The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-23
BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

ATTEMPTED WIFE AuRpEE.-A man named FeDx
Morris who resides In Warren street and follows The
occupation OF gardener made . desperate attempt on
Wednesday night to take the life Of bis wife Norris
had taken little waiskey thanIA should have
done. and, returning home ct late hour in
2 Qnsrresome mood, had some words with
his wife, when be drew from his pocket q
formidable looking dirk, with which he attempted 20,
sab her Tho woman warded OF his bows as web al
70 the street Omcsr Covert, Of the Forty pre-
cnc, was attracted TO the place by the cries OF
the dirk from the desperate msn He was then iaSen
10 the station house and locked up TO await trial.
BURNING ACCIDENT FROM KERosgSs OH ExrLosoy
Nrs. wnkenson residing In DeKLb avenue near Nos,
trand. severely burned about the face and hands
Wednesday night, by the explosion Of OF
OIL appears she In the &C. of transferring The OIL
rom one can 70 another. when IL ignsd from lamp
ana exploded. covering Mrs. lken 500 with the bagn-
Ing cuid and setting TO the furniture The furniture
was damaged 70 the extent OF 500, and damage or
So wss done 70 the house before the Games we're rao
EXPLOSION AT JAPAS FACTORY while James Gary.
employed In the japan facsov OF .. r. Craeu, in San
Iora street. WA working over pot Of napths We'd
sSsn,ug exploded With such force tia. the
oasls 4 not fatally injured He ives taken lhe cay
FoosD DsAO IN BsD-xE George H ,vasa.sns. s,a.y-
seven years Of Age was found dead In hin bed NJ hss
residence, 10 Hamilton avenue ysssssday morning.
Coroner Lynch held inquest when ysrdscs Of dssih
from heart drsssse wss rendered.
Tbs H0u9s MOVING NUSANCn.-On wednesday morn
ing the wofkmen engaged 70 remove the large old
fashioned frame house owned BY sx.Alderman Reilly
from South First 10 Fourth street. aopg North Fourth
street. E. D., cofdmenced their TASK and succeeded
getting the ungany structure fairly under way They
managed by nightiall 10 put between them and the
starting place the distance Of entire block Not -
bad day: work. certainly, for the parties in
the thoroughfare Is taken into consideration the
the establishment In question remained in astu quo
Fourth street. the men being unable TO proceed with the
blockade Of tho street is not The only nuisance with
which fault is found. as In the onward course Of the.
street. the limos are torn ruSessiy nom the ,ees
which line the sidewalk. This custom Of house moving
and
an ordinance prohibiting such infrinsements on the
public hghwaya
ESCAPE PRISONER PROM ras PHzrxSnARy.-A
prisoner named Patrick wech who had broken out or
Jail several times succeeded In making his escape from
the Penltentiary last Tuesday night Notwithstanding
the precautions which had boon taken TO prevent bis
getting away He was placed IN coll and securely
handcued, but he managed 70 secure and break
Off his shacklea He then crawcd through adrain pipe
q distance OF over two hundred feet and thus mode
good his His departure was not discovered until
some time afterwards trHt r,1i ltfgt
ArrsxPr or A REssL GENERAL 10 Saoor ms WIZ
Oacer whitney, Of the Forty-arst psecncs arrested
John l. Taylor, who . commissary general In tho
rebel army during the rebeou for attempting 70 shoot
his wife about hafpast ten oc ock last night Previous
70 the Taylor resided in Brooklvu bat about The
time OF oufbresk went down to Montgomery, Ala
leaving his wife In the former city, Whom lhe war
closed TAYLOR returned 70 Brooklyn, and found hiss
wife living 10 the family OF Mr.. Bfoadwen In.
Bridge street. near johnson, hoasekesper but he
could not induce her 10 live with him again. Finally
he Jealous and resolved to take her life let the
consequences be what they might On WEDNESDAY
night he went 10 the house, and seeing her pass the
window discharged the pistol at her but the bail pared
through the window aud entered the wall without doing
any further injury. He then made bis s1oape. last
night Mr.. Broadwen him lurking abcdt che house,
6al and W. q
arrest him. Shortly after however hs caught by
oiiccr whitney while attempting, apparently 20 Sspea
the deed Of the previous gnt When searched Ioor
barreed pistol and large knife with keen edge
found in his possession He said be had no desire
70 live, aud had be succeeded IN shooting hts wife
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