New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-30
OTHER SUBURBAN. TOWNS.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

THE LAST COTRTSlIIP OF JOHN ID. FIShE'
The killing OF John u. Fiskc, the lawyer. tca'ric'i
manager and Spectator, at Fresno, 'al.' on o"rs
bv Joseph J. olllman. inventor. who d"'aieo '''
Fskc was attempting To backmail him I'M" 'o"'o""s
al, interest in a number Of valuable patents owh'u p'
him. rcvivcs an incident In FiSkc's career III Nn''c
Plains II was her. he courct Mrs. Fi>hc "" D. from
uhom he was AT the time Of his death attempting 10
secure a divorce in the California cout>. MIS- fl'R'
maiden name was Minnie Newman 9he - "',
daughter Of Hatfield Newman, a wcltodo i"'icr at
KNOXVILLE a station six miles north OF "H'c ''
ON fine Harlem Railroad In 1854 Mr. Newman secured
d,rcc from his wife on the statutory grounds. ana
MIR. Newman and her daughter. Minnie th'h m''c'
yc;us old went to live in Springst White PnlhS'
Minnie had many admirers. In February, I-7o'
while with her mother in Ncw-York On a shopping
tour she struck up acquaintance win fishc, WV
soon thereafter visited her NJ White fIalnN' '"I"'o
WAC made aware that Fiske had lett one OF moro "o
behind him in New Hampshire. but she Ga HOT SEN
10 mind that She appca.cd to be infatuated with
Fskc and Fi,kc with her aud the people oil thc pace
vc, not surprised when In March following she coPed
with him To- Philadelphia. where he had a law oiil'c'
Her mother soon learned 81 her home ANA followed
,ls. pair Through the advice and ald 81 lnnuehu'i
officials, hc the cooperation Of the society Tor
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children and had her
daughter returned April l., l--5. Inc ioowlhE W'',h
F.hr returned Nntc Plains and attempted I" secure
cyidcic. that Mlunc'- mother was not proper pcr,u
ind gnnnt ana the frequent munnurnSs OF the people
abou, treating F-kc to coat Of tar atd oath'r' ,al,n
Minnie join.I him In NcVl orb, married, ana too"
a wedding "Trip Ia h"ckon, Was. fl,hc wa tnr'a
cucd with arrest there ana hastily decau" Tor Boston
Town Clerk PaUldng and chief Of Police ~" NrIc
esteemed warm friends Of both Mr; ana MI. nv
@ul were the recipients Of numerous ceF2 it"m Ic,
FsLc va, even mentioned In the correspondence al
though letters have been received mp to "thn T."
week..
WHITE PLAINS Immediately following the ap
ppntm"ut of engineer hy IA" BoaNl ot Irs'''a OF
MOuday night. Trustee Long offered r''p.nii"h ~
recuus the contractor 10 bfG,n worn Oh te "u'' ~
sewer 80 the Lego dam, near lihTNdhl', on CRU "
q, "a permit pa beneath the bed OF the BI"hA
River 1t WHIT Plains by gravity II was pa 80 &c.,
d-po-al W.. Il AID rclyiug II several thou-And f''t
Of pipe 81. Merritt. the contractor. Jay. ih4i IN .
worn VIII cost t. village Sl5.oOO. and that h. will not
begin th" oTtl"i wors such grade nnul me lib"i
ana material i- dc,isnni"d ."Niri- I'm"
White Plains Ga, aud E'otrc Company hne asked ID"
board ~ trustee, for tive years contract for s~
lamp. 1t $50 per lamp.
io>KER,. DR.. browne and Warren la,' nirh'
lor Who wa found d"H M NcudtS llpte, o. Won
day noon. Thr, found hat De tai a rapiur 81 me
Il. h!, room on saturday night lie iuh o." T'li'.v"'
To- thi, country The lawn patti given hy
OF Nordlt Inl Tuesday ait"rn.''uS ara evenings
yer, largely attended. Tea Was '"rv'i h' tn }"Inf
women Zach dn, Aftcr thr afternoon rpJrA. IN the
evening. al interesting musical pr"sTnwn" Wa s.''n
slNr -ING.- william mason. convict attempted
% ,-c,,,. from rho -ia'" PRISON. Yc>triN afternoon.
uI-..on vn.s l. -uddcuh put work AID Jumping T."
i,o'h.r t.,i ad" hs vay FOB the ground. before he
L..,cr on ic.us i..lcn - tn warden, ofoc 1t va
found that y, had 'ltilen, gl'the' ON under "' col"
AHD~LEY.- -tcf hon Carpenter. coor'd. was arrested
AZ NrslcS Yesterday boy Deputy Shcr'h >ha"N on q
sIc'r >,hIrrrcr looked him up u the county jail
Niifc Plain, g. await Tie arrival 4 al oi,"i WIN
rcqu.on paper, To- talk him {" Connecticut for trial