The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-01
BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

TIE LATE SHOOTING AvvAR-CosDrrroH INJURED
Mantle condition Of tho John Mullen who Was
shot Monday evening In barroom corner OF Fulton
and Fort Green place. by the proprietor Michael
Daley, still remains unimproved. Mullen now lies At
the City Hospital, whittier he was conveyed BY his
friends Immediately after the occurrence and receive
ing every possible at the hands Of Dr. Sheppard
1t appears that the ball from Daeys pistol entered the
lower Pert of the LETT jaw Of the injured man. taking
downward ami fracturing tho jaw bone. II
then traced about SIX inches down by the wndppe.
So ;.
operation OF attempting to extract II at the
present time. The jaw Of the unfortunate man was
terribly shattered and whom he was brought to the hos
pital Dr. Sheppard removed less than dozen frag-
ments Of the bone. At first attempt was made to
discover tho whereabouts Of the bullet BY means OF
probing aud although the operation would undoubtedly
be extremely painful 10 sober man. 1t did not elicit
the loSor he had INDUCED in previous TO bcns shot
II s the opinion OF the doctor now, however, that his
case is ono from which, under the circumstances, one
might look for favorable recovery. Mullen 10 natu
rally o strong man. and about twenty-five or thirty
years Of age District Attorney Norris yesterday admit
Of witnesses OF the asr that he mirSt BE- 70 eeTt.n
extent Justified In acting az be did.
INJUNCTION AGAINST rHs SuPERmfRspxNrs or IHD
PooR-A HITCH TIE CouSrv CoNrRAcra -Judgs Lott,
Of the Supreme Court granted injunction yesterday
restraining the Board Of superinteudents Of The Poor
John Delauy, Francis c. Kirby. Cornelius Ferguson,
under contract for fresh the Almshouss
made between them sna MsssrA Cooper h Dsbrow.
of Fulton Market New York. The application made
behalf Of the Board OF Supervisors By Mr. James Troy
The contract amounts TO about $3S 000 and the Board
Of Supervisors claim that the contract made between the
Superintendents OF the Poor and hsssrs Cooper Dis
brow is invalid and illegal from the fact that has not
been approved BY their COMMITTEES on Accounts.
a. the law requires; that the contract was.
originally made BY the sapsrntendenss Of the
Poor WITH John ChappeI who proposed for said
tract and that they 1.-THE Supervisory approved Of this
award but, that tho Supernendeuts OF the Poor aeg
with Mcssrs Cooper aud Dsbrow without even sdverts-
ing for proposals. The aw requires that the contract
be awarded on the day proposals arc put 10, and the
proposals IN TINS case were received ana opened on the
pe In conformity with the Law; and on tie 18th II was
awarded to Messrs Cooper Disbrow In violation OF
the law and the previous action Of the regular
OF the Board OF Supervisors This injunction restraints
the Superntendents Of the Poor others under them
from acting under the contract and receiving any sup
plies paying for the same out OF the public MONEYS
and requires the defendants to show cause Monday
next why It should not DO continued.
tn. Staten ISLAND CouSrKRFKrrrSe CAse.-Ths young
Frenchwoman, who arrested the charge OF bav-
ing In her possession plate used the
ufacture Of counterfeit United States currency i'd
mitted to bail in Of So yesterday afternoon
by Commissioner Jones. The hearing in tho case will
take place shortly The PRISONER who signed Der namo
concerned with Adrian Harcq and Others, under
rest on the charge Of counteneitiog
FELoxious AssAuLr.-A butcher named Charles
McMahon arrested the charge OF attempting TO
stab another butcher named George Autz, at No. 200
Gold street II Is claimed that the prisoner while under
the influence Of liquor nourshed large knife at Autz
II he intended TO IL. Mcmahon was takcn before
and was rccaptured and committed jail TO await an
examination.