The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-29
The Late Stabbing AFFAIR I'm Brooklyn.
INyESTIG ALTON CONTINUED BEFORE CORONER BULL

AND A JURY
The following is continuation Of the evidence in this
case in which W. c. Moss and Richard Donovan i'm.
plcated the charge of causing the death Of .
ramed Cornelius McCue, in ARRAY Sunday morning
last, the of Degraw and Van Brunt streets
South Brooklyn
William Murtagh sworn-I live in the house where
McCue resided; some time late Saturday night had
kept by Barney Farrell In Degraw street Hicks Will
liam McGovern went with me; cannot exactly tell his
month met him at the door asked where my brother
and went Up stairs for him. he was in bed asked
if would not him home that he need not get
out of bed; went down stairs and went home with
NcGrade left him just at the door, and bid him good
nght;' McGovern and then came on towards home
did not go inside the deer did not him go did not
stop to have a drink smoke then to the
Of Degrsw and Columbia streets; met McCue and
New iggins there they we're talking together when we
up; McCue said to me- There 60 the fellows after
smash ng lot of glass the way; asker him where
the two fellows and he laid they stood just belowI
where we were standing; asked him il he coming
home he said and walked he bid good night to
McWiegen and McGovern; McCue and myself
down the street did not which way McWggens VENT
the two young men walked GA before US; walked
rIunt street; McCue and passed these t~o young men,
McGovern behind US NcCue and came to the
he stood there and walked three or four steps;
McCue called and said that McGovern and those 40
young talking, and If did not take him away
they would be apt to have an argument told McCue to
20 back and take him away from them MsCue about
three yards from McGovern and about three from
McCue do not know whether cGovern spoke arst the
young n en-; Mccue went back to McGovern and said,
Come on 2, tGovern says to McCue, .How can go on,
nd they calling after three Irish of bitchesgo
McCue said, "Never mind, come on" getting his arm
round McGoverns waist and he brought him three
steps from the young then OF the young
says putting up his shirt sleeves and squarng of,
Come you, OF q bitch T" and made rush up to-
wards McGovsrn McCue capped his hand before him. and
boyed him back did not see whe her McCues hand
hut OPEN don know whether he showed him struck
him this young man coming ound towards McCue
and McGovern again. and catched him standing by
his sde my lei side to his right side and caught
him with the ef, hand by the collar Of the at asked
iH what he going to do, and he turned around aud
got hold of caught part of the collar of coat
with both hands laid hold Of him with my other hand;
there two three logs the sidewalk, and fell
them cannot tell which came to the ground first;
when first fell both lay the groani,
and / got over him; l tried to break his hands
oat of my coat, and get away from him; he would
not Jet go away, but held to me- before got away
he called to the other mar, give the Of bitch
knife, was just loose from him at the time he hal
loed cut; then heard the other man say, "oh, The
knife.l laying there came over to.
and went back to where the other two laying
the ,devalk he tod ne to get up and said was get
ting up and told him TO 60 and fetch McCue from
the other think it McGovern, by his voice;
bad no time to look rounc it after McGovern went
back from heard somebody ray, son. the knife /"
did know that time who said IT, have since heard
McGovern say that he said it, know that McGovern went
back to McCue, because saw bin go was getting up
just at this time; after got loose went up to my
boarding ouse just got far the foot OF the stairs
when met couple coming out ] don't know whether
they ere men or women spoke TO one OF them ana so
there muss and asked where Hughey--mean
ing Mc6race one said he nsde think il was wo.
mans voice. but not was in such splutter
could not tell went up to the door where Mcrsde slept
and met him coming out in his shirt returned before
hcGade and met McGovern coming IN at the door, did
not speak to him. as / went TO the door saw McCue
stepping up the side of the door and before
saw him falling the broad OF his back then went out
and the boarders coming down stairs aud brother
coming out after me; saw one of the young men
coming up to the door, and the knife in the heel
of his hand he came about six feet from the door he
raised his hand her told me TO look out that
lac had knife in his hand nd then he the boarders
coming ont and he down towards the of De
praw street stood still then till the doctor and the priest
esmeup; AcLe'esa, AL Destase, a1l aas1 o.ads