New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

James Mcdonald. forty-nine years old. living at
No l57 Warren-st.. and coachman. received an
ugly scalp wound last evening by fall from hls
seat in a collision between his coach and a trolley
car Of the Tompkius-ave. line At Gerry-st and Har-
rson-ave
The Rev. James 4. West. for,y-two years old, OF
No 49D Decatur-st. was arrested last evening on
n charge Of improperly accostng a little girl He
will be arraisned to-day in the Gates Avenue Police
Court
Henry \. Powell as assignee Of John c. Provost
a coal dealer. recovered verdict for N552 % before
Justice Keogh and jury in the supreme Court.
Brooklyn. yesterday against Mayor Patrick J. Giea.
son. Of Long Island city for coal furnished on
promissory notes. The contention Of Gleason was
that the coal furnished u the power company
Of which he is president. ami the suit should have
been brough, against the company.
The trouble between the Rev. Josiah II Cunning
and his wife Mary {. Cunning. are 10 be brougnt
up in court again. The agreement OF separation
between the two has failed utterly. and Asa W.
Tenney who has been substituted as counsel io1
Mrs Cunning for the purpose OF renewing the
separation proceedings which were discontinue
some time ago. has served an amended compiaih'
on alleged new causes OF complaint.
The end OF the Hamilton case reached yes
terdav morning before Justice Gaynor. OF tns
Supreme Court when motion was made by Nor
man s Dixie. referee. for final judgment III 'hs
suit OF Beatrice Ray Hamilton. the substitutes
baby to sell the real estate left 20 her IN the VIII
of her foster father. The amount Of the fortune
which will now go 10 her is &6,5oJ. FOR which th'
real estate was sold. The papers were taken by
Judge Gaynor.
Considerable excitement caused In the oa'
cony OF the Park Theatre on Monday night "he"
smoke was seen coming through the loony 'oos
Some waste paper. which had been oarelessv
thrown behind a radiator. caught fire IN sohs
manner The fire was extingulshed as soon as
was discovered. and the ushers managed 10 aA'
the fears OF those in the balcony
Property and residents in Kings h'sn'
way between Flaibush and Ocean aves, are pt''
testing against the building of soap factory IN 'n'
Leighborhood.
The Star Theatre. in Jay-st, has been SOFA p'
John y. Holmes. to Hyde Behman, Tor si-'""
This firm thus secures a monopoly in the vaude'"'
attractions OF the city.
Colonel Alexander 5. Bacon yesterday moved Do
fore Justice Gaynor In the Supreme Court 10 sc.
aside the attachment secured by the First Nation"'
Bank, OF Brooklyn, against the property OF Emma
f. Harding who conducted a shoestore on "fa"''
81. Decision reserved.
Charles A. Merritt who has had the management
of the Arlington Hotel in Westinghouse. for inc
last eighteen months, will retire on Friday mex.
J. NJ Bonner. the owner Of the hotel has not '''
decided on a successor to Mr.. Merritt
The Brooklyn Bar Association held meeting on
Tuesday afternoon In the County Courthouse, a'N
adopted resolutions in memory of the late 'uus'
Henry \. Moore.
The annual election OF the Diet Dspensary was
held yesterday In the rooms of the associauoh' ".
u De Kalbave Mrs. Francis W. fouhs' -
many years first vlce-president was elec'eu p''0
dent to succeed the late Mrs. James Plummef'
John Mack of Albany. who said he was So ~.
broker. was the principal witness yes'eruas ,on
the defense in the suit brought by Emma h"N. 49,
Page. OF Dean-st to establish her claim' % VI.
wife OF the late John w. Page to snare i" w. '
estate Page was a well-known horseman' "a
died in Vermont Insane Asylum some "n1 a.
leaving estate of $4,000 The SUIT Is oh VIZ"
the Surrogates Court In Brooklyn
Mrs Charles H. Hall. widow OF the la'e .nd
NJ the Church of the Holy Trinity, at Clinton sNH
Montague sts will sail for Algers on Weah., 800
next She will be accompanied BY nes 49,
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