New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-28

ssio rom ha 70 az holr dfsnE there once, prsousr
Broadway aud Psrs place; Ms.Is smith ADD Se.si,
the Fountain; Al drank 81 The FoIntsn near xhsn W
got 10 sberwooos the Others drank there bot DID not
were there about ih'ee mnuies from thare started in
tending 70 home all Broadway and slorpei
al The corner ofResdesl and Bfosdwsy not know no
keeps uiss drinking house 10 The bsseneni the oh.rs
orank ihs'c agsn aie uOsi we csnl7 stey out,
stopped al PALMS. Pinsuxs rather; ihey drank ih-r.
again, bot did there rot - minutes there
a IN cOrfJsVn there, noise between the people
snoed ar The parry was with one VI hen, Dir Smith,
10 laying down The lumber on the counter happened TO
break IT, add the bsrteePer took an ice picker and said
Cd c-n ycD something Ike thsi, want yoa 70 pay
for hat Austin ssked him What he wa, going 10 DO win
th picker stepped up Anstn aud said don't
noise sbo1Ltbsrs nothing We all went quietly out
u Charles Hotel cor Broadway ana Leonard
they went To- tut CID not remained on inc soe~sh l1y
10 m1ut- came Immediately out; hey
might have drank and night crossed halfway over
Brosdwsy but returned proposition OF one OF them.
aad weutlO place they rail tho Volunteer, In Frsnsnst
three four doors from Bfoa1~sy hey crank but dd
IA. reason did crinE, BOT IN the hsh OF
should Judge did p minutes met I'D sone
fd-nds snd got taing hsre then went down Franz m 10
Church ana TUNED down tow ard Leonard and down Leo
ard 10 Mr. Wooidroges; PROBABLY hen between and g.
neither Of our company Drank the Fcofla then went
already stated mr Smith and Mr. Nesb, on the bet thst
hey could R-t 10 20 The house Of sme adjoining the
siauon-hcuss, a.. and when behind them, opposite
Shess, occurred what has already been said whsn iney
went Up me steps o. the house referred 10. Nj Aus
IN snd mysef had Lot GOT wholly pat the sidewalk
10 front n the Victoria; they ba1 got into The house
when We stopped by The young opposite Shes's
was acquainted with Nesb bat not vlh Smith have not
seen h- lsier srce the Two following days except once IN
Dtc~WDrT, al Inc II when me case CONEf
II would be difficult for me 10 say who the msn vi ma,
stopped uf, have hin since 90 not Know hat
saw all hs stoesses thai were before the Cofon-rs jury
or whether saw Psircs Shea or not never heard OF MN
nlbe a person pointed ou "a The brother Of cscesseo
wss there he young nsn, John Shea, before do not
kro" Inst 10 wa the young man no stopped Us "Onu
moi know the young man II saw him h- was IN hs mir
sleeves, AID was dsrs. Mr. W sssed witness how he
cJud see bis compsniOn5 hundred ies' gong MO zoe
b use. The reply was lheJ were opposite lamp The
young three fee fran ne, a. stood talking
- u. about coupe u minutes before Au.n went Gown
ne came up 10 Cliei wsy that dd isse much no
ice Of him he asked hin to down and hear so1s
hat before he hold u hm when he TOOK hold %
bin he said, ye' down !" he did not csll him by
name Austin ana myself were waking close together
Mr refused to 90 down, ADD By little Jerk he -rkec
him down; Austin did not appear IKE IT, but did not
seem passionate al all hs made some rssrance the door
At le tins shut; Did not take notice Of hs fsce be
bad bite slFt and bare headed; Austin did OF
Lsg me g. iep him nor I'D !mlk IL worth while 70 inter.
'sfe ser getting In, Austin pat bis foo out between The
IOOr AID the al Oi the door ia beng Ghut
bat the young msn showed BIN rvsy from II: Mr. austin
srpl saying " dOu want 10 70 In that's all ne sad II
took only about Or two minutes caunotssy WHISTLER tie
woman who looked ouI was young old woman; she
her head and spoke % him and be tod her TO
90 n or mind Der lusness saw her face but csnnot tell
"he her she was al old or young woman; heard her
voice. but could not tell what she said the light 10 her
bsct do non know whether the lamp Opposte was t or
when the door shut went close 10 The top step
could hear whist was said inside there WAS curtain 10
the door ndOw, and also Of the side Window
and believe hllter to the other window there
med 6ier the door ,hu and Ansn had been
sked something drink snd they had asked him 10
person ptENy iouof never Hohi"
ne luce before only one song they t0en ssied Mr
Austin sing and he ssd he would not and they said you
must sing - with that they all commenced taking and their
voices continued 10 raise do not hnow what ihey ssd
seemed Ike any aogry conversation DID noihesT Mr. Ausu
bad heard The term fashon boy before but never me ohts
wbe they got kog high went for Nesb; had no i,
cinaiiou to look on myse did 20; know "hsi una OF
house Il wap; kind OF AFRAID 10 look n did not
al the me thst the station house was IN The street
walked for my friends Nesb and Smith quick psce Mes
h was Il King with g In The hail Near The door nen
there, he refused to out ana left hni ~heh
back all lOnd rOse I'D not sy before the CofO
ners Jury that heard singing AFTER came back Mi Nrs
almost Immediately, he went 10. SC the turnb' or
thrown al Mr. Austin did not hit bin thought Il was
thrown al Mr Ausin stuck be iii Of the door he was
The door; Neslit was just coming out; thougm
TALKING 10 Austin or had hold OF hun There was
nothing between Austin and the door, viii not
any had hold Of him do not know where Mes
bi went after he came up The steps MI after heard Tue
p 10 discharged saw hm again when the ofhceIi came
liz hs put the discharge 81 The p
toll fcsd the With the red shirt aim that some one
was kec he was the inside Of the door where could
Inn could Sc hs face 10 distinguish h. Scyefs
her questions asket and answered tut nOhiog OF
ennc materially from The statements IN the direct eAsmnh
by Nh Graham Il rot certain that Mr.. Austin drank
PineuX whit he drank at the different places wss wine
By me Count i supposed from the noise hs the per
shsa were isioXicsisd the person who came cut
not angry then nor sf.er ST. went out and ih-y
did not appear 10 be angry m after be refused 20 oInh
OF party much excited 10y what they
dnnk 10 be qusresome, or anything have slsied al
done that evening thought The man with The rs1
shirt appeared TO have been drskng never heard Mr
Austin sing, 49,, ,,,,... a.. ra
now nr Austin kept public house 81 that time IN N.
