The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-13
CRIME IN BROOKLYN.

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Another East River DIystery-A C1tixes
F0nnd In the Dock nt the Foot Of Cou0veI
street. Brookiyn-A Bullet Wound in the
, | Head.
Another assassination for the purpose OF robbery hal
evidently been perpetnted in the city OF Brooklyn fo
yesterday the body Of man. which was subsequently
recognized as that Of Mr. James Porter a bookkeepeI
and collector IN the employ Of J. W. Huntingdon Co.
lumber dealers discovered floating in the dock al
the foot OF Conover street, and when taken his
brain was found to have been pierced by bullet from
pistol. The wound small that It was not 1t first
discovered nor was Mr. Porter recognized Coroner
Lynch was notified that the body Of q drowned man
had been found After the body had been removed TO
the dock the coroner made careful examination and
found that ball had entered the forehead or the de-
papers in his pockets his identity was establisbed and
Mr. Huntington was Immediately notified. The body was
removed 70 the dead house in willoughby street.
vest Of the same material. and blue flannel coat
Yesterday afternoon d.. Sheppard, Of the Brooklyn
City Hospital made post norton examination or the
body, and found that the bali had taken downward
course and lodged in the cersbeum From the appear
ceased had met his death from foul play Both eyes
were found TO be swollen and black Mr. Huntingdon
last he saw Of the deceased at his ONCE corner
! Of Columbia and Baltic Streets at twelve O'Clock on
f'' e mad ss s%. out ut Collecting sSs ONO:
Al I'd deposited the money he had collected in
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more bills which he had made out saying that he would
probab return In few hours When his body was re-.
not cent was found in his possession although
he was kL own to have had six dollars his pocket
when last zen alive independent any sum which he
may have co Elected afterwards. Mr. Huntington is Of
the opnion at Mr. Porter had collected considerable
sum Of money The girl the residence or Mr.
Hufangpn state that Mr. Porter called at the house to
Friday nighs--she positive which-but Mr.
Huntington was not home at the time and the dc.
ceased went on who making the nature OF his bust
kn0un FrDn a hndv he
fortunate has evde Niy been in the water since
Friday and there seems b. ~ te doubt but that he has
in the river Mr. Porter a single man. about twenty
eight thirty years OF AMI was highly respected BY
all who knew him. His Employers speak OF him
being an honest, trustworthy iuan aud say he was
always punctual TO his business.
Up to late hour last evening Coroner Lynch was
busly engaged in ferretiAg sucN additional details
might In any tend to throw further light upon
present enveloped in mystery From ali that can be-
learned there be little doubt that Mr. Porter the
victim Of foul murder Deceased had been boarding.
highly respectable boarding house kept BY lady named
Mrs Hayden, No.. 2sl Henry street. He last
by the inmates OF that house Thursday morning. the
9th ns when after paraking of breakfast he left In
apparent good health and spirits. The gentleman
with whom he roomed describes him as very
| steady and intelligent young man. Among the
papers found by the Coroner on examination
honorable discharge from Company G,
Thirteenth regiment Of Brooklyn in which he served in
1881, and another discharge from Company D. Ninth
Illinois casa airy, in which regiment served pr
vate for one year during the war On the y leaf Of an
account book the following address wss endorsed =
"James Porter Clean, Cattaraugus county, N. w
A gentleman, residing in Atlantic street, who has
known the DECEASED for eight years gives The highest
mdness OF department. He was not in the habit OF
carrying weapons OF kind, and his fncnd dscredts
the idea TO probability Of deceased having CON-
Mr. Huntington telecraphed the sad intelligence the
yesterday afternoon. Captain Rhodes Of the Forty
third precinct police is engaged in nstituting such in
quires may subserve the ends Of justice unrave
ling the mystery, and vigilance will DO wanting
his part IN working up the matter should any clue DO
Coroner Lynch viii mold the inquest on Friday morn
Ing next
Tragedy In q Tenement House.
Before the public mind has fairly recovered from the
shock caused by the recent midnight assassination OF
the unfortunate CIR It Is again startled by two moro
tragedies Of then II not BOTH almost equaling that
in atrocity and in the terrible character or its details
The city Of Brooklyn, remarkably prolific in horrors, has
again boon the OF murder most foul; but luckily
the offender in probably the brutal has been
captured by the police, while the circumstances
rounding the other yet envcloped in terrible
mystery. The details Of will found above
while those OF tho other more sckenng in their nature
Yesterday afternoon, between twelve and one o'clock
q named Thomas. Donaldson, occupying several
No 100 Plymouth street, betweon Jay and Bridge,
Brooklyn. returned home, and on repairing to his
Ii appears that Mrs Donaldson had been drinking in
one her rooms with woman named Quigiey and
another occupant OF the house. said 10 be named
Donahue but on the return OF her husband the visitors
left for their own apartments Dona dson ana his wife
had been long In ner before several persons
living on floor a1d the floor beneath heard
OF distress proceeding from their This
tnued for about fifteen or twenty minutes,
when q young woman named Kate Neil, living
with her mother in the room directly beneath
that of Donadsons whore the cries were heard
proceed from, proceeded to the apartment OF Mrs.
Whalen Immediately adjoining IL, aud after consulting
together few moment the two determined TO enter
Donaldsons and ascertain the OF these
They entered without hndrance, and behed Q terrible
sight before them. Mrs Donaldson sat crouchcd up
the floor with hair DISNEY and her hands placed
on either side Of her face, from which the blood
flowed profusely and formed a pool on the bare
boards On closer examination il was found that the
face and head the had been fear
fully Iacerated, and was actually OF blush hue. IN
consequences o. the violence sne naa received. As
poring glance in their faces but was unable TO speak,
and SAT crouched up In the corner Of the room like
statue II took but moment to observe all this In
the meantime the husband with his shirt sleeves rolled
up strobe up and down the looking neither TO the
saying "he would be sorry for what he had DONE"
rho lend, who had just rested from beating his poor
kin her II have TO hang for itf' BY this time the
unfortunate wife able TO articulaie and In feeble
tones besought Mrs Whacn and Kate Neil TO engage
her husbands attention until she could the
room. This they did by exchanging some words with
ceoded dnu IN escaping from the room they soon after
wards left and sought their respective apartments
II appears that the injured woman, having crawed
through the dirty hallway and down rickctty
pair OF stairs creaking from age found her way into
small apartment TO the right Of the foot Of tho stairs
used by Mrs Leonard, who had hired II for storing
wood and coal and keeping chickens In. Here Mrs.
Donaldson sank pallet which happened to DO in the
hlthy apartment. where she remained probably, in
great agony until death put end 10 her suerings
about o'clock IL s singular fact that no ono
offered inquire her whereabouts for the purpose Of
relief TO the sufferer thought Of
her until shortly before the above hour when Mrs.
Leonard entered procure coal when she
discovered her breathing heavily with the blood Eush
ing from her and staining the already filthy coverings
or the bed She called Mrs whslen and other inmates
OF the house. who Immediately for physician and
Rev Father Reed, OF the Church Of the Assumption
corner Of York and Gold Streets but before either OF
them arrived the unfortunate woman mutilatcd
| oerpse. Mrs whaen Immediately repaired to Donald
sons room, and informed him that he had killed his
wife whereupop he replied, MAy the devil kill you"
and scixng his started from the Mrs. whs-
len followed raising an alarm. He then the
stairs cast glance the body Of his wife he passed