New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-04

Quoted by Davies In NewYork In inc sae o. and
that bey visited New-York expecting to bring about
the capture big gang Of counterieters
n here Relieves that either Holland or Hill were en-
gaging IN the circulation OF counterfeit currency
RAPID TRANSIT IN BROOKLYN.
p,cuTs OF CoNrKsTING LINES-NAYoR LOWS
OPINION.
The rapid transit problem in Brooklyn is much
complicated by the fact that all the conpandic o
seeinS the consent of the local authorities are w
siroms of securing the exclusive right to reach Iho
Citv Hall and the Bridge by the same route. ne
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad ConPan n E EreS New
its road In operation in side streets from East th
VorE 70 the Bridge desires the consent OF the
Mayor and Aldermen TO build branch IN MYTHS TUE
from Gra TOhSy E e Railway Company
claiming that It's charter has not lapsed' seeSs eho
consent of the Mayor and City Works Conll as
Fun the Terry TO East New-York. passing the
Ridge and City Hall. This line would cross the
tracks which the Brooklyn and Long island 0aotc
and Rosrnm place to connect with the main hue OIL
the projected cable elevated road IN
and for which the company + seeking dy 1ne streur
Wovnr foyy has given much consideration TO tne
milling problems involved and yesterday an a.
nounced the conclusions w. %ncn ar ne Counsel
and CITY Works Commissioner lie salu tuaV ~
had firmly made up his mind upon two points, anu
he boped the announcement oil them wou.u ieat W
horOppnjons action on the part of the companies
| The Mayor formulated his conclusions as ioho"s'
F,yst-The Cable Railroad Company has the consent OF
the cownanies concerned shall come with some JONI
nroposition that Is better when they w
ppnt In common shall give my consent 10 no oth' con-
Pany the Bridge sxSsp r d iSS1a e I bs
the companies may hght out t me inXury of gation
WEI SeadITnon Myrte,ave between Grand-a and
u' on e. srr viii give my consent to company e5
cept upon the condition OF Joint use OF tns ue&9
other companies Dterseeting them or op''nS no is'
to run. . So,
In exclamation of the above the Mayor SAID that
the BROOKLYN Company could acquire no new rghts
except with the consent Oh ooon o uoc au
| Mayor The Kings County Company cOuid secure
nothinp without the consent OF the Mayor, ana INC
appToyal of the plans OF the Cable Company was
withheld until some agreeneht aDU p o tEe co
NAMES To arrive at mutual agreement WouId cause
DELAY in acquiring rapid transit LOT the eilyi 9t
the city would find what satisfaction III cOuu III
thinking that the litigation which the companies
would indulge in would be both expensive ana un'
satisfactory , liz. 81 ,,, Li,,,o Crpt,.
Comnauv the Mayor said that he held that the CON
sent of the Common Council gwen 10 the company
i'm 1883 had been forfeited by the failure 70 9uHd'
and the same was true of the consent given III 1871
The company had, therefore, at present no cohsenl
of the local authorities. But II claimed to have the
consents of majority OF aDuttlng property
ON n portion of its route. and these were being ID
vestipated AS to whether the original charter OF
the company had lapsed OF not. the Mayor sad
could ORy Gs its right to he heard under the
law of 1851 the question submitted by II would Dc
heard upon its.merits.
AM ENDE MUST ANSWER FOR HIS MISTAKE
Charles +. Holtz, of No. go HudsOn-st.,
Hoboken the father of the two victims of Druggist
Charles q. Am Ende's error. appeared before
Recorder McDonough yesterday IN company with
DR. August LoeweDthal, and preferred formaI
complaint against the druggist lie made an all
davit charging Mr.. Am Ende with having through
careessness caused poisonous drug 10 DC ndlnlu-
istered instead of medicine 20 Gretchen Holtz and
Fila Holtz which drug caused their death. In
aneakinq of The case MT. Hotz said that he never
hpd any Intention Of forgivIng the druggist,
and never said that he would decline to- prosecute
| him. When he heard that. Mr.. Am Ende
had taken poison he did say that he would forgive
| him If he died and he also remarked that 1t was
| the easiest way for Am Ende TO get out OF his
trouble, !" mean," said Mr, Holtz. " that the law
| shall take its course. If Am Ende had taken
| enough poison to kill him would not have said a
word, but as he did not he must suffer the conse'
| quences of his criminal carelessness Dr. Loewen-
thai said that If the druggist had swallowed al the
poison that he was reported to have
| taken he would not be, walking and
talking now. Mr.; Am Ende was greatly
He was able to eat his meals and engage IN CONVEX
| sation with his friends who were acting as watch
ers. All aliusion TO the tragedy was csreinnily
death He will be placed under arrest at once. but
will be allowed TO remain at home until the inquest
is held II the coroners jury should exOnerate him
| the warrant issued by Recorder McDonOugh on
| Mr. Holtz's complaint will be served. and he will
be taken into custody and held to await the action
| Tie ngaest was begun by Coroner Hauphey In
| Cranes Hall last night There was large attend
ance. and the testimony was listened 10 WIN deep
attention Mr.. Hotz testified that about midnight
| on Sunday he was informed that his daughter Ella
was very i'll. lie sent at lonce for Dr, August
Loewenthal, who IN turn sent Tor his iat . Ut
physicians agreed that the patient had been p0is-
| oned The druggist was then sent for, aud after
| examining the powders he admitted that he had
mt up morphine for quinine. While they were
attending to Ella, Gretchen was taken Ill with the
same symptoms. Gretchen died about 1880 on
| Monday and Ella at a. m. the following day.
DR. LOewenthal the betrOthed husband OF Gretchen.
told the story about the young women complaining
of being III. and about calling DE- Conrad IN for
| consultation. They prescribed three granmcs Of
muriate OF quinine to be made into four powders,
| and also 100 grammes of eucalyptus globulus
| The witness went 10 Am Endes drug store and told
| the druggist what he wanted. lie wrote the pre-
| scriptiUns while they were beng made up: When
they ready the witness took them to the house
and gave one to each of the girls. About midn ght
| he was summoned to the house The remainder Of
| his testimony made no variation in the story that
has been published Dr. Kudlich aud DIR. Converse
testified 10 the facts which came under their obser-
vatiOn DR.. Converse said that the morphine bottle
| in Am Endes store had skull and Gloss bones on
it, and none but an absent minded mau could have
made a mistake. DR.. .Loewenthal. ST., testified
| that the morphine took effect more quickly In the
case OF Ella because of her better digestion.
Coroner llanghey adjourned the inquest until next
| Thursday. when the druggist will be examined.
| DISEASES SPREAD BY LODGING-HOUSES
Samuel Neumann, the boy who was removed from
No. 127 PItt-st. on Wednesday, suffering from
smallpox, was doing well at the Riverside Hospital
yesterday. and there was little doubt OF his re,
| covery. His mother and younger sister remained
at the Reception Hospital Mrs. Neumann said
that the odging-h house III Hamburg, where she and
her children slept during the night previous to
going on board the steamship Frisia, was kept by
an agent named JamaOnski Many other emigrants
were in the house at the time No new Of
smallpox in this city were reported yesterday. In
spect0rs Of the Second Sanitary Division yaccinated
anumberof children who had attended the Hebrew
day school ut No. 1877 PItt-st., and they
also endeavOrel 90 trace articles of cloth.
ing which the sick boys father had
finished in the house. DIR. James b. Taylor, who
directing their movements, said that possible
! .L,rnaA ~ rccd L. la..lcl for