Brooklyn Daily Standard Union

2 August 1887
There were 27,844 immigrants landed at Castle Garden during July.

Andrew MATSON, who shot and killed Hattie DEVERE, pleaded guilty this
morning and was sentenced to four years at Sing Sing.

Thomas BYRNES, who was shot last night at 12 Thomason street by the negro
CARDONNER, died this morning.

The Grand Jury listened to evidence this morning in the case of Dan LYONS,
charged with killing Joseph J. QUINN.

Lewis DORSCH, 35 years of age was drowned this morning while bathing at the
foot of One Hundred and Sixteenth street.

George WEGMANN of No. 15 Sheriff street and Jane GRADY of No. 506 East
Thirteenth place, were found dead in bed this morning.

James MC CARTHY, 30 years of age, of No. 338 West Forty-fourth street fell
from the fourth story window of his home this morning and was killed.

The steamer Monmouthshire, from China and Japan with a cargo of tea, arrived
at Quarantine this morning.  She left Yokohama in an ocean race with the
steamer Glenshield, which arrived last week.

3 August 1887
Patrick CONROY, aged 40, was drowned in the East River at Pier 6 to-day.

Night Watchman Jacob SCHNEIDER, aged 48, dropped dead at 258 East Houston
street, to-day.

Col. SPENCER's condition is no longer considered critical, and his speedy
recovery is looked for.

SHARP was greatly improved to-day.  He was restless all night, but toward
morning succeeded in obtaining a short nap.

The Siamese Prices strolled through the parks and visited the Custom House
to-day.  They leave for Washington at midnight.

A Texan steer, which escaped from the slaughter house at Forty fifth street
and First avenue and raised a commotion at the Thirty-fourth Street Ferry,
was shot and killed by Policeman MEYERS.

The Chambers Street Hospital physicians say that laparotomy was not
attempted in the case of Thomas BYRNES, who died last night at the hospital
from the effects of the pistol shot of John CARDONNER.

Druggist KOPF, at Delancey and Allen streets, could not make out the
prescription Dr. Michael LEVINKSY, a Russian wrote so he sent another and as
he says "a better" one to the patient, a child.  Dr. EDSON of the Sanitary
Bureau has taken up the case.

Bridget LEARY, 70 years of age of 488 Pearl street was admitted to Chambers
Street Hospital last evening.  The diagnosis by Dr. KIMBALL revealed the
fact that the woman was suffering from starvation, imbecility and phthisis.

David MARKS, the messenger boy who claimed that he had been drugged and
compelled to allow liquor in the house on Thirty-first street, where he
called to deliver a message was this morning sent to the House of Refuge by
Justice PATTERSON.

Judge DONOHUE this morning appointed Geo. H. FORSTER, Dr. ANTERTOR and R. C.
MORSE a commission to examine into the mental condition of Miss Mary Irene
HOYT, daughter of the deceased millionaire, whose eccentric notions caused
her mother to appear in court.

A post mortem on the bodies of Carl FRITZ and J. LIDDELL, the Ward's Island
patients alleged to have died from violence,  held this morning, shows FRITZ
to have a fracture of the left thigh.  LIDDELL's death was produced by
kidney and heart trouble.

Charles MALONE, who recently served eight years in prison, was in the Essex
Market Police Court this morning with John KELLY and Michael SULLIVAN on the
charge of burglary, they having, as claimed stolen $2,000 worth of coffee
from the warehouse of A.S. FISHER, at 180 Cherry street.  
They were held to answer.

Rene KENT and Mamie BOWLTON, young women living at 100 East 120th street,
were held in $1,500 bail each in the Harlem Court by Justice WELDE, to-day
for examination on a charge of stealing jewelry and money to the amount of
$350 from Mrs. Agnes YOUNG, of 160 Est Eighty-fourth street.  The accused
overcame Mrs. YOUNG with drink.

5 August 1887
Eight cases of typhoid fever were reported to-day at the sanitary
headquarters.

The first report of a genuine case of smallpox was received through the
summer corps.  The patient was an Italian at 278 Mott street.

