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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-16
BITS OF LEGAL NEWS.

In the legal controversy between the Bank
srs aud Mercnants' aud the Western Union Telegraph
companies ia the Supreme Court before Justice Law
renee and jury. the examination Of william G.. WILSON,
counsel for Receiver IL trltnd continued all day
yesterday He testified that both he and Receiver Har-
land Of the American Rapid Telegraph Company, knew
III advance that steps 10 be taken obtain from
Justice DOnOhuo the order under which wires were
seized. The trial will DE continued to-day.
Bertha Brrnhardt. age seven. killed East One
hundred. May ]. 1888. by heavy
box OF oIcloih winch fell upon her in front OF Croft
Brothers carpet store. Her father her administrators
sued Frank D. ant sil's G. Croft for $1,000 damages
and yesterday. after tr al IN the Supreme Court
taned verdict for 500, 10 which JUS ice Van Worst
added all extra allowance OF ) per cent
George Craven yesterday recovered = 900 from the
New York, New-Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
pany for the loss OF while coupling cars at Port
chester.
Justice lngrahsm Yesterday reserved his decision on
motion made by Cass cdyard TO confirm the report of
Referee stephen j. Nash by which 1t IA declared that
Mrs. Alice keeie is not and has been the wife OF
Ross H. Winans EX-Judge George NJ Curtis opposed the
motion, which was submitted without argument.
General Thomas Jordan, charged with DISCREPANCIES
IN his accounts amounting to SI7.9S2 while "a quarter
mas er at Vera Cruz, testified yesterday before judge
Brown III the United states Court that hls signature 10
receipt OF $4,000 had been forged, In belief by clerk
named DennsOn. The other Items he denied and the
day was devoted to gong over these.
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AN OLD SUIT OVER A CARRIAGE.
BREWSTER co.'s EFFORTS TO COLLECT A BILL


FROM RUFUS HATCH
The fourth trial Of the famous law suit be-
tween Henry Brewster. OF Brewster IL Co.. carriage
makers, and Rufus Hatch begun yesterday In the
CITY Court before Justice Hyatt This case is Of tho
d" Bardwell VS.. Bardvel order. II started
years ago. Brewster & Co. repaired a carriage be-
longing to Mr. Hatch and charged hun $i95 for the
to pay H. claiming that it excessive aud that the
vehicle, OF Brewster & Co.'S make properly
built in the first place, Mr. Brewster suei him for the
amount Of the bill aud tho was Wig
orously contested by both sides It has
been tried In the City Courts. Common Pleas
and General Term and the OF it long amounted
to thousands OF dollars EI-Juige Fullerton, A. =.
Pope, Aaron j. Vanderpoe, John Graham and xJudge
been engaged In it. Yesterday Mr. Hatch repre-.
ted by John Graham aud Henry ). Bennett: ex-
judge Armour looked after the interests OF the plaintiffs
A great deal OF printed testimony from the previous
trials introduced.
Th- first witness called James b. Brewster
brother OF the plaintiff HIS testimony not of
character to greatly all his relatives side John McCue,
blacksmith IN Brewster & Co.'S shop testified the
work done and then Mr. Hatch took the stand. He told
how poorly the carriage put together and the IN
feror material used in its construction Instead OF the
cushions being stuffed With hair chemically prepared
sp0nges had been employed for this purpose
How D spouges Mr.. Hatch r.
asked Mr.. Armour.
"Oh should say that some OF them were big
Mr. Brewsters heal" the reply. Afterwafd he
admitted that this statement some what hypsrboli
cal and that Mr. Brewster head great deal Digger
than any sponge he over in the cushions
The will be continued this morning Brewster Il
Co. have won two victOrys so far and Mr. Hatch has
obtained verdict in his favor.
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NEUS FHOM TIE SUBURBS
ALUNATIC AT THE HELM.

