New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-18
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PHILADELPHIA. Monday, April y;
Orr city has been startled to-day, by Smother horrible
attempt AZ midnight murder This morning, about dsJ
light. color-d man. named James O,rfah entered room
In the upper part Of house IN Yesgefs Court ruunins
south ot - Msrysst, above Seventh and INSIDE mui-
1efous assault coored woman, named Nancy ~
g who slept there 1he door Of the was secured ~
n iron hsr which DarTsh forced 90 obtain s7nss or Tue
woman - sserp 10 bed when he broke u, end De
She was scarcely awake hs asssicd her with hftes
shsvos knife, wit which he inflicted upon her fefou
number OF the most Irrhle w0unds
The villain would doubtlris have killed ha victim on
the spot, ret for young coiofrd m.n named Isai IS
Brown hO 70 seems cohsbted with she female snd whn
was n the room st The time Of The attempted murdor A.
the Imminent rik Ct hisown Tie, be ntarted DaI-h ~ifh
chair sad finally ,ucceeded io hurting im down 'is ri
rogus clothes cut throughn one or two pieces by
the snife Dirrah having made numerous pisse5 Ai m
The female As taken 20 the Pennsylvfnia Hospital
Or Morgan the attending surgeon. examining her. dis
covered wound her lsfi hip into which he could IN
sert MS farednger MP 10 the Juncaen with ne hand, m
ont req ching ito extreme depth another five inches Tor
on the under part OF the e another four inches IN
length extending HE pit OF The lef towstd the
severed ievcral large blood vessels
bood-tfe IN which she attacked wearing the
appearance q butchers shop. The wounds are al OF
the mos, .hoekns nature As 90 linp9t,at boe
cred necessarily mortal The situstou o. the woman
thoughts critical ard the iefaity Of her Injuries VIZ ee
pend upon the condition Of her system, produced by
her habits N the lstter were very iniemperae which
is said h.ye been tue casa tho chances for LIE are
strongly against hsi
The p~rpsrator Of The bloody outrage not arrested
and il sis, large The coiored man Brown, cried muir
der loudly for some minutes when be threw him cowf
ths stars but Waterman oauei u any OF The watei
did come they were afraid % iase Darah, who kept ID;
knife iu bis hsnd into custody. D4rsh IN The eti
ploy q Mr. Price Patton. het'er, In Burkisys above
Filth He IL man Of family, bus had carried on erim
nal intimacy with the cooret female, MuUy. IT'S e.
tempt 90 hili her prompted By JEALOUSY.
The e'hcscy Of recent law passed BY ne Legislature
u Nav Jersey shown ye,ttfday, by The closing Vi
al the tav-rus 10 Camden and vicinity The umseier
hung out lack nsgs they had omitted the skull snt
eros. boaes woud have been very excellent devlce
In the IT, Circuit Court this morning wss comuenc
the trial Of William Brown, mate ut the bark Fame
charged With being engaged IN ne save traffic on tbs
COST OF Africa.
la the u \ District Court this morning Judge KASE
granted risl TO Rsods Hutchinsoa, the Mint de
fsuiter.
Nothing doint in thu way Of business worth record
SALES OF srocKs-FUsf BoaTd-sf,nC0 State - -. -
as 90 u: $500 do c. "a ( 0no do 81, s5 100
Bsuk 81; $3.50 Cosl Scrip, So So do, sol; 1880 Gov
ernm-nt g.. 67 l04t; a Far Mechs BIZ, 81 5000 Sc,
Nav e. 6s ~; SoO D. %. Az; 50 Sagq CzuA, Ne
ISL Ihilsi Bk 1881 8 oo0 HARRISBURG IS, 79l Slll
L~high Coal Scrip, So; $3.50 Ches Del IS ST, el:,
Secor9 Board GOO Penn Sc Isl soo Lehigh Scrip en-
l2Q Penn g.. S. IS NorTisiown, ~; ~ Girsrc ~ Il
PHILADELPHIA Bank. llei