New-York tribune., 1870-08-15
CRIMINAL.

I'm the Yorkville Police Court yesterday,
Matthew Whelan and Thomas H. Murray were Drought
up on a charge OF assaulting Robert Fischer OF NO 255
MOttst. on Saturday night. Fischer was gong hoho
from picnic and had two ladies with him, when the
prisoners met him. Each Of them drew heavy iigeT-
beer glass from pocket and struck at Fischer Their
intention to rob him However they were rap pre-
vented from doing by the timely arrival OF Two Officers
of the Nineteenth Precinct, who arrested theIn' bt
Fischer not appearing to prosecute they were d''
charged.
Charles Bosten, young German, confessed
to Alderman Welsh the Essex Market Police Court on
Saturday that he had stolen silver watch ana ehan
George COstcr OF No 232 Diysion-s aud was com
mted for trial James Bly, residing at NO. So hist
yhfth-st, complained that his servant Sus Iaid
McCabe had stolen from ms quah'iiy Oh ius %
clothing valued at E6S. Miss McCabe confessed her g
guilty servant confessed to having stolen quantity OF
clothing valued at S2l from the house OF her enpoyGr
nll. AItiv Anu " 'u',oi ,i VI ~ ii 80 80 60 ,tii Frvard
was sent 10 the special Sessions Ior
McDOnOugh, residing at No 35j FIstaye appeared yes
terday and charged Felix Dorras and Denlls Fay with
attempting to pick his pocket as he lay asleep on me
stoop Of his dwelling on Saturday night Doris aud Fay
were committed for trial
Richard Cowan, residing at Union Hill, New
jersey, employed on board The soop James Benedict
lying at the foot of HOustonst, North River, had sos
stolen from him on Thursday night Cowan gave his
money for keeping to VIM Hunt who it. alleged
robbed as he lay asleep by Michael Enrght Cowan
Police Court on Saturday, and made complaint, upon
which Enrigt vas arrested ana eoinnitsea ,gaI
committed ON the charge Of stealing miscellaneous
articles Of clothing, valued a SIS, the property o john
Ii. Brady residing at No. 1j SiNthdvc John Blooni-
seld, steward board the revenue cutter McCulloch
was committed TO answer charge of stealing q gold
watch, valued Silj from his spmate, Henry Erock-
Edward Bouncr Spaniart, employed - clerk
the liquor store Of Joseph Urhcr, No. 20 T. Eghtfst
was committed 10 q charge Of stealing SUIT oi
clothes valued at sJ the property OF his employer, Mr.
Urher.
A dilapidated tW0-stOry building, No 222
Cherry-st was Saturday, the scene of another oi
those mureTOus ARRAYS the terrible frequency ana nor
rbe details of which nave sck,ued The hearts OF Ie
Inhabitants Of this city during the past few weeks The
following are the circumstances Of the tragedy: Mrs
Mathews going Of the house about noon for some
groceries met in the hallway by Hugh Mccall resd-
iue house, who very drank, and VINO as
she passed him struck at her ayaEcy she avoided nun,
and ran g. the ro,c - but Mccall followed, ana before
the proprietor could interfere struck her in the lace
Mrs. Mathews then seized a hammer from OF the
counter and struck Mccall on the head, Wheh
had completed her purchases she Went home, where,
lust she entering tine door of her own room Nc
Cal suddenly spraug from behind door, struck her
hard blow in the face which knocked her down. prOduc
ing a swollen face and blackcHcd eye. Mr.. Mathews,
who during his Wic's absence had home and was
quietly sitting table, witness ed the brutal assault
upon his wine, and quickly sCziug Ratchet from the
floor, ran out into the hail. and Just as mccall had
his foot raised to Kick Mrs. Mathews, as
sLe Law prostrate he raised the hatchet and
dealt Mccall a crushing blow the head with its edge
LAYING open the skull Mccall staggered for moment
totteTcd and then fell heavily To the floor Mathews
immediately gave himself up the police and was taken
bpfore Alderman welsh az the Essex Market Police
Court hy whom he was committed 30 await tine result Of
NcCalrS injuries. Mccall was taken to Bellevue Hos
uita where Surgeon Sdvc found that he had received
a compound fracture Of the skull, and gave 1t as ms
opinion that the wound is OF a fatal nature