justice Patterson IN the TOmbs Police Court yes
terday. With him were a brother OF thedead man;
f. +. Buermcyer proprietor OF the llqnoi-s'0re
from which Cojtrel staggered Just before hl,
death his bookkoeper, Henry Schwakeuherg. ana
Charles Hon, "a boy fourteen years old. Mr. WooIey
presented a sworn statement by Dr. {. knecht' OF
Matawan, giving the results OF po,t-noricIn ex-
animation OF CottTelps body on riday.
Charles lIof SAID that he vas in the grog shop on
the day that Cottrell died. aud heard CottIel and
| called Charlie a bank blank and Charlie called
him the same thing back. Then Eo6
hii him the o. eye r,o and I'd I'm ns Te,1'd
! little and then Charlie fell aud struck hi: head
against the iron rail in front o; the bar" he
barkccper said that he didn't see any hitting at ALL
and Mr.. Bucrmeyer repeated the story told by MN
| in The TRlBrNE of Monday az coming from hun.
Justice Patterson tod the witness 10 come before
him at 10 a. III. to-day. as they were leaving the
court room the brother Of Cottel said: " III 60 10
| the Governor Uf New-Jerscy. He'll see that some
thing is done" Mr. Woo.cy has been actively en-
gagged since the death of his bIohcr-lu-iaw III
irving 10 discover how he received his death blow.
| MANY rum0rs have been circulated. among others
| that he vas struck with slung-5hot.
TO GHIDVNi. reporter who was making Inquiries
IN the market Yesterday everyone spoke we'll OF
Cottroll, and also OF Cornish. the man with
whom ne had the dispute. The facts seem TO DO
that both mon were drunk, or nearly so, and that
thew ouarrelled and came blows, and that COtirs
fell either by slipping fron the effect OF the blow
| in theeyc which theiDoy Hon saw do ivcred,i and