Annie LYNCH, a young inmate of 113 West Thirty-first street, died this
morning from the effect of morphine, of which she took an overdose, it is
thought, by mistake.

Mrs. Julia HUSHEY, wife of a Philadelphia merchant, and who was visiting a
friend in New York, was before Justice Duffy on the charge of a salesman in
a Sixth avenue dry goods store, who accused her of stealing a parasol.  She
claimed to be innocent, and was very indignant.  Justice DUFFY held her for
examination in $300 bail.

8 August 1887
One thousand five hundred journeymen tailors paraded to-day with three bands
of music.

Thirty-six saloon keepers were held in $100 each for keeping open on Sunday
by Justice DUFFY to-day.

The body of George WILLIAMS, mate of the ship John Harvey, drowned Saturday,
was found to-day.

Mary SCHWETER, of 346 East Thirty-third street, who took paris green to
frighten her abusive husband, was held in $100 bail at Yorkville Police
Court for trial.

Charles SPELTO and John GARRUZZO were accused at the Tombs Police Court of
stabbing John ROONEY, of 34 Cherry street, Sunday, and remanded to await
the result of ROONEY's injuries.

John BAUM, a German was held in $500 bail at Jefferson Market Police Court
to-day for attempted suicide.  He was found in his room at 1521 (?) Third
avenue nearly suffocated, with the gas turned on and unlighted.

Edward O BRIEN, age 14 stole $154 from his employer, Dr. Joseph F. DE SAXE,
dentist of 52 West Fourteenth street.  A detective followed him to several
pleasure resorts and finally caught him in a lodging house.  He was held for
trial at Jefferson Market court.

10 August 1887
Jacob SHARP now complains of the cool weather as he did of the hot weather.

Fire at the Iron front building, 121 South Fifth avenue, early this morning,
caused $12,000 damage.

Prince DEVANWONGSE (?) and his Siamese brothers took the day to boat to
Albany at 9 AM.  Thence they go to Niagara Falls and San Francisco, and so
back to Siam.  They will take in the larger cities on the way West.

Mary HIGGINS, aged 16, was held for trial at the General Sessions, in $500
bail to-day at the Tombs Court for attempted suicide.  Grief at the loss of
a girl friend, whose parents removed to Bridgeport was the cause.

Col. Emmons CLARK, of the Seventh Regiment, his wife and two daughters,
sailed by the White Star line steamship Britannic.  A number of the regiment
and Cappa's Band saw him off at the dock with a flourish of trumpets.

George W. BURRILL, aged 68, of 521 Herkimer street, was held in $300 bail
to-day at Tombs Court for passing a worthless check for $45 on Chas. A.
TINKER, General Superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company.

Fifteen tramps who took possession of the hay barge Unicorn, at "The Farms"
Charlton and West Tenth streets and terrorized the captain and his wife,
were captured by Capt. GASTLIN, and Justice DUFFY sent them to the
workhouse.

"Captain" KRUM, keeper of a concert saloon in Christie street,  who recently
preferred charges against Police Captain ALLAIRE, was to-day held  in $300
at Essex Market Court for violation of the theatrical law, in giving
concerts on Sunday.  He claims to have Mayor HEWITT's permission.

Joseph MALLOY, an errand boy, 17 years old, of 366 West Twenty-sixth street
, employed by James SPEERY, contractor of 54 West Twenty-ninth street, stole
his safe key, and on being discharged recently entered the office in
SPEERY's absence and took $40 from the safe.  SPEERY refused to prosecute
him to-day in Jefferson Market Court, and he was released.

Thomas J. MOONEY was taken to the Tombs this morning from Jefferson Market
prison and locked up in cell 22 on the ground floor.  Keeper LESTRANGE took
him down, and says MOONEY is the "wisest" mad man he ever met.  MOONEY
refuses to see any reporters and gave strict orders to Warden WALSH not to
admit any one in "to ask him questions or stare at him as if he were a wild beast."

