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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
JUSTICE LlpaR.s Observation-Disclosures.

From the unscrupulous Washington Post.
some time ago a story went the rounds OF the press
anent Justice Lamar. and how he abNeny hnotteI aa
umbrella cover around his neck. 10 90 u an evening"
Marty stead Of nccktie. The whilOm sNei-tohEueI
orator of the senate. and now hard worklhG anu
efficient incumbent of the supreme bench, i absent
minded enough for amoSt ANYTHING. Tor wears no
ha, suffered untold affections from constantly misty
ing his eyeglasses, and-wel his suspenders. Nos
long ago. however he met friend ana WIN o,a n hs
face and kndps eye c0ahded 10 him the iact tha' h'
troubles a; an end. , ,.
How did vou manage to- was the inquiry. -
oh had pair of eyeglasses sewed on 10 800
one of my vests. and pair Of suspcnders to every
par Of trOusCra. " ,,. . !, .,,h.,,,c
even Though il comes from the Capitol END OF tle AVE-
nue. relates to the judges attempted innovation AZ
Sunrcmc Court costumc. In cold weather nc 80
bit Judicial form with cardigan jacket whlch eneCbb
noy cNlude, the vagrant breezes that stray thivusn
ihr annie folds Of the regulation silk gown No IoN
aro a, the story rnns, being deep IN thongh, 10 gu, on
h. torted from Ills houee with the cardigan Pu' ~
over nj, paamas. Accounted a. he was I'm. adv
iat l. Caesar he about to plunge into the hlun,
Fiber of supreme Court Litigation when q >, tom
,r1mcnt Of conventional design. but post haStc t IT,.
h.nn ovcItook him On the threshold OF the ioDn.,I,
rom II the story isn't true IL al least docs nS
to The Invention of the Capltoline improvsatore' "N
press gallery trouDadours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
4 PAPER HORSESHOE
From The Philadelphia Rec

From The Philadelphia Record
The latest horseshoe Is II paper II IS elastic and
durable. II + the invention Of q German.
\ number Of thin sheet of parcmsnt paper satur-
atcd with oil ana tnrpcnnc are glued together and
the mass subjected 10 strong hydraulic pressure.
Tile holes for the nails then bored after which the
SHOES are trimmed ready for the market.
IL /, said that the shoe wears la snch a way that
the surface IS always rough. thus adaUung 1t par
tlculary TO smooth pavcments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18

Coclney who has Just paid e20 for collelIDon b en-
think Won would be better to give up breeding snoep'
and stick TO breeding dogs . ham but
Farmer-Na. ma. SIR can aye sell my. ILL.," ~ the
mightna aye fa' IN WI fules enough " O"'
dugsl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18

| laid down the pen and looked out oI the
window. Old Williams had lust finished light
ing the last lamp in the court and was advanc
ing with his ladder 10 the lamp-post III tie centre
Nv heart gave one thTOh. ! took mp my pistol
and waited He began with the rght-hand lamp!
There was Il sort of bu2zing in my ears as /
idly watched Ny hour WAS then postponed a
brief space. ! saw him arrange the wick. and
then, with his taper. light the lamp. Hardly
had the fame shone forth when | heard sound
like the sammin@ Of distant door. The Sing
ing in my ears grew louder. Old Williams de
scendcd his ladder placed it against the opposite
rest and assembled to light the second lamp that
between my teeth. What the old man
fumblinG about? Would it never light? 7 was
could think quite distinctly. determined |
would not touch the trigger ill the lamp was
aleht, and | sat ermly watching
But it never did light After handling it for
socket: il evidently ont of repair He took
it down with him. shouldcred his ladper. and went
there came upon me "A sudden and violent re-
action. ! laid down the pistol and sat trembling
in every limb don't know how long | sat in
the dark helpless. half stunned with shuddcring
thoughts which | felt pOwerlcss to give shape 10.
At lcngth | was reused by knock at the door.
Mail letters. sir, said The voice Of the post
sergeant through the gloom.
rose mechanic9lly and opened the door There
were two letters for me took them and dis
missed him. ! lit candle and tore open the
first II was from my agents
Sir We beg 10 acquaint you that draft for
s4O0 has been placed this day to Your credit
We have hOnOred the drafts payable to Cap
tain Holmes, Quartrrmastcr Brah0m. Mcssrs Sac
cone g. Co.. and Messrs. he I.arios. leaving yonr
account with the balance OF f127 Is. Sd in your
favor. We remain. sir.
"Your obcdicnt servants.
Hammond Co"
opened the other letter. IT was from my
mother
Why dearest Ned, did >ou not write ana tell
me of Your troubles? Nou know. my darling hOw
dearly love y0I. and that would gladly siarYc
myself rather than that YOU should want
Il wish. dear. you mad written 10 me well as
10 your father. or course young men viii De
young men nd do foolish things. though ! know
YOU are too good 20 do anything really wrong.
Your father is little stern, but he loves YOU
dearly When your letter came il made him dread
fully unhappy.
Il soon saw something was wrong aoout you,
The sun., 1891-05-20
THE BOTANICAL GARDEN
New York Women Preparing TO Raise th,
Money Needed to Start with. ga

