The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-05
ACCIDENTS AND CRIME.

ACCIDENTS AND CRIME.
FATAI SIAansG AfFRAY On Thursday evening. wi,s
some men engaged dancing in the house no. ~
Prince street. took place among tho participants
the dance. The engaged in the row ejecied
from the room ard proceeded to the street to settle their
dicuhies Here desperate struggle must have taken
place fos in few minutes afterwards James fagau,
OF those engaged in the fight found lying dead upon
the sidewalk By officer Meyers, OF the FourteeIth ward
police The deceased fatally stabbed The blade Of
the knife INJECTING ihe wound passed through the heart
and mast have caused instan, death. The officer
the aar m ana cndcavo:ed 70 find out who the party
that struck the fatal blow but without success 10 10
TIE preseat time no clue has been obtained OF the mu
defer o Pagan An inquest will be held upon the boy
OF the deccase TO day.
IATA SHOOTING OcctRRrscE Thursday evening a
mos, melancholy of shooting occurred at No IL
Broome street Toe victim in this case . woman,
named Hannah Wedmau, who was accidentally shot in
the breast by another woman, named Amelia Steward.
apnears that on the evening in question, Miss Steward
was handed pistol by friend OF hers, named Bern.
hem, who dared her TO Grc il OF out OF the window.
Miss Steward who did not like the idea of being called
co"ardy creature, took the weapon in her hand aud
presenting the ruzzle OF the weapon the fence in the
Of the house No. 122, n above named street
fred II OF Immediately afterwards loud screams we're
heard and upon inquiry il was found that the ball from
the pistol had entered the left breast Of Miss Wdman and
had produced fatal wound. The deceased died almost
i'll family after receiving the wound Coroner Conncry held
inquest upon the body Of deceased when The jury
rendered verdict exohsratIg Miss Steward from all ia
tention to harm deceased, but held that Bernhem was
guilty Of great negligence asking Miss steward TO nre
Miss Steward Ere the weapon into the yard but
this che denies, and = she received no advice rom
discharged by her. The will probably be braught
to the notice OF the Grand Jury
SUICIDE ny SuooTNG.-Andrew Holden, German tailor
committed suicide at loh O'Clock las, night at the cor
ner of Lexington avenue and Twenty-sxth stree<Dby
shooting himself through the head with a pistol. Toe
deceased resided at No. $50 First avenue aud had been
quite i'll for year On Thursday last heIpur-
chased the pistol with which he committed the rash act
and at the time said he would Kill himself il his circum
STAGES would not alter for the better The muzzle OF
tie pistol was placed in the mouth OF tho unfortunate
man. and then fired oil. Instant death ensued. The
coroner has been notified q hold an inquest upon the
BODY OF the deceased.
Aboy named Barney Riley had his hand severely shat.
tered last evening by the discharge OF pistol which he
wa leading, al the corner OF Bile, cker street.
Another boy, Whose name the police Of the Fifteenth
ward could not ascertain, injured in the hand by The
premature discharge OF his pistol,
Washngt a Alexander, boy fifteen years old re siding
at So West Twenty fifth street bad three Of his fingers
blown OF yesterday by the bursting Of pistol which he
firing OF at the time.
Robert Green had his badly fractured by the
buratng Of pistol He taken to his residence G77
Water street.
Geoagc valentine of s32 Monroe street, had bis thi,h
badly fractured by the explosion OF loaded pistol his
pantaloons pocket
John Riaicmorc of Jersey City, was severely burned
last nght Dy explosion ot rocket while attendi
the rework exhibition nj the cton OF East Broadway
and Grand street Blakemore dangerously burned
about his head and breas, He taken 70 his resi-.
dence and attended by doctor.
ACCIDENTS.
A boy named Vim. Punyon shot la the hand on
Thursday evening by himself and badly injured.
John Young and James Welsh residing at No IL Mul.
berry street, slightly injured BY the discharge Of
pistol.
Charles nallnger, OF lo7 Hester street. was also in
jurcd from the premature discharge OF pistol.
William Hyde, OF Dover street; John Terycney of ID.
vision street, James Nage Of TOO vcsey street. Bernard
Riley, Of Great Jones street; William Coy, OF staten Is
land Vim. Alexander, ofywest Twenty nfth street, Geo
Rlsns OF third street. Henry ronchcr OF North street
John Collins and George Moriary, OF Third street, were
all less injured about the hands by The prems
ure discharge Of guns and pistols They were all taken
TO The City Hospital for medical treatment
Michael Rooney, received pistol shot wound in the
right Thursday evening while quietly stane Ing at
his door la East sixteenth street II could no, be
ssceraincd who fired OF the pr o but Il Is supposed the
discharge purely accidental.