The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-14

rented room from mo- she druak nearly every day
d. and the other mS o net
up to the room to quiet them Cstharine Curey and So
pha Westbrook lived in the same room with the
ta Bsyley came to visit herr have not either Of
them kick beat or mareat the deceased upon the 9th
Of January went for rent and found deceased lying
her child woke er sss ber eye
Eliza Bayley sworn-I have no settled residence; last
Tuesday afternoon was in the room with the deceased
the two persons now pressnt-Curly and Westbrook-
came i'm the colored woman Westbrook asked deceased
s'what allied her. she said that the white woman curly
basket and the coored raised her foot and kicked
her of it, cannot say whether the deceased en against
the stove not Curly then began to gather up her
things by this time deceased got up and endeavored TO
prevent her doing Here the witness detailed the CIT
cumsances Of general pulling and hauling with tearing
of dresses &c. When Catharine Curly went down, l
told her not to up Mrs. Reynolds any more as
would fetch down her child to her. the coored woman lett
Mrs Curly returned to tho room after the child and they
began to quarrel again went away to get an ocer on
my return found officer there, and he prevented me
going the had been all drinking on Tuesday
evening saw pint of brandy brought in; the de-
ceased fell down and helped her up Catharine Curly
gave the deceased the black eye when assisted the de-
ceased get up she sensible the night before her
death she had commissions and nsensibe for half an
hour; she was subject to fits.
Iknew the deceased Tuesday afternoon at four
she to my door and said that Catharne Curly
my children come home,' she was then bleeding upon
the side of the face; told her to round and tell the
OF whom l hired; she did not DO SO, out went up
stairs again. there then quiet to six o'clock about
this hour they making great noise up stairs
went up with light after two men, did not see blow
"murder" cried OUT Catharine Curly and the colored
we're in the ROOM the colored woman was drunk
when she came from 1t.
Medical testimony was given as to the nature OF the
injuries After charge from Coroner Wilhelm the jury
returned the following yerdct-We find that the deceased
Catharnc Reynolds to her death from injuries re-
ceyed from the hands of Catharine Curly and sophia
Westbrook between the seventh and eleventh days OF
January particularly upon the eleventh in the
The two women are detained in custody to await the
action the Grand Jury The deceased native Of
Ireland, and forty years Of age
FIREs-About half past five O'Clock last evening fire
occurred amoDgst old building material lying in the
houses Nos So and 81 Broadway As the houses are I'M
inhabited and the lumber nearly useless, the loss
was quite nconsiderabe In short time after the bells
rang second alarm, owing to smoke which was coming
from the Same premises
slight fire occurred at nine O'Clock on Wednes-
day evening" in carpenters shop situate in the rear
Of No. 1853 Duane street Damage trihing. There Is
scarcely any doubt but it the work Of ncendary
DEATH OF THE CHILD OF MIR. WHEELER.-We learned with
regret at late hour last evening" of the death OF the
young daughter and only child Of the Hon. John Wheeler
of the Union Place Hotel Of this city.
SERIOUS INJURY-About eleven O'Clock on Wednesday
night man named Jacob Difendae, residing at No 80
Vandewater street. jumped from attic window to the
street below inuring himself very severely, both inter
naly and externally He taken up, and conveyed to
the station house of the Fourth ward where Captain
Ditchett had him attended to by medical man 1t is
supposed that Difendale is insane