The New York herald., 1850-01-30
SHOCKING Murder on Monday Night-Chc
Ooroner's Inquest and Verdict.

Shocking Murder Monday Night-Chc
Ooroner's Inquest and Verdict.
On Monday night a deliberate murder was per-
petaed in the First The bloody scene occurred
in Pearl street, the Battery. The name Of the
murdered man is William White, and the one charged
With the murder IL Charles Crows both parties are
~natives of Ireland The deceased hewsver, has been
I'm this country some time and at the breaking out Of
the war tth Mexico he volunteered to In the
army and joined the New York Regiment, served
through the war; and now his return after escaping
the rs OF the Msxieans he becomes the subject Of
murder in the public street
Il sepears that quarrel and bad feeling existed be-
tween deceased and Grove the origin Of which 10
follows-Crowe keeps kind of grocery and liquor bar
In basement situated ct No Pearl street, near the
Battery and short time since the deceased offered to
purchase the place, fixtures and stock in trade.
Grove asked $500 for the lot White offered him $780,
ihis o6sr accepted and bargain made; writ.
ngs were passed bsrween them and White paid about
$50 on account and to live in the house with
his wife and family, consisting Of two children,
until he paid the balance Of the money the place
This money, seems, not forthcoming ct the sp
pointed time, and distui bsucs occurred between
Grove and White In consequence thereof Grove
elected White and his family from the premises, re-
tanning the $50 already paid White, feeling much
a. :n mt, .,,sp 20 srs vps psrSs sSs oS
civil remedy, they were unable to afford any relief
white however becoming s1s.psrsted at the conduct
Of Grove the premises No. Pearl street,
ouried BY Grove and assaulted his windows breaking
In portion Of the cash. rhs aid Of the police was
called In, and White arrested and taken to the
Tombs where, on Monday, the magistrate, TOR the
ssult on the window glass, hned him So and in de-
fault of the payment, committed him to prison. This
commttai to prison appeared to please Grove as he
thought he clear Of hts for time; Instead
Of which, White, during Monday sfternoon ob,ained
the $40 TO pay his fine, ana thus liberated from
prison and returning back the premises Of Grove
on that night the fatal consequences took place, ss
ka ~ taStt uk.uh h. f-aAr
yesterday.
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Robert Whitten residing 1t No Pearl street being
sworn, deposes that last night, monday about 10
o'clock, he star ding In mis- doorway he saw
lodging side the other apparently in fear
OF being shot by the who purruug him With
musket the man who had the musket Was Charles
Grove; the deceased the side ak, aud in
the act Of entering the doorway OF house when his
foot pped Grove pointed the musket ct the deceased
and fred it cf; the muzze II the musket must have
been quite to the back of the decsased, should
say at least than FOOT from the back Of the
dsceased when Grove discharged the muskst and the
deceafed fell dead; Grove turned around after dis.
changing this musket the street and entered
his door, No. Pearl street taking With him the
evening. that he (Crows) would send any person to
heaven or hell that would trouble him that evening
John Tiygart, being duly ssysl reside at No.
Pearl street; heard the disturbance at Groves
house, opposite to my houee; IL was about 10 o'clock
en- Monosysnight; was ~ my room window, and saw
the deceased William ht-, sb the middle Of the
street, and Charles Grove the prisoner nov present,
deceased; Grove crossed tue street. and then lost
sight of him; heard the discharge of the musket and
house with the musket; sf.rwards saw the deceased
lying dead in the doorway of my house
Patrick Cunning, being s~orn says-l reside et NO
~ Stone street; Monday night, about 10 o'clock
the deceased William White, la the psrter house
Kept by aichsel Gouldips, No. 81 whitehall street,
then 10, .ip Of OAK wood ana ssid he was going up
to Croses house, No Pearl street, the stick of wood
the dvc sssed brought into the house with him;
derstood him that he was going there to make some
Kind Of a murs; when he started follo.sd him. aud
house; 4 heard knocking; think twice; was near
block OF the time; Thought the knoc sing was at
Groves door; when advanced opports Crowes house,
the dece eased ding the eide walk fronting
Crowe's house. making some violent remarks not very
loud l could not bear distinctly wnat was SAID ne
then into the streets then Grove coming
out OF door from bis house with gun In his
hand, he run down the step, With the gun pointing
towards the deceased; the deceased then turned to
run away and stumbled Grove then called out for the
dscsased TO stand, he did net stop but kept and
tried get into the door way OF house No. Pearl
street opposite to Crosses house. by this time
had got up TO him with the gun and either put the
Grove then, after disohsrgns the gun returned and
again across the street aud w-nt into MS Own
house, the deceased fell into the doorway Of the house.
