New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-29

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| Morn WITS IHaS THE Law A, o '-,'.
i, LIsG OF sPIEIrrALIss.-9n Friday - - . ~
hour. Officer Mcguire of the Jefer1On ''e'
arrested William Henry Brough,On on chass =.
any. II appears that on the leth day Of Dece. "'''
| 1850, Broughton married Miss Adehs Aoker-,>
which marriage soemnized by the Rev. b.
Cresgb in Seventh street, George Barring and Sarah
A. Cruzb signing lie certificate as witnesses. William
| Henry lived with bis wife about two years when,
tiriDg of her, he partially deserted her, only visiting
| her occasionally.
Some year and half ego William Henry became
acquainted with Miss Maria Werner, and paid her
| considerable attention, and attachment was soon
| formed between them. Through the connivace of
some spirituals;s Maria was persuaded to marry Wn.
Henry, che being told by medium that the marriage
had been ordered by the spirits Of some of her de-
ceased relatives. The marriage was performed in
Williams burgh, and the following certificate placed in
| her hands at the conclusion OF the ceremony:
No LEWIS PLACE. Wiliau.bgrsh. ~ T.,
Sunday. 4 p N. July 6. 1855
up.n, m the bond. Of srs marriage Mr. ~m Heavy Broush
ton sarah and Edward BrOGshtOn born in Bso
s y.n row . c s.uas S Diet and
S TRi II cISRk s 'asn sS eop
witnesses Mrs. f. NJ CLAsK.
At the time this marriage wss soemnized Msris had
20 knowledge of William Henry's former marriage,
nor did she ascertain about il until about week
ten days ago, when one Of William Henry's friends
told her that he had another wife living. and that she
resided in Varck street. Mars was 10th to believe
tie story yet could not rest satisfied until she had WIS.,
tied Mrs. William Henry Broughton No. !. She took
daguerreotype Of William Henry With her and made
l..kN NJ D..
ton No. / at first refused to credit the story
The two then compared daguereotypes and marriage
certificates, and found that they both claimed the
sane man as husband. The two wives then deter
mined upon making William Henry pay the penalty of
his crime and determined upon making complaint and
having him arrested. The necessary witnesses were
obtained, and Friday last the two wives with their
witnesses proceeded to Jefferson Market Police Court
and made complaint before Justice Flandreau.
William Henry had it appears, been rather fsithess
to Marin, and had not resided with her for some
months, although he would drop to see her once or
twice week. Al THU time she was residing in Will
lsmsburgh and William Henry having sta;d away
longer than usual she TO the City to look for the
rusnt when che met of his friends who told her
that William Henry had another wife living. Since
then che moved to the City with view of prosecuting
the man who had fCuy wronged her.
The officer to whom the warrant was given for Wm.
Henrys arrest bad great difficulty in finding him, in
asnuch as be bad 10 regular abiding place. At last
the officer obtained clue to his whereabouts, and
rested him at shop in Twenty-sxth street. at work
and little dreaming of the fate that awaited him.
William Henry taksn before Justice Flandreau
on Saturday and confronted by the two women. Mrs.
W. II. b.. No. l. seemed rather low-spirited while
No. g appeared rather pleased than otherwise Will
liam Henry who is rather good-loOking, was not a
little dscomposed and seemed to realize his unfortu-
nate position.
In default of g., 900 bail, the magistrate committed
him to prison for trial.
THE FATE OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY N NIcAR.
AGrA-Dr. c. Wilkinson Sleight of this city, who be-
came prominent for his active participation in the
Know Nothing movement from its rise, left this city
about eighteen months since for Nicaragus, taking
with him his wife, accomplished and intelligent
lady and his brother. Subsequently to his arrival he
became surgeon ON the San Juan River and aftcrward
went to Granada. He died there from the fever lila
brother also died after from the same Mrs.
Sleight was left without any protector, amid the
scenes Of terrors of bus'er fortune. At the battle at
Rivas on the lth of April, che received wound in
her leg which rendered amputation necessary; death
soon followed and relieved her of the suiferings she
had endured In behalf of the sol distant attempt OF
unprincipled adventmer to Amercanze Central
America.
MAYOR AND CORPORATION va. WV. 5. WANDER
BILT.-This is case in which VIM s. Vanderbilt is
the owner of premises Nos. 23 and 23o Sixth avenue,
but having leased them out TO another party denied
the right of Health Officer serving notice upon him
to abate nuisance. Several witnesses examined
for the prosecution, among whom were K &. Downing
esq.,, Superintendent Of Sanitary Inspection; Charles
Trip Health Warden of the Sixteenth Ward, and
AID Fulmer Of the Sixteenth Ward, who gave con-
elusive evidence that the cesspool and basement or
cellar on said premises in filthy condition and
detrimental TO the public health or using the words
of AID f.. who stated that 1t had smell like bige
water, was asked by counsel for defense the condition
of the matter he replied that it very thick and
mucky-in fact he says :" il as black as the
devil" The defendant argued that they had not vio-
lated any portion of the City Inspectors directions
upon the ground that the notice served neither in
the handwriting Of George W. Morton, it being a
printed autograph of the Health Wardens name, was
inserted by the first clerk, Deputy City Inspector,
therefore he was not responsible The Court held that
as long as il emanated from the Department, and the
proper officer served it, it legal The defense also
held that they had not violated the ordinance, the
work had been completed; but il being proved that
they were compelled to three different notices
upon defendant the judges decided that he had been
guilty of violation of the ordinances in relation to the
City Inspectors Department THE notice saying forth
With which ordinance reads thus:
If ordinance 1850 relating CITY