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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24
TUESDAY,
APRIL "a, 1894.
TO DRIVE 10 SHELBURNE FARMS.
DIR. ". SEWARD WEBB INVITES MEMBERS OF
THE NEw-YorX COACHING CLUB TO BE

DIR. W SEWARD WEBB INVITES MEMBERS OF
THE NEw-YoTK COACHING CLUB TO BE
HIS GUESTS AT HIS COUNTRY HONE.
DR.. W. Seward Webb has invited the members Of
the New-York Coaching cub 70 be his guests at
his country home. Sheiburnc Farms. Vermont. from
June 70 June u. The journey WI. be made by the
party In either the Tantivy the Pioneer both OF
which coaches the property az the cub. and
three days and part OF a fourth day Will be
spent the road There viii be twenty-five teams
employed. a total Of los horses. The start will
be made at $50 O'Clock a. m, from the Hotel
Brunswick. Wednesday morning. Juno s. That night
will be spent Poughkeeps!e and on Thursday
night the party will rest at Albany. About sundown
Friday the coach VII roi. into Winchester or
Rutland. Vt. andon Saturday m7rning the ccachers
VIII begin to strain their eyes for q glimpse OF
Shelburne Farms tho northern horizon:
The distance to be covered - about three hundred
ard forty miles by road. All the ARRANGEMENTS FOR
the trip are In the hands OF the Committee Of the
William X Vanderbilt william c. Whitney.
Theodore \ Havemeyer Perry Belmont Frank X.
Sturgis Coone william Jay. \. !. Cassatt, OF
Philadelphia Frederic Bronson Reginald W. Rives
and a few other members Of the club There viii
be in all twelve members the top Of the coach.
4 similar drive made three years ago 10
Sheburne Farms. Mr.. Cassatts home near Phla:
dephla also visited on one OF the annual
excursions Of the club so also was the country
place OF Wrilam X. Vanderbilt.
The members OF the Coaching Cub will Rave
their sprlnc meeting the morning Of May g. at
II O'Clock. in Central Park. whence they VII drive
10 Morris Park and Jerome Park. At the latter
place luncheon will be served.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24

RONINTSTS CONTROL THE CITIES.
TIE REV MADISON C. SETERs TELLS HOW
THE cmrnctra rortowfs.s HAVE SECURED

TT. TIE " cnrncno ro,tows's HAVE srcrnnD
GRIP oH TIE COUNTRY.
TIE Rov Mll,sou G. Peters preached in the
blooming lale Reformed Church last night on The
Popo's Irish In American Politics" lie spoke in
part as follows:
The th..ry Of American government contemplates
IT, r'. - the majority. IN the cities - the United
S,tas mo Minority has been 50 long In control thar
nothine short Of msht; mprsinIE o. ne people
controlled IIhernnn oligarchy. silently and pa
.ay "e J s r n2Tc pa's Sc, ,5 the r.a Eoman
T.. n XIV, ,rra D., r,1 our ,liles in I'll their part
r.,uts rom Mayor o. school teachers. Twenty
yours ago In Boston ne Protestant Americans drew
80 p,r 1T ~ the total amount pail out of the city
tr.,s u-y Toby The irish Roman Catholics draw
~ Ter GO NJ of ne tot'. white thoy pay only per
ie~ In V,M.y'rl. NV ,hc Po5es rrish pay %
per cen; of the tvs and hold neorly % per cent OF
81" e'1.,s H. Dublin thor are $500 IRISH, In New =
u.frfi." New-Yoril- Croker Gllrov and tn Martins
w'r" an horn in Ireland. Troy. from Mayor Dennis
R0rlc-'er in Ter tn l.ld,rslin ~ Bishop NcQuaid
ia thoroush'y H1marz. from Mayor Currnn down
largely under I've control q the Panis.s. In St
Louis The Po9cs machine IS f1l OF yigor. Kansas
NV Gn,a, and San Frlncl-co are Rome-rued
Even in " -ron Salt Lake cl'v the 'chef ~ police
is an Irish Romanis' PhIadephl2 IS the only city
! mniv demcnl that me- Pone's irish give the
ih, rli.ti. of the fl,lr, VIII have 70 catch the
American vYte know many Irish Roman Cath
o!ics useful ana honorable men. m acquisition 70
any country tu' they are seldom put in Office be-
cause .r- lr'lr--s and prics.s cannot u'e them
Grove C'"""'guls chief adviser IS cardinal Glib
lfns. l-i 'itt may account FOR The ign1rlinlous
failure - o." Ur"s'nt Administration. RoTanisr
h.re u.s. iu o." OH World. Is political mlchine and
IS a'.f 't. n Win any parry that WI further it,
ends. AMI 81" POLITICAL party that truckles 10 Rome
VIII d. buried hy a~ou'"l patriotism of the Amer
cen p-' Ii" 20" old woman posed TO bury tn.
