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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
THE WEST SIDE DRIVEWAY NEGLECTED.

The West side Driveway scheme was before the Board OF
Estimate again yesterday hut only two members OF the
MAYORS Advisory Committee thought It Of enough i'm
porance TO ocmc the meeting although the announce
ment had been made that It would be considered The
discovery was made Iot the five members OF the
committee who had been quoted avoring the ODonohue
report had signed IT, The matter therefore lah over
again Commissioner Lawson ~ Fuller, who Is one OF
the members most in opposition 10 the project said
that the oDonohue scheme was practically dead. Presi
dent Coleman the Tax Department thought that some
thing ought 10 be for the protection q the rvcr front
from Senty-second 10 sts
and favored steps is improvement Controller Myers
acquesced in this and asked exAssmblyman J. A.
peerng 10 Join in inspection Of the water front Of that
mart OF the city, Aterward recommendations win be
made TO the Board suggesting what ought TO be done
Commissioner Gilrov made statement In connection with
the Luding OF the Onehundred and vladuct
saving that II would involve change in the grade Of tho
elevated wbic the work being DONE which would
cost 10000 The Commissioner added that he had no
funds for purpose and asked for instructions The
Controller OF the opinion that the railway company
should pay the bill Corporation Counsel Clark VIII DO
asked for legal advice the subject.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
PITS OF LEGAL NEWS

Gilbert NJ. Speir and Z. l.. Bays. as executors I'M.
der tho will of Robert Ray Hamilton, have brought
suit in the Supreme Court against Schuyler Hsmll
ton IT,. his wife and others, TO forecose mortgage
of S25, 900 on piece Of property between Twenty
ninth and Thirtieth SITS. in Eeventh-ave. The mort
gage was dated February s. 1890. and was for ono
year.
Judge Ingraham, In the Supreme Court Chambers,
Yesterday granted writ Of habeas corpus In the case
of Annie NJ Gardiner, who arrested upon charge
OF false pretences made by the proprietor OF the Prx
Avenue Hotel She remained at the hotel for several
weeks and when payment was demanded she said tha'
she expected her baggage and draft for $500 shorty
The proprietor required her 10 60 away from the ote
and then he had her arrested che declares that se
made no false preences and that every representation
she made to the proprietor was true.
Presiding Justice Van Brunt, OF the supreme Cour"
Yesterday swore in the following young lawyers VINO
were recently admitted to the bar: Henry A. fiihce
Henry J. Goldsmith Adam Frank. William ID. oooo'
win william c. Ensberger, Frederick Hughes Wiiiau
II. Magnnis IT., william II. Thchener, Periey w
Graham. James F. stebbns John IL. sedgwicki franz
l. Eckerson samuel J. Frankensten, +. nr VIss
Winthrop Horace Anderson. Joseph II. Fsrps' nlttu
u Thacher George A. Black, Matthew r slnts'
Carleton Brabrook George ). Bryant, McCreaay
Augustus s. Houghton, Jay c. Gnggenhelmer ana rie"
erick NJ. Herrick.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
urncyENr FOR A SUSPENDED EMpLoYE.

Eugene F. Letheridge yesterday secured judgment
OF 81, e52 % against the city from Judge McAdam In
the Superior Court Letherldge was formerly an en-
ploye in the Department Of Public Works. he was
suspended on January 90, 1857, and he declared
that he could not be discharged without hearing be-
cause he had passed Civil Service examination 10
secure the place. lie was suspended for the reason
II was alleged, of insufficient appropriation ana
necessary reduction of force Judge hcAdam says
that the allegation OF the nsucency OF the appopra
ton was false because there an unexpended bal
ance OF s1e so in the hands OF the department late
as December o. 1857 The full amount Of Letherdges
salary from the time he suspended up to the time
he brought his suit 81, 552 25. He had earned
$500 in another occupation in the meantime, however,
and that amount was deducted from the sum due. A
number OF other cases said TO depend upon the de-
cislon in this one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
TEE OLD CAR-STOTE DRIVEN OUT.
STEAM HEAT INTRODUCED ON THE NETWORK
AND NEW-HAVEN RAILROAD

