The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-07
CiSy Intelligence.


THr IArE RAIiRoAp AccIpeSr--Rrsrlr or ISrrMrr-
coroner Ives hold inquest Sa uttay at tue
New York Hospital on the body Of Christian Lowery u
native ofGcrmany aged forty two yeas who
IhurSday evening, iorty fourth street by the up
express train Of the Hudson River Railroad and
severely Injured that he died Afterwards Tho
testimony Of several witnesses taken all Of which
went to show that except the deceased to
blame for the accident The Jury accordingly rendered
the following verdict That Christopher LoYery the
ceased to his death BY injuries received by being
struck BY catcher attached TO the Of the ud
son River Railroad The jury Of the opinion that
the accident entirely the result Of carelesness the
part Of the deceased he being at the time intoxicated IN
the opinion Of the jury the company gave timely
ing for deceased to have got out Of the way had he been
disposed The deceased a shoemaker by trade and
worked William Hoiropster, in Forty sixth street
near Eleventh avenue, who testified that Lowery
incorporate man and spent most q his earnings for
liquor.
ARHrsT SUPPOSED ITorEL THrs .--About eleven
o'clock Friday night entering his the
register John Thompson. from New Orleans made
application at Loyeoys Hotel for room room With
three beds in H. accordingly assigned him with the
understanding that the other beds should be occupied
az the house very full. With this under landing
Thompson alias Jameson, pointed out pormanteau,
which he said his and requested the porter take it
to bis room. which done but not without exciting
the suspicious of Dir John b. Higgins bookkecper at the
hotel who almost positive that Thompson brought
baggage with him when he entered the house The
suspicious Of MIR Higgins afterwards confirmed
BY inquiries being made by William Wilson, Esq, an
English gentleman. who missed his baggage. and
describing it, the bookkecper identified the pro-
perry taken to Thompsons room ~ belonging to
up by Thompion. who had not disturbed t.
AT still later hour the persons who to occupy the
room with Thompson came in from the thrcatrc but on
beirg escorted to the The door found to b.
locked and the occupant refused TO open It, at The same
time saying that he would pay for the whole room rather
than have any body else in it, Mr. Higgins, being
satiifed that Thompson thief least 81 Vicious
character sent for officer Nyen attached to the District
Attorneys Office, who arrived and arrested Thonp-
son on the charge Of having stolen the portmanteau of
Mr. Wilson which contained $3.50 in gold coin two drafts
on the Bank Of England and other property valued in
all at $500 or more. The officer on searching the &C.
cused amoDg.t other things found in his posesson a
hotel Key and subsequently ascertanod from him that he
had room and was boarding at the United States Hotel
where he bad been several days contracted bill Of
about seven dollars, which unpaid. On search
ing Thompson's at the United States Hotel n
red box. about two feet long eighteen inches wide
and six inches deep containing wearing apparel.
on some Of which the name Henry BurlscD was
found also book treating the science Of che
mistry, and daguoneotype Of lady. In obscure
portion cf the room found concealed. two valises
which were identified ~ having recently been stolen from
Loveioys Hotel All this property il undoubtedly stolen
and for which wanted Inquire Of Mr. Niyen
at the Office Of the District Attorney Mr. Wilson whose
baggage stolen, having recovered IL again without
trouble allied yesterday for Liverpool thus deprVing the
authorities Of his evidence in the The necessary a
fdayit, however, made by Mr. Higgins, on which
Thompson committed 20 prison for trial by Justice
Bogrt The accused Is 20 years Of age, and born
England
FrRrs-About one o'clock yesterday morning a fire |
broke out in the Of houses Mes 81 and 80 in la.
merscy street occupied by VIM Lawson. The flames ex-
tended to the blacksmith shop Of Clarke and Henry No
3d. and also to Nos 81 and 50 Hamcrscy street commit
nicatng TO he stables shops and outhouscs in The rear
u Nos 40 AZ ~ and 40 Downing street which
derably damaged. The buildings NO 50 and 30 to- |
Capt Turnbull Of the Eighth, Capt. Carpenter Of the
Fifth VOORHEES,, Of the Fifteenth, and Stevenson of
the sixteenth promptly on the spot and rendered
ffci,nt service particularly i'm protecting property A
named Henry Houston residing at No s2e Groop-
wien 'tFoe lad biz head breast and bands severely