New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-25
A BURGLAR WELL PREPARED FOR WORK.
WHAT WAS FOUND IN TIE TRUNK AND IN THE

A BURGLAR WELL PREPARED FOk WOhh.
WHAT WAS FOUND IN IBE TRUNK AND IN THE
POCKETS OF JOHN A. ELwooD.
While on duty In the Bowery on Thursday night,
Detectye sereeants King and Lyon saw Joe"
Wilson, we-known professional thei, enter
pawn-shoo III company with sleek-looking stran-
Ger King afterward followed the suspected pair
70 JossD lodgings IN Chrystie-st., while Lyon as
certalued that they had pawned gold Watcn LOT
$50. By order of inspector Byfnes ane S UcelS
that the stranger boarded at M. 200 forsyth;st.
AS Wilson had just returned to the city after serving
term m Connecticut PRISON, the detectives con-
cluded that his unknown companion was thief
who had committed recent robbery. De-.
The two rogues ate their break:as at Bowery
restaurant Yesterday morning, and when they
came out on the sidewalk they were arrested.
They had already purchased tickets TO
Saratoga and intended to leave town py pods
of value His companion said he was john A. Ill
wood. of Denver Col. In Elwood's pockets were
found Continental scrip note for two-th'rds OF
dollar of the date OF 1776 pairof gold eye glasses
scarf pin with three emeralds arranged IN tne
shape Of clover leaf; child's gold bracelet set
chain gold scarf pin with a diamond, a ruby and
a sapphire set in clover leaf pattern, pawn ticket
for the watch pawned III the BOwery, and ticket
for diamond collaributton pawned in Toledo, Ohio
In a trunk belonging to Elwood; al NO ~ Eor-
syth-st. the officers found SILK mask, DARK IAN
fern a bottle of chloroforDi, 44-calibre revolver
a box of cartridges tive dirk knives, several black
bags and bag full OF burglars Tools such as PICK
locks nmles nppers chlses sugerS ana bas 9r and
Us nrensred for any kind of q job. In the trunk
were also many articles which the ponce tnought
had been stolen before Elwood reached this city.
Among them were jewel case with porcelain
cover a gold pin with seven rubies, two plain gold
pins, a gold ball and CHAIN diamond STUD, silver
watch a pocket compass, alligator skin case con-
tanning lock of blonde hair, and picture OF thIce
Young women in a group, taken in Detroit Mich,
aud marked " Flora Wydertz, Perrysburgh' WOOD
Inspector Byrnes will try to keep Elwood locked
ND until an owner for the stolen properly IS iound
pIsCHARGING MANY PARK EMPLOYEES.
HEAVY REDUCTION ON ACCOUNT OF EXHAUSTED
APPROPRIATIONS.
President Crimmlns, of the Park Board, an
nounced yesterday morning at the board meeting
that reduction had been made In the employees OF
the department by the suspension Of 100 men, OF
these SO are laborers, one rockman, gardeners
cartmen. drivers steam ensnsTe b orlaee
force of about $50 men in charge OF the parks
aTbe reason for this action" said Mr.. Crimrnins
sis that we have exhausted the greater part OF the
appropriation for the year-all but $6S.O00. which
will be required in maintaining the parks Tor the
remaining four months"
The total appropriation for the department was
100000, but this includes the care OF the bridges
Twenty fourth Wards. making fully two thirds OF
the appropriation. The amount appropriated Tor
the care OF che parks was $250.OOO. We asked for
S325 900, which is really required TO make the i'm:
proyements necessary. A scrap of paper In one OF
the park paths subjects the department. to crltlcsm
The miles of paths and roads have to be swept con-
tinualy, and every Monday morning ten cart loads
or more Of refuse swept up in the Central Park
Alone aoss6 ~ the bow S the parks ao
joyed by the people" Iii.
Yes The amount was small, for one cause.
Early in the spring the policy determined by the
board was to do great portion Of the work early IN
the year. The spring regarded as the best period
for this kind of work. Moreover, all the lawns and
meadows have been open to the public this year,
thus increasing the expense. Music has been pro-
vided more frequently The parks have never
looked better. believe and the repairs that have
been made have been of the most Substantial char
acter. The remainder of the appropriation is
hardly sufficient, fear to keep mp the same degree
ofcleanliness in the large parks" -,..,s o,,
How do the Riverside Park appropriations hold
outp' p" w Wv
There was $4,000 appropriated for the drive.
general improv vent nIs had been planned. These
sums have been consolidated, and the amount OF
work done at Claremont has been pushed forward
by the location there OF General Grants burial
place. and that has also increased the expense.
There Is remaining about $4,000 of the appropria,
there / think the Park Board make as good a
showing for its Toss as any n the t CITY,
people for the money expended"
HOW THE NEW MAIL SERVICE WORKS
James Z. Ward & Co., of the New-York and Cuba
Mail Steamship Company, have taken the pains to
investigate the recults of the new nail service by
which letters are sent to Havana and other points
in Cuba by way of Key West. instead Of by direct
steamer They mailed letters, one each day. from
August till August IL inclusive, except on August
0. which was Sunday, and Others were sent on
Messrs. Hidago & Co., of Havana, and the re-
clpients were requested to mark the date of the
receipt of each letter at the bottom and return IT.
The letters were all received by way o. Key West.
Those sent at dates from August to August 1
were al, received on August l6 making the passage
in from I've to eleven days: The letters of August
ii and 10 were received on August 20 by the
steamer from Key West. The usual time REQUIRED
for sending mail between this city and Havana by
direct steamer is said to be from three to Eve days.
THE WEATHER AGAINST PEACHES
Only thirty.fve carloads of peaches arrived yes
terday, but those more than supplied tho moderate
demand, as the fruit Was soft and the Weather bad