The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-30

hite hat eaid Let's have sailor man vas going TO
raise fight With him, and called him soms name then
another man came In and began to make noise; he
was dressed with frock coat and black hat he had
muss as coon a. he got into the house; the with
the black coat and black hat after he had got through
bafenent and began to kick on the door with
his feet told him he should make less noise or 20
out Of the house got and stood at the end of the
bar, and took hold OF tumbler which on the end
Of the bar my mother then told him to 20 out of the
house, or cit down and be peaceable he said You
have got q dagger to run into me, haze you % and
then opened the door and took hold of bottom
chair, and iii ed the chair the counter at me
then took the tumbler, which held in both hands,
and fred at him. and struck the jam of the door the
deceased then rose after seeing the chair fired at
the with the white hat also rose they tackled
one another then said to the man with q white
bait had small pitcher in my hand" viii you 90
out Of this house 20 he made answer, but kept
pushing against the chair ; struck the man with the
him In the face he said nothing to that, but
kept wrarglipg. and going towards the door,
aud struck him on the head or face; some man hoows
out when the pistol fired; jumped back, stood
close by my brother, and he was shot; cannot say
chimney when be was shot; was standing by the end
of the bar; there two reports Of pistol the de-
ceafed, after he shot, said, Father, am dead'
the men were not in the basement at the time the
pistol was fred; Jaw the man level the pistol before
lie fred he leaned his hand against the edge of the
door cannGt tell whether he placed the pistol inside
the door; the that fired the pistol stood the
and leaned towards the Eouse; when the de-
censed shot The lights out think the lights
were out before the pistol fred; saw the FIRE
coming from the pistols mouth; had no knife. and
saw no ice picker in the house, don't keep any ice
sailor nan and my father who had just got up out Of
bed; my mother was also in the room.
PATRICK as 2 SHEA.
JOHN Shea residing at SO Leonard ST., being sworn,
says that he is brother Of the deceased was in the
basement a. the time Of the fracas there two
betides the sailor that strangers to that place.
the man that recognized here last night had striped
coat and white hat did not notice the dress OF the
other man the sailor had on red shirt; saw the
man that presented the pistol and shot the deceased
had on a white hat; the man the sidewalk,
and stopped forw I'd before he fred the pistol there
ceased the other do not know where it struck; the
deceased lived about Is minutes after he was shot.
JOHN rs SHEA.
CLARA KING, residing at No. / Leonard street, being
sworn, says:-Last night about 10 O'clock was pass
ing down Leonard street, going towards my home.
saw u gentleman out of the cellar Of the house
where the was killed; he had on white hat do
not think would know him again. he was stranger
to me- Jaw him fire pistol from the side walk into
the house; he fired the second time; he was middng
time he threw the pistol into the the side
walk ofthe brick house this side Of Sheas; after he
threw the pistol he ran towards the station house;
the pistol fred, others standing the side
walk the pistol fred through the door, there was
light in the basement at the time the pistol red
was about eight from him when the pistol was fired.
CLARA hs z KING,
mark.
JOSEPH KEErE, residing at No. 8 York street being
sworn, says that be is policeman q the Fifth
corner Of Church and Anthony street, heard the
report of pistol came to Leonard street. and saw
after assisting TO take into the station house.
went in search of the pistol after looking around the
street for five or ter minutes, looked into Mrs Alters
a. the house next to Sheas this side, and the
pistol lying on the area steps, got the pistol and
1t was Fix barreed revolver; two of the barrels had
been discharged, and four we're loaded
ANN ANDERSON, living at 70 Franklin street, being
sworn says that last night pretty near 10 o'clock,
going towards home, up Leonard street, towards
from where the killed, heard tive reports Of
q yistol looked back and saw two men that were
running one ran over me noticed that one had
on white hat; stopped to see what was the matter,
A-N ''N NV ''''" 'D''' ANN ANDERSON.
DR.. THOMAS HOLMES, residing at AZ Forsyth street.
being sworn says, that Drs. Anderson Kennedy, and
Darling, and my self made post norton examination
the right and below the right npple opening the
chest this wound extended through the right lung
entering the right aarcle of the passing through
the heart and coming out at the left yentrice passing
below the eighth and ninth ribs, taking up
wards the ball found lodged under the left shout
der blade; the wound was sufficient to cause death.
THOMAS HOLMES, M. d.
JOHN J. Fowler, residing at IL Howard street.
being sworn says that last night half past nine
o'clock, should think, was the of Church
and Leonard streets; heard the report of pistols
started for the place where the noise
seemed to come from; passed man running towards
Church street, quite fast with his hat in his hand he
turned Church street, and ran down; saw nothing
Of him afterwards; he full faced with whiskers
the ma had light hat in his hand should judge it
was white 1t being night; others with white hats
on afterwards but did not the person. then
to the station house; drec thy after wards the
police brought in the man Robinson; there were two
persons in the back room, Austin and young man;
Austin recognized the red. shirted 9 of the
men. JOHN j. FOWLER