New-York tribune., 1886-01-01
THE COURTS.
NJ. C. STANLEYS MANY FAMILIES.


WITNESS WHO INVESTIGATED THE CHARACTER
OF MRS. ELIZA c's HOUSE.
The hearing in-the Stanley will case was con-
nued before Referee Knevals yesterday. Ira shafer,
counsel for Mrs Eliza C., having closed his side OF
the last hearing ali tho Witnesses yesterday
called by John d. Townsend, the opposing counsel
p6er SIn ppessnt.d esscny G ryon by Mrs. Eliza IL
suit OF Edward Roth against NJ c. stanley on July ..
twentynlne years previously by justice Barney osDor
Then Thomas Dinlan, representing Clerk Perey Sf te
marriage on the court records. william J. Mcneil.
representing Chief Clerk Sparks. of the Court o;
piant against Mrs Farchd alias Stanley Tor keepinga
fore the court in February 1861, convicted, and
fenced to twenty days III tine City Prison ~, o,
Vest ForiytIrds proved TO be the iivelIest witness
that the mas yet developed He testlhed tbat he
tain possession OF the children OF Mrs Eliza C. many
years ago As favor to his friend stanley Mr. Brggs
pre- viOus this testimony TO determine the char-
acter of the house which Mrs Eliza e. kept at that tine
the Msforune to be hen ana there calls! liar By tho
mistress Of the establishment CHder discussion Then
tion put By Mr. shafer as how much he paid Tor
appearing this disturbed the equannity OF tho
witness. He showed desire TO go INTO particulars,
talked rather loudly and paid little attention to ques-
Goectdr on e ohn au n 'Ih Haks Which WAS TO get HIM COW
eted place in the Custom House he secured eydence
court to give Stanley the custody OF ne TWO children
Having never received any Office 10 this day ne was
Mr. shaferDo YOU think the prosee,dins which y9l
have described an honorable one Aims i'ht thnK-
| ing trial. This Is a trial as 10 fact. ,, ,...,.
question. call for the referee.
While stenographer Potts went after the referee Mr.
from Mr Townsend and answered the question. lie said
that in such case he thoneht IL perfectly honoraGe
and before he could be headed off pn on record the be-
lief that hc character for trnth AM reracy was rs
Then a grayhsired old lady took The stand and
fled gentle that she was Mrs Plnbe A. Gre
ee OF No. "a SrmeTey a M9ycas cera 's y e By b
Armitase at her house. No 5l4 sXth-aye on sep,em.
dressInaker, that her husband was q
PILOT and acting M master ste 10 the fs,,.ro6 d"at H
cial document proof OF this last assertion She sllt
further that woman calling herself ii@" STANLEY came
house before the marriage Of her GanShter ana
said that she stanley's lawful wife having been
married to him at the Tombs Court Mo Greyette got
friendly sewer contractor TO introduce her to Justice
Osborn. who said that he had married Stanley to
anybody The contractor also had the records AZ
the Tob and the City Hall searched aud found no men
tion of the marriage After the wedding OF Mrs Gre
her children together with her neice and the aters
two children all four OF whom claimed mr. STANLEY Tor
father.
SEEKING 4 FUND IN THE CONTROLLERS HANDS
An application for a nlandamus directing
Controller Loew TO pay to Charles T. Harvey. the
gin r who constructed the first elevated railroad built
in THIS country. the first third OF fund which has ac-
cumuated IN his hands under acts OF 1867, 1868 and
1888. was before Justice Donobue In SUI RENE Court.
Chambers yesterday IN AIlt icO'i au act Was PS'eh
by Legislature proyng for The construction Of an
experimental line OF railway Ia New York and West
Counties and the West Side and loDkeTs Patent
Railway Company authorized to construct an ee-
waited railway TO extend hal! mile in Greenwich st.
from Battery Place, be afterward tended TO the
Harlem River II 1t proved success Is was to 90
ogerated by propelling cables attached to stationary en-
H'S' Ho more -" than per eeat Of thS net acoSo
use of tho streets. II was directed that tLo
construction company should pay TO the Controller
Improvement OF thg condition aud appearance of h'
streets through which the railroad e5o.ld run. me
Controller was keep tho distinct from al
OtLer funds and 10 pay out OF 1t warrants when signed
the eIpenitares BY the act Of 1885 Mr. Harvey w.s
made the sole cOmmssiJner 10 appy the money to te
fund amounts 10 Si6s ooo IS aud the Controller
fused pay Mr.. Harvey third OF th as prescroed
tonaI Assistant Corporation Counsel Dean aud Rosers
4. Deyo opposed the application and Abram Wakeman
supportedit. The decision was reserved
il DGE DoNOHUE TAKES THE RESPONSIBILITY.
Mrs. Joicey Marian Murray, the young woman
held In House OF Detention witness against her
husband Gerard T. Murray. whom she charged with
pointing pistol at her and threatening to kill her. was
taken before Justice Douohue in sur RENE Court Cham
bers yesterday on writ OF haeeas corpus and her re-
clerk at the Police Court her into prl, ate room
and told her that she must make charge against Mr.
signed the charge. W : WSif her counsel ssGea tot
sue he released admitted 10 bail in small amount.
tbat Mrs Murray had hut r.ceuy arrived in tis coun
try and had no relatives here and that u she were re-
reply statement by Mr. Wolf that her physician ssid
tained longer. Justice Donohue said:
There is law making the doctor responsible. sho
will receive proper medical attendance. People st
they should undertake to AVOID IamiEa-
tion by tho.Court whore there is proper ground To @
Interest demands thar tho facts be disclosed" Before
finally deciding the case Just" Donobne. in order q
give Mira Murrays counsel opportunity To be heard
further, adjourned II I'M IL to morrow
UNDUE INFLUENCE CLAIMED IN A WILL CASE
Mrs. Mary Theresa Hatten died in 1850. be-
athng her property worth $4,000 in equal shares
TO her two cousins Michael Sweeney Mrs Catherine
Gallagher Seventeen relatives In this country and In
Ireland represented by g B. Chittenden contestinS
Deyiin II is claimed the contestants that the
man was incompetent to make the Will and was under
nesses OF tho instrument was examined by ex-Judss
w Court m 1eseag S. ana anS that
executed Being oss-examined by General Roger a.
chits rheumatism und Brishts disease and that wha
attending her lie was asked TO witness tho WILL Hef
mental faculties were not impaired.
MYSTERIES FOLLOWING A DRINK OF MILK.
An application for $40 a week alimony and
$500 counsel fee psRdng her suit for limited divorce
from Josiah V. waldron, begun by Catharine j. Wal-
dron was made to Judge Van Hoesen in the Court OF
mo Peas spsS1 her hsDsSa looked her R ser
and afterward TO save her from starvation and
give strength further cruelty he brought
her milk and after she had swallowed It, said. have
given you a dose aud you will trouble ma no more; ths
effect OF this statement was to throw her INTO nyserea
abandoned her then and went 10 Boston, where aha
found him. and deserted again. she said that 10
wealthy harness maker The defence Is geherh
denial. Decision reserved.
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GRUlBLTNG IN TIE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Much anxiety was felt by members of tho
Health Department yesterday account Of the ex-
pected reduction in tie salary appropriation Opinions
divided to the probable action OF the Board or
Health. but the prevailing opinion that the Board
would dismiss a number of enployes rather than cut
down the salaries Of all II said that II an attempt