New-York tribune., 1901-05-19
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
ND SUFFOLK.
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

| The fact that Felix Campbell president OF the
| paar1a,s rrust Company, has acquired the prop
! .r,, AZ Nos ISL and 1S Montague-st started a
,,r,or that the trust company intended erecting an
office building the site This Is not nMeig; y De De
| 6ces IN Brooklyn There does not seem TO De
tonate TO the demand in Manhattan, and its why
and wherefore have proved puzzling 10 many VINO
Interested
The recent opening of a twelve story mod
ern office building has clearly accentuated the sit
uation. At present not one-third of the offices are
leased. The prospect of losing tenants has caused
the managers of other buildings to offer all sorts
of Inducements Few of the office buildings are
fully rented and the prospect OF losing tenants Is
building are offering tenants three months rent
free If they will renew their leases. One young
Office in one of the well known office buildings in
Fulton-st
The Rev DR.. S. Parkes Cadman, the new pas
tor of the Central Congregational Church, is said
TO have created a profound impression by his elo-
quence at the Diamond Jubilee OF the, Congrega-
tional Church held in fremont Temple Boston. last
week He delivered patriotic address in which he
discussed the genesis and development of the Pill
grim spirit the subject being The Patriotic Side
Brooklyn man who heard him says that DR.. Cad
spoke for forty minutes, and that during that
tsis ~ RolIIp he came from the Methodist
ago The people Of the Central Church are conf
dent that in time DIR. Cadman. who is still young
man. will develop the leading Brooklyn orator.
Brooklyn was well represented at the meeting Of
the Home Missionary Society. The Pew. Dr. New
ell Dwight Hills. of Plymouth Church was elected
president. and Edward p Lyon, of the Central
Church, and Walter II. Crittenden elected
directors. Among the Brooklyn men already In the
of the Pilgrims; George II. Hubbard. OF the Tomp-
kins Avenue Church and the Rev. DR.. f. p. Inger-
soil. OF Emmanuel Church.
The scene in the County Court Friday morning
when a verdict of mansiaughter in the first degree
was brought in by the jury In the case Of Timothy
J. Desmond led a prominent man who there at
the time TO make few observations about the folly
OF allowing women members of the prisoners fam
lily TO be present at such a time. 1T is entirely
as well allow mans wife and sister witness his
electrocution permit them TO be in court when
when Mrs. Desmond became hysterical and cried
out Murder, Murder. Murder! in the midst of her
rawlings are seen In almost every similar case
believe that when a man is about 10 receive the
verdict or be sentenced in murder case all OF his
women friends relatives should be excluded"
Although Judge Aspinall made some rather harsh
remarks in compmenting the jury upon its YER
dict he is known to have had considerable sym
pathy for the prisoner. Judge Aspnall has the
reputation Of being stern but it IS because he be-
ieyes il his duty In reality he is most tender r,d,s
nearted man: he mas a horror OF muLaeT trlats
10 a friend: 81 going home now but shall not
get any sleep. / can't get this murder trial of my
mind. No matter how guilty man may be. IL the
jury brings In verdict of murder in the first de-
gree IL is who send the to his death; my
tence which takes his life"
Something like $4,000 has just been paid TO the
sailors who recently arrived at the navy yard on
the cruiser Buffalo These had been out on
| the Asiatic station for several years and were
brought home TO receive their discharge. The local
merchants and the places of amusement expected
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/ have been sadly disappointed. In most every case
| the sailors have started for their homes as
their pay safely stored away in their trousers