New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-28

sonership might as well be abolished for all the benefit
the City derives from it, but to give such useless officer
,uch enormous paw than many OF the Heads OF De
partments is u traud. His duties do not, on a daily
average throughout the year occupy more than minutes
beyond going to and from the Mayors Office. PHoDrs
NEw PRISON.
SIN Atax pavrr desires To be informed why the extra
ordinary deaths Of four dnus in City Prison should
occasion such general editorial cimor for the building
of n,,r Prison why the present will not answer we'll
enough when cleaned and drained both of which very
easy and why another half million is T. be added to our
burden for the beneftOn even the prisoners 81
build the ne. the expense four good c1e'
You who guard the shepherds, will be polite enough to
tell subscriber to Tie IrtDHae from the start
CHARGE oF FALSE PRErEscEs-ARREsr AND ESCAPE OF
rHE ACcusKD.-On tuesday lat Mr.. John Is Tinker OF
No Il Chamber,-st appeared before Justice osborn ana
preferred compliant against man named Chres lAOmP
son whom he charges with having by false represent ion'
dfraudeC him o si;O. tappcs that the accused alver
Used for party buy out his lease OF the saloon under
Burton's 1heacr together with the fixtures therein Lac
CONF anant called and told by the accused that ne
was the ofthe lease which had yet three years %
run and that he would sell with the hXtureS Or Si'O ~
targsin made and the property after having been pad
for passed into the hands of Mr. Tinker but he had been
il udssesssn but four day, when he Informed by the
treasurer of Burton 1heaer that the accused had no lease
Of the saloon complaint then made against nm ana
warrant for his arrest issued by the mag ,tratend
placed in the hands Of officer Lubbock 9I me l"eten
Ward who took the accused into custody ana conveyed
hun TO the Police station from which, however he man
aged to escape and has not tnus lar been rearresed
OrrRAGr-Yesierday afternoon. the o'clock train
the Hudson River Railroad was passing the corner OF
Who were matching up Iiudsonst with band of music,
and could not hear the noise Of the cars coming hnnS
the horses heads on their shoulders Immediately turning
around caught hold of the horses heads TO prevent them
running their comrades when man standing on the
platform took ou revolver and shot an innocent mao
dangerously through the leg, above the knee.
Foryp Drowned Coroner Wilhelm held an inquest
YESTERDAY at Fort Washington Station, upon the body OF
an III known man about OF age which was brought
from the bottom the of NtrthIiver ia a net by VIM Gold
smith who fishing at the time. The deceased was
about feet inches i'll hight stout built and was dressed
IN drab sack coat black latin vest black SIX neckerchle
black pautaloons two shirts white cotton drawers and
broo ans His hair and Whskers were OF dark Drown
color. In of his pockets were found - bill some
silver and copper coin and few buttons Inc oody pore
the appearance Of having been in the water about two
weeLs The Jury rendered verdict OF death by drowning
KILLED EY A FA1L-About o'clock yesterday morn
y the body Of found in Church St by officers
Petit and Hitter, Of the Fifth Ward Police who took 70
the station house On examining the person Of the deceased
some letters and other papers were found from whch
appeared that his was Edward r. Hyde Coroner
Hilton held an inquest upon the body, when It appeared
that the deceased had fallen headfOremos down hght Of
s,es receiving lures which caused his death The Jury
rendered verdict of accidental death Deceased was
tive OF this State years Of age and resided IN Henry St.
brooklyn. lie was single and Of highly respectable
family His remains were Yesterday taken TO Brooklyn
for interment in Greenwood Cemetery
Arrrcrp TEyrr OF s25OCO-A case of considerable
magnitude involving fact the theft OF documents valued
at SIS 600 at present pending before Justice Osborn at
the Lower Police Court The parties are under arrest bat
as the case is one great doubt and the accused have
heretofore borne high reputation, we foroear Tor the
present mentioning their names
D,RISG ATTEMPT At HIGHwAr RoBBERY.-Mr Thos.
Downs of No l7a Greenwich ST.. while passing down lst
av near Tenth 81 early hour yesterday morning was
attack ed BY four ruans who after knocking him down
kicking and beating him. attempted 10 steal his watch but
were prevented by the timely arrival Of the Police who
succeeded arretng james K God the rest escaped
The prisoner held by Justice Osborn to answer the
charge.
ACCIDENTAL woman, residing at No. % Howard st,
was run Tuesday evening by horse and wagon
while In Twenty Seventh ST., Fourth ay, and severely
injured She was taken home by the Police.
A laborer, named Timothy Coleman. had his legs frac.
ured on Tuesday afternoon by the cayng in upon him Of
an bank ment in Thirty Fifth St, near Lexingtonay lie
was carried to the Bellevue Hospital
SrrcrpT Br SHOOTISG-George Ramsey, the individual
who shot himself in he head Monday last at No. l0l
Readest died Yesterday, from the effects of the wound
Coroner Gamble held inquest upon the body and
diet of suicide rendered by the Jury The deceased
came 10 this CITY from Cincinnati about two weeks since
and being in poor health and in destute circumstances he
became melancholy, and sought to destroy himself He
was native Of Ireland, thirty two years age.
CHARGE OF BIeAyY-0 Officer kearney of the Jefferson
Police Court yesterday arrested man named JAS Russell
charged with bgamy in having on the I'd OF February
last married Miss Ruth Shaw, residing in Nnthay, while
his wife, with whom be had lived for Is years still
living and undvorced from him Beth ladies present