New York Women Preparing TO Raise tho
Money Needed to Start with. ga
A meeting OF women Interested In the estab-
lishment OF n botanical garden In this city was
held yesterday at the house OF Mis. Louis
to tho meeting were In the names OF Mrs. FitE-
gerald. Mrs. Charles r. DAILY. and Mrs. Iona
Cowdn Potte-. Many members Of tho New
York Botanical Club were present. Judge Ad-
Olson Brown. President OF the club. presided.
and reported the recent action OF the Lcs;sla-
ture for the establishment OF tho proposed
garden. ,-.t
The sum OF $3.50 900 must be raised Accord
ing to The act OF establishment. before the sum
to be contributed by the city can tie available.
and II is in the work OF IN sing this sum that
TIE women expect to distingu. .sh themselves
nance committee. the members 70 be named
hereafter. TO devise means Of rnisinX the mecca
sary s25OOJ0. and. II possible. as much more.
for the mo compiete carrying out OF the plans
Speeches wele made by Bishop Potter. Parks
Go1win. the Rev. Arthur brooks. Or. \. =.
l,rtion. and Judge Charles y: DAILY. all dwell:
ing uron the yrlue 10 botanical science. and
especially upon the moral influence upon rub-
lie taste Of such garden rs Is propO. ed, where
p ants and bulbs may be disrense'i among the
people. Or. Britton showed some photographs
will he located. and Judge DAILY spoke OF he
scientific importance OF the oppor unity that
would no afforded Of Investigating & the medici-
nal proper ties OF vegetation.
s!oan Mrs. bailey. Miss Ann Livingston. Mrs.
Mrs. Arthur T Br oks. j re- william D., Ghon,s.
Mrs. Fieer hs
Mrs JOel Wolfe.
The sun., 1891-05-20
CAPTAIN CROSS As An EXPERT
A Lawyer Calls Him " Doctor" by Mistake,
- and tho Court Praises Hin.

A Lawyer Calls Him +" Doctor" by Mistake,
=. and tho Court Praises Hin.
On the trial Of Thomas T. Clarke. brush
maker. for killing his aunt. Hannah Riordan.
ar Ao6 West Twenty-nlnth street. Cart. Adam
cross-examined by the defence yesterday.
The question is whether Clarke had delirium
tremens or not when he killed his aunt. Cant
Cross said that Clarke was composed and ra-
tional after his arrest Capt. Cross had seen
many men who were suffering with delirium
tremens. They were usually quiet at intervals.
but they were subject to violent outbreaks.
They uniformly suffered with the delusion OF
persecution. and often came voluntarily into
tie station house to ask for protection against
imaginary enemies.
You have seen men suffering with delirium
tremens who acted and talked with perfect
nationality for some period. and then became
violent. even dangerous. amt then Ielapsed
perfect no uc an assd M Rssy
have" answered Cnpt. Cross.
had evidently been 20 impressed By the exact
ness and the huency Of Cnpt. Cross as an ex-
pert witness that he had got the imnrassion on
cal expert on insanity;
to .a,. % ar Keller sH; % in,erposed Judge MARTINI.
your Honor ia right" said Mr. Keller But
tho Captain has, Ger ainly displayed more real
Of the medca expsrs That ar
called here upon the subject Of insanity"
ngrse. with yo Mr Keller, naa. said Judge
sompliinented upon the possession o. so intel
ligent .precinct commander rs Capt Cross
Capt. tIoss blushed and thanked Judge Mar
The sun., 1891-05-20
FRENCHY BADLY SCARED,
Thought They Were Going to Hang Hin
When They Only Arraigncd Him to Plead.

