The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-07
Police Intelligence.
DANGEROUS sTABBING AFFRAY IN TENEMENT


On Monday evening william O'Keefe blacksmith, and
John Abrahsms, both living the tenement house 2s7
East Twelfth street. became involved quarrel during
which O'Keee drew q knife and stabbed Abrshams in
the breast infctinR wound which IL is feared will
prove mortal OKeefe attempted TO escape but was
arrested by officer Kennedy of the seventeenth precinct
and Justice Mansfield committed him to prison to await
the result Of his victims injuries. Dr. Sheppard At
tended Abrahams, and believes him to be in critical
condition Okeefc is forty lone years Of age.
DEADLY AFFRAY IN CONCERT sALOON-A MAN
SUPPOSED TO BE MORTALITY STABBED.
The Gaities saloon, GIG Broadway, the
bloody encounter about four o'clock yesterday
morning Two men, named George Wallace alias Joseph
Irving alias George whalen and Joseph Johnston got
into alteration when Wallace stabbed his antagonist
several times in tho abdomen and then away beev
ing that he had killed Johnston. He holly pur-
sued, and shortly afterwards officer FOgarty OF the
Eighth precinct, arrested Wallace, who yesterday
morning arraigned before Justice Ledwith, and COM
mitted TO prison. Officer Wells conveyed Johnston
the New York Hospital and the attending surgeon has
serious fears that his wounds will prove mortal
THE ALLEGED ARSON AND CONSPIRACY CASE IN
DUANE sTREEr-INvEsTIGA ALTON BEFORE JUSTICE
BOWLING.
In the matter of Judah Pierce, John W. Freeman
VIM. Findon and Luther N Fuller, the merchants
rested Saturday last by Captain Greer, Of the Third
precinct charged with consprng to burn the premises
No. Erie Buildings duane street, for the purpose of
defrauding the insurance companies investigation
was commenced before Justice Dowing OF the Tombs,
yesterday afternoon The occasion Of the arrests
the discovery by Fire Marshal Baker Of what seemed to
be deficiency Of stock in the premises named, the ac
cused parties having effected On insurance In the 81.
Nicholas Relief International and other Offices Of
hundred thousand dollars aud there being found
in the building the morning after the fire only four
hundred and fifty -four barrels OF whskoy valued at
forty thousand dollars This fact created suspicion
in the mind OF Fire Marshal Baker and investigation
prietors OF the liquors storage in the promises
had effected heavy loans at the New York
Warehouse and Security Office amounting TO nearly
eighty thousand dollars upon pledge Of the liquors.
The Warehouse and Security Company having, loaned
the prisoners large OF money, desirous of
making out heavy loss by leakage which they claim
caused by the fire, and the insurance companies be-
levng that huge fraud has been attempted, urge
the prosecution TO themselves from loss II APP
pearcd In evidence that Freeman procured receipt from
Pierce FOR six hundred barrels Of whskey thai
obtained from the New York Warehouse and Security
Company four loans Of sh,775, $4,000 $6,575 and
Sill 715 in all $40 325 and that on this six hundred bar
rels OF whskey which he represented having sold 10
Pierce he had effected insurance of thrtytwo thou
sand six hundred dollars; the stock and fixtures In
the No. Erie Buildings Pierce had insurance
Of eighteen thousand dollars had insured two hundred
and cghtyo barrels of whiskey for thrtytwo thou
sand six hundred dollars, and had negotiated loans
the whiskey at the Warehouse and Security Companys
Office OF nearly thirty six ousand dollars Below will
be found the most important portions Of the evidence
George Pyatt, Of No 335 Washington street. being
sworn says-I was employed to make inspection Of
liquors contained at No 4 Erie Buildings;
ployed by Mr. Frobsher and instructed to make out the
papers in his name; the inspection made on the
18th OF May We commenced the fourth top door
and there found nifty three barrels marked T. d. all
empty four barrels filled with water barrel branded
H. d., filed with water; thirty nine barrels whiskey,
NJ b. Co., with star ~ underneath thirty eight OF
them empty and contained whiskey; one barrel
without mark contained water forty four barrels Of
spirits marked p, within circle; also thirteen barrels
empty with the same mark and barrel without mark
empty twenty six barrels OF Bourbon, marked H. n
Co nine barrels Of rye whskey aud empty barrel,
marked c., within diamond; on the third hoor We
found thirty nine barrels OF spirits marked p within
circle; nincty.sx empty barrels, marked p within
circle ten broken barrels fifty tubs filled with charcoal
these rectners tubs called leech tubs eight barrels
OF spirits and one empty barrel eleven hour barrels
containing charcoal on the second floor We found
one hundred and seventy Ave barrels Of spirits,
marked within circle and thirty-six empty barrels
with brand sixteen barrels Of Spirits same brand
twelve empty barrels branded b Cotton nine empty
barrels; barrel Of water fifteen barrels Of spirits
which had been drawn from the receiving tub; on the
arst floor found seventy four barrels Of spirits brand
Cd within circle; twenty i've barrels OF Bourbon,
marked forty empty barrels and barrel OF water
In the cellar We found thirty barrels Of lard and two
empty lard barrels; Mr. Freeman and M Fuller claimed
the property on the third noor Mr. Fuller saying that he
had hundred barrels OF spirits that hoor and ME-
Freeman claimed hundred and eighty barrels on
The floor; did not hear who owned the spirits on
che second floor; Mr. Pierce told that Fndon White
owned seventy four barrels Of whskey the nrs noor
and he ana Mr. Frobisher told % 70 mark them;
neither Fuller Freeman, nor any other person In
erested has had conversation with me- some Of the bar
the barrels containing Bourbon and water were
near and touching the empty barrels; l hao not
been In the store for nearly . month before
was called to make this inventory; on the morning
after the FIRE went TO the with Mr. Walter Ed
wards; few barrels leaking but they could not
small leak have become empty before the 18TH
Of May; whom made che inspection found he empty
barrels with open but think the leaks were su0
GENTLY large 10 empty the barrels IN days; 10 the re-