New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-29
! FEARS IN BROOKLYN

LIZA IRS IN 0HOOA
VICTIM FOUND IN THE RUINS
:, ,,,vvsrraATroN 10 BE MADE OF THE SoHN'
,Ne OF THE SHOE FACTORY
p.,.r 7reenwelI OF No. Dos Busn"ieA,
Ano 49, .h,rg Was discovered in the ruins OF
| N. Knntaye shoe factory yesterday n'O , -,
| w,,stc, the lessee OF the burned Duliiu" ,N,s.r
..ng NJ his men to work on the runs
and the body was found soon after yins hes. ,h
.,.rato, shait had been. From the place "nero ~
souna II Is thought that Greenwich was uJink
~ r,ara mn his mind to jump from one Oh tno siu9
| ss.,sar. ,hen overcome by the flames. ahe u'So
800 ,ar,,iv are In destitute circumstances anu 81
- - foot IN Williamsburg to raise tund ior
,ns, ala and also to assist Others who have oeen III
Iured. how Who
Joseph Hanaghan, tho hfteen-year-od boy VIZ
jumped from thrstory window died In inc has'o.
D,str,ct Hospital yesterday morning. An autopsy
showed that death caused by cerebral hemorrnSSe
probaby caused BY shock. He lived with his orotner
| ut No. go Lee-ave.
Coroner george Lindsay said yesterday that some
ona wax responsible for tho two deaths, nasmuch as
there were no fire escapes In the building, ana no
intends making thorough investigation Oh All tne
facts bearing on the s TpssS IL report sent
ne latter says that eS h1 Sea attended 70
sh II " not touTht at the hospitals where persons
injured In the hre arc lying that any more oSAtnS
VIII OCCUR
WAS HE ASSAULTED OR RUN OVERT
A man was found insensfble on the tracks Oh tne
sreet,car line in Flushing ave., between North Port
land-ava and North Elliott Place, carly yesterday
morning. by car driver. He was lying in pool OF
blood and was feebly moaning. He was carried to
tina sidewalk and an ambulance was sent for, but ne
was dead before Q surgeon could arrive MeoioAi
examination showed that his skull was fractured ana
his left thigh was crushed as II by car. The dead
man was recognized as John Morris, OF NO. 100 seu
ben-st, ooaehmsn employed BY Seth L. Keensy' OF
washington Park. The police investigation was I'M
abIe 10 determine whether be had been brutaly as
sauted and then placed the car track or had been
run over by a car Conductor Nichols ana Driver
King Of the last car which passed over tho tracks
before Norris found, were arrested put Ehey doneu
n,nnnr over any one. They admitted to ball by
Police Justice Kenna
FIGURES FROM THE BROOKLYN LIBRARY
The tbirty-nrst annual report TO the directors of
tho Brooklyn Library presented by President
Alfred c. Barnes last evening It showed that the
circulation of books In the year was lo4,SV'. Inc
attendance at the readng-room was about 1oO,oOo
The reading is open on Sundays from 70 p m
10 all who choose TO visit It In the year 31sS per
sons used It Sundays. The total number OF books 10
the library is Iooe72 showing increase Oh Sy445
in the yoar. In the year 1877 volumes, 1852 pam
uhlets and i,1bS numbers Of magazines were pre-
sented to the library and 90 47e 80 was expended for
books Tho number of members is $3.50. Tho re-
epts for the year were SIe, 20, and tho expend
HE DID NOT GET THE FIVE DOLLARS.
Frederick Hennessey was before Police Justice Ksnna
yesterday upon q charge Of blackmal. On Wednesday
he won't to the house Of Mrs. Gertrude Wennstrom,
No. II McDonous h-st, and was taken through It on
pretext of being purchaser. Before he went away
he handed Mrs. wennstrom letter demanding s5 as q
price for not disclosing 10 her husband her conduct
When Mrs. wennstrom wanted 10 see the writer OF
the note, he offered to bring him to tho house. Mrs
wennstrom declined TO receive him when her husband
was not at homo, but finally agreed to meet him a.
ana he ssp N e e aS
secured the arrest Of the man who had called on her
In tho morning
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.
The March Grand Jury completed its work yeSter-
day.
Dr. George Law said yesterday that tho girl Ger
trude Johnson who was reported TO DO suffering from
spinal meningitis resulting from blow inflicted BY
her fathers housckeoper. Mrs Losee. wac siok trom
natural causes Tho girls father denied that Ms.
Losec struck her.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted Asa A. Packer.
John simpson and Charles Miller for an attempt at
forgery in photographing Brazilian banknotes, and
they pleaded not guilty.
Thomas conDerty, who was arrested few days
ago and found to be the burglar who attempted
TO murder policeman IN Springfield MasE. turned
over to the sheriff and Chief Of Police Of Springfield
yesterday.
Horny W. Knight, Grand Marshal Of the Grand Army
Of TIC Republic parades Centennial Day. April 30
and Decoration Day has appointed Major b. r. Cor
win his adjutant and chief OF sta 10 succeed George
B. sqvircs, who has gone 10 Washington as private
secretary to the Commissioner Of Pensions.
Michael LAahy, formerly treasurer Of Court Thomas
| Francis Meagher, Ancient Order Of Foresters. was
| arrested yesterday on warrant charging him with
embezzling Se1 80 Of tho funds Of the organization
by Police Justice Massey,
Edwin A. White, Of No. GA Unlon-st. formerly q
successful hardware merchant at FlatbuSh and Fifth
ayes was before Police Justice Massey yesterday
charge of passing worthless check for 81. 1t Is
| said that he has passed several bogus checks
The remaining indictments against Joseph r
Hunting formerly Justice Of the Peace in Queens
County who was acquitted the trial OF tho charge
made By Frederick wilets that be had embezEled So
curiaes for large amount were dismissed yesterday
| Professor e J. cornu, well-known musician, died
yesterday at No. 161 Bond-st He was ffy.two years
/ Of age and was q native Of Brussels, Belgium, and
/ came 10 this country about twenty years ago His
son Louis is the leader Of the Union Square Theatre
| orchestra Professor Cornu was teacher OF the
| violin rs well as an orchestra leader.
The subcommittee Of the Central Democratic As
ISOLATION met last evening at No. 344 Futon.st and
decided 10 send letters to ex-County Clerk Demar,
Deputy County Clerk Barnard, Supervisor Rasquin
! committee at tho County Clerks oface tomorrow.
when, II permission Is secured from County ClerlI
Kaiser the records relating TO the copying done when
Mr. Dtlmar had charge Of the ONCE VIII be invesd-
gated.
rs LEGITIMB TRYL @ TO MAKE PEACE7
lhtle news concerning the Hayfian revolution was
brought BY the steamer Prinz Frederick Henrck which
arrived from Port an Prince on Wednesday night On
March ID, 500 men of General Hyppolte's army were