The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-03
City Intelligence.

HORRIBLE OUrRAGE-.dHempf to procure .dborfion.-
One of the worst and most atrocous Of this most
unnatural Of crimes brought to light yesterday at the
upper police Office. 1t appears that French Canadian,
named Joseph Fancon, engineer board the Saratoga
steamboat seduced girl named Elizabeth Kinney, aged
81 years. in the month Of February and continued his in.
timacy until the unfortunate girl became encene. On
her communicating to him her situation the end, for
such he only be called proposed produce abortion
which she at and firmly refused preferring tosuer
the pain consequences Of her illicit love- rather than
dare the divine vengeance by adding to -the crime OF
abortion. He however, determined to accomplish his
object at al hazards, and against her consent To effect
this he at several different times committed the most in
human oursges upon her person. such placing her
chair opposite him and holding her hands in his then
applying his foot to the region of her stomach and work
ing body his unfortunate victim against with all
his force Again. he would seize her by the waist which
he would compress into the compass of span until the
girl tainted away To still further lengths he went at
asbut orbear publication of the recital of his bar
barty Sufficient to say that he succeeded hu. too WELL
and the 18th of May the girl was delivered of still
born child The distress of mnd harsh treatment and
the premature birth reduced the victim that she
the point OF deah but by the kind treatment Of her
physician who ignorant of the cause she recovered
far to leave her house in Fifth street. and apply at
the upper police for order to be admitted to the hesp
tall she narrated the story Of her wrongs to the
magistrates who had the girls affidavit taken, toge
Their with that Of the woman in whose house she
was living during her unfortunate intercourse with
full investigation of the facts committed in default Of
bail to large amount to await his trial The wretch has
wife and several children in Canada and we learn that
they have just arrived to find h occupying felons cell
to the physician who attended at the &C
couchmen state that he kept in perfect Ignorance
Of the of the injuries inflicted on the body OF his
patient
MAN DROWNED THE jersey CIT! FERRv SLIP roor
CoURTLANDr STREEr.-A melancholy accident occur
red Thursday night last about half past nine O'clock
the Ferry Slip foot of Courtandt street, by which
very respectable Citizen by trade taow chandler named
Robert Finley aged 43 years native of Ireland, lost his
life 1t appears that he left his boa ding house. at the
Cy-he paid his fare and supposing the boat in, he
walked of the BRIDGE and before could be rescued
to ri. ss ~
the unfortunate man held fast az long he could but
finally became exhausted and sunk His body was recov
coroner held inquest yesterday, when the jury
returned verdict hat the deceased came to his death by
iandt street Ferry in Il the nsScisncy Of
light upon said bridge, thereby being drowned:
the several ferry slips Of their being wretch
eddy lighted no pains have we believe been taken I"
of the Common Council will be given to this matter at an
early PERIOD in order that may be adopted to
compel the ferry to guard against such Casualties
in future No less than four persons have been drowned
rem various ferry slips during the past year. from like
negligence on the part of ferry masters.
sHIpMAN, IN THE CRY PRlsoN-This eccentric indvi.
DUAL whose late trip to the South caused such panic
among the brokers If Wall street. yesterday brought
from Philadelphia, by officer Denniston requisi
ton from the Governor, and is new safely lodged in
charge of MIR. Keeper Fallon OF our city prison.
CHARGE PEnIURY.-william A. Ry ker, CONNECTION
opposite the Tombs, went before his honor the Recor-
der few days since for the purpose OF going BAIL and
made adavtha he possessed of real and personal
property Of the value of $1,000 in this city, and also in
New Jerseydescrbng the property in the latter TO con-
sist OF house and two lots in Trenton. Officer Relyea
investigate tho and turned out that he
did not such property and he accordingly
rested yesterday and, in default of ball. committed
A PHILApELrHIA PIcxPocKEr.- Some time ago, fellow
named Edward Hammond alias Simpson. fed from Pha-
delphia where he had committed robbery bit he mas-
aged TO keep dark until last night about twelve O'CLOCK
when Justice Matse accompanied by officers Baker and
Stokely happened to light upon him in house in Cher
ry street. known as sort Of rendezvous, He was &C
cordBgy committed to tho Tombs TO await the requisi
ton from the Governor of when he will be
sent A fair exchange-they give US Shpman,
turn them Hammond, and so Justice gets her due.