The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-23
NEW YORK GOSSIP.

The New Insbriats AsyIum-Uecklsss
Conduct Of Police O6loSr-Ths Ex-
ouTsiOn Disaster - Fatal AGray In n
BOwsry Concert sslOos.
New YORK July %.
The establishment of the new Inebrlate
Asylum on Wards Island is an excellent i0ea.
Heretofore we have done little, II anything, to
AID in the reformation OF me Victims vi liquor.
They have been punished for the public display
of their or.nkelncs The matter has been
treated purely as an ohepse against the laws,
which demanded the lnhictlon OF their penal
lies. But now there will be an opportunity tor
treating II as uisease, or as sequel ce OF d,s-
ease, and every means Will be taKen to work
out change lu the personal conuitlon of those
who are aiHl Cted. The opening of the instltu-
tion to voluntary inmates Is goJd feature; and
we have o dOuOt that, it properly conducted,
ii viii result IN the reclamation OF hundreds
from one of the most terrible ills which difct
the human race
The INVESTIGATION into the circumstances at
tending on the drowning OF policeman Henry
Corlelt and Miss JaIe Bell from the exc carson
steamer Seth Low, OIL the foot OF Oue-hundred-
aud.hfty.sPCond street, North river, on the 18Th
instant, was COncllded yesterday by Coroner
Flynn The evidence OF The witnesses examined
merely corrOborated that taken hereto Ore aud
the Jury rendered a verdict THAT the deceased
persons came to thcir death by drO wing, AMI
that Cap ain Andrew j. GlOOdgOOd, OF the
steamboat Sch Low wa gully of criminal
conduct and neglect, a. shown by his langdqge
at the tine oi the casually On the renuItOn
OF this verdict, COroner Flynu held The acc lsed
TO bail in he sum OF SlO,O 600 TO aSait the action
of the Grand ia y.
Yesterday afternoon, while Policeman John
McNamara, Of the seventh Precinct, was firing
at mark In the rear of hi, residence, No. 1926
Monroe street, one ol the bullets passed through
the fence and en- cred an clubhouse, in VIII Gu
was q Mrs. Ann Currje. a native OF Ireland, aged
thrty-sIX Years, AMI striking her in the back,
caused serious wound. The reckless officer
was arrested, and Justice Shandley locke hm
up in the Essex Market Prison to await the re-
suit OF the wonau's injure-. The friends OF the
injured woman have requested that her ante.
mOTtem statement be taken by Coroner, ana
this will be done to-day.
The concert sa Don OF Andrew Peterson
located in the basemeDt of premises No. AZ
BOwery, was the scene OF a terri ole adray about
2 o'clock yesterday morning, which resulted IN
the death of William Crauer, young German,
only nineteen years OF age. 1t appears tnat at
the time named uecca-ed and John Smith, who
live III Hudson City N. j were in the saloon
conversing with two of the waiter-girls
While thus engaged, Samuel JosepAs
living in Patterson, N. j., then much
under the influence OF liquor, accompanied by
an acquaintance named Small calds, en- cred the
place and commenced tIihculty with Creamer
and Smith. After bandvlng words for Jew
moments, Creamer sni JosephS, il is sand. left
for the street to settle thpr difficulty, Peter
son told them they could MT fght there. On
going up the S els 1t Is alleged that Josephs
and seve1al thieves and su, piclous characters
who have been in the habit OF irequenting the
vile resort made an indlsCrmInate assault upon
Creamer, knocking nm heavily upon the side
walk. Smith, who came 10 The assistance of his
friend was set upon by several of he rufiians. one
OF whom struck him on the lett side OF tie face
and back of the neck, after which several
OF the gang chased nm down the BOwery to
wards Bayard street, ior the purpo e of Tobbng
him. The assaIlalts then fled and made their
escaoe, and q teW moments subseqUe ltly au
officer of the Tenth Pr CinCt, who had heard the
alarm which had been "a sed. hastened to the
spot and found Cleaner lying on the walk in
state OF Insensb,lIty. He was con, eyed into
the saloon, whsre death ensued soon after
wards, and his body was taken to The Teuth
Precinct ; alton House, in Eldrldge street. The
place where this tragedy oCcnrI ed is said By the
police TO be the resort OF the most vile and
abandoned charac ers OF both sexes.
little after noon yesterday young German,
apparently ABOUT 20 years OF age, whIle cro. .sing
the Broadway bridge, stopped TO inquire the
way to Malden laue, Wh Ch, having learned, he
was proceeding thi her when he was startled by
discovering the chain Of his watch hanging
loose, and upon examination, found that his
watch was gone. R. 'c1l1d to a recollection of
the tact that he bad large sum of mon " about
him which In his excitement he had forgotten,
he INN ediately capped his hand 10 his pocket
only to be still more artled a. tine discovery
that his wallet containing S8000-the prACee is
OF some months OF industry and speculative en-
terprise-had like vi, been abstraCted. He was
on his way to invest this amount in some Duel-
ness down town when thus robbed aud his grief
at so unexpected Il loss was as intense as the 10y
and citemept no doubt OF the thief or thleves
upon discovering their unexpected luck. The
unfortunate victim has no clue whereby he
might hope to cause their arrest.