devil. with The face l1Wn. that II 10 ever got
a!ife M" more he would scratch the deeper h.
would euk
Le' Lam" take rank with other churches. cease
lrr Iufag0usm 10 our public schools. quit politics
arl abandon her pre.rusil0s 20 special privileges
all the iou 1rI The lamb will lie down together; but
beware America is a lion and l. alive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24

Two judgments against Thomas j. Montgomery.
now owned by John h. Powell. Will be sold at
nub,ic auction to-day at 1890 p. m. by Richard "
Harnett & CO.. at the Real Estate Exchange. No.
20 Tibcrty-st The amount OF the Judgments. with
interest Is about $4,000 Before the sale there
WITH be deducted from the Judgments the sum for
which Sl.OOOcO OF Hydraulic Brake Company stock
is sold to-day the stock being collateral security
FOR the judgment.
Both men concerned In this sale well known In
Wall Street and uptown. Mr.. Montgomery was
formerly commodore OF the Tarchmont Yacht Club
and belongs to a number Of prominent clubs. He
was seen Yesterday by Tribune reporter at his
office No SO Broad-st He said regarding the sale
to-day: II purchased stock from Powell, giving
slo Oh IN cash and notes for $4,000 in payment
The business of the brake company has not met
success. and consequently failed 10 pay the notes
and he took Judgment. and Is selling"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24
SnrRulyrlvh rnorElrs NrtHIrorEE


srTTiHp TODAY
TIE rrin on Tho sherman Bunk ~ Broadway
ana Elsat,enth-.. WIS n,. continued yesterday
arI thsrp were Indications iit i.' BANK w'il
s,,- b. .r POSITION O., transact lisin-ss usual
... i...t.
Conn hrdtiFrt =" "' '.' ''l '' "' "
vent % w.ihlr,w money. Hul ID. m" ufIal toir
o ,i,.,,g ,i,. b,rt I'm tha afternoon II was elll
l"' ''S''h ''' '" 10
tiht Only a"'"' F'' "'' ' '+''
during the day MI NpfiNiui' il' 'i9.'i' il" '.-'
deposits Tor an"nt mo Same amount "'' ~
., ot 49,, So hal r.r.feal o., r... ,. any iaulsf
""'i''' "'' "' "'' '' 49,
while 'he banks an.'rs We u'inS 'N'f'ln' 10y
81. cat. p,,tt,y f.r,rtrt.rf super rtauls lent
''' ,.,.,,. H.,
Preston and Examine il !son. ~ I'D" RANKING p'-
,,-,,.n, s,eut natr,y the entire Day M the bank.
"' , .s .v,.,.i,,, ,l ,,
ana ih'r H '"' "''' " wa"
had been practically finished th'Y nan pro'ra'''
..,,i,, ,,,,b 90. directors Of ihe bank II was
eoo m y..n the Meeting adjourned.
merry '"' y - ..,. o., d.. ,,..
William ~ ATk'"' "'' j. "'' ''.'' "' "
..,t... A h. US having On. bank
tended I' W''"''-' ~ '
h. sail.
