The New York herald., 1849-06-11
City Intelllgence.
ANOTHER MURDER by sHoorry

ANOTHER MURDER by SHOOTING.
The Coroner was called yesterday to hold inquest
at Fort Washington Hotel Harlem, the body
Patrick Boylsn, a native of Ireland 35 years of age
who came to his death by being shot with gun by
Benedict Schmidt
1t appears from the facts in this by the testi:
mony taken by Patrick Davis before the Coroner that
Schmidt is keeper of the Fort Washington HOTEL that
on Friday night last Patrick Boyan, Thomas Ward,
Patrick McCary and Patrick Davis, all boarded with
Schmidt and laborcrs the Hudson River Rail-
road on that night they camc home together, and on
entering the house the deceased said don't make a
noise In the house" as Mrs Schmidt is ILL., deceased
then went to Scbmidt's sitting room door and said
Boss Schmidt. ! want to see you, as you nice
man" Schmidt called out go to bed;n the deceased
then called out again four five times and gave
door kick. and the door flew open; Boylan then
turned his face towards the parlor and received the
shot and fell into the arms of Patrick Davis who
stood alongside Of him; the other two Ward and
Met arty had goneIup stairs to bed Boylau died in
about three minutes Boylan not in tho inside Of
the Iarlor when shot.
Joseph Learman, who is in tho employ of Schmidtk
testfes, that on the night in question he was
came to the door and kicked ut it, Schmidt did not say
anything at the time; he was undressod, except his
panaloons and vcs after Boylan kicked at the door
Schmidt went into bed room that is oil tho front par
lor, ald got double barrel gun ho then stepped into
the paror with it, then lcvellcd 1t at Boylan, and
fired, but the witness did not the deceased fall
Schmidt then left the room, and said nothing Schmidt
said to the witness before he arrested that ho had
troubled with before; and that tho
reason he had shot Boylan; the Friday night
Schmidt said to the witness that he wanted him to
stay with him that night and called him out of bed
that the men made trouble he would have him along
side OF him
Dr. Holmes made the post morten examination of tho
body and found in the neghborhood of the right nip
pie punciurcs from sxty-hve shot the shot passed
through the flesh, fracturug the 3D. 3d. 4th, and 5th
RIBS u tho right side and entered the right lung
passing through 1t into the left cavity of the chest
some Of the shot entered the pericardum and passed
into the heart. The percardum distcnded with
cohgulatod blood. The wounds sufficient to
death. number Of shot found in the cavity of
the chest The jury. upon tho above facts rendered
the following verdict THAT the deceased, Patrick
BoyIan, came to his death by gunshot wound. in
ficcd by Benedict Schmidt. Upon this verdict the
Coroner committed Schmidt to prison for examination
on the charge of murder.
TIE LIFTING OF TIE EMPIIE--A BODY FOUND.
Yesterday morning, between 4 and O'Clock, tho
Empire steamer was finally raised high and dry in the
sectional dock, near Pike slip, when what mover was
DR., amed Of immense hole in her bottom, was re-
veacd besides that hitherto supposed TO DO the only
one; and what seems curious enough IL Is ten
twelve feet from it, further aft and about thrce
feet lower down. 1t Is somewhat difficult to account
for the two holes Tho solution appears TO be this
The upper and forward hole, which Is also tho
smal' was made by the bowsprt Of the schooner
which being snapped out of her quick lightning,
and tho two boats going At speed, between thom Of
twenty two miles hour the stern of the schooner
struck kW farther aft and made breach ~ large ~