New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-22

RuFrltslsv N Nyw-YoRK,-On Saturday night q
respectable citizen by the name oil John om'n, &c.
riding at No. l37 OrchsTd street, while out on son
business errsnds on thSt evening, turned rom ISL
street into Wooster, Jus, as the bos were s'r'sins
nine He was on the west side OF the street, ana DC
fore him saw only one person, and TINS was tnau
esnpg against the stoop at No. o ms, sarv VI bony
Mr. Smith pprsued his course, and when aoresst OF
the man mentioned, he saw quick movement Oh th,s
individual falling and the CLEAN OF snarp STEEL
Mr. Smith threw his head forward 10 Dodge the dow,
bu the instrument struck his face by the eide OF the
right nosril and penetrating directly downward, en-
tered his mouth. The weapon was hastily Withdrawn
probably for second plunge, but Mr. Smith grappled
The silent desperate by the throat and immediately
tbrottled him. Clutchng his antagonist fercely, Mr..
Smith held him to the ground for some minutes, mean.
while shouting for assistance, while the blood flowed
from bis wound. No assistance came, however, and
the grasp was relaxed the fellow beginning TO
show signs of suhocation stranger here came up,
and on learning the trouble, started off for an officer
This would-be assassin however, recovered IN 6riet
time aud hastened into No. D. the house before which
the attack took place. Mr.. Smith did not prever
him, as he felt unable for second OF set. la lew
minutes, the stranger returned with two Pohcemen
one of whom belonged to that beat but had been alb
sent to assist his confrere in making an arrest In Greene
street. On entering No. Wooster street, the officers
were told by woman that the man they search
ing for not there and she professed not to know
such The officers persevered, however, and
found the fellow in upper room, about retiring with
HE wife. On taking him to the Station-House OF the
Eighth Precinct, he gave his name as Thomas Gill.
He was an HshmaD, rather short, and seemed to be
dull or sullsn. Mr. Smith then got his wound dressed
Whether it was made with pognard, other instru-
ment, could not be determined, as the officers, al
though dilgent search made, had not found any
deadly instrument al the place where they arrested
Gill; but plentiful amount of blood on his other,
ehowed clearly enough that he had been in troole OF
| some Fort. On Monday morning. Gill was taken to
| the Jefferson Market Police Court and committed.
| That afternoon, Mr.. Smith YVES notified to appear
against Gill at the Court Of Special Sessions on the
| next day Tuesday,. He did SO, and was then in
formed that Gill had escaped Mr. Smith then put the
officers of the Eighth Precinct the lookout for the
escaped prisoner and went to The Jefferson Market
Court The Jailer said that he was quitting batch
| Of prisoners into the " Black Maria' TO 20 to che
| Tombs Gill, being of the number, bolted and ran
away, and he not pursued because pursuit proba-
| bly would have been useess-besides the remainder
of,Se prisoners had to be guarded. he advised Mr..
Smith TO keep quiet" and assured him that as Gill
was notorious fellow aud well known to the police,
| he would soon be caught But how came such fel-
| low TO be allowed TO escaps!