Thought They Were Going to Hang Hin
When They Only ArraiGned Him to Plead.
Ameer Ben All, otherwise Frenchy No. l, was
taken from his cell In tho Tombs yesterday
and handcufled to two Italians charged with
felonious assault. Then in this enforced com.
ranionship he was .od down to the Black
Maria and jolted to tho Chambers street on
trance OF the General Sessions building H0
was evidently mystGed and uneasy until Law
yer Friend. his counsel. explained to him that
he was not on his way 10 be hanged as he sus.
pectrd. but wns simply to be arraiGned 10 plead
to tho indictment for numbering Carrie Brown
alias ShakosI care. in the East River Hotel on
his wUebeGons countenenco brightenod.
Ho was arraigncd hofore R-corder Smyth.
When Clerk Hall told him that the Grand Jury
had indicted him Tor murder In The II rst degree.
and asked him how he pleaded. he looked iu-
quirngly Mt Mr.. Friend. and Mr.; friend said:
My client pleads not guilty"
Then Frenchy was taken hnck to tho Tombs
to await trial; just before lie WAS taken from
the prIsoEers' box to tho Tombs II repi eson!a-
tive OF the Flonch Consul-General in this city.
Nicnmte d'Ahznc. had u conrershi ion with him
with view TO deernining whether he !. a
said that 4 he prove. 70 TO a fren h subject Of
assistance in defending himself upon the
charge of murder. the representative SAID
fui ther that II h0 T. really an Algerian. as no
representa- himself to be, Y Is cd i unless he
butchered woman in tho mnnner charged;
n woman and q horse In tho highest esteem.
amounting ALMOST to reverence.
The sun., 1891-05-20
TURNED ITSELF INSIDE OUT
DR.. Prntt's vulcanizcr Explodes and
Wrecks tho Laboratory.

Wrecks tho Laboratory.
Dr. Dnnn D. Pratt is n dentist who conducts
his business on the second fiat OF 1850 Second
nvcnue. His laboratory is in IN adjoining hall
room. about eight by ten feet. On Monday DR..
Pratt hired L. j. Taylor to assist him. -..
After dinner yesterday DR.. Pratt set his "a.
sistnnt tho task OF vulcanizing tho rubber
plate OF n set OF teeth intended for u Brooklyn
woman. Tho v,ilraniyer was n copper boiler q
foot high and about flve incho, In diameter.
with lloavy metal cap which was ornnmonted
with u Thermometer. Three hundred md
twenty degrees Fahrenheit represents about
nnply-Iive hounds IRE. sure. which the vu-
canizer was warranted To withsiand; That his
ing the vu!canizer. Sir. Taylor wont TO work ON
the dental lathe.
He had con so employed only short time
when thee was n report coasderabiy louder
than any blast The residents of YOrsvillo have
heoii used TO. and the littc room WAS filled
with fragmen.B of broken iron and copper.
The vulcanizer had turned itse'f inside ont.
TTc gas Rtolo was brokOn into hits b Y enough
to break n dozen or mure hoes in tho laster
nf the walls and ceiling; and the glass in the
windows dropped In u shower into the street.
Tho tenant. Of the upper lloofs ran down
stairs whiIe 100 or 80 OF leonle gathered IN
nen next Fragments Of tho gas stove rested
in the remains OF tho retort. bottles OF chep-
icalI were shattered. and tho teeth the Brook:
lyn customer Is waitinG for have disappeared
nltoe ,ther. Dr.. Pratt thinks his loss IL
about eT5
The sun., 1891-05-20
No U.e for Life ir He Cou,dn't Escape.

PARKEnsBuRG. W. Va. May 19.-Georce W.
shirk. notorious stock thief. committed sui
eide in tho jn in Pendleton county last Fri.
day. Ho had been arrested in Grant county
for stonling sheen and hogs and was sentenced
to six years In the penitentiary. but made his
escape frsm jali taking along with him oil Of
tho other prisoners. He was captured several
months afterward aud put back in, prison.
Were he was manaclcd and chained to the
saw through ills mnnseles aud cuffs and TIE
prison liars and again escape. cMliSS cMliS
Of oiRocks. on the South Branch, near Franklio.
where. in the face ~ his pursusrs. hS sptang
alighlinR In ., tree. from, which hs swung
downward nntil ho ieachel ground. when he
plunged in!o the river which was rmnhlng
torrent at tho time. and swan across. He bad
half dozen indictments against him before
he was rerRptnred u few days ago by o Dosso
Of Gflecn. which surrounded him ut Is haIne.
On Friday. when the Sheriff wont 10 his cell ne
tied to heavy Bur OF iron above. =
The sun., 1891-05-20
MERELY HELP CRIMINALS ESCAPE
District Attorney Ridxwny's idea OF the
Worth OF italian Bondsmen.

