New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-28
BROOKL YIN ITEMS.


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A Man GARRoIID And ROBBED IN HIS o"S
SroRr-The grccery.store Of Frederick W. Meyer
No. IS Atlantic street, was feohously entered, -'n
time between | and O'Clock yesterday morning anu
the proprietor Was choked, and robbed Of ell and
gold wstch and chain. 1t appears tina; Meyers hsa
keen drinking with two men in nerho"nns "se''
bee, saloon iii. about l2 O'Clock, when he went to the
store His bed ia fitted up under the counter, and ne
Inv down upon it. Some time after, two fellows came
in through the hall door, by means OF nppers, ana
forcing the side door leading into the store, one oil
them held Meyers down by resting his knee upon hl'
breas, and taking hold of his throat lie tod them IN
snswer,o their demands that his vsluables were under
the he'd MON which he was lying. They took al
thew could find and went out leaving Meyers nsnsi.
bic. He subsequently revived and made some con-
yulsive efforts 10 make himself heard. Inc clerk WI"
slept on the next foor hearing an unusual noise, came
dow n, and striking light sseertained the -'ete o.
Affairs Officer Mclaughlin observing the light IN the
store, was informed Of what had occured' ava WIN
Officer Mupson learned from the injured man tina; the
robbers entered without making any nolse ana ne
WAS not aware 81 their presence until ne ie the
sure on his breast They had struck no light and all
being dark he could not distinguish them. Inc As
upon him appeared 20 be large ard the lore uSed
was 90 great that Meyers WAS rendered to'sis hcP
less He had succession Of convusive hts during tue
night and his life was nj times despalred of. He WAS
still in precsrous state sterday the injuries upon
his breast being very severe The clerk states tha,
h. heard no noise in the house until he was alarmed
by the grooming Of some in the store below, when
he went down, AVID found him in the condition above
stated physician Was sent for, and his case MAS
attended TO- OF the money taken, Ellis was in gold;
Movers thinks he would know the one who had hold
OF him by his voice, and thinks he had whlskers ne
wa. awakened by the grip his throat and the de.
mend Your money. or I'll kill you! That IL about
all he remembers. The police are actively engaged
in the endeavor TO ascertain who the Two men "eie
with Meyers in the lagerbeer saloon but thus lar I'M
successfilly Meyers recovered somewhat from his
delirium yesterday afternoon, and stated Ia Onicer
Elias that several persops were lnthe agerbee saoon
at the time he was, but that ne ad nor drink WIN
them He came to the store alone, smoking cigar,
which be finished before he entered. he saw no one
on the street nor anywhere near the store when he
went home. He can give no description OF the per-
| sons who attacked him.
Row N A PoRrEn-HousE.-A row took place in Q
porter.hou.e on the Of Atlantic and Columbia
streets. on Friday night, in which q man named Ed.
ward Mitchell was shot through the hand by John
Carroltop the bsr.keeper The disturbance originated
in consequence of the refusal Of the bartender TO give
| A drunken man more liquor, when general assault
| was n ade upon him. The bartender fired pistol
several times once over the heads OF the parties and
| once on the floor. Another shot, however, struck
Mitchell the left hand, causing INJURIES so that
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Carrolfon was brought before Justice Batchley on
Saturday, and held TO bail TO await examination.
| HoRRlprE ATTEMPTED SuicIDE.-Y Yesterday morn
ing about SO clock German named John r. Schhei-
| der. reading at the corner of Second and Grand
streets attempted ~ commit suicide by shooting MN
self in the month with the contents OF pistol. Inc
tongue was dresdiully acerated and the bsii ps-su
through the throat and lodged in the back OF the
| neck Or. Wcbber was called in, but was unable tn
extract the ball. Schneider will be removed To the
Hospital this morning There is but little chance Tor
| sreeovery. He thinks he was out Oh Ms heaa ~
| the time of attempting his HE.
Brutal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. III o'clock Sainrda,
night man named Patrick McMannus WINE IN S"iI.
porter-house in Fifth street, near North FOURTH wes
attacked by some five six and beaten until MS
life was endangered and then thrust into the street
| Assistant Capt Hunt, together with Oficers r. ia.
cobs Cocheu and Neil, proceeded TO the place, and
arrested the proprietor Barnard Swift. Felix Mcclure
| Andrew Murphy Hugh McCusker and Hugh Swift on
charge Of committing the assault and battery. They
| were held for examination.
II 4 SAD PrlGHr-Between II and II o'clock
FRIDAY night one of the Fifth District Police was al
,rac,ed by the cries Of female III distress upon
entering q stable corner of South Fourth aud Leonard
streets he found Young female, named Ellen Egan'
in almost nude state, having upon hsr Out my
under garment She statedhat she had been torclby
dragged there by man, who had forcibiy stripped
of her clothing and then run away The officer con-
viewed her 10 the Station House and on saturday by
the request Of the girl Justice Allen sent her to the
Peniten.sry for 80 days
FIRE.-A fire broke out in the Cathode Church
star of the Sea" in Court street on Friday night,
and caused damage TO the amount Of about $iC~.
The FIRE originated from the heater, and Was alto
gether accidental. Owen Cunningham was nearly
sufocated in endeavoring TO suppress the Names
REsIGs,TIos-Capt. Combs of the Eighth Ward
Police has sent in his resignation 10 the Commission
err To take effect ON the oath of next month.