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That is . good and valuable thing that some
high minded men in Brooklyn are doing year
after year for the free entertain ment and In
struetlon Of school children. They give every
spring series Of free historical lectures by
the masters OF some subject OF peculiar inter-
est. oDe year the history OF BROOKLYN was the
theme. This 10 the third year and the subject
Is OF broader interest. " The War OF the Re-
bellion." The course IL to consist OF lectures
or addresses BY living Generals who took part
in the war. The first lecture. on April H. will
be by Gen. \. L. Woodford on the outlook OF
the rebellion. ON April 20 Gen. o. o. Howard
will describe the camnaign OF Gen. Me-
Dowell, Including Bull Run. On the
third Friday .ARril q. Gen. Martin T,
q Ge,yysshurg. On Friday, May 4. Gen.
the Sea" The fifth OF the free lectures will be
I" Anecdotes Of the War" on Friday. May III
following Gen. Butterfsld. The Naval Bat
ties Of Fort Fisher" will be the subject OF an
address by Capt. James Parker. Last OF all
and seventh OF the series will be Gen. Horace
Porter's lecture on Friday, May % on Apo
mGttox- ths Close Of the War" The lectures
will be given in All Souls Church. in South
Ninth street. near bedford avenue School
children above 10 years ~ age are invited
free The gallery H. reserved for adults NJ II
for the course, which is called The All Souls
Historical Lectures" All tickets must be
gotten OF the Rey John c, Adams, 10 Ross
street or OF Mr. HsrOsTt +. Gunnison. 200
Hswss stTset brooklyn.
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NOW LEAVITr SUES MlURIAG
6c5,oOo Damages Demanded or Him for
E-trsusinE and Marrying Mrs.. Leavit.

6c5,0O0 Damages Drmsaded OF Him for
E-trsnEinE and Marrying Mrs.. Leaviu.
William r. Leavitt wine merchant OF 573
Broadway. has brought suit in the Supreme
Court OF Queens county against Eugene A.
Maurisc. OF Mauriac Il Bishop. stock brokers.
at SO Broad street. for s25. 900 damages for
alienation OF Mira Leavitt's affections.
The present suit Is the sequel Of two divorce
suits brought respectively In South Dakota
and In Brooklyn. Mr.. Leavltt married In 1890
Laura f., white. daughter OF tho late Joseph
White OF Flushing. and niece OF Loomis L.
White. banker. OF Wall street. They lived
together for twenty years. until June. 1890.
when they separated Mr.. Leavitt Directing
to HIS wife's friendship with Mauriac The
two men had been friends. and Mr. Manriao
house In Flushing. and ut the house OF Mrs.
Leavitts uncle, 3 East Sixty-sixth street,
where the Leavitts subsequently went to live.
There was q three-sided quarrel. and Mrs.
living % no Xer~atd she s went ws to
South Dakota. There. on Jan. IL. 1892. she
obtained q divorce from Mr.. Leayitt and two
months later she was married to Mr.. hauriao
In July. 1859. Mr.. Leavitt brought suit In
Brooklyn for absolute divorce on the statutory
grounds. and got decree from Justice Cullen.
The case was appealed.
Mrs.; Mauriac is 40 years old. Mr. Leavitt
and Mr.. Mauriac are over so. Mr. Mauriac's
father was a frenchman. a teacher in Fair
child's Institute. Flushing. Mr.: Mauriac has
been memtsr OF the stock Exchange for
some years, and Ia reputad to be wealthy. Some
time ago he began to call himself De Maurice.
The case will come IN before Justice Bartlett
In Long Island City to-day.
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FEEs Foa OFFENDING xUsDEs CASES.


