New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-23
ATTEMPTED MURDER IN BROAn.
WAY.
Effort Of o Celered Boy 70 Kill His ~.
pioyer-Arrost and Confession sr n.
Would-be Assassin.

Effort Of o Celered Boy to Kill His R~.
Would-be Assassin.
At an early hour on Wednesday morning Mr.
W. w. Broom, who has apartments on the s.co,d
floor OF No. s63 Broadway. was awakened BY vio,e,,
blow on the left temple The blow had the effect a,
partially stunning him. aud ere he had fully recovered
consciousness the assailant had escaped.
His Oucres brought to his assistance some NJ M.
other inmates of the building. who on entering the
apartment found him bleeding profnsely from ragged
wound on the left temple An examination Of the
apartment revealed the fact that the would be asssss
had stolen from table near tho wounded man cheek
for slOO ard S3J in Treasury notes.
Information OF the afaiI was communicated 70 Cant
John - Young, c0mlnindAg the detective squad AMI
Detectives Gilmore and McDOugal were by him de-
tailed to work up the case.
Tie only person upon whom suspicion fell was a cor
Ored boy named Edward Brown, aged ID years who b.
u short fine previously had been discharged BY NJ
Broom for stealing number OF small articles and Il
considered scarcely possible that boy 50 young
coulu have been guilty Of such crime.
Late Thursday night the detectives arrested tbs
boy. He at first stouty denied knowing ANYTHING Of
tie matter, but finally confessed that he had committed
the act for the purpose Of preventing Mr. Broom from
prosecuting him for the larceny he had committed
he stated that the plan was first formed by him ON
Saturday last, and on Monday morning ne entered the
building for the purpose OF pa'tns into execution
Unfortunately for the success OF b, plan, his intended
/
ing morning was attended With Ike result. The ef.
feet Of hs visit Wednesday morning is already
known.
Immediately after the commission of the act be lrfl
the city and wen; up 10 DObbs Ferry, where ne has
sister the way tearing the stoea check in pieces
and throwing it into the North River Indeed, hs
states that the idea of robbery did not enter his head
t after he had entered the rOOm and even after eay
ing the house be half inclined Ia reeier II and
placa the stolen money! In his pos ession at the time
81 his arrest found sl6 OF the stolen money. The
rest he had spent
The manner in which he gained access to the room Of
Mr. Broom was by passiug though tie en,ry.vay Of
the building (Which is always OPEN to the bathroom
thence through an open window on ~ she'd Open
ing another widow admitted ma ilo an apartment
adjoining that Of Mr.. Broom AMI communicating with
II by means Of folding doors These he did not open for
fenr of making sufficient noise 70 awaken LIS Intended
yctim but having found in tue lock ot tne door leading
into the entry key which also unlocked the door Of
rhe sleeping apartment he used that means OF ngress
| The weapon used is "A common hatcher, and bad Q
little more force been used would undoubtedly have In
ficted instant death. The prisoner states that at the
Ia, moment his conraee failed him. and the edge Of
the weapon struck the flesh he let 60 OF the handle
thereby deprivDg the blow Of 0ne-laf lis force. Al
though severe the wound Is not necessarily danger
OUs.
| Yesterday. the prisoner was taken before Justice
Dowling 1T the Toinbs, ard he statement Of the
above facts, committed for trial In bis exlmlns-
ion before the magistrate the prisoner stated that he
was aged IS years. native Of this city, and resided
with his father at No. I5 Wilam.st The following IL
his statement u the occurrence: IN Saturday night
when ] came back from dong m erTand. Mr. Broom
accused me Of stealing some oi bis papers; tod Lin
did not take them; then he said he did not want mo
any more. when l went home Oh Saturday night, I
made up my mind that would do something to him. SD
thar he would rot MAKE q complaint agb.nst me, on,
Monday morning, / wen. 10 bis place and found
the door open, and went back home again;
on Tuesday morning ] went there again. and
found the door The same way; went again on Wedres
day morning: ! fund toe door closed; wcni Into
fle bathroom ont on the shed. opened the window.
hsn got into lis office: then opened the sliding door
aud went up to the bed where Mr.. Broom las lyiDg
3 and struck him the head with tho hatc5et; ts
Latcbet then fil on the foor ard ian out before
struck him, / took the moley from The taole. III
will be noticed that bis description Of the mode IL
which he gained access TO The room oi Mr. broom
differs fsom that furnished by him TO the detectives
He is very juvenile IN appearance. and woac se1re!
be supposed 20 be over "a years ol age. considering
Tie youth of tie prisoner and the attendant eeam
stances tie co is ? most remarkable enc.