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

HOUSE.
On Monday evening william OKeefe blacksmith, and
John Abrahsms both living in the tenement house 257
East Twelfth street. became involved in quarrel during
which O'Keefe drew knife and stabbed Abrshams In
the breast, infictDR wound which IL is feared will
prove mortal O'Keefe 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. O'keefe is forty one years Of age
DEADLY AFFRAY IN CONCERT sALOON-A MAN
SUPPOSED TO BE MORTALITY STABBED
The Gaties concert saloon, GIG Broadway, was the
bloody encounter about four O'Clock yesterday
morning Two men, named George Wallace alias Joseph
Irving alias George whacn and Joseph Johnston got
into alteration when Wallace stabbed his antagonist
several times in tho abdomen and then away, believ
ing that he had killed Johnston. He was holly pur-
sued, and shortly afterwards officer Fogarty, OF the
morning arragned before Justice Ledwith and
mted TO prison Officer Wells conveyed Johnston to
serious fears that his wounds Will prove mortal
THE ALLEGED ARSON AND CONSPIRACY CASE IN
DUANE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 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 conspiring TO burn the premises
No Erie Buildings duane street, for the purpose Of
defraudng the insurance companies, an investigation
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
cused parties having effected insurance in the st.
Nicholas Relief International and other Offices OF
hundred and thousand dollars aud there being found
in the building the morning after the lire only four
hundred and ffty.four barrels OF wbiskey, valued at
forty five thousand dollars. This fact created suspicion
in the mind OF Fire Marshal Baker and investigation
which instituted developed the fact that the pro-
pretors OF the liquors storage in the promises
had effected heavy loans at the New York
Warehouse and Security Office, amounting TO nearly
eghysovcn thousand dollars upon pledge Of the liquors.
The Warehouse and Security Company having, loaned
the prisoners large sum OF money! seem derrous OF
making out heavy loss by leakage, which they claim
caused by the fire. and the insurance companies be-
leving that huge fraud has been attempted urge on
the prosecution TO save themselves from loss. II APP
peared in evidence that Freeman procured receipt from
Pierce for six hundred barrels Of whiskey and THAI
obtained from the New York Warehouse and Security
Company four loans Of sS,775 $4,000, 6,576 and
S11 75 in all S45 $685. and that this six hundred bar
res OF whiskey which he represented having sold TO
Pierce he had effected an insurance of thirty thou
sand six hundred dollars; the stock and fixtures In
the store No Erie Buildings, Pierce had insurance
Of eighteen thousand dollars had insured two hundred
sand six hundred dollars and had negotiated loans on
the whiskey the Warehouse and Security Companys
Office of nearly thirty six thousand dollars Below will
be found the most important portions OF the evidence
elected before the magistrate.
George Pyatt, Of No. 335 Washington street, being
sworn says:-I was employed 10 make an inspection OF
liquors contained at No. I Erie Buildngs was en-
poyed by Mr. Frobisher and instructed TO make out the
papers in his name; the inspection was made on the
18th OF Nay; we commenced the fourth top foor
and there found nifty three barrels marked Il. d., all
empty four barrels filled with water barrel branded
T. d., filed with water; thirty nine barrels whiskey
NJ. b. Co., with star ~ underneath; thirty eight OF
them empty and one contained whiskey; one barrel
without mark contained water forty -four barrels OF
spirits marked p, within circe also thirteen barrels
empty with the same mark and one barrel without mark
empty; twenty six barrels Of Bourbon marked II. X
Co nine barrels Of rye whiskey aud empty barrel
marked c., within diamond; the third noor We
found thirty nine barrels Of spirits marked p within
circle; ninety SIX empty barrels, marked p, within
circle broken barrels, fifty tubs filled with charcoal
these rectncrs tubs called eech tubs eight barrels
containing charcoal; the second floor We found
one hundred and seventy Ave barrels o. spirits
marked within circle. and thrty.s empty barrels
with brand; sixteen barrels Of spirits, same brand
twelve empty barrels branded G. b Cotton; nine empty
barrels; barrel Of water; fifteen barrels Of spirits
which had been drawn from the receiving tub; on the
ant floor We found seventy barrels Of spirits brand
Cd within . circle; twenty.nv barrels OF Bourbon,
marked forty empty barrels and one barrel OF Water
empty lard barrels Mr. Freeman and Mr. Fuller claimed
the property the third floor Mr. Fuller saying that he
had one hundred barrels Of spirits that floor; and Mr.
Freeman claimed ono hundred and eightyone barrels on
The same floor did not hear who owned the spirits on
che second noor Mr. Pierce told that Findon white
owned seventy -four barrels Of whskey on The nrs hoor
and he and MI. Frobisher told 20 20 marx them;
seithsr Tullsr \ Freeman nor any other person In
terested has had with me; Some Of the bar
Tels wero bunged and several had bunss out;
the barrels containing Bourbon and water were
near and touching the empty barrels; had mot
been in the store for nearly o month before
was called TO- make this inventory; on the morning
wards; few barrels leaking, but they could not
from 20 small leak have become empty before the 18th
Of May; when made .he inspection found the empty
barrels with open but think the leaks sun
ciept lnrf