| The City nee - Pay TRe- new " ths
Prisouer wsu't hire = Lawyer.
One possible demand upon the treasury Of
the city was overlooked by the Board OF Esti-
mate in making up the budget for the current
| year and was not thought OF until Hugh o..
Pentecost presented to Comptroller Fitch on
Wednesday claims for defending two men In
dietsd for murder. The city has been called
% to pay some pretty steep bills for prose-
cutting murderers. but It had never before
been asked to meet the expenses OF the de-
fence
The Law under when the claims were made
IL chapter 52l OF the Laws OF 1893. and amends
section 308 OF the Code Of Criminal Procedure.
The section reads as follows. everything after
the first sentence constituting the amend
msnt:
men, !i.So1, counsel ). must ,. ssi.d & he d.'it.
10 pursasae. Of saen s..isnm.n, es.s vhst. ths
dean. i d. s sesie in vsisn e. ssi:aa.s. .d @a
af.as. o sna d sp9n ~ %srd 10 :Sea
eoun.. res.on. for hi. ,styies. 20
sS.Jsds. OF Ja.sds pee::iains ~ Sp the a,.L
This amendment was introduced in the Sen
M IN Ss Gov Fo%
Tss Claims Sses q sss Sss ed
Christian Ffe!hslter. Indicted Tor killing hLs
wife, Is certified By Judge Cowlng at SlOo,
and that for defending Edward Mckonney bY
ability that he will have, to wait until next
ture comes to his relief
IL was under this amendment that Charles
W. Brooke was assigned By Recorder Smyth
as counsel for Meyer In the poisoning case.
Of course. nothing 10 said In the law about
disbursements. but Lawyer Brooke putting
VIII any one contend that a lawyer has
been reasonably compensated for his services
II he only receives $50, when the trial Of the
case has cost him S275t think not"
Then. too. sum which might be reasonable
compensstion to one lawyer might be consid-
One Of the argum ents advanced BY Senator
Saxton In support OF his bill on lite passage was
that man on trial for his life should have the
benefit Of the best counsel to be procured.
recorder Smyth was averse yesterday to dis.
cossinR the merits OF the law or tho subject OF
had made two assignments OF counsel under
the law. He will have to determine. what Is
reasonable compensation to be paid to MIR.
Brooke.
The success Of Senator saxton in securing
his amendm mt has led to the introduction to 4
further amendment to the same section Of the
code at the present session OF the Legislature,
This amendment provides that the several
cities and counties OF the state shall be bur-
dened with the expense OF defending INDECENT
criminals for all sorts OF crimes and In all the
courts Of the State from the police court up,
where counsel are assigned By the courts. 1t
is sste TO cay that no one charged with crime
amendment should become q law. II 10 not
believed that 1t will. though. as there is a
pretty general opposition to It's passage from
all sectlons OF the State.
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ONE JUROR OUT OF 50 rALEsMES.
DIR. Meyers Trial for Poisoaipg Damn Be-
ginning Over Again.

DR.. Meyers Trial for Poisoaipg Baum Be-
ginning Over Again.
Dr. Henry C. f. Meyer was put on trial yes
terday. In the General Sessions. before Re.
corder Smyth. for the second time for the kill
ing OF Joseph Heinrich Gustav Marie Baum.
otherwise known as Ludwig Brandt on March
80. 1892 at 800 East Thirteenth street. BY tho
administration OF anthony and arsenic. to
obtain insurance on the life OF Baum. A Juror
went mad on the first trial Charles W. Brooke,
William J. OSullivan. and Lewis Stuyvesant
Chanler defend Meyer.
Fifty-four talesmen were examined and one
Juror was obtained.
Tho ,forty-second talesman was John W.
employ OF Tefft Weller 4 Co. dry goods and
his own account at .. 254 Seventh avenue. He
answered every question so clearly, briefly.
and promptly that both sides made haste to
accept him. and lie was sworn In as foreman.
There were tho names OF only twelve talesm en-
left In Clerk Penny's wheel. and so Recorder
SMITH went to the County Clerks Office and
witnessed the drawing OF 100 talesm en- for to-
day. After recess the twelve remaining tales
men werc examined. but without securing an
additional Juror
Then Recorder Smyth admonished Forema an
Wersebe not to talk OF the ease or to allow any
one to talk about tho case to him. and not to
make up his mind as TO the guilt or innocence
OF the defendant until tho case was finally sub
mitted to him. and adjourned the trial until
to-day.
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He VIII He brought from Sing Sing 90 7
tify In Widow Baurr's suit Against His

