New-York tribune., 1867-04-01
CRIME.
TIrF FITZPATRICK urRpER.


On Saturday Coroner Smith brought 10 q ciOhe the
Investigation in the case the murder 81 John Izpa
ric h on the 18th Of March, IN Brooklyn. + ID large
amount OF testimony taken OF which the following
the important; John Ieinz deposed nat ne ~ ei
ployed az cigar maker by Mr.. Brown OF No 22o Grand
st. Murray Ephran IL IN the same shop; on the le.h OF
March he worked little eft the snop AZ aDSst Sist"s @
several places Ephraim Leiuz, and MeArde went 10
lagerbeer saloon in the B0WeIy ana i Ieun"t tarted
for home; Leinz further doposes we %snt cow er
(rand-st we went into McLaughAhsi IN
other man went In with Us; him before ater
left McIaughiin's came over home; saw dissulD
on the boat went into the cO la and e %n oet mn
two men lying down EphIam ana tnd otSi tS No 81
were down IL the man who took dIlhh Nlh us ~
McLanghnnS dOht know - sti1t a. ,he
wrestling; saw fplralI ana III, @ sors ,vfb
corner of Grand and Thrdss had some "orus VII. VIZ
With them; left them at Fifth sAthst; then wen.
toward North secondsti believe IphIam was aeu , @ VI
town: went up as far NDth-st; Ephriam and hls
man IN Nnthst; think they asAed me was IoilS% nov
crossed over 10 the other side of the street; after
ward Ephraim in North Flrstst between nlnn aGn
Tenth ~ the other man not with him; went VAN
Ephraim to North secondst aud Union-aye 10 gro
ccry store went from there hone we did hot go nO.s
together: Ephraim said something To me-here witness
hesiiated but the Coroner urged nm 70 pf9eeeu .u he
contnpedI am little afrad 10 t9 what ne ia sa GS GS Se
about the man being murdered sa9 yes, 1ne pehofe
he told me the day after that II and him were pued
or arrested that did know anything next time saw
him Thursday morning. and dd not see MN from
that time until saw him IN the station,H House, dd not
know fhe man was dead did not have hand in killing
him Ephraim said 10 me-here the witness Decame AGAIN
embarrassed and hesitatedl-he told me :" have done
it, he said he would kill me il told it, cannot say how
many times we had drank we We're al pretty
drunk he gave no reason why ne nag dGne a.
he told he had killed man that night III NORTH tlfs
ST. he had not threatened TO kin the man before dld
MOI Enhraim strike the man. did not see MN nave
knife did not see the deed done don tIhnk Lp5AIn
the second think the otIef man @
along Ninthst TO Grand; Ephram came toward le hio
told che had done II - would not Know oe,tas'd
never saw him until tha Aohday; ne o waS a. he eTy
followed the because thought he T0nd mi EphIin
and leave him thought EPhraim would hit him because
he had hit Ephram the quarrelsome; lac w0ulG
not leave us down 10 Grandst thnk lhIeateIed
10 knock mans head OFF, lie told me to 20 home ana
If followed him he would break my back; ! thinh we
were all alike intoxicated. IL,
The evidence here submitted 10 the jury ana a1tei
protracted consultation they returned with the loloW
ing verdict We find that deceased came TO mis- death by
the hands OF Morris Ephrim the 18th of March sti
The accused then made the following voluntary state
ment am "A years old a native Of New YORK, a cigar
maker by occupation, and as to the charge aganst me
l am as innocent az a cEild unborn EpnIaim Nas M
then committed to the County Jail and LEM was hela AZ
BROOKLYN BURGLAR SHOT DEAD
The career of a Brooklyn burglar was brought 70
tragcal termination at about o'clock yesterday morn
ing. At the hour named Officer Thomas Scott OF the
Forthwith Precinct while patrong his beat, noticed
prowng about the corner OF south Nnth and IlIst
Of his face When within about four feet of him. lie
discharged his revolver az the oce the bultt passing
bIackened with the powder The officer then drew his
revolver and fired at his assaant a. he was huO Turn
heart and Jeff lung and causing instant death The bedy
was then removed to the statonhouse in Fourth-st.
where it identified as that of an old offender;
named Henry Monzani ciearmaker by trade, aeed
about 20 years lately residing at the corner OF iiyIh on
pockets he found To have the following atleles'
Two rev0lvers heavily loaded; skeleton key, jimmy,
a screw driver a small pair Of scissors and lot OF
matches lie also carried a basket when mt ehSouht
burglary committed Just previously at the House OF Mr.
