New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-28


question from person whether the ball had been fd xs
Loweir- remained that thte wn no ball IN the sun, on1
that .ho, him. 81 = ..ia that it wa. The per.on we
shot hri sscap.d The wAs subsequently arrested
at thr house Mr.. L. and confronted with deceased (w
lived till 9th rs and he said that prisoner the nae
formal ante mortem examination was then csDs&
bed On beins asked 10 point the individual he ook
round and fixed upOu Officer DAVIS the The psrD
Officer d. the The different individuals who -
caps be person who shot decesed having oue ssk
70 pat them on and ohicrr DAVIS was wiind AVA Bat y
prisoner among them The deceased ON looking rnand 80
the person who shot him not there The Distc; Alto
ney ssiG notwithstanding sh he expected TO prove that pro
the IL VIII be case OF identity.
John Dillon, ssorn-Residss IN foth.t. near Aav, va
the mother Of deceased Ia the honse o. Michael Dennis
sboer was with deceased wiien ne was sho,i me-, 40
shat evening Patck McCsns shsnty between 10 and
and t2d and 4Sd.t len there about 10! o'clock ~,
went 20 James Demise house IN ftths remained thea
10 or IS minutes and started home and went think
along the line OF the ID fence there snd dec s
took hoard on; when he did the a
fom Mr. LOwerres factory kind Of heard him cv
out that he would shoot deceased he followed deceasl
continuing he woul; shoot him. when deceased droppA
the board he stll followed him something was said b.
tween them, which did not hear; decessed TUNED ogal
and the shot him; the men then nan toward Mr. Lo.
erres he use, which might be about thirty yards OF h
sway he said something which did no, understand
was brgh, moonlight night; the man wore iak
and q cap put my round the deceased and hrous1
him down the old road far Michael Denniss shanty 10
dropped there; haoed out snd the first man saw We
Mr. Lower,, coming dowuihe hill with the who sh3
deceased the had the gun still IN his hand Lowers
up where Keller WAS lying; the man stopped -
L. went to Philip Nowlan hanty; Dennis and sister.
in-law out then Michael Dennis himself Out;
L. had gone to Nosans BE- fore Mike tire whe
had The sla then ran up the hill ard he followed y
Michael Dennis then Jeff to and tell deces~s mohes
several people had by that time arrived deceased dropped
the board and went the best Of my kn0wledr hAy q
rxy yards before the fired there was a wei, ne8
which the bcsrd was dropped cannot say how T ne ma
who had the was from Dennis when nc ran aief him
did know prisoner previous 10 the time dtcesd h
Cvosserar.tnedkuew decreased since he was 10 years
age had drank something soft az Dennss shs1y; No
quite sober deceased had liquor HIM did no' leave tie
road but Keller and took o. the board the doing whA
made noise he carving Oh the board when The
man came with the gun; threatened shoot, the man
followed Keller who dropped the board; VIZ about min
ute two aterWar when the fired heard ketas
speak could whether he said anything knit
orotsiabbng could not whether his arm raised uo6
Jaw the mans face but could not recognize hun the man I'D
several times " III shoot" before William put down se
board do not know Of William tasns thing from tses
before; deceased had pocketsnite with sort OF Foaa
pointed blade do not snow whether he had 4 that n gh
he turned round after he shot and walked three Ou
steps toward said William are you shot ~ lie ~
piled. 81 am and felt the warm blood tnckle down iron
him; took him to the shanty Mr. Lowerre came as already
stated.
John lees swsrn-Is Coroner; called to hold a
snte moriom examination az TO deceased about O'CLOCK
morning 9Th he seemed 70 be much exhsused the wound
haa been dressed .e man VINO @ b ;d 70 S 5000
might identity him. lObectcd tot was shown that de-
ceased at the time, being asked question: "hether
be thought he could hive said he hoped he would live.
The testimony admitted not being "a erf,eisisI
Aichad Dennis swor,ive IN one OF the pss oe.weso
and 2days, fronting ;hst; knew prisoner ny gH oe.
fore deceased shot he lived IN little buing Htaheo
act0ry when Dillon called, AFTER he vi brought 40
ceased 10 my place my wife aud sster-inaw went out
little before me; asked Dillon what was the mater ne saa
William had been shot by the the hlll 81" the nsu
standing there he wa, not quite Lowerres fence;
be about far across the street isSm Wires sa,sa
after him; he ran toward Mr. L0werres house along e "a
av he turned round the fence aud witness lost sight OF h;
the night light and could see couple OF Do - pa' VIZ
LIS iouse could dstu gish his clohesi thn heard
my wife call and shortly after heard Mr. L0w.res voice.
who was standing the well went us 10 Mr. LoweHs
add he down with 10 where deceased was lyng
Iuaf. qnkfhl IN y
hand; do not know who fired at de- -aset when 30
after the man supposed he would go Tognt the aory sd
in the opposite direction 10 head HIM of id NOT sp
TO if he had hid himself among the trees or nywhew
else. .., ~, .
