New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-07

well aware that warrant for his arrest had been
issued but he took TO keep Ihd until he had OBJ
tanned bondsman to keep him out OF the Tombs, and
then openly appeared in the streets He was taken
before Coroner Perry and held to bail in 81, 900 to
await the action Of the Grand jury. JAS. Farquhar
of No. q Frankfort street became his bondsman.
ALLEGED SuBoRsATIos oF PxRJURr.-Alonzo W.
Adams lately charged with bigamy, but acquitted on
examination, Yesterday made complaint against
James W. Frasier and Mary his wife, charging them
with endeavoring to induce a man named smith to
swear falsely against him. while giving evidence in the
case above referred to- The parties were held by
Justice Dawson to await examination
SrMr.AsyrAL RzPoRr OF Tx CHEF OF Police.
This statement of figures without any remark e1'
planitory not even Endorsement, was received last
night By the Aldermen, and ordered to be printed
The tables show the number of arrests for the six
months ending June 80 to have been - ll6. fthese
1881 were made by the police of the districts, and
3l45 by the reserved corps. The chief ofenses for
which arrests we're made were Arson 9; assault with
intent to kill Sc assault and battery, $685. attempt
At Q; attempt steal 100; attempt at burglary,
10; abandonment l25; burglary, l56; disordery con
duet 9 GSS ENLIGHTENMENT, ~; escaped convicts 81;
forgery %; felony Is; fighting in the street. ~;
grand larceny, i26 gambling, l22 insanity, 49, IN
oxicatiop, $685. do and disordery conduct, 2'fi9i
insulting females, II; keeping dsorderly houSe', 81
murder l9; false precnses. OIL petit larceny 2,io1
picking pockets I13; passing counterfeit money lSS
perjury, %; rape :; robbery a. receiving stolen
goods So selling lottery policies, 81; vagrancy lilO;
violating Corporation ordinances. 500. During the
same time there were g. 81 ofenses committed against
property: 1873 violation Of Corporation ordinances
were reported to the Corporation Attorney tor prose
cuton; - "a dodgers were accommodated IN the
Station Houses the greatest number in any one ward
was l5l in the First and the least was IN the twenty
second and Twenty-nintb They are divided among
tie six months as follows; January o,6Oi February,
6.i7i March, 6673; April, 5,l5l; May, 4,|Sl June
3.27l Their nges nation color condition, Nc, are
give Il in voluminous form. During the above hme'
the rouce force by sickness and otherwise lost on IN
aggregate 81 men per day. There are in the depart
ment ,Cs, men, viz p captains, A leutenants, -
serge ants 30 policemen. OF these III are do'alei
SUPPOSED SrIciDE.-An inquest was held on Mon
day at the Franl lin square Hotel No 32S Pearl street.
upon the body of John f. Roger, native OF En-
gland forty wears Of age whose death was caused by
an oyerdoee Of laudanum administered by himself.
Deceased had resided in this country for several years
onaly paeticed landscape painting, and also asPired
TO the dignity of being an author From diary found
in Lis trunk il was evident that sickness, domestic
trouble and financial difficulties had rendered him at
times insane. He had been at the hotel for about
three weeks aud most of that time was confined to his
room by Illness on Sunday morning daughter OF
tie lsndlady visited him and learned from him that he
had caught cold and was very ii. He said further,
tim, he was in strange home, and had no one to
attend 10 him. On the following morning she agan
Visited him. and found him much depressed in spirits.
and advised him 10 get sleep when he tod her
that he would soon sleep the sleep of death bottle
oflaudanum was at this time char beside his bed
Some hours aerw ard he died. and a po-t-mortem e1-
animation made by DR.. BoIton showed that ne had
taken large quantity Of laudanum. The Coroners
jury were not prepared to say that deceased commit
ted .uicde and rendered verdict Of Death from an
0oyerio-e Of laI danum.' Deceased leaves q wife
residing in Toronto, c. W. from whom he recently re-
ceiyed letter.
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