New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
CARDoNNA PLEADS SELF-DEFENCE.


: WITNESSES GIVE HIM A GOOD CHARACTER.
The trial Of John Carroll Cardonna, the mulato
charged with numbering August 1, was con-
tinuei the Court of oyer and Ternner yesterday be-
fore Justice Lawrence and a jury. Mrs Kate Murphy
heard the shots but did the shooting. Policeman
Daniel Maloney assisted In arestnP the prisoner.
testified the said I'm speaking of the shooting
1Yes and that's the III drop 'em time they
bother me-" Anthony VincenzO swOre that he
Cardonna shoot Byrnes and Teehan For the defence.
J. H. Reed Solomon Moses, Thomas Fessenden, Mrs
Margaret FesSenden, Moses Piastrick John Dayton
Elijah Parker, and Frederick Asher Cardcnna
good character as quiet and Inonensive barber
Cardonna testified In his behalf that he was born
IN Spain, twenty six years His father was white
and his mother q mulatto. He had lived at No IL
Thompons with his white WIFE, for five years prior
to the shooting lie said that he was threatened by
ByrneS whose wife had Quaneed with Mrs. Cardonna
Byraes and Teehan attacked him in the street and he
shot them in seifdefence. lie had never before been
and had been intoxicated The trial will
60 Oh today.
SQUIRE AND FLYNN TO BE TRIED SEPARATELY.
The decision Of Justice Lawrence the motions in the
eases Of ROllin NJ. Squire Maurice H. Flynn
handed down in the Court Of oyer and Tcrmner yesterday
il lie follows
The Indictment being for consp rscy do not think
he defe"d MS Ct'on u leave 70 withdraw Their pleas
oot gully and TO demar to The inale ment should in
opinion BE- granted for the reasons that the questions
OF Law which sought 70 be raised by the demurrer must
Be- @ S ea % s aa Of t ny a Sns
be sed OF before rather than al the enc OF proacted
Trial. adopting this course IL the defendants
re' much time ami expense win BE- saved and if the
other hand hey wrong no unnecessary delay will have
been inc FRED.
be prepared appear before AMI proceed with the agu-
ments the demurrer Monday neyt. the Goth Instant
fendsnt must also sipulat that thu denurres be over
ruled they will plead over and proceed trial
NEW CASE WITH NO LACK OF PLAINTIFFS.
The suit of Townsend Cox and Townsend Cox, IT..
against Edward s. the reorganization committee.
Of the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph Company
he pfted Iines IA
and Trust Company and others before Judge Barrett In
the Supreme Court special term yesterday Julien T.
Davies, Colonel F. G. James and William D. Guthrie ap
pesFed counsel for the plaintiffs; Colonel Robert c.
Ingersoll for Mr. Stokes Herbert b. Turner for the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company, and r. H. Griffin
for the United Lines Telegraph Company. NJ. Davies
made a statement Of the plaintiffs case and Colonel
1ngerso presented that Of the defendants After the
submission documentary evidence for the plaintiff the
ease adjourned until to-day.
suit has been begun against Mr. Stokes and his
friends Of Mayor Hewitt Edward Cooper, Maitland
Phelps l. Co.. Charles Unger & Co. and Passavant &
Co, who the holders Of 1900 of the Bankers
and Merchants first mortgage bonds They charge that
the reorganization committee acted in fraudulent col
fusion with stokes aud the United Lines Company in
agreeing 20 modification Of the plan Of reorganization
Of the Bankers and Merchants Company, and claim
that Nj Stokes should the bondholders
I'll his transactions In ~ matter after the foreclosure
sale In this Seward Ds Costa and Guthrie are
counsel for the plaintiffs
wIFE's CONFESSION OF BLACKMAIL.
Mrs Emma V. Bell 10 seeking a separation from Ma
thaniel 6. Bell In the Supreme Court The case was
begun yesterday at Special Term before Justice Beach
Mrs BIZ testified that She married at Middleown
N Y OH March 9. 1875, and has chlld-a daughter
age ten. husband various occasions threatened
70 her. and struck her with his fist and with bed
slat On cross examuau,n she said that she came TO
NewYork I'm 1881 at the request Of her husband, In
furthersnce Of q scheme
O.-What was that schsmef All would confess
that hid been Intimate with cefHh hsn 'hat DC would
make money out Of that man y ~,
o-Did y.u such confessionf Al did
After quarrel In May. 1885 Bell was put In
insane asylum Ter short time Mrs Eliza T. Robbins
mother Of the plaintiff. William O. Rogers and Nette
Norris who had lived With the family for twelve years
sorroborated the testimony Of the plaintiff In regard TO
cruel treatment
Mr. Bell who Is blind, led 70 the witness stand
and denied that his wife threatened
hef. The decision reserved
LEGAL OPINION ABOUT STREET CLEANING.
corporation Counsel Deekmsn has written 10 Chief
Cier Kip. OF the Board Of Police response the
request Of the Board Of Police furnish opinion II is