STEAM HEAT INTRODUCED ON THE NETWORK
AND NEw-HAvEN RAILROAD
The state Railroad Commissioners, who issued In
sr1ctions TO the NewYOr Central RAILROAD officials on
March % that trains cunning through the Fcurthave
tunnel. between the Grand Central Station and the
Harlem River should at no time at faster speed
than fifteen miles an hour and that in foggy weather
they should not be run faster than would permit the
engineers and remen to distinguish the signals, have
rescnded the order The order of March 20 was can
celled on Wednesday night, and it done in defer
epce 10 the popular demand and in the Interest OF
publIc comfort. 1t represented to the Commits
soners that the slowing Of the speed Of the trains In
the tunnel during clear weather was no more peceS-
sary than to limit the speed to fifteen miles an hour
on the open tracks, inasmuch the engineer can see
almost through the entire length OF the tunnel on
clear DAY. and could see right Though to the end II
the grade did not close up the line Of sight TO the
opening.
II was also represented that the lessening OF the
several trains would be passing through the tunnel on
the same tracks at the time; and that IL also
DELAYED travel to the serious detmen5 of the business
interests OF the patrons, and the detention In the tun
nell with It's vitlacd attn osphere and the nhang OF
coal gas TO say nothing Of the sufoatlng air during
the summer would be a serious discomfort to the
people the trains.
Another Improvement went into eifet yesterday the
train of the New York and New-llavtn Railroad That
left the Grand Central station two minutes after mid
night OF Wednesday was heated by steam ms is
The first train OF this road to be so heated ana the
system Is being applied to all tho tralhs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
BROOKYLN'S ALTERNATIVE.
e. G. GRAvES,s ARGUMENT FOR CONSOLE
DATION.
WHAT ERAsTUs wIMAN AND ORLANDO b POT
TER sAY-ARMED NEUTRALITY IN
THE COMMISSION.

Consolidation with decreased taxation isolation
with increased taxaton-that is the alternative Of
tesedto the city Of Brooklyn by Edward c. Graves one
Of her largest taxpayers in wellronsidered state
ment which he laid before the Municipal Consolidation
Commission at yesterdays meeting There was an armed
neutrality between tho two opposing parties in the
Board, and President Green went far as to say that
erything was harmonious. But Mr.. Green must have
been joking When Mrveeder Of Kings County, insisted
upon more public hearings and proposed that ex-
Mayor Schroeder, ex-senator Murtha, exMayor Howell
Mayor Chaplin, General Stewart l. Woodford, W. W.
Goodrich, William Marshall, General II. W. Slocum,
Supervisor at-Large Kretchmar and General J. V.
Meserole be invited to present their views 10 the
Board on Monday, most OF the commissioners agreed
but when Mr. Linton said that inasmuch as the
Brooklyn Mayors and ex-Mayors on the list it
would be a proper courtesy to invite Mayor Grant
to give his opinion, Mr. Green contcnded that Mr..
Devoe and Mr.. vaux, members of the Commission,
knew much about w-York affairs as anybody,
and that no information needed from other
sources SO Mayor Grant was not invited General
lanes Jourdan and George William Curtis Of Staten
Island, were.
Mr.. Graves undertook to prove that Brooklyn would
receive gigantic benefits" from consolidation by the
lowering Of her taxes and presented a comparison
OF the tax rate in the two cities for the last eleven
years. lie said on this subject:
The method OF taxation in Brooklyn is somewhat
different from that In New.York In Brooklyn each one
twenty-five wards has separate tsx-rate varying
1889 from 20 the $780, the lowest rate TO 10 w
on $780, highest rate. In New-York there Is
uniform Of taxation for the whole CITY, "heh Wae
same year. 1899 81 95 the Sl0O-a difference ior
that year OF about onehird 33 1-3 cent-that Is
to say. the OF New-York real estate paid That
only tw6hrds taxes HIS real estate as
Brooklyn paid his Brooklyn property so that
when the BROOKLYN man pays 81 I'm the New-fork
owner only pays GO 2-3 cents, and this is an ADDITION
to the in the basis OF values placed on property
by the tax offices for the OF taxing It, whe
In Brooklyn 20 per Of its actual or market Vaue anu
In Newyork averages less than go per cent Of its actual
value The comparison in this table shows further
that with certain fluctuations the taxes In BrooKSh
have grown higher and higher each year. while e taxes
In New.York have. excepting certain fluctuations grown
smaller each year so Brooklyn taxpayer is growing
steadily of each his taxes mounting hSher
and higher year after with prospect OF improve
ment.
Itarei &c 10 table:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
4 STABLE.OWNER CHARGED WITH ARSON.
MICHAEL CARROLL SAID TO HAVE BURNED

