The New York Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1857, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 7636. THE STREET COMMISSIONER DIFFICULTY. Whe Custody of Charles Deviin—Argument of Charies O' Conor, Esq.—Deciaion Reserved— We Replies to the Personalities of Mr. Field aad Mr. Noyes—His Religion and Fox's Book os Martyrs. OOUBT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEBM. Before Hon. Judge Ingraham. ‘The argument in this case was consiuded yesterday by ‘Mr. O’Conor, who addressed the Court for two hours and bai’, He said—On Friday afternoon last, sir, when the ‘@rgumeni of the first counsel upon the part of the person holding Mr. Deviin im custody was heard, and when, as | ‘waa given to understand, the strees of the argument upon qbat side bad been presented, | endeavored to make an think 20 now. It is rather a painful duty om my part to ecnforw (0 fashion rather than necessity in presenting a weply to the argument; for \f 1 were to say nothing i might be thought (not by your honor, but by others), ‘ba! ] was overwhelmed by the force of the argument: ‘opom the other sie; and we are constrained w yield, 1 really fee} that the argument has been presented, and that ‘W ought, as far ae counse) are concerned, to end here. J say 1s afer: g0t aney guess that very litve more was to be said upon the side relative Ww this case. My friend’s argument oc- Caples @ colcmn and # half, aud one cotamn of it is devoted w two very Rarrativee—one of them the adven- tures of ® certain cergyman, with rather bad habits, who wee 10 ap office by a King, who bad no rightful exthoriiy to mate euch eppointment, but who forced him- eS compen by ihe oh of dishonest judges, wben all i : i i i E i i Hi i i g) £ 5 8 g HF aU i i i itt HH g Eg Hl ti: i E i i i i | i : ae & i S: if ri i é A 4 i i ti rill Lad] itt: Fedeis 3 5 : rh i Hi - : 8 Fag geD! g Hf = Ha EE . He Ht il Bae83 = a Fi BQ, 42 Hi : Bs if | Digheet would present a specimen of crvelt @xeouLiCD at heat equal to sayining in the history of per degree, commonly calied Quakers,’” im enactments and in ro called) of Protenianis, we or by rotacvanan of Saploier im Fogland. All these things are ded by us with atter abborrence. Why they sould be | jaced, as ibey have been introduced, | am ‘84 2 ons to imagine. 'I have only to say that it can be for Bo good ply: beep mui Ate yb eg useful por. «| rned friend to have ked 5 § Terre rise if ai it i | + 55 i I ae BS a RY i i IF eH counee| cnderstood t 80, but that | ing tan police act was unconstitutions and must doubtless heve, fall man, Private conrereation, aenervd that that ve criminal, if that be a cause of censare, or ground of revroach, why, ! am this day in very excelent company. Ome of the Jad of the Gourt of ap jected by the people, (Mr, Justice Oomstock,) ir of pion. Another Judge of the Onurt of Appesia {iatse Brown,) ie this ~ of that opinion, and has plagy 4 on record’ and if | will only be permitted f yr ‘hat approximating In" potat of logal Beowledes. on in i now! a} inf + ar Aachiy ID the ath—ta pe | Feetitude afd honor inthe eyes of honorable me quit | will be permiited in there things to approximate \c same moderaie degree to both or either of cor Jon en. shall have, in the opinion of my contemporarie , Women.) of posterity se may ehance to hear of me, 8 ‘ine fun honor | derire. nent aie nicht find from my learned (riend in the paper. Lasorted that no reputable lawyer in thr Be ator that found to say the coatrary. Now that ¥ ,. Sais could be and if I did ay it it would be no very «MONT Buon, aid wae geolemn truth at (wor: oorded and ie no guess at all. 1 by Teaid it, Tt ie re- one the Metropotitan Pol ge Cy Sebpners, rach'ng im otto before havieg * ay op nion pronouneed on the to submit, oF to reiat w ?> ner od tate Tosiess i 4 + at bey iniended 1 ' yoig the office acd ayold toe quew. way of meeting my demand challenge, bys ye and avoidance. Said he, “And you Rot certify, on your professiouat veracity, that you believe you ave a 10 an injonction in this case.” Now, {hese things Ihave said with deliberation. I say them with no excyement; there Offensive to any ove; are the: of bi abd it ip mw desirable that @hould go down to rity a6 anything else, if go things we do ‘Oday shall go down, along with the judgment of the Court of Appeals, to which we must. all dow bow with deference and eubmiesiou. So muob for the personalities in this case. Now for the law. The iearned counsel then proceeded to srgue the points published tp Saturday morning’s Hersin. fe dwelt spe cially on the monstrous doctrine contended for on the ciber side, that claim to title gave color of title, and color of title gave jurisdiction to the justice, and enabled him to adjudge the porsession of the office defacto to the claiinsnt, give him the books and papers, apd send the rightful porsessor of the office to Pritop, wxhout power to be released even oa habeas cor- bus. Why upon such ré » if his friend Mr. Sickles were to wrte bim (Mr. O'C) a leiter appowting him Convty Clerk, be would go before Judge \y, state bis cleim in an affidavit, the Judge would have jurisdic tion, and might perchance adjodge him d+ fucto the County Gierk, having color of ttle, oréer Bim to’ have possession of the bocie and papers, and Mr. Connolly to Eidridge street jal), there to Keep Mr. Deviin, company. They cer- tuimy would have @ most extravagant an i ex’ inary state of things, if ciaim«r pretence of wile give coior of jarisdiction, color of jurisdiction created irrespoueibie power, and the pablic papers and documents were to ve atthe mercy of inferior magistrates, without appeal, aud the persona! liberty of publi ci) at the mercy of the Fame magistrate with the power o' examination or review. I, was movnstrous. He could find nv filter wors to desig- ate it. He contended thatthe Court bad no right tobe controlled by the decision of eg Peabody, and ci ed the case of Striker vs. Keily4(7 Bill), to show that the pro- ceedings of Mr. Justice Peabody were pall, for it was there decided that as the constitution had prohibited a Sopreme Court Judge Doiding any other office or public trust, therefore any ing beid before him in arother capacity was void. be argued that by the charter of 1857 the power of eg re im case vacatcy in Street Commissioner being vested in the Mayor with copeent of the Board of aldermen, Governor King bad no pak