He VIII He brought from Sing Sing 90 Tes-
tify In Widow Baurr's suit Against Him.
With the exception OF the imprisoned de-
PENDANT. all the interested parties In the suit
OF Catharins Bauer the widow OF Paul Bauer
OF Grayesend. against John y. McKane were
present In the Supreme Court in Brooklyn
yesterday when tho case was called by Justice
Pratt The action 10 to recover the Baur prop
erty at Coney Island. which McKane pur-
chased under foreclosure proceedings. and to
compel an accounting. Mrs. Baur contending
that Mckane purchased the property as her
agent and swindled her out OF q large sum Of
money.
George ". Roderick. McKane's lawyer ex-
plained that Mckane did not act as the Wild
owls agent. but bought the property to pro.
tect his own rights: lie said that It would be
necessary to have McKanes testimony taken,
Justice Pratt suggested that tho case should
go to a referee. hut Mr.. Roderick objected on
the ground that his client desired to have the
matter quickly disposed OF. Mr. Grout, who
appeared tor the plaintiff. said that he wanted
to have MoKRne testify in open court
Justice Pratt marked the case off the calen-
dar. so that the lawyers could agree on some
plan. Messrs. ltoderics and Grout agreed that
McKAne should be brought down from Sing
Sing to testify whom the case comes up for
trial next month.
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Nv DOUBT ABOUT oscar ADLER.

The Jury Aequit Hin OF ForEfag His
Fathers Name TO Promissory Notes.
The trial OF Oscar Adler. who is charged with
forging his fathers name to promissory notes
and using tho proceeds for his own purposes
was continued yesterday before Justice o. Brien
in the Court OF Oyer and Tsrminer. John Nc
Loan and George Orr testified to his good
character.
Then Adler was called In his own behalf He
admitted drawing the nstes. but said that his
father was cognizant of tho transactions. The
proceeds OF the notes. he said. were deposited
IN his fathers bank and to his fathers account
He denied that he used any OF the money for
his own purposes.
The case. was given TO the Jury at az O'Clock.
About 10 o'clock they sent communication to
the Judge to the effect that they had agreed a.
to the first count In the Indictment. aud found
that the accused did not forge the notes; but
that they could not agree as TO the second
count In the indictment. which charges him
with having uttered the forged notes. Justice
O'Brien waited half an hour in the hope that
an agreement might be reached. but as II was
not. he had the Jury locked up for the night
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NOT COMING HERE TO MURDER
ID Tonaso Denies the Sensational Accuse
lions OF Bis Two Aeeussrs.

Di Tsna.o Dsais. the Sensational Aesuss-
Hons OF Ills Two Aesussrs.
The immigration authorities have detained
for examination Loreto Dl Tomaso. who ar
rived on Tuesday from Italy on the steamship
Columbia. Some time ago the Commissioner
OF Immigration received . letter from Biagio
Dl Vito Of ll3 Mulberry street asking to have
d. Tomaso sent back to Italy when he arrived
on tho Columbia Biagio said that Francisco
Was coming over from Salmona to kill him. so
as to get all the ID Vito estate By marrying
Biagio's sister. He added that Francisco had
been In prison for attempted murder aud was
desperate man,
few days later Commissioner senner re-
eeiyed a letter from Ratiasle ID Bncco "a
Mulberry, street, asking the Commission to
send back TO Italy Loreto Di TomRso who
was coming from Bugeiano to XII him, lie
WAS eomilg on the Colombia. He said that
Loreto bad Lesn living with his thaifasls'si
wife. and both were now coming to this conn
try. Lorsto had declared his intention OF kill-
Ing Raffaele as the easiest way OF stopping the
annoyance OF a Troublesome husband.
TomAso says he comes from BuggiAno and
Is travelling Aloae He insists that he doesn't
intend to XII any one. doesn't know Rahaele
ID Baeco or his wife. but he admits knowing
Biagio dt Vito.
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DESERTED BY HER FAMILY,
A ouadrooa Says She Has Wealthy Rels
lives Whom She Cansot Find.