MICHAEL CARROLL SAID TO HAVE BURNED
HIS HORSES FOR THE INSURANCE.
AS the result of his Investigation of the fire In a
stable at One-hundred-and-sixty nnhst ana Jerome-
ave. on the night of November H. Fire Marshal mitchell
has caused the arrest of Michael Carroll, the owner
of the place. The stable in the rear Of a dwelling
house. which also caught fire and was nearly destroyed
The stable was insured for S25550 In seven companies
and Carroll declared that thirty-six horses, thirty
seven wagons many sets of harness and lot of feed
were destroyed by the fire. He demanded $4,000
from the insurance companies, which willing to
nav only $4,000 The stabekeeper accordingly
brought suit for $4,000, Civil Justice Henry NJ Gold
fogle being his attorney.
The Fire Marshal would not divulge the facts which
he placed before the Grand Jury, probably because
another arrest is TO be made. Carroll was indicted
and was arrested yesterday morning at Fifty -mnhst.
and Thrdave. by Detective Won Gerehten and Trainer
lie was admitted to bail in $1,000 his mother
Mrs Mary Montague and his wife, Mrs. Ann Carroll,
signing the bond. 1t is said that there were not as
many wagons and horses in the place at the tune OF
the fire as Carroll declared there were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
EXPERTS THINK .STEPHANI SANE.
DIR. CARLOS r. MACDONALD THINKS HE is
sHAMMING AND DOING 1T POORLY.

DIR. CARLOS z. MACDONALD THINKS HE IS
suAMMING AND DOING 1T POORLY.
The trial OF Alphcnse J. stephan for the murder Of
Clinton G.. Reynolds in the Court Of Oyer and Termner
yesterday, took such sharp that the prisoner
was interested and he listened closely tn every word
which was said by Of the witnesses at least This
witness Dr. Carlos F. Macdonald the president of
the State Lunacy Commission. The taking of his
testimony occupied nearly the whole OF the court day
Dr. Macdonald said that he had been superintendent
of the Asylum for the Criminal Insane at Auburn for
fourteen years and had had great deal Of experience
with prisoners who tried to simulate insanity when
they not insane. He. together with Drs. George
A. Peters and George b. Fowler, were appointed as
commission TO examine Stephani in the Tombs, and
they declared him TO be sane after another commission
had pronounced him insane
While on the witnessstand yesterday DR.. Macdonald
described in detail the incidents Of his several visits to
the TOmbs and the actions OF the prisoner which led
him to believe that Stephani shammng. The
physician testified that when he questioned stephan
TO test his powers OF memory the prisoner told him the
story OF his life with considerable detail except that he
declared that he could not remember anything about
the shooting. In fact, Stephan declared that he did
not believe that Mr.. Reynolds dead and he said he
thought there was conspiracy against him. The
doctor asked Sephani IL he considered himself insane
and the prisoner answered that he did not. Upon
being asked IL he did not know that he had been ex-
amned by a commission and pronounced insane,
stcphan promptly answered that he aware Of the
fact. Then the physician asked him many questions
about various symptoms some of them indicating In
sanity and Others not and the answer invariably was
that he had the symptoms inquired about.
DR.. MacDonalds deliberate judgment was that Ste
phani was sane. He declared that person. in order
successfully to simulate insanity must have an accurate
knowledge Of the disease. There also ply seal
symptoms which. of course could not be simulated;
He thought Stephani was acting part ana acung
poorly, and he declared that the ply steal symptoms
Of insanity were missing.
Drs. Peters and Fowler repeated much of the ties.
tmOny given by DR.. Macdonald. DR.. Peters testhed
that he heard Stephan whisper to Mr. Howe aiter ne
had been undergoing examination, ana ASK II lie
had not done pretty we'll This testimony was after
ward stricken out upon motion Of Mr. Howe. -
The testimony was all taken before O'CLOCK yes
terday, and then the adjourned until 10 :3o
O'Clock this morning, when the counsel VIII sum up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
couur CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

supreme Sourt-Senera ps,ors inSraSsm' J~Mooa
calendar called ut IL O'CLOCK nal. and II-Ad.
supreme Court-speeal Terin-Par's ana AA-~
Supreme COURT ircuit-Parts ]. H. III ana iV-Aa
sarro;atc of contested wills aa'u's'
uht supeor oourt-specia rerm-Deore MeAdam' -
Motions. .,.... IT ana Ia 4
Common Pieas-speelal Ternn-Beiore Alien, "a iifAd.
Common Pieas-fral Term-Parts i, IL ANA AiA~A
iourned for the term. 49, rh.,,.h n L.
City Court-special Term-BefoFe ENRICH "
CITY cOurt-Trai Tsrm-PMts 1. ii and III
for the term. -. ~ po,o,. Necarthy J..
city csSrtTria Tsr@95spsss sy-Ssf0fs Ne'a''n''
Court Of Oyer and Neutrality-suspicious. van Sruh' o. ~
District Sess,onsPart I-Before Fitzgerald, j.
and hssstant Townsend-Nos 70 ~ W.
elusive. , a.,o.s pa., rt-pefore covtng. J.,
and Assistant DistrictAttorney Weeks-Nos' W io' "
snurt Of General sessionsPsrt iIl-Beiore sny,n n
aud Assistant Distriet-Attofney s1eAnso-N' w 's''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
HE FuBEzzLBD THE CO.fPANY'S FUNDS.

