The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-15

DANG RR0Us STABBlNG ARRAY AT "SLAU0HTEn
HOUSE POINTn-THE GUILTY MAN UNDER AR
REsT-AkTE-NORTEM DEPOSITION or THE VICTIM.
The porter house Of Peter Matthew's No. James slip,
has long been the resort OF ve dsreputable aud dan
gerous class OF men, and not unrequentiy tho police
have been called there separate and persons
gagged in deadly conflict Repeatedly the officers have
been assaulted and beaten by the requenters OF this
place Such has been the notorious character of the
Matthews place that recently chrstened Slaugh-
ter House Point" At three O'Clock yesterday morning
Dennis Foley and Florence Mccarthy became involved in
quarrel while in the baoom Of the slaughter house.
during which Foley, whom the police say is very
DANGEROUS man, drew large jackknife and stabbed Nc
earthly In the abdomen, indictng wound which, Il Is
feared will prove mortal Officer Byrnes Of the Fourth
station house and locked up. The wounded was
conveyed TO his residence 45 Oak street, where DR. Con-
way was called TO render ~ aa the trouble
discussion concerning the Fenian Brotherhood.
Coroner Wildsy yesterday after noon proceeded to
MCCARTHY residence aud took his ante mortem dcpO
ston, which Is as folows:--
This morning about three O'Clock was at the
Of James slip Water street. porter house keep, by
Peter Matthews with number Of others; sitting
down on bench Dennis Foley the prisoner, was stand
ing In front Of me; saw him opening knife in his
pantaoons pocket, got up then and tried TO get away
from him. but before could he cut me in my side, and
then cut me my left wrist; did nothing nor said
we're Joking about the Fenan Brotherhood, and in jest
said they all ought to be drowned; he then cut
Inc jury round verdict against the accused.
Foley said In relation TO the charge, ~ went into the
corner of James slip and Water street with friend to
get drink when Mccarthy hit twice, and to defend
born Ireland lives 34l Water street and aborcr
Coroner Wildey committed the accused to the Tombs to
await tho result of AcCarthys injuries The latter is
twenty nine years OF age and native Of Massachusetts,
ARREST OF PEDLER ON SUSPICION or ARSON
HE IS COMMITTED TO THE TOMBs.
Early on the morning of the 30th ulmo the premises
Of Moses Edesten, No 10 Elizabeth street. dscov
cred to be on dre but the flames extnguished
An investigation made afterwards by Fire Marshal
Baker led that gentleman TO believe the fire had been
kndlcd by design. few days since Isaac Goldman
siding at No 13a Suffolk street, appeared before the Fire
Marshal and made deposition setting forth that EdcI-
stein had made to him TO burn his Edcstelns)
place. The latter then proposed that the witness should
go TO his house while there set fire TO IT, and
that il the whole amount Of insurance Isl 000 were
covered he would give Goldman $780, and II he only
half Of II he wonld give 500 Goldman declined
TO have anything TO do with the matter,
alone. He requested tina, Goldman should say nothing
about the natter that he would fire the place at time
when he would not be suspected that he would do ii
the night OF the Jewish fast when Il would not be be-
evcd that he would touch make fire any
Wolf Zemme q lad Of seventeen years. living at l30
duce him to set fire 10 the place. but he percmptorly
refused to do The adavits taken submitted to
Justice bowling, who issued his warrant and yesterday
Edelsten was taken into custody The magistrate com
mltted Edelstein to prison 10 await examination
Edelsten Is German peder. He was insured for six
hundred dollars the goods and four hundred dollars
on furniture, In the Stnyycsant Insurance Company
AN ARMY sUTLER ROBBED OF Sl,500-ARRRsT ON
SUSPICION.
Augustus Meyer, suffer, who recently returned
from the army and is now stopping at the Hoffman
HOTEL ~ Bowcy, yesterday caused the arrest OF Con
stantine Lamerger by officer Iynes Of the Tenth pre-
cpc, suspicion Of robbery II appears that on the
evening Of the 1lh instant Lamerger invited Mr. Meyer
to make call on some female acquaintanccs which in
vitation Meyer accepted They accordingly started out
but reaching the OF Hester and Chryse
pinioncd and while in that condition three four men,
in disguise, forcbly red his pockets Of thousand
dollar Treasury note and 1--we hundred dollar bills
with which they escaped Iamergcr also fed al the
same timc and hence the suspicion that he
plice in the robbery. Justice Mansfield committed
Lamerger 10 prison to await examination. The other
persons concerned in the robbery have not yet been
arrested None Of the stolen money has been recovered
THE PRINCE STREET SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Henry Gerken, the desperate young arrested late
on Friday night, at % Prince street. the charge OF
dangerously shooting his mother in the face with
vover, and also shooting George Hlou in the check as
Justice Ledwith yesterday, Hilon's complaint and
committed to charge Of felonIous assault de
fault OF ono thousand i've hundred dollars bnl Hlon
also lodged complaint against the accused behalf OF
Mrs. Gerken who Is still lying In dangerous condition
at the New York Hospital and on this complaint Gcrken
Is held to await the result OF his mothers injuries