"Nos No" ono Snuuot fInu.
MONTREAL. April IA romantic case has
been brought to the attention Of the Montreal
authorities through the application OF Ogia
Hart, young mulatto girl for assistance to
find her parents The girl is o quadroon OF
most preDossessing appearance. She says
that her father. a mulatto named Henry Hart,
was n banker in San Francisco. and her mother
a white woman. whose maiden name was Julia
Metcalf Being slckly and having to travel for
her health. her mother came to Canada and
placed her child In the Convent OF HI ch elage to
be educated. instructing the Sisters at when
ever the amount OF money she left them shout!
run short to apply to her doctor In New York
till she returned for her child. That was in
1875
From that time Ogia never heard from her
parents; After two years the Sisters applied
ewer was that the mother had died suddenly
without providing for the child that he had
no money belon ging TO her. and that he knew
nothing o. the father or the family. They then
wrote to the fathers address. but received no
reply. All injuries concerning her relations
having remained fruitcss, the young duadroon
was ploce In n charitable institution In this
city under the care OF tho Sisters 81 provl-
dance There she was kept and educated un-
Ill she WAS II years old. she was then sent TO
the country in French Canadian families
where she worked for her maintenance until
shs got old enough 10 hire out as a domestic
servant. The girl asserts that she has rich
relatives In the states whom she 10 unable to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-13
MRS. BEGGs WIS MURDERED,
A Coroner's Jury Fiad~ that BsgE Caused
the Woman's Death,

the "omnh's Deatb.
An inquest was hold yesterday By Coroner
Dobbs In the case Of Mrs. william Beggs. who
died at her home. II Mangin street. on April 2.
from q fracture Of the skull. 1t was at first
supposed that the woman had received tho in
jury by falling against the edge of an iron sink.
On the day OF the funeral. however. tho police
received an anonymous letter saying that Mrs.
Beggs's husband had caused her death By hit
ting her with heavy china bowl. Coroner
Dobbs ordered the funeral stopped. and BeRRs
was arrested.
A remarkable variance Of testimony was
brought out yesterday. James Hughes OF BAG
Rvington street. who was at II when Mrs.
Beggs received the injury. said that tho
prisoner had not thrown q bowl at his vile.
Then he acknowledged that ho was asleep In
another room. and couldn't say how the
woman was hurt. Kate Ryan OF %
Broome street testified that she was
visiting Mrs. Beggs on tina night OF
April ]. She said that she, Hughes and Mr..
and Mira BeRgs were sitting in the Kitchen
about - o'clock. Bsggs and his wife had a
quarrel and the former threE the bowl at the
latter. knocking her down. When he saw that
the woman was seriously hurt. he said. oh!
! didn't mean TO do that" Then they nut Mrs.
BeRgs on the bed and sent for doctor.
The jury found that Mrs. Beggs came to her
death by being struck bya bowl thrown by her
husband. Coroner Dohbs held the prisoner
without bail to await the action OF the Grand
Jury.
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TOLEDO AND ANN 1RBOR.
Fight for Control Grows Intsresting-Tbs
Walker Parry Gains n Point.


Walker Parry Gains n Point.
Judge Beach Of the Supreme Court yester-
day granted the application made by Joseph
Walker Jr.. and Frederick W. Anness for q
mandamus compelling the transfer agent OF
the Toledo. Ann Arbor and North Michigan
Railroad Company to allow an inspection OF
the stock lists in order that the plaintiffs might
obtain a list of the stockholders OF the COM
pany. Mr.. Walk or denied absolutely the charges
made In the affidavit OF President Emo that
he is responsible for the wreck of the Toledo.
Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railroad or
that he seeks to control Il in the interest Of
the Green Bay WinOna and 81 Paul The Blair
com mittes. with which Hr. Walker is 10 sym
rnthy. say that they are asking for proxies for
the purpose of ascertaininC how the floating
debt was created and what Inducements were
offered tho Ashleys TO obtain their re ignations
from the management thus putting the COM
mittee.
The hondholders' COMMITTEES. on the other
hand. have put forward q ticket including the
names OF John Jacob Astor., Amos r. Emo. j.
Edward simmons, robert NJ, Galloway. George
" 9uln.ard. and others as direstors, and asS
election will be held on April IL and both sides
are putting forth every effort to secure q
majority
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OPPOSED 10 GovsRNMESr CONTROL.
Report OF Conus..ioner Hampton on the
Debts Of the Pacine ReiIronds.

