New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-23

ALUMNI OF THE FREE ACADAMY.-The Associate
Alumni If the Free Academy held their annual meet
ing yesterday in one of the Academy buildings, Rod
ney G. French President of the Society, held the chair,
and Chas. IL. Pratt acted as Secretary.
After the reading Of the minutes, committee, ap-
pointed last wear, reported resolution in favor of
establishing fund.- to be called the Students Aid
Fund for the assistance of such students Of COED stand
ing as may find difficulty in completing their academic
course The fund is to be ntrusted TO five trustees,
and by them is TO be loaned, without interest, to such
students as they may think deserving. The ransac.
lions 10 be kept secret from all except the Auditing
Committee, and such others the Alumni may ap
point.
The Trustees elected are John Hardy Franklin S.
Rising Joseph X. Anderson, A. G. Compton and {. L.
Holt.
The Auditors are j. w. Mason, James Lyman Van
Buren, and Charles ii. Pratt.
The following gentlemen were elected officers of the
Association: .
President-James NJ. Steers, nephew Of the late
George Steers.
Secretary Samuel Gould, Raymond Jelihe.
Executive Commttee-W William Cruikshank, A. A.
Alvord and Hugh McFarlane.
Glass of lsj3-James X. Brant.
Glass of lS5i-F. ID. MoultOn.
Glass of 1865. b. House.
Glass of lSJ6-Russel Sturgis
Glass of lSj7-Smith Bloomfield.
After other unimportant business, the Association
adjourned. The Glass of 1855 took supper together.
TIE ITALIAN MURDERER COucEMI-lt will be
recoectsd that on the Goth of April last the residence
Of Mrs. Augustine Mirwin, No. So st. Marks place,
was entered by burglar aud robbed Of jewelry to the
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noise in the room, and upon looking up man in
her room. She Immediately sprung out OF the bed,
ard Selling hold Of the robber attempted to detain
him, but he finally broke away and escaped. Hearing
of the arrest of the Italian burglar and murderer
Couce,ni and the recovery Of large quantity OF
ie wely, Mrs. Mrwin called yesterday at the Super
irtendents efice in White street. and gave descrip-
ton Of the property lost. She then accompanied Mr..
Brevoort to the Tombs, and upon the prisoner being
brought out immediately identified him as the person
who was in her room on the night OF the robbery.
The MURDERER OF POLICEMAN ANDERSON II THE
ToMBs-As stated in yesterdays TRIBUNE, al attempt
was made the part Of some two hundred or three
hundred people 10 take Michael Coucemi, the mar.
deer of Policeman Anderson, from the hands of the
authorities for the purpose Of executing summary
aged to elude the crowd and lodged their prisoner in
the prison connected with the Essex Market Police
Court. The fact becoming subsequently, known taat
Coucem was in the Essex Market Prison, the building
was during the day watched the outside by the
fr nds of the murdered The inquiries as to what
vould be done with the prisoner where he would be
taken. and in what manner, very numerous but
no satisfaction was given by the keepers to those
making the inquiries
Mr. GRAY. Warden of the City Prison, dispatched
DEPUTY Keepers Chairman, Orr and Brown te Essex
Market 70 watch the prisoner, and convey him, when
favorable opportunity presented, to the Tombs.
The excitement about Essex Market continued until
ouite late in the evening when it suddenly ceased
and the majority of the crowd had apparently dis
perscd. Mr. Chairman several times looked out to
see if the road was clear but seeing on each occasion
a rroup Of ten or dozen men near by resolved to
wait little longer Upon locking out at o'clock In
the morning 40 one was to be seen, whefeupon he
gave n sippal and coach which was waiting lftls
distance off came up 1t but the work of an In
.ant 10 get the prisoner in the carriage and order the
driver 10 proceed. Scarce however, had the horses
started than twenty or thirty men suddenly appeared
and gave chase to the vehicle. They were attired in
soucbed hats and red shirts, and seveal of them had
knives which flashed in the air az they rushed past
the gas-hghts On sped the horses at their greatest
speed the pursuers but few feet behind and rapidly
gaining. The vehicle, however, reached the Prison
in advance of the friends Of Anderson who were thus
seeking 10 ayence his death. The prison doors were
opened on signal rom Chairman, and Oonsem Lifted