The schooner Emma f.. bound mp the Hudson River TO
hontOut Monday morning put IN at Abols Docks below
sneiens Landing Captain James Guild and the crew. with
the exception 81 aries Dun left the schooner the pier
the village of In their
shirIll mildly insane iOCty old who lives
the mountain IoH 10 the dock 100 ened the
INES ana Jumped aboard Dun III the cabin prepar
dinner. and ~hril shut him and fastened the a.
lately for The schooner she drfied
ck the ua,lc owcrer the D foresail who
fishing on the per hurried 10 the village AMI told Captain
Guild who with his crew, began case rowbOats. The
race eloed lie SIcdrDs where the schooner
nOundeTng In the rOug of the Shrr
tento.y AT the wheel AMI The Emma +. plunged
dsTaciins effort 10 O1ey her helm shirrl dc
RESISTANCE 10 being released rom control hut under m Of
Constable nger sat coil Of rope cuckled he
had per etIatcd the best Joke the \
the CABIN door called attention to the imprisoned
Tie captive COOK 'dY sci at liberty. By vi
tacAing the Llma L. sIIIed Dac. ADells Docks
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WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Board OF Aldermen. noon.
Kings County Republican General Committee Everett
Hall. p. m. 49,,
Park. Dock and Aqueduct Commissioners meetings
Meeting OF the Board OF Education. p. IN.
Bedford Farmers Club. Katonah p IN.
Examination OF George Innis before Justice Wnite .
NewYork Pniladc phia baseball match, Polo Grounus'
pm
Summer exhibition OF Queens County Agricultural
Society, Mineoa r.
Lying corner stone General Theological Seminary
Chapel. y. III.
Constitution Club. No. ca Madison ave. g p m.
Manhattan oratOrical contest, Theatre Comiqne,
Harlem. 3: so p. IN.
Orange Lawn Tennis Club tournament. Mountain sta
ton. p. N.
Newark Trenton cricket match. Newark
Opening Skin and Cancer Hospital grounds, Fordham
Heights. 3 to D. .
Music In East River Park by list Regiment Band. A
d.
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TIE COURT OF APPEALS.
June 15-In the Court of Apnea


to-day The following decisions were handed down:
Flanders aet. White Mcdonald agt the Mayor etc OF
New'ioI Petty az, sherwood Acker agt the trustees
stewart ag. Long Island Railroad Company Some
ern ast bpy Judgments reversed and new t granted
carpenter ooborne Judgment modified and as modi
he unon lru, Company Of NewYork agt the Rochester
Costs. '''''O" ~''OA" Company Appeal dismissed with
Motions were made 8 follows:
The people eX REL John = Clark ar Matthew Rrecn
MOTION TO NV ance causr submitted.
w. d dne matsr OF the N Bcynon saw and File Company
, Malhdc pauh;.cL agt tie ork Central and Hudson
Riyrr Railroad Company. Motion for re-argument sub
Ed%n 'SUS aaG o a"GhT ea Ss ag
George l. Kngsland and others John Chctwood and
OILERS Motion T. disnlsS appeal Also To put Cause
IN s proper placs The calendar The Court TOOK the
81 me mater Of me state reservation Niagara Appeal
Appeals from orders were - follows:
No. s9JJames Gilman assignee etc resnondept M,
EiTinJ bunnins IT, appellant Order Affirmed by aeianit
cG Mq limit 'c %syr of the genera,
Mssot and ohn LerS appeland ag William Grace
no People ETC. "gt the state Bank of Fort
No 5J7 John Hoyt the Continental Life Insurance
cc ON .l,, S anD pinois o, 70, po,,o,
Stephen French and others Commissioners etc. respond
40. 9l4-wnlam + James and Others. res,opdents act
Spencer u Richardson and others. appellant. '
respcn agi 3caIand ram Ssr' r'"'f' &C"
~" 20 AIno II Scbon and others. respondents agt
Dexter and others agf. the same. -
No. 5lI- Mary j Omstcad. Respondent agt Beniam,n r.
Olustead and others. appellants.
respondent. ~ " "'-''
szs,rheodore Gilman. appellant agt Joseph Brynss
10 Fly The mater OF Franci, to revive action
10 l3i- FRANK - Thompson executor etc AIT Cuare,
l. SCHNEIDER others wv Ae- N""i'e'
60 y go 80, ast woodward Dixon agt the same
matter of the General act the
ask '"P""' -e"ih vi "io"-
30 s27-The People e1 rel Gilbert art Lailow.
No o33. The metropolitan Trust Company ACT the Topa
wanda Valley etc. Mt '"o LULA
Mu-ee Company. Vs. '' LUZ"
70 9il The matter Of the staten Island Rapid Transit
Railroad Company. etc ''" ''""'''
NO. 94O-Ihe Protestant Episcopal Society e,c .,t s,a
~' -" w
no Nl2-Dayd Levy and another respondents Robert
solomon. appellant ~
No 0J2In the matter Of accounting Of Gomphrechs Com
missioner. ''"
All the above submitted
Following Is the day calendar for Juno 16:
Nos. 10. "a. So 80. 20. l75. g. 49,
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CONFERENCES Of CAIHOLIC CHURCHES

