The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-06
CITY Intelligence.

rnE LATE acRplR IN CATHERINE srRnrs--eoNcIr-
Sion on THE iSorIsr-vERpi,T or run J,ny.
Coroner Ives yesterday mornn continued the inves.
LEGATION in the Of mur,r pcrpotrated Monday
night in Cnhsinc street W. gave the principal part Of
The evidence in Tuesday, lrn.,n, which pointed al
most conclusivcy to the prisoner Patrick Mccormick
having inflicted The mortal wound the dcccacl John
ll'a,cy. The following evidence taken -
Michael Mitchell whose evidence was s,ot cou.lu,l,i
tho dny before further oNanincd testified that
he could not positively that McoY,nc had knife
IN his hand, Ter could he that he knife in
tho hand u any one nor would he thst
Mccormick was not tho who stabbed the deceased
George steele being sworn, saysI reside nj No. -
Catherine strcet, and keep public house Nciornick
aud deceased WIRE in my house on Noniay night Mr.
Mccormick little intoxcafcd Mccormick became
rather quairroine In The room; ~, Kind persuasion 1
lGoifsd HIM; he promised 10 TAX. my and a. home
but whn got into my back room he sa,i he wonld III
down aud tam to mo- ~ this time Mira Mccormick had
arrived 10 take linn hope family quarrel ensucl. Mr.
Heavy l'ing friend 10 both parties, niciIcrcl 10 keep
tn NJ uuiet nj this tim" ran 10 the tvcot loulcd
Wa,,h none coming ran o hc top ofCathernc ftrcat
,act two watchmen coming down--when so back to
ny store all was quiet, amt all the parties went home;
IN twenty minutes or hall IN hour Mccormch rcturn-
ed to my rlncc and called for glass Of bccr. told
hm ! would give him one i he would promise 70 %
nome, ana NOT otherwise he ssil il wished him
a. ~ hone, Tic vru1, wLilo hp drinking the beer
Mrs Heavey camr 20 the door who 9'd-"oh Mr. Steele
they have murdered my busbandhc stuck and bleed.
ing 10 doaho he then went away Mccormick made no
reply; he frithcd his beer shock hands with mr. aal
went cat; have never Mccormack have u knife: IL
talk that Mccormick had stabbed lIo.ycy;
heard no one State TO the contrary; am Enish,usn
heard % ono Who saw the occ,,noncn nv no hn MI
frncr) did it hrt Mrs. Ilcavcy.
i'r L'del sworn. says:--l made Jos moret .semn,-
tion OF the body Of deceased aud found ncisol wound
On Tho nnoticr and inner part Of the right little
below The arm pit; said wound inch and quag.cr
inlens,h on tncinv it's track found that tho brecis
artery had been divided near it, in nay
Opinion tho immediate cause Of death was hciuegrhacc
from the sad wound.
The Coroner then briefly charged the jury when ihy
retired 70 consult upon the evidence before them, and IN
ihe pace ofa few minutes they returned the following
VERDICT.
That the deceased, John lleayey 10 his ico III -
injuries inflicted hy the hands OF Patrick Mccormick On
the "a Instant The jury arc further of the opinion
Tho prisoner was then committed to the Tomhs 10
swat his trial and Michael Mitchell the witness Wa
aiso S mmttca s. an accessory after the fact.
ASorHER rRonABLr MURDER ny srAuBISc.
Lsst evening, about half.pas oclccA, cnaries
Nlim-n German residing at No. ~ Marion street,
turned home from his work. and after getting inlv
tho hou's produced re4or, and attempted cut hts
own throat Ills wifc, Virginia, Who nur-pr lcr H.
FAINT cd al The time seeing the violence which her hus-
baud was about to infct an himsclf sprung TO her
feet screamed murder and started towards the
door A. that moment -ho was seized hy har ha,bana, !
who instantly drew large dirk knife, ard stablGd
very dangerous, and 1t IL Scared viii prove fatal
Tho po0f woman after being 80 terribly sIabhfd
ran into The street where shc mct officer NoNln'l
u the Fourteenth ward, whom rho told what had
happened The officer immediately went aud arr,.oa
Vilman, VITO was committed 70 prison.. mr' W.
.sn,ty SO the Now York Hospital and placed "nac
are al nr Allen Who considers her recovery extremely
loubiiul The accused IL IL stated was formerly soy
nj, In his habits; hut shout two mouths ny. nc
lar,,r,d ihc p,ncticc Which was 50 rapidly shhiis
i'm INTO The grave since which time nc mas been psT-
i, insanr /, l. Whispered about TINT Jealousy o. ~
~ rim, rrs to attempt a. take his own Tile aud
o,r@arJ. that hs wife she stated That she Myer
= =, ,i,r, M home ard Il Il 70 bc hoped thai thy
iii BE- proye,ly cared for.
MELANCHOLY ScTCiDi.
,.rousy ives yesterday afternoon called 10 iol
n inquest Mt BIxbyr Hu,e', corner Of Broadway AMI
ARK Place, the body OFFS o. Crane ose tbe hoard
r. whe hrt .cwUitlea si'.id., h&rure limses -