New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-19

Ne penon las a. ,st claimed the property. Ir sdi,sn
tie forfeiture Of the ammuutiot the law imposes
penalty Of 800 sgsus, parties violating the law OF
1876 relative TO the storing Of ganpoEier. This fee
II recovered also goe- into the Fire Department Fund
supposed that this ammunition hal been stored al
the place where 1t seized for severs months The
Fire WaEdeGs intend to carry out the law to its fullest
extent and seize powder, &c, wherever they ind
stored contrary to The provisions Of the statute.
SrICiDE OF WAL STREET NyPcu,xr ny
HAsOISG HIxsEIF-The friends Of Mr.. John Brou.
ver who resided at is Henry street BROOKLYN were
in great trouble Wednesday evening in Consequence
of Bis not returning home az the u,usl hour Search
was made for him without til yesterday morn.
ing WI en- his dead body found in his ofce No -
Wall street, he having committed suicide by hssgng
himself with his pocket handkerchief which after
ipg shout his neck he had fastened 10 the knob the
door Of his safe. Having arranged the handkerchief,
Mr. Brouwer lowered bis body, thereby tightening the
moose about his neck and producing srangulation at
oLce. Death must have ensued 10 a few moments
afterward. When discovered the unfortunate man
in sitting posture in Of the room The
outer door locked, and had to be forced in. Mr..
Brouwer has been laboing under depression OF spirits
caused by Ill health, aud in business. Coro'
Perry held an inquest the body and the testi-
mopy taken will be found appended.
Joshua Atkins, being sworn, says-i have known
SsS S B1 he he 5 II h. hs Se s
depending OF mind for weeks pat he did not
was informed by young nsa that decreased va, hi.
apparently dead ~rnt to bis rom and in coTp,py with "a
room ia sitting posture made no iIrih examination
b nc ~, S Ssce,snS he wa. b,Dipa NV hi,
pockthspdkerchef which around hs heck and attached TO
pos I om the oor no psper. have been found
his possession ntima,ing his intention to commit sacde de-
considered be- partially insane his door Wa. scked on the
inside his usual custom to lock himself in bis room to avoid
Jacob Brouwer, being sworn, says-Decessed was
my brother he very much depressed n MIND Tor svers
that have had fears that he might do violence
himself and have said times number OF yessnce
he wss in The same state Of mind when we had sa o me ce
in business which upon his MUD and affected bis
George Bouton NJ D., being sworn, says-I have
examined tt body Of deceased from It's spPearsnce have no
ins taken sudAnum vial cf which found IN hi, pocket
This completed the evidence, and the jury rendered
the following verdict
THAT the said John Brouwer came to to his death
by his own hands. while lsbOriDg under insanity caused
by bodily ailments and mental anxiety"
Deceased was 80 years of age and born in New
York. He was formerly President of the East River
Insurance Company, aud had been in business in the
films of j. K. Peters & Co.. and Stebbins, Brouwer
& Co.
RoBBrp Is Panel HorsE.-On Wednesday night
young man named John Irwin, of No. 30 Washington
street Hoboken, while passing through the lower part
of the city, was accosted by girl named Margaret
jameson, WHO persuaded him to take her to porter
house in Reade street, West Broadway, and treat
her to refreshmerts. While in the saloon Margaret
managed to pick her companions pocket of porte
monnaie containing S6O Irwin discovered his loss inn
mediately and caused the arrest of the GIRL but the $50
was non est the thief having passed the money into
the hands of aconfederate She was conveyed before
Justice Welsh and locked up for trial
A SEwIyG.MAcHISE DoDGE.-A young woman
named Lavnia OConnor complained yesterday at the
Msyors Office aqsnst MAJ i- f'eu bowery, Tor nav
ing done" her out of 81. This party, she alleged, ad
yertises for girls to learn tie Of the sewing machine
promising TO teach them and aterwari get them stu.
ations for the above sum- In her case however, after
obtaining the money he woud neither teach her orget
her en- ployment. The accused brought up by
Officer Van Arsdale but tue Mayor did not consider
the complaint sufficient to detan him. and the prisoner
was discharged.
WATcH-SrrFFER CAUGHT.-Yesterlay afternoon
Officers Place and Freeman discovered young man
named James Rock trying to sell Louis Summers, a
recent German emigrant, watch in Chatham street,
and waited until the bargain closed, when they
took both in custody. Rock had been following the
German about for time and offered the ticker for
s., which finally agreed to- but instead of giving
Summers the watch he gave him stone wrapped up
nicely in piece Of paper. The purchaser did not
know but what he had watch i'll the parcel until the
parties were taken to the Mayors office. Rock was
made to return the money and was then committed.
lie tried TO excuse himself by saying that he had been
for some time out of employment and had to go into
the watch-stufling business to make living.
SEVEN MORE LOTTERY DEALERS ARREsrEB.-Yes-
terday Sergeant Berneys squad arrested the following
nan ed paities charged with selling lottery policies:
Wm. jenkins Of No. % Eighth avenue, James Morrr
son, No 3l3 Beecker street; james Meyer No. 2l6
Stanton street, John Dow No 100 Stanton street;
Emma Hatch, No. 2O5 Stanton street Richard Martin,
No. = avenue b. and Charles Leaman, No 200 Second
street The prisoners were brought before the Mayor
and ordered to give bal 300 each-to answer. The
police ni the greatest difficulty in ferretng ont these
offenders most Of them having closed the shutters and
retired TO more secret quarters to carry their swind-
ling business The woman above named had little
shop ostensby for the sale of few pairs OF stockings
hanging in ole of the windows.
ACUTPURsE NABBED.-A young gman IL yearsot age,
named John Wnn, was appreheDded on Wednesday
night by Policeman Orpheus of the Third Precinct,
charged with attempting to steal gold watch and
chain, valued at $l2O, from the pocket of Willard
Hoyey of Maiden lane while the latter was watching
tho nrocess If the fire in Maiden ne At the time