The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-15
DEATH OF DETECTIVE LAMBaecHT.

The Murdcrous Assault ON Onlcer Ian,
. brcchf-His Death In 81. Lakes Hospisal-s
Post-Dlortem Examnasion To-Day aua che
Coroncr's Inquest safurda y--Ths ALLEGED
NInrderer In Prison. ..t.
Yesterday morning, about eight O'Clock On1coP
Philip Lambrecht. OF the Nineteenth precinct, who
while in the discharge Of his duty. was struck on the
head with heavy piece OF marble slab. alleged to
have been In the hands Of George Lavery, thus
receiving q fracture Of the skull, 0ied
IN St. LuKes Hospital from the enectp
OF the injuries received It will be remembered
that on sunday night the 25th ult. Onicer Bernara
fully was dangerously assaulted BY gang of Nine
teenth ward outlaws, and for o time hia life Was
considered IN imminent danger. The matter being
reported to Captain Gunner At the Firy-ninta
street police station. he at once ordered Detective
Lambrecht and Onlcers weOb. Tooksr ana
O'Brien In citizens Dress 10 soour the
precinct and II possible arrest the assail-
ants OF Officer Tully. At the corner OF Fifty.
ninth street and Second avenue these guardians
OF the public peace encountered o gang Of dis
orderly rock bassers, whom they requested to Re ep
quiet and 90 about their business. which they
stuoborny refused to do. tight ensued, IN which
george Lavery, his brothers William. Robert ana
Matthew. william Fitzgerald, Thomas. alias
s.Stitchv Mccarthy and Charles L. Clemens It
alleged, were actively engaged During the hand "a
hand struggle Detective Lambrecht received abloWs
on tine ead wa Of be nss
mated IN Ceath. Officer O'Brien tt Is stated, saw
George Lavery strike the fatal blow. and there may
be other witnesses VINO saw the same thug Nearly
all OF the gang were finally captured and subse.
quenty tried and convicted in the Court OF y scai
Sessions. several OF the assailants were sentenced
to the Pcnitentary Tor six and twelve months each.
Coroner Scnirmer, being notified, OF Mr. Lam
brechrs death, gave permission 70 remove the re-
mains to the residences Of MS mother foot OF fry
fourth street, East River, where DR.. Joseph Cusf-
post norton examination. All the important wit.
nesses have been summoned TO appear at tno
in q ct which lime the inquest win be held. Detec-
tive Lambrecht had long been an emcent memper
or the Nineteenth precinct police: ne w s On 'er
George Lavery, the man accused OF Tue mur c, -
In prison at the Fty-seyentn Stree. ro,,s1 vvuti.
CATION.
sketch Of Philip Lnnsbrecht.
pnu,, Iambrecnf, q police o1lcer, detailed fos
nr,v os aetectiye In the Nineteenth ward OF New
YORK. died In st. Luke's Hospital yesterday morn
,ro from tne enects OF fracture Of the skull In
ncted on him some ten days since by man whom
ne sought TO arrest on Second avenue, near Fifty
ninth street. Lamorecht was dressed In citisen's
clothing at the'moment OF the ARRAY. He was sbous
twcnsy.seven years OF agAt the time OF his decease
aud has been connected with the Metropolitan,
Police force for number OF years. ne was : man
Az has been the case In the life his
Tory OF almost all prominent civic detectives
from :ne time Of Fouche, In Paris, 70 thar OF Dan
Leadpetter In Scotland Yard. London, and John
Delahunt In the Castle OF Duolin-who was himself
hanged for the preparation Of the muruer of an
Italian boy which he planned and executed in
order to make crime rlfe'-Lambrechtis reputa-
ton canvassed In the most opposite directions
by his friends and MS enenl1o3 or the latter Il ID
said that he mad a great number, particularly in
the district In which he resided. The deceased
played a prominent part 10 the capture Of John
Real, the murderer or 0iI,cer smedlck, and his
manner on the witness stand at Reaps trial waS
very much criEjcisa"-