The New York herald., 1844-12-05
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City Intelligence:

Police Once. ce.-wKpSEspAY--"A A DIarY- srABsIse
CAE.A dngy lady named Amelia Sophia Frsnc,s be-
John Dirty gentleman upon whom nature in one OF her
queer movements bestowed perpetual suit OF mourning
certain propositions to him. which did not altogether
agree with that gentlemans idea of domestic happiness,
s9s s
pocket razor by way OF severDg the thread Of Mr.
a Soa oWDs the
intervention of patent leather stock, or some other
drawback Miss only succeeded in Topping Of Tor.
ton Of an ear sud piece oil his shirt couar one was
arrested and committed.
CHICKEN BROUGHT HOME TO RoosT.-some months
since George Fshe the notorious hotel thie was ndict
ed for grsnd larceny but the powers that be- enxious
oblige that person, suffered him to depart upon that
pleasant felton, kuown straw bail When called for
trial. he did not OF course appear and the straw bail was
ordered to be prosecuted.
Yesterday afternoon officers Low and Dennison espied
the fighty gentleman Washington Market, and i'm
mediaiely laid hands upon hmhe struggled desperate
y sud drew long bowie knife and endeavored to use It,
he napes i in ana prevented him from
drawing back his arm, the life OF one Of the 9fhcers
might have been sacrificed 1t s understood that he Will
not he baed out again this week.
ANOTHER WmyrL MURDER FROM CONFINED Ev-
FEcTs OF Rum AND JEALOUSY Yesterday morning about
5ocock, the persons living In the house No. III Rose
welt street. armed by the cries of murder, and on
Fastening the spot from which the sounds proceeded
they named James Agar, who lives No. sl0
lived at a Roosevelt
with his child. Before they could reach the parties,
excaimng, "My God have d. served this Oh, A0y
poor chid" The poor was then taken back to his
Ioom where he soon after expired The murderer was
arrested with the bloody knife with which he had per-
formed the horrid deed, in his hand.
The which led to this horrible affair are sup
posed have been unwarrantabe jealousy the part
Of the prisoner who imagined that improper inter-
course existed between the deceased and his WIFE, and in
consequence of this jealousy he has Of ate Is said,
been the habit Of drinking, and abusing his wife in
shocking that she has been afraid her life was
not safe in his hands On Tuesday night he went homo
and endeavored to enter his wiies chamber, but fearing
Of violence she had locked the door, and refused
open it. The prisoner enrsged at this LETT the house,
uering threats Of vengeence against Williams,
whom he evidently supposed was in his wifes room He
next going to the house OF the deceased and on
his coming from the house to 90 TO his work. he sezed
him and stabbed him three four times in quick success
sion with large knife-once directly into the heart,
twice in the breast, and in the pit Of the stomach
Both the and the prisoner are said 10 be hard
working industrious The Coroner held an inquest
yesterday afternoon, and the jury returned verdict OF
death from blows wilfuly and malciously inflicted by
the prisoner. He accordingly fully committed by the
Coroner.
C0rOner's Once-The coroner held an inquest upon
Mary Thompson, the woman who died at liz Lsurens
street Tuesday. Verdict death from ntsmperance.