New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-03


afternoon Tie accused parties, toyetaer with NUM-
Der Of witnesses locked up 10 j; the resa; Of
The Coroner's investigation The deceased was about
IS years Of age and boarded at No Resiest He has
left 10 family except married daughter
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the Coroner pro
ceeded to hold inquest upon the body ofthe deceas-
ed when the following evidence was aiiuced:
oa Henry SIiHg sworn, SAYS reside at No ~ Oliver
st. bkeeyer TO Geo SrAuss a. the above nun Der have
been win him sven weeks the deceased John leC4oe
Vo IL "a habit Of coming to The bar room where an eG-
pOyed three fOul times week never CIV am paTns
CARDS IN store yesterday afternoon deceasd came 20
tie store and called for Elass Of liquor, winch gave hn-
BE- treated the FreDchnsn called Peter and thid ma1
whose don't know this occurred o'clock yester-
day afternoon Kelly shoemaker Bill Sinclair Mt1rce
Aphy little fellow called Peter one Bill with red hIr
and another called Tom and Jerry and Others
present the old ho is employed N the coal yard %
the lot to sOre present. in the bsEfOOm a1d
knows ali the circumstances conacced with the quarrel
be was IN the bzr-room while McCabe Wa treating The
Others; the deceased treated the old at least sI
tiuse; they talked as II they were well scquarnt-
ed Dan and Peter. the Frsnchnan were playing
cards a. the time John MeCabe came into the bar
the tofe vas full Of persons; they PLAYED about 10
minutes and had drink Peter the Freedman. aod the
man called Tom and jerry were arguing IN an .nzy ntn
neT John AeCabe the deceased said ne would take the
Fnnchmsns par and took off his coat 20 fight the
called Tom ana Jenny some person "a come outside snd
do not Ebt IN the al then went out and began 10
st and continued il aout FIVE minutes when they
tuned into the MeCa6e broush into the bar
room and down the floor be APPEARED be dead
Tom and Jerry. and Peter, the Freuchman, took drink
after the fEit did not see the fight a. engaged wash.
ina ss-s the old man was toe Only per.Jn in the store
beside mysef; he was looking on; and say the fight
hn Tydoev, residing at the Of Water and James,
st. suom-Is laborng man and well acquainted with de-
ceased the grocery OF Wafer and Overss
yesterday afternoon. when the deceAsed; Bill SIN
clair little Peter the Frenehmsn Peter and James hey
sober; Peter TIE Frenchmsn, arguing with az
other called Society he wanted hght Scochy the
latter sad he SICK aud did want TO night Jerry Nelly
and Msurce Murphy into the store together; Bill
Sinclair Wa slit ns down whe. Jerry came and rubbed hs
hands Sinclair. head and was carng on he knoo ed
Jerry Kelly and Pete Nelly; told Pete that he could
lick him they then commenced arguIns snd contnue DO
sofOr sometime when the deceased nterered and said
Jerry Kelly could not hex him m a. snort time A. ne sd
he could HEX Peter the deceased and Kelly then out
the sidewalk think they were intoNested went ont
and was outside when the deceased and Kelly
deceased aud jerry Kelly approach each other AMI com
ence 10 ght they elncbed and both tel they parted
and got up Kelly then rushed the deceased and hold
of him by the breast; he psed him from the door and
threw him upon the sidewalk did not hear deceived speak
after he fell Il only blow struck ands,w weapon
ceased he ken into the baTrOom.
jqneS Kelly Of No. SO Water 81, svorn-Says yesteT
day afternoon the grocery Of George ctraus corner
OF Oliver and wnersts where Bill sinclair. French
Peter hcCshe the deceas d, and boatnan called fet
jenny Kelly Bill Coffee and lame mln they were play
ing domiroes; went 70 get something 10 ee' AMI Wa
gone half bour; when returned 10 the store, Jerry
Kelly and Coffee were zone french fet ana an1tnS ~
were playing cornoes they he'd some cifTence ana pom
from the table and went 10 quareng from the express
sons which the boann charged french fete with using to-
wAIG him. be tecame and stripped OF AIS coat Frelcn
Peter also took OF his present ischiehd
Peters aDd he could not 71d IL he then went ont and
brought JerTy Kelly and Morris Murphy they fJr
sinking the man who was gasreling with French Peter
the deceased inerered and said be would not allow jerry
Kelly 10 strke Pete the toatnAn. who his friend tbs
Pete the boatnan who with Sinclair: finding
siderable mung IN the store went out and stood on the
opposite side Of the street; IN few moments Je-sy
Kelly and the deceased out Of the store; they
ulenced shtinr and both struck at another, no
weapon their hands; they cachcd snd bo;h ftl side
ways; they helped up; Maurice Murphy then took
deceased by the back OF the neck and hun shove and
kicked him, but did not knock him down the two
was fight outside; and that II shame for two young
men 20 strike old moment after looked out and
saw MoCabe the sidewalk his bach; he carried
into the he dead do not know Of any money
being paid for persons 10 come there and strike McCabe
saw but blows struck Kelly struck the first blow.
At this point of the testimony the Coroner adjourned
the case to ] o'clock this afternoon.
BOARD or oN.-WedreSddp-The
President +. c. Benedict Eco in the Chair. The Com.
mittee Apporonment presented their Annual Report.
The average attendance OF Scholars at the Public
Schools in Newlork. in year to Let Jan le1J was a.
o54-of which the Ward Schools there % 273
Al the Public School Society Schools 1894 and at other
corporate Schools, 2OO7.
The increase in average Attendance IN al the Schools
In 1872 was | ,C36
The average attendance in the Public School Society
Schools 400 lees the previous year. The average
attendance al other Corporate Schools "a less than
The previous year. whereas the average attendance
the Ward Schools was 2,O62 more than the previous
year.
The monies 10 De raised ana appHuoncd lot loo1' 10
as follows:
An amount equal TO the apporioned 70 this Coun
~ out OF the Common School Fund OF the State, s2
700 "a Cd amount equal 10 one twentieth of ono
per cent on all the taxable property of the city $780,
O55 42-in all sS 764 Sc which exceeds the sum appor
tened to the Schools last year, Si7466 H.
The yearly amount per Scholar, based upon the 'al
average attendance il &c i72 EACH being 50 cents for
the year per scholar more than last year.
The spportionments above mentioned, VIII be al fol-
lows:
Ward Schools .sl50695 90
Public School Society Schools. I25 C62 90
Hamilton Free School ..........-.....-... 90 81
Mechanics Society SchOol...........-.... 2-2 "
New York Orphan Asylum. ............. l0a5 -
Romsn Catholic Orphan Asylum. ......... 1919 %
Ieske & VISITS Orphan Asylum. ......... l.i3l %
Proteftsnt HnlfOrphsn Asylum. .......... 1886 81