Bingham No. South Eighthst, and which consisted OF
and some twine A search at his residence re
vealed the proceeds Of o1hcr burglaiios' consist
ter were stolen from Mr.. J. $. liilL Monzani was
recently convicted before justice Daly Oh IN ~,
guilty Of other offcnses lie also strongly suspected
rOusly shot in the neghborhooi wherc ne mct M own
death. Drs. CreameT and DE Long made post noit,h
Inet was found 10 have entered the back about
inches below the shoulder blade passing through The eit
main artery the base Of the heart and lodging IN Tie
left lung from which IT %so esiraGd CG9GSr s Sn n
quest TO Friday evening next
OVER 5000 APPROPRIATED BY A BooKKEErER-nE
is ARRESTED AND COMMITTED.
On Saturday evening Detective Stllwell Of the
Second Precinct arrested Henry D. Bell who for the past
three years employed bookkeeper Of the Rus
sell Irwin Manufacturing Company, located at No 81
Beekman-st James B. ogden, director and manager OF
the Company, yesterday before Justice Hogan ~ tne
Tombs complained that the accused on tie lth oi NO
yeInber last stole from the store quantity 81 hardware
valued at Sis and that the 2ls OF November the ac
cused other articles of hardware worm s4S1 90 me
prisoner pleaded guilty OF both charges ana was coiAl
ted trial default Of bail The prisoner has confessed
To having taken nearly 00 worth Of property from his
employers This he has DISPOSED Of and with The pro
native OF Scotland, aged 26 years.
THE JONES ABORTION CAsEs-CoRoNER's NQUTsTs.
On Friday last Miss Maria Jones, recently an in
mate OF the residence a Dr. Vim. f. s. Thiers, having
caused the death OF Mrs Mary T. Noble by means Of
abortion committed upon her birth 10 an infant IN
the House OF Detention the result OF operation which
she alleges was performed upon her by the accused
the 23d ut Miss Jones in company with three other e
males was found by Coroner Wdey In the residence OF
rest of the doctor She was removed 20 the House Of
tenton Witnesses IL being the intention OF the author
es TO use her as a witness against Dr. Theirs IN the
animation now pending the Tombs. The birth OF the
infant determined the authorities TO make new case
ner Wdey held an inquest upon the body OF the
the Jury rendered verdict " that the child TO his
aean By the eeTs on % Maria am one accused
native Of New Orleans La aged &c years and resided at
No e27 Thirdave He pleaded not guilty The Coroner
in r;reenTch St Coroner wdey concluded the investi-
CATION into the which led TO the death OF Mrs
eject Of an abortion produced by Dr. Thers and Amelia
Armstrong, alias Madame Dubois Several witnesses illnesses
shed in THE TRIBUNE Tuesday last was elected The
Jury rendered verdict "hat the deceased came TO her
death by pyema resulting from an abortion produced by
the prisoner, william T. J. THEIRS alias DR. Dubois we
further hold Amelia Armstrong alias Madame Dubois as
accessory before the fact The prisoners were commit
ted 10 the Toinbs for trial.
ATTEMPTED MURDER on THE HIGH SEAS.
The schooner Ottawa of st. John, 'New- Brunswick
arrived this port Saturday afternoon from Para
sonh Aeca pya hepS tied mn IN his cabin charged
with murderous assault on the First Mate, Freeman
the 18th Of March While he was charge OF the deck II
appears that the Captain under the impression that
OF the vesse that he Secved he had changed his caro
nometer that he could not make his calculations The
thought preyed upon his mind 20 such extent that on
the evening OF the 18th inst while asleep his berth he