HE regular quarterly CODfercnces OF the
Catholic clergy OF the city being held. The
city dlyded INTO three districts, the first yrslng
Al the parishes south OF Euurteentll-st, including
Staten Island The second all north OF F0urtecntDst.
and west OF Elt h-ave ana HE third all above Four
feminist. OF fihsye. The OF
Ond district. which also includes Rockand. Ulster Or
ana sullivan Counties. held yesterday IN
hicEaes Church, Nuth-sye aud TbT, ieth-st. and
presided over by Archbishop COrrigan. Eghty-hve
churches Represented. The OF first
district Will he held today in the Old Cathedral III
Mnttst.. aud MOnsiguOr Preston Will pesdr The
ference OF the third district. Including Dutchess and
Putnam Counties. Will be held Tomorrow III ~. Pat
rcks Cathedral The matters that before the
conferences purely theological and dOctrnal The
conf, held regular Intervals under
OF the Council OF Baltimore
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HOW AQUEDUCT CEMENT is TESTED.
VARIETY

MR. PAEsONSS slAlIMENi hbONi AhE Ahh'N
VARIETY.
j. s. Parsons of the Standard Cement Company,
takes exception to some of the statements made by
various persons concerning the "Akron " cement.
lie said yesterday to reporter of The TRIBUNE:
II il a mis- AXE call cement the Akron" We
own three works. of which is at Akron, N Y. The
brand made there Is called the "ODelisk This is In
use the aqueduct The only cement night know OF
on the aqueduct grows Of the effort of rival
panes to displace brand 1t is the Rosendae com
panes against the standard Cement Company. The
Rosendale people think eLCroaching on their
territory. Tue charge that cement Is inferior Is
al souely without foundation None OF our cement has
ever been removed from the work. and every barrel
used has stood the required test roth to tensile
sirens tu nd tneness with considerable margin in
in the oice OF the Chief Engineer
will undoubtedly show The tests established by the
engineers follows: Neat cement snsll show a
tensile strain of fifty five pounds 10 the square inch after
beng EXPOSED air hour and then submerged in
water twenty four hours. Finene.s must he 81 per
cent through 1900 mesh sieve. These tests not
particularly and almost any hrst-cass hydraulic
cement made In this country should meet them. Tue
for cement is where 1t Is submerged In
water. in the of piers ana foundations IL"
bridges. The cement made at our present works at
used for the foundations for the international
bridge the Niagara River. These piers are OF
great depthsOme seventy feet under water and are
Subjected the extremes of heat and cold and 10 the
ound G OF OF ice brought down by current OF
great velocity Tho sodiy OF this structure should lie
cien guarantee Of the excellence OF our cement and
q rcutaiion OF the charges na1o AGAINST Il.
Neither John O'TTirn, Maurice b. Flynn nor any
aqueluc contractor any intees direct or Indirect
the mannfa, sale of cement Therefore the
statement that O'Rricn Il Clrk tried to ,nture Brown
Howard 4 Co. 10 use cement is al surd The reason
tie contract is that willing 10 supply all
the cement required for the whole work at a n1ei
THIS 10 other company dared 10 undertake. No
ore ready subject any competitive
with any other manufacturer
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WEsTCHE,TER COUNTY.

