The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-03

MURDERS, HOMICDES AND SUICIDES IN
NEW YORK DURING THE YEAR 1857.

The wear 1857 has been a remarkable in g criminal
point Of view. has been replete with murders Of the
startling and horrible nature, while the number Of
homcdes and suicides by far exceeds that any previous
year Through the poleness of Mr. John g. PARSE, the
Clerk in the Coroners' efce We have been enabled TO
furnish readers with complete chronological account
Of all the murders, homicdes and suicides committed in
New York during the year 1851 as follows
JANUARY.
1-willam Dunn, Of No "a West Twenty sixth street,
died from the effects Of blow on the head with slung
shot, at the bands Of Patrick Thomas.
3-Frederick Peppe, German, committed suicide by
hanging himself at No. 1876 suffolk street disappointment
6ICharies Barton committed suicide in q stable at the
rear Of No 2t4 West seventeenth street BY hanging hm
1S.-hrs. Harriet lawson killed by abortionss At her
residence, No 1+O First avenue.
N-Sarah Delaney beaten TO death by her husband ct
No 40 Sullivan street. An unknown man committed
suicide by hanging himself to lamp post in sarkson
DC. W. Rhineman, German poisoned his .ife and
three children and then committed suicide at his resi-
dence No IS avenue A.. Mary iatalle committed sui
eide at No. 81 Forsyth street, by taking arsenic.
27-Robert Preston Albee, sailor, died from the eff
fects of a beating received at No. 70 Oliver street
sl-Dr Harvey Bdrdsll found murdered in his Office,
No 81 Bond street
26-George Johnston shot dead by Peter Arneson, pro-
prietor of lager bier saloon, al No. 200 Bowery.
1-Richard Swartz, Crimean soldier, CON mitted sui
eide by cutting his throat Win razor JOhn
committed suicide by taking quantity Of audanum. =.
Patrick Farrell private in the limited States army, "a
tally beaten by unknown rowdes
3-Victor Vjoette, an Italian, committed suicide at
French's Hotel by taking some narcotic poison Sarah
Miller beaten to death by her husband Joshua Miller, at
4-Dr samuel b. Philips committed suicide at his resi-
dence Of Ninth avenue and Eighteenth street, by
taking prussic acid
lOeiayina Jones an insane woman committed suicide,
by hanging herself at her residence No go West Forty
eighth street.
-Ellen Jane Clendenon committed suicide, at No 14t
Worth street, by taking iaudanum.
12.-Anna McGbr, alias Hopkins, murdered in an alley
way in Worth street by John De Orsay ST. Domingo
negro.
100 James street, by Rochus Shek the proprietor o. the
place.
l5-Carolne Gueich committed suicide a. No. q Ri
vington street, by taking laudanum Disappointment in
1s,-Thomas Hayes killed in a street fight by parties
unknown
2O-Eliza Tyler committed suicide at No Il4 Reade
street. by taking arsenic August Itg committed suicide
by jumping from the third story OF house No l2l East
Sixteenth street
ted suicide at the Globe HOTEL by taking la1danum.
31-JohD Williams Daniel Jeary, two river thieves,
shot dead by private Waterman near the Fulton ferry
APRIL
3-CharIes Wilson committed suicide at the Rainbow
n-john Tretter, pauper on Blackwels Island, com.
mitted suicide by drowning. Mary Oxey committed
suicide by jumping out of the third story window Of
l6-John Carman committed suicide No. rs
witch street by taking laudanum.
l6-Policeman Stephen p. Hardenbrook Of the Ninth
ward murdered by burglars while in the discharge Of his
duty.
Wooster stree. by hanging himself
29.-Joehua Weeks fatally beaten in fight at the cor
nor Of Stanton and Lewis streets.
MAY.
Michael Tghe committed suicide at No. 22l Fast
Twenty FIRST street by cutting his throat with a
3John Sweeney beaten TO death at the Fulton ferry
49, Michael Battles q boy fatally stabbed by an Italian
in Worth street.. George Bigby committed suicide al
No GA Fulton street by taking laudanum. Lorenzo
Deuzler committed suicide on the Battery by shooting him
self in the head with pistol
6.-Phip Berkman committed suicide at No. 241 Sc
como avenue by shooting himself with pistol.
