The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-01
Police Intelligence.

TIE MARTHA WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT MURDER
CAsI.-ARREsT OF JAMES G. NICHOLSON, THE
ESCAPED FUGITIVE.
We noticed yesterday, the escape of James G Nchj-
son from the Gramercy Hotel OF Broadway and
Twentieth street. Thursday evening" while the officers
Of justice were in search of him. charged with being flu
fugitive from Cincinnati, State Of Ohio, where
he stands accused, with Others, OF causing the
destruction of the steamboat Martha Washington.
by fire, the Mississippi river, in the month OF
January, 1862, causing the death Of thirteen hu-
man beings. After the escape CT Nicholson Mr..
Eruen, the u s. Marshal from Ohio applied TO Justice
stuart one of our unring ard energetic magistrates
who nj took for the arrest of the accused
Iaty according ly Justice Stuart in his usual prompt
set the machinery at work and yesterday after
about O'Clock, Nicholson arrested at New
ark ~ j., and placed in the custody Of the authorities
Of that city to await rcqni,ion Of the Authorities
fcre To-day the prisoner will bc brought to this city,
prior TO being conveyed to Chic
Inhaman Treatment 70 Caia.-A warrant was issued
yeeroay by Justice Mech for the arrest of Henry VIII
son, publisher, residing in Sixteenth street, charge
Il cruelty beating lad about ten years of age, named
Joelh Waters, who apprentice TO Mr.. Wilson. The
noltr Of the child brought him to the court and
hhitod he effects of the beating the childs body
which horrible sight From head 10 foot the poor
ch Id vas covered with bruises The boy swore that Mr.
VIII Friday last tied his feet and hands stripped
IN hi clothing ard with rattan beat him on his naked
er,,n II most outrageous manner as the appearances
of The child clearly ndcatea The officer arrested Mr.
on, ard the Justice held him to bail in the OF
$500 10 answer the charge at court.
INC SottHg SDdT an 6ench sreti--Justce Bogart yes
eTdoy ,sod the residence OF Rupert G. Hill at No. 10S
Leonard street with Mr.. Johnston the clerk of Police
vlotook be deposition Of MIR Hill relative to the violent
sar Il made on his person with dirk knife by Andrew
T. Bulper, the evening Of the 7th instant Mr. Hill
sets forth in he affidavit that the evening in que iton
between and o'clock he called at the house No IS Beach
teet Tor the purpose Of visiting Mrs Anna B. Lorng,
with whom he was acquainted and that while he was
passing along the sage leading to the room Of Mrs
loring vhose invitation he had been requested to 60
accompanied by Mrs. Ioring, Rulger came up behind
him and inflicted less than nine sabs with the knife
bs head breast and back with tho elonious intent OF
taking his lifc since which time Mr. Hill has been
red TO his bed. To-day, in all probability, the mags
trac viii examine Bulger, and commit him in full for
| trial
The Sot,ing Case in The First Ward.--Justcc Boynrt
the City Hospital yesterday, and took the depo
siiion Of John Dunn the lying there injured by
stab in the side inflicted by George Cornell Saturday
lit the of West street and Battery place IL
that alteration took place between the par
ties and MI Cornell alleges the injury he inflicted
Dunn done In sef-defence The magistrate held
Cornell TO bail In the Of 000 which he gave and
was liberated from custody.