The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-18
CITY Intelligence.


seems had been in poor health, and left in bed
He night in question about IL o'clock, by Mrs Smith,
Fanny went to his room, found the bed empty and
blood the sheets She then went into adjOin
of pile Of lumber, dead. She at once gave an alarm
and further examination found that the door leading
from the room to pair Of stairs ON the outside OF the
house had been forced OPEN and marks Of blood were
visible each step and also on the ground Officer
Quinn called to the Of the murder, and on
searching about found paving stone the foot Of the
stairs with blood it. Smith is said to have been very
much excited and, notwithstanding the man dead,
he ran of Doctor Bueed leaving word at the
Doctors house to come Immediately a man at his
house sick, and bleeding at the The
neghbors in the vicinity Of Smiths house testified to
hearing the night in question cries and calls for
stance Of person In distress but could not say the
alarm proceeded from Smiths house DR. Lidcll made
roa morfem examination Of the body and found some
bruises and contusions the head and body Of
deceased but did not discover fracture of the skull
urcs described The jury rendered the following verdict
- We find that William Furlong came to his death by
compression OF the brain, caused by injuries inflicted by
some person or persons unknown to the ury but the
testimony being Of nature to cast suspicion Patrick
Smith the Coroner hold him for further
examination
The Coroner committed Smith to prison for further
examination.
THE WEArHrH.-AsorHEn sroRN-Yesterday.
visited by another sudden equnoctial storm. We had
variety Of rain hail and The morning ushered
in with cloudy sky and partial rain 1t continued in
this until about ten o'clock when il suddenly began
to hail accompanied by strong wind from northeastery
direction The hail shortly after superseded by
heavy fall of snow which continued without ntermssion
until about eleven O'Clock at night when it gradually
changed into sleet. and from that into rain
FlRE IN THE BowERy-ExcITNG ScESg-NoBIE Con-
DUCT or J, MocNT-A Man SuFrocArEp.-About o'clock
yesterday morning fire broke out in the store No s9
Bowery occupied as a paper hanging establishment
which extended TO No. So occupied by Mr.. Blauvelt
cabinet store and greatly damaged the building and
stock Captain Bradford and the police Of the Tenth
ward were early the spot. Sergeant Alderman dis
unguished himself by rushing through the smoke and
saving child which lying at the top of the stairs In
progress Of the flames all retreat for the inmates Of the
house entirely cut off, and from the third story could
he men, women, and children extending their
through the windows and mploriug for help. ladder
was instantly procured from adjoining paint shop by
Of which two made their escape The ladder
falling short by several feet from reaching the windows Of
the third story the still afraid to venture
down. At this critical moment. James Mount foreman
Of Hose Company No a. at the risk Of his life rushed
up the ladder four times and succeeded in saving two
women and two children bringing them down in his
After the fire had been subducd the bodies Of Henry Miller
and Robert Eier taken from the building burned
in a shocking manner. Miller taken to the Four
toenth ward station house where he died after
Eifer removed TO the Tenth ward station house,
where medical aid Immediately procured He then
conveyed to the City Hospital and died in the course
Sixth district and Assistant Captain OBrien. Of the
Fourteenth were present with section Of men. Such
noble conduct Of the gallant foreman be much
e1tolled.
MEETING or THE CUBAN PRIsoSERs-At q meeting of
the late Cuban prisoners held Tuesday evening March
solved to appoint and authorize Messs Joseph Ncosky
from any persons that may bc given TO assist
them TO reach their respective homes. Mr.. NcCosky
the North American Billiard saloon No 80 Bowery cor
Of Bayard street; and Mr. Cook at his segar store
No. 34ls Bowery. Nessrs. NcCloskey and Cook
authorized TO receipt for donations handed to them
and also to keep list of the donors
FlRE-About ten O'Clock on Tuesday night fire broke
out in the dry goods OF Thos Gran $50 Blocker
street the flames being only confined to the show win
dows it was soon extingu;shed.