.. ,.,. rt.-o t. , ,,f.h, lifrar.n.o
me "'i" u ''' ''""
~ opinion between the directors ori superintendent
80, -, ,,.,, tho y,.ue If some y the paper 4. "A
I'' To" . ..- o.. ..,, c.,. cham.
by the n'h". Iil '' nii,,"'r 49,, ..u .,tl.d.!
about he value 81 mat pip'r nv >, 49,. i,
1t myself ani JET inr n'nk .'VI "' ,, INITIAL
needs fr"I c'nlI'ht t"'' "r ''''' ''
IS not imiAii' Ill, ..,,. ,,,.,, o,i,,al tho OK
Later Mr. Preston salh W" INV l"' 49, -, -,
animation and am about ready 10 max. i''lo'
but there H. si question AS 70 ~. s',' 'l' :"
some ~ the commercial paper on Whrh I'1h0 WI
given more than six months af'. ~. ur',''.s '''t
that the paIrr IS good, buJ am ",' I'',i tLL t,
,b.v can have Il secured by io-II1rr'w AMI htN
given them twonty-four hour in Which I'D haEr i II
secured. II nat IS dole MIR VIZ W. ,,ili,,,
mont ~ ,he capital ~ the bank although IN H'MhE
NJ the estimates nave 'u' DOWN ', IT. " ~, 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24
TRIAL or 4 TINN1NY OFFICIAL.
CoLORED WOMAN ACCUSES HDNRY McAHILL
OF CRIMINAL ASSAULT - cORROBO-
RATORY TESTIMONY.

Henry McCahlU. inspector Of pavements in the
Department Of Public Works. was put on trial for
criminal assault before Judge Cow.ns yesterday in
from the suspicion that Tammany Han Influences
legged offence was committed in the rooms Of Tam
Cahill belonged The complainant Is Mrs. Lucy
Mack a coloro seams tress. McCahll IS a big. stout
man with norll face and a swe ping graySmus-
tache. Ills counsel are p +. Brady and r. f. Nc
Donald Mrs Mack proved 10 be a difficult witness
for Assistant District-Att0rney O'Hare She RAM
bled I'm her statements and could with difficulty be
made 70 reply to questions. judge Cowng trequeni-
" reprlmanded her She testified that on February
y. 1891. McCahiil told her a named Wilde
wanted her come from her rooms on the upper
floor - the cuhrooms on the first floor. as Wilde
wanted - rent some rooms IN the house When she
the ClubrOOm. she said, Wilde was not
there. McCahil, assaulted her. she says. and pulled
a dl9mond ring. given he. b. her husband. from her
finger Sh, met McCahip ceks al erward. and told
MIN she would not have him arrested II he would
give her back her ring He denied that he had ever
seen the ring. He was arrested on her complaint
for second time last winter.
Edward Long. cOlore1, OF No. i02 Seventh-aye..
a strong witness for the pr secuton. He test-
fed that In 1891 he lived in FOrty-seventh-st., OPP
posite the clubhouse. When going into the house
10 Mr. Mack on the afternoon OF the alleged as
sault. h. said. he Mrs. Mack going upstairs ~
her rooms. Her dress was tom, her nair was
d.sheve ed and she crying.
Louisa Ewell. co.ored. ~ No. 10 West Fifty-sec.
ond-st testified that she lived In 1891 at No. 80
West Forty-seYenth-st Mrs. Macks daughter ran
across the street and told her that her mother had
been assaulted.
After Introducing the police records IN the case
Assistant District-Atiorney O'Hare rested for the
prosecution The trial viii 90 on today.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24
PEDERSEY WILL BE TRIED ~ ENGLAND.
