The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-21


scalp wound. She was rescued by o1lcer Connor or
the Fourth precinct, and taken to Bellevue Hospital
Coroner schirmer yesterday received information
that Gregory Firmbacker, German, sixty-two years
OF age, had committed suicide by hanging himself
in his room, on the top floor OF premises 115 West
Ihirty-thlrd street. The cause OF the act did not
transpire.
Timothy Buckley, man fifty years OF age, yester-
day died in Bellevue Hospital. On the 18TH instant
deceased was found lying IN front of premises No.
Roosevelt street in state of insensibity and
conveyed 10 the hospital for treatment. Coroner
Schirmer was notified 10 hold an inquest over the
remains.
John Mccarthy, residing in 11ltn street. between
Second and Third avenues, got into difficulty on
Sunday with one Thomas Fitzgerald who stabbed
him In the cheek with pocket knife. Yesterday
Fitzgerald was arraigned before Justice McQuade, at
the Harlem Police Court, who held him OH charge
OF iel0nl0u5 assault and battery.
Several witnesses yesterday examined in the
case Of the boy Abraham Clock, late OF No. Beach
street, who was run over ana killed in West Broad
way by car So of the Eighth Avenue Railroad Com
pany as heretofore published In the HERALD. The
testimony taken went to show that the occurrence
was accidental. owing to the absence OF witnesses
| the examination was not concluded
Philip Goss, man twenty eight years Of age. died
at No. 500 West FOrtyseventh street. Several days
ago deceased, it is said, jumped aboard train of
cars belonging to the Hudson River Railroad Com
pany and, when passing through West street, near
beneath HI one Of the wheeis AND rearSS
| Injured. Coroner schirmer was notified
An application was made at the Tombs Police
| Court yesterday by Mr. John E. Rockwell, OF Essex
| Conn.,, for the detention Of John Smith, who had
been apprehended In this city, supposed to have
caused the death OF female named Mccarthy,
whose body had been found with marks OF violence
| upon her at Portland, Conn. Smith was held to
| await proceedings from Connecticut
| Yesterday morning at an early hour officer Fair
field. OF the First precinct, round the body Of Sebas-
tian Gelker, apparently German emigrant, twenty
four years OF age, suspended TO the branch OF tree
on the Battery, nearly opposite Pearl street. by
means OF his necktle which he had used for the pur
| pose. The body was cut down am sent to the
MOrgue where Coroner Schirner was notified to hold
an inquest
The explosion Of Kerosene lamp yesterday
| morning set fire TO The store OF Kohhaase &c Beck
dealers that Inammable stuff, on the first floor OF
| No. 354 West Thiry-seventh street. Their stock was
injured to the extent Of $780, and the occupants
| tne upper floors also culered serious loss. The
building, which Is owned by Mrs. Fdner, or No. 4O5
West FOrty-sXth street, was damaged 10 the extent
| OF 81, 600, but Ia fully Insured.
| In the HERALD OF Sunday In the notice or the
descent on faro bank" the names OF John IL.
| Ockcrsnausen and William K. PeytOn appeared as
those Of the proprietOrs OF the "hell" IL appears
that these names were given by the parties arrested
| but not their Mr.. Ockersliausen Is q well
| known sugar retlner and Mr.. Peyton quite as well
known In the dry goods business. Neither or those
gentlemen was present at the place "pulledn by the
| police.
John O'Bren, VINO was stabbed by Lawrence Sui
| Ivan, at No. whitehall street, Wednesday last
while endeavorlng to protect Mrs. Sullivan from an
assault by Lawrence, has been sinking so fast that
Warden Brennan, or Bellevue Hospital, yesterday
suggested to Coroner Schrmer that 1t would be well
| TO take O'Bren's statement A jury empaneled
TO whom the facts IN the case were stated already
| published in the HERALD and q verdict rem
! dered accordingly. Sullivan was thereupon recon-
mtted to the Tolnbs 10 await the result OF o. Brens
| Injuries.
Coroner Schlrmer was yesterday called 10 mold an
inquest at Mount Sinai Hospital the body OF John
Keenan,, twenyfonr years of age, who died on sun
! day. Three weeks ago deceased was engaged IN
painting the house OF the Nassau Boat CLUB foot of
Thirty fourth street East river wnen fell from
the scaflold on which he standing the ground
distance OF nearly twenty feet, ana sustained a
fracture OF the spine and other injuries which re-
| suited in DEATH Deceased was single man. was
born in Ireland and lived at No. 2l3 West Sixteenth
| street.
| Mrs. Anna Williams, residing at No. AZ West
Broadway, appeared before Alderman Conan, at
the Tombs Police Court yesterday, and charged
who boards at AZ West Broadway ndecently ex-
posed his person to het while he was sitting at
the window OF the house where he boards Mrs.
Williams said that she called the attention of her
mothcr-n-law To the circumstance, who also beheld
the indecent spectacle. This occurred on the 10th
inst, and the effect OF 1t was to produce a sickness
from which she has only just recovered. Mr.. Hon.
man denies the charge, and says that he never saw
the woman and does not know anything az all
abont her. Alderman Conan held him 10 answer.
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