New-York tribune., 1869-06-05
CRIME.

THE TWENTY-THIRD-ST. ALLEGED ARSON CASE.
Justice Bowling decided yesterday to take
bail for Mr. John Underhll Briggs, accused Of having
fred his stable Twenty st. the night OF
tho 30h OF December last The magistrate fixed the
amount Of bail at 10000 Mr. Vim. +. Earle, Of Earle's
Hotel became ho surety OF Mr. Briggs for that amount
and the latter was released from custody VIM. 2. Shell
don still IN the TOmbs, awaiting tho result OF an exam
ination.
THE FRST-AYE. SHOOTING AFFRAY-CORoNER'S
INVESTIGATION.
Coroner Keenan,, late on Thursday night,
proceeded Hospital at the request Of Warden
Brennan and took tho ante.mortem deposition OF
Thomas Costello and Richard Gerdes, who were shot
few hours before IN the liquor store OF the former at NO
s65 First-ave The particulars Of the shooting have al
ready been given in THE TRIBUNE. Costello testified
that between and 10 o'clock p. H.. Michael
Carney. Joseph Hartwell, aud another man
came into his store. at the corner OF First
Jter,rit occisrI tGe witness OF having passed SOME
counterfeit money hm and added that he had started
the purpose Of passing counterfeit money
The unknown man heh began l14IIsns Win tho unSio
Of witness aud the latter taking Hartnett by the collar
into the artnett then rcd shot at the uncle OF
witness, aud ran away pursued Dy err Gr9Tu oar1sy az
and witness he nred nye shots IN all. kleh
ard Gerdes testified that he was cOnyersing with
two men named Hamilton and Wharts In front OF his
store hearing the cry OF "Stop thefW witness looked
np and saw a man resembling Hartnett. knocked down
the OF FGst-aye. and Tweutyfourth-st; tho
man who shot witness stood the lower OF
Twenty yforth't aud Firsaye; he fired two shots VIII.
ness thought hc was hit by the last shot fired; Haruett
was not the man who fired these shots The jury
rendered verdict that Richard Gerdes ana
Thomas Costello to their wounds at the
hands OF Richard Carney, and that Joseph Hart
before the fact ON the rendition OF this verdict prs
committed to the Tombs to await the result
of the Injuries Of Costello ana Gcrdes The latter who Is
grocer, can scarcely recover He now lies IN very
critical condition Costello WHO was shot IN the back Is
not believed TO be dangerously injured, although his
wound severe one. HIS saloon Is described by the
police the resort of bad characters fights being OF IRE
quent occurrence there Inc prisoners nave heretofore
borne fair reputation. Hartnett was letterearTier
ACCIDENTAL HOMICIDE.
Coroner keenan, yesterday held an inquest at
No az Cherry-st the body OF VIM Henry HARRISON
aged IT years On Thursday afternoon the lad, accom-
panied by Charles Patt and another boy visited Brook
lyn, the former having been promised employment
While there the boy Patt picked up stick about three
feet in length and with Il struck small block OF
wood az he would ball The block OF wood
hit Harrison the left temple. He complained some
what at the time Of the effects, but the wound was not
considered a serious on reaching homo three
hours later he told his mother OF the accident and how IL
occurred, and said no blame could be attached To Pia
Soon after he seized with cOnyusions and remained
nsensble until he died yesterday morning Dr. Wooster
Beach made postmortom examination Of the body and
scertaiued that death had resulted from fracture OF
the skull verdict of accidental death was rendered
Young Harrison contributed largely 10 the support Vi h
widowed mother.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE NEAR PORT JERyIs
About s o'clock on Thursday morning q
woman named Meshler who resides with her nnlaw,
Charles Knaub at Germantown IL is reported attempted
10 commit suicide by jumping of the Port Jeryis and
Matamaros bridge into the Delaware River The per
from which she jumped 80 feet high aud is constructed
i'm deep water As the woman struck tho water,
however she cried for help. Fortunately two men were
riding by ut the time aud one OF them, MT W. H. NUT
ray OF Goshen Jumped from 1no ~ rascng her
m great peril OF his life. IL Is said that dohesuo
difficulties were the cause of the alleged attempt at