The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-08
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Items Of Interest from Our Exchanges OF
Yesterday.


Yesterday.
Robert Bell the assistant sexton of Calvary
Protestant Episcopal church, Fourth avenue
and Twenty first street, who pleaded guilty
of enticing little girls into the church, plying
them with communion wine and assaultlng
them. was arraigned yesterday i'll the General
Sessions before Judge Cowing for sentence.
Appeals were made for clemency.
Bell" said Judge Cowing, your crime is
too revolving TO say much more about It, Glenn
ency has besn asked for on account OF your
wife and children. OF course, every one must
compassionate their unfortunate position.
But you bad no compassion for them when
you violated the law, and you should not
expect any one else TO feel more for them
than you did. Most men who commit afro
cious crimes nowadays seek TO shield them.
selves behind the women and children OF
whom they never think until they are brought
face to face with the terrors of the law. GU
pleaded guilty TO only one of several lndlct-
ments pending against you, and it IS my duty
TO take those indictments into consideration
In sentencing you. In my opinion, you are
entitled to no clemency. / sentence you to
State prison. at hard labor. for five years, and
to pay a fine of 81 600, you to stand committed
a day for each dollar until the fine is paid
the extreme penalty under your plea"
"A HAT AND BR1DoE-wBRBE's THE MAN?
John NJ. FrelIgh. who keeps drug store at
Sedgwick avenue. High Bridge. last night n
tered the High Bridge police station and told
the sergeant that he had Just seen what he
supposed TO be man jump or fall from the
centre arch of the bridge into the Harlem
river Mr.. Freligh carried in his hand an old
brown derby hat. On seeing the man Jump,
Mr. Freliph said. he had taken one Of tie
boats moored to the banks aud rowed out to
the spot There he had found the hat float
ing in the water. The police started out on
an investigation. They went up on the
bridge. but found nothing which would afford
the slightest clew to the identity OF the sup
posed suicide.
BUSINESS TROUBLES
Joseph Beno. trading as Beno Co., cloak
manufacturer at 1928 Church street. failed yes
terday, and Deputy Sheriff Finn closed up his
factory on executions for 81 966 of which
o., 1874 was in favor OF Fred Victor & Achelis
and o. .632 in favor of Max Iiurvich. In Jan
uary last be claimed a capital of S27 900. The
liabilities will probably amount to about
$50 900.
Peter A. worthley. wholesale dealer in hats
at I43 Greene street. made an assignment
Yesterday 20 George w. Dunn.
Deputy-Sherlf McGinnis sold out yester-
day the right. title and interest Of Alfred H.
Senior, undertaken. in property at 10 Car
mine street. 22S west Houston street. ST. SO
and GA Downing street. and 1874 west Forty
about 500.
A dispossess notice has been posted on the
doors of the liquor saloon at 2S5 Broadway
against Christian Kiefer and Mr.. j. Duffy for
rent.
FOR THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
There was on somewhat limited view yes
terday, on account OF the packing at Pitt n
SCOTS foreign freight agency In lower Broad
way. six cases of marble sculptures Just re-
ID.
lay in the custom-house, which have been
presented by Mrs. Stanford. who bought
them abroad. to the Leland Stanford Uni
yersity in California.
These works are by George Brontos, of
Athens, o clever sculptor, who copies and fol-
lows the antique. They consist of two fig
ures. some four feet high of Achilles and
Paris. and four frames IN black walnut con-
tanning each three figures of gods and god
desses, represented Ill high relief in inches
two feet high. and the figures are of interest,
ono frame containing, to stance the group
ing, Vulcan, Venus aud Mars.
OPERATED on NIB. JONES EYE.
Governor Jones' left eve has Just been
successfully operated on by DIR. Noyes. and he
Is in as comfortable condition ae can be ex-
pected." Such was the bulletin issued by
the wife of Lieutenant Governor Edward T.
Jones yesterday afternoon at 4 O'clock. Dr.
II. ID. Noyes. of No. 233 Madison avenue. who
has had the Lieutenant Governors case under
consideration for some time had successfully
performed an operation at the Park-avsnue
Hotel where Mr.. Jones and his family arrived
Sunday night.
An exact definition of the optical trouble
from which the Lieutenant Governor Is q
sufferer could not be learned For several
years the patients left eye has been slowly
but surely losing its vision, and when DR..
Eoyes took hold of the case several weeks ago
he pronounced II to DO Of serious character.
thrsstening total loss of sight The disease
u undoubtedly grave form of glaucoma
COWS WITH THE RHEUMATISM.
Medical Superintendent James r. Healy.
Of Randalps Island reported to Charities
Commissioner Porter on Monday that the
cows on the island were suffering from pecu-
liar distemper resembling rheumatism. DR..
Cronin examined them yesterday and found
the disease 10 be species of epizooty. The
founding asylum now receives its supply from
the city.
CELEBRATION OF THE DKUIscHER yRRYIN
The Deutschcr Vsrein last night gave ban
quet At Its club house, 1i2 west Fiity-ninth
street TO celebrate the anniversary OF the ar
rival OF the ship Concord ut Germantown
with the fret German immigrants.
President T. Motz presided Among the
guests were Herr Wermuth. Imperial German
Commissioner TO the Worlds Fair and Con
suLGeneral A. Feigel
TORE our HORSES TONGUE.
Thomas Eunis. stablemsn in the smplov