The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-08
New York, Sunday, November 8, 1857.


One of the most endish and brutal acts of violence
that ever disgraeed Christian community was per
petrated in the basement of No. 80 Greenwich street
on Friday night. A party of four or five young
rowdes then and there forcibly violated the person
of an aged and industrious woman named Teresa
Spitzlin and while endeavorng to stfe her cries for
assistance, choked her to death. One Of the perpe
traitors was arrested by the First ward police but
subsequently, through gross careessness, was per-
mtted to escape. Coroner Connery held an inquest
upon the body Of the deceased, when a verdict
against four men, named Morris OConnel James
Tool, William Hagan, and a seaman called Sailor
Dan" was rendered by the jury. Warrants have
were issued for the apprehension of the fugtives,
and at late hour last night Tool was arrested by
the police as he leaving house No. 81 Greenwich
street in disguise. The other villains are still at
large The murdered woman was a native of Swift
erland and was about ffty-ive years of age.
Mr.. George A. Clark son of ex-Mayor Clark, and
paying teller of the Grocers' Bank is discovered to
be defsulter to that institution to the amount of
nearly So oOo and has escaped yet all the efforts
Of the officers to capture him. Full particulars of
the defalcation win lie found in another column
The Metropolitan Police Commissioners yesterday
accepted the declension by Mr. Draper of the proer
Mayor Wood elected Peletiah Perit President of the
Chamber Of Commerce, to I'LL the vacancy After
long discussion the Board refused to take any fur.
ther action with reference to the Harlem and New
Haven Railroad Companys use of steam below
Thirty 6rst street and running the large cars down
town. Mayor Wood spoke strenuously in favor of
carving out the ordinance. The General Superin-
tendent sent in communication setting forth the
necessity Of Immediately increasing the force.
Legal proceedings were commenced in Philadel.
pha yesterday TO attach the property Of Mr.. Thomas
AIibone late President of the Bank of Pennsylva-
MIA who recently went abroad under the plea OF i'll
health. The suit is brought by the President and
Directors Of the bank who depose that the defendant
l. indebted 10 the institution upwards of two hun
dred thousand dollars. The affidavit also states
that MIR. Albone has absconded to foreign parts
with a design to defraud his creditors. A letter
from our correspondent at Philadelphia published in
another column, gives full particulars Of this alleged
financial delinquency.
The Peoples Union Convention met last evening
but took no action with reference TO nomination.
for city officers. preferring TO await the movements
Of the republican and American parties.
From the report Of the City Inspector we lear
that there were 1913 deaths In the city during tn,
past week decrease Of 81 as compared with tn,
mortality Of the week previous The following abl,
exhibits the number OF deaths during the last two
weeks among adults and children, Distinguishing the
eexes:-
1cr Women Boys Girls 75sal
Week Week eOdn Nov. 7. II ics ios az
Among the principal causes of death were the fol
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