The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-25

Coroner Gamble Yesterday held inquest at the City
Hospital the body of Charles Clancy aged IS years.
native Ireland who to his death by being stabbed
in the left side by his brother Barclay Clancy q lad
about 16 years of age The ARRAY took place between
thep on last Saturday the of Mulberry
and Walker streets. The following is the testimony taken
by the Coroner
Susan Clancy of No So Mulberry street. sworn, saws:
The deceased, Charles Clancy is my he Is about Is
years Of age Saturday evening about dark came
home and paid his board and went out asked him if
he would have some supper he replied no. he did not
feel hungry; did not him again until l saw him
dead in the New York Hospital
Daniel j. Grey, of No. 40 Mulberry street sworn
On Saturday night, between IL and IL O'Clock
the Of Hester and Orange streets in porter
house the deceased and two other boys of them
William Cassidy and think William Gleason the deceased
asked me was going home; said and started for
home; we had got nearly to where the deceased lived
wien he said he had some business the corner of
Walker street he went back and gone between FIVE
and eight minutes; his return his brother, Barclay
Clancy came towards and the deceased also
the same time, who said to his brother Barclay
Where going, Drunken Dick" and some other
hard names; Barclay replied but could not hear what
he ssid Charles then took Barclay by the neck, but
whsther he struck him could tell but he gave him
shaKe; Charles let 90 Barclay towards home
with and Barclay went the Of Walker street.
Charles store open and said he would 60 and get
something to eat that he felt hungry; when got
far the Of Walker street Barclay stand
ing the corner Cassidy then took hold of Barclay and
going with us and Barclay also told Cassidy not t.
come he wanted Barclay along with told Charles
to come back and not go, but let them go together
Charles then stepped back towards Barclay and struck
him near the eye could not tell whether it
by his first open hand Cassidy then stepped between
the two brothers. to stop any further difficulty Charles
then struck Cassidy, and kept striking at Barclay
Ca sidys shoulder in about one miaute after Charles
put bis hands up to his side and said he stabbed
then took hold of Charles and laid him spring cart;
Barclay yet standing at the place at about the
time. or moment before hsrles was stabbed, saw
something in Barclay hand but could not say whether
knife piece of COAL after had laid Charlie,
on cart, Barclay said to Charles Idle, you son of
b, de- as soon as heard the expression, went to
Barclay and Cassidy got Barclay the street.
then went back to Charles picked up neck CLOTH
and took TO Charles and asked him if it belonged to
him he said it his brothers. then took Charles
store and opened his clothes and his shirt
bloody, and a small wound in his side then took
him to doctors shop and subsequently deceased walked
with to the hospital when he got to the gate he said
he could stand longer; then laid do the grass
and be laid down on me 50 that ne would not take cold
him again until he dead.
William Cassidy, of No. 43 West Broadway sworn,
saysI present Saturday night last when Charles
Clancy was stabbed by Barclay Clancy; went into the
store corner of Orange and Hester streets with Charles
Clancy all took drinks together left and walked
to the of Walker street. Daniel and leaned
against a coal box; while there boy by the
name OF Michael Gllen asked to go and take drink
while in Mr.. Gilens Charles Clancy came in, and
he took drink also and when out of the store
saw Barclay standing the store Charles followed
out drunken Dick All the other parts of this witnesses
evidence corroboraed that OF Daniel j. Grey, cnly with
the additional fact that he the blade of knife in the
hand of Barclay Clancy; it looked like pocket knife
The witness saw the knife in Barclays hand Immediately
after Charles declared he had been stabbed
George Clancy, of No. S6 Mulberry street. sworn
saysHe is the father of deceased that last Saturday
night and my wife had gone to bed, when person
came to us and said Charles was stabbed and taken 10 the
hoepital after this Barclay other son. in
and related TO how done after Barclay went 10
bed his mother got and took the knife from Barclays
pocket; on Sunday morning my wife showed me the
knife; she has since told me that she had thrown it
away.
f. W. Derby house surgeon at the City Hospital
sworn says-That on Sunday ing about one clock
the deceased admitted; he had wound through the
united cartilage Of the two lower attached ribs passed
my finger a short distance, and finding hemorrhage,
dressed the wound with adhesive straps, putting com
pass the wound and a body bandsge; from the
danger, until yesterday, about one O'Clock, the
aa:se Informed me the deceased dying, went
dying state, and shortly after he expired. Upon .
post morton examination l found wound inch and
lower attached ribs penetrating the cavity of the aldo
men, and wounding the onentum the cavity OF the alb
domen nearly filed with fluid and clotted blood the
cause OF death in ternal hemorrhsge. Upon brief
charge by the coroner the jury rendered the following
verdict
THAT the deceased Charles Clancy came to his death
from injuries received by being stabbed by his brother,
arcay Clancy on Saturday night the 2ist day of May
On the above verdict the coroner committed the boy
Clancy to the Tombs, there await the action Of the
grand inquest
UNKNOWN MAN FOUND DEAD IN THE STREET.
The police of the Fifteenth ward at three O'Clock
Tuesday morning, found unknown man dead,
lying in the street about three feet from the curb
in Washington place The body conveyed to the
Fifteenth ward police station when Coroner Wilhelm
called to hold inquest The deceased found TO
have confusion the back Of his head, aud
post morton examHation made by DR. Uhl efusion of
blood found the brain the result probably of the
injury. which might have been caused by blow given
by some assassin, produced by fall. verdict was
rendered, of Death caused by eusion of blood
the BRAIN The deceased appeared to be about thirty
Of age five feet eight inches in height dressed in
gray coat red flannel shirt black pants and glazed
hat. He resembled somewhat seaman. No evidence
could be obtained to his identity of death