The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-24

COroncrs' Inqucsts.
THE RECENT Fatal ARRAY IN FORTYFIRsr srRKRy
A FATHER CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS SON
EVIDENCE BEFORE THE CORONER, AND VERDICT or
TIE JURY-THK FATHER HELD FOR TIE HoMf
eide.
Before Coroner Hilton
The Coroner yesterday held tbs inquest the body Of
william Sullivan aged twenty years. At the Bellevue
Hospital, whose death is alleged to hare been caused
from blow ON the head, inflicted with Z club by his
father, Cornelius sullivan OF sixty three years OF
age, thereby causing fracture of the ak all Tns do.
., Pc and on this was
the unfortunate affair Toe following is tae evidence
taken by the Coroner
TESTIMONY.
Archibald sullivan being sworn, said-I am about
fourteen years Of age. reside with my parents in For
yrst street. between Tenth and Eleventh avenues INV
brother william the deceased, was employed BY my
father as scaYenger about three day ago In the
afternoop the deceased and from alton M.rket
We went away from home that morning or 10
along with him. hs said for the purpose OF q In
grocery in Tenth avenue Fortsth street. kept by
MT To 70 to sst five .hnss for him. that 10
money to buy the rooster; had left this
he kept he would get drunk with it, he then got the
money, and went to the market bought rooster he
then came home diseased having the rooster under his
him. but stood short distance OF my father had told
me not to go with deceased bat the latter made me 20
with him vas afraid to go into the house when got
went into the house my father told him to clear out
when no made uss Of vulgar expression and refused
my father then chased him the house with stick
which he had In his hand which about two and half
feet long, and thick = watchnan's club: It Vas
pine stick in chasing ths deceased my father FELL but
got up and threw the stick him. 1t hit him Ia
the tack his legs when my father threw the stick
he was about thir, forty feet from him. after the
father then went back into the house. and
lowed him. no words passed between them during this
time after both went into the houfe went to the back
OF 1t and listened TO hat passed beves them the de-
ceased had drank four FIVE glasses Of brandy and was
somewhat intoxicated on going into the house, I
heard him ask my father if he might lay down
IN q heap Of coal cindsrs that were in one corner
OF the rcom do not know what reply was made to him
or whether or not he laid down then went up to my
brothers house in Forty sixth street. Tenth
and he not bssDg at home told his wife that Bill had
come home drunk and that father had raced him out
Of tbs occurrence; when the deceased FELL don't know
whether he injured himself or not; he did appear IS
though he vas hurt; did not 80 home till the next
evening my brother in Forty sixth rect Is named
Andrew be home about ocock on the evening Of
the occurrence; said he had been to fathers, and
that the deceased was insensbIe and beeing out OF
the ears; my brother Andrew and his wife we're
going with me tosfAthsr's, were met In Forty
second street by policeman, and arrested my father
gether the deceased frequently got drunk and then it
was that the quarrelng would take places my Their has
ever drinks spurious of any kind At the time de-
ceased followed my father into the house saw no one
there but my other; l saw no marks Of blood on his
person. though there might have been some where the
deee cd fell the ground is thckly covered With stonse
which project above the he foil his hands and
face and seemed to tall very heavily his foot becoming
entangled was the Of his falling; he running
fast " the time
VIM. A. Ross, policeman OF the Nineteenth district,
testified that he and Sergeant Msacken arrested
prisoner and the last Witness and that prisoner vol
UNFAIRLY admitted to him that he had qusrrel with the
upon the head with club Archibald told me at the sta.
ton house that his father chased the deceased, and
STRUCK him twice over the head with sti'k, and that
the deceased fell down. but did not say anything abou.
his father having thrown the stick at him
Thomas ccracken, Sergeant Of Police testified to hay
ing with officer Ross ted Archibald and his father
and while taxing the former to he station house. he tcd
him that his father and deceased had quarrel that
he had been informed that his father had struck
over the head with stick, and that he then in
very dangerous condition.
Archibald Sullivan recalled did not see my father
strike the deceased the head with A and do not
remember telling the officer that did
Mary Ann Sullivan, wife of the prisoner sworn stated
she was in the houee when deceased came in; he had
blood his and the back Of his heat and said he
wanted to lie down and asked to tie up his head he
psenFible shortly after he did ray no was
injured; did not the pr strike deceased the
prison remarked that he had struck deceased but knew
not where he had hit him. saw the prisoner throw the
club at deceased and think II hit him his back the
sane evening heard the prisoner say hs hit him his
head my hubat in and out OF the hous after
cesed was nsioe but paid particular attention to
him. after he earned that ssed was dangerous he
see med very much troubled
Franklin Fver.s, N. d sworn, ssid-I house
seon ut Bellevue Hospta; deceased :aittsd in
sensib 1T 10 O'Clock Wednesday ipg upon ex-
animation, founo blood running from tbe left ca,
all ound the and sup-r aas le Of the
right partial bone which had dres Ell; II was a
clan inced wound about three qusv-rs OF inch in
length; above the left o. contuso
there ght discoorAto of the skin this place.
Nth some fun efscton there also slight confusion
over the Eacrum these ths onY external marks o.
violence; when admitted he had all the symI toms of
we're compression of the brain II O'Clock 1T night
Dr. Sayre trephiEed him through the squamous portion
OF the temporal hone and several ounces OF
uated Blood he died at o'cok the following mornig
pest Eorten examination revealed fracture OF the
skull extending through the temporal bone to the base
CT the skull At the superior extremity Of this fracture
was another shout two inches 10 length at right angles
with the fracture spoken of. The middle meningesl
artery was ruptured, and about five Of six of
blood VAS eused The spinal cord without ipj ary
The other organs Of the body without jury Thsse
injuries produced death.
The testimony here closed and the given to
the jury, who rendered verdict THAT deceased
to his death by fracture of the skull aud other INJURIES
and that these injuries received at the hands of his
father, Cor, illus Sullivan" On the rendition Of the
dict the accused was committed by the Coroner for
amin Alton