New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-15


Cwho had not called o. tne hotel jester,
day Hp TO the time OF the Coroners VISIT, and the
concerned in the aray The oody has been removed
day DR. John Beach will maze post Inortem invest.
cation and ascertain 9s D Se OF He az {e as n es
received ON Saturday. deceased has for many years
nifty as an extensive rlroad contractor he having built
sections OF nearly alb the railroads in the Eastern and
ing branch OF tie Erie Railway from Goshen to Mont
gomery lie was aged about So years. and for the past 10
wears has claimed Portland Me-, az his residence. lie
has at various times within the pact l6 years been tran
sicnt boarder at Love0ys Hotel Several years since lac
separated from his wife, who IL residing at Bergen
y. j. Deceased was at one time possessed OF large
fortune, but has OF late become somewhat reduced
with Myers Saturday evening, was arrested late last
night by Detective StlweH OF the Second Precinct lie
is held to await the action Of the Coroner
SHOOTING AFTRAY IN PUBLIC HOUSE.
On Friday afternoon last, an atfray occurred be-
tween two men, named Joseph Rudowski, a Pole, and
SIMON Meyer, German, at public house, known ~ the
st. Nicholas Hotel, on the Hackensack Road New
Durham, kept by the wife of the latter, and which
from the various conflicting statements OF the occurrence
and handsome woman) have been keeping hotelat New
Durham for nearly three years past and RudoWsk nae
Recently, Mrs Meyer left her husband. having taken
steps procure divorce ON the ground OF adnery ana
became propretress the above-named hotel Rudowsh
continuing in employ. On Friday afternoon Meyers
accompanied by friend from Jersey C'ty Iook car
rage ride, and eventually called at Mrs Meyers hoc''
where they drank couple of bottles OF ehampaghec
which, it is alleged he used abusive Language ana threat
ened TO take the two young children away VIII, ni,
Rudowski engaged at work in the garden ana
seeing him. said, There's that ID pndo SuJG'
him. and taking out his revolver aimed u AT kuGoWsk
her LoEse when he pointed the revolver at her and
threatened 10 blow her brains out Mrs meyer Mche W
wait gentlemen from liODOken III tie pae ~
and as she was closing the door, Meyer came up ana
punched her with his fists when she called for hp anu
threatened TO have him put out RndoWsk came WIy ye
Meyer commenced abusing him, and said IL is yOh Vo
been after this long time. lie put ms Ist w ,r ~
IgrHov audit Inc 1aff
that again. Meyer pulled ont his plstoi anu i" nd
it, at which Rudowsk stepped back couple o. ace an
drawing a revolver, said: I'm waiting Ior tho iie.
shot" and as that said, Meyer pulled the trigger pue
tbe charge failed TO explode. The other ettemps were
made i'm rapid succession discharge the piece "a Qnr
barrelcd pistol with the same result Mean I'm s1 -,
dowki raised his pistol and fired the ban taxing eoyu ~
the left breast above the heart when Meyer exclaimed
that he shot At tins juncture Meyers TREND 9anS
in from the back room ana took the pistol OUT W n
and Mrs NJ pushed Rud0wsh out OF the room. Ms ,{
and his friend then went to surgeon ana upon p S
the wound il found that the ball had taken u9"
ward course, and is supposed to have lodged
near the spine exact location conld not DC ascc
tanned After the wound was dressed tne ~ ] rom,
ceeded 10 Hoboken, where he engaged IN calou
sal against advice of his friends who reared ht suS
conTse woud be attended with fatal results RudOwski
and Mrs Never at repaired to the Occ Oh Justce
Pope in HObOken, and procured warrant, upon NM,
Never was arrested and held 10 basn the sum OF s0 10
answer at the next term OF the court BEFORE tne
had left the office Major Mount under shelii WIZ ad
served the papers i'll the case OF MIS- NJ Ior
saturday forenoon Meyers went before Justice Wte OF
Hoboken and procured warrant, upon which Kaeo~ski
arrested charge OF attempted ntrGei a r
paint having also been made against MIS- Meyer IVi
being accessory before the fact 10y furnishing RudoW
with her rcyOverl the latter voluntarily delivered heI
fup and after making statement O1 the affair." uhuer
oath, was admitted 10 bail in the sum OF $500.
RIOT IN SOUTH BRoOKIYN-AsSAUITo ON POLICE OF
FICER.
AT about o'clock last evening as Officer Quick oil
OF the Fory-third Precinct patrolng his beat In
Courtst he was accosted by citizen, who stated that
he had been assaulted in the lager beer saloon
of Mrs Brinkman, in Hamiltonaye., near CoHrtst;;
The officer proceeded TO the place designated ana
found the saloon OPEN lie attempted 10 arrest
Mrs Bnnkman, when he violently assaulted
by a man named John Brady. The officer theroupon
turned his attention 10 Brady, and succeeded IN getting
him 10 the door where Officers Adrdge and Irving came
up 10 aid in taking him To the SatOnlIOuse. Ihey had
reached the Of Nelson and Court sis, when tey
were upon by crowd Of rOwdies and serious as
bricks pavngstOnes, and other missiles. The
/ officers were Knocked down. kicked and otherwise
brutally treated, and their prisoner rescued Oficeis
Adrdge and Irving struck the head with paving
stones, and Officer Quick was severely injured capt
Rhodes with "a squad Of police from the SatiOnH House.
soon arrived the ground aud dispersed the crowd
which numbered 500 COO persons. The prisoner
Brady was severely injured but il Is not known that any
of the rioters badly hurt No arrests were made at
| the time of the riot.
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
| Franz Eckerman was convicted in the Court Of
Oyer and Tenner held in the city court ROOM Rockland
Co.. on Wednesday last for the killing Of James Reynolds
on the 18th Of July last and sentenced 10 be hung
on the evening of the OF May IL appears the prisoner
deliberately shot Reynolds while he was sitting IN rock
ing chair. after having charged him with having his
pocketboOk The prisoner threatens 10 commit suicide,
and knife found in his possession has been taken away
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