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The sun., 1894-04-28
DEIECIIYE LEVY's DEFENcE
He Denies An the Tales the Stool Pigeons
Told Absat Hin.

Told Absst Hin.
Three stool pigeons Detective Levy Of the
Eldridgs street police station en- ployed to col
lect evidence against disorderly houses on the
Bowery have told tales about the detective
which he denies. The men, Henry Libacher.
alias Adam Wilzik; John Brown. alias schnei-
der. and Edwin Elsnsr alias Charles Gaertner
alias Charles Gardner. are In Essex Market
prison charged with perjury. Libaehsr told
Justice Hogan that Lew had an interest In
the cafe at 80 Stanton street, place against
which the stool pigeons had been sent to get
evidences. The detective denied this yesterday
and said:
The three spies were In my employ. They
were recommsn nded TO me by MiehAsls 4 Eisen-
berg. proprietors Of the cafe at 81 stanton
street. paid them for the work they did and
whom they appeared In court they periursd
themselves ! have seen letter written By
Schneider to Eisenberg saying that got them
In trouble. and unless / got them out they
would tell the Judge something about me. 1
was not present at the examination on Thurs
day because. as the men had perjursd them
selves, did not want to have any more TO do
with them Since the men were lock ed up for
perjury have been investig attn z th cir records
and ind that both Gardner and Wilzig have
served time In prison for stealing. As to my
having share In the proceeds OF the cAi6 at
81 stanton street. that ts entirely false, and /
can get plenty Of Witnesses to corroborats
The sun., 1894-04-28

The House COMMITTEES on Pacific Railroads
heard Judge George HoadIy special counsel
for tho Government. in support OF the bill su b.
mltted by Attorney General Olney for the re-
organization OF the Union Pacific Railway
Company.
A Chicago jury has awarded tho Rock Island
Railroad $S5. .4Sl in its suit for 100000 dam
ages against the Union Iacino for breach Of
relation to the use OF the latter's bridge at
Omaha
the Louisvilie and Nashville Railroad Com
pany against the Illinois Central Railroad
Company and others in the Circuit Court OF tn .
was filed in Louisville without the authority or
knowledge Of the directors Of the Louisville .
Chairman, Mr. August Belmont between
whom and Mr. stuyyesant Fish. President OF
the Illinois Central Railroad Com pany. negoti-
Ations are pending looking to the spsedy and
amicable adjustment OF all differences,
The sun., 1894-04-28
ARE YoU CONC TO THE FARM,
A Interesting Exhibition or Country Life at
Aadisoa Square Garden.

a. Anterestfs& Exhibition OF Country Life at
Asdisoa Square Garden.
laree-sizsd slice OF . Long Island farm
was apparently taken up bodily and deposited
IN the heart OF the city yesterday. At least
that IL what visitors to the Farm Show In Mad
ison square Garden thought when they saw the
transformation that had taken place in that
building. Instead OF bare walls and endless
tiers OF rsd-backsd seats there were sheaves
OF wheat. punches Of carrots onions corn,
hay. and. In fact. every conceivable product Of
the soil was brought into play for decorative
purposes. Along the big promenade thatched
straw was effectively used for q border. and
the nrst balcony rail was also bsltsd with
straw. surmounting each pillar were shields
entirely made up OF garden truck. Suspended
from the roof were balloon like conceptions iu
sarrnis InlSa straw; r,; wheat hay. grain, pumpkins.
.. The cattle; horses, chickens. lambs. and. in
.sei svsrything except the wild fowl which
the building. are in two rows OF pens, which
run around the entire Garden. On tho Twenty
jersey cattle; In the next pen en- is Msmpstead
Ssn Sussni; IA, berkshire SOW. with distinguished
%Pn.s eI .hs Is h6Ssd sS a. @
some gentle look ing Shropshire sheep.
from Co fSs Rens Tsas shire stecs stf0a
sSecnPles ,I't 6sn No. which he Nils yery com
teen hands, Col; Hilton also has Clara EslIs
with pretty little foal by Onward Boy at foot.
quintet OF trotting horses. high steppsrs aud
ponies. 10 say nothing Of Happy bays q
sIeepy-looking donkey stallion. and Holywsl
Nettie; q aself-satisned looking Yorkshire SOW,
should not be overlooked.
On the Twenty-slxth street side OF the Gar
den are nock OF southlDown ewes and larnUs
and the WoodlAwn Park Farms Magcir Q
trotting mare. by Ethan Allen. dam TslegTaph
with a toal at foot by Monitor l. In the next
Pen Is Dollar King a Berkshire boar. three
time prize wirner. good looking herd OF
gentle-eyed Holstein cattle from Col Hiton'S
Iarm some Cochin fowls, and big South
Down ram from the same place are among tho
other attractions on this side Of the building.
guernsey cattle various varieties OF BARNARD
iowis. number OF two and three year old
trottsrs. the property OF Gen, Withers; Tres-
Sott LAwrence's champion hackney stallion.
SAshion, and the Hem pstead Farm thorOugh-
pred stallion. Macbeth. By Macaroon ou, of
the rest OF the exhibit
hhe pretty dairymaids. who served fresh
MIX and buttermik to the visitors sxsrtel .
potent tnnue over the cluhmen who van
sasred s,sred In during the evening. The maids wore
htle white oaps on their heads. and dainty
aprons covered fTocks which reached lust u
thsir knees They wore stockings OF differ
snt eolors. and Immense bows adorned their
low shoeL IL was very noticeable that the
clubmen suddsnlJideVsl ped great fondness
QnenchAbla
The sun., 1894-04-28

