Tag: January 1859

  • Blood on Elm Street: Four Men Handed Over to the Tombs

    Blood on Elm Street: Four Men Handed Over to the Tombs

    Yesterday morning, Coroner Jackman convened a conclusive inquest into the murder of Richard Owens in Elm Street, New York, last Saturday night. The investigation had been renewed, and the Coroner’s inquiry had led to the arrest of four suspects. Two of them, John Quinlan and Jobu Glass’s brother, James Glass, were taken into custody, while…

  • Blood on the Brooklyn Streets: Brutal Assault Unfolds in Courtroom Brawl

    Blood on the Brooklyn Streets: Brutal Assault Unfolds in Courtroom Brawl

    January 1st, 1859, marked a chaotic day in the Court of Common Pleas in New York. A brutal assault case involving two prominent lawyers, Frederick I. Beeiey and D. W. Johnson, shook the very foundations of the courtroom. The drama unfolded when both men were charged with assaulting each other while attending a hearing before…