Year: 1859

DARING ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A
CATHOLIC PRrEST-Yesterday morning the parson-
age attached to the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, on Mosher street. near the corner of
Ross street, was broken into and robbed. The bur-
glars effected an entrance into the premises by
breaking out pane of glass in the frame at the
side of the door nearest the lock- and putting the
hand inside turned the key, which had been care
lessly lett in the key-hole. In order that noise
might be made in breaking the glass, they first
smeared it over with and stuck piece of news
paper over the entire surface thus prepared. After
obtaining entrance into the house they proceed
ed to ransack the parlors and rooms on the first
foor but found nothing but heavy furniture which
they could not carry off. They then went up
stairs and entered the sleeping apartment of the
Rev. Joseph Giustinian, pastor of the Church of
the immaculate Conception. They found the door
OF the room unlocked, and were therefore ena-
bled to enter the apartment without apv
obstruction As soon they We're inside
they discovered that it was occupied and
the worthy Father, being aroused bv their
entry, was in the act of sitting up in bed
when they made violent assault upon him with
billy or sung shot, infctng two very severe
wounds on the forehead and left temple The blows
administered were of such violent nature "a TO
render the unfortunate man unconscious. The
noise made by the assassin aroused the Rev. Mr.
Qulgiy, Mr. GlustinianTs assistant, who was sleep
ing IN an adjoining room. He at once got up
struck light and proceeded to the apartment from
which the sound issued In the meantime the bur-
glars had succeeded in snatching up a silver watch
PAIR OF pantaloons, vest and shawl, belonging to
Mr. Giustiniani, with which they made off to
another part of the house. On entering the room
they had just left Mr.. Qugly noticed that the
furniture was not properly arranged and on looking
towards the bed found its occupant wetering in his
piood-the linen and bed-clOthing being perfectly
saturated with gore and the blood still flowing from
the wounds on the Reverend gentleman's brow
Mr.. Quigly hastily left the apartment, light in
hand, with the intention of examining the pre-
misses. He descended to the first landing of
the steps leading from the passage and heard
some one move at the bottom of the steps,
He Immediately inquired who was there
and asked what they wanted? voice answered
your money or your id life" Thinking it
best not to advance any further, Mr.. Quigly re-
treated to his own room, where, seizing rattle he
stood at one side of the window, which he hastily
threw open, and gave it few turns. As soon as he
had commenced to spring the rattle of the bur-
glars fired pistol from the street, Mr. Quiply SUP
poses at the window, in hopes of shooting him; but
having only the arm THAT with which he used the
rattle) exposed, he had no fear, but continued to
give the alarm. In about three minutes after the
pistol was fired, and while the alarm was being
given, officer Lipscomb promptly came up to the
spot, followed by officers Younger Suter and Rich
ardson. They were, however, too late to apprehend
the burglars, who had in the meantime escaped
Mr.. Giustinani is an Italian by BIRTH and has been
IN this country for some Is 20 years He is about
tortyv years of age and is universally loved and
esteemed By the Pensioners under his charge
During the entire day the house was thronged with
sincere sy mpathizers in his misfortune. DR.. Charles
ODonvan, who called in soon after the occur
renee, has been unremitting in his endeavors to al
leviate the pain and restore the sufferer to con-
seriousness. Towards the close of the evening, he
had entirely recovered the use of his faculties and
though much better was not out of all danger


RoBBGNG SCHooNER.-Rchard Fitchett was ar
rested yesterday morning by officers Shanks and
Lemon, charged with robbinr the schooner MARY
Elizabeth, Captain C. Rosenbrook, on Tuesday
night last. The vessel was entered while all the
hands were absent but one, and quantity of cloth
Ing bacon and cloverseed, together with all the
papers of the vessel, stolen. Fitchett was formerly
employed in loading the schooner, at the Light
street wharf, and was therefore well acquainted with
her contents and knew perfectly well where to Law
hold of what he wanted Justice Boyd committed
him for a further hearing.


RoBBERY.-On Tuesday night last, about twelve
o'clock, the residence of Martin Lewis, ESQ., No
SO2 Madison street, near Hoffman, was burglarous-
ly entered and robbed of gold watch and chain,
lot of silver ware together with lot of clothing
and table linen, valued in the aggregate to about
Sl25. The entrance into the premises was effected
through kitchen window in the rear of the
house.