New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-14
ALLEGED MURDER IN cEDAR-ST.
THE pERPETRAToR STILL AT LARGE.

THE pERPETRATOR STILL AT LARGE.
Ad.fcultv occurred on Tuesday evening in front OF
Balentine & HowclFslguor store, No. 1874 Cedar-st,
between Charles Callahan, in heir employ as driver
Of a beer-aseon, and party Of boys, headed by an
ipdiv dual driving hotel coach. Ii appears that
Callahan. while driving down Broadway, came 10
collision ith tho hotel coach somewhat damaging
Il. when the driver followed him to the shove nun
Der in Cedar-st
DISPUTE row arose abou. the collision, and Gala
han beinr much excited, perhaps from liquor, -four
ished heavy whip which he held in his hand and
finally struck some boys who had collected about
with il. At this John Lynch, young man whose
Younger brother had been hit with the whip, struck
Callshan under the chin or on the sie Of the head
with stone or .lung shot, and he fell heavily and
senseless to the pavement.
Lynch then away, pursued by some other
Youngsters who witnessed the occurrence, and wss
out OF sight before policeman could be found. Cal
lshsn was conveyed into the store Of lis employers
where be Law til the hour Of closing nothing seTi
OILS VAS thought to be the matter with him, little or
no blood being seen about his person. He was then
taken to A stable in Liberty ST., between Washington
and Westst, where those in attendance laid him on
a pile of strs Y, thinking be was drunk.
because it was there that he kept his horse. Nothing
more was thought about him until near midnight,
Wien Oh examination he wa found to be dead. Coro-
per ODonnell has been notified and will hold an in
ousiion on the body Lynch, the perpetrstor of the
violence. has not been arrested. The Third Ward
Pole. however, are on his track. One or more OF
the witnesses are in custody.
PS-Sinco writing the above, the body of the
deceased has been conveyed 70 his late residence, NO.
81 Watt st, where the Coroner repaired to hold an
inquest. Drs Uhl and O'IIanlon attached 10 the
Coroner's department made a post mortem examina-
ton and found no external marks Of violence on tho
body. Tie organs generally were healthy, except
the liver The membranes Of the brain were much
congested-four ounces of cosguated blood was found
between the dura mater and the Uranium, bat no
fracture Of the skull In the opinion Of the physi-
cians death was caused by e1travasaton of blood,
end from he history of the case said extravasston
ar the result of violence. Two other witnesses were
examined. but 10 evidence was sdduced to show, be-
yond doubt, who il was that struck the fatal blow
but from what could be learned two or more parties
were concerned in it-John Lynch, still at large,
being the most active. officer Henry c. Hope of the
Third Ward arrested one, Michael Luceyl who is
charged with holding the deceased while Lynch
struck him with stone or s'ung-shOt. Strenuous
efforts arc being made TO secure Lynch. In the alb
sence of other proof the Coroner adjourned the further
hearing till 10 o'clock this morning. at the late resi-
dence of the deceased He was n man Of very intem-
perte habits, according to the evidence OF his wife,
and has so been for long time. lie was about y
wears OF age, and native OF Ireland.