New-York daily tribune., 1850-05-01
HORRIBLE Ar1EmPr TO COMMIT MURDER ASD

| HORRIBLE ATIEMPT TO COMMIT MURDER AMI
suIcIpE.-The house corner Of Water and Oliver
SITS was the scene of fearful tragedy about noon
Yesterday 1t appears that the wife OF aman
named John Reed had fled to the house which was
occu pied by her sister for the purpose, as she STA
ted. TO avoid the violence of her husband who had
threatened her life. Reed yesterday ascertalned
where his wife wss and, taking six-barrelled re-
volver heavily loaded with mixed shot, proceeded
TO the house. where he found his wife, and imme-
djately discharged one Of the barrels Of the pistol
at her The shot took effect in her back, inJuilng
her severely, though not fatally. He then hred
another barrel at himself the sho, entering his aD
Jomen, p-ollcing, it is thought, fatal wound
ter which, he rushed out into the street, when ne
was secured by several Of the Fourth Ward po-
lice. He and his wife were taken to the CITY
Hospital The cause Of this amentabe affair IS
supposed to be jealousy.
FIREs-At % O'Clock Monday night fire was
discovered in the cabinetshop OF Andrew Turnbull,
rear of l4j Third-st 1t was got under with very
little exertion and no damage Of consequence.
-AtlI O'Clock Tuesday morning. fire broke out
In the slaughter.house OF Mr. Norman in Second av
near the corner Of Twentyiourthst. The building
was entirely burned down, and one horse and sew
sral sides Of beef were also destroyed Loss ess'-
mated at about $500.
The Boar AccfDEST-We learn that Zone of
the Swedes were drowned, as reported Tuesday
morning The Princeton, coming too near, ran upon
one tier of oars and upset the boat, with its crew
! One man swan ashore, aud the rest clambered up
the side Of the steamer. Their boat was brought
ashore by Messrs Bcelow and Van Houghton
Battery place boatmen.
A LARGE FisH.-Mr. John Bird, yesterday
caught in his Fike a. the Nsrrows, Staten Island
a cod fish weighing about 60 pounds When cut
open, large shad and dozen Of large sea crabs
were taken out of him
ES- Extract from the Report Of the Captain Of
the Eleventh Ward Police, made on Tuesday morn
ing 3Oth April: "2l O'clock \. NJ John Pagent,
William L. Soat, Henry Retchen, G. w Day,
Timothy o. March and Edward Slick were arrest
ed by Officers Wade, Defrece, Rarst, Dltton and
Assistant Captain Cameron, charged with riotous
and dsorderly conduct in the street, breaking the
peace, and making night hdeous on account of their
noise. Discharged By alderman Miller ?"
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TIE CRoToS-The Assistants last night agreed
b all the W. ater Rent regulations adopted by the
other Board.
For THE WIDow-The Board of Assistants
last night concuned in the donation of $1,000 to
the widow Of MIR. Guyre the brave fireman WHO
lost his life at the Confagration in Waterst. last
week
The ACCIDENT IN WATER-sr.-Ia9uest on ne
Deaf Bodies.-The Inquest on the bodies of the
workmen killed by the falling of the end wal of the
Bonded w arehouse in Water-st was held yester
day afternoon at the First Ward station-house.-
The first witness sworn was Hugh Maxwell, Col
lector Of the Port, who testified as follows
Shortly after the fire in Waterst on Monday
last in company with two officers OF the Customs.
l visited the Bonded Warehouse for the purpose OF
making examination | directed Mr. Lockwood
examine the condition OF the building and report
to me; he did So aud reported to me in writing
| that the property there in charge OF Government
was perfectly safe, far the strength OF the
building concerned In order that the owners OF
| the property might exercise their Judgment upon
the subject, directed that notice might be given
to each OF the persons having an interest in the
goods that should not direct that the property be
removed so far as the Government was interested
but if they chose they could remove the property
at any time they thought proper the building is
hired by Mr.. GOures, who takes goods on Storage
| ior the merchants and holds the property under
the charge of an officer until the dutes are paid
the Government has nothing whatever to do with
the store.
Moses f. OdeH. Deputy Collector of the Port
being sworn, testified that he had been a fireman
for ten years aud would have bad no hesitation in
saying that he should have had no fear to have
eone anywhere about the wall which fell.
JVm. Tucker, residing at No - Macdougalst
testified that he is master mason and builder tnat
he went to the bonded warehouse on the morning
after the fire occurred; went 10 the upper part OF
the building and examined the wall; | fouud
about ls feet of the south wall standing; 10 or IL
feet OF it had fallen over this ls feet inclined
over from the garret floor 10 the whole hight
above feet l then said to the persons about me,
the wall ought to be thrown down; the Assistant
Engineer was one OF the persons he said that the
Chief had said if that wall was thrown over it
would carry the whole sde-wa from top to bot
tom with il told him did not think so, and if |
had authority woad throw it over myself; told
several representatives of different Insurance o.
hces who were on the ground, that II they would
give their united consent | would throw It down
two three consented, but several demuTed;
overheard a conversation among them that a pOr- |
tion OF them were unwilling ~ fell the wall be-
cause it might injure the goods beneath; was
there again on Saturday and was asked by some
persons If It was safe 10 put men IN the warehouse
70 get out the cotton replied that would not go
in and that would not send where would
not go myself; | came down on Monday night
found the wall had fallen; it fell just as thought
it would had it been thrown down; the wall was
so cracked before it fell that think could have
thrown it over with a crowbar.
JohH 5. Noble of 50 Lawrencest. Brooklyn, be-
ing sworn, says he is Agent OF the Insurance Co.
OF the State OF Pennsylvania, and Trenton lnsur.
ance Co. OF New Jersey | examined the wall and
pronounced it unsafe, and desirous that 1t
might be thrown down the Companies repre-
sent had sl5,5OO worth Of property in the building
insured by them.
.JOhR J. Harkness of sc Vestry-st. being sworn |
testified that he is Inspector Of the Customs
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