New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-27
THE KOHUT PROSECUTION.
WITNESSES AGAINST THE BohEMiAN0'

WITNESSES AGAINST THE BoHEMlANS'
BLOW PROGRESS OF THE TRAL-lDENIfflN" ms
SISTERS BODY.
Recorder Smyths courtroom was l no, a." az The
6lnd YESTERDAY as at the previous see'ioio vi Lr,a
mn .o' &c Henry and Edward KOhut, on me c!lilRe
Of having committed murder III OH ni1t ~ 10
Assistant District-AttOIney fltzgsIaiu o". ,oor
stand Katcrna horacek VINO i ~ DEAN at She saw
NJ FiaIka who was burned 20 uedun. ~ ,or,,-
Ser and her children for the hst time on INC ho'"
in before the fire broke or. riro patro, tes-
+;ind Sthat he exanined the rooms of fGai
Med by the Kohuts after the fire ana Sme' ,ea
terroseoe oil. He found little furnit nre III thf
rnoms Fire Marshal sheldon and his as'l1Vttnt
Jato6 Frank testlel that they fonnh mrs ~
abou: the rooms occupied by S1S "n' the spots
Tost larcelr affected by the fire Whit ,ororo
Tie statement made by Edward k0h1t before
te re ~ the obecti ms of ex-Judgc Curtis. the
r,spners counsel ho Recorder directed the jury
10 regard II bearing only on the case Oh 'ho p'I
sou W no made the statements. -,
Ponce Cap ain Gamer said that he examined the
rooms of The Kohuts on the afternoon after INC IRE
and found title III them. lhere were HuhS vi "'o
on the floor and table and oil the door
Frederick Beaha, Bohemian. testified ina, ne
was the brother of Mrs. falka. He saw body az
w. Nnrgne on the day after the fire aud Identified
il as that of his sister on account OF the h2 IVIt
head and protIudng teeth On cross-cXani ;
h SAID that he was not certain ABOUT TIE r''n@'
Nj Curtis asked: How then do yen know that
the body was that OF your sister u II Wou,u "e
very queer" said the witness. f0r any otieI "G.nm
10 20 into the room with her children ana ho GOWN
there to be burned to death" ~ A., s,o4
A question by Mr. Curtis brought ont the Iact
thar the husband Of Mrs. Fialka is living IN On
cagO though he has not been with MS "lio lot hNc
years. - , 11,,,,,,,, T.,
eurance COMPANY and John Erich Jr. ana August
Schenckc, furniture dealers, testified 10 an IhNTI
tory of the furniture OF the room q Use o S1' inf
the appraisenent showed value OF about Slco
for The articles found in the room.
The case will be continued today.
NIX soUIRE'S DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR.
DECREASE IN ExPENDIrUREs-rHG BfRAM RIVER
WATER SUPPLY.
Commissioner Squire. of the Department OF
PubIc Works has sent to the Mayor the report OF
that department for the year ending December 81,
1855 Some OF the points III 1t are the i0IoWl's
The expenditures for 1885 we're as follows:
From annual approi riat on', ncuins La ooo 400 -
From ioSai Improvement tuni e54S0 20
From funded debit" water snppy:, ;r '' "
water meters and permits for street openings oIo' 20
meta, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3,79i,2ss 10
This "a ssb225s less than the expenditures for
1854 and 1898 $50 80 less than those for 1852
The average rainfall In the CTOtOn watershed LOT ISo
was ii 90 Inches. During l27 days o7.O million gal,
Ions of water were drawn from storage ltsrf"S o." -
lakes 10 make up The deficiency In the natural now Ul
The Croton River. Tor the Bronx River supply
1925 900, OCO gallons were drawn ilom inc hle oI'S
Rn,eryor and The keusco Reservoir 10 make up the de
nciency IN the flow OF the river OF the 70 ~ *
IRON the Bronx the Byram rivers over Fl'lOu,ooV Is
rhsrgeablo object OF getting the water 81 'ne 10y
RIM river but the city yet acquired the neces
sary water rights to take the water and VIII derive no
Dnd In 1873 he then Commissioners of Public Works
Istinated the OF these rights AT S1'Je9o ,iiu
offers 10 that anoah made 10 the owntIa nnt the
demands of Tie owners amounted to over SGO0O0o
subSequent estimate of the department enGneers placed
the value OF these rights at $5s6o9O Ia April ss ON
missioner squire appointed j. A. Lodwlek ms aSrht lOr
the dsro9t and Ge Sy r te hedO1s T
agreements for the purchase Of me rights ana
anai agreements he carried later than January ],
1886 The approval OF the COntrOHer was NOT sNo"
In rxenGln. the water service to new streets ~
niles pipes we're lad, maEing tnt to'a' i et
of pres at the close OF the year 5l993 miles Anout
twcatysix mics of water pipes along the wtteT front
BIZ AIS are liable at auy moment ana immense
quantities of now lost through ieAkag" IRON"
Shich 3o65 were placed last year The Tetn!n:- OF
supplied through meters IN 1850 are --I' "'o'
The Sewerage system on Manhattan Island now in
663 feet OF and 90 basins we're built
last year The constitutional amendment aGopteu III
t T0e i,om mon Council has passed ordinances
nsVi tws1ty new streets and for grading thirty
two new streets and sewers are required III
streets These improvements cannot be made until re-
lief obtained from no operation OF the noi h
and meantime vacant lots along hehe NJ ~ G Ie
built upon and the houses already oul WI nov cs
available Tor occupation There are now 800 ges
on the streets parks br ges and docks oi the city, an
or 23 miles Of gas maiuS under the s'teet',- 1he
-,
60 ia G7 - increase over previous year. : 2'G "
ed water n arrears, SlGiUe9 %
total revenue from the wafer service T-29jSoo -.
METHODIST ENCIRCLING THE WORLD.
Il q The Methodist churches OF Harlem united las
evening in a missionary mass meeting 1T t. James
Methodist Episcopal Church in NadMon-dve Inc
hall figure of the Rev. d. Daniel curry who PIE
sided was the central object III the pulpit; ih'
pasto!s aud representatives from SIX haT'el'
churches occupied seats around HIM. Among tben
the Rev Mc,srs. Henry Baker, q. i. Oakley T. VI
North and Thomas II. BUTch DR.. }. NJ. ked, sec
ret1ry of the Methodist Missionary Society, gave
an account of the work Of the last year. ana inc
amouut of money needed 10 carry II on th!s year
Chaplain Met abe aud tho Rev. Dr. O. II. Tiffany
also made addIesses Bishop John +. Hurst gave III
account oi his visit to India, and the progress o.
Methodist mission work there. "Oh the GanSes,
H. said. I" in the very country WIel" AleAahde
came down TO conquer India, and where no Sprea'
n sIlken tent there Is now a Methodist church: u
a few wears ] believe there VII be a line OF ON
churches connecting India with Europe Bishoi
Harris occupied a seat IN tue pulpit ana was al
interested listener.
THE BRIDGE EXTENSION.
As soon as Governor fiill signs the bill aTthorI
inc the extension of the Bridge over hathan-st
work on the structure will begin, and II is hoped
TO have it completed by May !. new cOAtrac
will have to I've made, a. the one entered iDto lOI
steel structure last year is IcpUd.ttd By the con
the failure ut the Bird 20 authorize