Year: 1866




Cenhics Between Policeman n"d Burg.
lnr-A Dnel ia thc Dark-The Police.


n,aa Shot.


Another of the many conflicts between the
burglars and police Of the Eastern District took place
shortly after two O'Clock yesterday morning. In which,
as usual, the burglar caue of trumphantly. In this
encounter one Metropolitan was shot and private
watchman had leg broken while searching for the
assaant The particulars Of the affair are as follows;
At o'clock the street lamps were e1tinguished
throughout the District, tie moon was expected at


that hour to shine FORTH a1d the utmost darkness pre-
vailed in consequence Of that luminarys non.appeer
ance. Taking advantage OF this darkness. burglar
attempted to enter the residence Of Mr. Elias e. Hedge
corner Of South Ninth and Sixthsts but made so much
noise during his operations that Officer Martin vah
Barren Brewer Of the FoYty.ffth Precinct VINO was
passing the place the time his solitary beat OF ~
blocks, heard him. and climbed up on the railing OF the
side fence TO take observations AS the oincer wore
rubbers his approach unheard by the burglar buf
while climbing the fence his locust accidentally struck
against the iron railing and alarmed him, when be im'
mediatey stopped his operations jumped over rea,
fence into the gard Of the cottage OF Otto Moster and
then made for McQuays old rope walk In Sixth st. The
officer then raped alarm and pursued the fugitive
whom he upon at the threshold OF the walk
The burglar darted through the open door and was
about five inside when the officer entered Finding
himself thus closely pushed the rascal then drew his
revolver and fired at his pursuer the ball taking effect


In the calf Of the left leg going entirely through IT, and
lodging between the lining and the leather OF the boot
Thus mbed Brewer halted and discharged bis revolver
three times in rapid succession toward where his
assailant stood when his outline was revealed by the
fash OF his discharge, neither Shot, however, taking
effect far as known.


by this time the alarm rap and discharge Of firearms
brought TO the place Roundsman Lewis and private
watchmen Walters and Powell. These were almost
Immediately Joined by Capt WOglom and some OF his
officers and thorough search was made for the des
p1v In he MI IN
whole neighborhOod and was continued uotil long
after daylight but without success.


While climbing up to the top story OF the rope walk
in search OF the burglar, private watchman John
Walters missed bis footing fell several feet, ana sus


ained fracture Of one OF his legs Walters had only
recently been discharged from the army and bad lost
an arm in battle He was sent to his residence on II
strctcher by Cap. Woglom, who also sent surgeon 10
attend him.


Officer Brewer also served four years in the arm,
but escaped unscahed and feels quite annoyed that he
should be shot by q common burglar when he escaped
in regular warfare. His wound. however, Though
painful Is rot serious. The cap OF the burglar "Iicn
dropped at the entrance to the rope'walE Is now
at the station house.


The BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-The
annual meeting Of the stockholders of this institution
will be held this evening, to receive the reports OF the
Board of Directors and Treasurer, and TO elect five
Directors In place Of those whose terms are expiring


CONVICTION OF MURDER IN lhSI bE-
GREE.-The trial Of Joseph Matthews in the Kings
County Court OF Oyer and Termincr. on indictment for
the murder OF John Keevy, was concluded yesterday
The evidence went 10 show that tie parties met In a
grocery store the Of Ciassonave. and Butle
IT. the evening Of the 18th Of September Inst and
that both were some under the influence of liquor
The prisoner had gun his possession which no kept
swinging and fro sud being asked the reason by de-
ceased replied I'll shoot you and carried his threat
into effect few minutes thereafter. They had preyi
oasy been intimate friends but having quarreed during
the first part of the evening on account Of some domes
tic diieuly renewed it meeting each other III the
store Kecvy died in a few hours after the shot


fred Evidence Of good character pre- vous to the mur
der submitted ON the part Of the defense, ard an
effort made by counsel (Nr H. a. Moore to show
that tie killing not premeditaed and that there
nothing IN the evidence TO warrant the idea that
he had any motive whatever TO subserye In the death
Keeyy. but ON the contrary all the testimony proved
that the prisoner would lose rather than gain by keevy
death. Tho Assistant District Attorney, Mr. James
Troy, argued that premedation under the law meant
simply design TO kill and the design could be made
almost on the moment when tie offensc committed.
support Of which he cited decision OF the Supreme
Court in the Of the killing OF policeman in New
York. In which decided that the design TO CON-
nit murder be formed on the instant the ret was
committed Judge Gilbert In his charge reviewed the
evidence and explained the law in such cases when The
jury retired and after an absence OF two hours returned
yerdc, OF mlrder Ia the first degree. with recot
mendl,ion t. mercy The sentence was deferred. The
punishment icr murder In the drst degree is death.


The RUss-DAyToy TRAGEDY - Coroner
Iyncn Yesterday held an inquest upon the body Of VII
liam H. Russ, who died al the City Hospital on tie 81
OF January inst from the effects OF injuries inflicted by
himself The circumstances of the appear TO be
that Russ bad tender attachment for Miss Fanny
DAYTON and that refusing TO consider him anything
more than a kind friend. his mind became somewhat
affected in consequence, aud he resolved TO ki both
him self and her. Miss Dayton employed in the
Office Of the National Mexican Loan Company. IN
Broadway New.York. Corresponding Secretary.
Mr. Russ was employed in the same establishment rs
bookkeeper. They came TO Brooklyn in company on
the evening of the 23d Of December. and, when
Miss Dayton's residence. in Clinton-s, he shot her
with q revolver Three balls entered her head He
then ran 10 the foot Of Pacfcst and tried to drown
himself but falling shot himself in the headone bullet
destroying the sight Of his right eye and the other odg
ing In his BRAIN Ie arrested taken to the Forty
third Precinct Station house. and subsequently 10 the
Brooklyn City Hospital where his earthly
tnally terminated. But few witnesses were examined
on the inquest-no having seen the shooting. These
Officer Powers who testified to his arrest, Officer
Lay ton who guarded him in the Hospital a prisoner
and whom he related many Of the circumstances OF
the sad affair but nothing additional TO what has here
toiore been published, and Dr. Fox. the uouseSurgcon
of the Hospital The latter testified that no extracted
one ball from the head Of deceased but could not reach
and ascertained that no died of Inflammation of the
membranes Of tho brain. The jury found that death
caused by his hands, in accordance with the
statement of the phys sician.


Row AMONG PoLITICISNs.-At a. primary |
election in the Fifteenth Ward last night for Delegates
70 the Democratic General Committee, there was a
general snd exciting row. The poll was opened at
place in Union.aye.. near Devoe-st. There were two
tickets In the field headed respectively by Charles
Sherman and John Gallagher The party Of the latter