BOweTy near Walker; we started 10 go home but one OF
the parry invited 40 10 and drtk Mr. Woodbridge wbs
a member with Mr. Austin aud myself, Of hen"voen
society; twas called The Champion Order Of Ceye Eel
lows" Mr. Austin said he wished to call that evening tno
see Mi woodbridge; Mr. w was Grand Sire OF the society
had been To Mr. Wooldridgo's but once before
Nv Court i lid tue fash, and do not know where
the risol was hred did not sees the young woman hs
here other femse about there al lhe Nle
91e People Ps nS soo amy Of our S py
pistol kept eye on Austu, bat ca DOL see .he htsn
Of the pistol nor hnow where the pistol was hrec Ausp
as IN the basement time. backing out and
bsckng the steps; Austin wss bleeding he Went io"ao
The S,sonH ous,; did not 20 with HIM my attention " as
draw 10 the cry In the basement o. murder an' lha sn
was sho; do not know Why did not go win hlni IN zoe
lost sight cfhm did not ser sny peIsoa shout
there hls they were IN hut myself, ola not hho" ou'
mia ht be Ausiln that wss shot
Two or three questions answered similar 10 the above
whether the pistol WAS hIed inside OF outside OF he
basement &C were asked ~ Juror
some questions asked by cir. Wheaton ~ TO TIE
testimony Of witness before the Coroners JurS did not
s,ste that after the tights Austin came outside q
The door did that the man with heFed snH came on
nnd struck Austin With thsir think ss he struck him ne
hsoed that some one shot ssd he bit him on the e<
did SAY IN haf minute minute afer ne tuet MN
hist heard the shots think corrected Il as regards the
length cf time II W.. done so quict whether
the blow the firing was hrst believe ssld houRh 'nr
en,t OF The pistol came from 90 not reccecl
81 wing ihsi after the ghs pun cut Austin and myself
were The sidewalk Austin was inside when me ~ me-
we're nu out. tnnk Austin was 90 the second step when
he was STRUCK with chair, do think ssd when De
snier thrown. Ausu was one side OF the door arc
Nesbi the other or IasI they We're pom mere WE
the door % The house
by court When Austin csme out amid such copi9, "a,
sion Of murder hsoing being with ehs and al
that did be anything 10 you
4 No sr nor 10 him
Bv Mr. UAelfog-l think my testimony before The Coo'
uer was read by him next day and sisted hey
we're true made the corrections have stated bu 1ney
were not cut down between Two reports was step
ping back think Austin. al the secOni on the second
st-p
Bv w G,asam- He was backing 10; ,si much before
The Coroner ihs rot written down ! regard u 81
teire Substantially 80 gnveN
d. kennedy ~ orn.-Wss called 10 attend Mr. Ausun
lhst evening ai the sistonhouse he face was covered
with blood he appeared 10 be very much sgiised IN pei
N sna in mind-confnsed as II something had happened
OF which he had distiacl recollection; there were
number Of wounds those impOusnI was enc on the
lrehead the Of which Is about an lnch " ~
inch and half long. the other the night SIDE Of NE
n nth: thA on the forehead inciscd ound and
sn.vers 70 the cut the OF The hat think could not
have been given by dccsnter, pitcher, or nmbis
nk the wourd could have been given By cutting IN
suiment: II deuoiod considerable violence becsine eX-
ceedins sore; was two three weeks before II Wa
e there were two or bruises about the head the
fore pant the cut In the face through The cheek
nuncured wound there also blow near the ea and
bruises on the arm, ard think on the breast one OF more
on each there slso confused wound on the SIDE OF
The nose the wounds all appeared to be esh; attended
Mr. while sbOring under the wounds. Tor Two or Ihree
,Se@ks the wounds the body considered OF but lille
ron.eouepce compared with hose the forehead and
checks: he had DO whiskers the hight hfsI saw nn