The New York herald., 1870-02-15

IZnly used py snopiirtess was foand conccalcd
wnder the dress OF enc ~ the Ienaes aney ua woIo
where tney denied the charge. but were cemmitteu
IN default VI baA 70 apswer
Yesterday afscr1oon rnsnas Thompson, alias
Adams, ana On aocomphcc. two welknown charac-
ters, who may 10 seen o. nearly all hours Of tho
day and night SANDING tn vcitity Of nurdercrs
b0ck" called into the Jewelry store oi Peter Gos-
seIu. NJ. as six,n sscnGe. unocr the prc.enca
ang ia the store oDout ten minutes len,
promising 10 call asian. They had lelt the STORE
cold watch, valued ~ Sl7O was mi sing. Following
the parties several blocks he caused the arrest ~
lnomvson oy onlcer Mannins Oh the rwest, an.n ~
escape. lie was saO scQuently arfa,Snc 3eiore Jus-
tlcc Cox, Ut Jelt rsOn Marxet, when hc denscd the
cnarRe, out was committed IN defaalg u oah
phere were 45O0 cubic yards Of earth cxcavatcd
and removed by steam derricks from sne new Post
once grounds last month. Tho chasms In the
earth now yawn deep, notwithstanding the disad-
which Supcrinsendcnt nui6urd iapsrs under. Tne
siuewalx around the site has hecu cOlntHeted,
and the work VI tearing down the ience an the re-
M1ninx places where 1t has nOt Oeen rcinovcu, anu
placing II back so as 10 give more crance lot traVc
IN the streets Is IN progress. Thirty one O we nase
ment piers on broadway. the west iroRL and park
row are laid. As soon az the vessel Just In from
Maine Is nnloaIel the basement pter5 Wall he COM
NJ no Sr work or '"s on s
new Post Oice w entIreiy cease, because there arc
no Iunas
From testimony taken before Coroner Rollins, IN
the case OF Patrick Cuszer, who died on Wards Is
lard, IL you'd seem that the fatal injuries were re-
celved during a skylarking arair, and without any
intent to take the lie OF deceased. griffith Jones
~ present. on Wards Island, deposed that deceascd
who was an innocent and simplc-ninucd man,
had, In a spirit ol fun, been rcques ed to puil
Michael Scully out OF his bed. BeinK unable 10
accomplish the task alone. Cusker called " nls alu
Il man named Gaager. aud between The three u
scuse then ensued. Sculiy escaped from his tor
menters and Jumped back lnto bed AGAIN. he was
allowed TO rest but O short time, however, when the
Two men renewed the' sport and hauled Sculy on
the Goor second time He then struggled with
them, and in doing 30, Kicked OusKer In the aJdo-
men win 30 much violence as 10 rupture one Of Lhe
Sall lnteSteS With latIi result Scuiiy az the uLlc
IT Is SAID, mad on neither shoes nor stockings.
Wooster Beach, NJ. D., yesterday made post
mortem examination on the body OF John McrkIc,
the German who died aA No. 459 Tenth avenne un-
der SUSPICIOUS circumstances as heretofore reported
IN the HERALD Severe bruises ana confused wounds
were found on tile back, abdomen and chest or the
deceased, and u careful examination VI the internal
OryaDs showed cOncluslvely TO the mlnd OF the
learned doctor that death resulted from peri
tonitls, the result Of the violence inflicted
upon Merkle. The persons who committed the
fatal assault are still at large, but ce police have
been notlned OF the homicide anu VIII make an
earnest eifOL to secure the guilty parties. In order
TO afford the officers time to work up the case the
investigation mas been postponed by Coroner
Keenan, III Tomorrow "wednesday afternoon. The
neishborh0od IN which deceased lost his lIfe Accord
Ing 10 authentic accounts Is infested by Rangs OF
rowdes anu outlaws, who lie in wait for incDriatcs
and unsuspecting persons Tor the purposes OF rob
Dery and plunder.