The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-13
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3D.

entered upon the business or organization ana nomi
mated Mr. Sas u. butcher az chairman OF the General
Committee. vote being taken Silas u. butcher
ceived 81, and Mr.. Richardson 1. y. w. Kenyon
chosen Treasurer; Mr.. Wheeler, Corresponding Sec.
rotary, and Charles Cheshire ana z. 7, Norton, Re-
CONFLICT WITH BURGLAR-At about two O'Clock
yesterday morning burglar entered the residence
OF Mr. Thomas Newman, Third street, near North
Eighth, Il. D.. through window In the front base
ment While the fellow was in the act OF packing
up va,uables q son and daughter OF Mr.. Newman.
who had been attending party, returned home
Miss Newman noticed the basement window open
and suspecting something wrong told her brother
to awake and notify her father. the young nah
acquiesced but his sister had not left him an In
slant when fellow with blackened face emerged
from the open window In the basement. The Young
70 Intercept and the seM@sn
knocked the rniian down and ne tumcled
into the area way, but he suddenly picked
himself up and made bold stroke for freedom, fol-
lowed by Newman The latter overlook the rufian
after short but exciting race, and another strng-
gle ensued. but the burglar. being more vigorous
than his young competitor, again escaped. At
this juncture Mr. Newman Sr came to the assistance
Of his son. The old gentleman was nearly In nude
hts boy he followed the bold burglar several blocks
before ne gave up the chase IN despair. The ma
var ESCAPED s IN The % serIe Storm
IN obtaining an overcoat hut II he had not been sur
prsed BY the SON and daughter Of Mr. Newman there
der, would have been committed.
STABBING AFFRAY IN BARR00M.--At about mid
night Monday man named Nathaniel Mills visited
the liquor store OF Thomas Berry, 2l6 Grand street.
E. D., and while there became involved IN quarrel
with Terence Nugent, one OF the bartenders In the
store. Eugent undertook to eject Mills from the
store, and while doing so the latter drew common
pocketknife and stabbed Nugent in the neck
and stomach, INJECTING serious, but not necessa-
rly mortal wounds. Mills Immediately after
wards departed for his home No. Bond
street. Western District but the facts OF the tragedy
having been reported to the police OF the Forty nth
precinct Captain Woglom and Sergeant Maddox
promptly despatched officers Hayes and Forbes to
Intercept him. The officers tracked Mills to his
home and reached there about two O'Clock In the
morning, where they found him In bed and arrested
him. Mills accompanied the officers to the
Fourth street station house without any hes
itation and was locked up TO await the
action or Coroner Whtehill. Meanwhile, the
injured man received surgical attendance, and tho
surgeons fearing fatal results, notified the coroner
The latter Official took the mortem statement
the wounded man during the day before a jury sum
m0ned for the purpose. Last evening NugentS con
don was favorable and hopes OF his recovery were
entertained Mills Is married man. thirty years o
age . clerk by occupation and has hitherto borne
good name The victim Of his vengeance was an ole
acquaintance OF his and the friends Of both express
astonshment and sorrow when speaking OF the .'dii
nculty.r