New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-20
THE WILLIAM STREET MURDER.
Arrest Of the Victims Son.
Another Man Stabbed In bis House.
WOMAN STABBED BY A BURGLAR
A WOMAN ROBBED IN GRAND'sT'
THE LATEST HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.

startled lie refiEenls. OLc lhoa w" AeS ~S~N -
man and q woman are at Che point OF death no"
wounds inflicted by the steel OF midnight ssss'siH.
The particulars - far as sscertained are as follows
About O'Clock in the morning two Spanish or itanan
sailors entered the dance house OF Marx Drscou NO.
277I Water street, and immediately commences an
rdscrmnate stack upon the persons OF those present
Thew both drew dirk knives, and one plunged ms
xe.pop into the breast of man whose name is not
positively known but is supposed, from q nemoran-
DUN. book found in his pocket, to be Andrew hcMan
m. . c.nL hoa.mau. of Rochester, N. Y. The DIX
entered between the fifth and sixth ribs, on the ngn1
side, and penetrated the right lung, causing siu's'
,ps,sp. death. The next one attacked was young
man pamed Richard Barrett residing near Patterson,
n j. who was in the city to purchase hour anu hSa
gone to spend the night at this dance house.
Barrett was stabbed in the left side, near the heart
ard IL believed TO be MORALLY wounded. Sdsan
Dempsey Scotch gill 10 years of age, mex reosyed
the s:esl, and fearful wound in the abdomen neaf
TIE esye was inflicted on her. She, too, u believed
10 be fatally wounded. The keeper of the place,
D,sco l. was next assaulted, but he successfully d.
tended himself with bottles, with which he struck the
assassin. A man called Sailor Charley was then a.
tackled. and received severe gssh in the eide aud
two across the stomach but his wounds are not highly
dangerous
After finishing their work the assassina started down
stairs and were there joined by two of their party VINO
had been waiting outside for them The whole four
then ran up Roosevelt street to Chatham street and
were there lost sight Of. The police made aware
of the occurrence almost Immediately after it took
place ard several Fourth Ward officers started 10 pur-
emit of the sssassns but 10 trace Of them coul1 DO
| found.
faken In the FOuYtl
Ward Police Station, and Coroner Cornery, being no.
titled, sde immediate arrangements to hold an In
quest upon the booy. The girl Susan Dempsey sOd
the young man Barrett conveyed to the New
York Hospital where their wounds were dre aed; but
little expectation Of their recovery il entertained by
the attet ding ply sicians.
Sailor Charley had bis wound dressed at drug store
near the dance house. aud was then taken to his resi-
dence in Roosevelt street. With view to the ident
cation of the WHO was killed. we give descrip.
ton Of his person, dress, &c. He was about feet
inches height 80 years of age, apparently an lrsh-
| man. H had on q drab cos', mixed cloth pants,
spotted velvet vest white shirt, check collsr new
thick boots ard K,ssuth hat. His hai: was Of light
bro color and he had thin whskers under the chin
| In his pockets were found memorandum book and
| picket slmsnso, as above stated. The wound which
caused bis death was about inch 10 length, one
fourth Of an inch in width ard penetrated to the night
urg The cause Of tae outrage on the part ofthe
lie rot positively known, but it is stated thai
one them, a few nights ago, stayed all night WIN
one Of the ehls the establishment and vas robbed
by her CT considerable money; and out of revenge he
and hie asconplice committed the fearful deeds The
police are specifically engaged sdeavoring TO OBJ
tain traces OF the sssasrs and Of the opinion this
they cannot escape.
The name Of the man mentioned "Saior Char
ley has been ascertsined 10 be Arnold james, sailor
residipg in Rhode Island, VIXEN at home.
Jsnes wss stabbed three times in bis abdomen ard
breast, and severely bu. not fatally Injured. The as
sassD With another blow Of the fatal steel, cut Jsness
coat and vest badly II very fortunate, indeed this
nr ocen. ard apparently honett seaman did not share
the same fate of the others who were 30 rutllessly
but, hered around him. Had be not escaped into an
other room and tsstered the door after him,
when he wa: first assaulted, in all probability ne too
would have been killed.
At $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Coro'er Con-
rery went 20 the Fourta Preenct Police Station, No.
Oak street, TO hold an inquest on the unknown
The fcllowipg named gentlemen were impahnsled
ard sworr as Jurors: George Smith, No. 1872 Hester
street; Stephen A. Spencer, No. 1872 Pearl street;
Mortimer A. Hyatt No. 444 Pearl street. Isaac Nil.
lord No. i4O Pearl street; John c. Ridden, No. $50
Pearl street H. G. Miner No. 462 Pearl street; n. +.
Thorn, No. so Chatham street.
Below will be found copy Of the testimony go far
g. taken:
DR.. Finrel, Ferguson and Garth, being duly
sworr depose and ssy-Ws have made apost-uiortem
exam in alton the body Of now lying dead at
the Fourth Ward 6 Station" We found oIe large
wound on the right eide Of the chest, between the
third ard urth ribs two inches tc the night Of the
p,i.fle uOrfiCn Of the steYuurn Z ALA n III.
recton-lhe sharp edge Of the knife b ing turned
toward the breast bone; on isKing the sternGm we
traced the wound through the base Of the lung into
large branch OF the pulmonary artery me henorrhsge
from this wUnnd escaped into the plural cavity ,ress
ing the lurg against the spinal columl removed
aeort ere quart Of coagalstedl blocd-the ssns
an cunt If fluid blood ill remaining IN I chest; Il
depth Of the wourc, on measuring wss about thfse
inches.
Arncld james beirg duly sworn, dc coses aud Gays
an stopping at No 20 Roosevelt greet am sea
bal; my home is at Newport Il. al about ~
O'clock this morning / went icto dance houfe 10
Water street arc sat dozr; there were two msn who
belonged 10 the house in there at the time; don't
know whose house 1t wac; there were about slr
Il uales IN the bouse sst doxn sDd one u the girls
ssk.d he 10 treat; did so; did no. dirk; wne the
gr were drinking two uen cSne NJ one Of taem was
Ozark oapl.sioled msr, and loo ked Ike the Chatham
street cotbies; lie had 10 wbsker; teey tslksd IN a
q foreign lar gunge 10 kemselve- anich could not
Understand; | took no notes OF thsmi when they
cane 10 they walked By the stove close whe.s I
wss sitting; one Of them, rather al man. wen, up
ssIs ard the otner ore stood IL about the center o9
the focr: the short ual waited to go up stairs.
but the man If the house prevented hun
because lie cid net hsvs money enough;
o. pay his way the proprietor take to aim, and tho
stranger talked back Ia foreign LlgI 3ge the Ea.u
then tuned 10 90 Gu. and il ing d! where w.s
b. struck in the side i'm uejis telv after which o.
turing his band noticed that he hso knife; we
going 10 strike back but gr pulled NJ back asd
saw the an make a. me sssla with T. knit. IN hi.
Lard; wien Jaw him con rg u n with the aaife