New-York tribune., 1885-09-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ov,v prcArsE HE WAS A REPUBLICAN.

c;,.;, SERVICE Reform Collector He1den yesIeInayy "
removed Captain George H. bacon H. '1I nlace George
IN R,oo,,lvn district, and put IN his place UeUrSS @
II sterling Brooklyn politician. my ne in Rurt
a,i;,cniated 80 early in the day. Nayai oiI.o' Mr
could hardly credit the tale LOT ~ 1sGe and has
D,ai Daconi sboronobly competent and efhclen'. nc
has conducted the business OF his oinco IN %,m
ncss-ke manner. ana DO GornRnnM tnnRwn Mr.. Burt sug-
nas ns,ed oseI hat the Collector would not remove so
eompeent an officer without cause, &C. an ana oction tS
.vnnd undoubtedly give reason LOT MS aOtt
Mr. Hedden SAID that he bad removea 0"fs",n is nn
Racnn ths day before and added heIe Is +ho bo
cause beyond the fact that naye ,nPS of the servce
Un added that Mr. Sterling had been 9n h,s
b,ohly for the place, among those askihS ro' nr'
appointment being nupper, p1er,ored or that he had
th,ns ~ do with the matter and that Mr Ster,
ling had been Brooklyn Alderman; ao,,,ht the
renorter learned that the Collector nau ther
es'@not,on of Captain Bacon as early as SeptGnppel p
esiSisat os;cer remembered that he had held nus
roc;tion and discharged his duties sntls1acttoriSS tiS
since 1869 and saw no eoeS Srcb sn onp9stion was
reS;isTd' e;led tbrouah those interested IN business
methods applied TO the p999nc p9 s+ amonS
these so believing were Naval Officer burt ana zap
ta;n Bacon. Consequently Captain bacon went ,'3 70
0adensburg to attend his daugnters wedu'os anu
WILL ..tru atrua ;nwardnessp of the movement was
vbsoered about the Custom House with bated yea
breath to the effect that Boss McLaug9dih mas
II a
n h;s object with persistence and has hnaIly got
the reward of merit. Farther those VINO prolessE E ~
know all about ex-Alderm.n Steliins. VI ae ;ne
Second Ward. say that he bears the distinguishing
t;tIe of an ordinary ward politician aud keeps
iiouor shop Mr.. Bacon is natyo OF gdensouIg
and graduated from the An2apo is Navai ACADEMY:
For distinguished scsvicc IN the Teueluon "
reached the pc.,;tlon of Lieutenant-C CommanuSt'
Ho is Republican has never been acIlve IN tv'i51 t,5
f,,s and mas discharged his duties tnorougmS anu
without hint of reproach. HIS district elnpIaceu @
th. Whole BROOKLYN water front and abont three three
quarters of the weighing ar TINS por'; Soo , frty
laborers are employed III the dlstfcl Des ueS ioi Az
osS's. ants in tine busy season. Mr.. Bacon has &c,
cisred if he were removed, that he womb appeal
6ireeIiy 10 President Cleveland. Inc salary VI INC
position is ~. 50O. c.,..,o,,or Y;hha etill
hangs IN the balance, because, 1t Is said the p1M
crs that be cannot settle the nice question weIen
his successor shall be Hubert y. TaompsUn uars tT
Water puryevor Mccartney or lamnany nan
man John NJ WYATT. O,her interesting CuSiom
Uonse INTEL gence is that Mr.. Thompson Mr, neg
den Acting Collector Berry ana C d};ce in
hold daily seanceS III MI. ihoHiPSVn . ~" ~ -,
the We,les Building.
GEN. suALER ON THE WITNESS STAND
TELLING ABOUT THE ARMoRY AND HEALTH BOARDS
TESTIMONY or AN INSPECTOR.
