New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-12

f:yed Is Themselves and they have worr ont two Se'E
Of uniforms for LIS men. On the 4th Of March, the
company will visit Washington with entirely new
eouirmens II is proposed to charter steamer, thus
securing. while in the Federal City place to board
ard sleep. Meetings for drill are held on Wednesday
evenings and those who desire 10 witness in the most
economical and comfortable manner, the inauguration
of The first Republican President viii do well TO add
their names to the roll
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ROBBERY IN
A HosPTAL.-On Saturday evening a good deal Of
excitement was created at the New-York Hospital by
one of the patients being taken suddenly SICK with
Symphonic similar to those in of poison. Dr.
Harris the Hospital surgeon, was sent for, and dis
covered that his patient had ptaken Of quantity of
Crotop oil. The proper remedies were Immediately
resorted TO- and although the patient in critical
condition for long time, science at length prevailed
and he is now considered ont of danger. The nvesti
cation subsequently made revealed facts which render
it probable that CAPT. Isaae Gey, of the schooner
Sea Bird the patient referred to- WAS the victim of
conapiracy entered into by hree of his fellow patient
to murder and rob him.
Captan Giley was recently admitted 10 the Hos
pita suffering from intermittent fever, but was nearly
restored to health. On being taken to the Hospital he
had in his possession $3.50 in gold, which he carried IN
belt about bis waist A day or two since he was
quietly counting over his money, when he became
aware of the fact that three patients in the same ward
were secretly watching him. These men are named
II. W. jenkins, Chas. Brown and John Keiger, and,
ia supposed that they conspred together to take the
life of Captain Gilley and then obtain his money.
TIE first attempt was doubtless made at dinner on
Saturday. At that time Captain Gilley partOok Of
bowl of soup, but noticing peculiar and disagreeable
flavor he ate but little of it, The remainder left
in the bowl and jenkins doubtless fearing detection
overturned the bowl as if by accident, and the con-
tents Were spilled upon the floor
Immediately after dinner, Captain Gilley, feeling
quite strong, went down town, and deposited his
money in one Of the banks
Returning again to the Hospital, be Yves seized with
slight pur2ing but not sufficient 10 excite any ALARM
At tea tine be had bowl Of milk for his supper as
did also another patient named Mahoney. Capt. Gey
drank quantity of his milk before he became aware
of strong pungent, ard burning flavor which it pos
seseed Mahoney discovered the same before drinking
much of his milk They both then summoned one OF
the ward nurses, Mrs. Reynolds, and entered COM
plants in regard to their milk. Mrs. Reynolds imme-
diaey tasted Of it sparngy and found that 1t burned
her mouth. DR. Harris sent for and on arriving
in the ward he too tasted of the milk and at once
discovered that il WAS tinctured with crotOn oil.
Capt Giley was again seized with purging, accom-
PANIED BY vomiting ard grew worse so rapidly that II
was feared hec0uld survive but few hours. Mahoney
was aso taken sick in the same manner but less yiO
leny az be had not partakenof the soup at The
usual remedies in cases of poisoning Immediately
applied and the whole medical skill Of the Hospital
brought to bear upon the two cases Capt. Gey con-
tnued in very dangerous condition Throughout, Saur
day night but ast evening theposon in the system had
70 far Welded to the medical treatment that the patient
was considered in a fair way Of recovery. hahouey
WIS still unwe but will doubtless be entirely restored
in q day or two.
Immediately on the fact being ascertaned that
croton oil had been introduced in the milk, Mr..
Darragh Superintendent of the Hospital, sum
moned to the ward On learning the dangerous condl-
ton of the victims he fastened TO headquarters and
informed Capt Walling of the detective force of the
case Detectives Macdougal and Bennett were iusne-
diatey dispatched to the Hospital to they could
obtain any clue to the perpetrators. After hearing
the suspicious entertained Of jenkins Brown and Kei
ger they took them at once custody and carried
They had been under arrest but short time before
jenkins volunteered the statement that he at the instr
gaton of the other prisoner had put the eroton oil
in the milk and also in the soup. He said 1t not
their intention to harm any one but that they simply
desired to give Capt. Gilley a thorough physickng,
Just for Joke
II such was their intention, they must certainly have
taken great deal Of pains to secure the poison, for
they could only obtain it about the Hospital by
stealth and that too from bottles distinctly labeled
"Croton OIL for external application" linen coat
belonging 10 jenkins was subsequently found por-
ton Of which war saturated with similar liquid. The
other prisoners decline talk in reference to the mat
ter-Jenkns being the only who ventures to
assert that 20 serious an act could be perperaed
Joke. TIE above statement of the is derived from
the Hospital attendants and the officers having the
prisoners in charge. Il il further stated that jenkins,
who has been in the Hospital for three months has
always been looked upon as bad man. He recently
applied for appointment as nurse, but was denied,
upon the ground thai he could be trusted An
animation Of the prisoners will probably be had to-day
before a magistrate. Whether the administration Of
the poison was intended az joke not, it has GER
tainly been serious matter 10 Captain Gilley, nearly
co-ting him his life, well endangering the lives of
Others.
FoREIGs BRASS AND NATIVE CREDULTTT-A RCs-
SIAN CoSFIDESCE MISUNDERSTANDING the fact
that the inhabitants of this great and glorious Republic,
which threatened with speedy dissolution,
have ever been considered the "culest" race of hui
mans extant, instances are not wanting TO show that
we are AFRO the most creduous. Not a scoundrel
GENES along with a well told lie well stuck TO- but
some IL found willing not only to believe, but 70
put biz in him. More particularly this the case
when the swinder appears in the person of aforegner
The latest instance of foreign brass and native creduty
came to light Saturday last through the medium of