make én appointment than bad the crier of @ cour At the close of the argument the Court stated that he Would reserve the decision in thys case to Saturday morning nest. The argument ip the injupchon case to be beard on Friday, and in the meantime the reference jx care of con tempt to go on before Mr. Hilton. The Conover Contempt Case. TESTIMONY BBPORE THE BEPEREB—THE COUNSEL SPARRING. FOURTH Day. The teetimony ip this case whe continued yeeterday. Atthe opening of the proceedings, Mr. Brady saii he hoped the Re'eree would sppoint as early an bour to mor. row as possible to continue the wetimony,and Le would ask bim to afford every facility to bring the business to cone}asiom as soon as pcasibie. Mr. Field requested that the reference might continue ‘this evening 1i)l mdnipht, and sboukd commence again to morrow (Wednesday) morning at 9 o'clock, and continue ae long as it may be necessary to take all the plaintiiMe testimony, even if it took will 12 o'clock at night, declaring his own williogncss to remain til) that hour if required. Mr. Field requested the Referee to put that in bis notes. ‘Mr. Brady suggested that the Referee should write down some extracts from Fox's Martyrs or some other jiterary pretension, as having quite as mush sense as whet the Jearned gentleman wanted down. Mr. Hikton decided that he would eit then to heer thd testimony of Mr. Dudley Field, as agreed upon yesterday, atd that be would then adjourn to 10 o’slock next day and eitthe whole day through. Dodiey Field sworn and exsmined by Mr. Field, Sr.— Woe ip court st the time of the occurrences eworn to by previous witnceses; afier the warrants were handed to Su repens Badly yeep Alpe 3A ven to me by any person; | did not touch any of them after they were banded to Judge Peabody; heard Mr. Brady making an T returned I ea: ith some papers, and sexed bim what they wore; he raid, <mneng et Brady bas joe; served on me,’ 1 atked, “Has he eigoed ine war- e rersation. vant Mr. Brady c! ected to detalii Mr. Freid raid he wanted wo jw the} at that moment the w asked Conover where Brower was, and that Conover said he did not know; shereupoo witness looked round to try if he conld see him, and could not; aod that this was at the time Mr, Brady was epeaking. The referee sustained Mr, Brady's objection, and the wotness ded with bie veatimony. At the time Mr, Brady was speaking | looked roand tbe room for Mr. Brewer and coald not see bim; Brewer sat that ing & few moments previous to thie time a: the went edt of the table, to the right of Mr LU. D. Field; I fre: left the building after Mr. Brady's ano: tt after the constabie came in with a load of books: I hed previously been oat into the ball while Mr. Brady was speaking, and Mr. Brewer waa not then there. Croee examined by Mr. Brady—I did arc Mr. Brady in thie room esez. whether be-wished to examine me ‘a witness [n thin care, but a reason for wishing to be Creat ‘eformed that an injunction Conover oat of aguin before twelve; I don’t know who told Mr. Vultee to attend jn court that day; I was consulted as one of the attorneys of Conover as to the means by which any pro- cess issued by Judge Peabody should be executed, only, an far ae | remember, ae te directing the warract toa she. riff or a constable; that was the oply consultation with mo; T entered tbe court room that day | think in company with my father; Mr. Brewer occupied the relation toward Conor the case of Conover against Deviin, of a friend ‘and sort of legal adver, though not bis counsel before the Court; he wee an acquaintance of D. D. Field, and also of Mr. Slyter and myeit, who compose the firm of Fivyq & Siyter; 1 was informed that be was to aemiat on the aun of Jaly 1h the delivery or espontion of ihe wartar’a in the matter of Conover againat Deviin by vay Tauner, who said, ‘when | offered to take the order 0” arrest to the Sherif, “Brewer will take them,’ In king their seats at the table in the court room the peattion of mysolf, my father, Brewer and Mr, Noyet, war not the result of an arrange- ment, ae fer a8 | am Aware of, only that I first sat on my Tacher’s loft, Bhd gave up iy seat to Mr. Noyes whon be came |B aso matter of ogurtesy; amd then Conover asked Tat bs ‘et him ait next to Mr. Noros, and | did, sitting far- the> to the left; I did observe where Brewer first seated Pmeelf: it wae to the right of my father, very near the ond of the tabie; I don’t know how long he sas there; T did not see’ him go mear and address Mr. Brady; I think f eaw him in the ect of rising from his sext when the warrant of arrest was signed: my impression is ho took tbe warrant from Mr. Hertholf; where he went don’t know; I didece him return to hie seat, but | am not gure, as] think be roturned almost immediately after; up to that moment I was observing wbat was going on | and reribbling on the papers on my desk, or writing: 1 | Peard the objection made by Mr. Brady to includ constable in the address to the search warra disour that objection, and beard Mr. Brady with draw hin objection; where Brower war at that time I fon"t mow, | did not wotice him; | did got eee Judge |'eabady sign the warrant; | was looking In another direction, vo wards the pitcher of water on the window, om the Judge riebt, T think; [ wae looking for « glass’ of water not see the search warrant in Bertholf's heod unica it might bave been when handing 't to the Jndge, but of thie Jam not certain; | wae about « couple of minutes gettin and drinking the water and returning tomy seat: giated, [think |t was to get water! left my seat: 1d revollect bearing Mr. Bracy say to Justice Peabody some- sb ing 1 We elips; at be bed wo ALoC cD OmEE! 4 mage, y seat; I did not see him go out of that went ‘nto I went from Court room; when I seo if Brewer wag there; dove Mr. Brady had the injunction; ) went to look gestion exclustvely, 1 pessed Besreay the centre of the room, but 1 am not sare; when i got into the hall J do not recollect observing any one there or on the stairs; I returned to my piace immediatrty; it wee perhape five minutes after that | saw Brewer (rst in the et Commissioner's cffice, but it was nt defers Peckham brought the beoks into Court; I did not eee the warrant of arrest signed; I saw Mr. Vultee, } \h.ok, afer it was signed, ip the room; I did not ree him when | west for the glass of water that | remember; | don’t re member hearing Mr. Brady asking Judge