Thomas Fdqoy sworn-One Of the Police Of XlXth Ward
Arrested prisoner about o'clock in the morning after hei
ter had been shot did AZ bis own house NJ awrenso
was with be had been arrested before, but wa dN
shargcd mr L. knocked at the door, and vert IN psons
having long black coat and hat on some OF mo
wanted him put the clothes as he had ON %
fore and he went back and came out ~ nnndspout em
cap took him to Denns house, and to the nom whe~
deceased was. objected TO- 49,,
James Bryan, sworn-Is police officer OF Nlnoteentn
Ward arrested prisoner that night about 20 minutes beo
IL Secondary Mr. Lowerres house than to ne
factory Mr. Lovere was with me; he pointed prisoner oh
TO me- called on Mr. L. and told hun there dissase
ton Dennis's house and he said he perfectly wiW
20 20 round with and show the men IN hs employ.
arrested also another mana Uermnh they "ev
both discharged after being taken TO the saon-ou' ase
prisoner a. again arrested by Mr.. Egan. .
Philip No,cLdn. swon--Haye seen prisoner woTkng az ~
La heard noise that night, and looked cut heard ~
man, sroans dressed and went where he Mr. Low
rested think the first time he about twenty-five sse
from Mr. LIS base ment he had a roundabout and cpi
the second time a his own house, ne c.tne Oot t"ks
C,oss-eranined-e did rot object 10 changing hseloih
Edicd,d Dennis swoul--liyed In the same house VIM
Keller; be was taken upstairs before saw him saw W.
Lowere there and also Rotor brough in he o9'edA
would know the that shot him lOblected To- -,
by. Dert-, swom-Wss called upon TO attend keltn,
DIR Morris had there before he showed some
Of the shot he had extracted from The wound and port 700
OF The muscles Of the body It was an oya-hspsd wound
ipche gude md luclf IN an avl
the system had been shocked that never recovered
told him he dangerously wounded and had but hro
chance life hs made repy after the Coroner came no
said "By J. you can't Kin me tins times" caused Rder
10 be sent for finding him dangerous and be was there
when the Coroner asked Keller II he knew who hso
shot him. OBJECTED to. Saw him again on Monday; no
was bad the priest there said he waited 10 con
fes him. and left them aCne the priest was here aso
when first do not know when he administered tho
did not have Conversation with deceased nssf.
ward he died from the effect Of the gurshot wound
woudhaye KILLED ten men Just like him. the shot pensus
ted into the chest and the air escaped decomposition rag
ly snsued; the shot small
lying the floor .toi' the shot taken from hun .s,e
No tduck shot, the District Attorney shd ne da nov -
press any opinion whether he would get we'll or aoA
Cross-eranined-Think the must have been dosni
with DR. Dexter that the gun was probably ~ln1
three feet; after went there was gsed tbosh
the man would die. and pres! was sent iori nc Aa
tered the sacrament. n.
John Graham swon-A fer assisting Keller went 30 no
ter's house and was told he not in.
Charles " Loee,ye Jv sworn-Roter occupied the nnaI
house near the factory, himself wife and chd no one ~
employed with gun watch the premises; was 81 my ~
theirs house when heard tho report Of the dressed ans
came down stairs and found Eoer standing on the
steps, there gun kept my fathers house, ana
in Rioters house Roter went down into ~
basement; going out saw running toward NO
East River Of them had the other Dersi
d. sfterwad said he bad missed him; went down 20 wnse
the at Dennss return Jacob the -.
men sitting by the stoves the man that running -
not Jacob.
D0nid Gallagher sworn-Lived in Forty -seventh-&i
heard day Of Keller being sho do not know of any
person being employed wsfch the premises Of Mr. nv.
Ita h.afrfs Afl.rI<
wished 10 show declarations " Mr. Lowee but was 90
allowed.
The dying declaration Of deceased then given in sv
cence which deceased said he had the IN s
him. but pointed Others 40 being the one
The rested for prosecution ana MI Cerk sAco
that the prisoner be discharged there being testimony
which would a Of probable suspicion.