New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-10

The MURDERED MAS.-Frederick Stump, who was
deliberately shot on Sunday afternoon by John Cum:
nings, German about ~ years Of age, and bad
but little knowledge OF our language lie leaves BE-
hind him wife aud aged father, who witnessed the
murder. Previous to his death, he made the following
statement in the presence Of Coroner Whine:
name OF The nam who hot me- stood but short Distance
h hsa ss and .ho. %e hs wen, ,a,.ss
me told him he nust leave the premises; he ..d hs ould
od show him in short time that he would have 70 90 he
laughed then went after Mr. Rnseold, before went
axe hold II them here were i've or siI they did not a
guns; did strike the who shot mel saw
the raise The gun when be shot me ne was shout three @
four from when he shot met do not know that o.
i.r.d strike the man who shot mel was talking With ths
psry three four minutes after back with Rnssods
leioIe he shot me- MS .......-.
SANFORD BENNETT, Witness. mark
DIS. Alden and Henry March were in attendance al
Yesterday and instituted examination to tho
cause Of DEATH The first wound found TO be upon
the left arm, Immediately below the elbow. II was
about two inches i'll length and an inch and halt IN
breadth. From this wound We're extracted two shots
OF different sizes, and Immediately circling wefo
several short perforatons. The other wound va Up
on the left side 1t was about an inch and hall N
diameter aud Immediately around it, also, were iound
sLot pertorations. The shot which entered tue zoe
cut entirely across the ninth b and tore an opening
into ,be .omsch Of about two inches IN diameter This
wound WAS irregular and ragged Much OF the con-
tents of the stomach was found IN the cavny OF me
abdomen where was also iound eotsiaeraDie enuson
Of blood and serum: Inc e""'o VA "ooai "o' uio
wound in the stomach.
.Ioin Cummings, who shot him is young man
,bou twenty or twenty-five years Of age. lie and hs
brother are shoemakers by trade Their father is dead
we believe, and their mother keeps small grocery
store in franklin street. between Arch and Renesselaer
streets. John is said to be one of those who were
engaged in the not at the German Sabbath School pic
mic, noticed by US some weeks since wherein be ire
ceiv,d severe blow on the forehead. We are in
formed that Counsellor Kn.ba is retained for tho
prisoner. Both brothers are now confined in jail.
Tie CoIopers jury returned verdict that decesased
came to his death BY the wiul dischargDg OF agun in
the hands of John Cummings. ALBANY Journal yth.
Fossil REMAIss.-Nearly four feet of the
mains Of Dikeiocepkalas MinaesOtonss werO
discovered by Dr. \. johnson, on Thursday, the 2lst
instant, immediately below the Falls where the work
men are blasting for the mill Of Rogers Co. Tho
specimen is very large and perfect one. 1t ives
taken nom piece Of rock that had occupied about
the middle strata of the upper magnetism hlnestone.
Owen the Geologist, speaks of this rare and mpes.
iecfy known species of fossi as being 6rst foen9
" ninety or one hundred feet below the base Of the
CLOVER magnetism limestone, the margin OF Laxe
"St Croix above Stlwnter, toward the base ofne -
"Grange Mountains and at the slide below LaAe
"Pepip, On the AissisPPi".