The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-12
RrOOklyn CITY News.

LADY COMMITS SUICIDE By TAKING ARsESIc.-Coroner
Horton notified yesterday to hold inquest upon
the body Of named Lockhart lying dead at No.
IA Atlantic appears that she died from the eff
5ecs of poison administered by herself The evening
previous she procured quantity of arsenic at drug
store in the neghborhood under pretence Of wishing TO
prepare compound TO apply to her face IN order to ttn
prove her complexion As arsenic is frequently used for
this purpose, the attending clerk had no hesitation
IN selling lie quantity she applied for. She
appeared very cheerful in her conversation, and
took the dose, and in course Of time it was asceraned
shat she sick The landlady not knowing the cause,
attended TO her during the night Towards morning she
began tail rapidly and then stated what she had done
She reason for so doing that she felt depressed in
consequence of trouble the nature of which she did not
dvulge physician sent for, but it then too
late her life, and she after expired The de-
ceased English by BIRTH about 26 years Of age and
had only been married since the 29th July last Her hus
band John Lockhart first mate OF the bark Hungarian
which sailed shortly after their marriage for Demerara
He was expected home in few weeks. The family with
whom she resided appear to know very little about her
she had but recently made her home there The Coro
ordered post mortem exaIninaton and will hold
Inquest to-day.
AN o1p LADY BADLY BuRyKD.-Mrs. Elizabeth Moran,
aged about eighty years, was seriously burned yesterday
morning whilst engaged in kindlng fire. The flames
communicated to her clothes and she completely
veloped before could be found extnguish them
She resides at No. Ferry place The serious nature of
the injuries sustained taken in connection with her ad
Vanced years, renders her recovery improbable
7 A Young MAN ATTACKED RowpEs FATALLY IN
SuRxp.-on Saturday night last three fellows, whose
names have not yet been ascertaincd, called Lutzs
lager bier saloon in Atlantic street after staggering
about the room for time called for drinks which
furnished They paid for them, and called for
moe which they refused to for and proceeded
20 leave. young German, named Jacob Smith, was
standing in the doorway, and remarked that he thought
they should pay before leaving when two of the fellows
puzzled him out on the sidewalk and, thought at
the time, knocked him down. Another German named
Unger, struck in the face by the third party.
The assailants then took to the street and as
sauted the house with stones smashing in several panes
Of glass, after which they quietly took their departure
smith was found lying on the sidewalk bleeding pro
.fusely. He was carried in, and Or. Fer for who
found that he had been stabbed in places-betwcen
the third and fourth ribs and in the left breas-and that
the point OF the weapon with which the injury had been
inflicted bad penetrated the lung His condition is such
that he hardly The proprietor of the saloon
states that two policemen made themselves visible shortly
after and being informed OF the circumstances cooy
observed that he must wait till day and get
warrant for the arrest Of the assants They had not
been arrested up to last evening Coroner Horton took
Che injured mans deposition yesterday morning.