THE SAILOR WHO STABBED COMPANION oN
THE DHCIEEP SINGH HELD ny COM
MISSIONER SHIELDS

The investigation IN TIE case Of Charles Petersen
who f. charged with the murder 81 James Shields
on board the British ship Dhucep singh. on Feb
ruary r. OF the coast Of Brazil. lmei yes
terlay afternoon before United States Commissioner
Shields Robert Y. waite appeared for Peder3en
ana Mr.. Fox represented the British Consul chief
Mate Scott said there q good deal Of quarrel
ling among the sallOrs Petersen then sworn
and testified that he native Of Norway. thir-
ty-three years ola. ana had been nineteen years
seaman TWO weeks before the stabbng occurred
he said Shields Threatened to knock him down with
an iron spike ON the night Of February II witness
said: Il had the lookout, and went down 10 my
room TO get drink Of water. After getting tho
water walked back 20 the ladder Of the forecastl"
head and as came about halfway this man Shields
came out from the fOrrcastlc ana he called me a
hog went over to him and made an attempt To
strike him and asked him why ~ called mo thtt
name He then attempted 10 strike me with MS
fist but he d1 not. IL. into the fOr"cas'le ana
brought out an iron club about t"p lr~t long ana
an inch thick. then drew knife. when
heard Wcbbcr Strattan ana Hicks shout 10 ~hi"lhs
10 XIII M / told Shields TO put down his club ana
| would put down the knife. before stabbed him
he struck me iwic" IN the 'higi win III" IRON cIhp
] then tried 10 escape from him. but m" other
men again shouted 10 him to XIII me. then drew
my knife and stabbed him"
He said that when he stabbed Shields. Strattan.
attack him armed with handspkes. and that he
had no place 70 which he could escape from them.
Commissioner Shields held That the evidence was
sufficient TO warrant him in holding Petersen on the
charge Of murder. The papers In ne case WIZ pe
sent TO the Secretary Of state At Washington. by
whom a warrant viii be issued for his eNtradlti0n
on his arrival in England Petersen VIII be tried Tor
the murder Of Shields.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24
ASKING DElUERiNcE rRoN rHrGS
CITIZENS or TROY PETITION THE GOVERNOR To
ABOLISH THE INEFFICIENT POLICE
FORCE OF THAT CITY


Troy. April e}.-The Committee Of Public Safety
has Int 10 Governor Flow communication ask
ing him 20 sian tha bill aro-hlng ne present po ice
f1-re 81 Troy In the course OF the petition the
following specific charges against the police are
made.
/ ON April 70 about O'Clock IN the afternoon
IN ulc" - business on Fourth-st.. withn two
blocks II police headquarters. near the heart OF
the city. . reputable merchant was shot down in
h's office 10y two thieves who entered and attempted
,o rob the safe After the shooting the thieves
passed into the street and escaped In their flight
through the city they traversei distance OF over
a mile AMI were pursued by large concourse OF
people. but not Il policeman was in the entire
course % the flight. The thieves were armed and
n, Intervals fred at their pursuers Their victim
died he following morning but the criminals have
not vet been arrested
. ON the 10Th Of the month a man named Lee.
main thoroughfare OF Troy. standing in the
doorway OF the factory. in broad daylight He
us4. rroi AZ by two men. who. after the shooting.
drov. awav The intended victim was not hurt but
the bullet lodged near him In the casing Of the
door, ~ arrests have been made Mr.. Lee was "A
witness AGAINST Shea ~ the Ross inquest
Wednesday evening OF this week. about S.5O
a woman was assaulted In pawllng-ave.. one of
tho principal suburban streets. She was thrown
down auI her clothing was torn. but her assallant
vas driven away ny citizen VINO was passing.
80 arrests hav" been made I'm this case
: \ Few DAYS ago n respectable citizen OF the
Thirteenth ward passing TO his nome late IN the
evening. intercepted ana pursued by humans,
and was obliged to take refuge In the house or 4
nclghhor all night This gentleman was also
a witness against Shea AZ the Ross Inquest; me
DAYS IN the most porulous and frequented sections
OF the city. All the criminals are at large
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24
Court CALENDARS FOR TODAY.

Supreme Cour'-feneral
supreme Court-chamheTs- Hsfore Lawrence J-c'ur'
oens at l9:$0 a m M',in ,rnaaI onsi az - w.
