The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-01
CorOnsr1 Inqussts.
TIE xECHHrT OAsno OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THl PBISONyRS.


Coroner Hilton yesterday examined ihe TIVE prisoners,
Thomas and solousas who stand charged with sabeng
with knives thereby AhAg the lives Of their victims The
fosvia ia the statement Il rhsmAs who killed Michael
LAWYER -
Charles Thomas says-I twenty ons years OF age,
native Of Germany, and slsrk in grocery store 10 70
ference to the charge preferred against mo- d II In
defending my life the twenty fourth eAy OF Nay
1853 at ten minutes past fsn O'Clock in the morning;
there were two and three men who had come into
ouk MACE. the deceased had q club, Of the women
handed me dollar bu and asked me il it WAS good;
the three went TO the meat bench, took tho
meat lne snd commenced cutting It; went up to them
and esid Friends, IL wont do to ruin place that
vay; clerk protect the store and If you want to
buy any of that meat will wait on you and sell you
some they did not Ask for any. but of them cahed
for glass of brandy of the party said, You can't
get any bsndv the meat bepah You vast any you
must the back partof the store to the bar a you
have been drinking CROUCH last night you VIII De getting
spree, and the best way Tor you Is 10 go nome,
the back part Of the bar and opened the sia door
in Roosevelt told them 10 go out; they refus
ed and left them standing there; went oehsd the
counter to get tub of clean water to clean up the BAR
which doing when Michael Lswior, the ceceH,ed
hauled out some money ia his hand saying, Look here
YOU Id son Of b-h I've got more money here
{hsn will pay for all the you have got in your
store said IL cont you for any money all ask of
you out; they kept on quarreipg and making
noise in the store by the time cleaned the br went
to get fresh water in the pitcher Michael La ~er the
deceased, took held OF me by the left arm, and
raised his club saying Cd dn you. you don't give
standing in The space between the counters said You
won't hit me-" he then hauled off and hit with the
stick he held in his right hand the shoulder the mark
show you caused by the blow then got msd;
he good deal larger and stronger than me; then
went behind the counter aud took up small stick; |
looked towards the Roosevelt street side door, aud found
1t shut again went TO the door opened it. and
said 81 want the whole of go OUT George Wilson
and another who with him went freely La
Ter refused go out laid don't be in such hurry
about putting ous had small stick In my hand; he
said don't hit me with that stick said | would
ha ont Ffaa ref 80
to 60 out then hit him with the stick he then struck
me on the nose under my right eye, making my nose
had away from me and knocked me down; when l was
down be put both his knees my belly and grabbed me
that could hardly breathe then put his right hand in
s pocket drew out opened knife similar TO the one
1w shown he raised of the fingers OF his left
- and pressed it my throat, saying Cd d-n
yo soul feeling for your throatn he held the knife
in his rie hit hand and about c draw it
throat got my hand clear and caught him by his right
hand raised up together still holding his hand
to keep him from cutting me; when we got up he had
me in the corner be .ween the grocery counter and
the meat bench / thought be intended to murder me
seeing the at cheese krfe the grocery counter
took hold of it with my left hand he swung himself
around to cut | in the corner and other
way to save my self and struck him somewhere in the
back did not intend to kill him showed him out at
this time did not know be seriously hurt, as he
stood by the coalbox with George Wilson and the other
who with them before while there, Off MUIR
arrested about ten minutes after bailed out
Iext morn ing: When heard of Lawler's death came
to the Police Office and gave myself up
CHARLES THOMAS
The Coroner committed the accused to prison for trial
and sent the papers containing the complaint to the Dis
trict Attorney.
EXAMINATION OF SOLOMON FOR TAKING THE LIFE
OF MANNING BY sTABBING.
Eugene Solomon says-I am between sixteen and
seventeen ears of age bonn at Hoosck Falls State
Of New York ard reside in Troy; . tinsmith by
trade in reference the charge preferred against
say that MAI ming the deceased larger aud stronger
than and repestay said that II he got at me be
would beat me SO bad that | could not walk; had
pocket Apfe in my hands, cleaning my nails we had
quarrel about q dollar he caught bold OF me- and srucl
me the and lip; had the knife in hand ant
used to get clear of bim and in my Defence die
not intend to take his life about hour after heart
from some that he desi and from others that he
was badly hurt went 10 Captain Freity at the Sixth
ward station house, and gave nysef up.
EUGENE A. SOLOMON.
This prise like the other the Coroner nmed to
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