New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-21

Nor ExPYcTED TO RTCovER.-in the case Ct
Michael STAR, of No. 10 Amity place who was shot
in the thigh at lager bier saloon Ia Canal street on
Saturday night last the surgeons have as yet failed to
extract the ball. and consider his recovery doubtful.
The steamer Bay State, Of the Fall River iine' ar
rived at her dock at O'Clock Wednesday mornlug.
She reports the storm to have been very severe on the
Sound last night.
A VOLUNTEER PoIIcE AT ToaPKINSvILLE, s. l.
II will he remembered that some short time ago there
were disastrous fires a TOmpkinsvile s. l., supposed
70 have originated with ncendaries and thieves as
much valuable property was stolen during the confa
,,rations A number Of citizens thereupon formed
Themselves into % Fire Police Company" giving
their services grstutousy and having for their object
the maintenance " Of good order at fires which may
occur within the limits Of School District No. g. in
the town Of Castleton and to goods from destruc-
- ton and depreciation" The company has already
done good service, without fee or reward and is in
fine discipline, with full ranks. 1t consists of Cap
tain, First and Second Leutenants, and 40 members.
The officers Ray Tompkns esq.,, Captain; James
j. Eosterbrook First Lieutenant and Jacob B. Wood,
Second Lieutenant. The bylaws require every men,
Der Of the force to provide himself with a sou wester
with club and belt. Each member is to be present
all fires, and failing this, without satisfactory
sons will be considered as having withdrawn from the
force. The company is composed of substantial c-
zens, and will be great protection to the property
and persons Of citizens.
SUICIDE BY A FENALK-Mary Ann Duffy, who has
been living at No % Oliver street for weeks past
yesterday committed suicide by swallowing quantity
Of arsenic. William ColliDs, a sailor, with whom she
had been cOhabiting at the above place. and who is
alleged beat her severely Tuesday night,
arrested on suspicion of having been in
instrumental in causing her DEATH lie states that the
deceased came passengcrn the ship De Witt Clinton
about seven weeks ago. that he employed a
sailor on board the ship in which she to this
country; that they formed acquaintance during the
passage, and since their arrival here they had been
living together most Of the time. Yesterday morning
she procured cents worth Of arsenic and took it;
after she had swallowed the fatal dose, she handed
Collins the paper which had contained it and said
There have put an end to my troubles" A ply
sican was called who recommended her removal to
the Hospital but she died while being conveyed there.
ANALOGOUS ROBBERY.-Ofcer Carey yesterday
arrested one John Marsh on a charge of having, in
company with four other persons whose names were
not obtained entered the premises Of John Wickers,
No. 2Sl First avenue, knocked him down. beat him
and taken from his pocket pocketbook containing
s. 30. The offenders pursued, but all escaped
with the exception of Marsh who was secured by
Officer Carey; and on being taken back to the store
Of Wicker he was identified as one of the principal
actors in the crime, and the pocketbOok which had
been stolen was found the floor near where he
stood Justice Dawson held the accused to bail in
the sum of $1,000, and in default thereof committed
him to prison to answer for the offense.
The FOURTH WARD HOMIcIDE.-The investigation
in reference to Jas. ODOnne whose death caused
by stab received in fight in Roosevelt street, on
Sunday evening, concluded before Coroner Con-
merry yesterday. The evidence brought out the fact
that deceased and Michael Hays were seconds in a
prizeieht at the crib No 3i3 Water street which had
taken place but short time previous to the fatal
encounter in Roosevelt street. Below will be found all
the important testimony taken yesterday:
Jas Booth residing in Wlliamsburgh, testified that
he heard deceased cry out that he stabbed wit
ness ran over and caught hold of Hays, when he
knife in his hand; after struggling Hays threw the
knife down and away, and aferward witness and
policeman returned and found the knife.
Patrick Murphy, swcTn-l am attached to the
Fourth Ward police my son, regret to say, was one
of the prize fighters in the room Ill Water street, No.
John Courtney the other prize fighter; was IN
formed Michael Hays and James ODOnnell were the
seconds at the first fight; John Flynn, Eugene Sui-
van James o. Rourke, John Taylor and a man called
Red Jim also present. the house belongs to Dan
Ludlum.
James Dillon testfed-That he was coming up
Roosevelt street on Sunday night at the time of the
tcht and saw James O'Donncll on his knees, and saw
another man whom he was informed Michael
HAYS make thrust at him and run away.
John Firm swOrn-I at the prize fight on Sum
day night between Hugh Murphy and John Courtney;
Jas. O'Dopnell, Michael Hays Scaddy, and another
man were the seconds at the conclusion of the fight
Thomas HAYS jumped into the ring and raised muss;
another interfered, and all were put out OF the
house; before the fight took place Thomas Hays told
me his brother had a knife that he had a row with
some niggers and it gave him Thomas Hays as
much as he could do 10 keep Michael from stabbing
them.
The jury rendered verdict that James ODonne
came to his death by wound in the abdomen pro-
duced by one Michael Hays, and that it was the
opinion Of the jury that his brother Thomas Hays is
an accessory before the fact.
Thomas Hays who present at the inquest, was
committed by Coroner Connery to await the action of
the Grand Jury.
Michael HAYS is still at large.
SOME OF THE +. +. Ns.-Speaking of the effect OF
ntemarriage among blood relations, The Fredr'cES-
Lurg VA Necs says:
In this country, in which we are raised for twenty
generations back certain families of wealth and re-
spectability have intermanied until there cannot