New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-09

cane Az Bors,io left the Court yesterday anefhoon,
be mut,tred something about the decision OF the Sd
PRIME Court.
RIHARKABLE YoUTB-DEATB or THE BEARDED
Boy.-For few eeks past, Arnold Mockeritz, most
precoc;ous YOUTH three years and nine months OF age
and called the Bearded Boy from the fact that he had
vhiske and mussches from one fourth to half an inch
in length, has been on exhibition at place Of amuse-
men. in the Bowery. lie taken sick ~ on Tues
day light and sank 90 rapidly that death ensued be-
fore physician who had been summoned could reach
him. Coroner Gamble was notified, and held aa
inquts. on the body The evidence taken being quite
in,ere sting we append copy Of it, which is a. fol-
low:
Meier Moekeritz, being duly affirmed, says: reside
at No. IS7 Orchard street; deceased was my son;
brought him TO this country for exhibition in Decem
Der lsst; be always in good health up TO yestel
with Mr.. Lea, in the Bowery; he was brought home
TO No. I39 Lewis street last evening; heard this
morning that he was dead; he lived altogether with
Mr. Lee; | live in Orchard street.
Catharine Lea, being duly sworn, says: NY nus
band George Lea, has had deceased on exhibition Tor
some weeks past; while he was in this house hsd
entire charge Of bin; he was brought home last night
about 20 minutes 10 ii O'Clock; he breathed heavily
and in sbout of an hour after he came home be be-
Gan 10 CIV with pain, an! rubbed his stomach he
sometimes look ed if he would choke; we sent Tor
physician the instant, but deceased was dead when
The Doctor came; he died in my arms; Mr.. Lea told
he that he had been eating some cherries and other
fut from some boy in the nes,er; know OF no cause
for bis death but what have stated.
Thomas e. Finnell, NJ. d., being sworn says; l
have made post norton examination Of the body oil
deceased and fOuDd large cancerous mass gro wing
from the right kidney it weighed about two pounds
and consisted Of nodues about the size and shape oil
small potatoes: this mass Of disease pressed on the
right sde of the chest so TO interfere very much
with breathing; the liver weighed about three pounds
and healthy in appearance each kidney weighed
ten ounces; the stomach was dstended with large
quantity of VI dgested food and was much Redeemed
throughout from irrita.ion the immediate cause OF
death was distenton Of the stomach, producing con-
gestiOn Of the brain.
Philip o. Hanan, physician, being sworn says:
assisted in the post mOftem examination; deceased
measured SO inches around the abdomen, q inches
about the chest, and around the head II inches; he
was So inches in hight IL inches around the thigh and
weighed about 81 pounds; it lie stated that he would
drink four gallons of fluid in the "a hours his body
was covered with black hair, which more profuse
around the shoulders.
This closed the evidence, and the Jury, after few
moments delibera,ion rendered verdict of death by
congestion Of the brain from dtenson Of the stomach.
The deceased born in Prussia, in which country
his mother still remains. He the fifteenth child,
and nore but himself possessed Of physical pecu-
harities different from those Of children in general.
The father Of deceased is ordnary-looking man,
and seems to have traits Of character different
from these of bis fellow-men.
BURGLARY IN PARK PLAcE-CApTURE OF ONE OF
TIE BuRGLARs-About 81 o'clock yesterday morning
as Andrew Warwick q private Waterman employed
on Park place, patroling his beat he heard the
closing Of one Of the store doors in the neighbour ood
whereupon he commenced trying the doors Of said
stores in order to If any of them open. Upon
examining the store Of Messrs Hurd g. Giles, No. Is,
he found the door thereof unfastened and light
inside the light being Immediately extinguished as he
opened the door. Warwick called out, "Who's
there r. but receiving reply, pulled the door shut
and retired the sidewalk where he raped with his
club for assistance While in the act Of rappug, two
out of the store, one Of whom ran up Park
place toward Broadway, the other running in the op.
posie direction. As the two men separated Warwick
saw Officer Wyril, who was thea on the opposite side
Of the street. start in pursuit OF the man who had gone
up when be went in pursuit of the other and at one
time got near enough to strike him with bis club but
on tuning corner the man either jumped into
cavatior or bio behind some logs secresg himself in
.uch manner that Warwick was unable to fad him.
He then returned to the store, and hi. way, while
passing through Church street, found large-sized
jimmy which had been dropped by the burglar in his
fight.
Policeman Wyrl OF the Third Precinct states that at
the time above .mentoned he was on duty in Broad
way, and hearing Warwick rap for assistance and cry
Stop thief" looked across the street, when he saw
two men eome out OF the basement OF store on Park
place. and start in opposite directions toward
Broadway. He Immediately started in pursuit of one
of the men, and arrested him the Of Chapel
stree and Park place. The prisoner, upon being
taken 10 the Station House. gave his name as John
HAYWOOD Upon searching him, bundle Of Metro
politan Express Company stamps was found-on a
table in the Station House, where he had thrown
them without being observed; the stamps were SUBJ
sequeptly identified by Mr.. Hurd, of the propre
tors Of the store.
The burglars had effected an entrance by prying
open the basement door Of the premises with
"jimmy," but had only secured about s. worth of
property when they were discovered by the watch
mar 1t is supposed that one Of the men looked out
to see if anybody about and in closing the door
| made considerable noise thus attracting Warwick's
attention.
The prisoner Harwood is - years of age, was born
in Hudson County, y. Y, resides in Brooklyn, is
q" steamboat man" by occupation, and says ne is not
guilty Justice Connolly committed the prisoner to
the Tombs in default of $1,000 bail.
Tbs LATE ACCIDENT AT RoSKosKosA-A Pleas
Ant IScIDEST.-Heroic deeds are often witnessed in
humble everyday life as well as the battlefield,
and pleasant incidents sometimes shine out in the
midst Of danger and death Such the case at the
upsetting OF the boat upon Ronkonkoma Lake-a
lovely little gem in the center Of the Long Island will
derness-ar account Of which was gwen in our paper
yesterday.