The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-04
Police Intelligence.

NYsrPIOrs Ca-L.--0n Wednesday evening the atten-
ton Of the Eighth ward police called 10 a poor vo-
nan named Mrs. Price then lying ~ in the basement of
CO King street. Tue neigbors said the woman had been
poisoned and that the persons who had administered the
poison bad Just departed from the house. Two lawyers
they said had been visiting the woman in the afternoon
about sone business. aud while they were with Mrs.
Price they indaccd her 70 take powder In small
dra-ght Il water They then len the basement, and did
not Soon after their dcpartrrc the woman
taken violently srk, and ntmated that she had been
poisoned BY The two persons who had a few moments
previously been n her company Two physicians were
Immediately sent for and tic proper antsdot~ we're ap
pied with good eject The stomach pump eieotci large
quantities ~ ard opium. Indeed the glan-
tiy was sufficient 10 XII half dozen persons. Tho
woman 81 the tine Of The arrival Of the physicians
hands that Der breast, throat and stomach, we're
burning dreadfuy. and that she IN Consequence
unable spca rhe physicians sid by the bed side d
Ys csay our reFo,icr Visited he cellar where ihS IN
fortunate woman lay writing q agony. Here, he learn
ed from making signs with the sick woman. tina, her
husband and lad lately died al Pansme. and that
they left behind them some money which feh ~ her.
she bad two lawyers employed 70 recover the money
and these the who she says, attempted 10
poison her BY giving her the arsenic and opium TO- drink
They wanted her 10 syn some T@r.r making over al the
property 70 them but she would not 90 u hey then
male her take oath Che nature Of which cur
reporter could not lcarr.D and then, aiter some
consultation, either forced or coaxe,i her 20 par.
take Of the fatal draught. Mrs. Price i Irish
woman, about thirty ave years Of age No tra,e
has ye, been discovered Of the whereabouts Of the
lawyers. and tho Is entirely unable
% speak write, VIII be some days perhaps, the
mysterious business y cleared up. The poor woman may
die IN the meantime, and then tie vi1ans who thus at
tempted 70 murder her viii scape from justice At pre-
sent the patient continues improved state but she is
YET spcechess although perfectly sensible all that IS
passing around her. some documents aud papers Of
iue which well known Nrs. Price had In her posses
sion are missing and when asked their whereabouts by
our reporter shc minated that these lawyers had carried
them On. The police ought 10 estgate the matter
thoroughly, as II 4 " horrible atrOcty and pre-
meditated attempt al murder.
CHARer ExRszzrErENr-w William Ball, resident Of
lee West Thirty ninth street and late superintendent
and trustee in the American Steel Pen Manufacturing Co.
situated at No. 1876 IVES, thirty seventh street was ar
rested few days ago by officer Rsbb Of the Second Die
rict Police Court charge Of embezzling about $3.50
worth Of steel pens from the mandatory in question
he complaint made Ny Albert Granger. Of No. 282
wes Trieth street the secretary aud Of the
company who charges the accused with having on the
18th ult (some-days after the company ceased opera
tons carried away from the warehouse. without either
authority right steel pens books ard other property,
20 the amount Of nearly ssc0 Tho accused brought
before Justice fandreau al the Jefferson Market Police
Court where he held 20 bail the Of al 900, 70
answer the charge preferred against hn.
For KrlRyEY srRnorSpEp BY Eronr HUNDRED