New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-01

Metsrs. West CrOly. Marsh, Spi'te, Stemmier iOuhg
| Sbsrot, Levy, Bailey and Anmerman participated,
when the hour Of adjournment having arrived the Con
Rrees adjourned without taking the question on the pro
position With the understanding that 1t will come up
again next Friday evening
THE LATE GOVERNMENT FRAUD CASE.
This matter was up for examination yesterday az
ternoon before Justice Stuart The case OF Wn Merr-
BILL VI the accused, was taken up. He IL charged
with having in July 1850 rged and uttered certain pa
pers puTpOrtiDg be claim made by one PheOe Hon
man for land warrant, in consideration of her being
the widow of John Hoffman, deceased, formerly pm
vste in the Louisiana volunteers, Capt Lewis, which
corps served in the Mexican 1t is alleged the! the
said Phebe Hoffman IL fictitious person. that ths De.
ceased was an unmarried man. and that his mother and
sister have since received the warrant claimed In sup
port Of these charges Mr. John d. Mtciregor of No.
2i8 West 22ist and stated that the body OF
certain paper In which IL appears that Pbebe Hoffman
was the widow of John Hoffman, deceased, which
per was sworn 20 be true before Com missioner OF
Deeds was in the hand writing OF the accused.
VIM Jay Ha kett, counsellor at law sworn says that
Il bis mpresen that the paper above referred TO /,
In the hand writing OF the accused. and also that
certain power of attorney authorizing Mr. Msrrihii 10
collect the claim OF Phebe Hoffman, rather the body
of the paper he thinks also In the hand writing OF the
the accused.
Richard NJ Heath government agent, being sworn,
sa5s: CTae alleged forged papers produced) that he
recognizes the paper IN question, az one OF parcel OF
papers brought by him the Pension Office ~
Washington 10 this City. The further Investigation OF
the case was here adjourned unii this afternoon, at
o'clock.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-The Coroner yester-
day held an inquest at No 2l0 Avenus upon the body
of Richard Bergan a native of Nova Scotia, % years
Of age, who accidentally killed yesterday morn.
ing while on board the brig Live Oak, lying ct the
foot of Twenheihst F. apps RS that the deceased
with others,wss engaged in hosting heavy tmoers
from the hold Of he and I'd applied the nos,
they technically termed, the dog % one of
the timber' when the dogs separated from he timber
and IL fell and struck the deceased upon his head
lug death shortly sf'erward 4 verdict of accidental
death was rendered by The Jury.
ATTEMPT TO TAKE LIFE.-ShortlV after
IL o'clock on Tuesday night Patrick Pagan Of No G.
Avenue c. while passing up stairs in his house,
costed by one VIM. OBreD, who had secretet himself
under the stairs, and who stATted up and presenting
pisol at him. said You must die now" at the same
lime Swapping the pistol Pagan fed int one of tne
rooms followed by OB-ien tie room was dark, and
neither could the other OB1en on entering called
out "Where are you T. and receiving an answer, 10.
stsntly fred OIL the pso, the charge taking effect IN
the wall nesr where Pagan was Standing cry of
Watch, watch, was then raised oy Pagan and others
who he'd heard the snot fired and Officer Schoonmaker
Of the Eleventh Waid arrived on tae spot and sac
ceeded In arresng the assaant ashe entesyoriug
10 make his escape. He taken before Justice
Welsh ana committed for examination.
HOUSE THEF.-Ohi,e GERS Robbins and
Mcmahon, of the Seventeenth Ward, yesterday ar.
rested man, ramed Chas Miller, charged with at
tempting to commit grand la ceny at the dwelling OF
Mrs LuTng, No. l Second ST. IL appears the accused
was found yesterday morning coming out Of Mrs
Lones apartments which he it IL ALLEGED, entered for
the purpose Of stealing $780, but which escaped his
scrutiny. lie was committed BY Justice Welsh for ex
animation.
OUTRAGE BY A FATHER UPON HIS
DAUGHTER-Wm. Darling, an ex Policeman, yea
terdsy arrested by Cap. GoOdenOw Of tue Third Ward
Police, charged with the crime OF incest committed up
bis daughter Cstharine who is now In cpnfnemeut
under the care OF Dr. Covl al the City Prison the
complaint was made before Ala Sturtevaut who issued
the warrant for the arrest OF Darling. He commit
ted 10 prison by Justice BogsTt
PASSING WORTHLESS MONET.-Two
men, named Thos O'N'ao and Jas Burke, were yes
terdsy arrefed b. Officer D. Mel OF the Sixth Ward,
charged with having mpted pass S. bill on tho
CnippeWay County Bank an Institution now ~ dnct ~
the store Of Augustus Dohrmann, No s. Mjtt-st Il
Is alleged that short time previous to offering the bill
vt ih place. they attempted 10 pass at the grocery n
Ludwig Quade No 40 Mottst, where they were in.
formed Of its character They taken before Jus
uce BogaIt and committed for trial
DIsHoNEsT STAGE DRIvER.--Charles
Wells driver OF stage No TO- Broadway and Fourth-sv.
| line was yesterday arrested charged with embezzlnE
| money from his employers Messrs Pull 81 Roberts.
Ii is alleged BY hr Roberts the complainant thai on
Tuesday night after WeI' bad made bis last trip he
| turned but and halt passengers as the number
that had ridden up town In ns age on that trp when
In fact ne had according T. the testimony OF one OF the
passengers at least eit lie s charged with EN-
bezzlng the difference between the fare of and
half passengers and elsht passengers Justice McGrah
! committed Aim for examination.
u. s. COMMISSIONER OFFICE Before
Counissioner Ne'on-In the case Of the six seanen
Of the ship Challenge examined on charge OF attempt
ing 10 creste a revolt already referred to-they were
fully committed
SUPREME CoURT-SpeciaL Term.-Be-
fore Judge Reosevelt-D e isious. Robert Seodrt
Executor, &C., agt Robert PeriHe-ln this csse, the
Court said il action to reclose mortgage ox
ecu,ed by defendant plaintiffs tetstor for - 500 Ol
the ia the TsiDsl securities no, produce5 ou
only the record from the Registers Oaice. Dllgen
search had been made for them but they could not be
found. proved that the tsstator kepi bis va Ia
bic papers In a small box On his death, the widoa
produced the box in the presence OF the ezatees and
handed the key the lie contents shsrt,
siteIwsrd were carefully examined, and among theu
was o package Of deeds bonds and mortgages, cerun
OF stock and policies Of insurance. bond OF tn
defendant for a. 900 found but no trace OF that 10
$500 In the former was placed slip OF paper VIZ
ten and signed by deceased purpotng to be an orts
ON Mr. Stewart (beine the executor named in his las
willy 10 psy the defendant his nephew Tor his service.
5000 The nephew, IL appeared had transacted a
lis upces business whO very aged and inhrm. 10
several years before bis death, sn uncle, uoon b