MAMtRoNKcH-A stOuty built young man named o'Neil
VINO h'es az rye Neck Yesterday schooi
house and demanded aims uup As he was moi
resident OF The district Principal Preston hi no coug
not att no there lie then took char IN which he had
oeen slng ana ht the principal stunning blow on Inc
his ~
WHITE IIhlNs-Yesterday morning the police arrested
Thomas j. MOAN Gcserier from the Unte1 States Army
ald Deputy Shcrr >chrner subsequently brought him To-
ts Guy e ne sent 10 for Russell Wyoming Territory from
which place lie deserted lie enlisted seven wears AGO Al
BOSTON, tut mas only served nine months 9TH
noNkths-lhe members 81 the Common Council for some
years have annually voted the badges
and recently the members followed The rraciice NJ ~
predecessors Mayor Bell has, however vetoed The rosn
ton ~ '''"
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.IERSEN CITY

The asreem ly winch the deadlock in the Board of Po
lice COMMISSIONERS bro carried out strrdav
Afternoon Ihc cement WAS that The Republicans should
have the president OF the board and rats the an
pOnrcnt oi police captain sergeant and the
appointments the future TO be equally DIVIDED { m
missioner Ildcn eicc'eI sdct
mmssioner Meyer one o. the Republicans objected to the
named by the Democrats for captain,
Newton Yesterday afternoon Sersea Newton was an
pointed captain by the vote Of all the
Mr. Meyer. iatrOuan 10 seDh Carroll he
sergeant and PstToman Robert pearsOn appointed de
tCcilyc.
Frank o. coo, cpartm Com nander Of Grand Army
The Republic has sent request t. post commander
IN te state 10 send him the Of pac
pai,c In the tie OF Getiysurg in NewJcrse; regiment
IN order 10 mike up the commission authorized build ne
hattle monument on lnat historic field.
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THE TWO EXCISE BOARDS.
TALK ABOUT THE GOVERNORS VETO.
soNFIpKNCE OF THE NEW COMMEMORATIVE
OLD ONES NOT AFRAID.

uoNFIprNCE OF THE NEW COMMIssIoNERs-IHE
OLD ONES NOT AFRAID.
The veto by the Governor of THE Excise bill was
the one subject OF fos ne two EXISTING Boards
will argue before the Attorney General on the
question Of the latter granting PERMISSION 10 'ae
old Board TO apply for writ OF quo ud'rdn'o 10
have the legality of the appointment OF their r'as
passed upon by a course OF law. -, - ou
Corporation Counsel Lacombe declined to say
ANYTHING concerning the matter as he wouid pIoo-
eby be- called on for an official opinion i'll connec-
ton with the case. .,.
President Woodman. of the new Board SAID that
he was naturally pleased at the action oil the uoN-
ernor He had not doubted. however, Ior so ni
time what the Governors action wouu pc; ne
status of the two Boards. he believed wouiu DC IL,
effect settled by the action of the Attorney
on the application of the old Board ior PeIlnlssioh
to apply for a writ of QUO waranto ne ala nor pc
ieye II would be granted in view OF the poSStVe
ianguaoe of the Governors veto, and the old Board
Wouid then pass out of existence. demand would
he mace on the old Board as soon as TINS matter
was settled for the books and papers OF the Board
Thus far the new Board had been no expense 10 me
CITY / he quarters III the bTOwnstone building IN
the Park were loaned them by the Dlstrlct-At-
treasurer Won CLAIM, of the new Board, said that
his Board was dong nearly ali OF the business III
had Issued over SIXTY licenses I1h gay n ccns o
Tn to May ~ the treasurer had PAID over TO tne
Chamberlain $7O.3l5, and had received enough
more 10 bring the total up TO SlOi7oo. mus Is
about one-seventh of the entire amount PAID 1or
licenses during the year.
Mayor Grace said that lie was not surprised az
the action of the Governor. 1t Was what he mad
expected. The only thing now for the old Board
10 do was to gracefully pass out of existence. The
new Board had already been recognized by the
Mayor the Police Boa I'd and the Controller.
CITY Chamberlain IvIns said thai the new Board
was recognized by him as the legal body. lie ac-
copied the amounts received fI0m treasurer
Won Claim from the treasurer of the Excise
Board Those from George w. Clarke, of the old
Boald were kept as a special deposit, and the re-
ceipt was given as claiming TO be cashier OF
fho ri of
licenses"
John J. Morris and Nicholas Haughton were not
discouraged yesterday on account OF Governor
Hills veto of The Mooney Excise bill On the con-
trary they still claimed to be the only legal Excise
Board in the city and talked confidently about the
result of the arguments which their counsel will
make day Mt Albany before the Attorney General.
Mr. Sanford, the lawyer of the old Board, SAID he
had consulted with Messrs. Dittenhoefer and Deyo,
the associate counsel, and they were more con-
WINGED than ever that the position held by Messrs
Morris and Haughton was the right one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-16
EXTORTING MONEY FORAJICfN