Worth OF italian Bondsmep.
When Judge Bartlett OF Brooklyn admitted
Antonio Nicolo. IN italian accused Of carrying
stiletto to 81 900 bail last week. District At
torney RidRway objected. He said the man
would bring Italians to 60 upon his bond. and
that italian bail bonds were worthless.
I'VE have never yet" said he. been able In
our our offlco to collect on bond given by an
italian. wo generally find that an italian will
Justify In any amount and dispose OF his prop
erty next day" 80
District Attorney RIdgway has good reason
for his objection to italian bondsmen. Ho
said yesterday:
II cannot. OF course. say that Italians con-
spire to get of their countrSmen on false
bonds and thus enable them to skip bail and
leave the city in the lurch but It looks that
way. can only give you the facts and lot you
crnw your own inieeneos."
this department II Mr. hidsway's Office.
the Mr.
Italians accused OF crime or OF carrying 100.
cealed weapons have been released on bal!
their bail. In nono OF these seven cases has
the city been able 10, collect from the bonds
actions m sw0 S 10
$500 fer +; :, Cornell; who jumped his ball.
to let tho mn,tor drop. The other WAS, Louis
near T1a nSdsos "a z @ aHh IN
this cast. .wns returned unsat!sied. but before
we could push the matter further tho man
p. Tho other Ave cases show definitely TINT
county hs Mere fs is s tho case or William T. Dln..
who offered property in security Tor $1,000
ss ana when be- I
Ind owned Il ut tho lime. It ,apno4red but af-
transferred i'o onsr or twice aitcrWar. THr p pur.
rhase's OF the pronerty swo'o they Ind bought
SoSSa SoS ns Snd ~ S nc" shat
we Ind to lot I: GO. Bhi nrpe2red again a
year later M as a bondsman for y M fellow country
TaveiIo. III ,whc oflorsi rro,srty On bonds q 5000
iound that Tavcli". too. hnd t,nns.egrei his
property. and We hnd no Iecource. Exactly
fmsr pn, We're the fas9s m spnns
tho Sail thus lost 10 the ei,y wns sl 1000,
except to refuse, Italians rs bondsmen. 80
crowded arc our dockets that bail cases must
OF s lie Sxr S are
ing called TO trinl. TEe bnndsmnn holds his
property two or three, months m and then traus.
compelling him to keep his property until we
trv the case. mud In this county bail bond
cannot TO held as lien against the property
after transfer. for we are mot authorized to
register It as such. understand that in New
York the law is more favorable to Justice and
that the bondsTan. when he signs the bail
bond, practically confesses judgment to that
amount
:" However that mny be whom. AS is invari-
ably The case all hands swe ir that the trans
Ter Of the property W as made in good faith. We
have nothtng to do but to accept tho issue and
why we object to accepting Italian bondsmen."
The sun., 1891-05-20

Mrs. Mary Rogers. who lives at 125 East
l2Oih street. appeared in tho Harlem Court
yesterday rs complainant against her hus-
band. Charles f. Rogers. who she said had de-
serted her for another woman. Mrs. Rogers
was nbseat from homo six months ago nursing
her husbands mother aud when she oturned
her, leayir q her with their six children 10 sun:
port. The nttghbors told her that Rogers had
with In his own hopse during her. absence.
sixteen years ngo HGgers was vas ~, Methodist
brick klayer, and has da abOled In politics. He was
lock Cd up In default Of bonds to support his
The sun., 1891-05-20
DR. WILLMARTH,s EXPLANATION.
He Didn't Swear and He Thought He was
Doing HIS Duty in Re efusing to Take Whalen

