The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-09
Coroners'. Inqucsts.
MURDER IN THE FOURTH WARD-A WOMAN STABBED
By HER PARAMOUR.

Coroners' Inqucsts.
MURDER IN THE FOURTH wARD-A WOMAN STABBED
By HER PARAMOUR.
Susan McAnnany, the female who was stabbed in
the neck with a dirk pistol on Wednesday after
noon, at the porter house No 70 Cherry street, by
James L. Hoare, keeper Of the house. died between IL
and O'Clock yesterday morning, at the New York Hos
psl 1t that both entered the porter house the
time first abovenamed together, and apparently in
friendly After being there a short time, and
paakng of some port wine they went to the part
of the store, when Hoare drew from his pocket pistol
having dirk attached to it, and plunged the blade into
her neck The act witnessed by John OConner bar
keeper the prisoner who the only present
at the time. The prisoner is middle aged man. of very
respectable appearance and is said be in good crcum
stances. Coroner Hilton yesterday afternoon held
inquest upon the body when Jas NJ Smith, J appeared
counsel for the prisoner and tho following evidence
VIM A. Brusle being sworn said--I do business at No.
1873 James slip; know the prisoner James L. Hoare; he
keeps porter house at No. 10 Cherry street last
Wednesday October 6h between three and four O'Clock
p NJ was in my store, when my attention was arrested
by the screams of female proceeding from the porter
house of Mr. Hoare went to the door fronting Cherry
street. which is opposite Hoares porter house, and saw
porter house, and in few minutes afterwards the
barkeeper Of Mr. H. out into the street, much excl
ted immediately after this the deceased out and Mr.
Hoare after her. holding the knife and pistol shown
drawn over her. am not certain which hand he had
it in; the knife was covered with blood, and the de.
away screechng and entered house near by in Cherry
street; Hoare then walked down to and said, Gas
citizen deliver myself into your hands," then took
him to the Fourth ward station house.
Mary Ann Dougherty, being sworn, said-I reside with
Mr. Lyons in Cherry street between Roosevelt and James
streets Mr. Ryan lives in the basement he is longshore
man; the deceased boarded with him; the prisoner
understood to keep the deceased in the base
ment spoken of last Wednesday afternoon and while
there heard the deceased call sMurder" she
then in the store of MIR. Kelly, Immediately the
basement in which live; ran up stairs, and saw the
cod klaa6in md Tho do nf
neck; she taken to the station house; am not
that the deceased and the prisoner quarred
John O'Connor' being sworn said-I reside at No. 10
Cherry street. and am barkeeper for the prisoner with
known deceased for the last ten months, but don't
know where she lived; she stopped in basement during
the daytime at No. GA Cherry street, kept by man
named Lyons; it was generally understood th,t the
prisoner kept the deceased mistress; have known
the prisoner to quarrel with the deceased Of
being jealous OF her also when she drank much the
last time him quarrel with her was about two
months since; it about her drinking too much;
Wednesday last between three and four clock PM the
deceased and prisoner in the store think they
came in company with each other; behind the
bar at the tme they seemed to be good terms along
shore man named Connolly was the only person in the
store with when they in; he had coil Of rope
with him when the prisoner came in he called
for wine handed it to him he filled glass; and took
1t and went to the back part Of the store in company
with the deceased in tae meantime Connolly went out
was looking out Of the front window at the time about
minute after the prisoner and deceased went to the back
part Of the store and while looking out Of the win
dow heard the deceased think she said he
going to stick her looked around and the prisoner
with the dirk pistol shown me, in his right hand ;
he held it still moment and then made lunge towards
the of the deceased she at this time standing
in the back part of the store with her face towards
the prisoner standing facing her. with his back to-
wards me + moment before he made the lunge she
screamed soon as the lange made, saw blood
streaming from her neck she put cloth her apron
up to her neck, and out into the street also
o ~en, pack TO s @
shown me in his hand both his hand and the
