The New York herald., 1867-04-03
THE BURGLAR MANzAh.

Further Interesting Developments ms TO his
Antecedents-A Gentleman by Day and =
Thief by Night-The Community Rid Of q
Desperate, DC.
New facts and rumors in relation to the previous
reer Of the burglar Manzan shot in Williamsburg on
Sunday morning last by ofcer Scott of the Forty NTH
precinct are hourly coming TO light These provo him 70
have bssH criminal OF nrst class In the township
or Newtown, Queens county. whore hs was well Known
story s current tho& few years ago hc took hts wfc
and child out on Newtown creek for the oscnsibs puS
pose os shng and returned late in the evening whous
sls saying thax the boa. mad csszsa and .ha. they
were drowned by the casnalty. fne saoly WIS never
really credited by those knew him. but no evidence
% light 70 warrant his arrest or sea nves
young woman in the township, who survives him.
win bc remembered that provision merchant named
Frank smith, doing business Grand street and residing
In South First street. TENTH was assaed ~ his bed
room by burglar with biackened face ON the Sat-
urdsy night previous 70 last day shot severely
and robbed OF 81 200 which he had placed under his pill
low retiring TO bed The perpetrator Of this bold
crime Was never Discovered and 1t is laid to Man.
zarl for these reasons. young named McGlynn,
VINO has known HIM from boyhood, states that he has
freQuenty seen him with his face backened and when
Hs Snsu reh why il was so Manxani would that
he employed In foundry, which was known 70 DO
false. After he was killed Mr. Smith viewed hs body
and declared assaant the perfect counter
part of the dssperado and IL his face was backencd no
would have doubt as 20 his identity. Again, u has
been ascertained by Captain Woglom that Mabzan has
boen in the habit or depositing OF Aoncy in
the Kings County Savings Bank for the past eighteen
Smith he deposited $780, These facts leave the impress
sion that Manzan committed the daring decd As tho
murder OF policeman John Hipwe, which occurred SO
mysieriously the morning OF Octobcr 0, there s
strong evidence TINT Manzani committed
the bloody deed under the same circumstances which
led him attempt the life OF officer Scott Yesterday
afternoon young man named Burns, employed
as engineer the Union Ferry Company called upon
the authorities and stated thar the morning OF tho
Hpwe MURDER and at about the hour of occurrence,
lie saw Manzani huricdy enter the small frame tene-
which he then occupied and continued TO occupy
up the time OF his sudden taking off, This tenement
is situated foot o. Division avenue, and when Hip
well fell In that direction ~
wachrnan Van Nest and Others This fact, with others
equally strong will be TO at the Coroners inquest
on Friday night
The above crimes, added to those already proved
against Manzan show him TO have been the most cold
blooded VILLAIN OF the age and II 70 quite appropriate
the leading citizens o the community which was
cursed by his presence should get up they have,
testimonial TO intrepid officer who brought his bad
career sudden close. The wre,cned criminal was
known as Henry Manzan but his real name WAS Jo-
hadi II. Manzani He prudent, selfish thef, IN.
vested proceeds OF his in real estate and
kept any company living alone In snc seciuoeo
cottage which he rented