The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-20

rang necessarily until nearly the dawn of the
ing and from the reflection Of the res every street
In the citywas ned with lurid light Looking around
the heart sickened at the sight Of the whole city
wrapped in tie light Of with the wind
high, and every poepect Of greater devastation than
The citizen had for years been called upon to witnsss
To the base and vicious mind of tho incendiarx ar
least three Of the ores to be attributed and b,
the angry flame swept down the hsbitations of thu,
poor, alike with the ricb the human fepd exults in
his work Of destruction without fear of discovery or
punishment for his worse than murderous deeds
Cannot be devised to entrap and bring
to retributive justice the wretch who will thus wan
tonly dettroy the property, and perchancs life of his
fellow ? The spirit is abroad in the city, and the
coming winter promises only repetition of the sor-
rowfully ruinous of the last
nre broke out about half past 10 O'Clock on Satur
day night in the lace store cfC Leeper No. 29 Bow
cry, which was extinguished after trihing damage.
ANOTHER MURDKR-The Coroner held inquest
yesterday, at the 10th ward station house. on the
body Of Edward Mcclure, native of Ireland
forty five years Of age who to his death by in
Sherry 1t appears from the testimon nv taken before
the Coroner that the accused met the deceased in
Norfolk street between Broome and Delaney streets,
deceased was lying apparently senseess on the side
walk, the accused David Sherry, deliberately kicked
him violently about and on his face head and breast
so that when he was picked up 1t difficult to tell
whether he de I'd alive. The violence As Wit
Walter j. Clark, I4s Suffolk, and John Morris, No.
rs Norfolk street. Three men were within sight on
the opposite side of the street and saw the brutal
attack Of the accused the deceased. This ARRAY
took place en- Saturday evening, between five aud
six O'Clock, as Mcclure was going home from his
what intoxicated, and the accused, it is said had
been drinking, and far from being sober ct the
time. The assistance of the 10th ward police was
called, and officer Sweeny took Sherry into GUS
tody who refused, at first, to accompany him. until
the officer exhibited his star of office On Bringing
him to the station house the officer asked the prison
er what was the he beat the man so when he
replied, " becauee he was id Englishman, and
# he believed he 1.-THE policemsn) was Engishman,
he would like to serve him the way" The in
jured man was brought to the station house, and
every means taken by the efficient captain VA order
to restore life. Doctors Betcher and Stewart were
sent for who did all in their pc relieve suf
ferer. Ice was ordered and applied Immediately, to
allay the Inflammation, his face and lips being cut in
dreadful manner, several OF his teeth knocked out,
and his breast badly bruised from the kicks of Sherry
About IL O'Clock he was partially restored to be
able to speak but after that, heavy sinking and
congestion of the brain took paos and the poor su
died at half past O'Clock, on Sunday morning DR..
Whitaker, of No $40 Broadway, made the post
norton examination of the body assisted by Doctors
Stewart and Betcher, when it was ascertained that
his death was caused by concussion and compression
OF the BRAIN the result OF the I'M uries The skull
not fractured although his face and head beaten
in horrible manner. The jury, upon the testimony
Edward Mcclure, came to his death by blows and
kicks inflicted by David Sherry, the evening of the
18th of November, ls4S. The deceased was hard
working man, street payer and has left wife and
three small children to mourn his loss The prisoner
bears the name Of being rowdy. About year age he
violently assaulted assistant Alderman Esquro Of the
Thirteenth ward ipjuring him severely he is man
of short stature about thirty Of age and what
is called fighting character. About two months ago
he enlisted board of the North Carolina but was
subsequently discharged through the in Of
his wife. The deceased and the prisoner, 1t 10 sad
ty apparently the moment caused by intoxi-
cation The Coroner committed Sherry to prison for
trial, on the charge Of murder.
| "WHAr's THE NEws 9"-lt is of quite common CO.
| currence, when extra is issued containing the
from the other side of the Atlantic, persons
who are too penurious to expend two cents fer tho
knowledge Of the to ask what the of 1t is
and very frequently by those who the
Of men Of wealth. occurred last night, at the
| Ing his extras, when man of gentee appearance
stepped up, and without Offering to purchase Of
his papers, asked him, Whats the news :" He sup
posed the boy would Of course tell all the leading
points of the news in the hope to sell copy, and
should thereby get It for nothing But the boy very
has arrived Not being successful, the man
| about starting of, when the newsboys gathered
around him. and after hooting at him TIL thsy were
wishes to knew the news, he will call upon
else than newsboy or II he should call upon Of
them, will take care to hand the penne, with 1t.
| THE WEArHEh.-The weather yesterday was very
cold, and the wind blew high from the northwest all
day. Several times during the day, heavy clouds
lose, which threatened snow storm but tho sky
gain became clear, and the night came on cold with
very indication of continuation OF the cold wea
her.
| SoMNArsvLrsM.-A most singular case Of ssmusm-
uem occurred on Saturday night, at the house No.
- Willet street. About eleven o'clock persons
were passing the house, when they heard the cry Of
! murder, ardrushinS IN, Alarmed the inmates, but
could not discover whence the cry proceeded, the
| cause for such an alarm When they were about
leaving, they again heard the cry, which seemed to
come from the roof Of the house They made an ex-
animation of that part when they discovered an old
lady named Mrs. Bovine, who resides in the house,
down the caves, and frightened almost to DEATH
not knowing how, by what means she had got there
She rescued from her perilou situation for which
! she most lavish Of her thanks. She had risen
asleep, and ascsnded to the roof which she
si,is ~, ,"ssibly have done IL awake Her alarm
oD 60 ~ y} be more easily imagined than de.
scrbed Her position to lock the trap door,
and throw away the key, lest she sn.uid MAKE sno,
ther nanbulistic feat which would nos prove 30
safe.
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