pistol covered with blood then went in and
said to him that it was shame for him to do it he
answered ''Never mind'' he told to go and get
officer and have him arrested and asked il there
not at the corner he then laid the pistol down and
washed his hands in pail of water after which he went
to the front door and beckoned to Mr. Brusle and finally
went to him. never before that saw the weapon
shown me: / never before him use violence to
herr their quarrels consisted of his scodng her. the pr
sones had been drinking port wine gave MIN two
glasses cannot say whether he sober not he has
drank hard of late have the deceased intoxicated
do not know that she under the influence of liquor
this OCCASION he is of good disposition but quick
tempered she also quick tempered did not see or
hear anything like quarrelling between them from the
time they came into the store TO the time heard her
William X. Knowles being sworn said am policeman
Of the Fourth ward; went in company with Mr. Brusle
and the prisoner to the station house, afterwards went
to the store of the prisoner and asked the last witness for
the knife who said he knew nothing about searching
sand BY the side cas opposite end of the
ter 1t was partly covered with the sand; the blade
R. Asnew n d. testified that The deceased wa, ad
mtted to the hospital the 9Th inst, between and
O'Clock p NJ, with penetrating wound on the lef, side
she lived until the Sth inst when between II and
O'Clock T. NJ, she died; the vertebr artery wound
cd; the wound was the cause Of death,
The testimony here closed and the case was given to
the jury, wlo rendered the following verdctThat the
deceased to her death BY stab in the neck nact
ed by dirk in the hand of James L. Hoare.''
On the rendition of the verdict the prisoner was COM
mted by the to await the action of the Grand
Jury,
LITTLE GIRL KILLED BY EATING POISONOUS SnDs-Coro
Wilhelm yesterday held inquest at the house $50
Hester street upon the body of little girl named Mar
garet A. Fahrenho who died Thursday evening from
the effects of eating the seeds Of tinkweed plant which
she and other children in possession Of The tes
mony of Jacob Hortz taken, which Is follows
Jacob Hortz being sworn, said-I reside at $50 Hester
street in the house with the deceased; on Wednes
with number of other children amongst whom the
deceased saw them through my window at play with
kind Of large root on which there appeared to be some
apples with shar points, it appeared to lbe stink
plant and fruit when heard that Mr. Fahrenholzs
child sick and that the Doctor thought she must
have eaten something poisonous asked my little girl
about it, and she told me that the children had
opened Of the fruit Of the plant, and
that the said Margaret A. Fahrenheit bad eaten of
them; do not Know where the chilcren got the said
plant; only number Of them drag 1t in the street
on the day mentioned. DIR. Bumentha made an exanni
nation of the body OF the deceased which he found
marks of violence excepting such produced by
bsters The pupils of both eyes were largely dilated
mony his opinion that her death the result Of
being poisoned by eating the seed of the skwced plant
The jury rendered the following the deceased
to her death by being poisoned by eating the seeds
of the stnkweed plant being ignorant of their poisonous
nature The deceased four years. eleven months and
seventeen days old, and born in this city.
THE RECENT CHILD MURDER IN THE TWENTIETH WARD
Coroner Gamble yesterday held an inquest at the TWEEN
teth ward police station upon the body Of female infant
child which was found at II II o'clock Thursday night
yng in the alley way Of premises 2Sa West Thirty seventh
street. with horrible cash some four inches in length
its throat Evidence was aaiuced to the finding Of
the deceased wrapped up in white CLOTH but no tes
'mony elected tending to show who the mother
of the child WAS by whose hand the dabolcal murder
committed although every effort has been made since
the discovery by the Twenteh ward police to trace
the perpetator IDr Uh made post norton examination
upon the body and testified that wound four inches in
length cut in the chld throat which the cause
Of death. The child in his opinion born alive.
The jury after hearing the evidence rendered the fol
lowing verdict That the deceased female infant
Al ~