The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-12
CITY Intelligence.

MApoARTT o'coNNER ESCAPED PROM THE TONES
The much treasured and talked about Margaret
o,Connor. the mistress Of Bristol Bin" escaped
from the Tombs On Wednesday afterno on and has not
yet been recaptured. She detained in the female
portion o the prison set apart for Witnesses aud not
confined In cell as convict; and consequently had
much better facilities to effect her escape. IL appears
that between the hours OF and o'clock Mrs fot ter
the matron, absent short period from the once,
In back mopg thu cells; and u n expected daring
that temporary absence, Margaret ops ned tins dooe
with false key, situated at the foot OF the stairs.
which leads almost I'm diatsy to the street In this
way Nare aret evidently made her escape. However,
she was not missed until near o'clock. Margar
OCopner, Il seems has imbibed some Of the burgsr-
shil of her rsputed husband Bristol Mn, who
distng uished himself short time since In Vermont,
by attempting the life of the states Attorney after
his and sentence OF ten years to the State
prison This woman Is very pleasant aud we'll favored
fesby, and OF midchng stature, and Is what may
would call an interesting woman shs was about "a
year convicted In Boston Tor passing counterfeit
money and before Judgment was passed ON her. pro-
position wss naoe by certain parties in New York,
aided by Bristol Bill who to induce Margaret to
swear 70 certain false aadavit trials about
for which service her Liberation IRON prison to
BE- the reward Accoreingiy, Margaret was ea,led,
rify the bondsman she was then brought on To New
York and placed uBser the parental OF OnsEysd
eiIy. and JOINED her ,oyer Bristol Bill 10 yerm,nt
Here they CONTINUED Dor some few months until BIN
was detected with Christian eadows eonnterfeiting
The whereabouts Of Margaret 0Connor was, tho
arrest of Bill. asoertaincd and Mr. Wagner, who
authorised by the bondman, brought Margaret from
vermont hack TO this city. she then committed
TO tho Touts, and detained as n witness. Since the
imprisonment Of Bristol Btu, Margaret has ap-
day LAST, a letter was received from Bill, dated
at the state prison, In which he begs Of her TO
sSssts Obtain her liberty rhi. letter was ' rs.a 's BY
Mr.. EdmoIds. the keeper Of the prison, who at the
contents remarked TO Margaret that Bill wantsd To
mspts 70 aid in his escape from prison WELL ssid
Margaret In reply, with smile, N yos think Bill wil
r. main la that prison ten years IL u more than do"
IL appears most conluslvsly, that Margaret had NO
idea ef ,mninipg any longer In prison herself and
by her liberty she expects 70 be tbs ultimately
In procuring Bilr escape. she " supposed TO havs
Hed towards the canadss. She had about go In her
poesrt when shs lett. Mr.. Eamonis offers a regard
OF $50 for her arrest. We think the catching OF Mrs.
Bristol Bill sgain IL rather doubtful
TINS surrKrsr orrsEios. The Common Council,
amer the unmistakae evidence that sstp~tre will
nit. on Arts snsscences (bles. the mark 70 as
certain the fact n was not in this way that the
Brooklyn Common Council scted bot eur CITY rsthsr.
such Glow coaches that ell the World Il ahead cf
th,m In everything USEFUL or ornamental
Tnr Boapp 90 HrsL1H This body 10 have NET
last evening. to determine the knotiy question .hss
nuisapces, and what not but thsy deferred ths
meeting TO n convenient season.
FmE-A Gre broke out. las, evening ., SIX o'clock
IN bakery iss Third sysnss ny The s.s sra to-
ioss By Gre and water 10 about $500.
r,nr-At eleven O'clock o Gre vas discovered In
the rear Of SO Ludlow street. occupied NJ Mr. Jacob
Rayncr, a. q horse stable. The damage 70 estimated
Finr At half past ten o'cieck Wednesday night
ere broke out In bakery aud stables ut the Of
fherin and Grand streets IL was extnguished In .
few minutes, With but trnng dsmsge.
srrswrosr Accrpr~r Avn Loss or Lfvr. About nine
O'Clock, ON wednesday night the steamboat Neg Hs-
run over small boat containing sir persons I've,
named Jacob and David Bants, were drowned, ana
enc. named Daniel Demsrest bas an arm broken. The
remaining three vere saved.
N,lir.sy Movs~ssrs-The Scottish Guards. Capt..
A. C. Csstsse aud the Washington Continentais Capt
barrow. have chartered the North America steam
boat tor themselves sud friends. for their forth
coming excursion TO New Haven on the I'D instant.
We perceive by the New Haven correspondent OF the
n s. Serie, gsrnai that they win be rsceived By the
New Bsv en- Blues.
Ronprpv ~ rur roS srsrrr. On Wednesday night BE-
entrance into the basement Of the extensive drug
store ~ Messrs A. u Sands No. 100 Fulton street,
| corner ~ william The robbers, after taking s15 In
each from ef the drawers, searched through tins
whole 81 the place for the keys Of the safe but did nos
succeed In finding them, a. tsey we're locked up Dc.
You'd their reach. They were fortunateiy surrrfseo
by Of the proprietors, who was passing 81 the TINS
but snfortuns tely they Effected their escape
prsp Bopy 90 A M.S Fsusp.--Yesterdsy afternoon,
the body Of q found floating In the dock Iooe
| Of Pier No. as, North River. The unknown eody -
| made fast 10 the dock, and the Coroner NOTIFIED
/ TRRowrsa GsRr1es TVS srRrrr-m Ooou-
master was arrested By scer Bourne OF the Eleventh
ward on tuesday and throwing garbage IN the
street This 10 the seventh eighth arrest FOR throw
ing garbage In the within enc week IN the hsv-
enth ward n IL shout the bthiest ward IN the cfsy
| ..e.nt m. rb. ps the eevsateenth.