New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-02

RIcH scESE At TIE ToSBs-Nr. BarnHa ard ne
BeorSed La6y-No HHsJsg-A rich scene was enacted
yesterday az, 81 the balls OF just e, Eias the
Tobs in consequence Of the appearance there Of the
noted bearded lady exhibiting at the American M
scum accompanied by her husband Nr. Barnun, ard
other nossbles The object Of their visit TO that vl
know institution was to complaint m,de before
Justice Bogari by VIM Chsar who having visited th-
Museum at cost to himself Of twenty-five ceuts, and
viewed the lady in question had come the conclaOn
that be had been "humbugged" out Of his mon@y, and
that the said lady nothing less than dressed
up man. and further that she and Mr. Barnum ham
bugs and ought to be dealt With according law" The
following il copy Of his Affidavit;
WE CHAR, Of No 253 Hudson 81. being sworn, says.
that the day Of July l53 depsnent paid the Of
twenty Eve cents at the door Of the American Museum for
the purpose Of seeing the Bearded Lady aud depon-n
says that the pesan who pointed out 20 bin the
Bearded Lady H. in his opinion male and an inpOstor on
the public aud depOnen therefore charges that the pop
Of the American Museum has cheated and der led
deponent by false and faudneot representations out OF
the sum Of twenty Eve cents and prss thst he msy be ar
rested and dealt with according to Law.
Mr. Bsrnum being informed TIA; the above compliant
had been preferred started for the rOmbs accompanied by
the laid bearded lady aud also By Capt Leonard OF 'ne
Second arc Police determine prove that the lady "a
question was not mad and snov TO the world that he
was no bumbug The first evidence addu,ed prove ths
NETWORK. June p 1858.
D,sh sra You place Ii. fues reliance the .seo1n o
Tdss, o. Jss. o. si '' Z, W D. PgaesH 70 T..
Charms oIo ho.pts .' The sss. Of Dr. 'o'ToSo,t,: TIE
ntrs the Phepomens Judicial science TIE pssni "a.
issy DOW N this City recognized
sISss as7,opment fa the inctss q The nstSra
tsisnsdJ .y y15s u F. Nor. Mp,
"ALsr. b Nor, Nd
The following aiidsvi.s also made TO sustain Mr.
BIS position
Clofuia Fortune Of the Eagle Hotel No 90 B,rcl.ys,
being says that he is the lawful husband Of the
womsn exhibition at the American Museum known
the Bearded Woman he farther says that he has bssn
married her for three years and that she is the mother
! oftEo children Of whom is living
Jscqu- Bots Dochirne, being duly says that the
person now exhibiting a. the American Mnseum known
. the Be rded Won Il his daughter and that she the
r ''e of Clcul. Fortune, aud that she is the mother
two children one Of whom Is nov living
pI;a r. E-,,- being sworn, say. that he At present
rhns hd Rosr5aS wom, from Switzerland and WHO'S
now exhibiting at the American u'euul au ,l7 C'Hyn
further says he pays large Of mo-. lot nr'
exhibiting and drponen, says from the ben o. ms kn2"
edge that the said person il wonsn and thai he - n VI
her examined by Drs Valentine Mott Joha w Prr.?'-
and Alex Mot all Of whom certify that she is woman,
viii out any maformation whatever; and deponent has ia
bis possession certificate OF the said fact signed by the
said eminent ply sicisns Aforesaid.
DR. Cove, Of the City Prison, also made Aft iavi' in
which he states that h. m conjunction with tbs mrron
bad interview with the lady in question and bo'h
perfectly convinced that in spite OF her beard she Is
woman.
The evidence here closed and the Mag ate de ming
that Mr. Bsrnum bad clearly proved his innocene .,
charge laid against him. dis missed the compliant and the
parties interested forthwith LEFT the Court ROOM followed
by large crowd of spectators whom the novelty Of the
case hao collected.
FIRTs-FATAL REsULT-Yesterday morning at p
o'clock Ere broke out in the building No 1913 Frstav
lower par. occupied by James DOnagaB bakery UP
per part as a dwelling The 6remen, who early on
the ground soon succeeded in enDguishiug the ianes
not however, before the premises materially dam
sged Two journeymen bakers named John En- isl and
John Cushing asleep the time in the bake house
The former escaped latter becoming confu.ed per
ished in the flames Ills charred found after
the FIRE exnguished and taken charge Of by the Pc
lice An aged female named HALEY, IN her fright Jumped
from tie fourth story window and almost instantly
killed Upon nquess held upon the bodies the JGry rem
dered verdict in accordance with the above facts
Yesterday IN rnng at u o'clock, Officer Hays discov
cred FIRE in the brick building No 10 William st. occu
pied the first floor by Lester 81 Co. dry goods mer
chant: second floor by NJ Mass importer French and Ger
man goods third floor by Joseph Drey & Co, hat and
cap manufacturers The fire originated from small fur
mace and the flames speedily extnguked by the ire
men Loss by fire and water about $4,000 Insured
Atl2a O'Clock yesterday morning fire broke out in the
basement Of the No 40 CourAndt st, occupied by
BOYD Paul wholesale druggists The dremen soon ex
tngui-hed the flames The loss could not be as,erainsd
THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE FIRE ~ FiRsTAY - Pr0r-
i4cnf,I FsccJc n Tuo FomissAn inquest WAS yester
day held by Coroner ODornel upon the bldy Of Mrs
SOPHIA Hesly native Of Ireland 90 years Of age who
came 10 her death by injuries received in Jumping
fourth story window during the FIRE 10 the pre- nises Of
No eg3 Frstav Thursday night The fire broke out in
the basement OF the building and the smoke log t.
the fourth story frightened the family and the deceased
and Mrs Riley jumped out Of she window into the yard
The latter fell upon the grass plot and severely
though not fatally injured Mrs DOnegan who lived in
the house alter throwing her three children Of ths
window leaped out herself All more or les. in.
iured but none, il is thought fatally.
s1RAseERs-The following is partial lis: of stranger,
recently arrived in the city,
HOWARD HOTEL
DR. II y.ndeveer New.Jersey. J. vAn Orman. Vermont
d /. BsuGn Ge0rga { hce Portland
Re-. Hill Blairsvile Pa 81 JON Skinner. Ps.burr
a n, Providence. Sloan. New Orleans
". L. De France, hsissipp. X Chapman, Virginia
J. ". q FdsAIcs Georgia J. Cuhm, lje0rna
lion. John Clark Northampton y. B siy, Whit-syius
DR. r. Z. WIuiamA Mississippi. b. .. Brown, Boston.
AsTOR HOUSE.
Hou. J. c. Fors,th KinEton- Josin. Vermont.
Hon Bruyn. kugstOn X kosen. dailburgh
Rev { HsgATmsn- LousAn J. streeter, Montreal
Dr. L. n. beIrop, L. S.Army J. :. Seymoar Cola.
DR.. Nsdeirs, Philadelphia L. y FORSYTH Wsshington
Dr. Heywsid South Caroliua- y. q FosteT. Oc0fgiA
p Csdsslader, California 2 johnson, Albany.