The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-02

The Recent stabhang AFFAIR IN Dreshlyn.
rNyxsrloAsaor INTO THE CiRcUMsr AkCEs BEFORE
OORONER BALL AND A JURY.
The examination in this resumed on Monday,
before the Coroner in the Supre Court roou City Hail.
The testimony of the following Witnesses in addition to
these already examined, was taken
Edward Gleason, sworn-Iiye at 80 Whitehall street,
New York; dealer In cutlery and jswelry in South
street; sold knife . man do not know what his
might have BEEN he Is here present. identities
Aoss,l in the first place. sold him small shut dirk
knife about three weeks ago. about week afterwards he
came back and stated that it did not suit him for tn
purposes he wished it, he wanted larger he wished
Tor dramatic purposes to put in belt that he belong
ed to . dramatic association; think would knos tue
hnife knife produced and idenheil there was tip on
the end Of the knife when sold it which is wanting
Tip produced and identified the handle was straight
when sold it; iii preseI ted bent sPpearanc'l Il Is
about two weeks Moss bought this knife ho stated
~ the time that he did not think IL would SUIT MIN exact
w. he wanted white handel or handsome knife, and
might call three days TO have 1t exchanged; as
he wished il with sheath at his side, he wanted
something more snowy; he came alone each time; my
usual time for closing is 10 O'Clock, p NJ keep
opsn later: the gentleman who bought the knife had
spectacles on the best OF my knowledge they
dark specscss something Ike what the accused has
on now
James Murtagh, sworn--Live at the house where
McCue lived in Van Brunt street ths night ths
bng took p &c was in bed heard noise outside sleep
In the front third story James Mcmahon slept with
that night; WAS in the bed; after heard the
Of light gray mixed cloth; white Shirt bare
beaded; came down stairs, met AcCue standing the
door, and he asked me to come oat; came and saw
come running down Degrsw street; appeared TO be
ssed in black clothes saw something shining in his
hand had the hand raised up; il looked like knife, but
cannot tell what kind it was; lie about four yards
distant from me- McCue at this time gave halloo,
and then tell; the then up to Deraw street.
haid to a couple alongside of ne sLsok out that man
has knife J. with McGrade and HcGovern, after
the man about the distance of half block up Degaw
street. and called out watch the we followed
ftad oh
back; do at know about MeGovern when to the
door McCue lying there thre- four OF the boarders
surrounded him. the name OF ooe Of them Pat
Conomy; who the others | don't recolect; had
been in bed from half past O'Clock.
To Juror-The blow must have been struck before
out or would have seen it, my BROTHER had tripod
pa uts on. and a light drab coat
Michael Mcwiggen sworn-Iyes at Patrick Flaher;y's
in Adams street, Myrtle avenue knew Cornelius
McCue had been acquainted with him for about four
years; saw him the Saturday night he killed. FIRST
"a him at bis boarding house that evening went
to . bootmsker's in Columbia street then to McCues
house; between six and O'Clock in the evening"
found him up stairs in the back room second story
several boarders there beside him. went from there
to my brother-ip laws James Mct'rsde, in Colombia
street. near Harrison four of went down together
went into McGrade's and McCue opped in Martha
Shields, next door; afterwards went into Shields
McCae drink one glass there don't know what it
Was; he SOBER never saw McCue drunk; did not
at Shields long and again back to his boarding
house of drank ything there; he then ant
with me towards home and VIII al the corner of Column
bia and Degraw streets said he need go along any
further; it then about o'clock; then heard
glass breaking; il appeared to be Al the OF Hicks
and Degraw Streets McCue asked what the noise
about said did not know then fellows came rua
ing down from where the glass falling Colum
ba the where stood tn " stopped be
side wagon in Degraw street. about yards from
where were; neither party spoke to the o her the
two fellows then went down Degraw street towards Van
Brunt while stood there; teen going leave
McCne saw McGovern and Muir agh coming up to Us;
McCue asked if they had heard any breaking glass and
hcGovsrn answered no they then started towards home
and went my way; did not McGovern or Mur-
tagh drink that night; think both sober when We
bic to walk straight; he helped home by McGoyern
and Aurtagh; thought he intoxicated; after left
the party at the of Columbia and Degraw
went home by way of Harrison street heard noise like
Sighting before getting to Harrison ST eet.
