The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-18

b6kn KILLED III HEk SON-iN-LAW.
There was srest excitement IN tho neghoorhood Of At
'sntic and Willow streets, about eight O'Clock last
Ing Officer johnson, Of the Third precinct heard tue
cry Of murder" Kill him., and other like expressions
and hasenns to the SPOT found several persons seating
man with clubs ana whatever else thsy could lay bold
or They charged the man with having killed his ~ife
On inquiry sppesred that old woman. well kpo an
peddler Of thresds, ribands, &c, named Crawford
vas lying dead in the third story Of No 81 Atlantic
street. IN repairing 70 The apartment by Q csxk
stairway, the body Of the woman was found lying in
back room, upon toe floor cut Of an inch ia iecgh
YVES visible on Der forehead which pesred have been
hnc'eo WITH q knife or come other snarp ns rument
No other Injuries we're visible Several families reside 10
toe hoahe and from the Of Of soneo
appears that Ronerl Tofts mis- mother insw Mrs.
noon; DO struck BIER with eoue nin g. some sag WITH
be.cb- when abe went out tor purpose gs,,,ug
pobc' map. % her return sbe sail AFRAID co-
w0nic MURDER hes, acd, 10 order tn avoid him. locked
he,stR W toe back room with graucAug ater
about twelve years OF age; the deuRbssr called
her father. ana De coming 10 toe door aud Gasipp
ocked broke open, and, as il supposed, tbe
wopsD oosn Soc lived for some after wards To.
otber occupants scot 20 Sec, fuod DYING When
the alarm ~ss gwen aud general attack made upon
TOTS Officer johnson coming there time preveptec
him lIUm neng murdered Che grandd SAYS thai
US h 'soer ofoke ne ooor onon the oeoessed fell eooo
stone, wo'ch WAS touoo 10 be room,
OF the Ibjory tDus rec iveo IL see possible
however that Ibe could tho cut wh,ch
II smooth and straight Sue hour after to-
njury. Totis has wife ana four cn,drea aim-ef
and nober IN cw bad en- qnarreing for three @eess
and II 6Dsy cuimDated IN her death lofts vas tsgen
10 the saop house He denies havpg Deen toe cause OF
Der death, saying that che re and hersef
bow be d not know. The Coroner has been uci Rsd
AID Will commence an v,etia -tou TO morrow rnr d..
sea,eo Vas about sxfy five years OF age, and native
Scotland.
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND -superntenden. atr.ker's caao
OF wcvsnen. VITO are enssged IN exoasa.iug the
streets 90 the Hesns preparatory ,hs construction
sewers, dug up q plumber of bumau skeletons in State
street, between Hicss and Garden Streets some day
e'nce rbey were gathered I'd and placed N nox
for nterment elsewhere. Among the reua ns yer >
several jswhopes which contained full sets O.
IN impaired teeth II appears that during tn
Revolutionary hospital for soldiers located IN
ibis vicinity. ann the oead buried pos o. ground
adjoining There eau therefore, ne doubt but that
the remains vere those Of soldiers period ros
nebheorhood has for years been thickly covered with
houses
FoBBNa AN EMPLOYER Yesterday officer Hambler, Of
Re Ninth ward. arrested young named wu Haul,l
ton on he charge Of taking hundred dollars from the
boUse Of Bernard Fines. IN Washington ave. QUE Il ao-
pos tf Al sone wo weeks since ia milton uuoy
about the prem'ss do repairs, during which time
The money was taken from shelf the house, where II
bad been placed for safe keeping He
arrested. No monev WAS, however found in his posses
sion. BE was committed TO aaau q nearing.