The sun., 1861-12-16
CITY NEWS.

Shockh Y Trngcdy- Exchange Broker
| Found Dead In his Omce-iIi- Throat Cnt
from Ear to Enr -InanesI by the COrOarr
| Tho Mystery Unsolved
MIR. Bernard Levy, an exchange broker,
doing business under the Citizeus Bauk, corner
of Canal st. and the Bower, was found dead a.
about ~ o'clock ON Saturday morning, with
his throat cut from ear to ear. Hc lay upon
the floor behind his own counter, weltering In
blood. A jack. knife, the blade Of which was
bloody was found lying upon the counter. Two
bags containing gold coin, aud llr,l bundle
Of bank notes lay on ore Of the shelves aud hal
Tot boen disturbed. There w"rc no evidences
| Of struggle having taken place, and persons VIII
were In an adjoining apartment state that they
heald no unusual noise. The body was di,ooy-
cred by person who called to got somO uncur-
rent money exchanged and the police and coro.
ners were promptly notified. At 3 O'Clock
Coroner Jackman having enpaneled a jury,
commenced holding AN inlues. upon The body
when the following testimony was alduced
Oliver II. Mooney was the first witness sworn,
says that he was yesterday morning in the office
adjoining that Ol The deceas, th.t he heard a
sound IF something falling, aud that about
twenty minutes tnercdllef MS attention was
called to the circumstance Of the sound by See
ing crowd around the deor heard no other
'Ounds, and did not see any one 80 in or out of
that office yesterday morning.
David Levy brother Of deceased, testified
hat he resided at No. - Third street went
,lOwn with deceased to the office that morning
deceasod went behind tho counter to unpack
the money a neighlor, named Wagner, came
in To ak about some German exchange wit
ness went out TO get newspaper and cigar
on his return asked his brother for some bills to
20 down to the Commissary's depaI tnent re-
coiytd the bills and went there and from thence
went TO Canal street and purchased some tor
eign coin, and proceeded TO the Quartermls-
tors department and transacted some business;
when returning toward his office no met two
men, who told him that his fathers throat was
ut thought 1t could not be his father, as he
Goes not come down on Saturday on reach
lug the office, apoliceman told him his brother
was dead rovor saw the knife found in the of
lice before today; deceased's health was change
able but he was never seriously i'll he never
threatened to commit suicide a woman named
l.oui Breidsback threatened tina. her hus
laId would not care ii he killed him de-
reased) she endeavorel to extOIt twenty dol
from deceased to get 10 Cincint atI with,
lie having placed her in bad position with her
husband this woman, though said to be mar
lied, witness did not believe to be so the
hreat was made two months ago but witness
never TAXED 10 her deceased made no com
Ilaint to witness about her attempted extoriion;
he threatened him both in witness's presence
md Nhen alone with him witness did not be
eve that deceased committed suicide there Is
10 property missing known to be in the pos
session Of deceased two checks are missing
but they may be found deceased was fond Of
women, but temperate in his habits he never
rank liquor but perhaps once week he was
If alvely disposition this Louisa Breidsbaek
stated that her husband did rot care for his life
u he could take dect ased's life she used TO live
Il Filth street, but does not now she once
brought mSn TO the Office TO whom she pointed
out deceased she, AflarWards stated that de-
ceasf d-had seduced her.
John DAILY, letter .cnrieS testified that he
xsnL to LsVys Office this morning, about twen-
tyminutes 10 ten; had Alstter for thstn; raw
no one when went inj knocked On the eoun-
tsr, then trnnsdlto thaJdoof md walked 'ots
'hotsght 1t strange the place sheald b6ieft |
done; waited outside, when Mr.. II. Haha
came along and was going in; told him vhsIs
Wa no ono ipsidei soon Anothsg man came 70,