Peaboiy to ad- jou p the proceedings wll afier ‘24th, evaing that on that day the motion for injunction would be heard before Judge Ingrabam, but I heard my father prope an ad journment onti) two o'clock, saying, in sub:twnce, the books will be bead from in & few minutes, or esmerning Ofer Preld objec’ed jec'ed to the last question ar im pertinent, Dut the referee allowed ;,, and Mr. ¥ivia exid he ebowld submit, of course, Mr. — Now we will beve a iittle more bs derdash. Here & way m and sharp ‘pacsage of worde occurred be- tween Mesers. iid and Brady, in which the laitor coatle —hn observed — es being conmpeiied ro sit in such compeny. whi wi OMe ercepMivns, wae tonable to him.” tach to Mr. Fielé—From the kind of company Mr. Brady uaually keeps I am not scrp ised te hear that. Mr. Brady—I never sescciate with witch burners and Pir Felt Ms. Brad 5 |--The company Mr. y ki are rel), thieves and rascals; be defends trem. ate maid Mr. Beady—Yea; 1 often try to defend Mr. Field, but never with succes, for} can get mo one to believe me. The referee begged tha: this parley would cease; it bes be very amusing 10 outsiders, but it interfered with ers, Examtpation coptinved—That was three or four minutes after the sacouacement of the injunction by Mr. Brady; it wae only @ minute or two before Peckham b in the books; J can't state where Brewer then was; | saw Mr. Chas. O'Copor in court that dey; first obeerved him pre ‘vious to my leaving my sea’ to get the water; be was then wapding near moe; I cannot say where Vulteo was then, Dut when i raw him he was inside the enclosure to the right of the Judge’s bench; I did not observe Brewer when | firetraw Mr. O’Concr; I did not see Mr. Vander. poel leave the court room om that day; waen J lest saw him be was talking with me near the window, | think; I pel peony when be epoke to my fa‘her that day, but het only ope expression of my father’s 0 the convrersa- op. Mr. Field here proposed to examine Mr. Peckbam, who wished to leave town, and Mr. Brady cons n: not wirh t continue; be therefore adjourned to this morn- ing at 10 o'clock. Mr Brady stated that he would probs bly be done with his witneeres at one o'clock. Shock! On Staten island. SUPPOSED LOVE, JEALOUSY AND MURDER—A YOUNG WOMAN THE VICTIM—ARREST AND DISCHARGE OF BIR SUPPOSED MUBDERER—OORONER’S INQUEST. A startling tragedy, which fortupately rarely occars oo this island, took place on Tuesday morning, in Fort Wash- ingion, on York avenue, near the “Telegraph.” The facts, ae Dar as We Could gather them, are as follows:>— it appears that Miss Emma Erewly, residing {n Brook- typ, and @ Mr. John G, Souler, of New Yorit,have been on intimate ferme fer the past two years, @gainet the wishee of the young lady’s parents, who repeatedly for- bade ber lover their house; but be persisted, litte dream ing that his acts would ecbeequently call bie leved one to the fos) judgment seat. From the statement of the father, it appeate that tho Indy bada rejected lover, who, exasperated at the comtuct of his successfal rival, determined to either end bis own Ufecr theirs, With this delermimation, on Tuesday mora- mg about 31 o'clock, he repaired to Staten Island, where he Jearned that the lovers were sojourning, for the our- pose of ascertaining the lady’s true state of fecling for im; dnt judge of his jealousy and surprise, when, op Teaching Fort Washington, he discovered hie fair Juliet revosing in the sweet sleep of innocence her lover's arms. Driven to feryby this sight, he drew ® pistol for the perpose of ending bis life, when the enap Plog of the trigger awoke Mr. Souler, who, perceiving bi purpose, struck the pistol from the young man’s band who, sill) infuriated, burriedly picked 1) up aod fred a the sleeping form before him, the bal! entering ber heart and caueinginstant death. The murderer immediately before Mr Souler, who was awestricken a the act, could give an alarm Several persons on hearing the report of the risw), Dagteped to the spot, and after con. ‘vey itg she lifeless body of the female .vto the fort, taried fp pursuit of the murderer, who, unfortunately, eluded hie pursuers by wmping on ibe dost which was jast start- ing from the dock, and etcaped to New York. Coroner Vanderbilt was immediately summoned, who, after em- [oc ovary be jury, heid an inquest on tbe body, whes the Hew ng \ewtenoey wag glicited : John G. Souler, sworn—! reside in New York, and am 28 years of age ;'] know the deceased, whose ‘name i Homa Brewly. I bave known her for three yeare on intimate terms , we were engaged to be marrie! ‘0 sey tember next ; on Tuesday morning, at the solicitation of deceased, who bas been discarded by ber parents, we ro paired to Staten island for the parpoee of rnending the day, we bad deen bere adove two hours, when we fell asicey. 1 was ehortly awoke by bearing « clicking sound ; on getting up I saw a young man, whom | do hot know, Ptanding pear me, with a revolver pointed to b ead; | silently go: up and jerked bis arm away fro: in head, which caused him to drop hie pistol as he was in tbe act of firing; about s minute afterwarde he poked ua the pistol, and after deliberately cocking \t, aimed and (ved at Mian Brewly before 1 could interfere: the,bal) entered Mise Brewly’s chest, causing instact death; the man then rao down tbe road, ad before I could give tne slarm he wee out of my rign': i de pot know whe be was, bat could re- cognize him if | should see bim again, J then felt the body of the deceased, which was yet warm, to ese if her beart bad stoyped; ] koow nothing more about after the report, and found # young lady, whom | ine 98 the deceased, lyiog on tho ground, near the of the fort, dieeding: Mr. @ouler wee kneeling by ber side, with bis band op her breast: [ 40 Lot KDOW Gecoated or Mr. Souler. Al tle point of the investigation an officer, deed to New York in search of the = morderer returned =owith 8 young man pamed Josep Witmot in costody, stetine that be hed arrested him in New York while be wae porches. wg ® pistol and acting rather suspiciously. On soafront- me bim with Mr. Souler, the letter stated that be (M*. ilmot) was not the perrton who fired the pistol, where upon be was discbarred. ‘The father of the deceased then arrived and testified as follows — Henry A. Brewly tworn—l am « merchant, doing buri- Bess in New York; the deceased is my daughter, on account of improper conduct, left