New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-14

the Tombs for trial in default Of $0 900 bail, and de-
tanned Palmer az q witness.
| CASE OF ALLEGED WIFE MURDER - FALSE
ALARM-The police of the Second Precinct on Sstur
day M rniDg reported TO Deputy superintendent Car
| penter the arrest of Matthew Bannan, a native OF
| England, residing at No. l5S East Twenty.seventh
street. suspicion of having caused the death Of his
wife Eliza by infcting violence upon her person. The
following afternoon, Coroner Perry having been noi.
fed of the affair repaired TO the place and held in-
quest on the body of deceased The evidence went to
| show that Mrs. Barnan, as also her husband, were
both persons of Incorporate habits and that while
under the influence of liquor, frequent quarrels took
| place between them.
Merry Lewis, who lived in the same house with de-
| ceased deposed that Bannan had never struck his
| wife as far as che knew.
DR.. OReily testified that Mrs. Bsnnan had been
sick for several months, and that he hsd attended
her Feeling confident that she could not recover, he
expressed such an opinion to the patien and also to
| her husband
Dr.. Christopher wel,je made post .mortem exam
ination of the body upon which he found marks Of
violence whatever and from the condition of the in
terna organs and the general history of the case he
was Of the opinion that the deceased came to her
death by phthisis pulmOnalis.
The Jury accordingly rendered a verdict to that
| effect
| Bannan who had been arrested TO await the result
| Of the Coroners inquiston, discharged from
| custody The deceased was 40 years Of age and
| native OF Ireland.
CHARGED WITH KEEPING DrsoRDERLY HOUSE,
On Saturday last Inspector Turnbull and number OF
residents of the Sth Precinct proceeded to the Dis
n L. an nat
proprietor of the establishment No. lO7 Grand street,
charging him with keeping disorderly house. Upon
these representations the Distrct.Attorney made the
following affidavit, which was to before Judge
Russell:
A. Oakley Hall, being duly sworn, deposes and says
that he is Attorney Of the County; had been
informed by Inspector Turnbull Of the Sh Precinct,
and by James Morris esq.,, and other citizens residing
in the vicinity Of Grand and Mercer streets that one
Alexander Hoag keeps and maintains, at No. lO|
Grand street. of Mercer street. common disor-
derby house and premises which IS as deponsnt Is IN
formed and verify believes and 80 charges, the resort
of Migrants prostitutes and dsordery charactersun-
der the law declarsory Of such offenders both by day
and night but more especially by highland that their
conduct is so violent and tumultuou to disturb the
common neighborhood DepOnent therefore prays that
a warrant may issue for the apprehension and arrest
of the said Alexander Hoag and all parties found upon
his premises who Migrants and disordery persons
that they may be dealt with according to law.
The house being within the Second Police District
application was made to Justice Dawson, who issued
warrant for the arrest Of Hoag, and placed it in the
hands of Inspector Turnbull.
Yesterday morning. or between II and O'clock
while the establishment was in full blast, Inspector
Turnbull and Sergeant Glenn entered the place and
arrested Alexander Hoag and three women, who gave
their names as Sarah Ioag Bella Herbert and Joseph
inc Kelly The prisoners yesterday taken before
Justice Flandreau, at the Jefferson Market Police
Court, who held Hoag to bail in the sum of $500 to
answer, Thos Besson of No. lbs West Twenty-second
street, becoming his surety The women were Dis
charged.
The ALLEGED WIFE MURDER CASE IN AVENUE "A
Coroner Connery on Saturday morning continued a.
his Office in Centre street. the Iqnsition commenced
several days ago relative to the cause of death OF Mrs.
Mulder late of No Avenue A, whose brother sed
that he, decease the result of violence inflicted az
the bands of her husband, Jacob Mulder. Consider
able esideIce was taken, but of quite an unmpoTtant
character as it failed to thow any guilty knowledge
on the pant of Mr. Mulder in reference TO the crime
with which he was charged. Witnesses whom it was
believed could give important testimony when placed
on the stand knew little or nothing of the matter a.
issue Finding il impossible to throw any further light
upon the subject the Coroner brought the inquest to
close by submitting to the jury for their consdera'
ton The following verdict was returned:
"Tbat Mary Muder, the deceased, came to her
death by compression C the brain, the result OF d
fracture of The pereus portion OF the temporal bo.e
The Jury are unable TO say from what cause this cir
Gun stance occurred.
The evidence taken in this will be submitted TO
District. Attorney Hail. who will transfer it to the
Gard Jury for their action, If in his judgment he
deems it sufficiently strong against Mulder to warrant
them in utterng true bill Of indictment.
Some days ago Mulder was required to and did give
bail in the sum Of $500 TO nsure his future appearance
if wanted.
A STRANGER DRuGGED AND RoBBED.-On the night
of the 1sh inst. seafaring man, named Charles
Miller landed from boat on the North River sde no.
far from the Battery, and inquired of two men wh'
were standing on the dock the way TO the Sailors