The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-21
NEW YORK NEWS,
Items OF Interest Gathered from Our Ex-
changes of Yesterday.

changes of Yesterday.
Father Matthias Yodyszus, William burg's
notorious and defiant Polish-Lutheran priest
was acquitted by q jury in the Lee-avenue police
court, Brooklyn, yesterday OF the charge of
ASSEMBLING Mrs. Mary Raynes, his former
housekeeper, late on the night of September
Cd. at her house. No. 80 Grand street Will
liamsburg Justice Goetting. however, found
him guilty Of the charge of being drunk on
the same night and imposed fine of Sll.5O
or six months imprisonment III the Kings
county penitentiary.
The fine was paid under protest, LAWYER
Samuel Il. Maddox. Yodyszus' counsel. giving
notice Of his intention to appeal on the
ground that the penalty of Imprisonment was
excessive and the decision against the weight
Of evidence.
Father Yodyszus, in his own behalf said
that at the time of the alleged assault he was
sober. He left his house with his valet (Zey-
mond) at noon that day to visit friends in
South Brooklyn They also walked over the
bridge and saw other sights He rememb ered
that Mrs. Raynes owed two months rent and
he went TO the house at midnight to collect it,
lie did not break In the door. but found il
open. Mrs. Raynes asked what was wanted
and be told her that he wished TO see her hus-
band TO get the money that was due While
he was standing In the hallway waiting
Tor light he received two blows on the head.
lie felt sparks of fire come ont of his eyes A
moment later he was struck another blow and
then he yelled to his valet to get policeman
When one came. witness tried to explain his
trouble. but the policeman put handouts on
him and then dubbed him almost into insen-
sibiiity. Haynes also struck him.
The jury. after an absence of thirty min
ntes, returned with verdict of not guilty.
Iodyszus shook the hands of the Jurors. but
bis eyes fell when he was pronounced guilty
OF drunkenness by the justice 1t is the first
time that iodyszus has been convicted.
vEDDKR BIPLIrs TO HILL.
One of the visitors at the Republican State
committee headquarters yesterday was Sena-
tor Nedder. whom Governor Hill in the
Cooper Union recently accused. together
with Senator Erwin. of purchasing land in
Chicsgo before the location of the Worlds
Fair was decided
The Senate Journal" said the Senator
will prove that l was not absent from tho
Senate IN January or February as was charged.
and was not out of the State during that
period. The location of the Fair was settled
In washington on February 20. 1880. and the
purchase ofland inc Chicago byme did not occur
until the following March TO- At no time
prior TO the latter date did have any interest
IN the land or IN any option or contract what !
ever. have never seen the land, and prior |
to March 10 never negotiated with any agent
or owner IN any manner. The statements |
made by Governor Hill so far as am con-
cerned, are entirely malicously false"
Senator Nedder explained that the dating |
OF the deeds OF the property TO March LIST was |
simply business arrangement entered into |
10y all the parties concerned.
THIEVES IN THE TABERNAcLF.
Some very silly burglars attempted 10 rob
the brooklyn Tabernacle early on Sunday
morning, although the fact was not made
known at police headquarters until Yesterday.
sexton james A. Dey discovered the traces
OF tue thieves Just before 9 o'clock on Sunday
morning and began a search. He found that
one OF the Rev. DIR. Talmage's study windows
had been broken open and the silverpla ted
lce-water set, worth a. 20. taken from the
Sunday -school room and wrapped no in
piano cover, but not taken away Down in
the cellar was found the brace and bit which
the thieves had used in forcing an entrance
into the trustees room
An electrical switch board in the csllsr ia
usod IN turning on and on the current that
operates the big organ. Ii was plain that tho
burglars believed IT 10 10 burglar alarm az
al the connecting wires were cut. The nsber
whos an electrician. repaired the wires before
tue organ was needed for the morning ser
DARING JOE" corrRFrL DrAD
Joseph A: Cottrell. one Of the brayest man
an the fre department, died of PARALYSIS ves
YEA .saasy morning at No. $40 east One Hundred
ihsre wa: pitiable scene at the house last
os. MISS oarah Weiss. a young and
BODY OF the dead fireman. for he had saved
her from burning to death on Aueust *