The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-24

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sbct Which ecaEd HIM. ard sddsd, "Auy body
The. to ss;as on bcnosc.; TIE reason .a sS.s vas
because his pistol living out; when toe police ar
ssd po.sOes he cid not, not 'sy .oything did not ~
pear the yssi Sost he tos VS. kss he got II. pistol som
isesos between sosoSos end the Deceased It tue time
o. the sccdeBt We were al talking about Msrttn
bad r. dect assd he smoked he replied that
DO; Of the pasfy sat between the Deceased and
Denohce; Of the station house Martin ssia that his
plstcl was loaded It must have Seen With small shot
.vssSs p.w.en rnrsss1,s and pouss.sotn streets;
Gun boiler maker; up tho morning. Of the 2tst Qat
Tuesdsy accompanied shea and NORTON from poads
Market ing late for me to home iutenfed to
reep With shea at Mr. Harriscns up o,miog on the
The witpe.s Il en- rtcspttulated the to iouy Of the
other ,oratr Il ~ to the POSITION Of the par
ties 'h. identity tho drinking c6snao o. p,ssol.
pistol 10 he hand and IL should on the would
rot prevent it's hitting the drceaed after the sht went
out scmebody ssid "Oh what's thst!n cried out to
L.orriscn Jenny you shot?" he replied mot;
Martin lighted the lamp and looked round then
DoDonue y,Dg .tIag,t upon ms Ssssi ei. hands were
bs ride the d-veasee lying the fyor sito hts
left shoulder where be had bees si.isg Morrison
he replied He vas scared ADD tnst any would 10
so - witness then described the srfivai Of tue Off
srd the arrest Of the entire party as doasd bforei
csbnet coy where the report came from.
Doctor laodeM sworp.-I male . psst mTtem exami-
nation IL the body Of the decsased fouod qua snos
woupo by the right SIDE OF the little without add
below the inner sugle the right eye ie halt
inch 10 dlsmeter with tts lips Inverted, removed
the ss ull Gap and traced its courses fouod extended
aad 70 tue lett passing the base OF
the SKULL termpa'fd AZ the back part Of the head
rather TO the side; there found this sttened ball
(p cucipg briD; IL just beneath the surface OF
the Ihere va. quantity Of extravsssed bloo
the sorface sf the cprtbrUm. have doubt b1t the
cause Of death was this gun shot woun OF toe br.'n Il
Is impossible that this could have been thr from
either double barrelled o~te sbo IN
to ne; think may have been thrown from the single
barr-ied one. Dobohuss judging from the catb7e OF
the Isl oil person to ipios woult have
t. be Mtet the sht side Of the deceased the
portion bsve beard described BY two witnesses IS 90
oup. ty Donohce would be the position required to
ibfict 1t
John Gillespie. being duly sworn deposed-f am
sesfs,iug mao [ live IN Water street; was NOT
auain ed with the deo.ased; have Dononoe
Dirty fsc.d Jack !" and know him By sight upon the
meanDa Of this occurieI oe - him Ia Or darmoas,
No $40 Water street, at about ora O'Clock; he
in and talking about boat; he said ne had oae
which pereon had etoen from him. no said be got
it ain but that be would like to know who took ii
eway; at The same tiue be took cut pistol aud said
II be kpew the person he would blow his damned head
Off be then ess speaking to himself Il think know
him ~ but he 1dded that he the pistol he
drew out single barreled one this looks like
1t be DID not appear sober
sosp csl,t the Chsmpon upon the morning OF cues
day, the 2lst vent TO Catherine market, SITTER one
O'clock was rGtu ming to 20 to bed, at Harmous In
Water street and passed arlins upoa the opp s side
Of the way; cav crowd at the door aud went ovsr
saw the deceased lying upon the floor; aid not know
anything tue affair." DO not know the people, did
hear anything said
Wiijam y S.urtevent sworn-Ilodgs at No $40 w alter
street: have heard the deposition as
the affair ct Martll's; IL toe same what Saw
bea; the report but do not knvv ~nere IL from
have known DonOhue for two aud kne the de
red for -four years; they both lott ma and
b. ard OF any disagreement between Them heard
Jack poachue) that night that his pistol was loaded
Fourth distrc; ab ut twenty minutes past o.loek
last ruesday morning a. the corner Of Jane; slip
ana Wster street; heard a report OF frearMa; then
far as Roosevelt street passing Martin wsy
Welt and Water streets asked him if h. hsd hesrd tho
report; ho ssd he had; after this heard some
halo :" Watch and we went back iato Martins house
vent in Morrison tcid me to arrest Jonn Donohoe
dd co. and ound stOl In his pocket; took it OUT
the single bsrrcled pistol handed TO me Is the same
upon the floor his head turned wards door aud
his feet towards the counter Of the bari the bench
lay c.ose by him as IL he had just dtopped OF.
The Coroner said that the rested hsre ccary
not of but the jury found that the deceased
to his death by discharge Of pistA neg ally
and caeiesly carried by other party tes would
from the testimony how far that party guilty Of
nansauehter arising from oupaole negligence Tue
jury retired at quaiter to O'Clock. aud in short
time rendered the folio sing
The jury hpd that the deceased Charles Lyons cams
to his death in OF wound 10 tue he i'd,
caused by the discharge Of pistol in the haoi OF
John ponchuc The jury further say that IL vas owing
to The culpabie cafeesspess Of he sSid bonohue.
After thar king the jury for thor attention, and the
rebdtcn OF such proper verdict the Coroner dis charged
them DoDohue committee, by warrant to the city
prison, and the other men discharged.