To . Juror-At the very time aurtagh and McGovern
down Degraw street; McCue was not of quarresome il
position Fever him fighting.
Catharine Haggery sworn live with Mr.. Hugh
AcGrade, in Van Brunt street. ironing till about
nine O'Clock on Saturday nA and after that sewed for
myself in the kitchen back of the store, and then
TO sleep on bench in the store; Mr. McGrade told
TO get and go to my bed and as in the en-
try heard noise in the street, like somebody hal
Iooing went the front door and saw one man living
Town and another top; they lying between
bgs and the other house, where Dutchman keeps q
hoe store had stopped for about five minutes look ng
sn, and then turned TO come in: the men down
stairs; then went out again and the lyiu,
lead y the door; one Of the men said, 'sFetch
his fore head and then again into the house
hen stayed in until near three o'clock when to
bed; to the best Of my belief it between
O'Clock saw these men lying on the ground.
To = Juror-Hugh McGrade sitting in the back
room when he told mo to 90 to bed; ard the noise
about taking of his clothes; he had gone to bed
when passed through the room had black pants
STOPPING position as long as saw him; did not
AcGovern at the time of the fgh,; there other
light there that night have lived there for about two
months kduring which time there had been fight in
front of the house between Frask MsGovern aud Jim
Aurtagh; not This night though can't tell how the
underneath dressed; his legs going as If trying
Mct.Oyprn
dressed.
To juror saw man in black clothes sta aiing near
the stosp don't know who it Hugh McGrade
coming out of the house; don't know whether he had
anything but his shirt not the color Of the pants Of
taking glass of bes that night, but did not see
McCue or MuTtagh drink; saw McCue quarreling
with any one cannot tell what the man the other
The further examination of witnesses was here con.
oluded for the day.
The investigation into the circumstances OF this case
Was continued on Tuesday evening, when the following
evidence elected =
James Morrissy sworn-Resde on the corner of sackett
and Van Brunt streets McCue after he was killed
but did not see any part of the disturbance.
Tnomas Morris sworn-Reside in the same house where
ACus lived at the time Of the disturbance in bed;
man called Charles slept with me; the frs. heard was
some one in the room say that man had been murdered
outside; got up and hurried AVN stairs as soon as
could, when saw a vng near the door and two or
sIo hS an0i' about him: some one said that the
a.he - zone around the corner, and ! with several
al
!. ~ out of the window she laid to me there |
belonging to some of the part, picked 1t up and
took it into the house the hat remained until tbs officer
came with the prisoner Who ssenyit said it his
and that he had the Doctors then put 1t on his
head did no. any in direction when
came down stairs; would know prisoner we're 10
ee him. Identities Donovan
John Quinn sworn-Am policeman attached to the
Yhrd district of Brooklyn in the neighborhood Of
Sslock Sunday morning, the I'D ult., saw two
seu coming down Degraw street, and DOSING
inc In psrtcular-the smallest one; the smallest
me Of the two did not appear to have anything
w his head; the other had cap OF dark color;
think / followed them, and thsy returned towards
Smith street. then left and went to Baltic street. there
WAS Q fight there between Hoyt and Bond; officer /
FIAherty and myself took two OF the en- into custody,
and when got TO the station houss two men came
running and said there murdered on the cor
Degraw and Van Brunt streets, and that one Of
the perpetrators had Degraw street. AMI smother
towards the river asked what Kind Of clothes they wore
and they said they had on black clothes then iei my
prisoners in the station house sna with officer F1aherty
started oil for those two that had seen previously