The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-11
BROOKLYN CITY NEWS.

raE FuRmAs SrREsr DtsasreR-No Gosrv TO Par run
LAeoeEes immediately after the Ealing Of Mr. Mer-
ntts stores in Furman street a gang OF some forty
iaoorers were cmpoye1 some by Captain Jacobs Of the
Fosty second precinct and others by the Coroner and
Chief Engineer Of lhe Fire Department. without any
reference A 70 who wou be responsible for the pay
,nent OF the men The wa compelled 70 work
from Twelve 10 hteen hours zach day ader brolling
sum- and when they look for their nav no pe,on seems
rcady 70 respond to their just demands The Sl wa.h
amounts IN the aggregate to 81 1oO r'scnSsd to
tue owner OF the buildings who refuses IN pay on the
ground that the per ZEN asked Is exobant aud unjust
the amount charged is IS per day for each man who
WORKED iui time and proportionate amount TO those
who only worked at intervals After Mr. Merritt's
Iss pay the bf the matter was brought TO the notice
out oil town no relief could he afforded and the
q"ence Is that the mon cannot get the,r pay
DELIRiUs TRsaENs. Yesterday evening one Of the
ohicers OF the Forty second precinct found woman
wandering through York street in such demented
dton ~ to induce the officer TO think that she had
escaped from tho Lunatic Asylum. He took her to
tue Justice in cases Of this kind discovered the
cause Of the unfortunate womans troubles. The ply
scian OF tho Superintendent OF the Poor sent for
aud everything that could be done the life OF the
unfortunate inebriate promptly done Her Sjacula
IONS OF terror at some imaginary phantom that seemed
haunt her we're most fearful and the picture OF terror
depicted on her countenane was such to make ens
nstinctvey shrink back from her approach as u she
was possessed Of demon She the hospital for
treatment and an officer delegated to dnd out her
residence and notify her friends Of her whereabouts
DESPERATE ASSAULT OFrcRR About nine
O'Clock last evening whio officer Eason Of tc Forty
FIRST precinct was patroing his beat the corner OF
State and Columbia streets notorious character named
Pat Gmartn, who has kept the people OF that neigh
borhood In constant turmoil for the last three
or four years came TO the and wanted fight
man named Monaghan, and conducting himself in
most unruly and bosterOus manner The officer told
him 10 leave the corner he would arrest him. Gil
martin then turned the officer dared him inter-
fore, al the same time shaking his fist in bis face The
o'hcer then seized him. when desperate struggle
sued, and In few minutes the officer surrounded
by crowd OF come five hundred persons among whom
were two brothers Of the prisoner The officer who is
returned veteran OF the Fourteenth regiment deter
mined to keep his prisoner aud, drawing his club
and revolver, held the mob at bay until
Inducements arrived from the station house. The
prisoner resisted with such desperation that II not
until he was dubbed almost to death that he
The neighborhood of State and Columbia has always
borne the reputation OF being Of the localities
for rowdyism in Brooklyn The parsimonious economy
OF tho city authorities in not keeping the gas lamps burn
ing all night renders the duty Of police officers donbiy
difficult and dangerous and makes II unsafe for people to
occurred there a single lamp burning in the
vicinity, and 1t with difficulty that the officers could
be distinguished from private citizens The brother Of
the prisoner, Owen Gilmartin, who attempted, with
others, to rescue his BROTHER also arrested and
taken TO the Forty first precinct station house. and both
locked up separate cells They reside at 81 State
street. The office rescaped with but slight injury; but
assaaht paid dearly for his temerty and had to be
taken TO the station house in hand cart.