New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-28
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The Philadelphia North american of Saturday
ss ne ioio"g soy an 'ns bn a sosn1 . .1ssr
against old named Henry Fry, residing 81 H0l-
lngsworths Corner Oxford Township. The process was
baied upon the Information and oath OF young man
named Samuel Heritage, charging Fry with having as
ssued him with loaded horse pistol, and attempting TO
take his hfe the 29lh OF December last II was put
into hands of Constable Lister OF Bristol Township
for service not executed 10 consequence OF
pested pess OF illness The part OF Try and The exh0i
on OF physicians certificates TO The effect that s arrest
would endsDger his life. Yhe patience Of Constable Lis
ter having become exhausted nssmuch IS be was tsut
ned that FTys tDospOson had more OF preense than
atty about H. he proceeded bic residence. Wedues
dSy and serving the warrant him, insisted upon hs
gopg before the magistrate Fry desired the officer 10 let
bin the warrant ard told his wife 20 up aud
bring his spectscles His wife returned with loaded
plstol instead OF he specsces and syly I, pped the
wespon The hands OF her hssbsnd who he
thus armed refused 10 accompany the constable, aud
put him al defiance Officer Lister being entirely
armed and well knowing the desperate character Of Fry
and likewise having come knowledge Of the violent die
position Of bis wife very properly deemed 1t prudent to
retire.
The next day Constable l. made application to Police
Marshal Keysef for misunderstanding been previously IN
suucted by Alderman Ash bring his prisoner alive
dead The Marshal selected two OF his special otcers
MesNs Ned and Blackburn 10 aid Mr.. Lister. Accord
ingy yesterday morning the ohcers met al NE corner
house entered by officers Blackburn aud Ne, who 81
once communicated he object OF their Walt TO Mr. Fry.
and showed their huIhony Tue warrant was laughed a.
both by him and bic wife, and The officers dehed hesftt
Ned and Blackburn al first ued reason and percussion
msnded instant submission.
Fry suddenly sprang 10 his feet from chair and draw
ing pistol. loaded primed and cooked, which he had
cunniDgly and adrouy held concealed under bis coat
pointed the deadly weapon ~ The officers and swore that
be would shoot The frat man who dared 10 touch him The
moment critical for the policemen, and did not
admit Of hesitation The officers did not wish 10 shed
blood They Instantly grsppled with their murdetous
tagonis and amer struggle that lasted faly three min
gtes succeeded 10 dissrmng and securing him 10 The
contest window, glgss assh and all smashed aud
The officers with heir prisoner narrowly escaped being
prccpitsed, bead foremost into The lawn Fry resisted
desperately and 10 the conflict used tbs powerful
ertions 10 dscharR the pistol
The great agility and immense Strength Of officer Ned
al thai saved the life Of ohcef blsckbur FROM bobg
sacrificed. Mrs Try. who 10 quite young woman, far
TO be The daughter Than the wife OF Fry rushed
the OF her husband 10 he mOs furious She
seized officer Ne the hair II bis hcsd which pul ed
and tore with u greatest rage When Mr. Neh al length
GOT clear OF her she Jumped upon biz besve that
bad Knocked of, and stamped Il into shoeAingly bad
plight
Constable Lister bearing the noise OF the collision inside
forced tho door which had been closed upon The other
Two officers. and took MRS Fry into custody. BY this
officers NeG and Blackburn had Fry inIo the
Tesd and finally mastered him For professed invalid,
he fought With HerculeSn power.
The prisoner Fry, broue ht TO town and under
examination before, Alderman Ash, by whom be was
committed TO .he hoysmeRsng PrsOn IN defsut Of bSi
IN the Of St0oo In four chAges
assault and bstsry with intent kill resisting The police
officers 10 the performance OF their duty, &c
We Understand that Fry has for some time eluded 4
bench warrant FOR 40 offence now pending aganEf him
he Court OF Quarter Sessions be Is also charged with
sSsAulrug q man named Cooper the highway, with
pistol We add that hie in the Otkce OF Alderman
As Constable SomeFs Of Germantown made his appear.
anee with for him from tho Otbce Of Alderman
ESety Of the Northern Lbernes for threaten ng The life Of
John CSutherS
Nrs Fry was not brought the cry yesterday IS she
hsd thu care OF young ehdren frcm which ne officers
we're INV ling 10 .esT her away.