nsstA ~ as. Po,..u,ss Awaits hereafter
ths watfs ans etrsrs

ths waifs sns 9trsYs.
II ron have an old cat that you've been try
ing to lose for years and csA't you now have
the opportunity for which you've been look
ing 80 long. just sntlcs that cat out to your
stoop and shut her out The Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals will do the
rest
The new law under which the socisty IL
operating was not devised for the relief Of dss-
perate households. but II works that vsy Just
the same Il covers the cases Of dogs also.
and Il IL prsservatIve as well as destructive
1t takes the work Of dog licensing and dog
i'm pounding out OF the oty's hands and puts II
in the hands OF the society. The new system
has advantages all around.
In the fret place. every person who owns or
harbors q dog within the corporate limits OF
this clty-so the law reads-must have license
for that dog. The fee 10 81. and the license
may be. and must be. renewed yearly for 81.
Application for the license must be made at
the Office of the society, 10 East Twenty
second street A blank form IL used for the
.s1 Sfss na age yoS COLOR % ana % msrPinss II you're
ciety viii do IL Tor you. Then you must slen
metal tag. tag nambsrsd. % and After you've fhx.d
Il to his collar Jour dog may roam the streets
Dogs without licenses will be seized by the
society'e dog chtchers whenever found. These
uOR catcneta VIII Do IN the UNIFORM OF tne So
ciety-brown Bedford cord suits.and will 90
around In little red wagons with the society's
arms on the panels. They will take the dogs
to the socisty's shelter for lost, strsyed and
HON eess AMI in ais which is the old pound under
. new name. There the dogs will be held for
forty eig ht hours to allow owners to re-
deem them. At the end OF that time they will
be destroyed II not claimed. Lost dogs bear
ing the license tag OF the society will be taken
TO the shelter and the owners will be notified.
Upon proving ownership they mar get back
the to0s without charge
Cats will not be licensed. The society re-
uuires however that each cat shall have q
collar. upon which must be its owners name
and address,. The rule OF impound to which
dogs are subject also applies to cata They
will be seized IL found without the idsntinca-
tion collar.
provision which Ia designed to stop dog
stealing smpo owers the society to offer q re-
ward OF SIS. to be raid for the arrest and con-
yiction OF any person found stealing dog
bearing q license.
Although the new law went into effect six
weeks ago. only four dog catchers are at pres
ent In the society's service. They have two
wagons. The heller Is the old city pound at
the foot Of East lO2d street. A new site for It
is in contem plation. Animals will be de-
stroyed By illuminating gas. which m ethod Is
speedy and painless. There will be hospital
at the shelter for the care Of injured animals.
At present the society's dog catchers are 60
Ing around only By day. When the crusade
against the homeless cats really begins. they
will probably do some chasing By night. too.
The sun., 1894-04-28
PURDY's sENTIMESTs.
It May Have Bssa a Very Great Puray. bat
It wAsn't Aabross.

