The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-29

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him; have seen knife like TIE bone handled one WITH
ncCus did not see any knife with McCus that night;
feet from Dsgraw street did not anybody
man or woman ct any windo that night A the time the
muss WAS; did not hear any woman call out murder
during the muss; when got up did not 60 over to
McCue and his man; these fellows small sized men,
slim made they wore black rock coats Of them am
other think they had black pants to the best Of my
opinion they had hats; don't know whether either Of
them had spectacle. or not d0Att think would know
any time during the muss don't remember being
struck myself got tackled in FIRST told him to let
black cloth had either two or three sssss Of brandy
during the night; when quit work about six o'clock
bad one, about hour after another got the whole at
McGrades besdes brandy drank about four glasses Of
beer and pop drank them At Shields in Columbia street.
near Hamilton avenue not intoxicated either before
or after the muss often been high but not often
drunk Il saw McGovern drunk twice. that night he
net ntoxicatedto my knowledge did not see MoCue
drink liquor; he was sober
frox Columbia the three Of not aide by side to
my knowledge such might have been the case and not
know it; was on the outside when passed these men
cannot say whether McCue touched the or not was
in clothing store the OF Columbia and Think
Union street about half past five o'clock work for James
Morgan-have for two months past
To the Court-It about two or after two, when
went home with Farrell he drunk; that was the rea-
son took him home when we passed the young men nr'
Hugh McGrade, sworn-I live in Van Brunt, between
Sackett and Degraw streets keep boarding house
and liquor store McCue, McGovern and Murtagh
boarded with me- have the spectacles shown they
given into my hands Monday morning; think by
some man whose name do not know; he said ~ think
these belong of the men," he said he found them
the sidewalk but did not say what street. the way
got them was the same you see them now; think
have the man who brought the spectaces before
taking of my clothes and going to bed when heard
balloo at the door thought was McCuss voice and
ran to the door OF sleeping ROOM and ran to the hall
way McCue lying right at the door ~ went out md
be could not speak to me- one man turning round
the of Degraw street. and down by the water,
and the other man ran up by Columbia street; ran
after the that ran towards Columbia street, and
McGovern and James Murtagh before me- and some
OF them called watch" back again to the door,
ard went to Dr. Lodges the corner of Van Brunt and
Union streets; ran back then to my own house; ! do
not remember meeting any man In the hall; there
might have been some one there and not see them,
Govern nor Bill Murtagh were drunk that night; and
/ never McCue drunk, to my knowledge;
never saw him 6gh'ing he was little bit hasty lnever
saw Bill Murtagh fight any saw McGovern fighting one
night; he pretty high one came to my door and
said there muss could not get any sense out Of
McGovern he crying and wrnging his hands about
McCue being dead Thomas Moissy went out and brought
in hat and the officers and brought prisoner to
door, and told them that there hat found and 1t
in the house; he said fetch it down until see if
the hat he said il his and that it the Doctors
hat he had his head Richard Denovan is the prisoner
saw; officers Reynolds and Quinn brought the prisoner.
The investigation then postponed until Monday
next, the Coroner having important business that de-
manded his attention in the meantime.
The OF the first witness in Wednesdays proco ID
ings is Dele Ann Coles, instead Of "Dunn as it APP
Feared.