New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-01
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN

AFFAIRS IN BHoOhDi1'
TIVE ACCIDENT AT TIE ToBoGaAs SLIDE c-o
m. INJURIES to Miss Emily Nafhan' OF no. a.o
Third Place, by the fall OF tho eioV s'or %
pa,,.r Toborrsn slide, at Fffth-ave ana onion-'-.
- w.snesday evening, proved moro serious tnsn -
rssant supposed and she is In dangerous cona'.o
- r,raI trouble which It Is feared may resui.
s.v n ia regarded as probable that she was saved
tr,- dtsocation Of tho spino By the TACT tnat nol
esc,rt George Gardner. had his arm ABOUT ner ~~,'
ss they wcre going up in the elevator anu :. poa'
tina force Of the fall His arm was serou'p .i'A ~.
The toboecan is Of the roller coaster oruer, win
..ts and n IA hosted In the elevator to the Top
- A., s,,de for each descent The elevator was aoou
,vsntv-8ve feet from the floor when the wire rope
patted The safoty-sprng provided 70 noia inc cur -
of such an accident also broke and the car ic
WITH creat force 1t regarded as remarhaDio '"'
no one was killed outright 1t appears that inc IN
,,,red girl, who lives with her stopmotner' "es 49,
,ng the rink against her inunctions. Young earuner
ana Iunderbeck who were injured with her. met ncr
there and they about taxing rae N am ne Reaj
tobogsan recepseha IN he ink at the time and the
Elevator crash caused much excitement.
r uuorocp ApuJNG OF BRAZILIAN BILLS
y1r,,sd states Commissioner Allen, before whom tho
casss Of Charles Miller, John Simpson ana Asa ~
p,crs,d who were charged with photographins Bra
,rian bank notes, were heard, yesterday gave oe-
cs,on dscharrng Miller tho last OF tho defendan~'
The other two prisoners were discharged on
Muar ,pas the principal in the case and employed
man named Adam Marschan 10 mako the negatives ior
him. Marshall gave information TO the ponce "nioh
led to the arrest of the men ana tho Seizure VI 'n'
negatives. A.. Yhs
In his opinion Commissioner Allen said that me
orast,ons ,nvoved yero new and had never been sol
lied Miller had come to this country from bra1n On
husness He EMPLOYED Marscball to learn inc arr VI
photography and he said that he had no intention Vi
usipr the negatives to counterfeit money out "aeu
them for advertising purposes. These negatives wu.o
not mates nor photographs within the meaning OF the
statute; TO make mssnsss on ., CAS- and tho acts
Of Miller did not make him liable under the wifi
hence bis ), gss e United States Grand
Jury.
A DEMOCRAT TURNS AGAINST THE PARTY.
Another withdrawal from the Democratic ranks IN
the First Ward was made public yesterday. a. w.
Bailey, a well-amown lawyer. and man OF consul.
cradle influence, although never an omcehomoi "
seeker, has offered his resignation irom 'no D'Ae
cratic Association Of the ward BE said thai 10 was
not IN sympathy with the way tho party msn.s','
controlled affairs. and he proposes I'd place n'"''e "
opposition to the party organization.
He has been Democrat all his life and Is not q
Republican yet but he despars Of seeing the esuia,
Democratic organization Reformed rs was e&peooea
when the Jefferson Hall movement was amAsaiha'oo
with the regular General Committee low years eso'
In his opinion the party is ss corrupt now as was
before the reorganization. Mr.. Bailey is man y.
tha rtv inc,mdins many nafuralized Cubans. He
y tss f sr warner Mer last fall and believes Pres
dent Cleveland was sold out In tho in'efoss oi
ernor Hill
A SUIT AGAINST A CIVIL JUSTICE.
Civil Justice John Peterson Of williamsburg was
the defendant in a suit tried yesterday afternoon 10
the lid District Court before Justice Moses Ensic
Heinrich Umlauf workngman, alleged that Mr'
Peterson had retained a2o given TO him Tor sesices
as lawyer which were not rendered. The plaintln
counsel Henry d. Davis, and Justice Peterson nave
been on bad terms for some time, and fhero were
several exciting scenes at the trial Tho defendant
lost his temper on several occasions Mr. Davis en-
de.voreS 10 prove that the defendant had taken I'm
lauf's aoney knowing that there existed no cause
for acton In a damage sn!t which Cmlaah wished 70
NewsHsmpshire: Tho defendant sSserted, thai be
money. Decision was reserved
THE CAPTAIN OF A LIGHTER MISSING.
Captaln stephen Losco. Of tho lighter American
Hero, lying at Erie Basin, has been missing nom
his home at No. 424 Greenpointavc. since Tuesday
and II Is feared that he has committed suicide. Ie
lived alone but his niece, Media Losee, had been Viz
ittng 1T his house. On Tuesday ho went out TO be
| shaved and when he returned was TO visit pho
tographer with her. BE did not return and she went
es home IN Jersey S ua We, bs so Id not
1--we longer.
THE FUNERAL OF MRS d. D. WHITNEY.
The 4 rsi of the wife Of ex-Msyor D. d. whitney
was attended yesterday afternoon at No. 10 Poplar
st. by many relatives and friends. Tho services
were conducted by the Rev. George Adams OF The
Sands Street Methodist Episcopal Church. ana the
Rev Lindsay Parker Of St Peters Episeopa1 GSprch
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.
Christopher catalsnoto. italian barber. OF No.
SIC Thlrd-ave, Is suing tho Coney Island and Brook
Iyn Railroad Company for co, 600 damages for per
sonai injuries caused by a curious accident He was
riding In streetcar over the Ninthst bridge across
the Gowanus Canal. when the pole used TO turn tho
draw ran through the front Of the car and broke two
| Of Catasnotto's RIBS.
| Tho suit for limited divorce begun by Mrs. Mary
| Ann 0Keefe against William II. o'Kcefe came TO
trial before City Judge Clement yesterday, and est-
mony regarding the cruelty Of the husband to his wife
| was taken.
\ It Is understood that the Grand Jury has indicted
Frank P. Dudgeon for completely In the unlawful OPP
Grafton causing the death of his wife, formerly Katie
Cody, and that he will be arraigned to plead o-mor-
| row.
The VIII of tho Marquis Montcalm DE veran was
admitted To probate yesterday.
Evidence was taken by Judge Bartlett, In tho gu
pcme Court yesterday, In regard 70 the proposed con-
soidaton Of three Methodist churches In the down
town part Of the city north Of Fultonst, and decision
was reserved
Samuel Milier, age hfty-one died suddenly nom
heart disease at No 1,062 Broadway on wednesday
night
Alexander Scott was held for the Grand Jury yes
tcrday for stealing Jewels worth 1880 from tho house
| Of Lawrence Christie, at No. so Hanson Place.
THE BURGLARS ENTERED By An OPEN DOOR
Thieves walked into tho house Of julius LAWN, No. 20
East sevenyxthst about two weeks ago and stole Jew
ery worth $500. Mr. LAWN perpexed by the rob-
berry, because locks had besn broken and he felt
that al the doors Of the had been kept locked Some
Of the 1ewery In pawn shopa and Tuesday
James Fitzpatrick and James Brady. ex-conyicts,
locked up Police Headquarters In their No.