New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-06
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A WOMAN MURDERED.


About Q O'Clock Las. evening the neis hL0rhooI n
Commerce snd Van Brun. streets was startled by the
G of murder proceeding from hous- in the vicinity.
Officer Joseph Smith of the Third Precinc, Polcs
called at rhe bouss whence the cries proceeded, and
going 10 the second story, found wom.u lying IN the
acories of death upon the h,er. The name Of The
woman was Ca,narine Noonap. H,rhusband, P.trick
Ncopan, who has sbsept-d hims-f wa Of otce su.-
pec;ed Of havif been the the rjur-s. Upon
inquiry Il was ascertared ha, both husband aud 70
persons OF Incorporate hsbs, and pa frequently
been arrested for drunkenness And d-or-rly conduct,
The woman, it APPEAR, was 10 liquor. She WAS 90
he sid.wslk, making disturbance, when the bus
Ran d, alec 10 liquor came down and wanted her 10
come H. She refused and he took her by the hair Of
the head and cot her up stairs after fashion Ga
ept.rins tie room the evidences tba, be knocked
her down cooked and ckec her un.il life ussrly
extinct when be fec Officers CumpstOn and O,s
cane in afterward acd took charge OF the body. The
lsiter subsequently went out and arrested Noonan,
whom lie found in the neighborhood. Officer Smith
notified Surgeon Ball, who came 10 the place snd
made superficial examination. The result is as
iuloss:
Found abrasion on The left cheek about ore inch
from the corner Of the mouth. Scacbes on the leit
sde If the neck extending across the throat Aors-
recent e right bald Slight bruise on the left fore
arm about three inches below the bend Of the elbor
Old abrasioos the front and inside of he LETT shin
bone Slight confusion OF the left knee. Slight con-
tusion on fore part Of left hip Slight abrasion low
down over the ribs of the right side and probable rac-
tuIe Of one or more RIBS.
The accused was taken TO the Third District Station
House. where he is low confined. The nails Of his
fingers were noticed to be ragged, indicating tha, the
wounds the neck might have been caused BY him.
The Cyrouer viii investigate the case to-day.
The TRUAST HoNE-This Institution, which Is
located in the old Pententiary building in Fatbush,
IL doiog good service in retaining youthful vagraots
of both sexes who sent there for reformation IL
was established through the influence of some Of our
pbilanthropc citizens who designed to make home
for truart children many Of whom are beyond the con-
ro Of their parents, and are almost constantly COM
hitting some depredations. Instead Of sending them
to the Penentiary or jail, they committed to the
Trunt Home, where they are taught to re,d write,
&C. The Home has been in operation for about two
wears. during which time number have retarn. ID to
their homes, or TO better homes than they left, in
greatly improved condition in every respect The
following letter from the Superintendent to the Mayor,
relates the ease of two of the boys who were dis
charged yesterday: .
TsuAxr HONE, Aug S. 1889.
DEAR SIR; You will oedse b writing .o jo'Pa
Institution for year pat They were idle and trisn ana
Of the alphabet and familiar Only With VIVA;
Was low ard degrading They have good read. and vel
s-rtl-msuy- BE- proud Of Bo,h application OF
their mother. to .ie his place in Massachusetts farmer.
We twn i've more than IA. s sA 1,a al aa
The Hon s. s. POWELL, Mayor
Two other inmates, named Mary Frances Ward and
Margaret Chapel, were also discharged on the appi-
cation of their mothers.
Tur FERRIEs.-The Grand street Ferry has been
stopped, while a new bridge is being built o. the
New.York side. Yesterday the work of alteriog the
bridges at the foot of Roosevelt street, Nsw-foIk,
was commenced. When the necessary alterations are
made. the terminus Of the James clip Ferry on the
New-York eide will be changed to Roosevelt street.
COLLECTION or WATER RESTs.-Some doubts hav-
ing been expressed in different quarters as to the va
dity of collecting water rents by the Commissioners
without first having applied to the Com non Council
to fl the rates. the Board of Commissioners applied
to Mr. Van Colt for his opinion the subject, and he
declares their action legal. The following lie Mr.. Van
Cote opinion:
All my opinion whether water rents can BE- collected oy
you .h have been fixed BY the Common
expressly provides s hst the regular and et. rent.
CHARGED the CRY New York FOR tho Of the Cro'on
shall b. paid the City Of Bro klyn as here
provided except as sc'ie '7s from n 20
be- fixed by said Common Council Tue sans SECTION
sufoed The Common CoInc upon the ecomm. udaiot OF
IT, e-tab h scale VI annual rents o ordnsoce
The lsss0 co ai naTs one een Nhas can be
that The Legislature scale remains until d'Pcrd oy
the different scale which the Common Council may -.tton
Certainly what the Legislature has done does Not require the AID
Of 81 oidnsnce Of the Common Council reenacHs the
of the subodnse se ha. err a,ed The expression ana, De
paid herein before presided IN Is refers % sec shlen
ga Rs snS 20 a which provides tina. the ,ad Board
shall The tmes when ell rent. sba BE- payabe The PLAN
1IrIs .hsn pay III. statute Croon) the Water
Bard ouch times ths Board shall hx anf inst the 20 u
men Couuci on Of the Board, may from
i'm. to me Ii, II might well be- s's-d Why
did legislature refer To the Crot rate. the act hSsd no
and the Common Council l~hcb derive. from hr Les
ture whole poser h1 rsesl authorized only N M
different rsi.. The Lsturs did NOT choose % -ave The
hNus Of the The tsdy seton OF divided o1nons OF the
Common Council but fixed The Coton ra'e leaving 70
the Common Council lis sure, snd as !, could age- 70
dhsi.n, scale from time to Tine as The pu9le s-e
uisb rsqUre II 'Xrsordnsry nat any do7b, should have
arisen about Legislative in,entOn % sSsly ,sP,r,'sd
July o. ls5s JoshOA NJ VAN 'oii'
CHoIERA-Yesterday fatal case OF cholera
rsprt. the Health oc-r having occurred ia Bowroavns
he,pth wsrd) The physician who attended, him asserted
be o genuine AAe cholera, but It could not Dc
traced TO any definite source
TIE SToRN-Yes,eriay a house in Marcy avenue
near Ross street. slightly damaged BY the wind blowing Oh
the roof
SrIcIDE-The body Of young man named I. Frank
SIl ~ouna in hi. breast, He mad been MISSING r three dsy.
Circumstances 20 show that Ne had committed c1e' and
DRowSED WoNAS PICKED UP.-Yesterisy afternoon
Roy, picked the body Of a. Bay Ridge She
arce TIE b. dy and the Coroner
lifted.
P.ssIsG COUNTERFEIT QUARrERs.-An Italian