Washington sentinel., 1853-10-14
Outrageous Assaalt. Yesterday aflernoon

Outrageous Assault Yesterday afternoon
person, whose name we could not ascertain whilst
passing through Fifth street market house, was
violently assaulted BY three scoundrels, one Of
whom struck him in the face and choked him,
another taking his umbrella. and the third endeav-
| ored to extract bis watch from the fob He sue
ceeded in breaking from them, when they fled. In
a few minutes, officers Harding and Stevens came
up and on learning the particulars went in search
of the mcn, whom they found in cofee-house on
Fifth street. between Sycamore and Main, having
in their possession the umbrella of the assaulted
man. The officers conveyed them to the Ham
| mond street station house, where they gave their
names as Thomas Brooks, John Fields, and Thos.
Aylor. The latter is well-known scoundrel to
the police and is notorious for his cutthroa pro-
pensties and brutal assaults upon noiiensve peo-
pie. He has been before the police court number
of times for his dastardly and villainous acts but
has always managed 10 escape with light punish
| ment. We hope, in this case, justice will be
meted him 10 its fullest extent-Cin. CoinmJian.
Murder.--A man named Michael Connor was
| arrested on Saturday night in coffee house, on
the cornerof Broadway and Tyler streets, kept by
John kiecker, for numbering man named John
Mcmahon. e la
On Saturday evening, about dark McMahon,
and several other persons, were in the aforesaid
coffee house. The party had been in the house
but few minutes, when Mcmahon and another
man hada disturbance about some trivial matter
Michael Connor, one of the party, urged them 10
fight and be done with the dispute, but Mcmahon
told him that if he wanted any person to fight 10
fight himself Connor then commenced heaping
abuse upon him, by calling him harsh names, and
at the same time drawing knife stabbed him.
The knife entered his side under his left arm, and
ranged downward, entering the cavity ofthe chest
Mcmahon fell instantly and died in less than FIVE
minutes. Some of the witnesses stated that
Mcmahon had pushed Connor once or twice be-
fore he was stabbed by hm.-St. Louis Herald.
Bigamy.--A German woman named Magdalena
Kooger, about so years of age, was arrested on
Sunday and is now in the calaboose awaiting an
examination, on charge of bigamy She was met
in the street on Sunday night in company with
two men, Richard Kooger and named
Kelley, each claiming her as his wife. They rails
ed disturbance, and We're all arrested for this of
fence. During partial examination yesterday
morning il appears that the woman had three hus-
bands one of whom she had married in Germany.
The case was continued until this morning--iSt.
Louis Herald
stopping AT the United States Hotel Yesterday,
who might Justly be styled "wild man. He
eats nothing that is cooked nor drinks anything
but water. His meat, potatoes, and all his vege-
tables, cabbage. turnips, &c. are raw. He alleges
that he has not eaten any cooked food for sew
eral years, and that any deviation from his pres
ent mode of living would most probably cause his
death. He resides in Iowa, and is on his way 10
Washington TO make purchase of some U. s.
land.--Cin Atias. E
steamer PaWnee Sunk.-The steamer Paw
nee sunk on Sunday evening, in twelve feet water,
twenty miles above Cairo, and will prove a total
loss. She was fully insured, as well as freight
bills No lives lost