The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-17
Brooklyn City News.

FATAL RESULT or Az ARRAY IN ABUm BRoogryN-A Boy
KuIEp-TtK ACCUSED STILL LARGE-Iast evening" about
seven O'Clock, ARRAY occurred between two boys,
named John Hart and James Walker, in Columbia street.
Kesey's alley, in which named William Cul.
len inerered and alleged caused the death Of Hart
BY blows and kicks The circumstances of the case ap-
pear he these detailed by Edward McGroYty who
witness to the whole anair;-He states that Hart
and Walker aged respectively seventeen and nineteen
years had quarrel in butcher shop in the ne;ghbor
hood and coming outside, commenced fighting. The
quarrel originated in consequence Of a complaint
against one John tehey before Justice CornweIl the day
previous and which resulted in Feheys conviction and
sentence TO the peni;entiary. The boys having been
separated, Walker told Cullen who had Just come up
o. what had occurred. Cullen then approached Hart
IN Threatening manner and some angry words having
passed between them Cullen pushed Hart the side
wak--a distance Of some eight feetand he fell down
some ten or eleven steps into cellar way He did not
appear to have sustained much injury by this fall and
coming up wanted to fight Cullen, who knocked him
down. and after kicking him twice cleared out leaving
Hart lying nsensble Witness and others carried Hart to
the house OF his aunt, Ann Kane az No. 335 Columbia
He spoke after he fell on reaching home
he expired The accused lie man well known to the pc
lice old offender and one Of the most desperate Of
the bad men who niest the neighhorhoot whore the
ARRAY occurred o has frequently been arrested for bru
tai assaults and is under Indictment for being con
ceined in dgh. in The Rock saloon Atlantic street
some months since when he stabbed captain. Cul
len is large sized man, about thirty five years old and
for time has been employed n ahorer in the
Navy Yard Cullen was an associate Of John Calvin, who
IL now under ndctmcn for sabbng his wife, The father
Of the boy Hart resides III Harlem. The accused still
at large at late hour last night.
THs ALDERMAN FOURTEENTH WARD.-An order was
made in the Kings county Supreme Court yesterday
the motion Of Hon. Lyman Tremain Attorney General ad.
judging Joseph Smith, who had been declared Alderman
OF the Fourteenth ward by the Board Of Canvasen guilty
OF usupation, intrusion, &c, and adudging John II.
Coohan the rightal Alderman to represent that ward
was further adjudgcd that Colohan entitled to
of Smith the Of SIPS 10, contcsng the
right OF Smith to a seat in the Board.
CONVICTED GRAND LARcEyy-In the Court OF Sessions
yesterday James Gen tried and convicted Of grand
larceny indictment charging him with robbing
Theodore Austin of gold watch and thirty dollars
conducted to his residence In Lawrence street late
ing greatly injured, and his money and watch missing
deadly weapon, but his statements proved that he fell
juries he sustained proved fatal few days afterwards
been with money than he usually carried about
show that he accompanied Mr. Austin home carriage
some money The jury found him guilty, but recon
mended him 10 the mercy Of the Court Sentence
served.
lfRE At OYSTER BAY.-The large mansion OF Edward
Swan, al Oyster Bay, destroyed By fire sunday
night last l4th inst together with the furniture one
hundred and thirty tons OF coal The building was Of
brick, and elegantly furnished II valued with con
tents at $50 GOO, upon which there insurance