It May Have Bssa q Very Great Puray. bat
Il Wasa't Aabross.
When Ambrose II. Purdy. who has been an
active member Of TAmmAny Hall for quarter
OF century. reached his offics In White street
ct 10 o'clock yesterday morning he found a
committee Of the TAmmany organization Of
the Second district awaiting him. They had
two morning newspapers marked with pencil
They asked Mr.. Purdy to read the article tn at
they had marked. The lawyer read that he
WAS one OF the speakers at the City Vigilance
League meeting on Thursday night at West
125Ih street and that he had pitched into
Tanmany Hall and wound up By declaring:
mdRn Under the leadership OF the wise and
intrepid Dr. Parkhurst We will win the fight
Purdy sank Into . chair and threw up both
hands.
saw or spoke 70 Dr. ParkhuIst and I was
LEAGUE; and l did not make a speech at s
Mes6 10Th street or anywhere else fayorinE
Dr. Parkhurst or denouneing TAmmAnE."
1t WAS another Purdy.
The sun., 1894-04-28
A Confederate AI.norIaI.

The COMMITTEES on Design OF the Soldiers
and Sailors Monument Association Of Rich
mond Va. met yesterday At the sstA Ablishmsnt
Of the HshTy-B0RnArd Bronze Company. 43O
Wsst Sixteenth street and accented the statue
recently east by the company for the monu-
msnt which ls to be unveiled At Richmond on
hsI 10 he ssaEa statue vii DrS9fs6iJ SS shDDsd
soldier IN marching squipmsnt with rifle In
hand, Ii IL sixteen feet tall and HsikAs more
Hill on ths summit Of = granite column, de-
signed alter the pattern OF Pompey's Pillar at
AlexAndTiA. and standing nearly seventy feat
high The model Of the statue was made from
hlliam shsppAEd's dSsiEn b{ CaspaE
BuheFl Nearly the whole coat Of the statue.
80 900. Uas TalSsd b. popular Subscription n
The sun., 1894-04-28

s<O, ZOO Was Withdrawn on Its Last Day
OF Busiasss, Lesvisg the Cash $1,000.
Two or three hundred Of the depositors OF
the Harlem River Bank. which was closed By
the State Banking Department on Thursday.
crowded about the Institution yesterday and
asked questions Of Cashier Hinckley. Some Of
them demanded that he personally should Day
them their balances. Others only wanted to
know when they would be able to get their
money. He couldn't tell them anything about
It. and most Of them went away angry Enough
stayed. however. to crowd the bank building
and they made so much noise that the clerks
could not 60 on with their work: SO at IL
o'clock It was decided to lock the door and let
NO more in. ut the same time getting rid as
quickly as possible Of those that were In
Albert II. Lezynsky. the flrst President and
organizer Of the bank. was one Of the early
oomera He took exception to the statement
made By Examiner Judson on Thursday. that
the bank held $4,000 Of his paper He ad-
mitted that there was paper to smaller
amount. which was not yet due. Mr.. Judson
mot Ear Ss in The
that there we're two persons OF the name dc.
While Robiason GIN Of Brooklyn has been
President Of the Harlem River Bank, Cashier
recover yesterday from the shock caused By
the sum mary action OF the State Department
Personally feel like death itself" he said.
Without the slightest notice or warning the
Btsts Departme ent throttled this concern with
. single grasp at its throat. OF course the su-
perintendsnt had the right to do 1t. but 1t
seems unjust not only to u.s. but to the de-
positors. who will have to wait until tho e1-
animation is over before they can get any
Mr. Hinckley was asked about the debts OF
the directors to the bank. According to the
report Of March I the directors owe So. 800.
and about ons:iitth q the total deposits. Mr..
Hineklsy said that S40O 900 was loaned By the
bank on real estate worth $4,000 In Ninety
fourth street abouttwoysars ago. When hard
times came the directors decided to take this
property on the hands OF the bank. and they
did II, giving their personal notes The d.
rectors arc not endorsers on paper to any con-
siderable o amount. according to the cashier,
Examiner Judson said regarding the S40.-
OO0 that the bank had taken the property in
payment OF loan, and had put Il In as an
asset. Superintendent Preston declined to ac-
cept II as an asset, and the directors substi-
tuted their notes for It.
Regarding the suggestion that the DEPART
ment had acted arbitrarily in closing the
bank. Mr.. Judson said:
There was $1,000 In cash In the vaults
when the bank closed. The checks that the
garfield Bank cleared for the Harlem River
Bank this morning amounted TO $40 900.
These were drawn on Thursday. Whore
would the bank have been II the same rate
had been kept up- to- day2"
The sun., 1894-04-28
VERDICT FOR THE DocroRs
No Negligence or TrssDass In Adaiaistsrin,
CkIsrsfsraa to LalIy.

