The New York herald., 1865-06-14
Brooklyn city News.


Tho dry goods store Of Mr. Elijah Lewis, 2sS and 2sI
Fulton street, was feIoniously entered time
Tuesday ana robbed Of large variety OF vaiu
able materials consisting mostly OF silks, satns and de-
iaiDes The burglars gained the Of the store
through the premises Of the Washington street Methodist
Episcopal church, having broken on the locks Of she
gate and then set 10 work In pryng of Of the iron
shutters There being In the store and the church
being unoccuped the thieves had the opportunity OF
working at their leisure being protected from observs
ton from negbboring houses by high board fences IL
il believed that two OF them engaged in the bust
ness and the articles OF such nature that they
could be compressed in a small compass is believed
that they carried or the plunder in bags The robbery
was not discovered until the stcrc was opened in she
morning. An inventory of the missing articles was
taken and the actual value ascersned To be thou
sand nine hundred and nfty eight dollars and three
cents This the third robbery OF dry goods stores Ia
the vicinity during the past three or four weeks
A voUSa NAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE FROM usAr-
POISTNEsr IN LOVE
young named Charles Elliott, employed N q
clerk in divers drug store, corner OF Vanderbilt and
Oates avenues attempted commit suicide last evening
by taking dose Of arsenic. The symptoms Of poison
goon became visible and his condition being observed
medical aid al called, and the usual remedies
applied, with apparently favorable resus, when he
was conveyed 70 the CITY Hospital II is believed that
hs will recover although he not considered wholly
out OF danger The s stated 70 be diappont men
In love Affairs.
TIVE MURDER IN TIVE WOODS.
The investigation into the circumstances attending the
Lynch yesterday but fao,s developed. The
inquest will he concluded Thursday the will
be given the jury There being evidence mplicat
any " the persons arrosted suspicion they
slscharged by Coroner Lynch Those detained
fore the United States Commissioner and there being
evidence that they connected with any counter
feting gang they were promptly released from custody
KINGS COUNTY COURT OYER AND rrRytSKR--
sxnrESc. or MICHAEL KEsSy xunpEK
op JOIN kAvESsBURo.
The prisoner who was heretofore convicted in this
eodr and sentenced be executed for the murder c
German named John Ravcnsburg arragned yester
6ay morning Tor The circumstances OF the
thesc On the evening OF April ~, 1888, the
prisoner vent to tho grocery of Frederick Nohrmsn
thc ~ Fulton and Albany avenues New Brook
hn) W company with his WIFE Bein9 under the lnnu-
rnce liquor he commenced quarccDg with her and
then beat her Mr. Mohrmnn sitcrfcred, and Kenny,
neizng large cheese knife which was lying on the
counter, pursued Mohrman, who made his escape.
just st this time tho deceased entered the
door, and Kenny, being blinded With rage, rushed
NJ him and thrust the knife through his abdomen
ing death In few minutes thereafter II does not ap
pear that he exchanged word with Ravensburg The
prisoner arrested the night and tried ard con
vcted at the succeeding term OF the Court or Oyer and
rerminer An appeal taken TO tho General Term and
subsequently 10 the Court 81 Appeals bnt the Judgment
of tho court below being affirmed In both tribunRs hs
ordered 10 be rctontenccd which hss been car
red into effect The sentence Of The Court was that Tho
prisoner bo hang by tho neck until dead on Friday tt
4h " August next between the hours or twelve and
oclOck NJ Before being sent back 20 jail the prisone
had Mef but very Affecting interview with bis lw
| ohidrsn 10th boys aged Bys and The other seys
| Years.