The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-06

The Late Tragedy At the Hew York Hos
patAI-DsAtA OF me Vicum-C0ronsr's In
quest.
Keaxney K Wagner, who was attacked and stabbed at
The New York Hospital thursday morning by
James Mead, patient hbu'nE under ssonia yos
died Of hh wounds on Friday night Coroner
Perry being notified Of the oocurreuoe, proceeded
70 the hospital yesterday morning and held IN inquest
upon The body Of the deceased when the following est
moay elected u relation 10 the melancholy Affair;
Thomas walker, Of ths New York Hospital, being daily
swosn rays-I have charge Of wards Nos md g. about
one O'Clock roursday last lon tho sard OF which
q he ms, deceased James Nead and four otAsrs they
spfeaIsd 70 Be perfectly qcet; - entAred The door on
my resun Isaw Mead armed With bread ,nne he ,prang
A but the tnioknes ef my vest and The dull point Of
Mo knife prevented any serious iDj N.Y. he pusaed me %
for few moments, and Asr sesans buAs % ven, %.
into the hail. when saw one Of the pAHens and another
Rerso. holding aesa .i'.ea hsn U puing him N nc
blood from injuries received.
Ihomss R.ks.v, q ss New York Hospital being daily
entered vs,d No Win med,one he opened u. door
and went In hs head sng On ho sids os his bed no
xsh:s ne 70 door ssS .ssmss me me
medsine the table, whom Thomas walker oraned the
door asd vas about coming In when Mead sprang a him
for assistance; ch noa $50 hin stab deceased.
d. rhOnas b Dash, physician Of the New York Hospt-
hopiai on he iss Il mber, beng partially dersnsed
In mind be put m tho ward ~ apa for As GLASS Of
tasen there three osaer patients in the xd, two
dskYum hewsus and wss under treasmess for suoh this
ono 1as also admitted tho LIT nR he was ncs violent
and xhan spoken % answered Questions rsssu,ly % ous
reasn 70 apu ehend any violence on bin pa, and consc
qusntiy he not put under restraint saw The patient
under great exotement and CON inued in such state
for Two hours and tbcn returned 70 his former con-
disios; the man seemed 70 be sborDs under I .
aent having thas disesse but We are mot In ihe
hey sho. evidences q being dangerous % nsmselves or
others ! nw Ne deceased soon .fer the occurrence
@ q souOS,
neck uss absve the collar bono Death wAs cauaec BY
hemorrhage from lh0e wounds,
Yitsl, being sworn, says-yhas he saw John kead, on
rhurtday september 1857 At the New York Hospital,
IN .sas q ns.sa yo!u Moreover, that he deems him
mental arrangement, 70, daDgerou, 70 be u largo
rbom.s walfe,, recalled. say,-I wS absent from my
20 10 my;dinrer; len Murdoch, paaens In charge Of
tho ward cspsdcrod him oompeteot take charge In
my .Dsenoe = he WAS saona AMI an Intelligent m.a he
In change Of hs ward during my absence whIe Aurdock
washing the dishes suppose Mead stepped syly back
o. HIM took awsy he knife Win which Ae inflicted the
ras case VI. then gwen % sas Jury when The fo'vns
"Dsssn by isiurs, frcm ssabs and outs inflicted By
Jamsa hesd, and The jury beneve thas id Aead was II
~ time Asorng under ssasia potsA"
vhsaaricai and Musical.
Arrsngenen .re now making for ths arst appearsnee
= klD Juiiasa Nay u grand oonossL me high social
sp"Sss. have sas NE sa ai nsss i Il .aisas
biz world ~ her succe0L
ITALIAN ornA-fhs celebrated nns Frsxsolins and W
rous other eminent artats are 70 make their nrsi appear
aDce In America, In the opera Of "LA 5onnam suA d the
Academy Of Aussc 70 morrow evening AZ everybody 10
ANXIOUS 70 bear the distinguished prime donna will be
neocssy 10 secure seats N advance or else 70 be q he
Nnlo's GAnpu--Me fAvoyits dAnsuese, N'ne Rous, y
70 appear In new ballet entitled "AcalhtA" 70 morrow
night mis- p.eos proved highly successful during lh.
y Thoughts taA viii meet with equal appreciation hare.
