New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-13
BROOKL wv ITEMS.

n.s,y.,rs Cosylcr WITH BUBGLARs-Osr SHOT
ovrrs-TBER C.PrURE.-About O'Clock
ON SATURDAYS pntrn!ng, officers Lsch, Kelly and bAis
lev Of tie Ninth Precinct, were Pstrong Gown Bed
ford aycnue Wien near The corner OF Putnam avenue
they cane suddenly upon three men Oh sHspcions ap
n.araDee and action. Officer Kelly hailed them, call
ing one by the name Of John. tie replied max max
wa. not b- name. and then all quckeDed their pace
They were hailed by the officers, VINO inquired whe'e
they lived. They replied, IN Crow hn. onoer
Kelly knowing that locality well, ~ once perceived
that they were stating lasehood. Officer L'ch then
made an attempt to seize the largest one, who was
auparently the ringleader, when he drew peto and
threatened TO blow the officers brsns oui. Officer
psisley had arrested one Of the other two when be
heard the remark and leaving his preoner went to the
Assistance Of Officer LEIGH. The burglar had his pistol
drawn and presented 10 the head of Officer Leich,
when Baisey struck him the head and the prisoner
s,nmblinp At the same time fell with Officer Leich
Willie unop the ground be made desperate attempt
n discharge the pistol but was prevented by Officer
Bsisley. who beat him on the right arm with hs club
,b sncb force as 10 fracture one OF the bones. The
rr;sorer at last succeeded in getting mp from the
ground when Officer Barley fired two shots at hirn,
The nrsoper returning both az he ran, but with no
effect One Of Baisleys shots took effect IN the prs
oper's left ankle joint He however succeeded in ee-
Gaming across-lots and was lost. Officer Kelly mean
while ran his prisoner named William Hawley, into
his the ofcer's) house, when he was searched and
brass key Bit and brace and jimmy were found IN
his possession. He then took him TO the station
House, and himself, Baisey and LEIGH, went N
search of the other two. Passing along Fulton ave
nue., near Bedford avenue, they saw man waf st
along with csp on. He was lame and wass .r,o,
detected az the ringleader He was taken a. Alocke,
I'D in the Station House. pistol wos Sand ur,o,
him. some money, &c. The other var. sacceeded !,
making his escape.
Within the past two weeks ,uT zen yf houses hnv
been burglariously entered 10 the Ninth Ward. Upo
comparison with the marb, me ~ 'pon the doors an
windows with the burg ars' t1os, they are found L
correspond exactly with tie pintry. The key foun
upon Of the PssJDes hos been identified ss having
been taken from the house OF Mr.. Person in Gate
avpnue.
| The wounded man wos tsken to the City Hospital
/ His name is James Wad,cn. The other was commit
ted 70 the cells to await nearing.
| ATTExPTED IsFtHTTcIDE.--On Saturday night
woman named Nary Walsh gave birth TO an infant a
house in Iillary street, where she temporasl IL
| residing. Shortly after its birth she wrapped it il
some old clothing asd threw it into the cesspOo in tn
back yard. Officer Boyd having bcen informed b.
one Of the women In the house what had been done
examined into TIE affair and foand the infant in th
place designated. The officer performed his disagree
able task with all the dispatch possible, and founC
that the child vas alive owing To the fact doubtless
that it was tlckly wrapped up. The mother, VIII,
is strong robust Irish vomt states that the child
made no noise for two hours after it was born, and
thinking II ~as dead made wGy with il in the manner
| stated. She is a married woman, and has been de
serted by her husband Some time in May last che
followed him to Ireland, and on arriving there ascer
tanned that he had rct5rned TO America. She imme
dately secured passage back, and arrived here q
few days ago. but without finding her husbsnd
who s supposed to te in Massachusetts. She was
locked up in the First Precinct StatiOn-Heuse. The
| child rs doing well gmder the treatment Of Surgeon
Ball
RTcovERIsG.-Peter Straub, who was severel,
beaten on Thursday night in the Sixteenth Wcrd, i
recovering rapidly, his wounds not being 80 serious
they were at first supposed.