New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-30

sck owls6ged his departure rcn the paths Of rsc.i-
tude srd yi.ue," sui seemed in great tiibula'ion al
the courss ts had pursued. Mr. FItton signihed his
rte,tcn Of returnirg home forthwith, and he Is COW
probably cn his way to this city He s about 10 or ~
years Of age ard has wife and larsefsny OF chill
dren Evirg 9. Sk.reaas.
The lady who accompanied Ftton is from the west
ern part Of tie State where shs hss aud one
or two children living Sac is young, aud Of very esp
rya.jue srpesrsrce AZ before stated, she rsturned
here three weeks ago, and is cad to be at present
somewhere in the city.
Cant. Leonard. when last head from, was about
visiting several Of the continental Cities with view
Of examining their various police systems-snd such
inform ation as he may obtain will be used toward the
Improvement Of our department. He will probably
return in week or two.
SUPPOSED CLUE TO THr FATE Of MKS. BRENNAN
A clue has st lsrgth been Obtained to Mrs. Brennap
wife Of Cspt. Brennan, Of the Urted States Army
wbcee mysterious disappearance hes already been no.
ced in TaE TRIBUNE, and there remains but little
doubt that the was murdered Sster Island but bY
whom aud in what location is not yet known.
On the Goth of last month Mrs Brennan was IN New
York visiting some of her friends the upper part OF
the city She told her friends that she wa. going home
by tue sierIoon boat. Mrs. BEnnan has for some
time past been staying ct the esisnce OF her mother
at Chsse Staten I.land and wher speaking of going
home, she meant to this place. Nappears, however,
that che did not return TO her mothers tba. night and
the following morning her relatives and friends made
inquiries for her at various places Throughout the city,
bat were unable to obtain any information as to her
wheesbcu
ON the I'D DR.. Crsne, q brother o Mrs. Brennan
gave information to Deputy Superintendent Carpenter
relative to her disappearance. Deputy Carpenter
placed the matter in the hands of Detective Officers
wildey ard McDougal, and deputized them specially
to investigate the affair. These otfcsrs at hrst o.
led full aud minute description Of Mrs. Brenian
and made inquiries OF varou, persons who asserted
that they had seen her last. They aseertaned ths.
LADY dressed 10 black seen at the Port Richmond
Ferry at o'clock, few moments after the boat had
gone, and that see appeared greatly disappointed a.
being lef She took an uptown stage from the ferry
Officers Wildey and McDougal subsequently, traced
Mrs. Brennan, OF lady drestsd in black supposed to
bs her on bosrd of the O'Clock bOa,-:hs last boat
down 10 the islsrd for the day. A gentleman wss
found who sad that he had noticed the lady onthe
boat ans from the fact Of her being unattended took
more notice Of her than be otherwise would. He saw
her 90 TO a livery stable aad subsequently ssw her
and the vehicle WAS driven off.
The officers visited the stable aud ssw the proprietor
who told them that he recollec.ed lady answering
,bs desorp,iop coming to the stable and asking for
carriage. Sbe asked him if he was acquainted with
| Col Crane, ana he replied by sight ooly-that he
knew his brother His attention was soon after d.
! rectsd elsewhere. and the lady made an agreement
with one of the drivers, but which one he did not
know. 60,
The gertlemsn above mentioned ssid tha' uaa io'
lowed Mr, h. but did not speak her or sne 70 nlo'
He approached the carrsge after she had got H. ana
saving something to the driver, jumped into the 'o
cle which yas then driven of. From TINS aud olner
information which the police for the present withhold
the officer. oau.c 70 the conclusion that Mrs. Brennsn
bad been violated and then murdered, snd her body
,ecreted somsw here on toe island Owing 70 the dark
zee, of the right the gentleman unable to dstIn-
push the countensnos OF the person who followed ber
into the carisgs and could not for the same reason
identify the driver. Officers WLdey and Med ougai re-
tulei 10 the city ana gave oil the information to zoe
Depuy who de siled Oicers Poole and Stevenson to
| 90 down TO the isand and make thorough search
This search was made but without avail. The next
day the Deputy accompanied the officers aud searched
the grounds and rosds for bali mile from the residence
| Of lIrs Craze, the mother Of Mrs. Brennsn Every
| place where body might have been buried was
| searched. No tracs of the missing woman wa how
| ever beie fcurd.
From ali the facts obtained the police are certain
that Mrs. Brennan left Quarantine Tompknsvis IN
osrri.ge, and that come man got Into the venice VIII
ber. The drivers of the carriage were closely qass
,icred and one Of them who gave Suspicious account
Of himself on the night in question, wa spprehenasa
L n.l "A l-.
Lo ye. been obtained 10 warrsnt their arrest An III
vestgs,ou ia 10 be had in tbs case before magistrate
ct Port Richmond this week, when some m'er''slDs
fact. relative TO the disappearance Of Mrs BeOnsn
| will be elected
Officers Wljey snd McDousal have visited o.n7reo'
sections OF the courtry srd Fall River, bos'oa
Nantucket, and ether places in pursui: Of aly
black, xhose description answered that OF MS. D.en
psn On the register of the Fall River boa, 'hey
| found the nsre Of "Bran" and the chSmoermsa sAa
that tae night of the o0th iust, sdy black "eh
| I'D the Sound Several ladies' dressed oAek N7fe
followed TO various cities, but they provei0 % n0
the missing lady.
| CRY MoRT,LyTY.-We learn from the fepPF' VI
the City Inspector tina. there were 65' aeaSns I" .H'
/ city durir the past week-an ncreass o. ~ a.
pared with the mortality Of the previous week NA
more than occurred during the corresponding "esA "
Las. yea, The mortality among children cOllAu'' -
be large. OF the whole number Of deaths as' .eeA'
is9 were children Of 10 years and less on' Asr oa.,
| Of yellow fever is reported. The deceaea'
Pollock, native Of Scotland was stewart u 'Ae
| John Stevens, Just arrived from IrIlaoa ~ o'
whi,h yssse is now at Quarantine he was sa4'o :.
TO Bellevue Hospital on the esd Irst, ana ui,. 'Is
ssns asy. Ths following tsa!s saaWs tas ssa's' ''