9-An unknown man committed suicide at the Fourth
ward station house by taking some corrosive poison.
committed suicide by taking dose OF the solution Of sill
io.-Pe,er Ward killed on board the schooner william
Smith by Thos. p Fisher, second mate.
Thames 0'Donnell killed in q street fight In Roose.
welt street, by some parties unknown.
26Mary Ann Duty committed suicide at her residence,
No ~ Oliver street, by taking arsenic.
24-Chares Quinn killed in an ARRAY on board the
Staten Island ferry boat Josephine.
25.-Margaret Berry committed suicide by taking ar
27.-Michaci CONCEAL committed suicide by taking a
2e-Francis saters, negro murdered by rowdies in
Thomas street
l.-waliam 0'Bricn killed In a s,abbing ARRAY
at the foot Of Duane street. Ellen Moore committed
suicide by taking laudanum
by cutting her throat and then throwing herself out
Of the second story window.
e-Fredcrick Ireyer &C mmitted sucide.on board the
bark Copernicus by hanging himself william sheehan
fatally stabbed in GROCERY In Cherry street James
sheppard set fire 70 his dwelling, corner Of Fifty third
Street and Tereh avenue, burning up his wife
1l-Douglass T. dc le Red committed suicide at his
residence No. 6ls Sixth avenue, by taking laudanu.
14-O = Cook committed suicide nj 100 Amity street,
by tai ing srichnDe disappointment in love the
16-willism Williams committed suicide by taking large
quantities Of lsudanum and prusc acid.
JULY.
John Thompson committed suicide nj No los Green
! wch street by cutting hts throat with razor.
2-ohn Meyers, alias Jack sprat, the burglar fatally
! shst while entering the store $50 broadway.
3.-Patrck D~ycr garrOter, killed BY Jas. brown,
IN sn,,,ds y, 10 Morps street hv taxing isudanum
A-Riots in the sixth ward Twelve persons killed and
thirty wounded. Thoe. p smith killed in street aght
by Leonard flager Hugh kcler fatally stabbed IN the
12-Roi in the Seventeenth ward John Muller shO, by
the police Intense excitement among the German popu
| lsiop.
le-Rcfard Evans committed suicide byjumping Of
| the third story vnd-w al 81 Ann street
1s-Fatal ARRAY In lager bier saloon; Ludwig Gimbe
killed by his partner, William Gergh, in William street
| 21.-Policeman Anderson, of the Fourteenth ward
murdered by the burglar Csnoemi.
22.-John Ryand beaten 70 death at Manhaitsnyille
| during drunken frolic.
ga 7. Van LEV found dead ia Mercer street. sup
posed 10 have been murdered and robbed.
| AUGUST.
1-Blanche Hilary committed suicide by taking lau.
dsnum.
3-Christisn Bron, a native Of Germany, committed
| suicide by tax ng opium
| 20-Alekander Boyd murdered by burglars while de
| Tending ht brothers property IN Eighteenth street
| 21-Joseph ~ wagstan shot dead by Theodore 8 Minis
| In the saloon 4s0 Broadway.
22-Iiarriet Naughton committed suicide at 2es West
Thirty second street, by taking laudanum.
a-Peter Virtue killed by his partner, James Ryan,
| at he corner Of Broadway aud Maiden lane.
| 27-Ious Erich committed suicide at the shakspere
Hotel by taking arsenic. disappointment IN love the
cause.
| 3I-Mchao styer committed suicide at No. 2 Green
| wicb street by jumping ont Of third story window.
SEPTEMBER.
3-Michael Hickey fatally stabbed In political row
in First avenue, near Thirteenth street.
lO-.Iua Coffee committed suicide by taking arsenic
and laudanum.
committed suicide by taking arsenic.
n Belinda Ieftenant committed suicide at Fort Wash
ngton by drowning herself
22-James Morrison killed in a barroom fight in Cher
~ street.