New-York tribune., 1896-04-14
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINS.

The largest main Of the water works system
burst shortly after noon In Railroad-ave'' near
Grove-st The water shot into the air to the height
of twenty feet when the pipe first gave way Inc
main is in the centre Of the street under the ran
way tracks A trench fifteen feet deep. hve ieet
wide and about two hundred feet long. parallel
with the pipe in which a number Of men were al
work changing the grade of the sewer was quioN's
filled to overfiowing. The workmen escaped without
injury The wall of the trench beneath the troie'
tracks was washed away and the rails and s'rihe
ers left suspended in the air An hour elapsed De-
fore tho water could be turned Off. Work was i'm
mediately begun repairing the break. supports
were put under the track, and the cars VIII proo-
ably be able cross the place this afternoon
In December 1885, a felonious assault was COM
mitted in the night time on Wilson Brown Jaw
YER in White Plains, in which town ne .Veo ne
was seriously injured and 10 find out and punish
The nerpetrator OF the assault w. Popham Patt'
the District-Attorney Of Westchester County EN-
ployed the Pinkerton National DETECTIVE ->ee"0'
In pursuance of this employment the agency per-
formed services and expended money IN the'r eIo %
to discover the criminal and procure evidence. Ihey
succeeded In finding him. and he was arrested anu
convicted. The agency made out Dill lor "s
services and expenditures in the case to the boaru
Of Supervisors Of the county. amounting 10 '-o4 o.
and the Board refused to audit the DILL upon the
ground that 1t was not county charge' '"s.'oo
Dykman has given a decision upon an apphca.ion
Supervisors to audit the claim Of the PinKertoh
Agency In which he finds that tie District-At-
torney Is the public prosecutor OF MS county! ""
the law imposes upon him the respohsioiy o
prosecuting all persons who commit crimes triap.e
by Indictment in his county. incidental 10 Ills
powers and duties, he is vested with au'hor'S eS
eential to their execution. where the end Is re-
oured the means are authorized" The Judge says
TT Is within the province of this Court, III 'he
exercise Of it's powers of supervision over suoou
nate bodies and inferior tribunals. to decide whethe'
q claim is legal charge against county, anu W
instruct and guide Boards Of Supervisors III 'he
execution of their duties. even to compel them 10
audit a claim that Is legal" After number OF
citations the Judge ends his decision as follows:
'.The claim IS evidently reasonable ana '"eie
should be no hesitation in It's allowance ana pay S
men The vganGe en,sS o. I6 6y him for the detection
Of the offender who perpetTated the a sncb zeal
sssan sSsad receve encouragement The claim should
be audited and paid at the full amount Inc ihooo"
for the mandamus is granted win COSTS
The annual session Of the grand and subordinate
lodges Of the knights OF Pyhas Of N0rtn any
South Ame,sa re S E%TSp SeS n Asa s vage for three
BEGINNING April 49, has been postponed to M9nday
Tussd1y and oSss of MSs
Of the order. will entertain the visiting hngn,s gns
everv effort to make the session ono of the most
remarkable in the history Of the oraef parade on
order will form part. The White P.ains t'au ny, "a he
head the parade. and the line OF march oaon WI, Ne
down Railroad-ave., from Mogers Han 70 Ora"a. =.
pum-st through to Fisherave, to Ra%bp,tos':: % 70 20
Post Road. to Grand-st. TO Martine-ave rnemee TO
Broadway far Judge DykHaminl ~ n9Hse
81 II exinoton-ave 10 Railroad-ave, back 70 the
place living slDng S9nsss e rs There
r;ii he a pubic installation IN the Auditorium on
evening Of april r. 5esSnpns SH ahe hsndsO1e an en
forms of the knights and interesting by the I'M I'M
pressive ceremonies Of the ms nIasent Hannibal
No 4: Louis Hayden No. 3; Damon No. ~ h,s'i,s ~
Sum- No Il Excelsior. No 6: progreSSsNSf eSs Sfrcader
General and staff, Garfield Division. 10. o'heio
Division No 2, and Eureka Division. NO o.
IN Monday Surrogate Sikman issued levers OF
administration in the following estates; Inomas a.
W. Shute. Of Mamaroneck; Hannah .enrs Wneeac.' VI
Mount Pleasant Hester Jane fooei VI 'oe''