The New York herald., 1868-03-22
BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

ASSAULTED AND RoBBED-PRoBABLE FATAL RE-
stLT.-Betwcen one and two O'Clock yesterday
morning, as officers Quick and Van Wcklen, of the
Fortyfrst precinct, were proceeding through Hicks
street, Atlantic their attention was attracted
by the groans of a man whom, on looking about,
they discovered lying upon the sidewalk near the
stoop. lie was so badly injured that he was unable
semiunconscousness; so the officers were
compelled TO pick him up and carry
tance OF nearly a mile. ON arriving there the man
seemed t. revive but being German, and unable
TO converse In English, the officers were unable to
terpreter was procured, when the unfortunate man
stated that his name was Gustave Fahn, and that
he had been assaulted and robbed by five men who
attacked him just after he crossed the South
ferry at the foot OF Atlantic street. On examination
II was found that two or three of his ribs had been
broken just over his left lung and as he was In great
agony II IL supposed that the fractured bones might
possibly have perforated his lung. If such Is the
that he is carpenter, but he out OF work he
started on Friday for the town OF Cornstadt In West
chester county, where he had heard that he might
obtain work. He feft there on Friday night and
reached the city about eleven O'Clock, having
a number Of tools. In his possession and
M Atlantic street, one OF the rnfans came up and
struck him blow on the side with heavy club,
and G sss was M e same place w where sr
many about three years ago. The blow felicd him TO
the pavement. and four other rufilans then jumped
sensible when they robbed him OF his tools and
money. They left him lying In the gutter,
where he remained In an unconscious state
for about two hours. when he recovered
he undertook 10 make his way home and had gone
about four blocks, when he tainted and sunk down
upon the sidewalk, where he was found by the on
GERS. BY the advice Of Surgeon Cochran the officers
started with him to the Long Island College Hospital
but when reaching there those In charge OF the In
sitution rather objected TO take him In, from the
fact that they had 9 man there who was likely to
die and they were fearful that the noise Of Fahn
might have fatal effect At the request Of the injured
man he was then taken TO his home at the corner OF
Baltic and smith streets. His family IL represented
to be In very destitute circumstances, and through
this audacious outrage they are now entirely de.
prived Of all means OF sustenance.
SURRogATE's CoURT.--The wills of the following
named persons were proved In the Surrogate's
Court during the week Frederick Keinan,
Michael Donohoe, Cornelius J. Sprague, James
W. Taylor, Jonah Brundage, all Of Brooklyn.
estate OF the following named deceased persons,
viz:-Catharine German, OF the city OF Lawrence,
Mass, to Francis German; Mary Casey 70 william
Casey, Abby Rowland to Nelson Rowland, Francis B.
Hannaday to Charles 4. tannsday, James Hughes to
Edward Hughes, Clarissa A. Meacham to George l..
Meacham, Michael Flanagan to Mary Flanagan,
Philip g. Martin to Mary Martin, and OF Nicholas
Miller to Philip Miller. oil Of the city OF Brooklyn.
Letters OF guardianship OF John ]. I. Delorme were
granted to Irene NJ Delorme and Of wallace II. Ham
to James M. Badger, all OF the city OF Brooklyn.
BODY OF ADRJwNED MAN NRECovERED.--Yrsterday
afternoon the body OF q drowned was formd noat
ing in the river at the foot of Partition street. Rec
| water for several days, and had on black frocl
coat, dark pants, white shirt and rec. spotted neck
tie. He is about forty years OF az. and Of medium
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