New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
WHITE PLAINS.

Owing TO the continued illness of Mrs. Hoe OF
the Board Of Managers Of the Westchester Tenn
porary Home. no date has been set for the con- T.,
tinuation of the investigation OF the management or
that institution by Superintendent Pierce
The Grand Jury Of the present term OF the Coun-
~ Court made It's presentment on Friday after
noon and was discharged by Judge Lent. The
jury found fifteen true bills and dismissed about
ten complaints. Among those indicted was James
c. Weeks of New Rochelle, for murder in the first
degree Weeks. who is colored, had an alterca-
ton over a trl1ing sum OF money with George
Bowie also colOred, the night of May 80, IN a
saloon in NcwRochee. The quarrel ended II IL
alleged in Weeks drawing knife and stabbing
Bowie innic;ing wounds that proved fatal. George
Palmer. of Mamaroneck, was also hdlcted charged
with assault in the first degree.
In the Supreme Court yesterday. Justice Dykman
gave a decision in the OF jerks Brothers
against Miller & Holden. This a suit brought
by the jerks Brothers. who the owners OF q
propeller plying between Sing Sing and New-York,
20 prevent Miller q Holden coal dealers Of sing
Sing. from extending their pier further into the
river The jerks Brothers pier adjoining the
defendants. and complained that the extension 10
the coal pier was an impeachment 10 navigation.
Justice Dykman sustained the grounds taken by
the boat owners, whose rights 10 the free naVga-
ton Of the river he defined as being superior to
the rights TO land under water owned by Miller a.
Holden.
Justice Keogh, in the Supreme Court, yesterday
made a decision In the of William Many. OF
Mount Vernon. who asserts that he was illegally
defeated In his canvass for Alderman Of the First
Ward Of that city the recent election owing 10
the failure of the ballot machine TO properly regis
ter the cast for him. Justice KeOgh held that
proceedings had been brought before him improper
~ by certiorari instead of qlO warranto proceed
ings, and accordingly dismissed the
The deadlock in the village Board Of Trustees
over the appointment Of Water Commissioner In
place of W H. Gedney. who declined TO serve was
broken on Friday evening by the election Of Frank
G Schrmer. For some time the selection OF a Com
missioner In place Of Mr. Gedney has been bone
of contention in the Board OF Trustees and grew
Of the fact that the act nstitutng tho commls-
sion provided that the five members composing It
shall serve without compensation. except one who
shall be elected secretary, and there can
ddates for that office and the person elected In Mr.
Geineys place would have the casting
the deadlock for. sufficient trustees to stay away
from special meetings that quorum would
be present President Miller Friday took the
precauton to issue warrants TO compel the attend
ance Of those members OF the Board who were likely
10 be absent from the special meeting he had called
for that evening. Accordingly warrants placed
In the hands OF Acting Chief Of Police Snyder for
the compulsory attendance OF Aldermen James
Young and John Thompson. Chief Snyder found
Alderman Thompson at some distance from his
served the papers upon him. failed induce him
attend the meeting The officer had better luck with
Alderman Young however. and he attended the
session. A quorum declared 10 he present and
Long away from the village. having started
for st. Louis on Thursday. Had he been present
there would have been necessity 10 compel the
attendance Of any OF the Board