Frederick S. Allen, aged thirty has been ny noo
in Chicago on the charge OF having embezzieo @i,o'
from the safe OF the Central CroSstown haiiw"' 80
pany of this city one sunday nght laS1 Deo.~Io
An officer OF the company said to reporter yesterday
afternoon: Allen came to from Everett M"ss''
and began TO work driver on our me- 'uiio %
1886. He brought letter of recommendation 4.o."
L. A. Candy & Co., of Portland, Me- lie was aito 1
ward made starter and finally was pfofnoeo W '"0
Office OF receiver. Our receivers take the iarc' Ho
the conductors at the end OF each Trip eh'er 'n'
amount in a book and afterward deposit inc money
in the company's safe. Allen was poPuiaf @"o"
and was Industrious and economical lie hiaii'9u
\ woman In Massachusetts, about two years ago. ehe
never left that State and Allen used to vist ef 'Hef0
occasionally.
Frederick S. wietts who was also receiver
disappeared at the same time. lie is the only sou
and heir NJ n real estate owner at Patchogue, L. l.
He came to us June %, 1886. lie Is about twenty
four years Old and is unmarried iie %ss u rSGo
mended by Charles Tuthill. understand that "llets
Will be arrested soon"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
TROUBLES OF BUSINESS MEN.

The Sheriff has taken possession Of the New-fork
Brass Company lamp manufacturers, at No. 81 West
Fourteenthst on six executions aggregating S55,34S
all in favor Of Eli S. Bennett.
The Sheriff has received execution for 81 ,030
against the Lexington Improvement Company, No. "A
Broadway In favor OF james S. simpson. The COM
pany was organized In June, 1890, with capital stock
of 100000 to complete the large apartmenthouse al
Lexington ave. and Thirty fourth-st
The Sheriff has received an execution for S1o143
against sylvester III. Kneeland, capitalist, Of No. 20
Broad-st In favor of the North Texas National Banl
of Dallas.
Two attachments have been issued against selly
Jacobson, doing business under the style of the Roya
Rubber Comb Company, at No. 300 Church-st. one
for 81 231 IN favor OF the Columbia Rubber Works Com
pany and the other for 1867 In favor OF David Lichten
stein
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
SHORTENING THE COLLEGE ooURsE.

VIEWS OF PRESIDENT PATTON OF PRINCETON.
Princeton, April . (speciaD.-The March number OF
"The Princeton College Bulletin quarterly recoro
and review edited by President Patton and members
OF the faculty. will appear tomorrow. one OF us
most interesting articles Is by President Patton on
"The shortening OF the College Course IN IL the
President says:
BOYS should leave the preparatory school year
earlier than they DO, ond they should graduate as
Bachelors OF Arts year younger than they ordinarily
are Then after three years in the prosecution OF
special professional study, they would take their
degree Of Phi. d. or receive their diplomas In law,
medicine and theology. do not think, however, that
this end could be well attained by shortening the
college course-and here am in accord with Presi-
dent Gilman Johns Hopkns) The work usually done
I'm the freshman year OF college can be better done
In college than In the school, IL must be remcmDerd'
too, that large part of college education, ana i'll
respects the best part, grows out OF the con-
dons OF college residence and the influence that the
students exert upon each other TO shorten the period
of college life by taking year out of the curriculum
would be serious loss TO the undergraduates as well
as 10 the college corporation"
President Patton then discussed the tendency OF in
stltutions that arc conducting only Undergraduate
courses Of study to call themselves universities He
adds that institutions that call themselves colleges
are many OF them already doing advance work that Is
supposed TO belong to the university, and those that
are not doing IL hope to do it, lie holds that few
universities like Johns Hopkins, which VIII devote
their energies in the main to the encouragement OF ad-
vanced and highly specialized investigation, Will
abundany satisfy intellectual demands. To OBJ
tain this amount Of liberal education, four years,
he asserts, is not too long period. The method to
be followed during these four years is then dealt with
Shall the studies be all prescribed shall they be all
elective, shall they be in part prescribed and In
part electives The plan that with various modihca-
lions is being generally adopted m our American col
egcs and universities. Whereby during the freshman
and sophomore years the studies are In the main pre-
scrbed and where in the junior and senior years an
Increasing range OF choice In the selection OF stables
IS open TO the student, seems to me 10 De the Dest
solution OF a problem that Is bcSct undoubtedly with
great difficulties. IL is plan that combines In some
measure, and IL 10 me very successfully, the
disciplinary system of the gymnasium and the freedom
Of tile universty-using the word with the meaning
imposed upon 1t in Germany 1t Is the natural ana
LOGICAL development Of educational system and Is
cOmmendabe, however unique, because 1t Is the out
growth OF our historical conditions"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
CONTROLLER MYERS SURE HE rs RIGHI.
STILL MAKING WEAK DEFENCE OF Hrs RE
LATIoNs WITH JACK" ADAMS.