LAW ana fact: Ms 73I. 775 1892. 1898 9ii. r3
sapreine cour, Special Tcrn-Par, II Barrett
J.-Eleya,ed railroad cases Case unfinished Gu.
j. Causes to he sen, from Iart for 'ral c.eaI b..
Circuit 'i" coaiiIrsrt II Iefore Tiar Jcouscs to 10
Circuit Court iar, III before Ins!aham .: , 900,
1854 SS 10 iS;3 is2a No s2f iGa io 1857 sss
S1 @,,c i9 NV ,Tt HefIe Nndrens Causes to
be sent from Part III for Tal. Gase untn ii
N 5s'7t .e CO.. Sp"7 7,7 SoS sos cear
superior court-Generai Term-Adjournei until Monday
s1peTior coar.T5ia Terro-rar' before pusro j.
Superior Court-Tria Tern-Part lI-Adiourned for the
Superior cour,-Trai Term-Part mI-nefore McAd@n
Jfase on. No. I.O23. Benens'ock vs. Amidon. No DAY
surroea,es -chameer- Before Arnod So.
J1n '1 r s6rncGrs John iaiey Frsncsa thra,,
Esther NJ TrGi'c Richard n Ie,'eI,on h' itr.,
Allen Eus'ace W. Fisher. James II. Gaiiney' at lo""
surrogates Court Trial Tern Bcfore F1Fs oso sn
Nos "57 and '5d VIM II julia A. SpIA ~ . i"y d. w.
Common peas~Equlty Before Blschon. jr;. },
Case On No. -. Donnoly McArde. and nos. u and
common reas-Trsl Tenn.part before r-yor. u j.
I53 Ie! l&5 7o2 2Gs7 97g lSp i I5@o i,s
1905 1889 i7oG 1894 7le 1913. ilo'. o'2. 1905 1861
Common Piess-rral Term-Part II-Before DAILY. C.
be sent from Part for ,rl@i oie @,.,,ch
Common Plcas-rral Term-Part lll-BefOfe ,il'Hef'ch
j Causes 70 be sent from Part for trial. Clotr.
City Court Special TeTfn-H'fO fore Mccarthy Motions
cry Cour-T'rial TerInParf I-Betore NewfuIger
s55 202i 52s 1870 1859 CO. 2n19. Gf5 GI2. "' "a
325 3,57 sl5 1854 Cases unfinished
city o'ourt-Trial Term Part II -Iefore Van Wych J.
Nost 25I3 1858 1892 1872 1851 532 100 Gyl 1904 l1s2
pa 22i2 900 ~ 2273 22SS. 400 22i5 2ls,. go
i2G o., 90 ssssiz 2297 1888 1900 1903. 1904 300.
Clear. -, r. ,-,.,,a, =
Nos 1854 1885 2l2l 2T5 1904. 1900. 1861 l"S' 2peo.
zoos 2i25 1906 2lG5 2lG6 222l 1876 2lli; Cicar
ciiv Coir-Trlal Term-Part lN-Hefore Flizsmons J.
short causes: Nos 1903 339i $3.50 1855. 1924 Clear
REFEREES APPOINTED
Supreme Court-IIy Lawrence. j.;
Hon Va. Graham-Iouis BnsSe
Kunath vs. Ettel-Augustus ~. Nhnderpoei MIA,
is1iiins va Iacom,a Manufacturing Co.-Iouis Binsse
iorie,n so ing Bank ys. Goelcr-Peter L. Ialpin.
Itrennen vs Bremen Franklin Bi"n 80 - .
e,uvyesant Fire Insurance co. Us. Smith-FTahcs A.
DuRTO
J}y Truax, J.: - - ,,.,,,. uao,tro 70 -
Gilbert NJ. Spier. jr. - -
Common Pleas-I;y BookstaVer, ) -,
Matter OF Itab and others J. PROC or 'ihrk
Superor Court-By Gildcrsleeve j 49,,
Cummings w. RObnson-NhIlaih ). fai''y'
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
crnre,,e court-By Lawrence J.:
soi"mon Jones VS.. Annie Wa,terson-Dousias le'ehe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24
THE MINISTER RETTHNED THE BLOU
HIS CHURCH HAD BEEN ErvILCD ny Az ITALIAN
WOMAN WHO AIsO sTErCK HIN.

