The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-27


ARREsr on SUSPICION OF HoMcIpE.-A man named
Patrick Cavanagh, q guumaksr by occupation, about
forty years Of age residing the Of Van
Buren, and Grand avenues, was arrested about one
O'Clock ON Tuesday morning by detective wonderly and
officer Hickey on the above charge The alleged facts
in the follows:-On Monday, the 18th. Cava
nagh turned parade with the Irish societies. and
his return home in the evening. demanded IS from
his wife, which she refused 10 give him, when some
angry words we're exchanged between them During the
dispute youth named VIM. Thompson looked in at the
door inquire the Of the disturbance, and
Is alleged struck On the head wsn ooop H or Ola
is SAID told his mother that he had been struck by
Cavanagh and had 70 for his life. He continued TO
complain OF 9 pain In his head from then until the
time Of his DEATH which occurred either Friday night
or Sunday morning Coroner Smith held an inquest on
body residence Of the deceased Grand
Van Buren,, on Sunday night when post mortem
examination was made. A certificate OF death
was given TO the effect that inflammation Of the
branes OF the brain OF death. The matter
coming TO the ears OF the police, the above named
officers were given charge OF aud instituted inquiries
which led TO the of Cavanagh The accused was
taken before Justice Cornwe yesterday afternoon and
the affidavit which he was arrested being read TO him
he pleaded not guilty, disclaming any knowledge OF
having struck boy. The Assistant District Attorney
present and hoped that the prisoner would DC held
and discharged, the case in the recent allr
10 which Paul skehan arrested under somewhat
SINH lar circumstances His examination was set down
for Thursday next
AN Old srRArAoEa-A man named John Leonard re-
York, was arrested by officer Boyle of the Forty. third
precinct police, yesterday, and taken before Justice
Buckley The charge against him s that of having the
S h day OF July 1855 robbed Mr. JOHN ORielly living
in Hicks street, state Of the OF 81 700 On the
day question is alleged that the accused cad at the
house OF Mr. 0Relly during his absence in New York,
and in omed the wife OF q lat er that her husband had
met with accident in that city and was seri.
ousy injured, and that ne was desrous OF
seeing her. Mrs O'RIeiiy Immediately locked
up the house and hurried on to her husbands place Of
business. reaching which she FOUND that she had
been mlsled, nothing whatsoever being wrono with HIM
On her home her grief to find that the
trunks drawers and the entire place Lad been ransacked
and the hard earnings years. amounting TO the above
named sum, had been stolen. The accused commit
tel Tor examination this afternoon.
A YouSG GIRL PorsoNs HERsgLr.-Coroner Lynch was
called upon yesterday morning TO hold inquest the
body OF a young girl named Carr Chapman, who
sided with her father in Huntington street, Court
The young is believed to have committed suicide
by taking dose of Paris green Monday night while
laborng under fit OF dependence rumor current to
the effect that other members OF The family have hereto
fore died under strange circumstances has caused the
police TO institute inquiries, but nothing further has
yet TRANSFERRED.
The LATE STRIKE ON THE COMFY ISLAND RAuRoAp-
The old drivers and conductors recently employed on
the Coney Island road state that the recent difficulty
between them and the directors owing to the ap
pontment of a new Superintendent, who upon his in
alment conceived the idea that all employees on the
road were dishonest whercupJn he removed all the con-
ductors with the exception of three and appointed new
their places No offered by the dis
charged men, who immedate turned their attention
procure Employment elsewhere. The drivers were left
ndisturbed until last Thursday when they were notified
that from that time they would have to sign contract
with the company pay Tor all damages occurring 10
their horses while in their their per diem
to be 81 so; & and half hours labor each day.
This the drivers promptly refused to do. and resigned
and from that time have not offered the least resistance
or violence towards the company or Its new employees
Ill TREATMENT OF HOSES Allen De Baum, wood
dealer. John Met anOnn driver ware arrested an
Monday afternoon for causing lame horse to drag
wagon load Of wood through the streets, such being
considered by the Fortysecond precinct police vio
laton of tho laws Of the State for the prevention OF
cruelty " animals blacksmith named Patrick Flood
was also arrested on the day for III using horse.
Both parties were taken before Justice Cornwe and dis
charged.
A SUSPICIOUS CUSTOMER John Peters is the name
Of an individual taken into custody by officer of the
Forty. ninth precinct at very early hour yesterday
morning John was carrying large bundle and walk
ing rapidly through Bedford avenue when the officer
arrested his progress and examined the bundle which
found 70 contain valuable set silver mounted
station HOUSE, he threw away the bundle aud made bold
AZ mp TO escape, but this enor, proved failure, and
John led into captivity. He will have q hearing
before Justice Cornwe.
The CARDOzA CAsE-Thomas W. Cardoza, who re-
Gently arrested for embezzng letters, under assumed
name from the Post Once. was admitted 10 bail in the
sum Of ST. 500 before Judge Benedict yesterday. The
THE VACANCY THE FIRST JUDICIAL DIsrmcr.-At
caucus Of the Common Council he'd Monday evening for
the purpose Of asceianng the Of the members
regard to the appointment OF Justice, Mt Michael
j. Dunno, awy received theargest number of votes
AccIDEST-while going TO fire which occurred
Schermerhon street, about two O'Clock yesterday after
noon, boy named Michael Murray was run over on
Myrtle avenue by Engine Company No. and seriously
injured. The boy taken to the residence Of his
parents, in Hudson avenue.
An ALLEGRO HIGHwAYMAS ARRAIGSEp.-Durng the
afteino OF the first of February last Mr.. Conrad
Peterson doing business the intersection Of Bushwick
avenue and North second street E. D., waylad by
crowd OF ruiians while his way home from the
Manor House, badly assaulted, and robbed OF $50
Treasury notes On reporting the facts to the pol Of
the Forty sixth precinct investigation made and
everal suspected parties arrest the following
day. Three of them we've identified at the time by
Peterson partcpatos In tho II and robbery, and
they were held 10 answer the 9Th Of April. Yester-
day young man named John Andre arrested on
charge Of bong implicated in the outrage when Peter
identified him the who forcibiy took possess
sion OF his money. The accused arraigned before
Justice Walter on the charge and pleading guilty,
his examination down for the 5th OF April when
all concerned in the affair will be examined.
THE WILLIAMSBURG MURDER.