| Deuth ~ thN hNt"S Aebtbhus.
WASHINGTON. April 12-Mr Wade Hampton.
| the Com missioner OF Railroads. has prepared q
brief paper embodylnG his views on the sub
ject Of Pacific railroads. Indebtedness to the
| Government. and has laid It before the House
Committee on Pacific Railroads.
Mr.. Hampton begins with the statement that
when the indebtedness matures.th three forms Of
settleme nt will be presented: /. Foreclosure.
2. Maintain the sinking fund and require that
larger percentage Of net earnings be paid
into It. 3 Refund the debt
The Commissioner says: "A foreclosure
will not satisfy the debt, as a sale OF the sub
sldized lines under decree OF court would not
realize more than enough to cancel the
amount Of tho FIRST mortgage bonds. in which
case the United States would be required
either 10 lose the claim or buy in the lines and
pay OF the 1rst mortgage Indebtedness. An
estimate OF the cost OF reproducing the roads
way Commission. Mr.. Richard 7. Morgan. In
cheney Judgment would have to be &C solfocted.
and for that purpose resort must be had 10
,nS sSs sy r.. mSS IN oS.r
the pgtpose OF controlling The branches. Of q
bonds. The former are. Of no su6stantiai
value but some, OF the ,flrst mortgage bonds
Pacific all Of its branch line stocks and bonds.
amounting to- say S1U0 600 900 face value (es-
"a. ~ to be
tied with Messrs. brexel MORGAN 4 Co, as Sc
eeggrrity, d for the oompany's floating debt, say
The owned branches could be bought in I'M
der judicial sale. and the equities and rights
secured In the same way by the purchase un-
dor judicial sale of the means through which
ing thus been secured. the o Pa0 Of " the
roads would either dsvolye upon the Govern
ment, through Board Of Mapagers or ora Com
a lease or resale Of the same to the highest re-
sponsible bidder hallway management by
tied policy OF the Government. would be not
Gpy n, doobtrol put dangerous experiment
ISOLATED as the latter is with the attendant
danger OF corruption Of the civil service
This alternative. therefore. should ho rejected;
The sinking fund may be maintained and
be paid into it. so that not only current Interest
9rsduSy ii H F6s Ss SaTs
already recommended for adoption in the form,
prevail to the Secretary Of the Interior to be by
him transmitted to the Chairma3n OF the House
Reierring to tho third propostion. which
provides for refundment Of the debt. the
Com Comm missioner directs The attention Of the com;
years ago. which lie says. is the same as tho
Brown b,ll now before the committee; In re;
bill was made the subject OF a special report,
with sundry amendments recommended
do not care to aniagoniSe ~ argument The
fact must not DO lost sight Of however that
behalf should. before acceptance. be closely
scrutinizsdi with q view to ascertain their
actual value; as Il Is alleged that they are al
brance."
The bill referred to by MIR. Hamptor as hav.
maintenance Of the sinking fund has not come
before the committee as yet.
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A cana Accused of FrasiurIag His PIay-
nnts's sSkun NI:h "a BrOom

