New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-22


poisoning Word was sent to his friends III Albany,
and they arrived yesterday and took charge of the
| remains.
THROWN OVER AN EMBANKSiENT.
| MRS. WILLIAM II. MORRIS, OF MORRIsANIA. IN
| sTANTLY KILLED BY a HORSE TAXING FRIGHT
The wife of William H. Morris, Of One-hundred-
| and-sixty-seyenth-st Morrsana, while driving to
the Morrisania depot yesterday morning. was
thrown from the wagon and instantly killed. Mr..
Norris who belongs to the old Morris family from
| which Morrsania takes its name occupies the Old
family mansion. situated on high hill only short
distance west of the depot winding carriage
way bordered by trees and shrubbery leads from
the house to the foot of the hill. About half way
down the road makes sharp turn where the incline
| is the steepest. aud the outer edge there IL
stone embankment six feet in height Inc top OF
! the embanllment is on level with the road only
few feet from the wheel track, and entirely unpro-
| tected by fence or railing.
| morning in twO-Statrd wagon, with the cOaclinan,
| john Ryan, TO take the 10 o'clock tram Tor New
| York, where she intending to visit her daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Frederic j. lie Pcyster, who lives IN
| FOrty-secOnd-st The horse was spir ted animal,
| seldom driven singly and although he was not
vciOns Mrs. Morris had frequently e, pressed Ieas
that he might sometime be the cause OF an accident
While yet ont of sight of the house the turn IN
| the drive reached, when the horse, suddenly
taking fright, apparently without cause, sprang to-
ward the edge of the embanlkment. and before he
could recover himself tOpped over, dragging the
wagon aud its occupants after lin. Mrs motifs
was thrown violently from her seat, and dashed
upon the stony ground close 10 the struggling
horse. 1t is supposed that she instantly killed
by the shock. The coac hman, who was not ser-
cusly injured rs as he could eXtrlcate himself
from the wreck called loudly for assistance. His
cries attracted the odge-keeper and Mr. Morris to
the spot and with their aid Mrs. Morris was con-
veyed to the house. DR.. Comfort, who WIS passing
at the time. was Immediately summoned but al
efforts To restore her TO consciousness were without
avail No blame is attached to Ryan, who saws
that he driving carefully nj the time and
thought that he had the horse under full conroi.
The animal escaped without any apparent INJURY
beyond few scratches.
Mrs Morris was about ftty-two years of age and
was the second wife of her husband. 10 whom she
was married over thirty years ago. She leaves two
daughters. of whom is the wife of Frederick }.
De Peysier; the other is still unmarried.
BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A LITTLE GIRL.
AN ATTEMPT To ASSAULT HER FOLLOWED BY AN AT
TACK WITH a RAzoR-sEvEHAL WOUNDS IN
FLICTED.
A little girl, nine years old, was accosted in
Eighth-ave on Sunday evening at o'clock. by
man who said that he would give her silver dollar
if she would take letter to the post box for him
The man led her to No. 90 West Forty-clghth-st
and induced her to 90 into the house on the pre-
tense of getting the letter. and there made an at
tempt to assault her. He then took a razor and in
hicted several wounds, of thcm n cash
on the abdomen five inches long, and
another on the breast penetrating to the ribs. Her
right hand also cut across the back. the
tendons being severed and the flesh laid open TO the
bone After accomplishing this the iiend thrust the
child out of the basement door INTO Ia" area ana
she walked few steps TO the street al Sixth
ave. where she attracted attention by CRYING and
attempting 10 Staunch the flow OF blood from her
wounds with her dress, This was about half past |
o'clock The street was soon hlled with nm excited |
crowd. Some policemen called and carried the |
little girl to the house of Police Surgeon Waterman,
No. 100 West FOTty-nInth-st. Several persons who |
were in the neighborhood al the time said that they
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eighth-st. toward Fhth-ave. From Dr. Wafer |
mans house the injured girl was sent IN |
gave her name as Alice Walker and said that
she lived with her parents at No. 800 West Forty
fourth-st. Her father IS Thomas Walker who ~
employed as waiter IN the Windsor Hotel The
physician in attendance at the hospital, Dr. Hartley,
said that the wounds were serious, but not fatal,
and that the patient was apparently doing well.
The house at No 90 West Forty-eightn-st where
the outrage committed. rs occupied by q re-
tired merchant Thomas II. kccsing. He mas son,
Henry Keesing who Is thought 10 have committed
the crime, as he has bad reputation md cor
responds TO the description of her assalant given BY
the girl and by those who saw the man run ont of |
the house: Young Keesing is well known by the
police in that quarter OF the city and ssaid 10 have
led dlsspate4 lie Tor years About ten years ago,
Terrace, in West Twenty thrd-st. he made
a similar assault on a little .prl
While out on bail he lett the country and did not
return TO this city until year two ago. Since
his return he is SAID To nave spent most OF his time
frequentng low resorts IN SiXth-aye. and the Bow
cry.
The police were actively engaged in searching for
the criminal sunday night and yesterday and an
alarm for ms arrest sent out yesterday By In
spector ThOuc, from Ponce Headquarters. He is
described as tweuiy-cigbt years Old, five feet six
incncs III height, with a dark, sallOw complexion,
black hair, slight black moustachc aud small
black eyes. He was dressed in black suit and
wore a black OverCoat and Derby hat.
CLUBBED AND SHOT BY 4 POLICEMAN.
Edward Hart, a driver who lives at No. 100
Eighth-avt., shot in the leg by a policeman
early Sunday morning, in Eehth-ave. between
Forty third and FOrty-fourthsts His story is that
he was standing III front Of a rum,hop with friend
when policeman ordered him to move on He gave
the policeman a surly answer, and received in reply
blow on the head with a club. Seeing the club