L. Van He inelTyk and lbs wife some
days $50 aud having small amount of money leased
building knO wn as kennedy EaDy Elephant COney
Island Van He 1heNk says hat last Thur Captain
OF Police Bnman told hun thar If lie would 90 he
NOudrrturn IN mite II minutes liquor license. The
Incense was thus obtained. mt Van HeneiIyk afierH
und mat the nccn Should cost but $50 Van
ell SAWS that he went 10 Police Headquarters while the
Board OF Excise was IN session. AMI captain Hnman
compelled 10 refund the money. he
license and app cauOn and both saying on viii
ge no license tOney Island" Chief John Y. McKane
heard OF the AFFAIR and Immediately Van Henelryn per
miss ION 10 reopen his house ana resume business
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TIE AFRICAN METHODIST OOyFERENCE
The African Methodist Eniscn1lal Cnnfere


closed Its session In Sulvau-st yesterday The Rev
DR.. Stevenson proposed vote OF thanks, winch was
passed. to the leading white people Albany had
raised by subscription $4,000 TO pay debt on IN.
church IN that city The Rev III. Hartley
to translate into French address Dom Pedro on
the emancipation question ana forward IL through the
Brazilian Minister AT Washington II was decided To
hod a camp meeting at Ocean Grove In July Williams
burg chosen for the sitting OF the conference next
year Tea was served by the Sullivan Street Church
congregation at 7:30 after which Bishop Kane an.
bounced the appointments OF the ministers their DIR
cults Tor the ensuing others sullivan street
DR. Derrick; Brooklyn W. H. Thomas; Albany Isaac
Derrick; Buffalo shirley; Weeksville. Dr. steven
son; Elmra, 1. N. Beckett; OswegO, Horace Talbot
Williamsburg, {. c. Townsend.
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DYING FROM AN OLD WOCyD.

Mary Simpson, age twenty -four, an unmarried
womsn walked rot her home. at No 800 Water to the
Chambers street Hospital June g. suffering rupture
aud cred later IN the hospital body
IN avary Cemetery Monday permit the bual
granted Dr H. Parkes certificate Tie clerk
~ the Bureau OF Vital statistics who issued the dd
not notice note whc had been written b. Parke
back % the certificate Ih- Mary
stabbed In ABDOMEN and
Thar had been Ormed subsequently
Of permanent yentral hernia resulting from
Dr. Nae decided that the had
rectT from the stab wound aud be note
fol a ID nv stgaou.
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HUSBAND AND WIFE CHAFGED WITH ARSON
.Inhn Nclirnth and his wife Marv xy4.re ON