my house, about t go ‘week? ago, since which time [ have not seen her; she war acquainted with a young man named Horton, and subse = ith Mr. Souler, with whom | forbade her mar. Tiage,, 2S pm I discarded her, ehe ie twenty yoare of age, the youogest daughter of four, Mr. lea in ng Man, of about twenty-four years of and ‘tsuaily dreayes (0 black, he bar ne hiakers, bu: hit moustache; I do not know who shot my daughter, the de- censed, neither do ] know anything about the murder a’ all. ‘Mr. Souler recalied—The man who shot deceased wae wtontly =. wore La and = Ky in apparently thirty years 0! wan dreese! in light eummer othes, tfo Rot know Mr. Horton After hearing the medical testimony of Dr. Groche, the Jory rendered the following verdict — “Wo find thet the deceased came to her death by piste! shot wounds, infictea by some perton to the jary un a ba Washington, *taten leland, on the 28th day of Ja ” On the rendition of the verdict the body was handed ‘over to her iather, who is to give her « decent burial, Ax Intenxsting Casm.—It will be remembered that some time rince a #9 called revolution occurred in Pern, and the leader of the moven 3 oo took jon of the a a quantity of the guano thereon. Several voancis loaied wih the guano he disponed of sailed for Tnited Stater and among them the bark Huntingdon, consigned to Jas. Oorner & Son, of Baltimore, The agent of the Poravian ‘ernment at this port eved the writ of replevin out of the United Stater Circoit Court, and on Friday last United Staies Marsha! Wa'kins chartered & steam tug and went downto Swan Pont ere he found the voerel and wrought her tothe city. The guano was delirere! to Moers, Barreda. Ae will be seen by the above siatemen the question of sovereignty de facto and de jure will come into diveutsion, Mosars. Wallis, Nelson and R Johnson, Sf., are counsel for the Peruvian government; Mere Brown and Brune a>pear for James Corner & Son — Haiti more American, July %, Deata or Carrain Parren or Nertene’s Can Mewory.—Captain Joshua A. Patten, whose m sfortueas mariage in connection with the ship Neptune's Car in the theme of much public com nent, died at the Aaylom, Somerville, at 2 o'clock yesterday morn og. 90 years and 3 months. Deafand bie sick | as be has been for mon.he yest, bis herole wife refused, nevertheless, to sarrender 9 the care of strangers ‘and jt was not onl on Fric when (( wae apparent that | his reason was gone and he wae utterly unmanegendie, that she conren: fo hie removal to the asylim = Mire. Patten herself is tlowle recovering from the eifect o fever. She is #till quite feeble, bot the rauence ip euler ng and the energy 0 emergencice whPh abe has hithor o dispisyed may carry her over thie, which she regacds as ibe greatest of her sorrows. The women of america, upon bearing the new calamity which has overtanen (his brave [¥tle woman, w!!), we (roe, manifest there mpe thy ine form which will give evidence of ite realiy — Bon Courver, Jnly 37 but the releree thought they had done a good day's work, and did MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, } { Mysterious Tragedy in Mercer Street. SUPPOSED MUKDER AND BOSBEBY- 7. HE METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMISSIONERS. Ata jate hour on Nonday vight tbe dead body of Mr. 40- | wo Quorum Vet—Mr. Chotwell, Mayor Wood gustus Van Liew, residing as No, 12 Haber street, was found tying upoo & cellar door near the corner of Mercer and Cana) streets. The body was at once comveyed to the Eighth precinct staiion house by officer Chasman, where it was soon afterwards identified. The friends of the de ceased say that when inst seen alive, at 1044 o’clock P. M., he had og hia person a gold watch and chain, and about forty doliare ip money. As decessed’s pockets were rifled of their contents, it is sopposed that be was mardered, erpecia!ly ae his bead and face showed marks of violenc3. Mr. Van Liew jefi bis residence in Habert street avout 105 o'clock, for the purpose of purchasing a bolt of porter. At 11); o'chcok he was found dead, as above descrived. Bis watch chain appeared to have been severed by meane of @ pair of nippers, as tbe hook was found Dang ing in the vert when deceased was discovered by tho of- ficer, The spot where deceased wae found is im the midet of @ very baey neighborhood, and even up 0 one and two o’ciock im the morning it ie by no means a lonely or cxtrequenied locality. Such vetng the case, it is some- what extraordinary (bat po noise or disturbance was heard there between the hours of 10}; and 11}; o’clook, ead that Rowing wae known regarding deceased's situa tion ant!) be was found quite dead. The police look upon whe Matter somewhat in the light of an accident, and oe. eve that deceased came to his death from some natural caure and was afterwards robbed by some of the many thieves who are continually found Jurking about the cor- ner in question. The friends of dec |, however, en- tertain the belief that he was foully dealt with and was then robbed of his property, and upon the. belief they are extremely anxious that the may leave po stone upturned until the horrid mystery aiencing the fata) occurrence is cleared ap. No arrest bas been made Pape the officers are bustiy engaged in the iovestiga case, Goroner Hills being notified of tbe ccecrrence, pro ceeded to the iste residence of tho deceased, and imme diately took preliminary measures for the purpose of making @ fall inqutry unto the cage. Witnesses were sub popaed, when facte were elicited which went to show tha: ‘the Cage wae nO ordinary one; thst in all probabill:y the deceased bad been murdered by highwaymen, sod then robbed of bis wa ch and poriemonnaie The eviderve of the physiciaas making the port mortem examination vends strongly 0 establish the theory of a murde having been commitied in the ices, and in whe absence of any olber testimony to the contrary, his, statement must be looked upon with no little importance Dy tbe Corover aod the jury vow ing the care. The doctors, in conversation with our reporter yeeterday, sisied that they found three Urcises on the head~cre two tochrs sdove the ief eye and the other one on temple arove it; thor e on the right side appeared to be sroduced by a fall or Drathing sgaipet the ground, while the ope vo the other aide seemed to bave been the revuli of @ biow. several #ma)) bruises were powced on the fingers, hands sod oiber