went INN ediately up to the door and found the
deceased lying dead his face with his clothing
IRE csured by the powder from the near position VI
Robert cusssn residing At No Pearl street, being
sworn, ssys-I heard the prisoner Charles Grove say,
during tie forenoon of Mondsy that he intended to
prscufs . gun to protect himself and family; he got
me gun saw II in his house, be placed gun the
side Of The bar x.at 70 o,a sooui n,ns c'oe.I
awoke by fellow lodser, who remarked that he sup
posed White lhs decessed) was below trying 70 get
In the house; then got mp, after heard the discharge
OF the gun. and in the Ear; after that met
Mr. Grove In the passage leading from the bar to
the kitchen. saw Grove. with gun In his hsnd, In
the passage; he desired to loadit would not do it
remarked did not want any th,ug 70 do with IT, and
wniisn Fulton ~ .ssi.aos sspis,n Of III. Fir., Ward
police being he vas present With the de-
csssed, William white at 40 rear. street on Non.
he sbt; the dsc-s.sd lay upon his face; turned
him over, and st casDised the dscessed then
tbs murderers crossed the street 20 Crovss house,
and found the doors OF his house barrfcadsd; then
gave orders break In tns doors which done the
ofnesrs who uere With arrested Cusses While ar
rested Grove; aterwards inquired Of womsn at the
pointed t out; il was standing cose between the do5r
and the wndow, in the bsr er grocery examined the
gun, and found that IL hsd recently ben di.ch.rged
the ran vas wet from the powder and the breach OF
the gun warm; l broa.ht the gun TO the sta
tion house and rsccznis. the on. present n the
Gideon Rice, being sworn, 81 am on. Of the po-
iicemsn Of the First ward heard the discharge OF
prisss,r Grove cannot idsntfy :. the person vno
hred the gnp but the man .ho did IRE the gun went
into the basement of No reaTl street.
Dr. Thomas Holmes, being sworn, says-Hs hes made
q post psf>m exsminstson of the body OF william
white the lying dead In the First yard sta.
ticu house, found gun shet wound ct the edge Of
the right shoulder blade this wound penetrated the
chest In transverse direction dividing the right
ads the frt second third fourth aud nth ribs end
fractured the second and third dorsal vert,brs
then PASSED through the superior lobe Of the LETT lung
~nd frsofu the second thud aud fourth ribs th
left eide the ball passed out through the muscle Of the
shoulder and lodged under the skin of the anterior
portion Of the Irft shoulder where the ball found
this wound is sufficient TO cause death.
The Doctors testimony concluded the examinatfn
The coroner then made fsv brief remarks on TIE
fActs In evidence aud submitted the case 70 the
Jury, vto retired and after fs~ minutes rstn,n.d
the following verdict" That the deceased william
White. ssme to hi, death BY gun shot vound ron
xun vbich In the hand. of the prisoner Chariss
.Crsvs on the night OF the 2stb u January, 1850
Previous TO the jury b.ins ssofa the prisoner vas
recuetsd view the body Of the dsceas-d Who looked
upon the nspglsd corpse q hi. victim With Kind %
vacant stare exhibiting o nvid psieu,se apparently
aimoss ready to sisk under the terrible sight The
Coroner said to him; = There trewe, that " the
man you phot last night" The prisoner, after
q sv seconds moved his eyes FROM the ghastiy sight
,,f the murdered man, and rsnsrsed to the Coroner
that he bsd been frequently for sdsice TO the police TO
srov N be could not protect himself by using IRE
srms-tbst white had threatened his life, and also
that q his fan y-thst he hsd child then lying sick
almost dead with the typhas fever, and thst he was