New-York tribune., 1867-06-13
70 await tho action OF the Court The prisoners having
been held until afternoon, were released

TO await tho action Of the Cour. The prisoners having
been held until afternoon, were released
HUSBAND MURDERS Ills WIFE.
At about 81 o'clock Yesterday afternoon Jsmcs
Donaldson arrested the intersection of Bridge and
Gold-sts Brooklyn, on charge OF having beaten his
wife so severely to her death Donaldson who
s scotch machinist about 40 years of age has quar-
felcd WIN ana chassed lis wife, Margaret, whenever
Yesterday c set out for New York 10 look for work and
at O'Clock returned TO his abode at No 100 Plymouth
room on the third floor drunk, be dragged
ntf down stairs 10 their room on the second
me al eigih escaped ana toGh refuge IN shaII room Oh
ne first dOor. used ~ q coahoe OF w0od.roOm Here
the house found her dying. Word al once sent 10
Capt Jacobs hut before lac reached the house Mrs Don
house and was making OF, bat arrested by Sergeant
Crow and officer Mcmahon. When taken 10 The police
station the prisoner confessed that he had whipped MS
wife but claimed that he bad not struck her with any
thing but his fists One of the girls Ia the house how
ever, says that she saw hlm use a char.
A ROGUE ARRESTED BY MEANS OF THE CABLE.
The Consul General Of the Prncipality of Lippe
received three days ago tclcgrapc dispatch notifying
HIN that German. named Kancke, Who held the posi-
tiOn Of Collector under the Government OF his Serene
Highncss the Prince Of ppe had become dcfauter 10
the Government 10 the amount Of 10000 PruSsan haies
The accused family sailed for the United states on
board tc America bu when they arrived at this port
Yesterday they were AT once taken into custody by
Deputy Marshal Thomas Seas.
THE WOMAN WHO DEFRNDEp SFwING-GnIS.
Sophia Myers who was convicted at the Court ol
Special Sessions of dcfraudnc number of scwnegrls
by false prcteucrs was yesterday before Justice lngra
ham, and her counsel moved for her discharge on the
ground that the Court Of Special Sessions hau no lS
dction ~ the OfcDsc OF which she convicted MI.
Cunning :. Bedford, jr opposed the notion ana Justice
Ingraham ordered the prisoner back to Ba'kwelps
island.
MURDER IN SOUTH BROOKLYN
Yesterday morning Policeman Thompson found
the body of man Gowanus Creek at the foot Of Ino
yers South Brooklyn, The body recognized as that
of Nj James Porter money collector ~ the einpoy OF
Mcssrs j W Huntington q Coz lumber dealers OF Column
ba and IlicksstS Coroner Lynch summoned Dr. Shel-
pard of the City Hospital to make oStmoren cNhl-
nat and ID was asCeTtdinCd that Mi Porter had bce
shot n the forehead bullet having lodged n the lower
ANA posterior part OF the brain Mr Porter had been
missing Friday night, and rs II ls known that nc
had money iu his possession at the time. II ~ supposed
that he murdered and robbed. aud that the body
was then thrown into the creek
THE AIR CTS TRAGEDY.
William T. Skidmore. accused OF the murder of
William f. Carr. in GoldSt. Brooklyn. some days ago,
wa, yesterday before Judge Barnard and Justices
Howl and VOORHEES, of Brooklyn for The purpose of haN
ing counsel assigned 10 defend lun. The pSOuCl aftcl
SAY ing that ms friends had tried m vain 10 rctiH MI
James r Brady asked that Ar G.. T. jerks lee assigned
for the defense MI jerks required day ion Consldcra-
The Court granted this, ana the prisoner was then
ICmaudCd.
TIE ALLEGED CLERICAL EIOPTMrNI.
~ rErZsK.rE 10 TiiE
TGOY. n V june l2-Ihc newspaper accounts OF
the cOpcucIt ot "a Rev \. :. Morrill, oi North Adams
with q girl 0f sixteen are denied hy his friends. who
claim that the reverend gcutlcnaus ocIsc is ind scrc
opinion. The young lady Is now with hey patents AT
North Adams