The New York herald., 1844-07-11
City Intelligence,

Police Ohicc, WEpsEspay.-ANoTHER CASE OF An
soS-Ths heilish offence appears 10 be rapidly on
the increase in city, and should be ct by the
veres punishment within the OF the law. Yesterday
stepson OF VIM Moser OF No 80 Nineteenth street. in
formed his father that setting fire to
wooden house occupied by Michael Hoy, t.e rear OF
the lot leading into Eighteenth street He rushed out
and states that he found Hoy in attempting to fire the
house by means ofstraw and other combusble matter
that he had placed against II On being discovered Hoy
attempted to quench the hsmes but was arrested by Mr.
Moser and delivered at the upper police, where he was
committed charge OF arson In the second degree
Had the design oihs house burner succeeded ths whole
neghbohood would have been in flames before the hIe
could have been sxDgushed There were no persons In
the house at the time and the only motive that could
prompt such disboca act appears to have been de.
sire to rid his wife and step of home on account OF
recent quarrel He will have little occasion or OPP
Torunity to quarrel Tor the ensuing few years, justice
is extended to him with an even hand.
COrOner's Onice.-Wednesday- ay-DrATH STEAM.
BOAT CoLLsIoS.-As the Wiiamsburgh ferry boat New
ton crossing the East river Tuesday night about
10 O'clock came suddenly in collision with the hsh-
ing smack Herald Of New London. by which means
boy bel ngng 10 the smack, named Charles Champii,
crushed the guard the steamboat and the
OF the smack, and died after. full nvesga
ton made before the Coroner from which appear ed
that the smack mad no light on board whereby the helms
OF the Terry bont could discover her. while one was
prominently placed hoard the steamboat one oi the
hands Of the smack testified that they discover
ed the steamboat they cried out and altered their course
to avoid collision but that the hemsman Of the steam
boat appeared to heed the ALARM Several other wit
nesses that board the steamboat stated that the
helmsman OF the steamboat changed the course Of the
boat the alarm given but did not ring the
engineers bell to check her speed. Upon these state
ments the jury returned the following verdict :-"That
Charles Chamn to his death by injuries received
consequence OF collision Of steam Terry boat Newton
with fishing smack Herald the East river the night
OF the 9th instant, which collision might have been
ave- oided the part Of Thomas Rockwell who had the
helm Of the steamboat at the time" Champn was a
native Of Connecticut, aged only 10 years.
MYSTERIOUS DRowNiNG--An inquest was also held on
the bedy Of Patrick Kelley, of No GOuverneur slip
who was found drowned at the foot OF Montgomery
street in the morning. An investigation was held when
Robert Taylor Of Clinton and South streets, stated that
deceased came into his grocery store last Saturday
night about 10 o'clock in company with two strangers
who there paid deceased and his companion fifty cents Tor
bang out boat that was in Gouverneurs slip lmme-
diately after Of the strangers asked deceased TO
to the boat and get the thow rns which he refused
unless he received more money. No words ensued and
the strangers left the deceased following soon after
Since then he had been until his body found
in the slip. The body examined by DR.. d. L. Mes
tell who testified that there were several bruises upon
the legsthat the hands acerated, and also the
right but he bered these marks Of injury had been
rectired since The body drocned We should be hap
py to learn the medical knowledge that produced con
cluson that bruises and aceraon OF hands and
could be given dead body that had been in the
but three days From this testimony OF the phys
can the jury returned verdict OF accidental drown
ing"
KILLED by FALL FROM ScAFFoLD Michael Lavey,
native OF Ireland aged IL years while engaged on scat
fold in the OF the Western Hotel stepped upon
| board which broke and precipated him down the dis
tance OF two stories to the pavement He died almost i'm
| medately after from the efect Of the injuries.