Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-07
COrOmer's Office,

An nques was held ll5 Goerck street. the body OF
Rde, WHO found dead IN her bed Verdct ded
by the visitation VI God. ,
Another inquest held at tn. Coreners Once on the
body Of negro William Harrison. who stabbed BY
Oliver Carey and died. without groan on Saturday morning.
between ten aud eleven o'clock.
The following testimony W As adduced before the Coroner
j W. Leeds ezaninsd Is employed as peace efhcer at
tached the Atlantic steamships. when IN tbs pert lew
before Saturday witness was IN the neigh
borhosd Depeyser aad Water streets when witness saw
man running towarde Saw another come up
nour,hng knife Heard people take the knife from
h kept foarhng the knife 80 as not TO
csmag near until cooper brought piece Of wood; witness
cried out strike the III with hin Witness
spoke the and tried persuade him TO give up the
Knife The mas laid he give tine judges but to
one else Witness told him he old officer and during
the parey, he got hold Of The man wrist and dmarmed him.
The time. The then said he would 80 with
~tue because "he.knew me- Witness then said, what
on earth have you been aboutp BY Jssu he replied,
I've sent the naiger hell where him and all other nigers
should go - Witness said. what is IL aboutf to which the
Piled why, the nager has had erudge agan: ne
for abost year. and this morning he attempted 70 stab
with dirk knife Immediately drew os shesf knife and
let him have pointing to his own body The nams OF
Jss;.I Bsnssi, eas..~sS-witns. is a cooper at No.A
n..nv.~r .re.t va. coming round the corner
s belors "A O'Clock this morning and the deceased y
in the gutter One or two persons sioos
said Cooper, look here, here man Stabbed 20 tne
there goes that done it, he has knife in his hand
witness kent his eve man, and followed him quickly
When got up he asked the man he had stabbed the
negro s.d the other said ard came near he would
,s me aI.o witness asked again he did the deed
which the other replied whJ shouldn't ~ he stabbed me
6rst He attempted show witness where the negro had
tsbb~d him. but witness nothing like fresh cut While
witness psreyng with the the last witness came up
xod Il ok the m into custody.
.flerander JSbeyf a<grs tramned.-Witne" lives AZ ~
Anthony and works Cor Mr. Contoit Was gong dcwn
town this morning and the deceased qsarreng with the
nan that prisonhey the middle OF the
street. Aer witness had proceeded few feet he the de-
ceased following him with beth hands in hes panaooss but
fell hs face. lie spoke Wtsess look
"a =, me other mas and saw had knife in his hand he i'm
nedaey spoke bystanders and said why don't you
pick your up that has STABBED him. Saw no KNIFE
n Ne hand Of
when ,ne,. passed him Witness told the prisoner that he
had not been stabbed which he replied "ye have
here 1 the mark"
most morem examination made BY medical gen
teup doue existed but tho negro died from the e.
5sets of the stab. . -.
The jury found tina, william Harrison was murdered o Oh
Carey.
The assassia IL 10 the city prison.
Another held the body OF an old oaie known
a.. Ola John, who fell through un6nshes house al the
corner Spring aud Broadway and killed sn the
-pot. Verdict according to the circumstances