New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-29
NARROW ESCAPE FROM avs D.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM BEING Ropprn
on Saturday evening Police o.icer q, az s..
ward OBSERVED suspic' Gus looking ehsrsc,s, ,u
Ing closely 20 drunken man who, r. I'm s
deayorpg to persuade To go home Nth - q, r eh-
officer took the intoxicated man who tnrn.d - nc
be one Edward Leonard. to the sts,,on. sS - W
where, on searching HIM 81 O63 GO in bans bills All
com were found on his peron. lie Was ta,sn 80. ~
OF for the night and IN the morning his monsy -.
handed 10 him ana he VAS dismissed With c.,,', a.
But for the timely arrival OF the officer he 80
probably, been relieved OF tins large amount
BURNED 10 DHATH.-Maroars n.
alias Ellen Morgan. the woman who va, - ss'S,
burned at the With Ward police station. on r'aty
night, her clothes having accidentally 49, S NV
from stove In the dodgers department died we we
terday, at the New FORK Hospital nom The $50 80
Of the accident. She was poor deS,i,a,. eneeS
and had gone TO the station house 10 IoJ,s 81,
was born IN th,s State and about % yes1s =, @
An inquest was Yesterday held on the b,dy .nS,
yeioio' was tenoeiea according With The above state
ment.
A DESPERATE CHARACTER A man nam
ed John MasterSon was arrested on rhr,.S,' ","a,
for beng drunk aud hgbIng in the ,rest us s ss
armed with two iat-iTons With which h. ',.I ~ss
ing Down every one that came within his ,s,en %
gardless OF age or sex. The Police ca1,,n ~ -
Eievsnm Mard IN his report to the Chef Of Poiiee
sets shs ieuo" Gown as an arrsn, thief and ontIsu
terror and nuisance 10 the whole n.ahs oSsaS,
ne mas oeen frequently arrested but TINS f,r h.s
escaped the Penitel,tsry. The f.t,rnnS n,S;nh bn
Wa using 50 Vigorously are IN all probability stolen
ppnS SaS ne was taken before Justice Tnpson
HE MYSTERIOUS CASE AT TINS CRY
HOSPITAL Measures were FRIDAY taken NV the
Shiei OF fohce TO ascertain the names Of the Of
ncen VINO zen an unknown man. with severe ftac.
lure OF the skull al the Hospital on Tuesday nisht
and refused TO reveal either his or their o,sa nans
The inquiries OF the Chef have thus lar been nm.
successful, but he has expressed de,em,ns,,on "a
unTa'.l the fnys,ery, II possible. The injured man
sun remains ntensise, and hopes Of his recovery
are scarcely to be entertained
ARREST FOR BIGAMy. officer Elder az
the Lower Police Court, Friiay arr,s,sl a ,,,,n.
man named Francis Young alas John vroome,
charged with the crime OF blgamy The eomnla,n
ant is Mr.. VIM. ). Brown residing a, No "a Th,,S
81 who alleges that the accused in Octoha, iast
was married at No. IS Downng.s,, TO Miss pbshs
Maria Brown, he having been previously married I'm.
der the name OF Young, to woman who is sun
living. Justice Osborn committed him to PRISON fOr
examination.
FATAL ACCIDENTAL inquest was held
Friday by AID. Ccnckln at the n. Y. IIosp,,al
upon the body Of John Henry. Swedish sailor, o.
years Of age, whose death was caused by falling
nom the steepie OF church in ogrtSs Of cree
ton in Sixth on Monday last. The particulars Of
the accident were published on Tuesday last. The
Jury rendered a verdict OF accidental death
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLrMgNT.--A young
man named John W. McAlpin was Friday arrested
by officers Patterson and Westlake, OF the Lower
Police Court, charged With having embeZzled and
appropriated 10 his own 81 1000, the property OF
his employer, Dir. VIM. Porter, OF No. 2Ss Waterst,
whom he served IN The capacity OF clerk He was
arrested at Wilnamsburgh, where he was held on q
similar charge, but was surrendered upon the war.
rant OF Justice Lothrop, who committed him TO
await examination
tV7 On Friday a woman, name not ascer-
tanned, who lives near Union Park, was knocked
down IN Lexington-ay. by runaway horse, and
very severely injured. she was taken home by c,i-
zens. The horse fell in crossing Foarthw, oppo-
site the Clarendon, and was secured.