The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-05
Police IntsIi,ssnce.

FOA1eo InteiuHGmCes
ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT WIFE POISONING.
Daniel Kane, resident Of No. lao EHs thirty ninth
street was broughss fore Justice Kelly at the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday morning, charge Il q.
kmps ut murder preferred against him by oAthArine
Kane, his wife. The complainant, who d Irshw woman,
about thirty years Old stated that for time past
she lived rather unhappy with her husband,
who was in the habit Of abusins and alghting her
every opportunity. About ten days ago complainant
gave birth 10 male child, and although her confinement
attended with severe Illness still tho PRISONER
elected hsr and refused 70 minister 70 her those se
day, however, b Became quiss sscs;oasss and vas
singuarly Anxious behalf Of the sex woman thas
sns be ssr esA her so of &
which he had prepared expressly for the occasion,
chs fatty refused 70 partake Of fearing that the prison
or hsd some usyior mesiye In Offering A. The prisoner
length says, dsarmed her OF her suspicious and
she consented 70 drink Of the Cruel me moment,
pleasant sensation and severe burning Of the mouth
and tongue Tho supcicn that her husband intended 10
% e ssy sss
that abe wanted drink Of water she got her husband
out Of the roon and during his absence abe placed por
her pillow. when the prisoner returned with the water
she pretended she had paraken OF the Cruel and
night she was ever and anon attended, by
the prisoner. who inquired most anxiousy AFTER her
psrtsips Of he cruel Feeling convinced tbas sn at
tempt had been made 10 destroy her fe she deter
70 have her husband arrested g soon ~ daylight would
managed 70 ges her husband out Of he house for few
ofOer Dorlsnd, Of the twenty nrst prscnc to
whom she communicated her suspicious The onicer con-
cealed nmseH In the house until Ksae returned when he
came forth from bis hiding place and seized the suspect
ed party. The vial containing the Cruel preserved by
Mrs Kane wa produced in court, and when applied 70
tho lips Of several Of the policemen burned their Ups and
tongues precsely In the manner described BY the
planant The bottle with ts contents by order Of
the magistrate placed in the hands Of chemist for anAly
zauon pending which tho prisoner Yves committed 70
the lock up.
SINGULAR CASE OF ALLEGED FORGERY.
Some days ago . named wilcox applied st the d.
trct Attorneys office to 60 bail for burglar who was
then locked up Tombs. BE suited thas he was the
owner Of I'VE lots Of ground In Ninety xth street, worth
$500, which free Of all incumbranoe. On being
questioned by Mr. Allen the clerk, he stated that he
bought the property from named Roberts, who
resident OF Chicago Ill. The lots, be said, were pur
ness q No IS Nassau street. Mr. Allen did MOI deem The
would Be bondsman should cali again. Mean while
upon he District Attorney and informed him that
some persons bad been engaged IN frsuduIenty ooo-
the upper part Of he island. Upon invesugsaou Il
was found that The ios described BY Mr. Van Hueval
ss md .a when s % called s b.
rict Attorney the following day, Mr. Allen caused his
rest on charge Of purchasing pretended deed 70 pro
thathe bought tho deed from an EngAhhman, named
Thomas lawson alias Roberta Detectives Devoe and
some delay they succeeded in Nrestns him Al biz rea
dence In ChFysue street Since the arrest Of the prisoner
:ss 2 y
In song forged deeds Of city lots 70 The exsnt 81 nearly
100000 NJ. Allen on Thursday Obtained posae.on Of
and Henry W. Morris for The saie Of any seven up
town lots and conveying the 70 Ephraim Robern
. portion OF Mr. Van Huevals estate. mo prsten aed
owners, Messrs Pike and Norris exited only In the ina
ginstion Of Lawson .as Roberta The deed = we'll Is the
wss brought before Justice Welsh yesterday morning.
when M Aiken appeared complainant and pr scented
M. william n sssssbury disposed that the defendant
presented himself on the 10th April a the Express ONCE
c1sn"r IN SssS inch nv n,sssssa nan Hs NO sco
panied two men, Of whom held the deed In h hand
Al the " request Of Mr.. sansbury wrote IN acknowledg
deed, representing that the signed his name
The witness then returned the deed 70 deiendants com
and ss len ns s sssS
dated April 20, 1890 =
Edwin Ives deposed that he knew Thomas LAWSON;
sx years; know hs son G ?. Thompson; met Thomp-
the 10th Of last April In the neshborhocd Of the
see him be asked what Thompson wanted witness said
that he dd MOT know he went With witness 70 monp-
S Sss.s r. s.d ~ , sS :.ss
In me place; NJ fhompsos spoks vsnscs abosl Ten
days before his occasoa sooa. bringing L.v.sn g him.
send hi BIN mere S.d sssn swsou dossn aass in
Thompsons Office; met him there during the last two
years often; did not know Ephrnm r. Roberts; he'd
heard the name mentioned, but never INST him In
Thompsop's Office, and never heard lawson called BY
that name.
Henry harrington deposed that he was IN attorney
and counsellor. atiaw, and had been . Commissioner
Of Deeds WAS Notary during ID, months o. January
about year; him about the Time the deed vas
dated At his (winess) house witness was sick At The
be acknowledged the deed signed by Ephraim r.
Roberts and Witnessed by T. lawson; swore thai he
INT rn S rsv him % s, s
crbed a. executing the instrument that he was present
and him execute the same and subfcrbes bis nsms
ru.ry, isso. g. 1900 before Henry
Fsrrngton, notary public from r. Roeerts TO James ~
and put in evidence and swsrn 70 BY the witness VINO
recognized H. the nex day he came 70 witness 70 put In
the inierhneston. which sppsarea N voc scxnowsas
peon purportng 70 be r. Roberts, but had discovered
that that was not his name; Mr.. lawson tod him ~
forwards that there was no such person - l. r. Ro-
berx.
M Harrington being sworn 10 The second case, de-
nesns Iswson, Al his twitness y, 90 Wan street,
In company with . person by the name Of Cron,
whom be had always known {. Captain Cron; they
bsrts, and vitnssss< BY samuel r. Croh; thought 10
va IN M Cobb. hand, = be usually brousn. them
NJ Cro proved The sxecutoa Of hs instrument, svsar
ne hat bs resided m New Ycrf, sad that he nsw r
Roberts ChiAgo; THAI he knew that he sxsoutsd The
foregoing nstrument, and that he him execute tbs
same, whsreupon be subscribed his name - . wmssss
ibersso mo acknowledgement 70 The desd was N Wit
meas hsndwring. The mortgage dated Feb 10, 1850,
from Robsris 10 O. r. fosssn 70 secure The psymsat
-so S 90: 5.
ass,2 !.r.D's osnf s.o., 70 $50 sos third s.ss' as
been previously introduced 70 him - Alexander suy
dam, BY rhomN Lawson, The defssdant, came 70 his
once and brought mortgage signed T. r. Roberts, and
witnessed By A. suydam; he brought nose from Law
son. requesting witness 70 take the sckno vlcdxment OF
the instruneuf encloainf the fee; Mr.. euydam then
resided In Brooklyn; knew Il r. Roberts, Of Chicago
knew him 70 be the Who executed the fore
gong instrument and thai he present and him
execute The same, and hereupon be subscribed hs name
~ wnncm thereto
Amer some further and unimporsant testimony had
been taHen hc ezaminss'cn vs clcssd, ssd tbs s.es