Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-10
NEW YORK LIFE-TKREE ITEMS.

NEW YORK LIFE-THREE ITEMS.
We copy the following items from the
New York SUM They exhibit q bad
state of morals in the Empire City:
ARREST OF WOMAN CHARGED WITH
CArsING THE DRATH oF HER DAUeHrER.-
Bridget Williams alias Reberg, was ar
rested late on Tuesday night, on a war
rant issued by Coroner Hilton, wherein
she stands charged with causing the
death of her daughter by III treatment.
The inquisition on the body Of the child
was fully reported in our edition yeSter-
day. The prisoner was examined by the
coroner yesterday afternoon, and stated
that she was born in Ireland, is 29 years
Of age, worked at tailoring and cap
making for living, and for the past fif.
teen months has had no permanent home
In relation to the charge. she said. "I
went to Mrs Mclirannis about FIVE or
six weeks ago, and took the child out
with me: slapped her on the side of the
head, but not hard enough 10 injure her !;
l. had been drinking, but had no inten-
tion of injurng the child ; Mrs. Mann, of
No. - Mulberry street, saw me when |
slapped her" At the close Of the exam
ination, the prisoner was committed to
the TombS.
p Summary TREATMENT OF A CORPSE.
Coroner ODonnel was yesterday called
to hold an inquest upon the body OF fe-
male infant who was born at sea on beard
the bark May Flower, but died shortly
before the vessel arrived in this port.
The father and mother, on leaving the
vessel, attempted to take the body with
them, but Captain Rogers would not per-
NIT il to be taken ashore until an inquest
was held upon it. In the meantime, an
aged tar named George Dillon, who con-
sidered the body only as portion of the
rubbish to be thrown over rboard, commit
ted it, as he thought, to the water, but it
fell into small boat lying alongside the
brig at Pier 20, East River. The sailor
in question, in giving his testimony be-
fore the Coroner, stated that he was "a
years of age, and had followed the sea
since he was 10 years old. In breaking
up the hunks, a boy brought up the dead
child wrapped IN an apron; | told him to
heave the young one overboard-he re-
fused, and L hove it over the side, not
looking to See where it went to; bury
all the dead at sea, and thought when
they came to hand IN port should do the
same; can't see any difference whether
| throw a dead child overheard at sea or
in the water in this place. The Coroner
and jury heard the cid tar through, when
a verdict was rendered of death from
constitutional debility, caused by prema-
tlTe birth"
HALLOWEEN, OR VINO is TO BE MARRIED
FRsT.-In accordance witha time honor
ed custom of the Scotch and North of
lrelaIders, several young ladies among
whom was married woman l9 years Of
age, met at No. 445 Fourth street on
Tuesday evening, and determined on
Baking the Ring" Accordingly, one
of the young ladies took gold ring from
her finger and put it in pot of pancake
batter, which was thoroughly stirred, and
afterwards baked into cakes, and distri-
buted equally among those present until
they were all baked up, with the under
standing that the one who got the cake
the ring was to be the first
victim to the Hymenial Altar. The
cakes were all eaten, but no ring was
produced by any Of the young ladies'
Search was made in the bottom of the
batter pot, on the floor, griddle, stove and
table, but no ring could be found.
Fearing that some one of the party
might accidentally have swallowed the
ring, another the same size was produced,
when in order to satisfy themselves
whether such could have been the case
Or not, all hands tried the experiment,
but no person could get it down. Suspi-
;ion OF foul play at length rested on the
married lady. Policeman White, of the
18th Ward, was called i'm to settle the
lifficulty, when, in order to clear herself
Of the accusation, she at once commenced
10 diyest herself Of her clothing, that he
might search her. In feeling for some
thing in her dress pocket, however, she
pulled out the identical ring, which was
covered with batter. She Immediately
dropped it on the floor, from whence 1t
was taken by the officer, and subse-
Iuently returned to her.
On going to the Station House at Ill
S4oSn hc hifoihiCu Sdptdlll Ildrtl OF tne
when he was told to ask
all of them to step around to the Station
House, to which they complied, accom-
panied by the woman's husband and
several Of the older members of the family.
On arriving there, Captain Hartt told
he woman that she must produce the
ing Immediately, which, after some hesi-
.ation, she consented to do. At first the
parties were determined TO prosecute her,
and were about carrying their threats
INTO execution, but on being informed by
he captain that he should be obliged to
commit the whole of them as witness,
hey relinquished the idea and Were dis
missed with caution not to heat the
sriddle too hot in future. They left the
station House without having decided on
Who was to be married first.
New ENGLAND WNEs.-We find that
n many localities in Connecticut, wine