Louis Zaeharias. aged 10 years whose par
ents live at 1.OS0 Myrtle avenue. Williams
burGh. Is suffering with fracture OF the skull
which. 1t is alleged, was inflicted with broom
by lo-year-old Walter Bauer OF 352O-A Vernon
avenue, n playmate Bauer was arrested at
his home yesterday morning on a warrant OBJ
tanned by the injured boys father.
When he was arragned In the Lee Avenue
Police Court he denied that he struck ZachR
grating In front Of a store in MYRTLE avenue,
and In that way received his injuries. The
elder ZRchariAs denied this, and said his boy
told him that Bauer struck him with a broom
Justice Goetting pArolsd the young prisoner
Ia the custody VI relative for examination on
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while the returns made 70 ths etiSsn ere slmsss
saussd and thst the ety IN defsreses 20
the imperative demands Of people hss been bfought
20 standard Of honssty, eieisney. and economy
vhish compares favorsbiy vita that Of anJ eommanE
Comparing these statements Of the Mayor.
made after careful preparation and With due
dsliberation, with the hasty specification COM
tain edhn hisletter TO the Lieuten ant Governor
II would seem that bis approximations are
clearly untounded. that his objections are due
70 some other reasons not Rtveni for his oppo-
sition to the measure upon which, according
TO his own admissions, depend the future
His opposition cannot be due to puplic opin-
ion. which IN almost unan lmous In favor OF the
construction Of the work By the city II II can
not be secured by the agency OF private cspi-
tai. The Mayor in his article makes the fol-
lowing declaration:
\ do not hestajs to say that the Improvements in
the administration of government are primarily
ion which voices is fst and fullest eSpres,on in the
ofths pres. undoubtedly acts ss stimulus and cor
ssnts the prevailing tone Of public epinion Beyond
that IL necessary to consider the question The
people 81 New YORK city constantly demanding i'm.
Ss snfsy sstisnsd with nothing short Of perfection
or such measure Of perfection As humanly possible
and the service IL constantly Improving because ofths
demand.
30 far as improved rapid transit facilities
ere concerned. the demand II urgent, the press
IL unanimous. and public opinion has ex-
pressed itself 70 :ye,y orgs,niEsdop Enichv has
IN favor Of the bill approved By the Chamber
The Union League Club last night approved
the Chamber OF Commerce bill
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strikiaE SILK Weaver. CIT an IaersAse .as
Go Back 10 Work.

The strike at schwartzenbaek's silk mill In
West Hoboken. which has been on for several
weeks. ended yesterday. and the strikers re-
turned to work. On Wednesday the firm re-
ouested conference with q committee OF the
strikers and the difficulty was Amieably ar
ranged. The strikers had asked for an in
crease Of rs per cent The firm proposed II
make an Increase Of from IL to ~ per cent;
The proposition was submitted TO the 'V0
strikers at meeting held in the Casino ana
they accented IT,
The strike at simon's silk mill is still IN
anu SONG OF ths strikers are ISTiS.ids
OF the mill and threw stones at Foreman
Bauer The police were called and drove them
away.
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HoROWIIz HELD FOE LIBEL,
Hs Wrote "a Circular that is SaIa 90 Have
spoiled sis Namrsaks's BusIness

$40 wrote - NiTcuiar tbat - SaIa 90 HAgo
spoiled isis Sanrsaks's Business
Herman Horowtz OIL years old. . peddIsr
living at ia Lewis street was held for exam
inAtion in the Essex Market Police Court yes
tsTday on charge OF libel The complain ant
against him was Joseph Horowitz Of 224 East
Second street. who made AffidAvit that on
March 20 the prisoner, under the name OF Zoi
sgal Ish Horowitz. published a pam phlet In the
ing the omplAlnAnt.
Joseph IIOrowitz his brother Mark. and his
mother Mary. are ~ bust mess together under
the Arm name Of Widow HorOWitz 4 Sons"
They manufacture the Passover cakes known
as mRtzos. The circular stated that although
. certificate had been given to the firm per-
hitting II to bake matZos. yet ita members
had violated the Sabbath by recsiying two
loads OF Hour one on Friday night and the
othefon Saturday afternoon and AecoTdlng 10
Jewish law: lie loses public trust whose
fear OF God"
Complaint was made to the Chief Rabbi. and
the HorOwitZes had 10 return the money 10
every one who had bought matzos OF them.
and grave complaints were brought against
them.