New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-07
How AN INJURED Husp.sp RryrsorD Hrx.rry.--

~ S so W ooain any defnhe facts IN relation to tie
annr. Since then the following details Of the oc-
cnrrence have TRANSFERRED For como mon,bs pas,
FROM frequent rumors and insnuatops, Mr.. E. X.
Phelps, merchant living in West Fifteenth street.
fould abundant suspect the fidelity of bis wife
Though 10th togve credence reports that reached
him. lie eventually resoved to investigate their truth
Ia order that he might not excite any fear Of dovery
on her part, he secured the services Of friend. and
through him thorough surveillance was kept upoa
every movement Of Mrs.. Phelps, from the mo.
ment she left her own threshold every day un.
til she returned home again. These wsichines
disclosed facts which served in part 10 confirm the ru
mos that had reached Mr. PHELPS in regard to the in
'imacy that existed between bis wife and awy.s
named f. K. Lamoreux, married Ian, doing business
at No. ~ Nass,u street, and residing at NJ 90 We'd
Twenty ci4hth street. Day after day ST. l. met Mrs
=. on Broadway rode down with Der TO the Sonth
Ferry, AMI returned III the stage To the upper
Part OF the city, leaving her within few blocks OF her
door. They also net frequently at the house Of
Mr Phelps, and although Mr. PHELPS Dld bis wife thai
he did not want Lalnoreux to visit lis house " often.
The still came, aud each occasion msscs
welcome by uer. II was also 1certsined that Mn.
Phelps intimate terms with John Pollock.
salesman in the employ Of Jaffrsy g. Co.; but her
Monday evening, the 2lst Of January, Lamoreux
supp,d ut the house OF Mr.. Pbelle; and during tie
temporary ab-ence Of the hrt from tue room sop
red tat he made assiguaon with the hostess for
the following day. Gu TUESDAY Mrs Phelrs left home
early in the afternoon, and otter riding up and down
broadway twice, probably to convince herself
that she not followed, repaired 70 the tou1e OF
a friend on the Ninth avenue. Thence sts went
Il
rious courtesan in Wet Twenty seventh street,
where che was joined soon after by NJ. Lamo-
reux. Mr.. Phelps was promptly notified by Lis
friend, end tue two soon drove up the house 10
Carriage and ended the front steps. The ing attic
hell wss by Mr.. Cook, who opened the door
little AID peeped out to zee who Wa there. Ire
friend immediately put lie foot acroes the Threshold
aud the door quickly forced open. DR. Phelps III
quir, d in which room bis wife MAS. when Mrs. Cook
rel lied that she did know, but would call the gin
The colured WOMAN who an.we,ed the summons sad
that there d couple in tie tOird rtory trout room
Without ado both men bounded up stairs and burss
open the door referred 70 but found other persons
rhan those they in search Of They then o:oks
into seyeral o,Eer ToOms aud finally, upon bunting
iuto n small apartment the guilty couple were 'onGd
standing in tie Of tue floor, overwhelmed with
confusion. Without multiply ing words Mr. Phelps
made an at ok UPON Mr.. LamOrcux, throwing hun
nead@ong down stairs, and alterwerd beating bm With
his fits and hi king hin severely i'll the face. Dr.
Lamo eux eventually escaped FROM the OUTRAGED
husband, and fed from the house. Mr.. Phelps
then sent for his wies TWO brothers, and upon
their arrival he narrated the facs, when they took her
away in = Carriage. From the house Of Mrs. Cook.
Mr. PHELPS and his friend 10 Pollocks residences,
in Bethune street. and calling him out. beat lin upon
| tire sidewalk until he was scarcely able 10 walk.
| Since this occurrence Mr.. Lamoreux tas been COO
lined his bed under the Of DIR. Hull and /. COR
siered in dangerous eondiIi1n. He terribly cot
about the face ard beau, his eyes being seriously Id
ured tlal even If he should survive 1t is thought
lie will BE- deprived certainly Of the sight Of one eye,
and Ierh. ps Of both. lie sustained inter
nal INJURIES and il is feared that he
0u Monday last u rumor was circulated thai be was
dead but notice that effect was received ~
CJrvners office. Yesterday note was received ~
Coroner Skinner fr gentleu On who knew all the
PERSONS concerned in the sad affair stating that be be-
lieyed that Mr. Lamoreux was dead as DO had hes Is
from good autt oity and asking the Coroner a,es-
igate tie matter. He accordingly did So ard rr-
ceeding TO Mr. Lsmoreux's house fOund him in the
condition above stated Mr. ,moreux is represented
as having been very fneooking man, but lie If raid
to lave been exceedingly ooss in his morals-so ma
20 that some of his friends refused TO admit lin 70
their family circles Mrs Phelps We Learn has since
r-turre TO her home, aud is now prs rated bed
vf sickness from the effects Of her exp sure Mr..
PHELPS il is stated has already taken the preliminary
rtegs secure "a divorce from Der. lie aud Mr. La
previous TO this occurrence, on terus 81
the clotest intimacy The house where ths occureooe
took place has been complained Of by some Of the
neighbon, ana the last Grand jury found bill VI
Indictment against Mrs. Cook.
TIE "SpoRrISG MES' AsD THE POLrcE.-A large
number of rowd assembled about daylight esterdsy
morning Oh the dumping ground" al the foot o!
sixteenth street. TO witness a pize-tgLt between two
pets f the ring, known IA Pat Manning and Jimmy
Clark. The ground was prepared in hasty manner,
the combat.ns stripped TO the buff, and the fight
menced. How many sounds were fought, We una
Die u state bnt while the battle was At lie blight tie
poice of the Eighteenth Wa,d stepped in and arrested
the principals AT sxht Of the blue uniforms the spec
taiors were seized with violent tt Of rec. ssion'
and hastily decanped. Tie 6gte's, however, we've
coerced' into appearing before Justice Connolly,
who held them in 500 To KEEP the peace. ar Va
Beard, keeper of rum-Inl At No. 2s3 First ayenu.
appeared ia Court for the purpose Of eheciing cog
promise, but being hasy in his speech, was lgno'aa
iousy Consigned to prison for contempt OF Court Ia
indv h, ing sworn that be owned the premises ~
occupied, some doubts regarding lis veracty wc1
nut forth, whereupon an officer was dispatched 70 ~
certain the facts regarding the ownership, and NJ.
Beard may be called upon to answer charge Of pr
jury ~ well rs contempt
At the cock pit Of William Beeman, in Eigbty.barth
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