TnE RrnAiNs OF rnE yrrrnsN Gnso.. The remains
Henri bsOn tlp lngfl f 1Sh Life
brought to this city Tuesday by acommtee Of
the Connenals. and now yng in state at the CO.
honors by the Continental Companies Of New York.
Brooklyn Jersey City and Newark under the command
Of the senior Captain J. G. Helme Monday I'D inst
at one O'Clock, Y. NJ from the City Hall.
HUpsoN RIVER RarLRoAp.--A telegraphc dispatch.
ceved last evening from Mr. French Superintendent Of
the Hudson River Railroad states that the River has
fallen and left the track in order that the trains Tor
Albany aud Troy are running as usual to-day
ERRATuM-The railroad accident referred TO in
issue q yesterday enormously stated to have
on the Harlem Railroad, II should have been the New
York and New Haven Railroad
Police Intelligence
TIE .fnged Fraud in California Passage Ticteis-it
clock yesterday afternoon the hour appointed by
Justice Lothrop for the investigation Of Palmer Co.
charged with selling raudulently passage tickets ROB-
ert Srien and others for California; between fifty aud
hundred persons assembled at the court room exhibiting
their claims amounting from 25 up 10 5000 each These
men showed feelings Of great dissatisfaction NJ being
defauded out Of their money however. before any in
vestgation was gone into Charles s. Palmer who had
been arrested by officer Elder since the prior meeting
proposed to the claimants that II they would meet at his
Office No SO Broadway that afternoon at o'clock, he
would refund them back the money paid for their tickets
forward them by the next steamer at their option
This proposition agreed to by the lamants the
magistrate in consideration thereof postponed tho nves
tgaon OF the charge already preferred until this after
noon at o'clock The parties then left the court with
the expectation Of obtaining back their money: but
should they fail in doing many other criminal charges
will no dou bt. be preferred
The Forgery Case Of 5000 on the Bank If .7p,erica
The case Of Horace b Pike charged with forging check
for 50 600 sgned Wemore Cryder and endcavoring
obtain the money at the Bank Of America brought
TO close yesterday, nothing having appeared the
papers during the examination which fixed the guilt
any other party The magistrate Justice Osborn
mited Pike for trial on the charge Of forgery in default
Of 5000 bail
n Cnn,iag Fqa,e 72if-ofcer Phillips II the Third
ward police arrested Tuesday young calling
herself Margaret Adderton, charge Of stealing
trunk containing two dozen Of silver spoons some articles
Of jewelry. and quantity Of female wearing apparel,
valued Ia I'll ut $50 the property Of John Cole OF Iowa
The trunk j. seems. standing in the Office OF the
Phade pha Railroad foot Of Liberty street whore il had
been deposited by the owner in readiness TO be taken 20
Philadc ha hut before the baggage AGENT had time 10
take charge OF " TINS woman engaged negro TO whom
she pointed out the said trunk her property. and
directed the negro boy to carry the 70 her residence
at No is Oak street short time after the trunk
missing the loss communicated to the above named
police officer who found the negro and he showed
the officer the place whore he had carried the trunk The
officer entered the premises and in an upper room he
found the accused who by ths time had broken open
the trunk and lad pawned the silver spoons aud jcwery
70 raise money On searching the the officer dis
covered under the bed five other trunks which be-
heyod 70 have been stolen in the manner for which
owners are wanted One Of thee trunks Il supposed to
belong 70 an actress from the appearance Of of the
articles found therein The property can be seen by
plying to Nj stewart. Clerk OF Police at the roinbs
lie accused was taken into toby and conveyed before
Justice Lotirop who locked her up for trial
TO TIE EDITOR CT TnE HERALD.
statements having appeared IN several q the city
against myself and brother and being given apparently
the admitted facts Of the whilst they are but re-
ctal a the charges preferred against Us by person in
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