New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-12

courle hut had got to die when he drew forsa his
weapon Mr. and Mrs. c. being alarmed, sprnny from
the bed when just at this moment the wife OF stewart
came in and snstched the shears from him. when nc c
caped A warrnnt was Immediately issued for his ar
rest but he has not since been heard from
SIxrg-Av. RAILRoAD.-The track in the
streets bsow the junction of varck and Canal are to be
use jointly by the Sixth and Eghthav roads, and to be
kept in repair by the Companies. Assistant Alder
men Bouton and Barker, members OF the Committee,
stated that much care had been taken In selecting the
route and that the arrangement TO the mutual use OF
the lower portion of the track was fully concurred IN
by both Companies.
OLD TINE DIsrANCED.-Direct commu-
nication was had ON Friday evening between the New
Orleans Telegraph Office and the office OF the New-of
leans line in Hanoverst, the whole extent OF near oo
miles of wire having been successfully worked In
single circuit Dispatches sent from New-York TO
NewOrleans and answers received sirty minutes ahead
OF time.
RAILROAD ACCIDENr.--The IL o'clock
train from Albany on Friday morning when coming to
the Dep6, at Poughkeepse, against and over man
who was, from some unaccountable cause, upon the
track breaking his head in dreadful manner besides
crushing his legs.
METHODIST Book CONCERN CASE
Some of the gentlemen belonging the southern branch
of the Church have arrived in the City with view to
the reference ordered in the decree of the Court The
reference viii proceed forthwith
ExHrBITIoN.-The very excellent School
of the Mechanics Institute in Chambersst will give
their annual exhibition at the Broadway Tabernacle
Tuesday night
WoRLp's FAIR SrocK.-Twenty thou
sand dollars said have been already subscribed to
the stock of the Association for the Exhibition of the
Industry of all Nations in Reservoirsquare The capt.
tai of the association Is fixed at $4,000 by the act OF
incorporation with liberty to increase the amount to
100000.
FIREs.-On Saturday morning about 5
O'Clock fire broke out the roof of the house corner
of Firstav and Houston-st occupied by DR. White the
City Inspector The remen were early on the ground,
and soon succeeded in subduing the flames. Damage
about $500 The fire is supposed to have originated
through the careessness of tinman who was engaged
on Friday evening repairing the gutter.
Shortly aterward, fire broke out in the hold OF the
Schooner Samuel T. Lord, Capt Smith, lying between
Piers ID and IA East River The fire extin-
gushed considerable damage done to the cargo by
water.
THE LATE COLLISION ON THE HARLEM
RAILRoAD-Verdit Of hsJuy-The Inquisition relative
to the cause of the death of VIM Spence and the inves
tgaton in relation to the occasion Of the collision on
the Harlem Railroad which took place on the nth ut,
was brought to close ON Thursday night, the Jury
having been engaged upward of nine hours In endeavor
ing to agree upon verdict The following is copy Of
their verdict
We find First: That the deceased came to his death in
of bodily injuries received the occasion OF
the collision between the train Of which he was fireman. on
AFTERNOON of March H. 1852 and another train OF the same
Company namely the New.York and Harlem Railroad CO?
Aaron Jennings the Conductor thereof the Of
said death stands expressed in the testimony OF Dr. Alex Is
Mott the medical attendant of deceased caused by
the shock of the nervous system consequent upon the said
Se,ndiv We find the said collision had for its immediate
cause the fact that the up tra under the control OF the
said Jennings did from the stopping place. start on
at Williams Bridge before its proper time shown by the
time table with which said Jennings was provided for his
government which untmey starting ds take pace IN v'o
said table, each being in its terms most positive and
peremptoy and leaving nothing whatever to the discretion
or the conductor but requiring absolute obed
dience and conformity his partthe of which Is
general regulation applicable to all sationsthe other
regulation made with special and exclusive reference to the
station Willams Bridge the very station from which the
said unmely starting did take place The said two regua
being regulations Nos. 2 and 25 are follows:
I'd All trains will wait at the station where they are TO
pass another train, thirty minutes after the regular time,
the train should not arrive before will then proceed eau
tiousy around all curves.
Bridge without waiting thirty minutes from the time they
due there unless the trains should have arrived that
should have been passed south Of Willamss Bridge.
Sd In all cases. where there room to doubt take the
safe side.
Thirdly That said violation of the perempoy regulations
aforesaid committed by said Jennings at an hour zap
preaching nghta and under circumstances "a most violent
soIn which rendered it difficult to make time and to
discern objects and did consequently make manifest the ne
cessty extraordinary exercise of caution and vigilance
on the part of conductor and OF the utmost stctness In
scpuousy conforming TO the regulations furnished him for
Fswtay That the circumstances attending said DEATH
far regards the movements Of the trains which did so
list The uptran for the Croton Falls the in charge of
said Jennings left S2dst at o'clock p and reached
there, namely $50 r. 81, and there stopped:
3D. AT the time of Its starting from S2dst the Express
train from Albany became due there, but did not arrive.
This Albany train not met by the Croton Falls tram,
while the latter proceeding up to Williams Bridge, con-
the Albany train till due there.
Sd Wlamss Bridge Station a regular stopping place,
only of the Croon Falls its up but also OF tho
Dover Plains train its way down. and the latter does In
invariably stop there Moreover they both regularly
due there precisely the hour, namely, $50 Z. NJ
The Dover Plains train did arrive consequently while
the Coton Falls train was stopping at Bridge two
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train which had become dre at 5s50 y. nj.
4h Under these circumstances agreeaoy TO the regua-
aforesaid it imperative upon Jennings the conduc
Of the uptran, then stopped at Whass Bridge TO re-
main there 30 minutes that is until $40 r. unless both
the then due from above should arrive before the exp
ration of those so minutes
5th Wiamss Bridge not regular stopping place of the
Albany train though may at the discretion Of is conduc
tor, stop there to accommodate passenger
9Th Before the expiration OF said w Minutes train passed
without stopping which train actually recognized by all
the who have been questioned upon that point In
GLIDING the brakeman Of the Croton Fails train to be the Al
bany train and the Dover Plains train. Moreover the
naked fact Of its passing down without stopping precaded
the possibility that il should by any person mentally compe
tent for the trust Of conductor be assumed be the Dover
Plains train seeing that the latter passes down without
stopping and is the very train which the conductor Of the
Coton Falls is regularly In the habit OF meeting there
as their common stopping place.
7h The Albany train having passed down. the Croton
Falls train by OF said Jennings its conductor did there
fore proceed On starting from Wams Bridge about
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