HIS CHURCH HAD BEES RI.vILCD ny AZ ITALIAN
WOMAN WHO ALSO STRUCK HIN.
An exciting incident occurred in the Italian
Protestant Episcopal Church Of San Salvatore.
No. 30 Muberry-st. near BeeclSer-st.. the Rev.
Alberto Pace, mlnister. at p. m. or Sunday Mrs.
Michael Caravata. Of No 81 West Twonty-eighth-
ST.. revilel the church and struck the minister a
violent blow his chest with her fist. whcreupon
he retaated by striking her with the back q his
open hand on her mouth. drawing blood drs.
Caravata accompanied by Mrs Columbo
Cesera. OF No 2l5 hottest
According 10 Mr.. PAGES vo~7'01 - ne unscemly
occurrence he was standing on the main hoor at
the head Of the centre aisle iust after Sunday
school when the two women entered, walked
hastily up the aisle and confronted him. Mrs
Caravata imperiously asked what Kind Of church
she was in. He told her II was n Catholic church
an Episcopal Catholic church. not a Roman
Catholic church. and he told her that II She iii not
like the church she was ~ liberty 10 depart she
then used disgustmgly vile and vulga- language,
and saying that the cHurch was the dc.lis cnNril.
struck him. He was much ''nsel 10y her f''p
inG woTis end he !npu.slv'v strucE her. t'-"r the
blows vfIe sfrurN tIa f-pu became noisy. but
w'sc arlNy rilc-i .. ao 1r1y.
Mrs. Caravlt1 e.-s ihr' 'irr 'cs'ra, who aoe1l q
tened in III" church under an .mpr" 'f.oa XIV ~ 20
her 10y Mr. Iar" that II vas q. itnmlu .'iA'.lc
church. Mrs. Ftrav'fa arrr1y declared that sA"
would SOCK redress in the courts. r..,....
The Church ~ san Salvatore Is The only Italian
Protestant Episcopal church In this civ, md Gas
founded as such by Miss Catherine WOLF and
few ~ her friends Miss Grace II. Dodge. ~ 80
2G Msdisol-ava.. f. now its principal ben"fac,res'
sirrouuicd bv the homes - rirn l:t Fashionable
people who made up is CONGREGATION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24
ANOTHER CCT ~ STEERAGE RATES
MR. scHWAB RETURNS FROM EUROPE-IM-
PRoVEMENTs To BE MADE-rHE CUNARD
LINE ALONE IN THE FIGHT

i"'>N ALUM. IN I'M. flFtiI
Gustav II. Schwab. manager Of the North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company, returned to this
city yesterday on the steamer Werra. Mr.. srhwab
went to Germany about six weeks ago to confer
with the officials Of his company IN relation TO
the details Of the Mediterranean service recently
established by the North German Llovd ana Ham
Nurg-American steamship lines His visit, In ad-
clifton. was TO suggest what was 20 the best in
,ercsts OF the company in tho coalition q Storage
traffic with the English lines Mr.. Schwab said
yesterday that he left Bremen on March 2s. AMI
was not we'll informed T. the latest phase OF the
rate war" The action OF the British lines, ne
said would determine the steps TO be taken by the
Transatlantic combination. Unless an agreement
was speedily reached. Mir. Schwab said. freight
service between this port ami Liverpool would
probably be established by the Hlnburg-Am
can Company to compete with British lines. Mr..
Schwab was not surprised the failure OF the
London conference. The Mediterranean service Is
TO be extended and improved. as the pooling OF
profits between the two German companies is
cessful The greater part OF Mr. Schwab's time
was taken up in seeing what ports could be
entered and what improvements should be made.
1t IS proposed TO run steamers more frequently to
lengthen trips and to stop frequently at the
Azores.
