New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-17
CRIMES AND CASUAL TIES.
A THIEF SHOT BIZ AN OFFICER AND DANGEROUSLY
WOUNDED.


A THIEF SHOT BIZ AN OFFICER AMP DANGEROUSLY
WOUNDED.
Az about 81 o'clock yesterday morning one Patrick
Farrell whom the police describe noted thief attempted
to break open door Of the store Of George Perry at the
north east corner Of Twentyfrsis and Thr1ave While
& lI & noise made y ia fei attracted the attention Of
cer Ceorge Kass Of the Eighteenth Precinct who at once
ING he resr Of the the officer discovered Farrell In the
act OF attempting to scalea fence He ordered TIE the 20
vas paid y the agve 10 the demand and officer accord
ngy ared tie ball nom hs pistol taking effect IA ine Gaf o.
te t lang In spte Of this wound the thet e9niiaaea hI
conveyed the Station House IN East Twenty second
By Ocss KFss and Coward where he refused 10 give any IN
firm atom whatever about bis operations around the store
Fas Was ubseduenty taken 70 Bellevue Hospital whore tbs
attendant surgeon stated that he could not possio reeSe
Ksss aud said him forgive yon know you were doing
y0lr ur II tonjected that Farrell had confederate M
the attempted robbery but the latter succeeded in making bis
SERIOUSLY BURNED.
Late on Saturday evening, Mary J. Mckinley, aged
10 years seriously burned at the residence Of her parents
No ID Chuyst by her clothes taking Gre from the store she
wps taken 10 the Ncw.York Hospital
ANOTHER KEROSENE RxPLOsIOE-A MOTHER AND
CHILD BADLY BURNED.
Early on Saturday evening lamp, filed with kero-
seue OIL upset the apartment Of Mrs Mary r. Taylor in
The No q East Thirty aghts and instantly
exploded setting fire the clothing Of Mrs Taylor md her
Cnr especially about the breast face aud arms She
ooi81erel dangerous condition. The child not 80
severely burned The flames exnguhed BY Sergeant
Thompson ard Rophdsan Warner OF the Fourth Precinct
and physician called in Considerable excitement was
stoned hs house ~ the fire. the tenants having the recent
disasOus Gre 0cOpdaye wildly impressed upon their
minds until the arrival Of the police under Captain
Wilson the panic shated by The assurance OF that 0hcer
further danger Fire Marshal Baker states
hat cheap description Of oil placed in the market by
uuscupuOus ies hence tho frequent occurrence OF these
accidents.
DEATH rag RESULT OF An OVERDOSE OF CHLoRoToRM.
An inquest was on Saturday held at No. 126 Pearl
st. by Coroner Cover the body Of Richard Snogden who
died the effect Of overdose OF corofom administered
W himself From the evidence wOBd appear that deceased
had suffering time past from neuralgia and
the habit Of using cblOrofOrm 20 deaeen pain despite the
wishes o his aud friends On Thursday Last he
panied bis wife b Thirdaye and thon let her stating
that he intended down town 20 his occ AZ y O'Clock
the same afternoon his fathernlaw found SnOwden dead Ia
he hsylo Of tie former Of No 40 Washington With
handkerchief saturated with ohOOiOn and ~ ouncebotte
which had evidently contained tie chlorOfOn BY bis SIDE
verdict m accordance with The facts was rendered by NE Jury
Deceased was n native OF ths city aged 80 years He Wa
well known among business men as commission mercIin