New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-14
TWO FATAL. ASSAULTS
AN OFFICER MoRTALLY WOUNDED BY RAG
PICKER.

PICKER.
Adolph Liable, German rag-picker, has
lived with his wife for several years past in room on
the floor OF tenement house in the rear OF NO.
1874 wilettst Liable is man Of quarresome ana pru-
temperament having often beaten his wife so cruelty
that the neighbors have been obliged to have him ar
rested As officer Finnegan Of the Eleventh Precinct
was passing the house. about O'clock yesterday after
noon, he heard screams for help In LADIES
room, evidently from tho ragpickers VIE.
The officer found the outer door OF the house fastened
80 securely that he unable to force an entrance.
Returning the sidewalk he raped for assistance and
officer John Leslie, age 49, came to the spot The
two officers entered the yard and endeavored to break
down the door, but we're unsuccessful In their attempt
In the meanwhile agonizing cries were repeated by
Lables wife, officer Leslie thereupon mounted small
shed at the side Of the tenement and climbed through
window which opened into the hall on which
Laibles room was situated. As he reached
the floor Of the hall, the door OF LADIES
thrown open by the wife, who rushed out des
perately and toward the officer, pursued by Liable
with large and very sharp butchers cleaver In MS
right hand. The woman, almost mad with terror ran
past the officer, who stood still, Intending to seize Lal
bes handand dsarm him. Liable seeing the officer stand
between himself and his wife, sprang forward with fury
and struck Leslie in the head with the cleaver inlet
ing a horrible wound The blood streamed down
the officers face, almost binding him, but he
drew his club and struck Liable the head telling him
blows and then tainted falling by the side Of Liable,
who lay insensble Officer Finnegan at last succeeded
In breaking down the front door, and ascending the
stairs found the officer and the rag picker prostate
on the floor. An ambulance was sent Tor and
the wounded taken to the Eleventh Precinct
Staon-bouse. Here Officer Leses wound was dressed,
and be recovered sufficiently to describe the terrible
aray in the hail. Liable severely injured that
the surgeons sent him to Bellevue Hospital although as
a prisoner The wounded officer was also taken 10 the
Hospital where the wound again examined IL was
found that the ceaver had cut through the skull and
could POSSIBLY At late hour last night he
sinking fast
A BOSS CARPENTER FATALLY STABBED BY
LABORER.
Henry Ulhoff, age 49, of No. 1873 Stanton-st.,
boss carpenter, has engaged for several weeks
past In repairing building formerly used silk fac
tory at the of East Twenty Among the Ia
borers employed Bernard Conroy of No. 1853 East
Twenysecondst. After working for Ulhof half Of last
week. and receiving his pay, Conroy suddenly left his
employer and began to work In stone-yard.
Ulhoff was greatly enraged by Conroy's deser-
ton, and upon meeting him in the liquor
saloon No. $50 East Twenty-thirdst, yesterday
afternoon, reprOached him for his conduct. Conroy
replied that he had right to work for any one he
pleased Enraged at this remark Uho took hold OF the
lapes of the workman's coat, and roughly shook him.
Conroy was sharpening small knife on his boot at the
time and stabbed his assailant in the abdomen with IT,
nfiictng very serious wound. ConrOy locked up
in the Eighteenth Precinct staton-house. Ulhons
wound pronounced fatal, and he was taken nome III
nDulance