New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-27

go .ha character Of the men, when they were ar
x.oa talon 10 the Station House and locked up for
,ho rems,der OF the night The prisoners gave their
r.ue. as Charles Van Orden and Martin Sears Yes
,o,dav morning they were taken to theJ Jefferson Mar
,c, Police Court, where Alderman Fulmer, acting
magistrate, committed them to prison in default Of
$500 bail each.
A GARRoTER KrLIED-THE ACT JUsTIrED-On
the night of the Sd ns. James Brown one of the off,
GERS of the chip Zurich who at that time boarded at
the house Of James Farley No. II Oliver street,
while on the way to his lodgings, was attacked by
gang Of hiehwaymen, who committed a violent as
saut upon bis persop and thrusting him into the gut
ter attempted by force to rob him of what valuables
he had in his possession. During the preparation Of
the outrage Brown, who is powerful man, managed
to get large knife from his pocket and plunged the
blade twice into the person of of the garroers,
who at that instant was grasping him tightly about
the neck. The fatal steel took deep effect in the side
of the young ruHian, whose name proved TO be Pat
rick DIVER, and be rolled from the PROSTATE
form of his victim never more to raise his hands to
similar deeds of violence Dryers accomplices being
horr6ed at his cad fate took to their heels and
off, when Brown jumped to his feet and hastened
home. Feeling that in protecting himself from deadly
violence he had performed an act of public justice in
stabbipg Dwyer Brown frankly told his landlord all
that occurred. Shortly aferward Brown sailed for
foreign port, and is still absent at sea- Dryer was
conveyed to the New-York Hospital and there died
on the Dght of the 18th inst The day following Coro
Der Hills impaneleda jury to inquire into the cause of
death. but as no evidence could be obtained except
that of Dryers mother, the case was adjourned. 1t
was resumed again on Saturday and concluded. The
evidence taken will be found below:
James Farley residing at No7 Oliver street. being
duly sworn depOses and saJs-I keep sailors board,
ing.house; did not know deceased by nsme might
have known him by sight; at first thought that the
deceased was another man named William Dwyer,
about 80 years Of age; man Of the name OF james
Browp second officer of the ship Zurich who boarded
with me- came in on Friday or Saturday evening, July
3 or 4, between and o'clock; there had been talk
in the house before Brown came in that they the
rowdies) had attempted to garrote Brown, VINO had
fought bis way through aud stabbed Ole OF them
Brown said that he had been garr0ted, having been
thrown down into the gutter on his back and robbed
that he could not speak; that he took bis knife from
his pocket and stabbed twice OF them, who was
ON top Of hun; this man then rolled of him, when
Brown jumped to bis feet Brown strong powerful
man; he sad that there were some five or Six OF the
robbers; Brown told me this that same evening some
two hours after the occurrence on the next day 1t was
spoken Of again, Brown giving the same statements
Brown went out to liquor store the street and
chased from there TO my house by some twenty or
thirty men; the mob seemed to wish to get hold of
Brown to aveDge the injury DONE do not know where
Brown is now; do not know whether he has shipped
or not he left my house the first of the next week
l have known Brown about twelve years; his word l
can rely upon fully he is very pescably disposed.
Stephen Romano, residing at No. " ~ ar street,
being duly sworn deposes and says 49, the de-
ceased by sight, hsd no acquaintance T.. h !; the
first that saw of the deceased on tho ogL. Ia ques.
ton about 81 o'clock he was then being carried
streets, by some five or six men, | followed to the
store to see how much the man was injured; went 10
the Hospital with the deceased; was not in the row
nor do know Of any one who was.
Henry d. Noyes nj. d., being duly sworn, depOses
and says--I am House Surgeon in the New. York Hos
ptal the deceased admitted on the Sd day Of
July suffering from two severe wounds on the LETT
side, one simply flesh wound, the other almost d.
recUy below this between the eleventh and twelfth
ribs the wounds were about half inch long; from
the lower portion of the bowels were proruding
deceased was much prostratcd having lost large
quantity OF blood peitonitis ensued, which, however,
az held in check for about days when he grew
worse and died at clock the evening a the 18th
inst. examination found peritontis, peurisy aud
peiionts Of very character; these Were con-
sequent upon the wound and the cause OF DEATH
The Coroner, being unable to procure further evil
dence in the case, concluded the nqution, and the
jury after a short absence, rendered the following
verdict
THAT Patrick Dwyer, the deceased, came to his
death by perOritis, the result OF stab at the hands
Of James Brown on the Sd day of July, 1851.
Furi er, the Jury consider the act clearly justii-
able it beirg in sefdefeDse."
CoucEMI, THE BURGLAR.-One Of the firm OF j.
ID. Shaw & Co., blank book BINDERS No. "A Beekmau
street, appeared at No. SO White street Saturday,
for the purpose Of seeing the blaDkbOoks described in
the st Of articles found in COucems effects, supposed
to be stolen, thinking, perhaps, that they might have
been stolen from Them he said that the Italian had
worked for them for the past three years and half at
bookbinCing, and during all that time more sober,
steady and industrious man they had not had in their
employ. He was frequently in the habit of coming
to work by o'clock in the morning aud working stead
lily till after dark; and it only the last week that
he had let him the Italian who was only koown 10
the shop by the of Frank in for the purpose of
going to work at that hour in the morning. They
in the habit of employing large number of Italians
time at bench alongside of two Others one of whom
was shot by pistol during disturbance in Elm street
last Winter Another, who got out of work for few
weeks shortly after that, took dose of corrosive sub
Innate which caused his DEATH and Frank is the third
one. An Italian interpreter called at No. 81 White
stree yesterday by request and read over the various
letters found in Coucimi's possession when arrested
He Gays that not Of them has any reference to any
burglary crime of any kind, but, the contrary,
all letters of very friendly character full of the
kindliest sentiments Of respect and love from his
friends and Others.
ASoTHER PANEL DLN-THE PARTIES ARRESTED.
"A young man named Joseph Claypole, doing bust
in the lower part Of the city, came before Justice
Welsh on Saturday with Officer Richard s. Eldridge
ard complained that he had been robbed while with a