New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-10
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

Thomas GIL. thirty-two years CID, who lived win
h,s family AZ No 81 Douglass-st. was instantly
i,irel shortIv before noon Yesterday By faiiAs
thirty-Gye feet from scafold. The scaHoId was
put up the o. August "liI SIN '-o-
factory at 80. - Lynch-st. O.! was empIoF'o ~
tho bulldlrg firm OF Bonne e. Davidson. O.. NO -"
Thlrl-aye.. and il was after he had fastened tne
los. nu.,ov that he made mssiep and fell head-
long He struck a skyllghi on extension OK No.
o22 Ivpch-st ana fractured his skull Death was
instantaneous
Fritz sfah. n LIQUOR dealer. Of No. 81 Broadway.
who on Saturday morning empted his reVover AT
Pete. Hennegen. ne.ghbor. ana ro1ceH'an
Schaefrer 81 the Cymer-st station. vas 'Fraishea
IN the Lee Avenue 20 ice Cour; yesterday. charged
With assault i'm the first degree, and renamed IN
defau!. Of $500 bal lie cried and said taat ne
must have ben crazy
In the matter o. the application of Mary r.
rrh-au =, compel her husband Edwin A. Thra.L
voorn She is suing for separation - give secnr's
for the payment OF ailmoay at the rate OF =" "eeH
under The direction OF the court. Justice "ayho' Oh
the Supreme Court. yesterday sent me motion 10
the ira Judge. Hls Honor wrote this memorandurh
on the papers: Il am reluctan, 20 order security
IN bc given until the amount Il finally hxe1. ai'er
,nouirlnr into the Defendants financial condition.
oni the case should go trial for that purpose tie
motion being RENTED to the trial Judge
After testimony taken in the County Court yes
teriav before Judge Huri and a jury. John w
Porter was declared TO be incompetent 10 care TOT
himself or his property. and ccmmittee o' MS
n rson and estate Will be appointed. The proceed
lnes wee taken on the petition OF his wife. susan
l. Porter. who lives at No rs Ff,y-seven;h-s'
since February s her husband has been an Inmate
OF the Long Island State Hospital. at Fla;hush
Tne applications OF James F. Johnson George D.
Weeks and George w Borrows for writs o, manda-
mus t compel their predecessors in the onices Ok
scaisrs Of weights and measures 10 give up we
books ard papers In their possession was yesterday
denie! by Justice Gaynor. OF the supreme court
MAJOR schl,ren appointed the petitioners. but their
nreIccessors refused TO deliver TO them the books
and records OF the office. the ground tha, their
terms had mol expired and that the new appoihtees
had no, passei the civil Service examination. Al
though the power which appointed the seele's
claimed tina; the positions were outside the line OF
civu Service requirements. Justice Gaynor holds TO
the contrary.
Controller Palmer yesterday sold sos S55 in water
bonds fer The purchase OF tho stock and franchise
of the Ncv-V'trecht Water Company 10000 for the
completion OF the terminal facilities OF the Bridge.
ami $4,000 In memorial monument bonds. total or
s305s55 Farson Leach & CO.. OF NewYork. bought
the whole amount. paying $io .05a. There were nine
BIDDERS. whose bids aggregated 2.2iosS
4 Jury before Judge Brown In the United States
D,stric. Cour. Yesterday convicted Pinkus Polo
Goldberg who che three Polish Hebrews ac-
c,,sed OF running an Illicit still at No. III Prince
ST, Goldberg was held in 100 ball for a retral.
Dorff was paroed In charge Of his counsel. J. J.
Harris.
Commissioner Wills having been Informed by
conmIs,oncr orr of the civil Service Board. that
ne could appoint a bockkee7er from schedule A. as
,he poslon rad not been abolished. although II had
been vacau, since 1894. decided to have William
Chambers sworn In Yesterday.
J,oob r. Worth. son OF Police Commissioner
Worth and formerly captain OF the Flatlands po-
lce holding that. under the annexation act. he
was entitled to retain his rank OF captain has de-
cidcd TO appeal from Judge Clements adverse de-
cs.on.
The Kings County Elevated Railroad Company
Yesterday began work the Frankln-ave. extern
SION which II Is expected. will be finished by June.
In time for the opening of the Coney Island
Final arrangements fer the funeral OF Rear-Ad-
mral Henry Wake. L.. s. ~. retired. who died last
Sunday afternoon, have not been made. Services
will probably be held Friday afternoon. and
burial will be In Greenwood Cemetery.
The William II. Friday Association has decided
procure large house for the of the associa-
tion The details of tho plan In the hands
OF committee. Financial necessities have been ar
ranged for
"Courtshlp OF Nations" n series Of tabeaux with
additional attractions will to-ngh. be given by the
w. l. c. Circle, of the Marcy Avenue Baptist
Church. In the Sunday school room at Pu;nam-ave
There will be musical illustrations" under the d.
recon Of Robert A. Gayler.
Professor Franklin W Hooper said yesterday that
at the next meeting OF the Board of Education a
resolution will be offered for the building Of new
high school in the Eastern District. to ccst about
$4,000 1t Is said that the resolution vii probably
ha adj