70 be followed by the glorious paniomms Of "Pougo,
In which al tho Ravea appear
Bowny.-hr and krs- r, mar, whose artistic abilities
arc favcrab spoken Of By the pfssss q hs ns.or, are
70 n.ss sher &b hsrs % morrow evening, ~ NE s.ci
NJ and mrs. EDDY, Nis Doourcy, and Nsssrs Fenno.
fitzgerald. 10 VIII aiso appear mo snssrtAin nens are
70 close win The tragic play entitled "Lucresa Borgia"
whose rorf,rmanoes have recently won for him 50 many
audaons from both NE pubic and the pres Of London
70 make his arst appearance since hs return nom Europe
night IN bis great character OF YeunE hrabe
Ia the favor, sonnedy called "rts InoonstanLn mo
Aroe of "The omnibusn b so be The afscrpisce.
wAIIAu's -hus Matilds Heron who has been for some
drama denonipsted "FAmaiDs," viii make her nrst ap
pearsnce In the production 70 morroS evening 6he
70 be supported BY number Of old nv xse incladins
Mp Hcey and hessrs Dyott and Davenport Al mas1r
OF oourse the house will DO full 70 overnowing.
LAURA Krus'a-rne Aiesi production by Tom nylos
nsv comedy ssy sed "rne Victims y 70 be brought out
h,ss,s. wpeste,sh BurBea, Jefferson, So, 70 morrow
night his comedy has lstsy created An unusual scnsA
don u ths Hay mArscs, London Mss Keens and Mr. JEFF
fcron m also appear In lhe amusing "Ocjuga Lonou"
oruw,o.--rns managers Of nh snug nue es,Ablsh
mon, are s isdusrously and SUCCESSFULLY epEsscd In
rendering ell who visit .hsm happy and merry romcr
Call % khs rurnruD win play ihree oharaonrs in the
10 drama Of "Tne wizard skin" and Mr. and Nm. I. b
Johnston arc 70 pezysnsto the oomi ~ hero and heroine In
"Poos PiIrooddy"
AxsDcAs nrmun Among he rsosn additions 70 his
extSasive esabnshmens have proved moro inssre
ing tnsn tbs beautiful dssolving visws Of sosnes In
presentations cf oeebrN.ed bailes, 40 Professor Wy.
phe renowned wizard and ven1iioqsht aud The "bo
gus BudelI heir," are 70 remain here but ooe week
sso CinrrY AND woops MrSsrnns have arranged Q
esh programme Of songs, buresquus and dances for he
me va, eune A. excitement wss orsalsd NE oshe~ day
by The sppeassrce tho streets q VITA, IN supposcd 70
have besn fsi .i.ed r.prssensAson q es0ss cn. o.
shoulders.
TIM BnrArs, notvishssandins the long run they have
unAned, evnoe disposition 70 suspend; on The COO
r1y thsy have fairly veathered the summer without me
lean drvback, and their stock Of merriment u this
m,ua. !. extensive and varied = :. 'he commencement en-
mos The 'shahspcrsan Resdings"
rgH meHAsror rHTAynB 10 70 open 70 morrow evening
under The ssase diresucn Of he popular actor Mr. W.
Held who y 70 play Duke ATann " the Julsna Of Mss
MARY Agnes In the comedy OF ne "Houey Noon Inc
farce Of "hs Wandering Minstrel" follows, with hr. Vim
cent and Miss Psrtneson In the principal paris.
Tns New steam nioop-of- War.
TO rHn rpIroR or fHI HnRALp.
In your paper OF yesterday you vsry prepcry excss
The desire ha the oonirsos nay bs awarded 70 The best
model plans and specifications for building NE steam
soop Of vv you also stale The Of ooss Of NE
steamers Missouri and niasspp, sposcd 10 be about The
same sse-bul reality smaer-of lhe about 70 be
built but you do show the dsncvc features of
me nsssaippd dravs twenty feet waier and the vessel
hrtn ~ "a draU buf foet n