parte of the bedy. All the internal organs were beakhy with tbe exception of the brain, whish showed extensive extravalation Of blood st ite base, upon ite surface and in we veninices. These injuries, in the opi ston of the doctor, were ibe cause of death, and were evidently pro- duced by violenap. There was also an extensive ipjory of the brain beveath the frontal bone, which did not reveal itself until the scalp was nee by ibe operating Surgeon ‘These wounds might have been produced by # flung sbot, such at bighwaymen are apt to use the purpose of stumping, not ki their victims. The akull was not fractured, showing ev: tba; the biows must Dave been inilicted with some heavy, ineirument. The amount of extravessted blood found upon the surface of the brain and in the veo- tricles showed that the injuries could not have been jo fiotved by falling in @ fit. Indeed, the doctors aseured our Chhted the pum bikty of ‘anything a 16 pons being used, They had ig teeny Be eed persone, and with a sof, heavy descrived. tutes prowling about seeking those your. Dresken men are rotbed ni; Se death by some thieves who y Pract 4ing “0 imebriate. Mr. man, and wae eotes ied employers, Messrs Woodrofi & Co , of Wall street, be was engaged as a bockkeeper. [he deceased nes eft a widow and three chilaren to lament his unrimely ord. Be was formerly part owner of ihe Fifth Ward Hotel, cor. ner of West Broadway and Franklin sireet Mr. Vao Liew war about 45 years of age, and was for many years wal’ and favorably kcowa in the Fifth and Eighyb wards THE CORONER'S INQUEST, ‘Tee Coroner summoned the folowing named persons ‘0 acl af jurors to the case DG. Taylor, 146 Went Leib, Theo. A Ward, 10 Hubertat. F. Brenag, 10134 Franklin, Wm MeCrary, 12 H ibert. Job D. Dison, 6 Beach #. Jenn H Steele, 621 Hudeon. Joaeph B. Taylor, 10 Hubert avreet. The above gentlemen baring been daly sworn, the Coroner proceeded \o examine the witneeses ‘n tbo follow ng order — Jamee Chisman, eworn—] am an officer of the Figbth ward police, snd patrolie? from seven cclock to twelve on Monday might, Aboat tweaty or ‘twenty Sve muauier to twelve a colored girl came (© me aod informed me that & man was lying dead near No 1 Mercer stroct; 1 went to the piace indicated and found deceased lying © door within four inches of the lintel; eight or e pe were aianding near. | examined him and focad that tbe pecket of bie pants had been tarned inside out, » memorandum book was in bis side cont pocket; from ap- pearances I judged be bad been robbed. the colored wo man Who came to me told me that two girie van inte ‘the house previously, and said that (hero wae « man lying either drank or dead on the sidewalk; I do not know the gitle ae they do not board at No. 1; = private watchman told me be seed & man answering to the desuription of the decented leaning against the ralling, corner of Caual street and Brondway, about balf past eleven; he appeared as if be was fatigued. Harmon Jatzep, sworn—I keop # siore at the corner of Howard and Mercer etree; about half past elevea o'clock & Man came to me ne! wae closing and asked where be could find an offeer, at a mae was lying dead, or nearly fo. | went and @aw the deceased tying op his back, and four or ive men etanding near him: the officer sabse- quenvy came up ana he was removed: | bear! 00 noise or disturbance; do cot know the man who gave me for mation, Toviea Bogert, colored, eworo—I work for Mre. Bencett, &t No. 1 Mercer street, apd reside st No 3; on Mongay right, about 113¢ o'clock, two girls ran into the house, door of which # always open, | was then up stairs, but foon came down, | heard therm say there was s man ‘ying ou the sidewalk, near the corner, who waa either or drunk; Mre Bennett, the jacdiscy, sent me to see what was the matter; Iraw toe deceased lying on bis back; he was dead; | never saw those girle be. them again; they do mot board at they were [rightered and ran in. Jota Laacow, sworn —] reside at No. ¢, and presented wel) marked signe of extra The otber two bruises wore on the right ride of varation arme and legs. violence upon the body the organs were found in a healthy condition, with the ex Upon laternal examination, all ception of the brain. This organ preeented signs of extra varation at the base of the skull, extending over both hemispheres, and smal) clote were found in the la’eral ventricles. We are of opinion that death was caared by comp: emaion of the brain, the result of inje: to the bra Avgurtue Gautier, swarn—! live ni 507 Washington street arn & private watchman, my beat extends from corner of Canal street and Rroadway, thro igh reene Howard, Mer cer and round again to Canal street; between I] aod i2 o'clock on Monday night I saws man leaning against the sailing on the northwest corner of Cana! and Broadway, who appeared jike deceased; | helped to carry deceaved to bis houwe, and judge it was ihe sume man; there was no dictorbance in the neighborhood bad there been | should bave heard it. The Coroner here gave a certificate ffor the interment of the body, and edjowroed until nine o'clock thls morning; in the mean time, active inquiries will be eet on foot to ascertain where the murdered man was from 10 o'clock the time he left the boure, until be was found dead. MBRBTING OF DECRASRD'S FRIENDS. Lagt evening ® meeting of the friends of the Inte Mr. Van Liow was held at the Fifth Ward Hotel, for the por. pose of expressing their regret and indigzation at the jaw jess ontrage: ‘which they believe was perpetrated upon the person of dereased oa Monday night Mr. J. L. Waugh was appointed cheirman, while Mr Joba Hewitt acted as eecretary On motion, a commitiee waa Appoln ed to invite the citt rene of the Fifth and Eighth warde to meet at the Fifth Ward Hotet to-night, there to express their feelings regard ing the afvatr, 1 following named persons were appoinied on the committee J. 1 Waugh, Geo. Randolph, Thot. Barber, Olcott Rhinos and Martin Fairchild. Lipat.—We learn that Judah Pierce, of this city hae proveoured the proprietors of the New York Trioune, for iibel. The offenoe consisted in the publica ion of the Rotlce cf his recent arromt, together with « pretented hie. tory of the cage, and the pretences ured by Mr. Merce to procare the goods, We bare al) cedy announced that Mr Pierce hae jastitated @ suit against Mestre. Yelverton, Waiker & Co., of Now York, fer maiictowr proveou' 00, ‘evop bie thmages Bt $20,000—Syracue Siurwler { and Mayor Powell Still Absent—Commun!