New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-03

asa place for the storage and sale Of secoud-hscf
packing boxes, AID he promised {, remove then at
oIce On Saturday, Major Geo ID. Hall. on goisg
tie rounds 70 if toe order had teen Piled With,
found that Fhzgeralds stand had evidences Of large
increase OF bufiness, and after sone search for tie
oooursie hugh, discovered him Ia an ealing haas.
ana took him into custody. lie was subseq se.siy
brought before lodge Welsh who said TIA. a. there
seemed disposition On the part Of the City Inspectors
Department to have the city ordinance, carried ont ha
should fine the prisoner the fun sx,ent so we'd By law
! $40. Not producing the money Fitzgerald stands
committed till the fine is PAID
! Police COMMISSIONERS And THEIR DOIsss-At
the meeting Of this Board on Saturday, the resixna-
ton Of Policeman Campbell received and acc,pssi
No other except fouins business was transacted.
Saturday icing payday, Police Headquarters wss
tbroDeed, from 10 a. m. until p m, BY Captains,
sergesnts aud detailed officers, who patiently waited
the delivery of their checks money. Seth b. Hawfey
the rev appointse Of the Con- mssoners to thsposios
of Chief Clerk took possession Of hs office, in accord
anee with resolution of the Board the LIST inst
Mr. George w. Embree, who has occupied the posidoa
Of Chief Clerk since the organization Of the pressG
Department has been transferred to the Office Of Prop
erty Clerk.
RAILROAD AccrDEsT.-A sad and probably fatal
accident occurred on the Hudson River Railroad %
Sunday morning. When the train due ct Thirty first
street at 9;O was within about mile north OF Mar
hattanvile, the engineer T. W. Greenalcb, seen
by the fireman looking out Of the engine. His com.
panons attention called In snosher direction for
Moment and when be again turned he saw the en-
gineer just falling head foremost on the track. Ths
tain stopped, and he taken up and brought %
this city, All that could be done for him was dous,
but with little hope of bis recovery. Mr. Greenalch
had exchanged With another engineer to run this train
down. and had brought his wife aud child with hin 10
WHIT some friends in New.York. He was highly &C.
{. emed by The officials of the road and by his fellow
woIkmen. He had been some seven or eight years IN
the employ of the company.
As ALLEGED MURDERER ARREsrED.-0ficer Niv-
ems of the Second Ward on Saturday evening arrested
phyticisr named David d. Wickham, % years II
age who is cha ged with having caused the death Of
Mrs Cole Of Vantage, Sussex County, N. j. Tho
particulars Of her delth thas reported by the Pc
lice: About one year ago, when Mrs. Cole wss ap-
proac ing continent ent Wickhsm induced her husband
to insure her life for large amount. Mr.. Cole was 70
paw the first nstallment, and Wickhsm was to mako
all subsequent payments. II the lady died during hee
sickI ess the two men were to divide the insurance
money. When the woman was taken sick, Wickham.
who lived in Hamburger, ten miles distant, sent
for. On hs arrival, he was exceedingly anxious to
administer TO Mrs.. Cole particular medicine Of HE
own preparation, and finally did 3d. Shortly after.
Ms Cole became worse and soon died in convusioas-
Nothing Yves suspected at the time, until Wickhau
himself made demand upon the INSURANCE Company
for the amount for which the life of the deceased
nsaie ed.
Inquiries being made in the matter the arrangement
between the husband and the doctor was disclosed.
Tos being considered suspicious, the body OF Mrs.
Cole was exhumed, and post-mortem examination
being made it found that the stomach Of deceAsed
contained large amount of strychnine Cole was Ar
rested and placed upon trial for murder, but was
acquitted. Wickham also arrested, but, by for
feiting his bail and escaping from the custody OF en-
officer he managed TO elude the vigilance of the law.
lie mme dately left the place. and had not been heard
of until the time Of his arrest. 1t is supposed that hs
has been concealed in this city for long time. Tbs
prisoner will be sent to Vantage day for trial.
HORSES OyERBoARD.-There was an exciting inci-
dent on one of the regular trips Of the Staten Island
steamer josephine Friday afternoon. She made her
landing at the Quarantine pier, aud received number
of passenger Az heavily laden wagon, with q
double team of horses, coming aboard, the plank
slipped, and the beasts fell between the boat and the
wharf upon the rough green just out Of water.
Their struggles were horrible aud all the people
rushed to s,e them. hundred willing Ia Ids prof
fered relief with Intellectual operations. The horses
were at length cut loose from the heavy pole, snd
struggled more fearfuiy still in the narrow channel OF
water. Boats were brought, aud they were res,aed
from the wheels One helped 10 win ashore. aud
tod the firm earth with other damage than duck
ing The other took in large quxntity of water, and
vas struggling 10 keep head above stream behind q
small boat when the steamer resumed her course, and
her passengers their eomposure.