The Transatlantic pool yesterday still further
duccd the price Of storage tickets 70 Europe -
SIS. or If purchased ct the main ollcas n reduction
or = add oral was made
H'1mphrey. Of TIE Cunarl Line. is re- ponsibe for
the failure of tn negotiations between the CON
Is the lr sent rate way. Mr Humphreys reason
f1r refusing 20 have the Cun1rl Company join the
The fact from becoming pubic that the s'enmers
CAmpan!a ana Lngania were not as successful as IL
mont is TO The cncri that Mr.. Eoumphrcy with
claiming several points ono II wh.-h was a pr.or
r.sht y Scaninlvian business Tho CUn1ri STORAGE
rate Is 50 and the cu; made YESTERDAY by the
ifliiSi liilfic poo - without doubt intended
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24
PART II.
PAGES II TO IL.
THE JURY WAS DISCHARGED.
GENERAL TRACY WINS HIS PdNT IN
THE STONES LIBEL. SUI.

sHrRIrF SEXTON DENIES THAT HERE WAS
ANY JUGGLING" or TArEsMEH But SENDS
AWAY THE "TAMMANY p>NEI."
vas has been charged there was an arrangement
:. the sherins Office by which the libel suit Of Z
stokes AGAINST his cousin. W T. y Stones.
Aosla be tried by a ShcrM's tlry Of the third
,,el II fell through Yesterday The third panel
-. been frequently referred 20 as the "Tammany
.,el" and 1t has been supposed that for this rea-
~ Z 5 stokes preferred 20 have hts case come
,sfnre H. ON Monday of last week when the case
=, stokes against Stokes was called. the first or
ANIL panel suddenly discharged ami a jury
rom the third or March panel was cmpannollel
The Sheriff now says that the foreman Nj Furald
,,ok upon himself The power Of dischargng his jury
without the SheriI's Knovlei@e At any rate the
t,ry OF the first panel was discharged and jury
from the third or March panel. which had been dis
charged on March 81. was Gale! into the box Cen
oral Tracy. senior counsel for W Z. H. Stokes pro-
tested against going before the jury Of the third
psnel and the case adjourned for a week
Yesterday the Shern's courtroom was filed with
q curious throng of spectators. Sheriff Sexton oc-
eupled The bench with W. f. Stnlngs his counsel.
AZ his side The plaintiff and defendant with their
counsel were present. The jury called into the box
last Monday tool. rhcir seats.
Geaerli Tracy. for the defendant again protested
sgaas, going on before the jury. and moved for
llsc...I-- Tie I4l say llat ne ala not want
10 Try he ease before them because they were
known Tammany men. and he careful to
INSIST that be dii not purpose casting any reflec-
tons upon The Sheriff or any Of his officers in
a0n % he summOning OF the third panei Jurors.
The Genera read the law. particularly Section
liz Of me code nj Civil Procedure. which pre-
sc-.5ss the methods 10 be observed in framing
Sherin's J.rles. He argued that the law had not
been followed. ana thar the Sheriff. foreman.
clerk who discharged the first or Nprl panel in the
middle Of the month. and called the jurors OF the
third Or March panel 70 serve upon this case. had
exceeded his authority. lie insisted that the pres
ent 'ary should be- discharged.
Before eN-Congressman John J. Adams, who rep
resented L. : Stokes. could reply. Sheriff sexton
turning u the jury said: Gentlemen, YOU are
discharge
The case Of Stokes against Stokes was adjourned
until next Monday The jury u sit next week may
be taken from me second panel
Sheriff sexton said. In speaking ot the charge that
he had 'jucg.ef the jury in tAe interest OF T. :.
Stokes. that the accusation was wholly groundless
ut Is matter entirely immaterlal 10 me, the
Sheriff Continued. (which Stokes wins in this suit.
summontl the third panel 10 De present last Mon
DAY because ne lawyers told that there would
likely be many challenges owing 10 the large ac-
ouan,ance enjoyed by both parties 70 the suit No
suggestion was ever made to me by r ;. stokes
or ally In his interest as 10 the summoninS OF