Capt. Alexander WILLIAMS was sworn in as Inspector to-day at Police
Headquarters.  Alluding to the events preceding his appointment, all he
would say was: "It was a square up and down fight."  His last act as Captain
was to appear against two patrolmen of the Nineteenth precinct, caught
coming out of a saloon.  They were convicted.  Commissioner VOORHIS
complimented him on his zeal and energy and expressed hope that he would
carry it into his new field of duty.

11 August 1887
There was no change in Jacob SHARP's condition.  He slept well last night
and arose at his usual hour this morning greatly refreshed.

The delegates to the National Association of American Firemen, in session in
New York, visited Glen Island at the invitation of the local firemen to-day,
and will sit down to a banquet there.

Acting District Attorney FITZGERALD has directed that the witnesses of the
shooting of Col. Lafayette L. DEMING by Mrs. Ella HARVEY be summoned before
the Grand Jury to-morrow.  If Col. DEMING is within the State he will be
subpoenaed.  Mr. FITZGERALD says the practice of women shooting at men
against whom they have a grievance must be stopped.

12 August 1887
District Attorney MARTINE to-day approved of his assistant's action in
having Thomas J. MOONEY, the bomb thrower examined again.

The Cincinnati story in regard to a consolidated telegraph company, to
include the Postal United Lines and Baltimore and Ohio, is denied by Mr.
MACKAY's representative.

The condition of Jacob SHARP this morning was worse than any time since his
incarceration in Ludlow Street Jail.  When he awoke to-day he was unable to
move and lay on his bed like one in a trance.

Domenico BERTELL, while intoxicated, blew out the gas in his room at the
Hotel Compidoglio, at 135 Bleecker street last night, where he and his wife
and child lodged.  He was found dead from suffocation this morning, and the
others are not expected to live.

James Charleton GOLDSMITH, a New York journalist, better known as "Jay
Charlton" was buried to-day form Old St. Paul's Church, Broadway.  He was 43
years old.  Henry WATTERSON, John Russell YOUNG, and Ralph MEEKER were among
the pall bearers.  The interment was at Paterson, N.J.

Mrs. Lena SCHEVENSKI asked to have her son Joseph, aged 12, committed to the
Juvenile Asylum to-day as an embezzler.  She was in the habit of giving him
one cent a night to buy papers from newsboys who were "stuck" and he seldom
made less than five cents a night, but spent it himself.  The woman's
request was denied.

17 August 1887
Judge DONOHUE has granted leave to sue William HENDERSON as committee of the
person and property of the crazy playwright, Bartley CAMPBELL, to recover
$208 for a set of the American Cyclopedia purchased by CAMPBELL in 1885.

James H. MC CLURG, ex-District Attorney of Pittsburg, who was arrested in
New York for passing and alleged worthless check was released this morning
by Justice FORD on a bend for his appearance furnished by Thomas MC CARKEY,
of  (rest cut off)

26 August 1887
Emil RAPP, 5 years old, fell from a fire escape five stories high at 30
Clinton street this morning, and strange to say, was not injured.

Jennie AVERY, who attempted suicide with her husband at Paige's Hotel last
night, died this morning.  Their wish was to be buried together will be
complied with.

Manager W. R. HAYDEN obtained a temporary injunction to-day restraining
Thomas R. EGGLESON, otherwise known as Thomas W. KEENE, the tragedian, form
using the latter name.  The action is based on a suit instituted by HAYDEN
for breach of contract.

29 August 1887
Essex Market Prison sells are overcrowded with prisoners brought from the
Tombs during repairs at the latter place.  They are compelled to sleep on
the bar floors.

William ROTH, a bartender, arrested on Friday last for violating the Excise
law and locked up in Essex Market Court Prison pending trial, was last night
seized with a violent fit of insanity and had to have his hands strapped.
All night he rolled about his cell and this morning was taken to Bellvue Hospital.

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