The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-07
Police Intelligence.
ALLEGED AITEAPT AT WIFE MURDER-ARREsT OF
TIRE HUSBAND.

THE BUsBAND.
Yesterday afternoon the dents OF Greene street In
The neghborhoed Of Becker street. thrown into
great state eyciten in consequence Of alleged
attempt at wife murder having taken place at No.
Greene street 1t sppears, tar reporter could
learn. that tie wife CT a named Thomas Downnrs
resdipg above found lying weltering in her b
deep cash in the th,oAt revealed shocking wound,
from which The ood was flowing rapidly. The police
being med Of the occurrence, officer Rockwell of the
Fifteenth wld police, rushed into the premises
and srrested the husband Of the injured woman
charge Of hAvit committed attempt at murder.
The woman was able TO talk iantiy and on being ques
toned relative 10 the case said that her husband had
Attempted to take her lie ny cutting her throat with
razor doctor wsa soon afterwards called In, who
four upon exanr sion that the windpips OF the unior
woman had been seyered end that in his opinion
the very critical one Downing was conveyed
before Justice ~ the second District ronee
ed the injury snd that he was entirely innocent OF the
crime fha IrisoIer vss committed TO jail 20 await the
prove fatal Downing looked quite Wild when brought
into court snd although not under the influence drink
t his counepance showed clearly enough that he had
been leading rotouA HE OF late.
CHARGE OF PASSING COUNTERFEIT MoNEY--LARGE
HAUL OF SPURIOUS BILLS.
On Wednesday hight man named Amasa Reynolds
was arrested by officer Conway. of the Fourteenth ward
police charge OF having offered counterfeit Eve dol
Jar bill the Ocean Bank OF this city, TO Mr. Andrew L.
Byrre of No lt7 Grand street Reynolds wife, hear
pg OF the arrest told the officer that her husband who
is seaman and has not been in this city than
week. had received the counterfeit from named
Martin Devn, and that she wiling to show the
police bis place of residence. Thinking that probably
Deylin had large OF the counterfeit money in
his possession the o ser, accompanied BY policeman
Ross, ct tie Fourteenth ward, went along with Mrs.
keyiods Dsvna house 10 Mott street, and here to
their surprise they ounc The accused in great state Of
terror. Devn attempted to burn roll of bills that he
had Ia his ession but the package rescued from
the on before it could be consumed On nspectipg
$1ej tn ctuatefftit fives" the Ocean Bank aud
$40 Vie Pbenix Bar Of Westerly, Rhode Island also
eOur terte discovered. The prisoners taken
te.oie Justice Wood 1t the Essex Market police, whore
THEY were committed for examination.
ALLEGED THEFT or SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS.
VIM. Gosson was taken into custody Wednesday, by
ttcer McManu., of the Lower Police Court on charge Of
sts apg OF surveying Instruments valued at $685.
fiom the Office Of John B. Holiness OF Broadway The as,
:used Is alleged sold the property or portion of it,
10 Eeps Pile, the optician for about half its
origin al value With arrested By the officer the accused
had s2 swed up in his othing which It's supposed he
received In for that portion OF the instruments
csposed Of to Mr. Pike Gosson brought before JUS
rce Connolly, when he was committed for examination.
CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY
John CIonk, master OF soop, taken into custody
Wednesday afternoon, by ooer Thorne OF the Cd dis
.rict Police Court, charge OF stealing quantity Of
pork valued at SIS the property Of Alfred Cheesmau.
The accused il alleged conveyed tie pork TO Brooklyn,
ami there eifpcssd cf it TO q named Welsh The ac
cused cd beore Justice DAWSON at the Second
Dntict Fonts Court, where he committed for exa-
mins.nn.