trial yesterday before judge Gdeisceve General
SESSIONS charged with Alison. Incy lett
the basement OF No. 52s West Thirty Dinth--t March
% AT ~. AT p. nre broke ont IN the base
Ment but II was exunguIshed before much injury was
dour Near one Of tie partitions was found po OF
kind ing saturated Win KEROSENE near by barrel
Of oily saviugs next to OIL partly full. III Inc
sitting room small bundle OF wood paper bag.
bOn saturated with OIL with "a small lightet candle
tie centre The Insurance 81 900 Tue furniture
hal ncaIiy all been removed. The defence will be
M. 10 fn.a.
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BROOKLYN.

The Newsboys League. No. l, will meet at No. $50
Fu!t0n-st Tomorrow night.
The body found IN the Prospect Park Lake Sunday
has been identified that of Charles Collier
nine, OF No. 10 First-st He slightly deraugei
had habit OF wandering IN the park
In the Investigation by the Grand Jury OF the recent
te-up on the streetcars IN ro,kyn. President Rich
ardsOn and the subordinate officers OF several OF she
streei-car companies were examined yesterday.
II is expected that Mayor Whitney will file his APP
polDtmeuts OF Park 0mmissioners succeed the
cnt board tomorrow Much political has been
brought to bear upon him to make partisan appoint
mems. Boss" Mel .ughin and his "neelers" would
like 10 use the park as they do The other city depart
ments, to aid IN maintaining Democratic rule but It
believed the Mayor will place in the Park Commis-
sion men WHO Will have only the interests Of the city
he art ana who Will maintain the tisans nip which
has prevailed in the past in the management OF the
parks.
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MEsTAYER MUST PAY NINE. PRAEGER.

Nine. Adelaide Praeger yesterday told jury
In the Superior Court before Justice Freedman why she
claimed "a 900 from William A. Messenger She said that
manager OF tho MADAME Piper Opera Company" he
engaged her to sing for two seasons at Walacks Thea
tire AT 1928 week. Her services began May -,
1884 ami juno he broke mis- contract and refused
her admission to the theatre.
Mr Mcstayer Oh the witness stand declared that ne
had engaged her only for the summer or five
weeks, and that while she well. he Ia uni her
English pronunciation 40 bad that ho discharged her
after giving her one weeks notice
The jury the plaintiff $1,000 and the Judge gave
her all extra allowance OF per cont
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BAPTIST MINISTER'S IN CONFERENCE.

Inc midsummer session OF The Baptist Association Of Long
island convened IN the Baptist Church Babylon yester
uat morning George b. Forester OF the Tabernacle iap
tlsl church BfooSyn. the moderator the
oldcd There about two hundred present Atthe morn
ING session the Rev. Edward Bais in the WASHINGTON
Avenue brookyn Bantist Church. preached The afternoon
session passed IN listening ports
AIRY pastors OF Long sand The afternoon sermon was
pTeacaed by The Rev W. C. T. Rhoades OF the Marcy Ave.
nue.. EIo0klyn. Baptist Church.
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HOME NE VS..
PROMINENT ARRTvALA

Gilsey House Congressman Ira Davenport
of Bath n Y; Chester s. Colo and ex-Congressman I.
C. b. Walker Of Corning; Charles W, Hackett. OF Utica
ana General c. J. Langdop, OF Emira. Park Areme
Hotei-Judge John Erskine, OF Georgia and ex-senator
E. s. Esty, OF Ithaca. Ftth Arenue Hotci-JuIge
John Davis, OF Washington. and James f. Joy: OF De'
troit - Hoffman House-Ex. Governor Henry Lppitt.
Of Rhode Island and Labor Commissioner f. Pecs OF
Albany. ibem0rie Hotei-The Rev: Dr. Thomas a.
Conrad, OF Philadelphia. Westminster d0U-E2
Senator S. H. Wendover, Of Stuyvesant, n. \.