The sun., 1861-08-29
Police Intelligence, &c.

| BRrrAL MrRDER IN TnE Firm WARD-A
| IIrsDANp KICKS ms WIRE TO DEArif.-Last
night, man named Jas. Gallagher laborcr, II
| DesbrOsscs street, committed brutal assault
| upon his wife, who wis sHci,B'e, kicking her In
| The stomach and almost Instantly killing her
| The occasion was an alteration about "A woman
who Ni.i,cd the wife against the husband, wish
| The police arrested the murderer, who exhibits
no particular evidence Of rcmOrsc.
An ALLEGED lIoMucIpm-Last THURSDAY
evening Margaret Gormln and Mary M,Cro,,n
got into drunken quarrel at the hou-, lG2
Worth street, during which il il alleged, Mar
garct was prcCipitatcd down a hight of .tlir.
by her companion, and badly injured. She was
taken to the New York Hospital, AMI on cr
Golden, Of the 9Th Ward, arrested the yotngn
McCrossin. The prisoner was arriigncd before
Justice Osborne, who, in default Of testimony
toG"hing the assault committed her for ten di,
She was afterwards transferred to the pcnitrn-
tinry. On Wednesday the injured woman, who
had been failing gradually since her adm s.on
To the Hospital, suddenly expired, but whether
from the effects Of the violence caused bv the
fall, or from disease, remains for a poet ,aorit,a
examination to determine. Coroner Skinner
will hold an inquest on the bolv TO-DAY. Officer
Golden Yesterday afternoon brought the PRISON.
er from Blackwell'- Island to await the result Of
the inqui,tior. Both deceased and the prisoner
N'l' NolltH VI lHltllp'Iul' nahlts.
COMMITTED TO rnE ToMHs-E lwari Il ioney,
the volunteer formerly attached to the I lth Rcg-
mcnt Of Brooklyn, who was arrested some d,y,
ago, charged with being fugitive from George
town, ID. c., where he stands CHARGED with
murder was arraigncd before Justice Kelly ycs-
terday afternoon, and committed to the Tomb,
rs a fugitive from Justice. Since hi1 arrest
Rooney has been confined in the 9th Ward ota-
tion House. The authoritic. Of Georgetown
have been notified Of his arrest.
a SOLDIER Assaults AND SrABs A POLICE.
MAN.-Wm. Meyers, volunteer, att Iched to
one olthc GomR Mounted Ride Companies,
was arrested ycstcrliv, charged with a,,aulting
officer Rosenberg, Of the 18th Precinct, cuttinl,
him in the hand with his sabre. The officer
was about to arrest drunken soldier named
Chas. Frud, when Meyers attacked him. The
Latter was taken to court and committed t. an
swer.
Row AND Assault WITH AZ ANE.-John
Weyman man % years of age, was arrested
yesterday, charged with assauting AMI dan
gerouslv injuring Anton Hilbert, whom he
struck upon the head aud arm with a meat axe.
lhe assault took place during a fight between
the parties and some others, at No. jij Fourth
st., tenement house where they all lived
Wcyman was taken before Justice Steers, and
held to await the result of the injuries inflicted.
DIR. Mott attended Hilbert.
ALLEGED THEFT or A DRAFr.-A German
named Jacob +. Butchart was arrested Yesterday
on suspicion of having stolen a draft made by
H. \. Fink Co., Of Buffalo, n. Y, for slO3.
and payable to tho order Of the assignees of =
r. X. Coddington oi this city. On presontin,
the draft TO the parties on whom il wa, drawn he
was questioned as to the manner in which Inc |
became possessed Of il, but could give no salts |
factory answer lie was then arrested and |
taken before Justice Kelly, to whom he admit |
ted that he did not know how it came into his |
possession, but had found it in his pocket on |
awaking from drunken stupOr. lie was COM |
mitted for examination, and the draft was passed |
over 10 MIR. Coddington, who appeared and |
claimed it,
CARELESS BLAsTISG.-A German. named |
Nicholas Van Cline, was severely injured YES
ierday, 10y being struck by fragment of rock
thrown from an uncovered blast, In Doth st.. be-
tween 9th aud 10th Avenues The person who
discharged the blast He'd, ON seeing the mischief
he had caused, and the police have not been |
able TO find him.
a Rowpf SrAnTEp.-On TUESDAY evening.
party OF negroes were returning in the steam
boat Thomas l., llulsc, from Fort Lee. when "A |
roMdy on board, nHmod Michael Kcrrirm. while
under the influence Of liquor, usultcd several of
me females, and was stabbed in the back by
Jne Oi their attendants On rcachn, the CITY
HE wound was dressed by Dr. Elder of Wt.t
~ st,, and krrrgan was aitorwarlr taken TO
his residence, No, ID West lith s, The assail-
lnt was not aTIt.tCl