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


The Cooners pvetig relative to cir
cumttances which LED to tbs desh Of this
Court room. City Bal Coroner Ives present ct
o'clock when the following gentlemen we're sworn upon
8. a. siercer. 90 Markets. NJ white "A Roosevelt st
W Il. Hsllock. l32 Green st. II UndeihilI 70 Ddan-
h h...sw I'D ~ S Sss1rs pr,oo
N B. Blunt, Eq District Attorney attended upon the
part of'he people The ocers of the fourth ward 20.
hue William Sturtevant, Thomas Shea Dennis Carroll,
ard james Morrison Our readers will rscoeo. that upon
house Of srin in water street where Charles Lyons
one Of the party was shot with pistol The first witness
Thomas Shea who being duly sworn deposod-I reside
son for . living last Tuesday morning. between
the houfs Of John Martin in Tstor street
do not know the number; William Stu teyant Dennis
Charles Lyen. and John Martia were there Nor
risOn, Carroll and came ia from Cathsrine market
We hod fonething TO drink there's at the time we're
drinking John Dcnohue came in; william Ssurtevant
pisto In his pocket ana inquired what he wsutod
with it Donohue said he going to watch beat for
gave it him; Morrison asked him il vas
losoed: he replied 1T ia ssd Morr-oa gave IL right
css Cbares Lyo.s s.s opposite On s' my 3hs as
Lyons tie deceased the deceased pulled out
pistol and asked him 10 lot 1T asked TIT
load and upon his reelJing Yes but that there
cap on" gave it back
By The Core Gao You identify any Of those pistols
Ia SIX barr,llsd revolver, ooutie b1 relied pistol
and lorg single barrsllsd pistol shown -ss the
which Ly OBS took from his pcck.t!
Answtr-1he double barrelied pistol now zee Is the
witness Deceased Put 1t back In his pocket and a
genera conversation about pistols ensued sir Martin
bad Q revolver upon top shelf behind the bar. and he
then took 1t down; be handed 1t TO Morrison asked II
it would revolve Of ;tsel Martin said yes, aud put
some five CANS, and snapped tn m; 1 went AMI
sat down in the chair which had left all then
sat ne1t the stove with my back TO the counter the
store long with room and partition at the end
entering from Water street the bar s upon your left
there not any OF behind tho stove ths stove Is
near to The end Of the next the wall upon the
Roosevelt street side John DoDohoe stood my left
hand Carroll was standing rsxt 70 Kim upon his left
he was reading bill.
To Mr. Bunt-Wnliam Sturtevaut stood next 10 Car
roll and upon his left the deceased sitting upon
bench near the stoves upon the right hand OF the
room, and upon my hight; don't know what was tue
petition OF the other men; believe at this time tnat
the two barr clcd PISTOL shown me s the which
the deceased had the sugle narreled one that wnch
it when sitting by the stove; Dirty faced Jack sat upon
my lett hand and nearly opposite 70 the deceased
who sitiips upon the bench; Jack was more back
than was. just little to ds where the deceased
sitting has position woald bring the hight side Of him
oblquty opposite to ponohue, or Jack dsrtn stayed
behind The bar but had the revolver oct at the time of
the report; deceased was the man fsithes from the
counter; don't know where the report came from.
Q-By District Attorney-Coud yoa Fee the deceased
from where were If q shot had not been fired,
.A.-oh, yes; Martin was behind mei the stove was
Of the bar; Donchue vas sitting down although
thought While ago that lie was stssdnz the stove vas
dir.c2 between Donohue and the ceccesed they faced
each other when looking at II; Of the pistols be-
king 10 me- did not see either OF them with Morrison;
Morrison and had some porter 10 ditnk in Oabar,ne
Market and then came down and went into MARITIME;
do not know from whet orccton the shot come; when
tic pistol vent off heard some ono oh, my Godn
extipgubtod the light was from hanging caa phens
lamp; l viii not swear that Donohus had not
hs pistol out al he time Of the report; have krowa
the deceased Tor two years Stursvant logger
acquainted with; he attends bar IN Water street IN
Dutch Chsfleyis" Pete Dswfons, and another Dutch.
max's; he alf beats tambourine IN dance houses
did not hear Dopohoe threaten any person upon that
pighl heard him say that he was going to watch
boat did not know that he owned one; him have
pistol out. bat did not notice him put up agajc
james Morrison being duly sworn, said--I reside at
Ne % Mulberry street; upon the morning II the acoi
dent was az Martins, Ia Water street about
ociock; bad been playing at dominces in Mr. earn
lys st the corner Of Dover and Water Streets whoa
Roosevelt and Water streets and drank there; then
went 10 the middle OF the block 70 Mr. DodIs aud 60,
something 70 cat; Thfmas shea Dennis Carroll. sud
then went into Catherine market AMI hal drink OF
porter tbce then returned and went into Martin
Lyons, che deceased William sturteysnt aud John
Martin thea there; made up party nf
six sS-. entering the house j asked 81 hands mn
to take DRINK: had Il and cat down TO talk;
after few minutes sturevant asked all hands up for
drink; we had il; John Donohoe In vheu was
81 his pocket and asked what he doing with III he
then th teoony IF shea "s 10 ,he Ians
of Of pouoboes PISTOL handpg back also the posi-.
ton OF the parties around the stove and also where the
deeeaed sat. The Gngs bsrieIed pistol shown
is Ike the with Donohoe; the deceased had got
NJ from the seat in which he when went in took
another between the stove aud The door at1r DoDoboe
had shown hs pistol The deceased sd he had one slso:
ne banded - TO Thomas Shea his double barrcIed
pbtol shea rave IT back 20 him; Martin then went In
behind the bar and took pistol down rem shelf and
while itsndirg In the MIDDLE OF the bar he preented IL
towards the door; he mapped IL the deceased
was still sitting whilst Martin swapping the ptsol At
this time pistol went CT aud put the ghts right out;
cannot fsy mrsas Martins pistol at this time Demo
hoe wac lifting sbou, ten feet distance from the lamp
lamp; Martin he'd snapped his pistoi onse or
twice ~ the time heard the report but had then
turned my head away The witness here Deserted The
relative positions occupied by himself Donohue ana the
deceased and continued-The store was pretty high
WITH drag On 10; two seated directly upon
erptsite ,ioes Of It. could not the head Of the
0htr npcD the lamp going out some asked II
tDet replied whsn II lighted again saw the
osseed man lying upon the Gecr bleeding; ran to the
oocf sno Laliooed out watch upon my return 20
store ponahuc vas lying down upos his back between
tine stove ana the partition wall his pistol lying
under MIN ne lay with his head between the chair he
hsd been lifting upon and the paron the pistol then
Icy upon the moor vas out Of his pocket he got no
himself u vas about minute or 70 from the time
wcntto the door end my return vhsn found Donobue
lying ~ have desorih<d: standing amid