New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19
TATfL SHOOTING AFFRAT ~ EAST F0yR-
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EFFECTS OF TYTEAPh RANCE AND ROWlNisA
Shortly afterla clock OF, Saturday right yonug nfn
named Michael Couroy slO BY the ieeper Of grocery
in Fourecpths St between Av, ant C. and died fror
his wounds about halls hour afrward lie had gOle VIA
ooupI orcuds into ;hs gro gerry for qloT bu; the keeper
fndrc he could then pay for L. refused % supply him
ana ordered him out Of the store, they then into rho
street and fred several bricks against the buildings when
the landlord and SOME of BIS friends to Ne door ana
the former shot him The evidence which give below,
shows that he was aided the deed by his brother aud the
barkeeper All were arrested and held to await tire nqlisi
ton
Thomas Conroy, of brooklyn being sworn, says-rae
deceased was my f,!her 9r'cAlayer % Taae, an
boarded with Patrick Murphy | heard at oclo'k THIS
morning that he had been shot immediately went - see
him. but found him dead.
David Lakewood. sworn, says-I reside az NJ 2o5
East Fouiteeuh-st was sitting in my hJ1rlu5 h'I.e
two doors from here the occuTencc took place wh M
Farrell aud man called Charley, about II o'clock last
night. b. ard some persons the walk taking lotly
on look Ing the window aaw deceased aut yoias
man nemed John Hogan on tie sdo walk talking G, w
men, went 10 the font door ani saw Hogan ana d.
ceased Hogan asked me u tale diDki W. tlen "'u
ollie store Of Delni- Conner close by, nnd deceased
asked Hu,h Conner something 20 drink C1nnor died
"a the lord Dennis COnno- who came ,ron rear
room went behind the counter ard poured oni som
LIQUOR in q glass but before harding IL to docel'ei ne
asked him il he going to pay Tor IT, d6 ense1 sa ne
had no money but he would pay for Il the landlord
said be could not have il some words then passed whel
OConpor ordered deceased ont OF the store deceased ant
Conner then NJ su; remarked 20 the landlord thai he
must have hard feelings obout IL the doors were hen
closed. ConnOr said 70 me, You are one OF the party
then heard against the door; then Start
ed TO Get ont of the back door but stopped by
a man who was in the back room then went
bao into the store. and immediately whole brcA was
thrown through the window the door and fell on The
floor near me some person then called for gun the
gun was brought and o Conner took It and commenced
loading it asked him not 20 load 1t he then asked me
il was going to neterei some one then TOOK me D tAe
back of the rec and told me 70 keep quiet by nus time
another stone was thrown against the door, aud COnnOr
and two or three mon then opened the door to small ex
enf ard the gun was fired the door was then closed. and
heard some outside cay he was shot, nad would IRE
30 more bricks OCOnnOr and the Others tnen went 10 the
back the store and commenced loading the gun again
while this was going on, one OF ilea sad I'D mo- you
ufe one OF the gang and we shall keepyou til moruiag'
soon after this no police and went out and found
the deceased had been carried up stairs think he had
been drinking but he not abusive nor NOISY All he
persons who in tho knew the gun loaded
and going to be nred but no one but SCH tfei 10
Jem's farrell Of No 500 East Four:eon.hstr sworn.
sayt-1ha. willie sitting in his &C tc tme named by
ne last witness. he heard stone strike the door OF the
store and also herd loud words and some person ehal
longing Others to como out aud hs soon aiier th's an
Other stone biiC thrown. which broke glass;
af'or that another stone was thrown and heard tn re
port Of gun soon after looked ont Of the VINO" au
saw deceased telling He said Lord Jesus nave ner-
cyon am shot lIewas then carried up stairs
Cias Seymour being sworn, saysHo saw stones thrown
by oil two against the door cf the store and saw
Dennis Oconnor shoot tho deceased when the distance
was only six or eight feet between them This witness
lived directly opposite the store, and what occurred
while looking out Of his window.
Policeman Camp bell OF the Seventeenth Ward testified
thar while duty at the corner OF Avenue y ana your
eenth IT, with ocer Brewer and Iierney he heard the
reror OF gun and on learning the place rom which It
was discharged tsy went to Il and arrested ennis o
Conner. Hugh Common and John - COnnOr. lhe lofner
confessed to having fired the gun, while John Connor
said ihet Hugh Conner fred IT, The police took their
prisoners 20 the station house.
DR. III made post norton examination Of the body
and found that one or more shot he'd penetrated The heart
he also found shot wounds in various parts Of the body
A.. = H.. Tho IN aFnf ia lrf
,bese wounds were the cause &c death The teitimO1y
here closed and the given to the jury who rem
lered the following verdict
That Seesssd Michael 70 his death By not
Denis Connor aide and ste'tet BY Joan VOon
nor ard hugh and others 70 tbs Jary unkne"n
Ipon the rendition Of the verdict Coroner Gamble com
mifted tho prisoner the Tombs 10 await an exaunatlOn
Tie deceased native Of reland, 20 years Ok ago
and BOARDED at No 302 East Fourteenth st he vas IN
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