New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-07
ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES.
ACCIDENT AT RORDHAM.

On Friday, James Dudderidge, residing ct No i55
Hudson street, rode out 70 Fordhsm on the New
Haven Express train, having pru baby mistaken it for
one of the Harlem cars At Fordhan he Jumped of,
81 in 80 doing bis head came in contact with the
switch with such force break his skull and &c alter
his brains along the track Dudderidge was % years
Of sge and leaves q wife, 70 whom be hiss been
married only year He hes been lately employed Is
hook keeper at No. g. Broadway. The rain was
going at the rate OF about 30 miles hour at The trne
Of the accident. An inquest was held, and verdict
rendered in accordance sith TIE facts.
A FEMALE KIDLED BY PISTOL sHOr-cULPA-
BILE CARELEssNEss.
lanentable and fatal occ u,rence took place the
eve Of the Fourt, il Boone street. 1t appears ;ha
Misc Amelia Stewart, residing at NJ. l2G Bioome
street.. was challenged by Mr.. Abraham Bernheim to
fire off pistol which he then held in lis hand. Mss
Stewart accepted the cha- Dge and pointing the ps-
tol through the window, discharged it. Unfortunately
the weapon was charged with ball, ard the missile
took effect in the lef. breast OF Hannah Weidmao,
who was passing. The unfortunate female instantly
sank to tie pavement, and 10 fifteen minutes was a
corpse.
Mrs Stewsrt and Bernheiu were immediately ar
rested by the Thirteenth Ward choe and detained at
We Police Station until legal investigation iuso the
circumstances could be made. Coroner eonnery on
Saturday morning held an inquest upon the body OF
dec s.ed and the jury rendered the following verdict
That Hsnnsh Wsidman came to her death oy
pisol-shot wound at the hands Of Amelia Ste VAT.
" From The evidence adduced we e1onerate SAID Ane
lie Stewart from snyiptent to inure deceased; on',
we further feel il oar duty TO find Abraham Bern
"h, i'm guilty OF culpabe cIelessness IN causing the
loaded pistol to be fred. On the rendition o. he
verdict, Miss Stewart discharged add Bernoein
WIS committed 10 await me action Of the Grand jury
The deceased was married, a native OF Germany, 70
Years If age and lived a. No. 10 toome st:eet. Sc
hada child in her srus st The time che was rho,.
A CHILD sHOT-eARELEssSEss.
Mrs Louisa Legelbarn, residing In Eighth avenue,
pear Fory-tix,b street, discharged piston loaded
with shot Oh the Fourth, and shot chid four years
ole named Margaret Shocke, irjuriDg her, BIT not
fatally She Vas NOT aware nat the Pc. contacted
ehot, but had offered 20 discharge it FOR boy who
was c aid 10 do 40 himself Mrs. L. arrested, tat
after beng commtted short tine, wac discharged.
Mr. John l. Tszier fell from the platform Of one II
the Eighth avenue railroad cars, On the morning OF me
Fourth, and sustained fracture Of the ssul. lie
az conveyed bis residence corner OF Eighth avenue
sud Tbr,ieth street. He was end-ayGng 70 make
room for lady who entering tie cGr when he NE.
with The accident.
Ellen Mullen Il No. 2s5 Ninth avenue, very &C.
yer,ly buued by the explosion Of csmpbene lamp
which she was engaged in refllne. She US :aksD %
the Ees.YOrk HOSPITAL
ACCIDENT PROM FIREWORKS.
Mr.. JOB Blakemore, IN experimenting the t+earge
Of fireworks O.. the junction Of East Broadway and
Grsnd street, wac terribly bumrd 10 consequence y
the premature explosion Of rocket, which set hfe %
his c)otl inc. He was attended by attended BY Dr.
Kimkark, District Surgeon, abd ae, yard removed 10
bis home u Jersey city.