- cation from Mr, Draper—Ratlroad Conduc- tors to be Made Special Policemen of—Tne Broeklyn Special Police Pay—Spectal Po- Meemen Becoming Impatient—The New Gal- lot Boxuce—Men to be Sent to Stapicton, Staten Island—The Police Teicgraph—lis Connections and Workings. Jt was very generally expected from the statement of Commissiontr Cholwell, on Monday, that he would be pre sent with the Commissioners yesterday, aud that the va. canoy in the Board would be filled, Indeed, it was given out publically, on Monday, that such was to be the case—henc > ‘@ much larger number of persons gathered about the place, atan carly hour in the morning, than bad congrogate) there at any one time before for several days. All waite! patiently until past ten o’ciook, in the momentary expecta- ten of seeing Commissioners Cholwell, Wood and Powel approach the building for the purpore of taking their soxts ‘with the Board. They, however, waited and expected 1. vain, for sbortly after ten o'clock, Sergeant Bt. John made his appearance in the jower hai) and publicly announce? ‘that there would be no business transacted by the Board dying the day, in consequence oi’ no quorom of the Com wiesionors being present This ansouncement was made in compliance with an order from the Com missioners, who, previsely a; 100’clock, came to order, with Gen. Nye in the chair, and dires'ed the clerk, Mr. Embree, to cali the roll, which be proceed ed to do with the following reauit:-— Present, and answering to their names, Commissioners Nye, sowen and S'ranaban. Absent, Commiseioners Wood, Powell sud Cholwel!. immediately upon the calling of the roil Gea. Nye do clared the Board adjourned \ntil Wednesday morning, at lap o'clock. The announcement outside of the the house was received With evident marks of diseatisfaction, especially among the ex-special police, who were anxiously and pationtly waiting for ® meeting of the Board, |n hopes that some. thing may be dose about iheir pay, which they claim is due them by the Commissioners for services rendered to the city. a, iais still on daty-rome 196 all told, according (0 tbe Genera) Saperin endent’s reports —are also becoming somewba vneasy about their pay, and begin to wonder if they are to receive anything for their services. They tay tbat they have been on duty now since the 3d and 4tb of Joly, and are just as much eniitied to their for services rendered the city as those men who bare had the fortune to be sworn ia as regular policemen. They thresien, in cate something is nO} done for them preity soon, to resign, as they say they ar@ not able to give se much of their time to the city for = particularily as most of them have families to support. With the exception of sboat seventeen men in the Seventh ward, and fourteen in the Thirteenth ward, all the mez on duty therein are epeciale. ‘Mr. Cholwell was waited on during the day by a nuna ber of prominent politicians, among whom was D.atrict Attorney Hall, Auorney General Cu: , Senator Peuy, and committees from the American, republican sed democratic parties, al! of whom he recetved and con- sulted with. ir. Petty saye be is very much deceived in Mr. Cholwe)), and that be js not the man be “thought he was’’ ‘at all, aif because Mr. Chotwoll has seen fi: to to pursue the btforwar:, independent course be has !n relation to the iillipg of this vacapcy in ths Commission. Mr. Cho) well jast evening on leaving bis store sid he ebould be sure to meet with the Commissioners this (Wed Mayor Powell left bis office in Brooklyn yesterday morning about ten o’cleck, for tbe purpose of attending ‘the Board, but did not reach White stree: the day. ‘He has, er, expressed his determination to meet with the Board of Commiseionern this | abenyn mary bilge ‘ag. lite aserions yance to him pees as Mayor during the forenoon, as he will be ed to do now, if be attends on the Pole He ts crowded with official business: ae he cas vatil the most {1 t matiers are disposed of Jo the meantit his office hours st tbe City Hall, in Bro klyn, will be from two to 6 o'clock in the afternooa of day. His offwe hoary bave heretofore been in the morning, as bave ail the ‘Maj orr, since Brooklyn has veen a city, but police affairs ‘that be will be compelle! bere- to the for which be was elected Immediately on the Board being called to order yeater- day morning, the following commanication was presented from Mr. Draper, and read by the clerk:— » Pa * Np. an rom. Jul bey FAR 6in—Voure of yesterday, enclosi rye the Board of Police, in recolved. 1 ihar k the linare of Police for thelr complimeviary expression in my dobar, ant beg yon to nanner ion of the Heard, and wrsthg DRAPER GW. Burner, Beq., Chief Clerk of Police.” s The time of the Commirsioners, after the adjournment yenterda, of such as remained ia the builaing, ip im taking Compiaints ip referen:6 to the coodivon of the several station houses, api consal ipg with the commanding officers of the ward and practical builders with respect to the best and ol mode tiing them in proper repair. The ixth, Niveeeath ‘wenty-second precinct sition boures are said to be quiet Le ell Mr. Tailmadge is 80 run down with people to see , that ic has been next to an impossibility during the past three or four days to attend to any bosiness than tbat of answering questions and attonding the various wants of the thousands who seek his ald and advice, He yesterday mornicg sent a copy of the follow cation to the superinteadents of the followin; Yew York and !rio, Now J Contral, Amboy, d, Flushing, New York , New York and New Haven, Hudson River, and al] of the city railroads of New York and Brooklyn — Orrick oF Sormmxtexpnnt oF Pour, 2 && Write steven, Youx, July 24, 1467. § Sin—Ip ord ‘and facilitate the a0 terrup! your Duainess, 1 purpose to recommend to isaioners of Po'ice the propriety of constit vung 70 cond actors special polic men to net mder your dir-ctioa. Be pleased 16 com nisinicate io me your wishes ipo this gihject. Yours Mnlly,, F. A. TALLMADGE. General Superintendent of Police It te hoped by this means to serve three purposes, the first of whic is to obviate the of ix one oF more officers under the pay of the city, detailed at the teverai railroad depow; another to relieve the rel compe nies from the extra exoense of asking the wo appe.nt oy! pol on