The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-01
C0roners' Inquest.
FINAL COMMITMENT OF THOMAS NEARBY FOR THE
MURDER OF HIS WIFE.

FINAL COMMITMENT OF THOMAS NEARBY FOR THE
MURDER OF HIS WIFE.
The usual legal examination Of the prisoner was
held BY Coroner Hilton at the Tombs, yesterday
ing. The prisoner appeared little changed in ap-
pearance since the inquest He has become somewhat
nervous and be sensible Of his awful posi-
ton He has however, betrayed symptoms ofinsaniy
He made the following replies to the questions
Q-What age are your A-Forty- two years.
Q.-where were you bornS A.-County Westmeath,
Q-Where do you reside2 At the corner Of Tweaty
seventh street and First avenue.
Q-what Is your trade or occupations A stone
Q.-what have you to say to the charge made against
you b. the finding Of jury Of having caused the
her head and body Al refuse to answer questions
concerning it.
The prisoner then fully committed for trial which
will take place Immediately, as N. B. Blunt Esq,
District Attorney has already taken the case up upon
the part OF the people.
TUE INVESTIGATION CONCERNING THE DEATH OF
BoArswAIS MURPHY.
Coroner ODonneI opened his court yesterday
ng, ct the City Hospital in order to inquire into
he circumstances connected with the sabbng Of James
Murphy, late boatswain of the ship Surprise. highly
respectable jury sworn and after they had viewed
the body, they sat in order to hear evidence but it
then found that the the vessel James Lewis
who stabbed the time with the deceased
absent Lewis in the forecaste of the ship at the
was treated in the Hospital since the 10th instant Until
last Monday, when he got out upon temporary pass,
and has not yet returned. Owing to his absence the
Coroner adjourned the inquest until ten clock this
ing Lewis made the original complaint before Justice
Boga upon which the prisoners Henry Proctor George
Martin Henry Merse and william Clinton, arrested.
They are still confined in the Tombs We subjon copy
~ his FIRST complaint
Police Court Halls Of Jusice STATE Of Nev York Cay
md County Of Ne,o FORK s-Bsng duly sworn, deponent
says that he James Lewis Of No IS Crosby street
Thursday the 10th day Of March, in the year 1853 the
city OF New York, in the county Of New York VIC
ently and feonously assaulted and beaten by Henry
ton, present the said William Clinton, and one Of
the Others having stabbed deponenf severely in two
places with sheath knife, aided and abetted by the
Others with the feonious intent to take deponens life
bed James Murphy with their sheath knives in several
parts Of his body, the said Murphy being now In the hos
pal and not expected TO from said wounds as
deponent informed without justification on the part
OF said assaant Wherefore this deponent prays that
the said assaants be bound TO for the above
assault, and be dealt with according to law.
(sgned) JAMES LEWIS, his mark
Sworn before me this 18th day Of March, 1858.
A. BoGAR1 Police Justice.
DREADFUL SUICIDE AT THE AsToR HOUSE.
Coroner Wilhelm held an inquest last night upon the
body OF q man named John = Hatha way who cut his
throat in . shocking with a razor inaicting a
wide cash and severing the iugular vein II appears
the evidence elected before the eoroners ury that
the deceased arrived here from Aspnwa In the steamer
Georgia. Monday last, since which, he boarded at
he Astor House. On Wednesday evening" was visited
Nv friends who found him in apparent good spirits
n their arrival at the house last evening" to their
vsit his door found to be locked whereupon IL
open by his friends who found the deceased lying
assigned for committing the rash act lie Breyct
Mn jor in the First Regiment of the New York Artillery
he ury returned q verdict "that the deceased count
ttic BY eatting his throat with razor