New-York tribune., 1874-08-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CRIMINAL PASSAGES.
srouELs TO ACTS OF VIOLENCE.


srouELs TO ACTS OF VIOLENCE.
The Brooklyn police are still at work on the
Turiu murder case. The only new development re-
ported yesterday the arrest OF Alfred OBren the
keeper OF the oyster saloon in Flushingave., which
Turin visited the night OF the murder. In company
with two young men. James Donahue and Andrew hoi'
ieywood O'Bren sold his saloon few days SINCE anu
the police thinking that he about to leave the cy'
caused his arrest The inquest will be resumed oy 0or
oner whtehill at IL o. to-day. Detectives FOLK anu
Corwin have made charges OF counterfeiting against
the Italians Mendao and San Filhppo Ihey VIII oe -. "
dicted for this crime If their connection WIN iuri
murder cannot be made clear
A colored man named Francis thompson resiuing "'
Gravesend L. H. shot and killed william "hnams aiso
coo,aa who had entered his house at night thompson
md his wife had to bed Sunday night oI' were
awakened by a noise In an adjoining room. IhoHipson
seized gun and seeing man standing at the heau Vi
the stairs. outside Of the room, shot him. thompson
gave himself up the authorities and was iodgeu III he
Kings County Jail yesterday.
An inauest was held yesterday by Coroner Kesser In
the case of John Crow shot and killed by Peter
Van Twisten ut the barroom No 9S Cherry-s', oh 'o
night OF Aug 90 in affray The evidence mai"iy oo
roboraed the account given In IHB TRIBUNE az on"o
time but there were additional facts eicted OF
some interest Grow. 1t will be remembered
vowed vengeance on Van Twisten because tne
latter refused to give him credit, and on
being thrust out Of the room, returned WIN
large stone and struck Twten on the side OF the
head with H. lie then ran onS VI ' With chair and in
this attack he shot aud Killed IL was snomh
Ipo,,o, tSo. Crow was dangerous man. that he had
knocked out mans eye IN frankni-st.: anu han
va siso shown that on the present occasion he had
advanced with threats of murder holding the chair
tender once after the first shot was fired The jury
mon the form of verdict they should rem.
der. and finally returned three veroicts, seven OF
o1 g J.nr n, ,nopsioScber IN the third degree and
one one Of % %pnsa1sSer n the fourth degree: Counsel
Tor the prisoner declared G o9
the render hg OF Verule' or veiu h o o,
abe fare he mad ever heard of even In the records of
cOroner ures and one or two OF me notS M
2 - r feunJ it neofssaTy 70 interfere After
considerable discussion Van Twisten held in $1,000
bail to await the action OF the 1rahd july. ,y,r
who wss icEcd severely hy James McMahcn OF No lSi
West Sevemteenth-s Sunday evening. was taken by
Coroner Croker YESTERDAY as she was " 1 To
Isbad MrNishon and Nicholas Htpley were both com
milteJ the latter as an accessory.
A SEASIDE SKETCH
An old man named Never has charge OF the bathing.
bopses connected with the Uammil House of Rockaway
reach and his family are with him at the shore much Of
,b ,,,no Mover has q son living in Brooklvn whose
cus,on, il, ., 70 ossist his father sundavs John Nc
Iaugn,tn stono.noason OF Brooklyp ACCOMPANIED by
five or six friends. visited Rockaway last Sunday.
Ahout o.clock Mclaughlin engaged house of
Meyer. dsrobed. and left his clothing in it, and
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wept INTO the SURF On coming OUT ana re-
suming his garments, he alleged that silver
watch and money had been stolen from him, and
accused young Myer OF the deed The young man in
diguany denied the charge, when Mclaughlin and his
Companions made an attack on the Meyers ill-treatng
the women as well as the men, The son started to run
down the beach, he says, draw the attention OF
the assaants his father and friends The whole
crowd pursued hun and had him in hand before a
hundred yards passed. They kicked and pounded
him terribly, and at length OF the ruffans drew
pistol with the avowed intention of shooting him. At
this critical uncture Mr. Fone OF this city iDterposed
IN behalf OF Meyer, and by promising Mclaughlin that
his loss should be made good succeeded in obtaining
the young mans release The elder Meyer collected
sSg. wllch salsneu McLaugnun anu ne ana his party
immediately left the beach,
PHASES OF DIsuoNrSry
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young mau' II years VI age, "ho gave MS name