New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-29

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escape Of the parties in the reshbohood at tue tirpe
was almost miraculous.
DEATH UNDER MYSTERIOUS CIRCuMsrANCEs.-Nr.
Augustus Vanliew, late Of No 12 Hubert street, was
discovered by colored woman late on Monday night,
lvig on the cellar door Of house in Mercer street.
the corner of Canal.
reformation was forthwith given to Officer Classon,
of the Eighth Precinct, who examination, found
Mr.. Vanliew to be dead. carriage was procured,
and the remains taken to the SatonHouse corner Of
Prince and Wooster streets. The relatives Of the de-
ceased were informed Of his DEATH and aterward
appeared at the Station-llouse.
On examining the body, confused wounds were found
on each tempe and as the deceased had been robbed
# his gold watch and CHAIN beside 10 in money,
the marks of violence led to the painful conclusion that
be had been knocked down and murdered by rowdes,
who aerward red bis pockets of the valuables they
contained. Mr.. Vanliew, however, was subject to
FITS Of blind vertigo and is possible that he had one
of these attacks in Mercer street, and in the fall re-
ceiyed the Injuries as described. II 80, the thieves of
that neighborhood robbed him after death.
Mr. Vanliew was at home up to 10 o'clock in the
evening" when he went ont saying to his wife before
closing the door that he would bring her bottle Of
porter when he returned, but she saw him no more
i've. Nj. Vanliew was formerly partner of Moses
Laird, esq, in conducting the Museum Hotel in West
Broadway, corner Of Franklin street.
Some time before the body of the deceased was dis
lowered, he was seen on the of Broadway and
Canal street. leaning forward over the iron railing, as
il sick or injured. From there he must have CROPPED
his way TO the next corner, where he fell aud died.
As far as known, Mr.. Nanliew had no mortal enemy
who would thus seek TO waylay and murder him, and
the great number Of people passing through Mercer and
Canal streets at all hours of the pght almost preclude
the possibility of murder being committed there
without some one or persons being witnesses to
it. TIE deceased perfectly temperate in his hab-
it, AID it is not to be supposed that any collision be-
tween him and the many rUi as who infeSt the local
ity where bis remains were found conld have taken
place from bis being inebrated The wounds on the
head of the deceased, revealed by the postmortem
examination, do not present the appearance Of having
been inflicted with murderous instrument, although
DR.. FIIe is Of the opinion that the wounds as de-
ibed were the result Of blows inflicted by design,
and not occasioned by accidental fall on the pave
ment; the wounds 10 says the doctor were of amore
serious nature thar simple fall would produces and the
the quantity of extravesated blood in the brain
much greater, in the doctor estimation, than could
ensue from simple fall. DIR. Finnell has but little
doubt, from the investigations he has mada i'll the
matter that the death Of Mr. Vanew was the result
If Intentional violence.
Coroner Hills commenced Investigation yesterday
I'M the of death. and took the following evil
6enco:
James Chasman having been sworn dsposed-r am
Oh officer in the Eighth Ward was on duty from Z to
II O'Clock last D1ht i'll passing along Mercer street.
opposite Howard, about twenty-five minutes to IL,
was accosted by colored woman, who said man lay
dead Mercer street. went there anG found deceased,
about fourteen feet from the corner of Canal street,
there crowd of seven eight persons around the
deceased when / arrived, among whom were couple
of women; he lay on the cellar.door with his head to-
ward the house, about four inches from the wall his
face had the appearance Of beng rubbed against the
Intel my opinion is that deceased had fallen in fit,
and tine dirt his face attributable to it, coming
in contact with the Intel, which looked if the dirt
had been rubbed off; observed marks of violence
on the body at that time; his pantaoOn pockets had
been tulred inside out. and his bunch OF keys were
foDnd between the head the door SILL saw nothing
If the remnant Of a watcl-guard until this morning.
the Inenoy andum book found in the side pocket oi
his coat judged from the condition in which found
bic pockets ibGt he bad been robbed; the coored wo-
told this morning thai she FIRST heard that the
man lay dead from two girls who came running into
the house. The could not Tel: me the names OF the gins
but supposed they came into her hose as it was the
first one they saw open; private watchnan, named
Augustus Ganier, told me he saw deceased about II
lock las. everbg leaning railing, as if igaed
/ aiterward carried deceased 70 the Eighth Ward
Staton-House, and subsequently brought him - his
r. sideDce, Nc. II Huber! street.
Harmon Lutzens, living at No. 81 Howard street,
being duly sworn, said-About III o'clock was shut
ting up my store and man came ana asked me If
had seen an officer as man lay dead or nearly dead
On the corner of Canal and Mercer streets; [ went
down there and saw four or FIVE men standing
near and just then saw an officer come; sat ut my
store door with another for an hour before, and
saw no disturbance and heard no noise; from where
Of nm IN rec where the 1pcpnspI
was found there is no lamp near where the body lay
aud did not dsting uish before went TO the place;
had there been four or five standing there should
have them, had there been any noise should
have heard IT,
Louisa BogeIt, coored, swom-Reside, at No. SO
Mercer street, and works at No. ] think it was III
oclock last evening two girls came to the door OF our
house which is always Unmatched, and walked ino the
front paIor; Mrs. Bennett who keeps the house, was
in the front psrlor; was up stairs at the time and
heard them say that man lay on the corner either
drunk or dead; don't know who these gi.s were
had never seen them before; Mrs. Bennett said,
Louisa, go out and gee the man; went and saw
the body the grocery man and stout policeman were
there the policeman asked hack-drlver to take the
dead man in the carriage, but he refused unless he
were paid first; Mrs. Bennett said she did not know
the two girls that into the house; they lett I'M
medately after l returned from viewing the body. =,
Jean Leucota, being duly sworn, testified reside
at No. Mercer street; saw deceased about or III
minutes past ii as passing up Mercer street; he
lay the cellar-door with his head as anst the wall
was passing quickly and my feet struck against
him; looked at him moment, supposing him to be
drunk then passed ON home | usually see person,
passing 10 and fro go home, but saw no one last
night.
Drs. Finpel and Hassell being sworn, ssid-We
have made pcstmOrtem examination OF the body
and found three bruises the head one two inches
above the left eye, and presenting WelLmarked signs
VI extavasatioD the other two were on the right side
Of the head. the temple and the other above 1t,
both presenting the character of abrasions, differing
f%,,.. T. laN H. 4 H.. haa oh.