for tbe several roads, as may be required by their directors, at the expense of the conipa. Railroad Company, and be last aed most impor road way ha: force of poiloe at their own command in case of any sudden without any ¢xtra expense to them; also that 0 roa doctor may b: power to arrest any jou# person or in t2¢ commission of crime on bis train, as is freq the case, while the cars are vo- der way. The has been much talked of among the 4)1- paren beabont anrestrs, uaa meots with very general en couragement. Mr. Brevoort up to last evening had given out ive bun- dred of the new abields for policernen, leaving about nine hundred yet lo be manafactared avd given oat, including those for Brooklyn, in gh ge! for 4 Sergeants and Inapectors. None fren out to the reshiye (pets upti! Oe ud in to men! Ng tensman capi to shal, take his earliest of por- tunity to do, and retain all officers now ia It, regari- lees of their politionl preferences or lections. The lis for the pay of tho lyn police have all out, corrected, amounte footed up ond certified to by Depaty Saperintendant John 3. Folk. The totals for the various precincts are aa follows — First precinct, Inspector Joel Smith .... s Inepector Thornas King Third prectet, Inspector George N. Case Foorth precinct, Inepector James rowers Fifth precinet, Inspec or Henry Guischard. sixth ', Invector James Mullin. Men. 2 Seventh precinct, Inspector Jota Sulwell.. Hogbth precinct, Inspector Thomas Combe Ninth precinct, Inspector Joe) Miller, Jr Averaging about $146 2 lo each man. The rew for the various precincts in New York have all been made owt and handed in by the commanding officers; but with one or two oxceptions none of them have been footed up, and have to be rent back to the por. fone making them Jat to be finished In this respect betore the clerk will receive thom as finished. Th fergeants complain tbat this was never sal the old Roard, and consider it the work of the clorks to the Comm esioners; while the clerks insist that they have enough to do wi it. Bat che proposition bas as yet been received by the Roard of Commissionors for Ballot boxes in compliance with (he advertisement for proposals for the Metrogoiitaa districts. This proporition is by Mr. Jacob Cohen, which be calls the ‘patent fire and stone bellot box,’ being composed of a solid tie bottom and , with gaozs wire + ides and ends, #0 that the vote or ballot may be seen ts dropped in. The box i¢ 16 inches long by 9 inches de and 10 inches deep. On the top !s asmall oritios, throvgh which the ballot i dropped, an inch and « haifa ‘ameter. The top is secared by a patent padlock Severs! verbal plans were submitted to the Com nitsion- | ors yesterday, one of which, if perfectel in accordance with the plan rence to any ad, Will probably be alo sed in pre’e- the others, If it ie not, then the Commis. | sloners signify their preference for the glass boxes, invent ed fome (ime since and placed on exhivition at the City Hal) Superintendent Tallmadge yesterday gave orders for «ix oli¢emen, in fall omifor m, to be vent to Stapleton lan ling, Maven Island, on Tharsday morning, to be at the | by 8 o'elock, in order to attend and protest the Sunday Scboo! ce ebration, which is to take place there on that dey. The men are sext down at the spectal request of Merere. ‘Trean aod Taylor, School Commissioners fr aren le’an! is, Wererbary, the Drill Sergeest, yoeverday semi a TWO CENTS. PRICE Copy of the following notice to the commanding officers of the Seventb, Hight, Fourteenth and i ifeenth presincts:— Orrick Davvty SurrnivtevnmyT oF POLEE, $6 Franklin sree, Now York, aly 28 3 Cart, ——-, — Preeinet —8ir: You will ‘please be men of your command to appear for drill on Wed . July st he Arsenal roome, The section on reserve in the stae tion house in the morning. st 10 o'clock AM; De aretiom, jhe station house in the afiernoon, at 4 ‘o'clock P.M. ler, FP, W. WATERSURY. Drill Officer. A similar order will be sent to the same precincts again to day, ‘or the platoon on duty on Thursday 1 repor\ them- selver at ihe Arsenal during the day, in the same manver as directed in the Foregsing order. Mr. C T. Warren, the property clerk, haa been up the front room on the tht d tory of 86 Franktin in a soitable manner for the reception of stolen ' purporcs to remc ve the atolen property now in pomes- sion at 88 White street there during the course of to- day, when thore who have been robbed may have an op- pertanity of examiuipg it for the purpose of ascertaining whe her any of their goods are among it or nes. Another cartload of stolan properiy was yesterday taken to 88 White street from the Sixth precinot atation booze, where it bad been stored fer some time past, it baving been captarcd by the old police previous to their being dse- banded Mr Robtnson, with the ald of Messrs. Chapin and Crew- Jey, rolice telegraph hae ie tele- graphic communication ‘ween a)] the station houses apd she Deputy Superintendent’s office, with Lado toe ot the First, Twelfth, Nineteenth and Twenty pre- cinct station houses, The First precinct baviog been merged into the Second and Third precincts, ne necemsiay exiat® for the connection with the old station house im Frapklin Market. ‘The Twelfth inct station hovge betog so far out cftewn, (180th ttreet,) it has never yet been deemed expedient to extend the wires to it, Its distance is reason euough, we should think, forthe immediate extension of the wires thereto. ‘The Nineteenth precinct f sas have not yet moved Inia the old police station house, lnjconsequence of the,house be- ing sadly out of ir ; Measures are now being taken to put it in proper ir by the Commissioners, anti! whicn time Mr. Robinson deems it useless to fect the tele- grapbic comman| ‘as this, with the Twenty- seeond precinct station house, comprises the whole of ono fection, it has not been deemed expedient to shins 9) and fear of being a, when im z connect the wires with this house either, for obliged to disarrange disconnect agai they come to arrange the apparatus at the former bourse. In all the other precincts commonications are readily sent backward and forward, the operators being for \be preeent as follows : Second precinet _ No one yet sufficiently anderstends the newly invented dial to work the te! intelligioty. Mr. Crawley, however, is instructing the sergeants sod door- men. Third precinct, I Hopkins; Foarth