Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-05

-, with clsaver, struck the small nan twice.
with something that appeared like oleavsr The
shove, before the other received the blow from the
eieaver Witness said to the tall man, How you've
aurt this men" "To which he replied "D---n
n!m, IN give him more if he comes again" The
pig man was clerk in the store The man fell,
ron the enects Of the blow from the cleaver Wit
"ess it,heustt the wounded was Intoxicated.
WMian Calendar examined-W Witness sitting
"a "a tne ponce office alone, when boy came say
sn1S = man mad been wounded at the corner Of Elm
3nu' an'hony streets Went there ima ediately, and
ss. sne wounded man lying on the side walk, appa-
MN !" tne hospital; and some one ha wing informed
witness that the man who had done the deed was in
the ss:re, ne fstched Sparks, the officer, who went
up stairs and found room with the door lock ed
spoke to the person inside, and got him to open the
door, when Prggs came ext. Asked wks-re the man
was who had injured she man that was gone to the
showed him out" Witness and Sparks thought that
Priggs had afforded the murderer an opportunity Of
escaping; bat from some conversation winch ens1ed.
they elected from Prggs that he was tbs man who
had done the deed.
W. II. Sparks, examined.-At the request of Mr.
Calleader witness went to the store and heard the
people below say that the man had not escaped.
Went up stairs and found door locked after some
hesitation i was opened By Priggs, when witness
seeing the window partially opened thought the
man had escaped but subsequently, as crained that
it was Prggs himself who had done the dead Wit
ness saw small meat in the store, but it had no
blood on it,
AoDt. rah1ason, examlned--Laves at 3J2 Madison
street Was IN Elm street between s and 6O'clock
last w ednesday, and heard = noise in the street,
and saw fall with his head against the frame
o. the door The man lay in that position fer MINI
ute or two, when another man if ia lift him
up, saying, lyon must stand up The other APP
Peared to be unable to stand and fell the side
walk Previous to this, witness heard one in
She store say, "that is the way serve such people
YOU"
Thomas Desidikens examined. at
~ Anthony street. and in the store atsthe time
n hSn cd nnna Al. -
ness entered, and csnversing with the clerk in
an angry tone. The clerk said he must 70 out; to
which the Other reptile. he would go out when he
mast get ready pretty id quick, or shall put
YOU out" The clerk thentook mp a tomahawk, and
the other man tsmed his back as if to go, when the
him one blow On the back-of the head At this time
the other man was going cut Witness we NJ out inn
mediately, and did not see any more blous struck.
The injured fell out on the stoop on receiying
the first blew. His head struck against the wooden
platform outside The two men showed each other
slightly before the blow was struck. The deceased ,
appeared little high but the other was qxite sober
John II. Luke examined illness keeps the store
waere TINS aifray happened. The clerk esaame was
John Prisgs; he used to get sp early To open the
store witness was called up after the oasarrence;
told the officer where Priggs was SO soon az Mr..
Sparks asked fer him. Never saw the man who was
killed before.
The officer asked witness before he wen, up stairs
where tho man was, and witness to b. him then
that he did not know where Priggs was gone to.
When witness got down, there was a moo collected
round the door, and seine Of them said that the clerk
had pushed a man out Of doors.
BY Juror-Has no tomahawk or a clever IN the
store; but has got saw, a knife, and small axe
Eleanor kathrne Hanslaw examirsd-Witness
hves with Mr. Luke, but not mp w zen the affray
happened In consequence Of what the clerk told
witness she called Mr.. Luke up; il was about
O'clock.
James Bridges COMMUNICATIONS Is the bnother-
in-law OF the deceased, whose name is Frederick
Wrsall. tie was native Of New Jersey. He was
about 81 or 40 years Of age, and was il the employ
OF witness. He occasionally intemperste He
has left wife and six children thew hive in Delaney
street Witness saw him on Monday when ne left
the workshop. He subject to ias Of st apor but
was not OF a quarrels sme dis positoa.
Andrew Romaine examiRed-N itness il the step--
,ather OF the deceased. The accoaat given by Mr.
Bridges Is substantially correct
DIR. William Sherlock amine1-W Nness is a
physician in the hospital The deceased a. brsught
IN on the 5lst, with three wounds on tho pose Tor
part al the head. The wounds were b,sedng and
ihe Pauea' was ,nseRsibe. He seemed 30 be labor
ing under symptoms Of conclusion. Caald no, dis.
cover any depression OF the Uranium. Witness sent
ior Or Buck having previously stopped the heed
ing, ~ consultation Of physicians was then held,
ana was decided that the patient should be t.epan-
ned. The operation was performed ny DR.. Buck:
Dat ths deceased did not improve. The pupil Of the
right eye was dilated, which appeared arise from
the pressure Of extravasated blood IN the brain
lie fingered till Saturday, and died about midnight
broma post norton examin ation witness is Of opin.
brais. = No
Michael ID. Landers exzmined-Witness saw the
deceased laying on the side walk. and want in and
saw Priggs behind the door; saw him ge up stairs;
the head Of the deceased lay on the bricks
The jury found that Frederick WetsaIl died in
consequence "f injuries received from John Priggs
ON w ednesday last. 90
Another inqsest was held on the body of an IN
known man who diedin the hospital.
Dr. sherlock deposed that the deceased vas
brought there, having every appearance of a man in
the last stage Of consumption and seemed 10 be also
laboring under insanity.
The jury found that the deceased died from natu-
raj causes.