New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-26

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Coroner to await trial and the two sailors James DAVIS
and Patrick Kelly, were committed a. Witnesses.
The MURDER OF Boz By LIQUOR
We gave on Saturday morning an account of the de-
Hberate murder of Joseph White, boy only Ga years
old, by man named Thomas Kennedy, who induced
or forced the child to drink large dose Of the poison
GUS stuff by courtesy called brandy Since our hrst
publication the Coroner has held inquest at which
the testimony was as follows:
TAona, White the father of the deceased testified a. fol-
lows came home last night and Thomas Kennedy in
my house deceased lying in his arm asked my wife
what allied the boy abe told me not much Thom~ Ken
do we. enoueh told him to lay the boy down ont of his
arms on the bed told him would thank any
rive such child liquor drink and have him in such 8
sate before me he told that he had liquor his
"a ssre If to the bow to % the bow that WINS with
him another Of mine older than deceased said that
Thomas Kennedy took him into the Dutchman's store on
the corner of Twenty h-st and Sixthav the nortw
corner after this Kennedy went home thought the child
was sleeping quite naruTal moved him at 10 o'clock to
other bed; he then vomited little; then went for DR..
Winter: he came, and gave him spoonful of medi
cine which deceased unable 70 swallow; he sent
10 ii, shop for some other medicine and when it came he
prink led it about bis face and put his nose but had
no effect except to produce Eeezng Dr. Winter said
he could DO more; the doctor remained with the boy
dasirey the Juyy-My other told me that Kennedy
bought the Dutchmss three cents worth of liquor aud
10 deceased deceased wanted his brother TO take
some but he refused
d. T. T. Wiafey sworn-I am q prscticng physician re-
ans at No ,, w n Sssa see oes
found him lying upon bed in conlaose condition with
ssItes sns :I Z. ' R: sss toward he
was perfectly relaxed and seemed have control
his muscles hs extremites cold and his head hot
applied cold head and had h feet placed warm
mustard water attempted TO evacuatc his stomach BY
ernetcs he unable swallow resorted 10 friction
in order the circulation could distinctly detect
the smell of duor from bis breath and likewise from small
quantity of which he vonited sent tor some aqua
ammonia and little of il with but little effect he
was gradually sinking and continued do till he died he
did not move from the first time saw hm even the arpn-
cation Of ammonia to slight flesh wound from which some
with him until he died. resong to every means IN my
power benefit him he died at oclsck on Friday morning
ns,cer to Juror have doubt but that the liquor he
drank the of death; the quantity gwen him was
represented being three cents worth quantity
death Of boy of that age especially If taken on gu empty
stomach. -, -. ~ =,
Twenty fifth st.; between IL and O'Clock on Thur.dsy
ste rnosn Thsns Kennedy came iato my place; he TOOK
deceased by his and pulled him IN against HI. VIII the
deceased got away from Kennedy but he Kennedy went
out and pulled him in again he then called for gas Of
brandy for hnseand another for the boy to the
best Of my knowledge gave deceased table spoonful Of
brandy deceased put his lips and took small sip Of
then set glass down and out Kennedy brought him
IA l i iii Or NOT thew then went away: late in ths
afe1noon saw deceased coming from the Si1th-av with
Kennedy the boy was tyi1s to get away from HIM have
died last June have had no license since had known
Kennedy only about months he has not bought much
liquor OF his mother used 10 for liquor sometimes
the boy evidently intoxicated when saw him coming
from the Sixth-av. , ,n.
John White, examined--I eight years of age, and
brother Of decea'ed my brother and myself went to the
Dutchmans store and Kennedy there Kennedy gave
my brother glaze of brandy three cents worth brother
left about the full of teaspoon, WHICH Kennedy drank;
brothe) drink the brandy at the Dutchmans; when my
brother came out of Mrs McCabe he told he had been
drinking there; Thomas Kennedy wanted me to drink bat
did not the little Duchnan In the blue jacket was behind
the counter and dealt out the liquor; the umoer was al
full it red in the Dutchman and
Joe said it brandy heard Thomas kennedy call for
three worth of brandy ory broter brother
gsred before and after the Duchnan him the liquor
than before Kennedy made him drink the liquor; there
or water put INTO the brandy; hennedy offered
give pocket book to my brother If he would drink he
gave IT TO % ana my and Keuedv called I him. soS
him into the Dutchmans and gave him the drink the lot
TO the vinegar factory, across the way from
house. Ths boy pointed out the clerk as the one who gave
Iib,t Bofrank sworn-I reside at No All Sirthsv cor
per OF Twenty fthst am clerk in the grocery store
there a man in the store Thursday with two
boys he called for glass of brandy il to him
called to get some milk saw Kennedy hand the
glass of tbs boys did not put any water with
the Kennedy put the tumbler to the boys mouth be-
heve the boy drank he did not drink but can't tell
whe ther the boy drunk not after he drank it Ken
needy and the boys out the boss not ia the
the time; not in the habit Of selling liquor to such
small boys have license to sell liquor when consider
q boy old enough, let him have it.
11nsper ne J,vy-I did not know that Kennedy was
going give the liquor TO the boy
Henry 1ieh,en swom-He resides at No All SiXth-av-
Of Twenty thst keep grocery aad liquor
scienous about it; my clerk told he gave some
liquor and the aterwsrd gave part of 1t to boy from
his description know the man do MT know his
Dr. John \. Lideu swonl-I made post moytem examna
ton OF the body of deceased and found the brain congssed
the veins of the pa mater turgld with blood
about spoonful Of the latter ventricles; the
OF the brain and Its membranes were natural: the lungs
liver and kidneys congested but every other respect
were healthy; heart natural the stomach distended
with gas and contained about of yelowsh vscd
fuid the membrane more or les reddened the
blood throughout the body was fluid the dissection did not
exhibit the of any preexsng disease OF the ucs Of
any part of the body the opinion of deponen alcoholic
drinks taken In excessive quantity would have caused the
appearance found In the dissection and might have produced
death.
The Coroner made brief charge to the Jury and
submitted the to them for their consideration, who
after short consultation rendered the following verdict
"That the deceased Jos-ph White his death by
having drank excessive quantity of brandy administered
by Thomas Kennedy, on the I'd instant"
The Coroner issued his for the arrest of Ken
nedy but II seems he heard that the boy was
dead he left his house. and is said has lied from the
City
Rum AND CRIME IN THIS CIrY.-The
document which give below will command attention
is the Presenmcnt fthe Grand Jury submitted Sat-
urdsy at the close Of the April term of the Court Of
General Sessions. 1t stated, upon the reading Of
the document that of the jurors did not assent to
it as whole although they were in favor Of certain
points We have the names of Caleb o. Halsted, U. d.
NcClain, Charles B. White and Carrot II. Sryker,
among those who objected to the remarks of the Pre-
sentiment in regard to Temperance the Maine Law, &C.
The foreman said the the adoption Of the Pre-
sentiment was IL Ayes to Nays:
The following is copy of the document;
To the Honorable the Court of General Sessions of The
Peace for he County Of Netc. York;
The Grand Inquest in closing the arduous labors of the
TERM feels constrained to express regret their nab
y to consider all OF the numerous subjects given in
charge by bis Honor the Recorder their assuming the
jurors duties The largeDess Of the number of pending
complaints for felony which deemed of first inn
portance necessarily occupied their attention
mittiney, that other matters OF complaint or nvestiga-