The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-15
City Intelligence.

ANOTHER WIFE MURpERED.-Another distressing
murder COMM I'D in or city yesterday by
husbund on his wife. The circumstances, as we
have learned them, are as follows "A man named
James Adams, street sweeper, Of Incorporate
habits after returning to his house in Amity Lane,
next door to Wooster street, on Thursday evening,
in state of ntoxicaiion, commenced quarrelhng
with servant girl named Ann German, who re-
sided with him. During the dispute he seized plate
from the tea table and threw it at the girls head,
when his wife expostulated with him He then seized
carving knife that was on the table, and threatened
that he would have both their lives His wife told
him that she would call an officer and have him ar
rested if he continued his threats At this he became
Infatuated, jumped towards her with the knife in
his hand, and stabbed her in the breast, stomach,
and wrist She Immediately fed from the house,
and on entering an adjoining dwelling occupied by
Mr.. Tanner, fell down and expired. Drs. b. +.
Joslin and w. G. Roberts, were Immediately called
in, and upon a post mortem examination Of the
body, it was found that there had been three
wounds inflicted upon her body, one Of which had
entered the left breast, and terminated in the
cavity of the right ventrcle of the hear-the other
was Oh the top of her stomach, and the third on her
left wrist The wound the left breast is supposed
TO have caused her DEATH Adams examined
last evening at the upper police office, and remanded
back to prison for trial. He refused to answer any
questions put to him. by the advice of his counsel,
JOIN A. MoRRELL, ESQ.
DEATH FROM MIscARRIAeE.-Mrs. Catherine War
ner, wife of John Warner, who resides at No. "
Greenwich lane, died yesterday from the effects of
miscarriage, and want OF medical attendance. Mrs
w was a native Of Massachusetts, aged about 40
wears, and her husband was a workman in the rope
factory in Thirueth street The Coroner was called
in, and after a thorough examination of the case,
the Jury returned verdict OF death from the above
causes.
SuppES DEATH FROM TENTATIVE FEvER.-The
Coroner was called yesterday TO hold inquest on
the body of a woman named Susan Jelly, vile OF
Robert Jelly, IN a house IN Iwenty-hh street,
near the Eighth avenue. The cause Of her death
was found to have been Initiative fever produced by
"ulcer oil the legs"
KICKED UP A Row.--Three nice young men,
named Augustus Vogt, John Bezen, Andrew Har-
man, and others, entered the porter house OF John
kicked up a row, knocked down the bar. keeper and
raised the very devil. Officers Barber and Horn
finally succeeded in arrestng the three above named,
and they were locked up to consider the result.
SroRE THIEF ARREsrrD.-A colored rogue named
Abraham Bostwick, was caught yesterday by Off
GERS Clark and Sharon, after having committed a
larceny of 2la yards of pilot CLOTH valued at SIG,
from the store OF John M. Couts, No. PIT Green
wlch street Gommted.
ABANDONMENT OF CmLp.--A woman, named
Margaret Mudoon, was arrested yesterday for
abandoning male child, named George Bgby aged
seven months. The child was found, in the Latter
part of November in the area of l59 Elm street, oy
Arm Kane. musly wrapped up in some cloths, and
was sent to the Aims House. This offence, accord.
ing to our statutes, felony and punishable by i'm
prisonment in the State prsen.
Perry TmKvEs.-Mary Kennedy was arrested
Yesterday and committed for stealing merno vestv
from w. l.. Kershaw, No. 60 William street. A
man named Axey Burrill, was also locked up on
charge Of stealing piece OF carpeung from Johh
b. Ogden, No. 2s2 Mott street
AxorHER CHARGE AGAINST HOPKINS bARNhss
fcers Colvin, Relyea and F. ]. smith found rus,
set vase trunk on the premises OF the ABOVE e named
person, known as the keeper OF notorious len ce"
il Division street The properly had peen stolen
from Edmund Wiltse, No ID Bowery barnes was
committed to prison on Wednesday Tor sinlar Of
fence. in receivinga number OF stolen whips.
Frar Ar srnrScrIELD, MAss.-A large wooden
huilding on Main. street, Springfield, Mass owned
Inv Geo Dwight and John Child, and occupied by
A. C. Cole & Co, merchant tailors, and CoveI 4
Good win, druggists, was destroyed by fire on Sa-
turday morning last. Covell and Goodwin were
insured at the Manhattan, in New Yo<k 10, $500.