New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-25


ury sI7 OOO recovered by him in two suits ssinst tho
bordsmeo Of Mr.. Bokee the defaudn,y United States
Naval Officer of this District. The fee recovered "
the District Attorney in the suits am ,lVtsd 2only
slOO and they were paid by the defending parysAs
Government not contributing or allowing sn,tning.
A WOMAN FATALLY STABBED AND SB0T-ARaksr
OF TIE AssALAsr.-Shorly bsfore II o'closk yesser-
day morning, Henry Norris PiarTepont, SHOEMAKER,
living at No. As Green ~ich street, entered the NV
boaI6iDg.houss Of a widow woman named HanaSr
jones, and after calling for glass Of liquor, dehbef-
ately drew shoemaker knife from his pocket, ana
cut cash in her arm seyering large artery length
wise The woman bleeding from her house, No.
22 Morris street. to the liquor store Of James ftu
gerald, opposite, and rushing mp stairs into room
where the family were at dinner, closed the door To
keep out Pierrepoint. The latter, however, followed
her, and placing the muzzle of horse
psto against the panel of the door, fred. ball from
the weapon entered the right eide Of her head putting
out the right eye, and lodging in the brain. The
woman fell senseless TO the floor, and the alarm being
given Officer Rowland of the Fint Precinct rushed In
and arrested Pierrepont and caused the woman TO DO
taken to the NewYork Hospital child Of Fitzgerald.
who was asleep in the room had narrow escape from
being shot, but Mrs. Kelly, who had attempted TO
rescue MIS-. Jones when she was at first assaulted w
severely cut in the arm and face
Pierrepoint was taken to the Station House. where hs
stated that he felt for what he had done;
that since Mrs. Jones had been a widow (sSost two
crths he had spent every cent OF money he I'd upon
her, She was poor, he said and he lad taken care OF
her, aud she had agreed to marry him, but had now
discarded him. On Sunday evening, while sitting
alone in bis room an acquaintance came in and offered
to show him sight provided he would 90 With him.
They started out together and proceeded TO the rear OF
the premises occupied by Mrs. Jones, when, upon
pushing aside the curtain they through the win
dow man employed in Adams Express Office sitting
beside the widow, having bis arm about her wsss-.
This sight made him extremely angry, and the follow
ing day he called upon the widow and ssked what IL
meant. She replied that the man wanted TO come 70
her houee to board and she wished him to do so She
subsequently, got into a passion; said she would do
what che pleased in her own house; told Pisrepoint
she would pay him back what money he hadgivsn her.
and that he might go about bis business. This was too
much for him TO BEAR and be then committed the muir
derous assault above described After the assanlt he
attempted to shoe. himself, but was prevented BY tss
crowd and fearfuy kicked and beaten until the police
came. He was subsequently taken before Justice
Kelly who committed him to the Tombs. DIR. Weir,
House Surgeon at the Hospital traced the ball In the
head of. Mrs Jones for distance, but could not
ascertain its exact location. Mrs. Jones lie an Irish
woman IS years of age Pierrepoint is an Eaglsh'
man, but has lived in the city many years.