precinct, st- milarly situated to Second; Fifth precinct, Sergeant Hutchings; Sixth precinct, Bergeant Hicks; Precinct, Sergeant Cameron; Iespec- tor Turnbull; Nintn precinct, Sergeant ring ; Tenth precinct, Sergeant Davie and officer Lee; Thirteenth precinct, Sergeants Steers and Corveii; Vour- teenth precinct, sumiiarty situated to Secood and Fourtn precincts; Fifteenth precinct, (axpector Dilke and two ser- geants; Sixteenth precinct, Special Ald Southerland ; Seves - teenth precinct, Inspector Hoits and Officer Gilmore; Righteenth precinct, Nergeant Bennett; Nineteen’ an: — precincts, situated bon magn round, Wages and Fourteenth precincts; Twenty first Speight and Sergeant Pulmer. Sergeant Crawley yeeterday visited and instructed off}- cers tn the Fighth, Niath, Eleventh, Fourteenth, Six coun apd Twentieth precincts, and will continue bis ipetriciiona daily until he perfects one or more men ia each ward in the une of the newly invented pianoforte dial. He thinke that in moet cares it will require from two to three weene” Practice to perfect the officers in the use of tb: = the meantime, ir Robinson wishes the public ader- stand that the wires will be at the service of all who wie to make inquiries concerning lost children, borses, Aa , by apply ing at the station houses. THE OLD POLICE OF THE TENTH WARD DEMaND TO Last aight at roll eal number of the old police of the ward, headed Reed, entered the s'ation house, and informed acing ip specter Davis that they made their appearance to report uty, Lieutenant Reed said that Superintendent Telimadge party ne Ngmedisin fone eat hee pe hon ‘was not in apy way acquainted with the mat- tere bas thet if thay werd paeeen they must report to ‘he station boupe in the ward to which they belonged. Mr. by Liewt. Reed said that im accordance with this of Buper- inter dent Len arnprolen { Dow reported le beg oper tetany taken aback. He Mr. Reet, Say’ ras rome bs te becoming im AD ul had been discharged trom the police for disobeying the ordere, end be had no power to take them back uti ther orders from the Police Commissioners. Lientenant Remo made a » after which revere! of the men stepped forward aid ivid. reported bem selves ready for duty. They then . Present were much sur prised as the appearance of se oid poten at the station bouse and their interview with Ser- geant Davis QUs RTEALY REPORT OF THE BSOORLYN DEPUTY FU- YRRINTENDANT OF POLICE. The following report of the transactions of the Brooklyn Police Department for the quarter ending the 30D day of June, 1857, was submitted to the Common Council iaes evening by the Deputy Superintendent of Police. From this document it appears that ‘he whole number of srreets for felonies, miedemeanore and other offences, amon to 2,006, being an increase of 423 im comparison win tho previous quarter. During the same period 1,692 persons were accommodated with lodgings #i the differen: stauiom Douses, 241 lost children found by the police were restored to their parents, and $1,079 45 waa taken from erisovers and returned to'them,; 261 days were lost by membere of the department Ls reason of rickness and disability, being an average joss of three men per day. Complaints wera: preferred against cight members of police, which cpen in. Veatigution resulted in the diemisal of three, suspension of one for fourteen days, of one for two days, of one for twelve days, (ne for six days, and one wae reetored to duty. The following is @ list of the offences for which tho arrests were made — 4 battery... intent io kill inapectors, and six as Police Intelligence. Cuarce or Fatem Prarevce—Bicrr Tworsasp Doi ane Ixvotven.--W. ©. Smith, @ merchant deing business ta Buffalo, was brought before Justice Connolly, at the Lower Police Court, yestertay, on ageharge of false presnces made against birn by John Warria, of No. 24 Maiden lane, who alleges that the accused defrauded hiin out of $6,000 under the followirg circumstances, as detailed in com- plainant's aM@davit. The complainant, after going on to 4 state that he bad done bosiness with the defemiant; from Janvary wn) June, 1857, dopasea that on oF aboot 20th of Juve inat. the defendan' to purchase to the smoant plainant inquired of the defendant pay for the goods or not, when the and represented bimeelf to be worth debts and liabilities, That be sabsequ: end besring of complainant raid that he waa worth the som just \bat ip consequence of such representations by the defendant we complainant delivered nerton, consisting of watches jewelry, cutlery, goods, oc , valued in all at $8,000, to the accared: or about the Jrith inst. the compiainant discovered that the accused was insolvent in circus ances; that apon recety- jpg such information he proseeded to Bo‘lalo tp search of Mr. Smith, and that on arriviog there be found tat tbe Jatter pad s!rconded apd was inrolvent, that the accused: had, for some time oaat, been making purchases of mer chandize in New York avd elsewhere, and that after ob- taining posseseion of said merchandise the accused void \6 ®t auction for ove balf of 1 cost; that be also learned thas the accured was insolvent at ‘he time of the purchase, apd was pot wart! $25,000 above all his debts and lial | Ger, as be stated when making the aid parchase. William Faker, the saleeman referred to by tbe foreg> ing witness, deposed that prior to the delivery of the cools in question, the accused told the witness hat he was wort $25,000 above all his debts bilities, apd that be car- ried on a very extensive boriness in Batt The examination in this case was ad), o'clock this morn'ng : ‘Axnners at QuaRantien —Offisere Mosymon, O'Roarice, Van Clef acd Decker on Monday night arrested two men pamed James Harmon, of No. 160)¢ Cherry street, and od anti) eleven Wm. Heley, of No. 99 Oliver street Quera Kine ‘roguiatione They were ietected an infosted vewel, stealing and baying sagar. Iweweass ov ASKACLE AND BAvreRY Casm—Toere Ww po joss than twenty five complaints for assaalt and batiery made before fustice Connolly yesterday, at the [ower Police Court, The warm weasher seems to have a very significant affect upon persons of a pugilistic turn of mad, Owornemy Pawan Sevt Ur Five disorderly women were arrested by officer Bulmer, of the Fifth wara pelce, on Monday nigh! and on being bronght before Jurtics Connolly yesterday, Wey were all sent 10 Bieck#ei's Inland for the term of eix months,