Ne Negligence or TrssDass In AdnInists ring
Chisrsisra to LaIiy.
a verdict for the defendant was returne ed
yesterday By the jury In the case Of Elizabeth
J-Ally As administrative against DR.. A. II.
Goelst and DR.. A. V. Dslphsy to recover 5000
damages for alleged malpractice In causing
The death OF Christopher Laly By administer
ing chloroiorm against his protest.
The evidence showed that chloroform was
nrst given to the patient and that after he was
In the proper condition anesthssia was con-
tinued under the influence OF ether. As he
died while ether was being used. the defend
ants held that death could not have been
caused by chlorotorm. The protest. according
30 the syidsncs Of the two physicians. MAS re-
marx from Mr.. Lslly to DIR. Goslst:
-, Doctor you are not going 70 give me
sSSrSi.r%Ps sSs 6Ps are ySuf You are not going 70
When DR.; Goslst explained the reasons for
Administering ehloroform aud ether nothing
poTs was said. Dr.; Goslst tSstined that Laily
amDutAtion OF his finger rather than haSs ths
SissAssd bone removed without the AnRs-
Judge TruAx.. In charging the Jury, said
that thsy must determine whether IaIlJ's re-
PARK TO Dr; Goslst was . genuine protest If
tt was. and the anPsth stics were AdmlnIs-
tered against Lillyss will then the doctors
were trsspasssrs, The only other question
WAS whsther death resulted from the Idminis.
trAtlon OF ohloroform In . careless manner
WE Jury were out one hour.
The sun., 1894-04-28
rro.otlSAs Sy Co..lsslss.r M.sLs.A.

PatEOlmAn Daniel BrOdsrisk OF the East
12oth street police was dismissed from the
force Yesterday. He Is the officsr who was
found drunk in Harlem . few weeks ago and
was arrested and locked up He shot Police
man Ball in the East Thirty nfth street station
last summer while skylArkinR.
PGtrolmAn James J. shsYlin Of Union Market
and John Kenmore OF Charles street Wsrs
n ads roundsmsn Yesterday by Com m Issionsr
hAeLoAn, whose term sxDiTss on MAJ 1. The
former was assiRned to Eldridgs street and
the latter TO West Thlrty-ssVenth street.
houndsmAn John ]. Farrell Of West Sixty
ssrkSant by MIR. Maelsan. The other Com
mt1aionsrs objected to the appointment
InsrS was some question As to whether the
eligible list had run out or not Farrell va
not promoted. and new Lat was sent for.
The sun., 1894-04-28
soDEKSOS WAS POSTED.
ne Says He Was Not Insoivsat. aad He
Sues the Cotton Exchange

ne Says He Was Not Iasoivsat. aad He
Sues the Cotton Exchange.
Judge Gidersleeye OF the Superior Court was
asked yesterday to make permanent q tempo
rary Injunction obtained by Hyman sodekson.
restraining the Cotton Exchange from sellinR
his seat. Sodskson says that on Dee. %. l80a
Observation-Disclosures OF the Exchange In con-
formancs with instructions OF the Board of
Managers. announced that he. Sodekson, had
failed. and posted notice to that effect. Mr..
sodekson alleges that he was not then and is
not now insolvsnt. and that owing to the post
ing Of that notice he has suffered $4,000
upon the rsprsssntatio1 Of !. H. hTqnssa usqrisoSi
also Q member OF the Exchange, that ne
WAS unable to collect debt OF, $500
says that the debt Was ninety-day promis-
sory note which he had given to Garrison as
margin. and that the note had not fallen due
Garrison is alleged: tried 70 get the note dis
sodsfson to take i up soa.ksoa refused.
and he says that Garrison should have de.
mAndsd: additi4nAl margin u he thought il
. notice that sodekson's seat would be sold at
his decision.
The sun., 1894-04-28

