New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-06


bill for administering oaths 10 the Receiver Of
Taxes as to his returns voted doE The Board
then adjourned.
| HE MYSTERIOUS CASE Al THE y. Y.
| HOSPITAL The unknown man who, the night o.
me I'D ul!, vas taken TO the n \ Hospital BY two
| PoAceneh, and there left without explanation, died
on rIlosy night Aid. Concklln. on sunday, held an
| Mquest upon the body, when the testimony OF Or
Chas N Allen, Resident Surgeon Al the Hospital,
Was taken, and went to show, that, on making
| post morton examination of the body. he found
| wound, ; inches IN length on the head which wound
| bore the appearance of having been produced By
considerable force, and evidently with blunt wes-
| pom. The Doctor further stated th, the deceased.
! from the time OF his admission 10 the institution,
was inSensio!e and further that after the 6rs, pub
hcabon OF the matter IN the ewspspers, Officer BAR
| hing, OF the Third Ward. called upon him, and IN.
| formed him that he of the individuals wh,
conveyed the man to the Hospital and that he did 80
| by request OF one OF the Conductors OF the New
York and Enc Railroad, who placed the deceased
| in his charge a. the Ferry house OF the COMPANY
II was also IN evidence, that a letter had been
celved BY the superintendent OF the Hospital, from
| Mr.. Jacob Sloat OF SOstsbuIg. which stated ihu.
| on the night of Dec. % an unknown man was found
| lying beside the track al that place with wound on
| his head and inserslble and that he was supposed
to have fallen from a freight train gong east. 4
verdict o! death by injuries received IN some man
ner unknown TO the Jury, was rendered.
| 70 Alice Hepburn was on SUNDAY ar
| rested on "A charge OF highway robbery, committed
| Gralcst under the following circumstances IL
! appears that on sunday morning, AZ early boar,
while Mr.. C.. was passing through Grand ST. ne over
took the accused, who seemed to be suffering from
| extreme PAIN ana was scarcely able TO proceed He
| very kindly offered assist her to her home, and
| hao proceeded with her but short distance when
| she conducted him up an allcy-way, which he had
| scarcely entered when he received q violent blow
| from man who had hid hlmse In the passage. and
at the same instant robbed of his wallet ICON
| tanning a promlssOry note for $40, aud six-cent
| p.ccel by the female, who had Immediately recOy-
cred the full of her limbs, and to all appearance
was fee from pam. Dir glad to get off so cheapy
for his lie. and overlook officer Hopper of
| the lith Ware, to whom he narrated the circum-
and the tw returned TO the alley where they
found the girl and her accompice The latter, how
ever escaped, but the grl was arrested and on her
person the pocket book and its contents found
| She taken before Justice Mountfort and CON-
| United for trial
| FATAL ACCIDEST.-A Inquest was held
| on SUNDAY, 1T the NeR-l OTk Hospital, upon the
body of Ernest Velters. native Of Germany, 80
years Of age, whose death caused IN the follow
| lng singular manner The deceased was In the EN-
ploy OF Mr. Stuart sugar rehEer and on the 3Oh ut,
| together with large number Of his foow-worS
men, was in the Office OF the establishment, where
| they had met TO receive their wages and, while
waiting their turn, Henry kattenhorn an intimate
| friend OF the deceased. for a lark approached
! him from behind and attempted to RAISE him from
the floor The deceased was however 100 heavy
for hlm to hit, and he fell to the oor dslocating
the bones OF his neck, and causing compression OF
the spinal marrow of which injuries he died yester
| day at the Hospital verdict Of accidental death
was rendered by the Jury
- Two individuals, named Thos. Nor
! tina and John Herman, were on sunday arrested.
chafeed with having ma,icIOusly set fire to wagon
| loaded with straw, IN the street The vehicle aad
| lis contents were entirely consumed The loss is
| about $50 The accused were taken before Justice
| MOubt.oIt for examination.
Five men, named Peter Manchin, James Roak,
| EDWARD Eagan. John Joyce and Thos Ryan, were
! on Sunday arrested, charged with having, on the
night Of the LIST INST at forkyiile; assaulted, ana
! Ward while in the discharge Of ms duty. They
were held for examination
The SUPPOSED MURDER IN THE TWELFTH
! WARD.-The Jury empanneled on Friday to inquire
! into the cause of death OF James Kennedy, whose
death supposed to have 0een caused by violence
inflicted The 2ith ut rendered verdict OF death
| by concession Of the brain and lungs, caused by the
iIflctiOn OF blows together with intemperaDce aud
| exposure. On the rendition OF the verdict several OF
me witnesses were committed II prison to testify
| The two B'hOys" who II is stated lnhlcied the
| blows have not been arrested.
" George, alias J ohn Ross, was on Sun
! day arrested. charged with having on SATURDAY. At
tempted to pass $40 counterfeit Dill upon the Bank
! Of Newly ork, At the OF II Barney. No. 300
Grand ST. IL paymen. for "A small purchase which he
made az the time. lie was held by Justice Mount
tort for examination. There is, however some
q! The character OF The bill Ii IS an exceedingly
| poor imitation Of the genuine issue.
FALSE PRErENsEs- Officer Boyer of the
! Chiefs office, on Saturday returned from Lowell,
/ Mass, having III custody d man named EnJah L.
! Jones whom he arrested on requlsitOn from Gov.
! Hunt Jones stands indicted for having IN October
! last obtained by iase representations from Messrs
! Campbell Bliss, OF No. lO2 Maiden'lane, 5000
/ worth Of straw goods. lie was taken at his house
! after he hac made de perate effort to escape by
| Jumping out of window. lie was committed 10
| await tuai.
PRESENTATION The Police of che Six
| teenth Ward on New-Year eve, presented - theH
head, Capt Ihos Stevenson, an elegant gold watch
and cham a mark of their respect and esteem for
! that gentleman. The presentation was made AZ the
Assembly Rooms, corner Of Eighth-av aud Twenty-
| fnn.st., and honosed with The presence Of Judge
! Willis, Aid. Denman, Assistant Aid Rogers and
| other gentlemen high IN Office
PoisoNING CAsE-Three persons named
Stephen Beehan and Thomas and Julia Dempsey
we're, on Saturday, arrested on suspicion Of having
| attempted 20 poison Joanna Hays and Catnarlne
| Rordon Of No 90 Orange-st. by inserting tobacco
into their tea The woman Hays IS very badly
poisoned and fears entertained that she Ill not
| recover Both were taken to the New-fOIk Hospital
| The accused were committed ter examination
A VlGILANT WATCHMAN.-At an early
hour on Saturday morning the front door Of the fac
tory, corner oil lhlTo-sI dhu ffst-aV' was iodh'
open BY one Of the Police. Every appearance indi
Gated that 1t had been forced The private watch
NAN employed was very unconcemedly sleeping
close by.
BURGLARY.--On Saturday evening, the
hall OF the dwelling of nr. Blo0cg00f, No y
Eieyenth.si, was entered by some person who et-
fected the robbery o. FIVE valuable oVercoats, with
which he escaped
" Maurice Shelbor was arrested IN an
OMNIBUS on Saturday by some citizens, who caught
him with his hand ia the pocket OF Mrs. Allen
lie " as taken 70 the Police Court.
FIREs.-A large house stored with hemp
! al East Naysyille KY and owned by Crook Co.,
IiysYr,ool usS recently destroyed by fire Loss