The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-27
Police Intelligence.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER HIS FORMER
ESCAPE.

wIFE-NARROw ESCAPE.
Mrs Lucinda N. Douglass, residing at No 131 East
Eighteenth street. made escape with her life on
Tuesday night II appears that Mrs. Douglass was for
mery the wife Of Moses B. Adridge man AZ years Of
age now living OF 2s2 East Fourteenth street. but he
having been convicted Of burglary in the State Of Rhode
Island and sentenced for term Of years in State
prison, Mrs Adridge sued for and obtained divorce
from him while he serving out his term OF imprson-
ment and married Mr. Douglass This act drove AID
ridge almost despair and he determined 10 take her
life Accordingly he called at her residence On being
shown up 10 her room he drew revolver and threatened
TO blow her brains out Being quite powerful woman,
Mrs Douglass seized the nfuriscd man and prevented
him from using the pistol He seemed determined, how.
ever, 70 take her life and the struggle was renewed
with greater desperation than at first During
tho contest an inmate Of the house who bad
become alarmed A. a. the noise. and ire TEARING ing
street, and meeting officer Sullivan, Of the Eighteenth
precinct informed him Of what was going on The oicer
took him 10 the station house. The accused yester
day taken before Justice Dodge and locked up for trial IN
Of Northaod, n II Hc has been employed driver
on one Of the city railroads.
SALOON ROBBERY.
Michael Berrigan and John Sullivan, nineteen and
twentyon years Of age were arrested by officers Irving
and Smith, Of the Twentieth precinct on the charge Of
having robbed George Rinchey residing at l97 Eighth
svcnue, Of hundred and thirty dollars in Treasury
notes and gold watch worth one hundred dolara The
robbery occurred in the saloon Of Forty second
street and Eighth avenue The complainant alleges that
Benigan riHsd his pockets when both the defendants
made their escape After the arrested Ber
gan restored the stolen money and they both confessed
their guilt Information was also received which will
probably lead 70 the recovery Of the stolen watch JUS
ce Dodge before whom the prisoners were taken, com
mitted them for trial, bail being refused
ARREST OF ALLEGED BURGLARS AND RECOVERY
or STOLEN GOODS.
The furnishing store OF Messrs Scott Baldwin, sos
Broadway forcibly entered through rear door
the night OF the 2lst nst and robbed Of goods valued
at one thousand dollars with which the burglars escaped
II was subsequently ascerained that the burglars
Thomas Ryan and George Lockwood, and that they
employed Peter Wagner 10 sell quantity OF the goods
70 Mrs Cohen, Of 90 Baxter street. who rcsold them TO
Solomon Lowisky living at No Forsyth street These
facts becoming known 10 officers King and Woods Of
the Tenth precinct they proceeded TO arrest Ryan and
Lockwood and subsequently they took Wagner Lowsky
and Mrs Cohen custody. The prisoners yeser-
day arragned before Justice Shandley, who committed
the alleged burglars for examination the complaint Of
Mr. Albert L.Soott OF the firm which was robbed Mrs
Cohen and Lowsky held for receiving stolen goods
and Wagner was detained as witness MRS Cohen was
baed In the OF three thousand dollars by Morris
Levy, OF No 70 Baxter street portion OF the stolen
goods have been recovered