Policeman William Howe OF the West Thirty
seventh street police station was q prisoner in
the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
morning charged with disordery conduct.
Eugene Reilly. q saloon keeper at 332 Eighth
avenue. who made the complalnt said that the
offieer entered his saloon in citizens clothes
Yesterday morning with an Objectionable wo-
man. Howe left the place. II 10 alleged, at the
Fequestof the pToprleior, but returned alone
later and created disturbance When he VAS
arraiRned before Justice Ryan yesterday Howe
denied that he had teen IN the saloon He was
nrst hnsd -. but was Afterwards re-exGminsd
West twenty ninth street. He was appointed
TO the police force = short time ago.
The sun., 1894-04-28
Hester Dc Castro D.6,.,,s

The suit brought by Hector de Castro
against the o0mpaEnis FranSaisS de Tsls-
STAphs de Paris New York to recover about
$4,000. which he alleged was due aim from
ths eomp4ay undsr . eORtTaet for services
securing from the Uaitsd States certain rights
Ahd privileges ia respect 10 the laying OF 4
eAble. was tried Jsstsrday in the suprOms
Court betoEe Judge IngIAhAm. Judge In
graham directed 3 verdict In favor OF the
eomp4ny. holding that the proof was not
Sumetant 20 show that Mr. De Castro had pro-
cured the rights a. called for undSr the agree
nsnt but be directed the exceptions taken In
the case % 9S heard in the nrsttBstAnes at ths
The sun., 1894-04-28
To Protect Gsas In the Northwest Terri.
tories.

OTTAWA. Ont. April 27.-A bill for the pressr-
walton ofgsms In certain parts OF the North west
territory. introduced In the Senate to-day. Is .
Vsry important measure. 1t will apply to un-
organized sections Of the Northwest terrific
riss and to the district OF KeeWatin. Buffalo
and bison are not to be killed or taken for
period Of five years from the passing OF the
act A close season Is to be established for
muskox. elk. moose caribou. deer. mountain
sheep and goats. mink. fishers, and martsn.
pheAsants, prairie chickens. wild swan. ducks
and geese. betentists visiting the country or
which the act applies may take any OF the
birds and beasts mentioned. Heavy penalties
are Imposed for contTAysntion Of the law any
person making = contract with an Indian to
III game viii be subjected to heAVy penalties
The act Will be enforced by game RuArdians
to be appointed by the Governor In Council
Who will have AL the powers Of justices Of the
The sun., 1894-04-28
Col. Va. Br,-m.r sun =. IN. I...-u.t,o..i.

Soi' van hrinner suh At the International.
The auction sale Of the international Hotel
fixtures which was announced for Yesterday
morning did not take place. Shortly before 10
o'clock. whom the sale was to have begun. Col.
Van Brimmer. the proprietor. told Auctioneer
Bio that he had come to terms with Rutland Il
that he would continue In charge OF the hotel
Col Van Brimmsr has been connected with
$4,000 . year rental but on account OF re-
Dairs which 70 thought ought g be made. he
was raised 5000. col. Van Brimmsr then
gave notice that he would leave ON May /,
Meantime some one has leased the house and
In eontrol without lease. but on month 70
The sun., 1894-04-28
DEATH FROM A BLOW.
a sixteen-ysar-old BOY Said to Have 8sss
Struck by GottIieb Msrkis.

