The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-16
City Intelll0amce-
i DEMONSTRATION TO COMMIT SUICIDE, OR TAXI,
ADVANTAGE OF THE TINES


a DEMONSTRATION TO COMMIT SUICIDE. OR r.KrSx
ADVANTAGE OF THE TIMES
At all times when an excitement ID raised in the
community-sither by failures In business, extensivs
forgeries stock jobbing operations or rush OF ppu
lar suicides tartle the moral citizens OF thi, large
city-thers Is always some individuals who iump AZ
the opportunity in order to make 1t advantageous to
their account. In consequence o. the late excte
ment caused by the remarkable suicide Of One-Eyed
ThomI SON. and many Others in the mel yhborng cities
an sttempt has been made to gull the public.
1t that young German q years Of age, clerk
in mercantile house down town conceived the ides
of feigning to commit suicide with view, evidently,
Of obtaining immunity from his employers, from whom
he had embezzled moneys-believing no doubt, that
demption would be accomplished, and that the keld
act Of self. destruction would be consdersd ~ .
sday morning last the clerk addressed letter to
his employers setting forth that on the receipt OF tbs
letter he would be no more; that his body would be
found either at Abingdon square, or 81 hotel In the
vicinity Of Broadway In this letter he TO
dispose Of the little effects he possessed aud expressed
wiz to be buried decently and particularly to allow
gold ring OF his fingers to remain thereon, e.
q remembrance of the past
The readers, alarmed at the tenor of the letter,
scarcely knew what to- do frst messenger however,
was despatched forthwith to the hotel, another to
Abingdon square but q. without success as tidngs
met with Mr. BlAkely, the efficient Deputy Coroner to
Blakely smiled and then looked first at aud then
at the other, and remarked" No gentlemen We have
not heard of the suicide vet but il you wait until
to- morrow in all probability We may have the
The merchants no considered it their duty to
prevent the Z, me "
to the designated hotel and endeavor to ascertain
more particulars Mr. Blakely did So and on tho re-
gister at the hotel the assumed name was found and
the number otthe entered the evening previous;
but was informed by the bookkeeper that he person
had left that morning Notwithstanding the denial In
a.
sisted on going up to the apartment and thereby as
cer,snng the lact LOT nims S IN s ;n,;d ,ne
was evident sign Of some one being there. Mr.. B.
knocked at the door several times and in return re-
ceived only loud groan. chair was procured BY
which he could look through the window the door,
and there he the desperate Individual lying the
bed with his clothing and his his face Mr.:
Bskely again called HIM shook the door violently
BY this time the merchants came up stairs and in an
than ssgr ns n % nS
the door, and quickly retired to his former position on
the bed.
and small table by the side of the bed wssa box
open, containing percussion caps. 90 Well ssid the
inqueit your body according to your letter; the
undertaken Is engaged and your coffin is Down stairs
Waiting tor you and you n,v,st yet done ths IGo.
strument Of death 30 Mr.. Bakely, here suiting HE
sctonto his words turned the arm Of tbs young
man, and there, under the sheet discovered
small single barrel pistol supposed to be loaded having
cap on and the hammer mp, ready to discharge, but
to his person Mr. Blakely picked up the pistol ex-
hibited 1t to the merchants and remarked You see,
any lear this is sham affair he never intended to
commit suicide Here F" said Mr.. Bakey, Offering the
psto to the young man take 1t and finish up JOB,
II int make oil OF yourte and not fool us
j have come to hold the inquest, ard these gentlemen
to attend to your funeral rites and that you are
respectfully Inferred At this cool request Of Mr.
Bakey, the gentleman could not but laugh; but the
young man made demonstration to accept the prof
Tered oner "wen" said Mr.. B., II you will not dnish
the bu.inese al thst shall make the viii
be the pistol and cape" and very coony rolsd them
together In paper, ana left the room, Leaving the
as they might deem suitable on the occasion. Mr.
Blakey returned TO his office, and examination of
the barrel and piece of paper ON top to keep I. rom
rolling out but no powder The cap was discharged.
which blew out tbs ball the floor, perfect Is
when 1t went in And thus, for the present, endee
this would.be desperate affair.
ARREST or AN 0NSIBus DRUER.-George Carter, q dri-
on Friday for driving too slow Ms Was neS S. aud :.
he refused to pay IT, he was sentenced to three days
imprisonment. In an hour or two he was released
represented that he could not drive faster, as a
wagon was In the way The police should DO careful
In making arrests, not TO make mistakes and IL the
drivers s 1t COED policy to thro the In
among al sorts Of prisoners!
HuRr BY FEE EseisE.-Alfred Harrison a boy
residing In WilliAmsburgh, was run Friday
BY Engine "a in Nassau street He was first taken to
the drug store OF Charles IL Ring and from thence to
his home.
WohAN DUhNEp-h woman fushed INTO the street
from No. 2l4 William ,treet, Friday evening with al
her hing FIRE She with diff Guilty 60 yed from
instant death. She WAS seriously burnt.
supDEr Darn OF A PoLIcE,tAS.-0 Friday, Coroner
Geer held an inquest at No. 81 Greenwich street. on
the body Of Thomas Armstrong, aged IS years, ma
tive OF Ireland who died suddenly Thursday night
1t appear by the evidence OF deceaseds wife that he
came home that afternoon and mplained Of violent
headache and went to bed, saying to her to call him
found him ipsensible. Medical aid procured but
without avail as he died at ten O'Clock. The Jury
rendered verdict that deceased came to DE- sth by
congestion OF the brain.
An UNKNOWN WOMAN FOUND DRowSTp-Coronsr-
Geer, en- Friday, held inquest ct pier No. Z East
river on the body OF an unknown found drown.
ed nostiDg In the river 1T the foot Of said pier Ths
body was discovered by ocer Collins of the First ward
police, who made II fast and sent word to the
Coroner The dece ased apparently about IS years
OF age f nder figure, sandy hsr with . comb in the
BACK; about i've feet four inches high, dressed In
dark drs. black stockings, CATER boots red flannel
petticoats, corssts and cape aeoupd her neck. The
body appeared to have been but short time In the
water.
DrArH nv rng BLAsriSo o. A'Rocs The Coroner vas
on Friday called TO hold inquest at bo.ss In
second street between the Seventh and Eighth
nues, on the body Of James Delaney aged 40 years.
born In lrelshd who came TO his death by the blasting
OF srock In Thirty sixth street piece Of which struck
deceased the head, fracturng his skulI. thereby
ture blast will be Investigated by the Coroner thi.
day.
Appointments by the President
Fp ana trtth The adrice and consent If tie senate
Robert .. schspck, OF Ohio To be Envoy Extraordi~
parry ara Minister Plcnipotentsry t. the gorernnent
John n. Kerr, OF MARYLAND TO be CHARGE d,.rairs,