New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-17
DESCENT CPONA HOUSE OF ILL-FAME
POLICE OFFICER SHOT-A DEAD-HEAD
POLICEMAN.

POLICEMAN.
Early on Thursday evening, German girl name
Helena Fare called q, the Sixth Disuct staoo-'
house, in the Sixteenth w,rd, lEs'ern Distnci
ard entered a complaint before Captain ODD
scainst Germsn named Jscob Bu'z' for ksepin
a house 81 ill-fsme in Cnion-av., between Scit1
Fifth snd johnson SITS During the evening two ore
entered 81 rlar complaints. About II o'clock Cap
Dibbe, with eleven men, proceedef to the house Tor
the purpose Of making esptves OF the inmsies Sew
era officers were stationed in the resr OF the house
ard the Captain, accompanied By Assistant Captain
Bcyce ard Officer Schneider, proceeded to the front
door and rsrped for sdmi.tancei man Mined Peter
Cock, opened an upper window and inquired who was
there Being ans rered :" Ne and two Others, Cook
descended and on opening the door Officer Schneider
seized bold OF Cook and at that instant fierce New
foundland dog sprung upon him the alsrm WAS given
and the officers rushed in, when Burtz, who was n
bed in the opposite corner, spruog on, OF bed and
snstcbing double barreled IN fred at the ntruders
nearly the whole Of the contents, heavy charge Of
shot, took effect in the face Of Officer Thomas Robert
son mutila,ing bic face in shocking manner. Butt
attempted TO discharge the other barrel, but was pre-
vented by Officer Thompson. who seized hold OF the
gun; but as be did go, a third person struck him a
knocked him seDseless upon the floor at this time the
lights were ex inguished and fight in the dark took
place between the Police on one side, and the women
and several men on The other. The Police succeeded
n snesting Peter Cook, Barbara Ruff Mary ANA
Gcensn Luberga Batta, Theresa Ling, and Mrs.
Butt. and conveyed them 20 the cells Officer Rob
ertson was conveyed home, and medical ate ndance
procured. His face was badly lacerated, his front
teeth knocked out, and two shot entered one OF his
eyes. Yesterday afternoon DR.. Lorette considered
lie case critical, and a consultation was to be held.
During the melee Butt escaped in the darkness
large police force Immediately surrounded the block
of buildings. and abou, clock in the morning Butt
was found .ecreted in the cellar of the adonng house.
Yesterday three of the girls were sent to the Peni
tertiary for months, and one OF them 90 days.
Last evening the matter was brought for examna'
ton, at the Sixteenth Ward Staonhouse, before Us
tee Woodwork, Mayor Hail. and n. WaIins Dis
trict-A Attorney
HELEN Fare, the girl who fret entered complaint,
gave the following testnony-I am i years Of age;
nv parents reside in Union.av.i about two weeks
since eft MY fathers house 10 consequence OF Ill
treatment by my pmotheri went to az lteligence
Office in MeserOe-st To get place, and the person
thele recommended NE 10 go to jacob butz house
fer employ ment; wen, there and saw Butt, his wife
spd nun Der Of girls the second night was there a.
the iDsarce and urgent solicitation OF JACOB staii
With mar | believe said Jacob has kept, and was
keeping on the evening Of the 18th February iosI
house OF pfosttuton the wife of Jacob told me not
10 take any money from the man went up stars
With as be was police officer, and said officer also
told me he was not in the habit of paying as he was
police officer last evening entered complaint at the
Station house, that jacob Butt kept ana maintained
public house of prostitution.
The prisoner, Jacob Butt, was brought up, and the
following charges made:
District. Attorr ey-Jacob Butt, you are charged
with keeping public house, and selling liquor with
out license.
Prisoner-I never had any liquor except cordial,
small. beer and taDzy bitters.
District-Attoruey-Wh kind OF liquor do you put
in the bitters
Prisoner-I buys half gallon Of brandy, and
makes the tanzzy bitters myself.
District. Attorney-You are charged with keeping
a house of prostitution; with keeping lewd women
P,isoner-I never kept women only for work.
District. Attorney-You are charged with assault
and battery with deadly weapon, viz: gun, upor
Thomas Robin son, with intent to kill.
Prsoner-I was asleep and heard cry for hell
from my family; jumped up and seized my gun
not with the intention OF shooting, but it went oil ac
cidenialy.
The prisoner demanded trial on the above charges
Buzz and Cook were committed to the Court y
Jail 10 await trial and the wife and several Others
were held for witnesses.
The Police Of the fifteenth and Sixteenth Wards
numbering AZ, were mustered, and passed in review
before the girl Fare but neither of them was claimed
as the deadl cad Policeman referred to in the test
mony. messenger was accordingly dispatched Tor
one Of the Thirteenth Ward Officers, whose appear
ance answered somewhat, the description given but
be had not made his appearance at the time we left
In the morning young German, with iorlorn
countenarce, made bis appearance at the Station
House lie said one Of the fra ones was 10 have
become his vrow on next Tuesday. That he had
bought some furniture to commence keeping house,
and Rad given lis intended 90 80 with which to pur
chase wedding dress. lie greatly disappointed
in losing his wow. but the loss of his 81 so worked
his feelings amazingly.
AID HOWARD IN THE THIRD TIER.