New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-05

O'Clock Yesterday afternoon got into slight dl'cuiy,
when Daily pushed his companion into the dock AID ne vas
drowned before assistance could reach him The BODY -
soon after recovered BIZ graphing and taken 10 the foufth
Ward Station House where Coroner Gamble held an m
quest IL following testimony In regard 20 the
/ matter was ELECTED.
AThoeI Froriy. residing a, the corner Of Water and
Roosevelt st. being sworn says; ~ one O'Clock 70
sitting upon the string piece of the dock foot OF ko's
veltst when boy named John Diy threw his cap into
the wa'ersnotber boy recovered the cap and gave It to
DAILY when be again threw into the water and sank he
then nached another cap from the head Of the deceased
and threw that into the water the deceased then struck
DAILY and DAILY threw him in the dock he went over he
struck log and did not come to the surface after SINKING
could see his hands under the water there were
several standing on the pier and Of them took
plank and tried the de l. but unable 70 do
Others then went to work graphing and recovered
his body the boy who threw deceased into the water
of went to bis mothers house No. % Jamessi, aud
olo her what her had done she said he was an I'M
ky boy
Ms Mary Ann Yong of No 81 Monroe ST. testified to
being of the deceased he generally went TO school,
but yesterday she kept him out to assist in moving the fur
nte OF LADY IN the afternoon she was informed oil MS
death
j. Murray Dichet Captain Of the Fourth Ward Police,
testified to having known the boy Daily for VO years past
ano always considered him TO be foolish and harmless he
hao often known him TO sing in the street for pennies and
he generally the dupe and tool Of his superors Who
sometimes abused him Capt Dchett was Of the opinion
that be had proper guardian, although his mother ia
living and thought him fit subject for the Governors Of
the Aims Heuse
The accused was arrested soon after the occurrence BY
Officer Masterson. Of the Chiefs Office. and present
during the inquisition. He did not to understand
what was going and asked if deceased had not con
cesed himself in the yard.
The Jury rendered the following verdict That Henry
Fields to his death by being pushed thrown into
the water at the foot of Roosevelt ST. by foolish boy
The jury recommend that said DAILY be committed to the
of the Governors of The Aims House The dece ed
eleven years of the boy DAILY about thirteen years
The mother of the deceased dead and his father has been
absent for two years.
A MACHINE FOR REPoRTERs-We find the following
article in The Randolph Wig:
Ia September, 1880 John b. Fairbanks Esq, then
resident Of this county of New York City took out
patent for invention calculated to enable any man who
move his hands rapidly in vertical direction to report
a speaker in full with and certainty. Ii is operated
by keys, which by their movement connected with steno
graphic type imprint new alphabet OF short hand ehaac
elementary characters and by combinations OF these all
the other letters together with numerous word signs are
made The fingers and thumb of hand sufficient
to operate five Keys which constitute the alphabet and to
make nnumerable changes upon the same so that one
hand write OF signs upon the paper while
another set OF five keys under the other hand can at the
time be made to write another one 1t rally gain
ing the of both hands st in writing senography
and the hand will certainly not so soon grow weary OF
simply striking those key OF constantly pushing qu
which those who have tried it, well know worth all it
comes to- We have been shown If these machines,
which is now in the Office of Mr. Thomas How who is
associated with Mr. Fairbanks and is at present in
vlsge-beiDg the first completed as Mr. +. informed
us 1t is difficult matter to judge as to the practc ability
and certain That will write very rapidly in the hands
of one who knows the alphabet perfectly and can operate
The keys with facility. Here apprehend will be the
dfcuy-to enable person to gain complete mastery
Over both the alphabet of characters and the handling
of the keys work the machine without any hesitation
But probably perseverance would overcome these oh
Staclos Messrs Fairbanks and How have in process
Of construction Improvement upon this invention, cal
culad write ont speech in Roman characters instead
of short hand For sketch reporting this would oe adm
rable the "cOpy" would be more complete and easier
TO- the competitor They have taken TO
potent. and have drawings of the Improvement which
ioot as if il would be successful. We hope may.
CHEAP GAS.
Tofke Editor Of TheNY 1IijaHe As the Committee
Lamps and Gas has reported voraby on the application
Of the Mutual Saving Gas Lgh; Company itseems that
have stast the prospect Of being supplied with the nis
ptnsable article of light far cheaper rate than the rich
monopoies choose dispense it, There is part Of the
plan however, that hope will not be adopted viz that
oI.ying the pipes under the sidewalks There hardly
be ROOM where there vaults for pipes over few inch
es in diameter and besides il almost impossible to make
the Joints absolutely tight It's well known that whenever
french opee repair the mains for other pupo
the earth around the pipes saturated with gas As
there are vaults generally under the sidewalks of
city, land many of them used workshops or for sO
ring good- leakage into them would be more apt 10 oc
cur il the pipes laid Immediately upon or very
their roofs Than they were laid in the carriage way. We
should protest most strongly against the proposed arranys
met Of the new company as attended with fir more dan
ger and Inconvenience than the old system OF laying the
mains. ANTIMpNoPOLr.
FIRr-On "wednesday morning a fire was discovered in
The second story Of house No. III Anhonyst by Officer
Meals lie broke open the door which was locked and
found a blind mar, named McLorly lying upon the bed
nt aTly sufocaed with smoke The officer carried him
in an exhausted condition after which he eXingushed the
flames with few pals OF water.
THE LATE SToFrAGE OF THE MAIL TR,IN THE Hun
soS RnER RAIIRoAD-The examination of the four sugar.
bakers who recently arrested chargc with disorder
~ conduct in stopping the maran of the Hudson River
hairOad ia ludsOnst, the afternoon OF the 9Th ult
taken up eSterday afternoon by Justice BOg2rt Con
siderable testimony was taken all of which went 10 sub
who had charge Of the train and who testified previous
~ publish 3D. that the accused and the procession of sugar
bakers, in which they marched upon the ri ht track
the railroad and refused to get of Il and further
requested to do exceedingly nsOlent and ined
Mr.. Peck the driver The case not CONCLUDED
when the Count adjourned.
AccIDFNrs-Wm H. Franklin Of the Carriers of
The National Democrat while in Nassau st. corner of
Fulton ST. at 81 O'Clock yesterday morning was taken in
himself severely He conveyed TO his residence where
medical aid procured James Logan, dirt earn an
while drawing his horse and past tue house No -
Betkman ST., yesterday morning, with bis cart pre-
cpaed into a cellar there being constructed and had
several Of his fingers broken beside receiving other in
ures lie conveyed to his residence by the Second
Ward Police.
FATtL AccDENr.-Coroner ODonnell held an inquest
Yesterday at No Mulberry st. upon the body of lad
ID years of age named Francis Gordon who was acct
deliay killed Tuesday evening by the falling upon him
chimney of house No in III street which some men
were engaged in tearing down The occurrence was shown
10 be purely accidental and the jury rendered verdict
to that effect
Found DROwSED-The body of an unknown man was /