The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-27
BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

BEATING HIS MoTHER.-John Quinn, a rough look
ing customer, was taken into custody yesterday for
violently beating his mother, an Old woman OF
seventy years OF age, residing In Plymouth street,
near Gold. He was locked up for examination.
HELD FOR TRIAL.-Catharine McGovern was ar.
raigned before Justice WEIGH yesterday on charge
OF stealing seventy dollars from Elizabeth Mona
CHAN, Of 16 Prospect street. She was convicted OF
the offence and was committed to await the action
OF the Grand Jury.
PROBABLE FATAL FALL FROM WNDOw.-At
about eight O'Clock last night man name not as
cerained) fell from the second story OF boarding.
house In Wilson street. E. D., and received injuries
which are believed to be OF fatal character. He
was taken TO the city hospital BY policeman.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY AN IMPOVERISHED GER
xAN.-Jacob Gahnor, native Of Germany, nfty-two
years Of age, attempted selfdestruction yesterday
morning in Bushwick avenue Williamsburg by
severing an artery In his left arm with q pocket
knife. The wretched man was found by officer NC
Zee. OF the Forthwith precinct in very weak con-
dition and was sent to the CITY Hospital Gahnor
informed the officer that he had no means Of sup
port was tired OF life, and preferred death 70 the
poor house.
EXAMINATION ON CHARGE OF ARsoN.-John
Conway, . Williamsburg fireman. had q partial
hearing yesterday before Justice VOORHEES,, on
charge Of preferred by Assistant Fire Marshal
Ready. The only witness called was Thomas W.
Nichols. He testified that the house Of Hose Com
Of Nav On the following morning CONWAY visited
the house. and in the presence Of the witness and
Others said:-"You were burning twice in the night
and you will 60 down yet" Conway was then In
formed that the house was the property Of a poor
man. and he answered. ~ thought 1t belonged TO the
city or would not have done it, The witness was
cr0ss-examined at great length by the prisoners
counsel, but the above evidence was not shaken and
the Justice remanded Conway until Wednesday
next.
THE BROOKLYN PARK BANK ROBBERY-AN Ar
REsT.-In February last ii may be remembered, o
young man called at the Park Bank, Fulton avenue
under the pretence Of depositing money there He
finally deposited the sum Of twenty dollars to his
credit, after having visited the establishment twice.
and giving fictitious name and address on making
the deposit Shortly after his second visit the Pres-
dent OF the bank Mr. Comstock, discovered that a
TIN box containing several thousand dollars IN bonds
and other valuable documents was missing from Its
usual place In the safe. suspicion falling upon the
young man who made the small deposit. inquiries
were Instituted at the address given, when IL was
found that no person bearing the name given
at the bank resided there. This was the
last heard seen OF the thief few days after the
robbery the empty box, which had been stolen, was
found by a policeman In vacant lot upon Myrtle
avenue. Yesterday afternoon detectives Jones and
CorwIn arrested Edward Hanitsoht, q German,
plant OF Mr. W. G. Kingsley, or No. 355 Fulton street.
The accused Is charged with having offered for sale
TO Mr.. William L. Gill; Counsel for the bank In ques
ton, four $1,000 bonds and about 81, 500 worth
checks, which were in the box stoien IN Feb
ruary last The accused who claims that he came
by them honestly and can account therefor satislac
tOriy, was locked up TO await examination.