He Didn't Swear and He Thought He was
Doing HIS Duty in Refusing to Take Whnlcn
Commissioner Porter Of tn" Department Of
Charities and Correction and Warden Fallon Of
Bellevue Hospital had talk yesterday morn
ing in regard TO the conduct Of Ambulance
Surgeon Willmarth. who On Monday evening
refused to take an iniul cd man from the Union
Market police station. because the man is n
resident OF the District OF Colu ba and did not
havc the money to pay Tor treatment ut the
hospital. When Mr.. Porter had left the Warden
called for statement from DR.. Willmarth.
This is the substance OF the surgeons report:
Twas called to the Thirteenth plecinct to
see Whalen. found him under the influence
OF liquor. He had been fighting. and his right
eye was bloodshot. and he was suffering from
erysipelas. The tenn erature OF the man was
not quite degree above tho normal.
found that be was born in ashlneton and had
not been in this city one year. told Sergeant
ns aa5 eSpdn lake or the
case had demanded immediate attention Il I
case was not urgent. and ordered Il i@ reported
to Superintendent Blake aud repor ed 1t to
"sergennt Dolamnter was not drunk. nor did
influence OF liquor and while was there he
Language. The Seraeant also used vulgar aud
abusive language toward me when l refused
to take the case. ! made no reply. and defy
any one to prove thnt / ever used bad Ian
Ruaae in any station house
am n Christian and a gentleman, and
would like t, have this understood. I never
said that WhaIen was an allen.
did what thought was my duty. II ! did
wrong beg pardon Tor It,"
Surgeon WiIlmarth'e explanation will be
sent to Commissioner Porier.
Commissioner P,rter said later: 1T was
not DR.. Millmarth's duty to ascertain where
,Whalan lived. That ia to be decied at the
linue TO keep such patients in the hospital.
The Commissioners will communicate with
the Medical Board at Bellevue on the matter,
and as soon as their leport is handed in all the
circumstances will be gone into thoroughly"
The sun., 1891-05-20

D ,s - e ss:s-t g
Ess. ESsss css S's 81 faaas @ go s'm'f' 1000
THE SECOND RACE.
TullA Blsckburn bounded away In the van
ing through the air and, Clayton sending her
right Gong; SHOVE, the way siound the lower
osSsn aeSss a HpS SaAe s4Ssns ss%s n
cha . %p t6e haeist5eiSh and around the npper
,Ted hsd sa s.G and sIs ssh % tristan
head. Now or Never was fair third.
Of pa /: p:.sass Ia :Sa to .s ma aG s
faG ssusrt sr.esa'e 70 h. tristan b, cl.n.lsI.
ssIih.S + ssssh:. iii;s
o.'Ss% 4a's S$ g ANA; III
R.,.lns-Assiu.. rr,.,.n ii 10 8. Chatham ~ TO /;
SPsa S.;rs ss f''; pss s; : :
THE HUDSON STAKES.
After considerable delay at tho post. during
which Georgia acted Ike a crazy mare, Mr..
a.. 4Ss ay s.iss% R:Ess and
end OF o furlone was neck il front of, He'll
%a0 or snd aso1s hsGa wo o
change until turning Into, the stretch; when
H0OTRlh BtTNu6 hWHy IEOW II8T NUu,
ns aay hIs HSs colt and ss Who
through next the rail- had sharp .p ,usss for fr
half a length; Osric was u close fourth. and at
the weight his run was most creditable.
s.sts: % ssss is's
third, hvs furionrs
JA.A, r r. hG,Ss Georgia BY ny.r-Di.
J; NebSnsids LAZY Gonstsiew coli. it's tBarns:,:s
osro Mara hsllsate. Ccxswan, Detroit Moderator
e0' ana vernon also trmi Tim.. ,os
u I.dy 'f.s. Gsn..s% sssn:s sos % :s
ssG Y.saon P:rSs aas.s rsS sses se Il e
THE FIFTH RACE.
post before Mr.. Caldwell got the boy 8 70 break M
In company Then Exotic. Laughing Water,
Happy John last. Reeina and Othinar were
who slnss ol b6%s 6Smss
lie rucE; ehsiienaed ihe leader 81 ths inriong
iifty Yards from home. when Laughing Water
moved M. Rex won By neck from Laughing
Water. who was half length in front Of 9th
;cs :ssoss sss .s s
q. Il Morfs's b. q. Rex, By Lsona.us-Rms c.. III
HoSsi = St.ss;Si I.SsS!s: wiisi jig iS:;ss1j:
Happy john Regina. Lille B. colt Mabel H., and Pom
erOy also ran.
Bet,inE-ARanst Exotic TO o: Tarantslla. 8bk to II
Laughing Water TO I; Rex to !; Rhoda colt TO Il
,uhmaE Lille b. colt each IS to J, komad 20 to Il
Happy John and Monopost, each w to L. Mutuals paid
S3a01 6i7.4U. ell65
THE SIXTH RACE.
Masher. the colt that ran second to his stable
companion, Potomac. 10 the Futurity last year.
was an odds on favorite in the last race, e mile
than third. Warpath headed the fe d at the
start. but Blackjack Immediately jumped out
and set the pace leading to the far turn, wheio
saunttrer, fammany. and WarpHth were neck
and mock In front. Mountain Deer. a to l
ehot. led a. the seventh fprlong. lapped by
finish. winning handiiy By three lengths. War
path beating Tammany length and q half for
the place.
Sweepstakes Of $50 saeh for maiden, three old
and upward with a. OOI added OF which euO 70 second
and SiU0 to third one mile
Monsaomery stables O Mountain Deer BY Iroquois--
1Mstticn itS O. Li..snsldG, G
G. 0xxs B. G. Tammanv; IOs tray.orl
Tina l,44k
BettinR-Five to on Msaher; against WArpAth. to
Sauntsrsr. Alto !: Mountain Deer to !: Tsmmanv.
20 Aigernon 30 TO Blackjack 81 to !. NutuAls
paid 6Sa0S. 1l4.eS. $i2.
The sun., 1891-05-20
MO added Of which 500 second and SiU6 third:
THE RUNNERS IN KENTUCKY
Protection Clutches tho Merchants Handi.
cap on the Post by . Nose.

