New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-24
the army. An effort will be made to interest MS
father IN his behalf.
WITNESSES ExroLLING GREENWOOD.

The Greenwood Cemetery Investigation was re-
sumed yesterday IN Brooklyn; Inc examhaion u
witnesses was continued by the defence, the inten
tion being to disprove that portion OF tne COLI
plant which charged the cemetery employees WIN
brutal and nhuman treatment lndecorous bn VIII
pesses who commended the management OF inc
cemetery and the conduct of the employees; were -.
Townsend of Bay Ridge an He and the
Rev. w. w. Bowditch, of Brooklyn; Eugene r sam
mis-, Brooklyn undertaken; Stephen merritt.
Austin Leaks, William Culyer (haTles Al
F. Relyea, for fOrty-four years an undertaken in
this city, who said that he, had personally
about 1900 funerals Cbs AZ obns joseph
Porter, Joseph Nelson, John K. Parker Thomas
Halvefson, the Rev. l.. A.. Nelson, OF Brooklyn;
Alexander E: Orr. F. S. Henderson Ii Il Iii, pieh,e'
Charles f. Bill the Rev. Dr. Charles Ill: Hail. :. NJ
Wright, Thomas Burton and j. W; Earl. ~, IT,,
John j. Lynch who is connected WITH MI iiop-
pers undertaking establishment, sald that nc AVA, vas
in the Office at the cemetery gate on the day OF MIS-.
G.. H. Wilson's funeral that Burr DAVIS inc uduer
taker. went into tho Office before the CONN was car
red to the grave and said that he was a1raid ,iat
he had given the wrong measurement ana 'Rao
the grave, consequently, would DC 700
small that Davis came back to the ONCE shorty
aiterward, and said that the grave Was toe S hdy
and that he wanted to put Mrs. Wilson'S oooy
into the vault until spring.
Thomas Marchant, the assistant superintendent
at Greenwood, said that grave ten ieet deep was
dug there on February 26. John j. higgins
Brooklyn undertaken, was also recalled to TESTIFY
concerning this same grave. He SAID tnat inc
grave was for Mrs. Eliza ). Paul, and that the
ropes were not pulled out from under the coffin, as
was stated by n witness for the complainant, untl
the coffin had reached the bottom OF the grave, anu
that the coffin did not fall; that the " hrst lew
shovelfuls OF earth were dropped lightly upon the
coffin without making any noise to speak OIL
The case will be continued at the oihce OF opeh-
Ger Trask at p. m. tomorrow.
MODERATE PRICES FOR JERSEY CATTLE.
peaceful smile adorned the conntenance OF
Peter (. Kellogg yesterday at the opening OF inc
third day Of the special combination sale oil jersey
cattle. In spite of the mellow and persuasive
tones of the auctiOneers, four hgures were Ill no
instance recorded as the price of an animal though
in number of cases that mark was nearly reached.
The first animal that excited lively competition
was the imported COW Leto. Valancey h. Fuller.
of Hamilton, Ont, was the successful bidder.
Prices then waned for time ,.,
Finally JOhnsOns Daisy one OF a. Is. DarlinB
herd was borugbt into the ring }. N smith, a
contractor of this city. carried of the prize paying
nine-nonths-old heifer. by Victor Hugo Pegis, dam
HesOne for $500 and the ten-months-old heller
Sigrada I'd, one of Mrs. Joness consignment, for
$3.50. A. Jelreys, OF Toronto, purchased Miss Rose
Pogs, by Dianas Rioter. dam by Moss Rose, OF -.
Lambert, of " +. Fulers herd for 500. ms
fve-ycarsold COW by Orloli, dam COwsliI, OF 81.
Lambert, of the same herd, entered the ring she
brought $3.50, the highest price of the day. VIII
lam ROph, of Ontario, Canada, was the purchaser.
j. b. & G. Ramsdale of Delaware County Penn,
bought Kofees Favor and Lady of the Isle; The
Pherson. of Now Jersey. was the successful bidder
on Oakland's Lily. paying 5000 for hcT; o i ne
seventy-six head offered brought about $4,000
The sale will be concluded today.