The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-07
Brooklyn City Intelligence.
MURDER-A WOMAN BEATEN TO DEATH BY HER
HUSBAND.


HUSBAND.
jeremiah Butler corporal in the United States Ma
rne service arrested by Sergeant Dickinson OF the
Second district police yesterday morning. the charge
Of causing the death Of his wife, The parties resided
the of Prospect and Navy Streets where the
kept small grocery and liquor store 1t appears
they did not live amieaby together and that he In
the habit of beating her frequently The only witness
to the transaction their SON. boy about twelve years
Of age who stated to Captain King of the Second da
trct police that the accused beat his mother during the
night, and yesterday morning pulled her Of bed BY
the hair Of her head and beat and kicked her again. He
then dressed AMI went to the Brooklyn Savings Bank
where he drew s437 having left the woman lying
on the Heor in nsensible condition. The boy
having informed the negnbors, physician called
n, but too late to be OF any avail, and
che died about II O'Clock The officers being sent
in pursuit. Butler found few blocks distant from
the house, on his return home, when y taken into
custody and committed to the cells. he peared
would be different statement from thai anticipated on
the examination he Is very large and strongly framed
man a1S quite respectable IN m II; sss Is
been in this country for years. the last twelve Of
which he in the United Marine Corps most
]y 1t this station ard at Washington The neighbors
state that they heard the cries of the during the
night As she was Of incorporate habits and their
quanels were very frequent, not UGH attention
paid to it until the boy gave the information. A
poet norton examination was made by Drs Bleek,
Cray, Van Duyne anc Farley who f)und severe cut Of
about inch in length on the head, and . number OF
bruises the oudes and about the body The SKULL
not fractured but deposit Of blood discovered
beneath the wound upon the surface Of the BRAIN This
produced compression, and consequently death Coro-
Hanford win commence investigation into the cir
cums'ances this morning at 10 oclock.
SuIcDE-on Wednesday evening, Polish refugee
named Napoleon Yerzekowitz, residing At S. Baltic
street. Brooklyn committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head with pistol whilst laborinr under
depression Of mind caused by the change in his creum
stances. appears that his wife went home that
ming. and finding the door Of his dressing ROOM which
he accustomed to smoke locked she looked through
the key hole and seeing him sitting at the table
and apparently asleep, she retired to bed. Find
ing however. that he I'D not been abed,
and looking through the keyhoe again and seeing him
in the position she became alarmed and had the
deor broken Open when it found that he had leaned
his elbow on the table, and plscnga pistol to his temple,
blown his brains out The Coroner held inquest aud
the jury returned . verdict in accordance with tho
facts
RELIGIOUS MADNESS AND DEArH--Ssme days ago, we'll
known citizen of Brooklyn, named Peter La Rozs in fit
Of religious enthuaias,, produced by reading the pas
cage, g" thy right hand offend thee, cut 1t off took
carving knife and nearly severed his hand from his
He WAS conveyed TO the Lunstc Asylum at Flstbush,
where he was kindly cared for by Dr. Ba.sey but died
Yesterday from the effects OF his wounds.