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WALLED UP ALIvE.-We were last night
informed of most Infamous and cruel act,
committed by some desperate, inhuman vaga-
bonds, on Tuesday night last, at Brooklyn,
on the person of man (whose name we
could not ascertain) connected with one of
the Albany lines Of tow boats. 1t appears
that the poor fellow, whilst quietly walking
from Fulton to Atlantic street on that evening,
about eleven O'Clock, was attacked from be-
hind by some highwaymen, and robbed
Of all the money he possessed, amounting
to five or six dollars. After accomplishing
this theft they beat him in cruel manner,
and carried him to stone yard in the neigh
borhood, where they forced him under large
beam, so that he could not stir, and after
wards literally walled him up, SO that it was
utterly impossible for him to escape He re-
maned in this deplorable situation until 2 o.
clock on the afternoon of Wednesday, when
he was fortunately released by some workmcn
in the ncighborhood, from his truly melan-
choly and perilous Imprisonment We are
toldby Mr.. James Morris, livery stable keep
er, of Liberty street, in this city, who was
present at the dsentombment of the manned
and injured man, that the appearance Of the
latter, on being disenthralled, was wretched
and heartrendmg in the extreme. We do
not know whether or not The police officers
have any cognizance Of this affair; but cer-
tain it is that no possible exertions should be
spared to discover the guilty and remorseless
perpetrators of the act.


". Y Herald