New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-21
THE DARK SIDE OF CITY LIE.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A BRohEhs
CIFRK-sUsPECTED FOUL PLAY.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF bi'ohN"
CLERK-sUsPECTED FOUL PLAY.
Frank NJ. Watson, q clerk empioyeu ny
Mo.srs SENDER Avis Custom-House brokers, at NO
Io7 Fts, was sept TO the Hanover Bank in Nassau
st op SATURDAY.. to cash o gold check for $40. lie
stopped on the way at the CustomHouse, and lett onc
napers for which he was TO call ON his return lie pro-
ceeded 10 the bank and received from the payns-'e0
the amount OF the check IN gold Since that uhie ne %
not been seem and is thought that he has met with io
play at the hands Of professional thieves VINO had
tisa that he was in the habit OF transqchg business
nvo large amounts for his employers His fater'
lanes G. Watson, merchant tailor, Of No l5 Iompklne
snuare can obtain information OF hs missing son
re hoy is feet inches IN hight age H. having pug
Sas md Brown bair and dressed IN dark blue sack
3 d I'D vest striped tro"sers ana piacK SILK cap
~, - ITrsr HoUsroE-sr.
ARRAY IN
Iobn Mccain of No. 5j West Houston-st.
quarreed at lis residence, with Patrick Burke OF NO ~
Muberry-st early yesterday, and threw tunioii AZ
his head causing severe wound Ths 9ssa ae co
arrested bnt as tho wounded man refused 10 mat
plant against him, both were IOcAed up vi '""'e'
UNKNOWN AssAILANTs.
Thomas J. Davis, age CO. of No. III Last
Flfeenth-st was found early yesterday at Fhteeh'st'
and Thrd-aye bleeding from pistolsh0t wound IN l"e
right shoulder He said that he had been attacked ~
i,nroTu men AT FouTteenthst. 5n6 Tird-aVe aJ l@a
received the wound at their hands,
prrdIGKY N EAST E1iiGHTrETE-sT.
BURGLARS broke into the residence of j. W.
Malcolm, at No II East Eigteth-5t, on Saturday morn
ing and ransackcd tie house In tho absence OF Tie oco
pants patrolman OF the Twenty-thrd Precnct, WHO
passing the house, young man leave the rear en-
trance with o trunk on his shoulder. Tho thief when
closely pursued succeeded in making his escape During
the chase he fred pistol without eject az we oc'l
The trunk found 10 contain anou kJO WORTH NSal
ing apparel. belonging to Mis- MALCOLM and otci 4"u'cs
in the house.
YOUNG GIRLS AS BURGLARS.
Ella Roman, age u, and Catherine t. Dolan,
age H. were arrested yesterday by officers of the EgAtn
BROOKLYN Precinct for breaking into Joshua D. Gasc0lhs
and household goods worth g. 500 The stolen pgopefdy
was found IN the house OF Ellen McCoimic@, 1905 oil
COurt-st., and she was also arrestcu'
PISTOL SHOOTING on AN EXCURSION.
A row occurred last evening among some of
the party returning barge Myers, Ia tow OF the
steamer Virginia Seymour, from the picnic OF the An
onymous Club at Mcyers's Grove During the ARRAY
Michael brennan OF No 25 Pellst received pistol ball
in the leg Who red the shot Is not known de 10 Se
Greenwieh-st Police station, where surgeon
the ball. The wounded man was then taken W beIleVuo
Hospital. No arrests were lnaue'
A sNEAK-TH1EF's ATTACK.
Mrs. Ann II. North of No. ~ Kosciusko-st.,
BROOKLYN discovered two sneak thieves in tho cellar of
her residence on Saturday evening and procuring club
proceeded to drive them out. One OF them stabbed her
In the lett causing bSNciC "Ottiiu' io t'AN'
made their escape.
SUSPECTED OF ARSON.
The stock of fancy goods belonging to Nor
ris NJ silverman at No. $40 Third-ave, was damaged
$4,000 by early yesterday 1t is alleged that the stock
was worth only 5000 and that Sverman has an insr
onco of SIo na1 In yarious CITY compane5 He
cOrdinqy arrested by Capt Hedden Of the Twentyirs
Precinct suspicion Of setting fire 10 his place. ana
held 10 await investigation by FIRE Marshal McSle
don.
WHEAT BAGS STOLEN.
The HarbOr Police, on Saturday, found LOO
wheat bags worth $780, which had been stolen from the
ship Princeton lying at Pier No. A, L. Il. They were
concealed under Pier No. 50, T. K.
ARREST OF A MURDERoUs AsSAILANT.
John Cullen, who stabbed Dennis O'COnnor
in tire breast on Aug 49, during ARRAY in front Of
saloon at Bayard and Baxersts, arrested on sltur
day night in low den in Water-st, and committed to
the TOmbs yesterday by Justice Bowling. OUOnncr is
stil in the hospital, and the attendant and ply scian
declare that he Is not yet out OF danger.