STILL MAKING A WEAK DEFENCE OF HIS RE-
LATIoNs WITH JACK" ADAMS.
The interest In the controversy between Controller
Myers and Corporation Counsel Clark on the subject
Of the old war claims Of 1861 waned yesterday OWING
IN the absence of the Corporation Counsel In Albany
Mavor Grant said that the Controllers position was
90 entirely ndeensibe that 1t unnecessary for him
10 add ANYTHING to what he had already said ABOUT
tbe alleged employment of ex-Congressman JACK
Adams to collect the city's claim. He thought that
the verbal contract" between the Controller and Mr..
Adams would be pronounced void If an attempt should
ever be made to enforce IL.
In answer to inquiries Controller Myers said that no
had not changed his mind either as TO the LEGALITY or
the propriety Of his course He still thought the con-
tract he had made with Mr.. Adams an excellent thing
for the city, Mr.. Myers had made, he said, pretty
close examination of the original transaction and had
found that on May 10, 1862, over year after The
81 100000 had been raised by the city on It's bonds
and the proceeds lent TO the Federal Government the
CITY had collected $40 215 for goods delivered to Gen
eral John c. Fremont On october 90, 1868, $780,
1893 25 additional had been collected through the Union
Defence Committee and the commission charged for
these collections was at the rate Of IL per cent.
The Controllers own agreement to pay Mr. Adams
1-2 per cent on 100000 he DID not therefore look
upon as excessive and he was unable TO see why IL
shOuld strike any one else In different light. MT.
MYERS also referred to the letter he had received from
Congressman SpinOla In which the principle Is lald
down that the employment OF agents by states ana
cities to attend TO such matters and promote required
splnola writes, have time to devote to affairs OF
this kind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
THE lcoUIyrAL OF THE EXCISE BOARD.

Members Of the City Reform Club contend that the
acouittal of the Excise Commissioners on Monday VIII
not proyept their being indicted and tried again. Re
oorder smyth directed the jury TO bring In the YER
dict because the facts and the Indictment did not agree
section $40 Of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides
that II the defendant formally acquitted on the
ground of variance between the indictment ana the
nroof 1t is not deemed all acquittal Of the
sa,A offence This statutory provision was COM
meuted upon and explained by Judge Davies, OF the
Court Of Appeals. in the Of Canter ast People
n is declared in such terms 10 leave no possible
doubt as to It's applicability to the present case
Assistant DistrictAttomey John ID. Lindsay, who
drew up the Indictment says that he was mlsnformed
about the facts in the case by members OF the ClIy
Reform Club His province 10 draw up an indict-
mept when the facts laid before him, not 70 In,
vestigate the facts Mr. Lindsay has drawn up 2ooOu
tndcfments many OF them in highly important cases,
and only IN exceedingly few cases have any Oh
hem been found lacking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-03
To FYAMINE THE ASSETS IN DETAIL.

Controller Myers and Chamberlain Grain, a com
mttee of the sinking Fund Commission, made an eX-
animation yesterday of the Union Ferry Company's
schedule of appraised property, placed at SO sO3ooO
Two years ago. it found the same property, with
the exception of two new ferlyboats valued at
$3.50, 900, had been set down at only Sl263000 The
enormous excess, it thought, had been added for
the purpose of frightening away competitors for the
franchises. The Controller and Chamberlain CON
cluded that personal inspection Of the scheduled
items would be advisable and went to make the same,
accompanied by II. X. Knapp president Of the ferry
TO hear testimony and may make statement Of their
al