a sixteen-year-oid BOY Said to Have Bsea
Struck BY Gottiieb Asrkis.
Charles Beckman. aged 16. whose parents
live at 204 Jefferson street. Willlamsburgh.
died In st. GATHERINGS Hospital on Thursday
night OF the effects OF blows 1t Is alleged hs
received last Monday evening from Gottlieb
Merkle. who lives at 81 Knickerbocksr av-
snue. Merkle was arraignsd in the Lee
Avenue Police Court yesterday morning and
remanded without bail by Justice Goetting to
await the result Of the inquest
Behind Merkle's house are open lots. where
boys congreGate after school every day. The
constant shouting OF these boys was SO IN.
noying to Merkle that he warned them sevsfal
times that he would have them arrested.
Beckman and half dozen OF his companions
played what 10 called kicking the can " last
Monday evening. Beckman accidentally
kicked a tomato can in the direction OF Mer-
Msrkl dog to bark, Merkle. who was In his
yard. ran out, through a gate and seized Beck
ean He Caught the De boy b1 the peeS Collar p and md
shook him and it Is said. struck him on the
fell forward. When Merlle went back into his
yard. Bsckman's companions ran to where the
sDS \. Carried IN Il:
house while no revived ana complained Of
Dr. George +. Leyh advised Mrs Beckmsn
70 have the boy removed to St Gatherings
Hospital ON Thursday morning. when Mrs,
Hickman went to the hospital. she WAS told
that he was unconscious and would probably
die. She then had Merkle arrested: After the
boys death Merkl 10 was remanded until FRI
day Of next week. He said that he simply
slapped Beckman's face. and that he had no
lntention OF iniurinR him, He IL 4S years old.
Some years ago he retired from the coopsrAgs
business
DIR. Neville. the house surgeon OF the hospl-
tai, performed an autopsy yesterday afternoon,
anil found that the boy had died Of injury to
and that the blows must have been delivered
The sun., 1894-04-28

LYONS. N. Y. April 27.-A hrs was dlseov-
cred Just before noon to-day in William @.
kobinson's sash and blind factory on Phelps
street which was completely burned. Dsfors
o'clock the nAmes had spread 70 nVs dwell
and barns we're on IRE. Burning sparks we're
carried quarter Of . mile. and many people
Had hard NoTk saving their hOussA One
blaze on the roof OF her house. None of tks
houses or barns WAS totally destroyed. The
nEs was under control At o'clock.
The sun., 1894-04-28
T.r..s ou, sr HI. owa r,.s. BIZ rl,.,,.

Hsr~sa oa' 81 His owa FiAss By ThIsyss-
When Saloon Keeper Krams opened his
place at First avenue and Fifty-sixth street
Yesterday morning he found William Brogan
OF 800 First avenue and John Carroll Of 342
West ssVenty-sseond street lSittinR with their
tset perehsd on table. smoking. On seeing
hrams they summArnk elected him and re-
his bartender and the men went out. Ii was
tound that thsJ had entered the saloon by 4
oi hramss best cigars and liquor The thieves
we're 1ltetwaTd arrested GtthSlr homes and
fn the 1orkVtlls Court justice BuTk rSmEndsd
then until to-day as thsy were too drunk 10
explain their AetionA
The sun., 1894-04-28
4 FoRGER WHO HAS CANCER.
CaPt. Bas. Likely 90 Die Before Ne CAa ne
ExIFAaItsa 20 5paIa.

SApt. nA<A LiAsiS 20 Die Befors NE Caa H
Exiraaitss % spain.
cApL Gracltiano Baez. who was arrested in
this city at the request Of the Spanish Minis
ter. and was held to await sxtradition to
Spain on chtrEs Of forgery. may die at any
moment When arrested he was suffering
from cancer Of the throat An operation was
performed. which left him speschless. As well
as WITHOUT Powsr 70 eat He IL now pAtisnt
tubes have been Inserted In his wiAdpips and
gulst ~ bIsathss through sns OF the tubes,
to the stomach through the other.
Capt; BAsz, tt ts Understood, held . oom-
mand In spanish regiment when he Ned to
this eountry,
The sun., 1894-04-28
NavsIs. OF a. R.ssrvatls..

DESyER April 27.-Gsn MsCoOk received
word yesterday tFom Lieut. Piummsr On tAs
Navajo reservation that small bAnd Ol Naya-
Joe, huAdrsd miles south OF the reservation
u Ari1onA. had been roaming about the eoun-
W Ier soAs uns stealing eAtlle Hen ssttlsEa.