Protection Clutc tho Merchants Handi.
cap on the Post by Nose.
LOUISVILLE, May le.-with the Merchants Handicap
an attraction throng Of $3.50 nve good races
at Churchill Downs this afternoon good track. Tho
handicap. milo and . sixteenth had seven Starters
Pro'eotion. Doilikins, Longshors. LonRshot. Robes
pierre Brandolstte, and Giockner. In the betting.
LonRhors and Dollikins coupled, to fAvortss
while 1t was to Protection. to 1
Robespisrrs. and from 10 to and 20 70
against the chances OF tho others Glockner led the
starbu the backsretch Dollkins to the 'front.'
where she remained until opposite the stand where R.
Williams brought Protection Up and won after dss-
Even ProlscIon. 5 20 Doliikns This 10 the wnusr's
rst Victory since his Junior Champion victory nearly
two ysan ago N hs other races fAvorites and nslds
The opening race, ceiling purse At one mile and 100
fsvorits At to Tut he finished third the shot
Harry smith winning elsyeIiy Sy Two lsnsths from
twice 10 trying sst throush the Geld cams Sirons at
the nnish aud beat Bob L. out q half length. Time.
Ts: second s s.ss r., selling pua:s for
10 fAyo!e He got the advantage Of length at the
n.st. Red Root ,Srd &. i.nstS. s.sH' Tine. I:i7S
MIA n s.H 81. s: III
s. O.. bin! A' ire: :: q: Is
s,sr,srs oicssd III q. rssins a s.so" sH va. so
s:s:: thru asd Tim: hA' .''s'A from sF'1''
The sun., 1891-05-20
Ep,sssp., Convsntio. .. Garden City.

Two hu ndrsd clerical and lay delegates at
tended the Convention OF the Episcopal do
ctse OF Long Island In the Garden City Cath
sdrAl yesterday. Bishop Littlejobn presided.
HS drew attention in his charge to the increase
In lthe number OF conlrmatlons. Tho usual
committees were named In the afternoon. The
Tfeasuysrs repo:t showed the IsssSsyiptSs sSy Of the
bursei1oent were S7.O71 There Is s77642 In
the fund for aged and iDfrm clergymen; an
Of ssSss 81 H.. e H
SS0,Sl6 The receipts OF the. year were Sl5-
58l, and the disbursements e!2.2l8. The Con-
,sntIon Will Ls eontipusd to-day.
The sun., 1891-05-20
SILVER DOLLAR ESCAPES.
CANE bo Tried for Bribery Under n Law
Now Repealed.

CAME bo Tried for bribery Under u Law
...t Now Repealed.
JndGe Van Drunt sustains tho demurrer In
the caso OF Charles smith, who was indicted
on March 25. 1889. for bribIng an elector In tho
Eighth Assembly distric'. Thero was trial
In 1889 at which tho juiy disagreed. On April
1880. the law known as the Corrupt Prac-
tices act was passed. This statute is gen.
oral act providing for the punishmentof Of tho
terms was evidently intended to provide the
general rule governing this elias. OF offences
Smith's counsel contend that the enactment
lion ncf. under which smith was indicted. and
that the Indictment cannot now be supported
because the law existnRi ut the lime that II
was found is no longer In existence,
But Tor the decision ~ the ,!s Jashne IN % ease" "
0pinion that the demurrer was not well taken"
In view OF that decision. however. he dismisses
fhC Indictment.