New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-07
BROOKLYN ITEMS.
rURnER oF A roLIcEMAN RY 4 BuRoLAR.


An a,roeou, murder was perpetra,ed near the corner
Il Washington anl Prospect streets between IL and
O'Clock on Tu,siay morning. the victim being
policeman Of he Second PIec.rc, named David II.
Marin. residing At No. y Stanton street. TIE muir
dcser gives Lis name ~ John Milton, evidently
Gc''tious sad says lie was born in Ohio.
II arpeafs that The buglsr discovered in the &C;
Of breaking open the front basement window Of the
house Of joseph sanzcy, No. 100 Adams street dear
Nassau street., by a nciglboI named Anderson. The
latter rsu down ftr aud searched for carving kuiie,
ard finding none proceeded to the woodshed where he
picked up a Ratchet lie then went to where the
burglar was at work, anie1claming, Now, you "
I've got you" the fellow sprang the railing and
ran down Adams street to HIGH when Anderson finding
the burglar outIunnng him, threw the Ratchet a; him.
or, ing out al the same time, "Stop theft Stop theft
The burglar continued down High TO Washington
street. snd when reaching tie corner of Prospect street
Martin came from opposite direction for The pur-
pose Of interccpiing him. They wero seen to olinch
and fall, Mr. Anderson being but few feet distant
a tho time. Martin exclaimed when Anderson came
M, He has done ii for me" and handing him Lis
club walked or, as II going the doctors office
BY. The burglar remained lying in the street.
Officer Buck Of the Second Precinct and Officer Har-
taking the burgqr into custody conducted him TO the
Staion-Iouse 1T was found that he had been struck
upon the head and stunned by the officer. The burglar
doubtless stabbed Martin before he wac etruek and
after the blow stabbed him second time. Both
wounds are in tie neck. The fret was the LEFT side
covering the jugusr von and The other, though lees
severe, was near the thorax.
Some citizeus conducted Martin 10 the office Of DR..
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viewed to the Second District Staion-House in wagon
On approaching the Station-llouse, Martin fel over
on tho arm Of one Of his attendants and appeared to be
DYING About fifteen minutes later lie ceased 70 eX-
ift, dying calmly, and apparently without struggle.
The knife with which the wounds were inflicted was
found in the street by private watchman Boyle. II s
common pocketknife, with a blade four inches in
length
TIE prisoner appears 10 be about 30 ycays Of age,
Uponh person was found pallet knife llcb used
by glaziers pair of false whrken and moustEcbes,
pair Of DippeIs, and 80 skeleton keys. M. Martin
leIyes wife and three children to mourn bic uniimely
end.
Coroner Horton impanneled a Jury, and proceeded
with the pos,-mortem examination, which was made By
Dfs. Bauer, Cooper and Willetts. They found
wound the let side Of the neck above the collar
bone, extending downward and inward cutting in its
the tsues Of The neck and seyering the inter
nal iuguar vein ut its junction with tho LEFT subclaran
vein. The upper part Of the LEFT lung was wounded by
the point OF the instrument 10 The depth Of from one
half TO threequarteIs of an inch. Tie left pleur4l
cavity contained about three quarts Of eused blood,
distendng it to its utmost capacity. The left lung was
perfectly blOodloss The wound ia tmeequarton Of An
inch wide and from three TO four inches deep There
was slight scratch on the left arm. The cause Of
death was internal hemorrbage.
The funenl Of the deceased will take place from
Lis late residence, No. 20 Stanton street. this afternoon
at o'clock. The remains will be taken to Greenwood
Cemetery. All the police not duty are directed 10
be present and will escort the body to its Last resting
place.
The inquest viii he held in the County Judge Cham
bers, City Hall, on ThuredGy afternoon at o'clock
The prisoner was sent TO jail yesterday afternoon on
the Coroners warrant. lie Acknowledges that bis
is not Milton and gives reason for not giving
his proper name that be has fiends residing in this city
and desires TO keep them in ignorance Of HE position.
He says, however, that be ia musician by profession.
The crowd about the Station-House was 20 great,
aud the people was 20 much incensea aganst the prs
oner, that II was found advisable 10 tahe BIN 70 jail