The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-15
City Intelllgence.

City Intelligence.
The RESULT OF THE PRIZE FIGHr.-This subjec
was the town talk yesterday and the evening
previous, and thousands applied at our Office fo
copies Of the Herald containing description of the
scene, long after the whole of our immense edition
was disposed of. The vicinity of Water and Dove
streets, where the body of Mccoy had been con
veyed to the house of his brother. thronged by
crowds Of anxious and excited persons during the
animation OF the body by the physicians Coroner
Archer succeeded in finding the body about nine
O'Clock on Tuesday evening, aided by his active anc
efficient deputy Mr.. Miken. 1t was left at the
house OF his brother during the evening, under the
charge of the city watch, placed as guard, anc
with the promise of the family that it should not be
removed In the morning, all sorts of rumors were
in circulation relative to the men, and the friends
Lilly put rumor ahoat that he had died during the
| night of injuries received. This was done, as is
supposed, to allay excitement existing against
Lilly and his seconds The hackers of Nc
Coy appear TO be much blamed for not claiming the
fight IN the early part of it, when foul blow'' was
said to have been struck by Lilly, and so decided
by the judges and the umpire.
| The mother of Mccoy denies that she told him
TO Sc either come home the winner of the fight or a
dead man.
1t was evident throughout the fight between the
men, that Mccoy was not match for Lilly in any
manner, except in game. He could not ward of
the blows of Lilly, and had not science enough to
| get his own in, except in but few of the rounds -
| Lilly was much the most active man of the two and
avoided nearly all McCoy's heavy body blows, by
jumping back out of their reach. The neck OF Nc
Coy being his weak est point, was specially aimed
| at by Lilly in the fight, and the blows thus received
were the immediate cause of his death, produced as
it by strangulation from blood proceeding from
his mouth and nose, and some of the smaller blood
vessels of the neck.
In falling from his seconds knee, onthe termina-
ton of the last round, there is doubt that the
blood forced into his throat in such quantity
produce this result, which opinion is concurred
in by the physicians who made post mortem exa
minaton of the body
Mccoy never expressed desire to leave the ring
but appeared determined to win, die in the effort
None of the principals have been arrested, and we
understand that Lilly has gone to Canada. The Sc
conds and hackers of the men have also left the
city, as well as others who were active particpators
in the fight.
The investigation before the Coroner took place
at the Aims House last evening, and the following
evidence was elicited:-
VIM. Mccoy, brother of deceased, sworn-Says
that deceased was Fl years of age on the Oath of
June last, and that he was boatman by occupa-
tion | went with the deceased at his request to
the fighting ground. | took charge of basket
which contained bottle of wine, some bottles of
water, some sponges to wipe him of with, and his
fighting shoes. John Mccoy, my other brother,
was with us on the ground. The deceased lived
with me at the corner of Dover and Water streets.
The body brought TO this city in the steamboat
Saratoga landing on the North river side, up town.
The body was taken from on board the boat by my
direction, and put into carriage and carried TO my
residence. l did not inform any officer that my
brother had been killed. My brother was trained
by James Sanford, at Hoboken. He was in train
part of the fight heard Lilly say, "take him Chat
is my brotherl out of the ring" also heard per-
ring, or he will be killed. Ny brother told me be-
out alive unless he whipped the he was to
fight with" physician was on the ground ; he
lanced the eyes OF my brother previous to the last
round He fought either one or two rounds after
nor where he lives; think it was in New York he
has gray head. l do not know whether he was
employed or not.
JOHN Mccoy, another brother of deceased, sworn
A number of persons came on board the Sara
toga, the boat went up in at Hoboken. Lilly met
my brother some time previous to the fight and
could whip him. ! do not know who were the
Judges on the fight My brother fought with
Cheshire Bob, who had struck him in the city of
Charleston some months since: This fight was
Red Hook. They had fight in Charleston, where
my brother got his arm wrenched. Lilly was there
at the time and urged Cheshire Bob to fight him
with his arm injured. My brother whipped
Cheshire Bob at Red Hook. ] believe he was
forced into both these fights.
ALEXANDER L. HosAcK and JOHN r. MACoMB,
physician to the city prison, testified that they had
made post mortem examination of the body. He
appeared to be very much bruised, particularly on
the left side, the atened upon the face and the
bones broken-the cartilage separated from the
bones and the naz the left side broken, consd
cradle extravasation OF blood about the eye ds-on
the body several abraslOns of the skin, appearing as
though inflicted with knuckles OF person or some
blunt instrument The lips on the inside were much
cut by the teeth being the result of blows. There
was considerable extravasation Of blood on the
brain, and the vessels on the surface much
gorged with blood-there was also considerable ex-
travasatlon of blood under the dura maer-no
other unusual appearances were observed there. In
the cellular substance outside, covering the neck,
there was also considerable extravasation of blood
extending to the ear and on the neck-the trache
or wlndplpe was next examined, and cutting
into 1t considerable bloody fluid was discharged
appeared to be also filled with this extravasation;
the lining OF the trach9 or wind pipe OF a dark
red color, and the tubes also apparently very much
ensorged On opening the lungs, considerable
air cells, the effect of which would be necessarily
to restrict respiration, and also entirely impede It,
The heart was perfectly natural. There were no
fractures. The abdomen was examined; the sto-
mach was extended with wind, and the intestines
generally were of dark brown hue. The liver
was healthy. The abdomen presented no internal
evidences of blows having been received from
without On opening the stomach it was found to
contain but little fluid, and that had the appearance
OF blood and water. On opening the intestines in
different parts, the same fluid, blood and water, was
found in them, and IN large quantities. The sto-
mach contained no TODD. Our opinion is that the
immediate cause Of death was suffocation from the
inhltrauon of blood into the trache broncha, and
air cells of the lungs.
JASPER J. GOLDEN sworn.-I reside at Dobb's !
Ferry, Westchester county | am Justice of the
Peace: Twas present at this fight; heard it was to
take place below the aqueduct, south of Hastings
village Previous to this was told that the fight
had taken place land that it all over. then went
to the place near where they were TO fight, and met
a number OF persons returning from the ground. /
then attempted to rally the citizens in the vicinity
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