New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-28
BROOKLYN NEWS NOTES.
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.


a horse attached to a delivery wagon belonging 10
Abraham & Straus and driven by Frederick Taop
ran away down Joralemon-st. at lo15 o'clock yes
terday and plunged into the areaway OF Austin
Walls house, at No. 260 Hicks-st. part OF the
fence had be removed before he could be released
Justice Steers. of the Flatbush Police Court. made
happy twenty-five policemen OF the Twenty-second
and Twenty third precincts yesterday by presenting
to each Of them an exceptionally large and we-fed
Thanksgiving turkey.
James s. Mcbride, druggist. OF No. eco Fifth-ave,
and George Taylor. OF his employees, were ar
ragned before Justice Walsh yesterday charged with
violation OF the lottery laws In disposng OF three
pieces OF furniture by chance at his store on Monday
The complaint was made by the Comstock society.
Mr. Mcbride said he doing no worse tnan a
New-York newspaper doing every morning.
The Justice told him New-York newspapers had
nothing TO do with the case. Mcbride pleaded not
guilty and he was released in 800 bail for examina-
ton Tuesday next.
\ festival in aid OF the Brooklyn Nursery and In
fants' Hospital will be given to-day and tomorrow
in the Pouch mansion. in Cllnton-ave. In the nur-
sery at the present time there are seventy-fve chill
dren and In the hospital thirty-two.
Ski Carl Kapff secured verdict before Judge
Gaynor and a jury In the Circuit Court yesterday
against the United Liquor Dealers Association of
the Eastern and Western Districts Of sGS and five
per cent allowance for his lawyer Kapn contended
that 500 had been promised TO him II he would APP
pear Albany In 1857 and argue against the Crosby
high license bill then in Governor Hrs hands He
received 500 only He sued for the balance and has
been fighting the in the courts for years He
lives In Stapleton. Staten Island.
County Treasurer Taylor yesterday presented 70
each of the employees in his office fat turkey for
Thanksgiving dinner.
Sheriff Ruttling sent vanful OF turkeys to the
different police courts for the benefit OF the at
taches
A movement Is on foot to get through the next
Legislature a bill to place large part OF Grave
sends Indebtedness into the cty's debt. The recon-
nendation will be made the ground that the town
was swindled by its former officers some of whom
vers county officials and that the county after jan
uary / being merged into the city, the city should
see 10 Il that the people do not suffer Kegardlng
the water plant It Is stated that the evidence shows
that its value does not exceed $4,000, but that the
committee is compelled by law to report in favor
OF having at least one-haf ts indebtedness, or s23-
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Charles Kent who took the part Of Svengali in
4 NJ Palmer's "Trlby" company. subjected to
an operation for appendicitis at the Brooklyn Hos
pitsl on Monday. He has been i'll for about three
weeks and on Sunday Doctors Fowler and Wheeler
recommended his removal to the hospital The
operaton was successful and the actor viii recover
within few weeks.
John O'Brien. a diver. whose home is in Brooklyn.
Is under arrest In Halifax. y. s. He was arrested
there for theft and the police believe that he has
stored some Of his stolen goods in his Brooklyn
house Mrs OBrien. the divers wife, told the
BROOKLYN police Yesterday that her husband was
undoubtedly insane. and that she intended TO go to
Halifax to secure his release.
Thomas Howell. who was the confidential clerk
for the 'Sawdust King Albert Pearsall. was held
for the Grand Jury by Justice Goettng, in the Lee
Avenue Police Court. yesterday on charge OF
forgery Howell was also ordered to pay his wife
Sc a week and in default OF bail he went to jail.
Lena Henschel thirteen years old. Of No. 2a'
Twenty-third-st.. was playing yesterday afternoon
in tho ward of the house when her clothing caught
fire from pan Of hot ashes, causing burns OF her
body and limbs She taken in the ambulance
to the Seney Hospital where she was doing well
last night.