The Senate Investigating Committee continued
;.s session Yesterday IN the chamber of the BOARD
OF Aldermen. General Shaier meinoer vi 'nc
srnory Board was he frs witness. lie sara
he Euuory Board held its ilrst meeting on NAY 10,
,sei Jts dnties were to bids and applications
for the erection OF arnurls and report 10 ie k
Fund Comms certain locations or sites Ior thee
a,m,ries am The appropriations for sites must come
through the Sinking Fund Commissioners WHO liaclS1
w. oper ted a check on the AImory Board WIN refer
euen Ia the location OF the ste- the coadanis OF res
mcnls to the Armory Board tae & , n ",o P
fmeut Arory at Nintave. aud Slxty-nrsl.sI was sus
gcsted Dy Colonel Jones o ihai rrE'rn,. dS prSpt,
deemed reasonable price THIS Is the nny Arnor3 In
Of erection anoagh plans igr "oeT ~ a%WsT gw 0H1
1855 about 100000 OF bonds had been is-uco 10
meet the expenses incurred no @ o'o siin,onsI
issued after that date because OF tle tonsulio.a,
amondmcnt limiting the debt OF elites IN tnr case ~ ni
the sth Regiment the board recommended that S25OO0O
be appropriated for plot for an arinory' NO site was
The witness was uues ioned at great length as to
whether he thought the Mayor, Commissioner OF
Public Works and himself. as the head OF the
Health Department, in Wow OF their other duties,
conld properly give the necessary time to perform
tHe dntles of the Armery Board. GeDorsl Shaler
SAID that he believed they could. AS a commentary
on this reply, counsel submitted presentment OF
th General Sessions Grand Jury IN Nay last ar
raipnlnp the Board of Health for ITS neglccttn
abat4ng nuisances IN tenement-h0uses. ne VII,
was questioned as TO the powers Oh ,ne bOafa S
nonces were enforced Tmpartlaily and Ilgldiy.
General Shaler admitted that there was
occasionally delay in enforcing the ordinances ou1
said that il was found that better results followed
nv using gentle measures than by enforcing ali the
ordinances rigldly from the time reports were re-
ceived from the inspectors. Extensions were occa-
siopaily granted wnen owners applied to the
Board lie denied that Colonel Preutice, the attor-
new of the Board of Health, was absent three
fourths Of his time attending 10 private law bus-
George C. Booth. employed as an inspector by the
the Poor 0t testified that he had studied tue sur
soundiugs of the poor IN TINS cry
The tenement districts were visited % by
of Health enforced its ordinances. He was before
the Grand Jury III May last and testihed that lie
had informed the Board OF Health OF the bad con
In many cases no notice was taken OF his COM
plants. He had known OF violations OF the law
continuing tor two years after tney had 9een re-
ported. In the majority of cases the Health Board
dld we'll but in about per cent OF the cases
fault could be found. He was asked whether any
influences had been brought 20 bear on the Health
Board to cause delay. He replied tnat he had un-
derstOOd that church and other influence was used
10 secure delay. In one case where ne had COM
planned of the condition OF TRINITY Church tene-
ment the occupant told him that he had seen the
Health officials and the matter was all right
The committee adjourned until III a. N. to-day.
MRS. SUSAN BUCKS CRIMINAL CAREER.
SENT TO LUNATiC ASYLUM WITH HOPE THAT
SHE MAY STAY THERE.
slight nervous woman. nearly of middle age.
With a ruddy face, but white and very delicate
hands, answered when Susan X. Buck was called
for trial yesterday before Judge Cowlng. The
woman is known to have peculiar history. which
aas been traced in part. 1t is = salq tina, .i hGr
or sa'aeh has n"s been wa" the sHT High sheriff 0 OF
London, and that Sir William Shaw, of London, Is
Dcr ncpncW enc ID TcDOIttu W lidNt DccH DOfH III
Delhi, India, md to have sufficient income from
iron works on the River Tee. She defraudcd the
Lord Mayor of London IN 1879, and was sent TO q
lunatic asylum. She came to this country five
years ago. and was employed as governess and as
domestic servant ut various places. Sue stole large
amount Of jewelry from John II. Davis, a banker
in whose house she was employed, and was
arrested. Sne was found 10 be insane on the trial
Ia 1892 and was sent BY Judge CowIng to the Utica
Insane Asylum.
Mrs. Buck obtained her release soon and again
engaged III career of tnievIng She passed her
self OFF as a servant and sometimes secured employ
ment on certificates of good character forged by
herself. she went 10 Liverpool and met Mrs.
George Vanderstein, whose trunks she sue
ceeded in getting in her possession
aud from whom she stole many valuable
ARTICLES, some of which were found In her possess
sion. She wen to Switzerland and Germany. aud
afterward returned 10 tins city. rich widow
who registered at hotel In Jersey City disap-
pearel. leaving trunks behind and il was at first