Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-08

NEW YORK, August Hugo Pollitz, a fur
rier in good circumstances, killed himself by
taking an overdose of chloroform last night.
He had long suffered from insomnia, originally
caused by nervous headaches. To induce sleep
he made frequent use of chioroform. Famil-
iarity with the drug made him careless in its
use. At o'clock last night he took an un.
usually large dose. Four hours later his wife
found him IN the death sleep, sitting at his
desk. At midnight he died.
O'Douovau Rossa Not Ready for Trial.
Another short chapter was added to the
records of the celebrated Rossa-Cassidy libel
suit, this morning. Some time ago O'Donovan
Rosa had Patrick Sarsfeld Cassidy up for
criminal libel, but the case was thrown out of
court. To get back at his antagonist, Rosa In
his newspaper then called him British spy in
the Irish-Amercan camp. and other hard
names of similar import. Cassidy at once had
Rosa arrested fer libel. and also for an alleged
attempt to accomplish his assassination. In
support Of the second charge the complaint
cited the case of DR.. Cronin, who was murdered
on suspicion of beingjust what Rosa proclaimed
Cassidy to be, a British spy To the surprise
of every one. Rosa this morning waived ex-
animation In the Tombs Police Court, and
gave bail for his appearance in the Court of
General Sessions. William H. Hendrickson,
the printer who published the alleged libel,
also waived examination and gave bail.
English syndicates Yet Wide Awake.
Lawyer Untermeyer,o of this city, who recently
returned from England after several months
absence, said to-day that he had perfected the
saleof the Henry Elias Brewing Company of
East Fffty-fourth street, while'abroad. The price
to be paid by the English syndicate is $3.50 600
Mr.. Untermeyer said that there is no abate-
ment in the interest which the English money
market takes in American industries.
Wants 20 Keep Them Together.
William II. Martin, well-known citizen of
Brooklyn, died at his home about ten days ago.
Mr.. Martin was Protestant-at least, nomi-
nally. Twenty years ago he married Roman
Catholic wife. Shortly thereafter. at his wife's
request, he bought plot in Calvary Cemetery.
When Mrs. Martin died she was buried there.
When Mr.. Martin died he asked his son to bury
him beside her. Young Martin, devout
Roman Catholic and a graduate Of Jesuit
college, applied to the directors of the ceme-
terry in the usual way, for permission to open
the family grave. This was refused, on the
ground that Martin had been q Protestant.
Young Martin then explained the matter to
Mgr. Preston, Vice Chairman of the Calvary
trustees, ana demanded redress. Mgr. Preston
refused 10 interfere. Then Martin threatened
10 remove nus motners Dody TO Greenwood and
sen out ms plot. Mgr. Preston then consented
70 allow the burial OF old Mr.. Martins body in
the family plot, provided the grave was sepa-
rated from the surrounding consecrated ground
by high stone wall. This concession did not
satisfy young Martin. He now proposes to buy
a plot In Greenwood, where he will inter the
bodies of his father and mother
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Queer Place for n Pirates Flag.
Some time during Monday night q pirates
flag was flung to the breeze from the weather